CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES NEW JAMESTOWN LOCATION
CCCC announces the move of its Jamestown office to 512 Falconer Street Jamestown.  The location is part of the JCC Campus, located in the Manufacturing Technology Institute Building, across from Russ Dietrich Park.  The Chamber will maintain a downtown Jamestown location through a co-location of the Jamestown Community Chamber with the Downtown Jamestown Development Corporation. Members are invited to stop in and visit the new location the first of the year.

DONATE BLOOD: NETWORKING MIXER ANNOUNCED
Blood is traditionally in short supply during the winter months due to the holidays, travel schedules, inclement weather and illness. January, in particular, is a difficult month for blood centers to collect blood donations. A reduction in turnout can put our nation’s blood inventory at a critical low.

As a result, the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the Community Blood Bank, is celebrating National Blood Donor Month to encourage chamber members to give blood or pledge to give blood at the ‘Donate Blood’ Networking Mixer, Thursday, January 21 at The White Inn. The Community Blood Bank Bloodmobile will be set up at The White Inn from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. to receive smiling donors.  

‘Donate Blood’ Networking Mixer at The White Inn on Thursday, January 21 is open to all chamber members and their guests. The mixer begins at 5:00 p.m. and goes until 6:30 p.m. Chamber members will enjoy hors d'oeuvres, cash bar and the chance to win these great business card raffle prizes: $500 off dental treatment courtesy of Family Orthodontics; Gift Bag courtesy of DFT Communications

‘Donate Blood’ Networking Mixer is sponsored by DFT Communications, Johnson, Mackowiak and Associates, OBSERVER, and Post-Journal. To register, visit www.chautauquachamber.org.

JUST THE FACTS…
Tax Freedom Day Arrives on April 25 in New York
Tax Freedom Day is the day when Americans finally have earned enough money to pay off their total tax bill for the year. In 2009, New York taxpayers had to work until April 25, ranking it 3rd highest in the nation, 12 days after the national Tax Freedom Day (April 13). The Tax Freedom Days of neighboring states are; Pennsylvania, April 14 (ranked 11th), New Jersey, April 29 (ranked 2nd), Connecticut, April 30 (ranked 1st) and Vermont, April 12 (ranked 19th).

Federal Tax Burdens and Expenditures: New York is a Donor State 
New York taxpayers receive less federal funding per dollar of federal taxes paid than the average state. Per dollar of Federal tax collected in 2005, New York citizens received approximately $0.79 in the way of federal spending. This ranks the state 42nd lowest nationally and represents a decline from 1995, when New York received $0.87 per dollar of taxes in federal spending (ranked 40th nationally). Neighboring states and the amount of federal spending received per dollar of federal taxes collected were: Pennsylvania ($1.07), New Jersey ($0.61),Connecticut ($0.66), and Vermont ($1.08). 
(Comparing the amount of federal taxes sent to Washington with the amount of federal spending coming back to the state).   

Source: The Tax Foundation

For more fiscal facts go to the Tax Foundation website at: www.taxfoundation.org