Chamber’s Business Excellence Dinner This Evening
Two New Presidents’ Forum Groups Begin Meeting This Week
Executive Committee to Consider Technology Upgrades
ACE Award Nominations Are Now Being Accepted
Farm-City Committee To Hold “Dairy Day” Celebration on Friday
Chamber’s “Five Rivers” Cruise to Include Prague, Paris
Business Hall of Fame Nominations Deadline is Tomorrow
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Blue Card Discounts
Chamber’s Business Excellence Dinner This Evening
Tonight’s the night! Blair County Chamber’s Business Excellence Dinner is being held at The Casino at Lakemont Park. The highlight of the dinner will be the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Business Excellence. Tim Sissler of Reliance Bank will be the recipient of that award. Dr. Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry, Chancellor at Penn State Altoona, will be the MC for the Business Excellence Dinner. Among those making brief comments about the honoree will be Allan Hancock, President of The Hancock Group; Duncan Campbell, President/CEO of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association, Jen Hoyer, Tim Sissler’s daughter; and Brittany Boslet, a local athlete. Sissler will be the 14th recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. Previous recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award are: Ernie Wissinger (2002), G. William Ward (2003), Stephen Sheetz (2004), Donald Devorris (2005), Willard Campbell (2006), John Wolf (2007), Lee Hite (2008), Donald Detwiler (2009), Michael McLanahan (2010), Barry Smith (2011), Fred Imler (2012), Ben Stapelfeld (2013) and William Thompson, Jr. (2014). (The reservation deadline has passed for this event).
Two New Presidents’ Forum Groups Begin Meeting This Week
The Presidents’ Forum, a program for upper management professionals started by the Blair County Chamber in 2002, will add two new Forum Groups this week. A Group of eight participants will be orientated on Wednesday and another on Thursday. Andrea Wooten, a Young Presidents Organization (YPO) facilitator from Virginia, will conduct both orientations. The Chamber currently operates eight Forum Groups. For further information on the Presidents’ Forum, contact Joe Hurd at 943-8151 or email him at jhurd@blairchamber.com.
Executive Committee to Consider Technology Upgrades
The Blair County Chamber’s Board of Directors doesn’t meet during June or July but the Board’s Executive Committee does. That meeting will take place on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at the Chamber Office, located in the Devorris Center for Business Development. Among the agenda items that the Executive Committee will encounter is a request by the Chamber staff to upgrade the organization’s website and also to make needed improvements to the site in which businesses and students sign-up to participate in the annual Career Shadowing Week. To bring an issue to the Executive Committee, contact Joe Hurd at 943-8151 by no later than noon on Tuesday.
ACE Award Nominations Are Now Being Accepted
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the Agricultural Community Excellence (ACE) Award. This award will be presented at the annual Farm-City Dinner held in the fall. Simply click here for a Nomination Form. Deadline for nominations is July 1, 2015.
Farm-City Committee To Hold “Dairy Day” Celebration on Friday
The Chamber's Farm-City Committee is celebrating June as Dairy Month with Free Ice Cream Sundaes this Friday, June 19th in front of the Blair County Courthouse. Sundaes will be given out beginning at Noon until the ice cream is gone. Mark your calendar to stop by and support the Dairy Industry!
Chamber’s “Five Rivers” Cruise to Include Prague, Paris
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 Travel. 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. Brochures on the 5-River European Cruise are available at the Chamber Office and at Heritage Travel. Call (814) 946-1600 for more information.
Business Hall of Fame Nominations Deadline is Tomorrow
Nominations are currently being accepted for the Business Hall of Fame and General Awards of Distinction. Completed applications are due back to The Chamber no later than tomorrow, June 16th at noon. Click here for the applications. For more information, contact Judy Juda at 943-8151 or email her.
Congratulations . . .
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Blue Card Discounts
To see a complete listing of the Blue Card discounts available, please click here. To have an offer listed, contact The Chamber at 943-8151. There is no fee to offer and have a discount listed.
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