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Pawelski Farms receives Small Business Recovery Program grant

| 04 Jun 2014 | 12:58
    Chris and Eve Pawelski, front, received a state grant to help them recover from two devastating storms. Standing, from left, are Arnaldo Sehwerert, regional director of the Small Business Development Center, John D’Ambrosio, Orange County Chamber of Commerce president, Cynthia Clune, business advisor, Mid-Hudson SBDC, and Vaness Primus, storm recovery regional coordinator for the Mid-Hudson.
    Chris and Eve Pawelski, front, received a state grant to help them recover from two devastating storms. Standing, from left, are Arnaldo Sehwerert, regional director of the Small Business Development Center, John D’Ambrosio, Orange County Chamber of Commerce president, Cynthia Clune, business advisor, Mid-Hudson SBDC, and Vaness Primus, storm recovery regional coordinator for the Mid-Hudson.

GOSHEN — In June 2013, New York State established the Office of Storm Recovery to centralize recovery and rebuilding efforts in areas of New York State that were impacted by Hurricane Irene, Tropical Storm Lee and Superstorm Sandy. Operating under the Office of New York Rising, the Small Business Recovery Program offers two types of assistance: small business grants and small business loans.

Chris and Eve Pawelski, owners of the fourth-generation Pawelski Farms in Goshen, experienced significant losses as a result of Irene and Lee. They contacted Vanessa Primus, storm recovery regional coordinator for the Mid-Hudson, who operates out of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce Business Center in Montgomery. Primus is also a certified business advisor and procurement specialist for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC).

As the black dirt growing season begins, the Pawelskis are back on track, armed with a grant from the Office of Storm Recovery.

“This money will make a significant difference for us,” said Chris Pawelski. “The help we received from Vanessa in guiding us through the grant application process was tremendous,. There’s no way we could have done this without her and the SBDC.”

Information on how to obtain help from the Office of Storm Recovery is available from Primus at 845-457-9700 or 845-339-0025, ext. 13 (Mid-Hudson SBDC).