Two individuals who have been key participants in the Greater Mount Olive area in their own way will be recognized by the Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce at its Annual Awards Banquet on June 7.
Mike McCort, owner of Amish Mike on Route 46, has been selected as the Business Person of the year. Patrice Schaffer was named the Humanitarian of the Year. The two will be honored at the Chamber’s yearly event to be held at Audio Visual Dynamics, Mount Olive, starting at 6 p.m.
Originally opened in 1978, Mt. Olive Hardware started out as a small, independent, family owned hardware store that simply built sheds on the side. Since then it has grown in leaps and bounds. It is still that same family owned business and still has basic hardware supplies, but since that time it has grown to become Amish Mike, New Jersey’s leading dealer in sheds, barns, gazebos, pool houses and all other Amish fine handcrafted products. For 40 years and two generations, Amish Mike has been working side by side with the Amish community to provide quality products to its customers.
Under Mike McCort’s leadership, Amish Mike now offers a full range of wood sheds, vinyl sheds, cedar sheds, board and batten sheds and more. It also features a great selection of indoor and outdoor handmade Amish furniture, including chairs, tables, hutches, swings, wishing wells, windmills, gliders, doghouses, chicken coops and much, much more. They are particularly proud to be selling wood products that are 100% handmade in the U.S.A.
Amish Mike is not just known in northern NJ. They have built and delivered sheds in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. Locally, Amish Mike’s is also one of the area’s biggest contributors to non-profit endeavors, from schools to churches and other worthy groups.
Amish Mike’s continues to enjoy amazing success. Much of that has to do with Mike McCort!
There is no better choice as the Humanitarian of the Year than Patrice Schaffer.
There are three things that are most important to Schaffer: her faith, her family, and helping others. Very active in her church, Patrice and her husband Michael just celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary with their three girls.
She is constantly willing to help others promote their events and causes by posting on social media or creating press releases and articles to help promote. Other than seeing her many posts regarding the upcoming fundraisers for Vets Summer Fest, Operation Chillout, West Morris Central Theatre’s Musical performances, professional speaking engagements, and many other local fundraisers, Patrice just promoted the Arts Workshop at the Hive in Chester for their scholarship fundraiser. Schaffer is involved with helping a friend adopt horses that have been abused. In addition, she is an assistant photographer with the “Fun Photographers” where she volunteers to photograph several events throughout the year. Her favorite photography events include the Tim Tebow Foundation Night to Shine Nationwide Event for special needs children and Central Theatre’s Musical and Drama performances.
The Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce has members throughout Northwest New Jersey. To learn more about the chamber, or for ticket information, or sponsorship opportunities about this event, go to www.mountolivechambernj.com.
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