WE-LEaD Networking Event is Tonight at Park Hills
“Wake Up to Wellness” Postponed
“Southern Sounds” Informational Meeting Set for Tomorrow
Chamber Board to Meet Thursday
“Leadership Blind Spots” to Be Offered Friday in Martinsburg
Farm-City Dinner to Feature ACE Award Presentation
Today is Last Day to Secure Sponsorships and Ads for Farm-City Dinner
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WE-LEaD Networking Event is Tonight at Park Hills
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce WE-LEaD (Women Encouraging – Leadership, Education and Development) committee will host a networking event geared towards women in the business community tonight from 5 - 7 p.m. on the patio at Park Hills Golf Club. The event, sponsored by Advantage Resource Group, will feature hot hors d’oeuvres and beverages. WE-LEaD is an innovative program of the Blair County Chamber of Commerce that provides networking and educational programs throughout the year. The cost to attend is $20 for Chamber Members and $40 for non-members and includes two complimentary beverage tickets. To register, contact The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
“Wake Up to Wellness” Postponed
The “Wake Up to Wellness” program, sponsored by the Workplace Wellness Committee of the Chamber, has been postponed until future notice. The event was to focus on Best Practices as a way to encourage other businesses to adopt Workplace Wellness programs. A new date will be announced soon.
“Southern Sounds” Informational Meeting Set for Tomorrow
For the past several years, the Blair County Chamber has featured a number of trips, primarily in Asia and Europe. But the Chamber will stay closer to home for its first trip in 2019 and it’s a trip that will appeal to all ages and interests. Mostly musical interests. From July 28th to August 4th, the Chamber and its partner – Heritage Travel – will head to New Orleans, then to Tupelo, onto Memphis and, finally Nashville before flying home. The trip includes a Mississippi River dinner cruise, a tour of Graceland and a visit to the Grand Ole Opry. The cost is just $2,575 (plus air). The Chamber will hold an informational session on the “Southern Sounds” trip tomorrow, October 23rd at 6:00 p.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development. There is no cost or obligation to attend but registration is encouraged. Call the Chamber at (814) 943-8151 to register.
Chamber Board to Meet Thursday
The Blair County Chamber’s Board of Directors will meet on Thursday at the Devorris Center for Business Development at 7:30 a.m. Much of the agenda will focus on the upcoming board retreat that will be held on November 2nd as well as the 2019 Chamber Budget. To address the Board, contact Joe Hurd by no later than noon on Tuesday at (814) 943-8151 or email him at jhurd@blairchamber.com.
“Leadership Blind Spots” to Be Offered Friday in Martinsburg
In an effort to move some of our educational programming to various locations in the county, the Chamber will be hold a special breakfast seminar on Friday, October 26th from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Homewood Retirement Community in Martinsburg. The presentation will be entitled, “Leadership Blind Spots.” The speaker will be John Rodgers from J.R. Rodgers & Associates, a Dale Carnegie Franchise. The cost to attend is $18/person which includes a full breakfast. To register, call the Chamber at (814) 943-8151 or register online.
Farm-City Dinner to Feature ACE Award Presentation
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce Farm-City Committee will host its annual Farm-City Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 1, at Freedom Township Fire Hall, 139 Municipal Street, East Freedom. A milk-punch reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by a family-style turkey dinner at 7 p.m. The featured speaker for the evening will be former Pennsylvania State Dairy Princess Yvonne Longenecker of Williamsburg. Yvonne is a graduate of Central High School and is currently pursuing a degree in Food Science at Penn State. The highlight of the evening will be the presentation of the Blair County Agricultural Community Excellence (ACE) Award. The award is designed to honor individuals, farm families, agribusinesses or agricultural organizations in acknowledgement of exceptional contributions to the agricultural industry. This year, The Chamber Farm-City Committee will honor the Tyrone Area Future Farmers of America Chapter. Dinner tickets are available at $20 per person. For reservations, contact the Blair County Chamber of Commerce at 814-943-8151 or register online.
Today is Last Day to Secure Sponsorships and Ads for Farm-City Dinner
The Blair County Chamber’s Annual Farm-City Dinner will be held at the Freedom Township Fire Hall on Thursday, November 1st. The highlight of that event will be the presentation of the Agricultural Community Excellence Award. Today is the deadline to secure sponsorships and or ads for the dinner. Contact Jessie Covert at 943-8151 or email her.
Congratulations . . .
. . . to Rutter’s, which has been awarded the Food Service Innovator of the Year Award for 2018 and also has been rated #1 in the CSP/Intouch Insight Mystery Shop for the second straight year. These awards came from Convenience Store News.
. . . to M&T Bank, which was recently notified that it ranked seventh nationally for total loans during the Small Business Administration’s fiscal year. The bank has been one of the top 10 most active SBA lenders in the U.S. during the past decade.
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October 22, 2018
Upcoming Events
WE-LEaD Networking
Monday, October 22
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Park Hills Golf Club
Register Here
Leadership Blind Spots Seminar
Friday, October 26
7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Homewood Martinsburg
Register Here
Farm-City Dinner
Thursday, November 1
6:30 p.m. - Reception
7:00 p.m. - Dinner
Freedom Township Fire Hall
Register Here
Safety Workshop
Tuesday, November 6
7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Hoss's - Duncansville
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Breakfast Club
Thursday, November 8
7:45 - 9:00 a.m.
The Casino at Lakemont Park
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Non-Profit Best Day Ever 2.0
Friday, November 9
8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The Casino at Lakemont Park
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Upcoming Committee Meetings Week of 10/22/18
Board Subcommittee - Member Recognition
Monday, October 22, 11:00 a.m.
The Chamber
Chamber Ambassadors
Tuesday, October 23, 8:00 a.m.
Devorris Center
Board Subcommittee - Board Development Tuesday, October 23, 11:00 a.m.
The Chamber
Chamber Finance Committee
Tuesday, October 23, 3:00 p.m.
The Chamber
LBC Alumni Committee
Wednesday, October 24, 7:30 a.m.
Reliance Bank, Lakemont
Board Subcommittee - New Member Initiatives
Wednesday, October 24, 8:30 a.m.
The Chamber
Board Subcommittee - Member Benefits
Wednesday, October 24, 9:30 a.m.
The Chamber
Chamber Board of Directors
Thursday, October 25, 7:30 a.m.
Devorris Center
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