Highmark/Chamber Golf Classic Sold Out
Informational Meeting Tomorrow on “Five Rivers” Cruise
BASICS/Rotary Career Fair is Wednesday at the Convention Center
Local Attorney to Help Non-Profits Avoid Legal Pitfalls
Chamber Partnering With Penn State Altoona on Showcase
Leadership Blair County Class Project to Benefit “The Door”
Nominations Being Accepted for Business Hall of Fame
Sponsorships Available for Business Excellence Dinner
Catanese Group to host “Business Before Hours”
WE-LEaD Spring Workshop to Feature Humorist
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Highmark/Chamber Golf Classic Sold Out
As expected, the Highmark/Chamber Golf Classic has reached its limit of 144 golfers and is officially sold out. A waiting list has been assembled in case openings occur. The Classic is being held on May 11th at Iron Masters Country Club in Ore Hill. “We’re once again very happy for the interest in this event,” remarked Michael Eardley of Forney Financial Solutions, who chairs the Golf Committee. “I think it speaks to the popularity of the event that so many business people put this on their calendars year-after-year.” To be added to the waiting list, contact Stacy Hoover at 943-8151 or email her.
Informational Meeting Tomorrow on “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 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. An informational meeting on the cruise will be held tomorrow, 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 Travel. Call (814) 946-1600 for more information.
BASICS/Rotary Career Fair is Wednesday at the Convention Center
The second annual BASICS/Rotary Career Fair will be held Wednesday at the Blair County Convention Center. More than 1,200 high school sophomores from ten area schools will participate. There will be two sessions. Students from Bellwood-Antis, Bishop Guilfoyle, Central, Glendale, Northern Bedford, Tyrone and Williamsburg will take part from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Students from Altoona, Claysburg-Kimmel and Hollidaysburg will follow from noon until 2:00 p.m. Corporate sponsors of the Career Fair are: ARC Federal Credit Union, M&T Bank and S&T Bank as well as the Rotary Club of Altoona, Altoona Sunrise Rotary, Claysburg Rotary, Hollidaysburg Rotary, Morrisons Cove Rotary and Tyrone Rotary. BASICS – Businesses And Schools Investing in Cooperative Solutions – is a program of the Blair County Chamber.
Local Attorney to Help Non-Profits Avoid Legal Pitfalls
There is no shortage of peril in the world of non-profits, particularly as it pertains to regulatory compliance. Often, the consequences of not staying within the guidelines can have long-range effects that will ultimately bring an organization to its knees. To help identify the most common pitfalls, Attorney Shawn Sullivan of the law firm Haberstroh, Sullivan, Keating & George, LLP will be the keynote speaker at the next Best Practices Forum, sponsored by the Blair County Chamber’s Committee of Non-Profit Businesses. The Forum will be held on May 1st from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development. Attorney Sullivan will direct most of his attention to forms that non-profits are required to submit, corporate record-keeping and the parameters for accepting donations. The Best Practices Forums are open to any Chamber-member non-profit. There is no cost to attend although space is limited. To secure a seat, contact Joe Hurd at 943-8151 or email him.
Chamber Partnering With Penn State Altoona on Showcase
The Blair County Chamber will once again be partnering with Penn State Altoona and Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation on the Business & Engineering Student Showcase, set for May 1st from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Devorris Downtown Center in Altoona. The event allows people to see, firsthand, how Penn State Altoona students are using knowledge from the classroom to enhance the operations, products and services of many Blair County businesses and organizations. Students will make presentations in the areas of business, electro-mechanical engineering technology, rail transportation engineering and security and risk analysis. There is no cost to attend the Showcase and a luncheon is included. But interested persons must register in advance by calling 814-940-3400 or emailing to JAP24@psu.edu.
Leadership Blair County Class Project to Benefit “The Door”
Leadership Blair County Class of 2015 is raising funds to support The Door, a center for at-risk youth founded 16 years ago in Bellwood. The Door provides a hot meal in a family-type environment every afternoon. The kitchen at the Door is decades old and not designed to support the 6,000 meals prepared annually. The Door receives no government funding and runs strictly on donations. The LBC Class of 2015 has embraced the renovation and modernization of the kitchen as their class project. They are asking for your help to ensure the success of their modernization project that will upgrade kitchen facilities and enhance operational safety, by purchasing a ticket to their fundraiser on May 8th at the Pinecroft Fire Hall from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. The ticket price is $25.00 per person and includes dinner, music and silent auction. You can purchase your ticket at the Blair County Chamber office or from any class member.
Nominations Being Accepted for Business Hall of Fame
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 June 16th at noon. Click here for the applications. For more information, contact Judy Juda at 943-8151 or email her.
Sponsorships Available for Business Excellence Dinner
Sponsorships are now available for the Business Excellence Dinner recognizing Tim Sissler with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Contact Jessie Covert at The Chamber, 943-8151 to secure a sponsorship or for more information.
Catanese Group to host “Business Before Hours”
The Catanese Group, an accounting firm that first opened in New York City in 1946, has opened a Hollidaysburg Office at 160 Canal Street, Suite 4 and will be hosting a Business Before Hours on May 5th from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. Catanese Group currently has five partners and eleven CPA’s. The Business Before Hours will feature a full breakfast and an opportunity to learn more about the services that the firm provides. There is no cost to attend but registration is strongly suggested to allow for adequate food preparation. To register, call The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
WE-LEaD Spring Workshop to Feature Humorist
The WE-LEaD Annual Spring Workshop will be held May 6th at the Penn State Altoona Devorris Downtown Center. The title of the keynote presentation is “Do it well. Make it fun -- Deflecting Life’s Curve Balls Through Humor.” The half-day workshop will provide attendees with immediate tools and skill-building exercises to change attitudes and focus on improvement. The presenter is Ron Culberson, speaker, humorist, and author. The sponsor of the workshop is UMPC Altoona Regional Health Services. Registration, exhibitor booths and light breakfast are from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. The program is from 8:30 to 12:15 p.m. Full buffet lunch and exhibitor booths begin at 12:30. The cost is $70.00 per person. Register online or by calling The Chamber at 943-8151.
Filled Out Your Non-Profit Impact Survey Yet?
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.
Congratulations . . .
. . . to Pyramid Healthcare and TODAY (Treatment of Drugs & Alcohol Among Youth), a member of Pyramid Healthcare’s family of behavioral treatment facilities, have been named the winners of the 2015 Pennsylvania Certification Board’s Presidents Award. The honor recognizes outstanding facilities and programs that act as leaders and positive contributors in their respective communities, as well as in the chemical dependency field.
. . . to Sue Griep of the Blair County District Attorney’s Office who was selected to receive the 2015 Governor’s Pathfinder Victim Services Award. Griep is the county’s victim witness coordinator.
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