The New Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of three small businesses in New Oxford with a ribbon cutting and open house on Friday, February 18. The three businesses, including Chamber member Lady G's Magical Mystical Woo Woo Store & Stuff, are located in the first block of Lincoln Way East in New Oxford. The businesses' owners were joined by representatives from the New Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce and the Mayor of New Oxford, James Eisenhart.

Lady G's Magical Mystical Woo Woo Store & Stuff's mission is to spread light in the world through the distribution of products and services related to spiritual growth. The store offers a variety of books, tarot/oracle decks and tools of the intuitive arts and sciences. Additionally, the store offers classes, workshops and consultations including meditation, tarot reading and paranormal investigations.

Lady G's Magical Mystical Woo Woo Store & Stuff is joined by two new neighboring businesses. Little Crystal Fascinations offers a variety of handmade jewelry made from crystals and gemstones as well as metaphysical items. Passages sells a variety of candles, herbs and bath and body products. Passages also offers Reiki by appointment.

Glenda Farquhar, owner of Lady G's Magical Mystical Woo Woo Store & Stuff, explained why she chose New Oxford as the location for her store saying, "Many people may not realize that New Oxford is midway between a lot of other towns that tourists and those doing business visit. I brought my business to New Oxford to be a convenient stop, without having to go all the way to York, Gettysburg, Hanover or Harrisburg. New Oxford has a lot of historic treasures that have been forgotten. I believe taking those historic treasures “out of the attic and dusting them off” will bring new interest and opportunities to New Oxford, and I want to be part of that."

Additional information, including individual shop hours, can be found on the businesses' Facebook pages.

The New Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the members of the 2019 Board of Directors.

At the General Meeting in October, four members were elected to the board. Mindy Becker (Cross Keys Village - The Brethren Home Community), Mike Deshong (Quality Eicholtz) and Ashley Hershey (RLH CPAs & Business Advisors, LLC) were elected to three year terms. Vicki Heller (PNC Bank) was elected as an alternate (one year term). 

At the November board meeting, nominations and elections were held for the chaired board positions. Congratulations to the 2019 Board chairs: President - Rose Lansing (Redbud House), Vice President - Ashley Hershey, Secretary - Mindy Becker and Treasurer Tina Palermo (M&T Bank). 

Rounding out the 2019 board are: Dot Robinson (Borough Liason), Brent Toomey (New Hope Ministries), David Laughman (DL3 Systems), Laura Becker (Doceo) and Mariah Robinson (individual member). 

Congratulations to the 2019 Board of Directors!

Congratulations to the following new Chamber members whose membership applications were approved at the January Chamber Board meeting: Carla Green of H&R Block, Lori Musser, and Michael Schen. The Chamber is so excited to have these three new members and look forward to working with them in the new year! 

The New Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce recently elected new 2018 Board of Directors' officers. The newly elected 2018 Board of Directors' officers is as follows:
Rose Lansing, President
David Laughman, Vice President
Mindy Becker, Secretary
Tina Palermo, Treasurer
Please join us in welcoming and sending well wishes to this group of wonderful Chamber members who have stepped up to help support and grow the Chamber in the new year! 

The Chamber recently had its annual New Member Breakfast on September 26th at Cross Keys Village's Campus Inn, where we welcomed our newest member Kelly McKee from McKee Agency and recognized our Business of the Year, Eicholtz Company! Thank you Cross Keys Village for hosting a delicious breakfast and providing a beautiful venue. The next New Member Breakfast will be held in March 2018. Several foreign exchange students will be in attendance at this breakfast, so make sure you come and meet these remarkable students from other countries! 

The New Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce has been made aware that an email was sent out with our name and logo soliciting donations for a "Chamber member's child needing emergency surgery.  This is a SCAM and the Chamber has issued No Such Email to its members.

Please disregard this or any emails soliciting money under the name and/or logo of The New Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce.

New Oxford is now a key stop along the Lincoln Highway as one of our Chamber members, Redbud House, has just installed an electric car charging station behind their store that will make it possible for electric cars to re-charge while in New Oxford. Later this Spring, another member, The Christmas Haus, will be installing similar equipment. This is important because it will attract electric car drivers passing through and each one will spend their recharging time (1-2 hours) shopping, enjoying lunch or coffee, or simply enjoying a walk around town.  This is a great news for New Oxford!

CONGRATULATIONS to Chamber Member, VNA of Hanover & Spring Grove, for the nomination of a member of their staff, Joni Griffin, for Health Administration Hero by Central Penn Parent’s 8th Annual Healthcare Heroes Awards, to be held Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey.  Ms. Griffin was nominated under the category of “receptionist, health insurance professional or a non-medical employee integral to the services provided in our local communities.”  Central Penn Parent’s Healthcare Heroes Awards Program is sponsored by Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital as well as The Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, Gift of Life Donor Program, and another, New Oxford Chamber Member, Hanover Hospital.  The Chamber congratulates  Ms. Griffin and VNA of Hanover & Spring Grove on her nomination and wishes her well at the ceremony in March!

FROM 31ST TO 15TH!!!  Our town has been named 15TH among the Top 20 SAFEST cities in Pennsylvania in SafeWise’s 2016 report: http://www.safewise.com/blog/safest-cities-pennsylvania-2016/  This is a major jump from our ranking last year of 31st! CONGRATULATIONS TO EASTERN ADAMS REGIONAL POLICE FOR KEEPING US SAFE AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY WITH DISTINCTION!