Momentum Magazine July 2019 Edition | Page 5

100 years: McGregor Industries 30 years: Bart Sacco Chamber Member Milestones Congratulations to our members on their Milestone Anniversaries! 25 years: Condron Media 25 years: Gary’s Coffee Service 55 years: Keystone Community Resources 10 years: Musical Dreams WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START YOUR BUSINESS? Dan Schreffler In 2010, I successfully went through treatment for cancer. That type of life event leaves you thinking about how you want to spend the rest of your time on this planet. I have always enjoyed making mead (honey wine). Local options were limited before the craft beer golden age we are in now, so if you wanted something different you needed to make it yourself. I fell in love with making my own beer, wine, mead, and cider. Mead was a perfect beverage for me to make — the history, lore, taste, and challenge to make it well became a passion. Awards for the quality of what I was making, coupled with 26 years of business acumen having worked for a Fortune 500 company, gave me the confidence and knowledge to make mead making my vocation. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT DOING BUSINESS LOCALLY? Space Time Mead & Cider Works Dunmore, PA Member since 2019 As a business, we have access to high-quality ingredients produced and grown here, such as apple and pear juice, honey, fruit, world-class coffee roasters, and chocolatiers, among others. Personally, I love living and working here because of the natural beauty, entertaining seasons, the growth, the vibrant arts and culture scene, the walkable communities that Dunmore and Scranton are, awesome food, good people that take pride in their work, and the growing focus on wellness.    WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO JOIN THE CHAMBER? We joined because of the opportunities to network and learn. The Chamber appears to be the right organization for us to draw on as we work through our initial years building out our winery, and one we can partner with in later phases.  www.scrantonchamber.com • 5