Chamber Recognizes “All-Stars” for March
Pirates Senior VP to Speak at Chamber “Breakfast Club”
Leadership Youth Class to Look at Grants, Future Employment
Committee of Non-Profit Businesses to Hold Legislative Breakfast
Refresh Leadership Simulcast set for April 15
Mark Your Calendar: Business After Hours
Blair Sign Company to Host Safety Tour
Next “Wake Up With Wellness Program is April 22nd
Informational Meeting Scheduled for Chamber’s “Five Rivers” Cruise
Impact Survey Sent to Non-Profit Businesses
Exhibitor Booths Still Available for WE-LEaD Spring Workshop
Congratulations . . .
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Chamber Recognizes “All-Stars” for March
The Blair County Chamber’s ability to offer quality programming, events, recognition and advocacy efforts depends largely on the willingness of sponsors to step up to help underwrite the costs associated those efforts. So at the end of each month, we publish a list of businesses or individuals who sponsored anything Chamber-related during the month. They have helped us to make a difference in the business community. For March, those sponsors were: Asurion, Blair County Conservation District, CCS Custom Building & Remodeling, DelGrosso’s Amusement Park, First Commonwealth Bank, Green Home Goods, Home Depot, M&T Bank, Re-Bath, Stuckey Ford & Stuckey Subaru, Superior Walls by Advanced Concrete, and Window World.
Pirates Senior VP to Speak at Chamber “Breakfast Club”
Bryan Stroh, Senior Vice-President of Business Affairs and General Counsel for the Pittsburgh Pirates, will be the keynote speaker at Thursday’s Chamber “Breakfast Club,” to be held at The Casino at Lakemont Park beginning at 7:45 a.m. Among Stroh’s many responsibilities are to conduct player contract negotiations and protect the club’s intellectual property. The title of his presentation will be “Bucs & Bucks,” a look at the financial side of Major League Baseball. The cost to attend Breakfast Club is $18 for Chamber Members and $30 for non-members. Discovery House is the corporate sponsor of the event. To register, call The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Leadership Youth Class to Look at Grants, Future Employment
The next session of the Blair County Chamber’s Leadership Blair County Youth program will be held on Wednesday, April 8th at the Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center. The session will focus on “Planning for Your Future” and will also include a lesson in reviewing/discussing/selecting grants. For more information on LBC Youth, contact Judy Juda at 943-8151 or visit the Chamber Website.
Committee of Non-Profit Businesses to Hold Legislative Breakfast
The Chamber’s Committee of Non-Profit Businesses will hold its annual Legislative Breakfast on Friday from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. at The Arc of Blair County. Among the legislators committed to attending are State Senator John Eichelberger, State Representatives John McGinnis and Judy Ward and Jim Frank (representing Congressman Bill Shuster). U.S. Senators Pat Toomey and Bob Casey, Jr. have been invited to attend but have not yet responded. The format for the event will be Q&A with questions being submitted from local non-profits. Former Blair County Commissioner Donna Gority, who chairs the Committee of Non-Profit Businesses will moderate the Q&A session. The cost to attend the Legislative Breakfast is $20. To register, call The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Refresh Leadership Simulcast set for April 15
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Partners in a partnership with Express Employment Professionals invite you to a leadership event you won’t want to miss. Refresh Leadership Live Simulcast will be held on Wednesday, April 15 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Penn State Altoona Devorris Downtown Center. Come together with leaders from throughout our business community for a unique, information-packed, and entertaining simulcast program featuring a lineup of leadership experts, including: Daymond John, Dan Aykroyd and Liz Murray. Cost to attend is $20 for Chamber Members and $30 for Non-Members. To register, call The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Mark Your Calendar: Business After Hours
The next Chamber “Business After Hours” will be held on Thursday, April 16th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at The Columns, 1206 Eleventh Avenue in Altoona. The cost is $6.00 for Chamber Members and $12.00 for non-members. To register, call The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Blair Sign Company to Host Safety Tour
The Blair County Chamber’s Safety Committee will hold a safety tour on Friday, April 17th at 10:00 a.m. at Blair Sign Company, 5107 Kissell Avenue in Altoona. The cost to attend is $20 for Chamber Members and $30 for non-members. Light refreshments will be served. To register, call The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Next “Wake Up With Wellness Program is April 22nd
The next Blair County Chamber of Commerce “Wake Up with Wellness” program is set for Wednesday, April 22nd from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m., at American Legion Social Hall located at Legion Park in Hollidaysburg.
Topics for this event will include an update on the Workplace Wellness Website, a presentation by Richard Bishop and Steve Gildea on the Northern Blair County Corporate Challenge, and committee updates.
There is no cost to attend. Registration is required. To register, call the Chamber at 943-8151 or register online at www.blairchamber.com. Light refreshments will be available.
Informational Meeting Scheduled for Chamber’s “Five Rivers” Cruise
The Blair County Chamber is heading to Europe in late Fall for its first-ever river cruise. The cruise is being done in cooperation with Heritage Adventures Travel Agency. The special wine-themed “5-River European Cruise” will depart from the Chamber Office in the Devorris Center for Business Development on November 3rd, will fly from Dulles International Airport for an overnight flight to Prague and will return on November 13th from Paris. The trip will include one-night sightseeing stays at 5-star hotels in both Prague and Paris with the river cruise in-between. The Chamber trip will feature excursions on the Vistava, Main, Rhine, Moselle and Seine rivers via Avalon Waterways “Visionary,” considered the finest river vessel in Europe. The Visionary accommodates just 128 guests. An informational meeting on the cruise will be held on April 28th at 6:00 p.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development. Brochures on the 5-River European Cruise are available at the Chamber Office and at Heritage Adventures Travel Agency.
Impact Survey Sent to Non-Profit Businesses
What is the impact that non-profit businesses have on the Blair County economy? To determine the answer to that question, The Chamber’s Committee on Non-Profit Businesses has issued a survey to non-profits from throughout the county. The survey was put together by the committee’s marketing subcommittee. Non-profits that complete the survey will have an opportunity to win $500. For more information, contact Joe Hurd at 943-8151 or email him at jhurd@blairchamber.com.
Exhibitor Booths Still Available for WE-LEaD Spring Workshop
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce WE-LEaD program is hosting its annual Spring Workshop featuring internationally known speaker Ron Culberson. The Chamber is offering businesses the opportunity to exhibit their company/products at the event Wednesday, May 6, at the Heritage Discovery Center, Altoona. The cost per booth is $120 for Chamber Members and $170 for Non-Members and includes admittance for one to the workshop (a $70 value), an eight-foot skirted table with chair and pre-event publicity. For more information or for reservations call The Chamber at 943-8151 or email Judy Juda.
Congratulations . . .
. . . to Judge Jolene Kopriva, chair of The Chamber’s BASICS Truancy Subcommittee, who was recently honored with a leadership award from the state Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
. . . to Nason Hospital in Roaring Spring, which was honored for safety excellence by the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
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