Informational Meeting for Chamber’s Ireland Trip is December 5th
Non-Profit Best Practices Forum to Focus on Grant Writing
Young Professionals to Hold Networking Event at Tom & Joe’s
Have You Posted Positions on the Chamber Job Board Yet?
“Buy Here Bucks” Recruiting Effort Continues
Congratulations . . .
Informational Meeting for Chamber’s Ireland Trip is December 5th
The Blair County Chamber is offering a trip to Ireland during 2018. The trip – “Celtic Adventure” - departs on October 4th and returns on October 13th. It features Belfast, Galway, Killarney and Dublin with many attractions including Titanic Museum, Giant’s Causeway (with Shuttle Bus), Guinness Storehouse, Trinity College, Cliffs of Moher, Connemara Marble and Galway Crystal. There are city tours of both Belfast and Dublin. The Ireland Trip, offered through Classic Travel, is $2,939/per person including airfare, hotels, full Irish breakfast daily and five hotel dinners. An informational meeting will be held December 5th at 6:00 p.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development. For further information or to register to attend the meeting (no cost or obligation), contact the Chamber at (814) 943-8151.
Non-Profit Best Practices Forum to Focus on Grant Writing
The Chamber's Committee of Non-Profit Businesses will be holding a Best Practices Forum focused on Grant Writing. The program will take place on Friday, December 8th at the Devorris Center for Business Development, 3900 Industrial Park Drive, Altoona, from 8:15 - 9:45 a.m. The cost to attend is $5.00 for Chamber Members and $10 for Non-Members. To make a reservation, call the Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Young Professionals to Hold Networking Event at Tom & Joe’s
The Young Professionals of Blair County will hold a networking event on December 8th from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at Tom & Joe’s Restaurant in Altoona. The cost to attend is $10/person. To register, contact the Chamber at (814) 943-8151 or register online. Corporate sponsor of the event is Sheehan Insurance, LLC.
Have You Posted Positions on the Chamber Job Board Yet?
The Blair County Chamber Website at www.blairchamber.com features a Job Board where member businesses can place up to three positions at no cost. The Job Board concept came about as the result of a meeting held at the Chamber in which local retailers and employment agencies discussed the trials and tribulations of finding interested and qualified employees. The decision to limit businesses to posting only three positions at one time was a recommendation by the Chamber’s Board of Directors who was concerned that larger businesses with multiple openings would make the task of overseeing the Job Board rather labor intensive. Tori Liebal, the Chamber’s Vice-President of Website Development and Social Media, is the staff member assigned to maintain the Job Board. Jobs will remain on the Board for one month unless the employer asks that they be removed or extended. At the present time, Job Board postings are limited to Chamber Members only.(For more information on the Job Board, contact Tori Liebal at 814-943-8151 or email her at tliebal@blairchamber.com.)
“Buy Here Bucks” Recruiting Effort Continues
The Blair County Chamber’s new gift certificate program, known as “Buy Here Bucks,” is underway and businesses are being added every day to the list of those where certificates can be redeemed. To register to be on that list (it costs Chamber Members nothing), contact Tori Liebal at (814) 943-8151 or email her. To purchase Buy Here Bucks, visit the Chamber Website at www.blairchamber.com. You can also get them at the Chamber Office, located in the Devorris Center for Business Development.
Congratulations...
. . . to the Blair County Chamber members who were recently recognized by Pennsylvania Business Central magazine in their “Foremost Under 40” feature. They are: Alana Wilson of Saint Francis University, Michael Lamb of Wessel & Company, Craig Eckenrode and Travis Long of Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Joel Black of P. Joseph Lehman, Inc., Kelly Felix of Reliance Bank, Brandi Noye of Doing Better Business, Inc, Christine Scholl of Catanese Group and Haley Borkovich of AmeriServ Financial.
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November 27, 2017
Upcoming Events
Non-Profit Best Practices
Friday, December 8
8:15 - 9:30
Devorris Center for Business Development
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YP Networking
Friday, December 8
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Tom & Joe's Restaurant
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Breakfast Club
Thursday, December 14
7:45 - 9:00 a.m.
The Casino at Lakemont Park
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Business After Hours
Thursday, December 14
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Hampton Inn
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Annual Meeting
Friday, January 26
7:30 -9:30 a.m.
The Casino at Lakemont Park
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Upcoming Committee Meetings Week of 11/27/17
Chamber Staff Meeting
Wednesday, November 29, 9:00 a.m.
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