Chamber Office Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Chamber Board Chooses Officers for 2017
Six New Members Approved by Chamber Board
Privilege Pages: A Great Way to Market a Product or Event
Informational Meeting Set on Chamber Trip to Spain
Safety Program Will Focus on Medical Marijuana Legalization
Congratulations . . .
Chamber Office Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
The Blair County Chamber Office will be closed on Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. The office will re-open on Monday, November 28th at 8:30 a.m. For information on the Chamber or to register for an upcoming program or event, visit the Chamber Website at www.blairchamber.com.
Chamber Board Chooses Officers for 2017
At its meeting last Thursday, the Blair County Chamber’s Board of Directors approved a slate of officers for the 2017 calendar year. Selected to lead the organization are: Matt Stuckey of Stuckey Ford & Subaru – Board Chair, Michael Grimm of American Eagle Paper Mills – Chair-Elect, John Beyer, II of PennCrest Bank – Treasurer, Darin Tornatore of Keystone Environmental, Health & Safety Services – Vice-Chair (Education), Sherri Stayer of Altoona Lung Specialists – Vice-Chair (Promotions/Events), Amy Mearkle of DelGrosso’s Amusement Park – Vice-Chair (Communications/Advocacy), and Carol Gensimore of Value Drug Company – Immediate Past Chair.
Six New Members Approved by Chamber Board
Six businesses were approved as new members of the Chamber at last Thursday’s Board of Directors meeting. The new members are: Aerotek of Bedford, Five Star Mitsubishi of Altoona, Five Star Powersports of Duncansville, HeatherMcKinney.com of Hollidaysburg, JustJak’s Wags-n-Whiskers of Hollidaysburg and RevLocal, LLC of Pittsburgh.
Privilege Pages: A Great Way to Market a Product or Event
As the Holiday Season approaches, one effective and inexpensive way to get the word out about an event, program or product associated with your business or organization is to reserve a Privilege Page. What are Privilege Pages? They are the flyers that are inserted into the mailed copies of the Blair Business Mirror each month. They reach the 1,100 business that are on the Chamber’s mailing list. If you are looking to get the word out to the business community, this is an ideal way. And the cost is just $125 (plus you provide the 1,100 copies of your flyer). The deadlines to provide the flyers for the next three insertions are: November 4th, December 9th and January 6th. To reserve a space or for more information, call Jessie Covert at 943-8151 or email her at jcovert@blairchamber.com.
Informational Meeting Set on Chamber Trip to Spain
The Blair County Chamber, in cooperation with Epic Journeys, is heading to Spain from September 15-24, 2017. The trip includes visits to Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Granada, Valencia and Barcelona. The tour price is $2,087 (plus air) for double occupancy. An informational meeting on the Spain Trip will be held on November 29th at 6:00 p.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development. Registration is recommended but not required and there is no cost or obligation associated with attending the meeting. To register call Epic Journeys at (814) 266-5070 or call the Chamber at (814) 943-8151.
Safety Program Will Focus on Medical Marijuana Legalization
With the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania legalizing medical marijuana, what is the impact on the business community? That will be the topic of the next Chamber Safety Program, set for December 16th at The Casino at Lakemont Park. The format of the program will be a panel discussion that will feature State Representative Judy Ward, Dr. Anthony Bartkowiak of UPMC, Attorney Brendan Moran of Beard Legal Group, Attorney Jill Lashay of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney and Jon McNally, EAP Manager with Norfolk Southern. The cost to attend the safety program will be $20 for Chamber members and $30 for non-members. A full breakfast is included. To register, call the Chamber at (814) 943-8151 or register online. Corporate Sponsor for the program is Advantage Resource Group. To submit questions for the panelist, please email Stacy Hoover at shoover@blairchamber.com.
Congratulations . . .
. . . to Mount Aloysius College which has been designated a 2017 Military Friendly School by Victory Media. The designation reflects the college’s commitment to helping U.S. Service personnel and veterans find academic and career success.
. . . to the Lung Disease Foundation of Central Pennsylvania which was officially designated as the American Lung Association’s tobacco control service provider for Blair and Bedford counties last Friday morning. The announcement was made at the Chamber’s Business Before Hours.
. . . to NAC Inc., which has earned an honorable mention in Ragan’s PR Daily 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards. The company was recognized for its efforts in organizational transparency.
. . . to Nason Home Health, which was once again recognized as a top agency of the 2016 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top performing home health agencies in the United States.
. . . to Rebecca Aungst, who was recently named president and chief executive officer of Skills of Central Pennsylvania.
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