Chamber Recognizes “All-Stars” for May
Twenty-fourth LBC Adult Class to Graduate Thursday
Friday’s Non-Profit Best Practices to Focus on Workplace Wellness
Annual Business Excellence Dinner Only One Week Away
Filled Out Your Sustainability Certification Survey Yet?
Deadline Approaching for Business Hall of Fame Nominations
“Buy Here Bucks” a Win-Win for Buyers, Sellers
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Chamber Recognizes “All-Stars” for May
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. All-Stars for May are: Albemarle, Alleghenies SCORE, Altoona Area School District Foundation, Altoona-Blair County Development Corp., Altoona Curve, Altoona First Savings Bank, Altoona Honda, Altoona Mirror, ALSM, Anonymous, Balfurd Linen Service, Begin With Us Child Care and Preschool, Blair Companies, Blair County Home & Garden Show, Blair Mill Outlet, Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation, Comfort Inn Altoona, Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, CrossRoads Physical Therapy, DelGrosso Companies & Affiliates, Donna & John Gority, E.B. Endress, First Commonwealth Bank, First National Bank of PA, Garvey Manor, Goldstein, Heslop, Steele, Clapper, Oswalt & Smith, Haberstroh, Sullivan & George LLP, HealthSouth, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Home Depot, Home Helpers, Home Nursing Agency, Hometown Bank of Pennsylvania, Homewood Retirement Community, Hoss’s Steak & Sea House, HSE Solutions, Irwin Financial, Inc., Independent Catholic Foundation, Keller Engineers, Inc., Keystone Environmental Health & Safety Services, Kids First, LBC Adult Class, Leonard S. Fiore, Inc., Lung Disease Center of Central Pennsylvania, Lytle Properties, Inc./The Lytle Family of Companies, Mattern House, McCartney’s Business Products, McLanahan Corporation, Merrill Lynch, Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Green, Mr. Tim Nagle, New Look Uniform & Embroidery, Inc., NPC, Inc., Okonak, Ciocca and Lechner, P.C., Operation Our Town, P. Joseph Lehman, PA Simple Cremation, PC Works Plus, Penelec- A FirstEnergy Company, PennCrest Bank, Penn State Altoona, Pennsylvania Early Learning Investment Commission, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, Peter C. Pham, DDS PC, Premier Pest Control and Lawn Care, PSECU, Reliance Bank, Ritchey’s Dairy, Inc., Roaring Spring Water, Roberts Oxygen Company, Inc., S&T Bank, Saleme Insurance Services, Inc., Seltzer Financial Strategies, Sheetz, Inc., Splish Splash Car Wash, Spring Cove School District, State Representative Judy Ward, Stellar Connections, Stiffler McGraw & Associates, Inc., Stuckey Ford & Stuckey Subaru, Teeter Group, The Casino at Lakemont Park, The Garden Preschool Academy, The Hite Company- A Division of Mayer Electric Supply Company, The JJAN Financial Group, Inc., United Way of Blair County, UPMC Altoona, viLogics, Ward Transport & Logistics, White Deer Run Treatment Network, Williamsburg Community School District, Young, Oakes, Brown & Company P.C.
Twenty-fourth LBC Adult Class to Graduate Thursday
Since 1994, The Blair County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Blair County (LBC) Adult program has been charged with putting the talent of all individuals to work on behalf of the entire community. LBC provides sponsor organizations, participants and the community with quality leaders who possess a vision for the future. The Leadership Blair County program will graduate 21 participants this Thursday at Park Hills Golf Club. Members of the 2018 graduating Class are: Denise Adams, United Way of Blair County; Jessica Altman, Altoona First Savings Bank; Laura Burke of Hollidaysburg; Erin Bush, James E. VanZandt VA Medical Center; Alexandra Castrechini, P. Joseph Lehman, Inc. Consulting Engineers; Taylor Clark, Evolution Counseling Services, LLC; Alexandra Creany, Blair Companies; Danielle Donivan, Evey Black Attorneys LLC; Jessica Dunlap, Catanese Group; Elizabeth Ebling, Overflow Church; Eric Horell, Saint Francis University; Amanda Johnston, Retirement Plan Solutions; Chad Landeck, American Eagle Paper Mills; Matthew Miller, The Hite Company; Amanda Murphy, AMTRAN; Daniel Mutter, HFX, Inc.; Kevin Norton, Young, Oakes, Brown & CO., P.C.; Joanne Peca, Penn State Altoona; Dana Peo, First Commonwealth Bank; Brian Renaud, Sheetz, Inc.; Brandi Seyler, Sheetz, Inc. For more information on the LBC program, contact Judy Juda at the Chamber at 943-8151.
Friday’s Non-Profit Best Practices to Focus on Workplace Wellness
The Chamber’s Committee of Non-Profit Businesses will hold a Best Practices Forum on Friday, June 8th from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development. The topic for the Forum is Workplace Wellness and will feature two speakers. Phyllis Baker from Blair Regional YMCA will present on the benefits of healthy lifestyle, especially in the workplace. Alex Seltzer of Manpower, Inc. of Altoona will show how intergenerational teams can positively influence a work environment. The cost to attend the Best Practices Forum is $5.00 for Chamber Members and $10 for non-members. Space is limited. To register, call the Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Annual Business Excellence Dinner Only One Week Away
On June 11th, Ann Benzel of Benzel’s Pretzel Bakery will receive the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award for Business Excellence. That event, the Chamber’s Business Excellence Dinner, will be held at The Casino at Lakemont Park. If you’d like to attend the dinner, either call the Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Filled Out Your Sustainability Certification Survey Yet?
Chamber-member businesses interested in assessing where they are from a sustainability standpoint will have the opportunity to complete a Sustainability Certification Survey. The survey can be completed online and the results will be compiled and the business notified of the results within a two-month period. One of the other benefits of completing the survey is that the committee will then assign a certification level – gold, silver or bronze – which businesses can then use for marketing purposes. While the committee is still working out the details of the certification process, it’s also looking to compile a Resource List to help businesses who will be looking for assistance in raising their scores. Any Chamber-member business interested in accessing the Sustainability Certification Survey should click here.
Deadline Approaching for Business Hall of Fame Nominations
Although the Blair County Chamber’s Business Hall of Fame Dinner won’t take place until October, the nomination process is just about completed. Individuals may nominate businesses for any of eight different awards by downloading a Nomination Form from the Chamber Website. Self-nominations are also accepted. The deadline to nominate is June 14th at noon.
“Buy Here Bucks” a Win-Win for Buyers, Sellers
The Blair County Chamber’s new gift certificate program, known as “Buy Here Bucks,” is a way for local businesses to gain new customers and an even better way for people to give gift certificates with more than just a few places to redeem them. The larger the list of participating businesses, the greater the value of the certificates. For a business 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. You can also get them at the Chamber Office, located in the Devorris Center for Business Development.
Congratulations . . .
. . . to the DelGrosso Family, which received the 2018 Sons of Italy Foundation’s National Education and Leadership Award, the first time in NELA history that a family was honored. The DelGrosso’s received the award for their commitment to preserving Italian heritage.
. . . to Michael Wagner of Wagner & Finn Attorneys at Law, who has been named a 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer. Five percent of Pennsylvania attorneys receive this honor each year. Wagner has been selected as a Super Lawyer every year since 2006.
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June 4, 2018
Upcoming Events
Non-Profit Best Practices
Friday, June 8
8:15 - 9:30 a.m.
Devorris Center for Business Development
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Business Excellence Dinner
Monday, June 11
5:30 p.m. - Reception
6:45 p.m. - Dinner
The Casino at Lakemont Park
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Breakfast Club
Thursday, June 14
7:45 - 9:00 a.m.
The Casino at Lakemont Park
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Business After Hours
Thursday, June 28
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Penn-Mont Academy
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Business After Hours
Thursday, July 12
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries
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Upcoming Committee Meetings Week of 6/4/18
YP of Blair County
Wednesday, June 6, 8:00 a.m.
WJAC-TV
Public Policy Committee
Thursday, June 7, 8:00 a.m.
Devorris Center
BASICS Early Childhood Committee
Thursday, June 7, 10:00 a.m.
Devorris Center
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