“Business Before Hours” Set for DQ Grill & Chill
Non-Profit “Best Practices” to Address Board Dynamics
Blair County Home & Garden Show Opens Friday
Chamber Trips to Wild West, Sicily Still Have Limited Availability
Deadline is Thursday for Business Excellence Nominations
Chamber Board Approves Seven New Members
Business Hall of Fame Committee Seeking New Members
WE-LEaD to Hold Networking Event on March 11th
Registration Underway for Highmark/Chamber Golf Classic
Calling All Small Businesses!!!
“Business Before Hours” Set for DQ Grill & Chill
The next Blair County Chamber “Business Before Hours” will be held this Thursday, February 28th from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at DQ Grill & Chill in Logan Towne Center. “We definitely want to expose more people to our breakfast menu,” explained DQ owner Matthew Fownes. “We’ll be featuring our pancakes and French toast, including a number of new pancake flavors. We’ll be providing sample portions as well as full portions of all our breakfast items including beverages, all at no cost.” Fownes believes that once people experience DQ’s breakfast fare, they’ll be likely to return. “I’m not sure that too many people are aware that we crack fresh eggs and mix pancake batter from scratch,” he pointed out. “And we now offer breakfast all day long instead of cutting it off at noon.” There is no cost for Chamber Members to attend the Business Before Hours and non-members can attend for just $10. To register, contact the Chamber at (814) 943-8151 or register online.
Non-Profit “Best Practices” to Address Board Dynamics
The Blair County Chamber’s Committee of Non-Profit Businesses will hold its next Best Practices Forum on Friday, March 1st from 8:15 - 9:45 a.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development, 3900 Industrial Park Drive. Presenters Kevin Sensenig and Doug Hershey will present "Board Dynamics: Clarifying Direction and Expectations." The cost to attend the Best Practices event is $10 for Chamber Members and $20 for non-members. To register, contact the Chamber at (814) 943-8151 or register online.
Blair County Home & Garden Show Opens Friday
The 49th Annual Blair County Home & Garden Show will be held March 1, 2, & 3 at the Jaffa Shrine in Altoona. Admission is only $3.00 for adults and children 12 & under are Free. A special thank you to our show sponsors: Holiday Pools & Spas, Home Depot, Mountain Road Structures, PennCrest BANK, Roof Works USA and Window World. The Blair County Home & Garden Show is brought to you by the Blair County Chamber of Commerce and the Blair-Bedford Builders Association.
Chamber Trips to Wild West, Sicily Still Have Limited Availability
If you’re planning on traveling with the Blair County Chamber during 2019, the opportunity to be included in either the Chamber’s American Wild West trip or its trip to Sicily is coming down the home stretch. The Chamber and Heritage Travel are offering a “Spirit of the American Wild West” trip. The Wild West trip will leave Altoona on August 23rd and return September 1st. The flight will be from Pittsburgh to Denver, returning on the same route. Among the attractions included on the trip are Mount Rushmore, Red Rock Amphitheater, Colorado Music Hall of Fame, Buckhorn Exchange, Buffalo Bill’s Grave/Museum, Rocky Mountain National Park, the Continental Divide, Crazy Horse Monument, Estes Park and Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Call Heritage Travel at (814) 946-1600 for more details or to sign up. Done in partnership with Epic Journeys, the Chamber’s trip to Sicily will leave October 18th and return on the 28th. The trip is officially dubbed “The Sicilain” and it includes visits to Palermo, Erice, Motya, Marsala, Agrigento, Piazza Armerina, Ragusa, Modica, Syracuse, Savoca and Taormina. The trip will also include a day in Zurich on the return trip. A final informational meeting on the Sicily trip will be held on March 27th at 6:00 p.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development. Anyone interested in learning more about that trip is asked to register to attend by calling 943-8151. There is no cost or obligation to attend.
Deadline is Thursday for Business Excellence Nominations
The nomination period for one of the Blair County Chamber’s most prestigious awards will come to a close this Thursday, February 28th. The Lifetime Achievement Award for Business Excellence will be presented at the Annual Business Excellence Dinner on June 10th at The Casino at Lakemont Park. The award recognizes a Blair County businessperson who enjoyed an outstanding business career and who made a positive impact on the community. Previous recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award are: Ernie Wissinger (2002), G. William Ward (2003), Stephen Sheetz (2004), Donald Devorris (2005), Willard Campbell (2006), John Wolf (2007), Lee Hite (2008), Donald Detwiler (2009), Michael McLanahan (2010), Barry Smith (2011), Fred Imler (2012), Ben Stapelfeld (2013), William Thompson, Jr. (2014), Timothy Sissler (2015), Martin Marasco (2016), Harry Sickler (2017) and Ann Benzel (2018). To nominate someone for the Lifetime Achievement Award, visit the Chamber website at www.blairchamber.com. Dinner sponsorships can be secured by calling Jessie Covert at the Chamber Office or by emailing her at jcovert@blairchamber.com.
Chamber Board Approves Seven New Members
The Blair County Chamber’s Board of Directors has approved the following new members: Altoona Area Business Community, East Freedom Surgical Associates of Duncansville, Edward Jones Investments – Katlin Webb of Altoona, Fulton Financial Advisors – Forney Team of Altoona, Servello Orthodontics of Hollidaysburg, State Representative Jim Gregory, and The Door Student Services of Bellwood.
Business Hall of Fame Committee Seeking New Members
The committee that plans the Chamber’s Business Hall of Fame Dinner is looking for additional members. The committee meets the first Wednesday of each month at 8:00 a.m. at the Chamber Office, located in the Devorris Center for Business Development. Any Chamber Member interested in being part of the committee should call Judy Juda at the Chamber (943-8151) or email her.
WE-LEaD to Hold Networking Event on March 11th
The Chamber’s WE-LEaD (Women Encouraging – Leadership, Education and Development) program will host a networking event on March 11th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Altoona Grand Hotel and Conference Center. The cost to attend is $20 for Chamber Members and $40 for non-members. To register call the Chamber at (814) 943-8151 or register online. Corporate Sponsor of the networking event is Leonard S. Fiore, Inc.
Registration Underway for Highmark/Chamber Golf Classic
Registration is now open for the Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield / Chamber Golf Classic. The Classic will be held on Monday, May 6th at Iron Masters Country Club with lunch/registration at 11:00 and tee-off at Noon. If you are interested, simply complete the attached form and return to The Chamber! Any questions, please contact Stacy Hoover at The Chamber, 943-8151.
Calling All Small Businesses!!!
The Chamber’s Small Business Partners Committee helps local small businesses to better meet the challenges associated with doing business better. The committee’s effectiveness is tied to the amount of input it receives from small business people. Anyone who would like to become part of this important committee should contact Stacy Hoover at (814) 943-8151 or email her at shoover@blairchamber.com.
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February 25, 2019
Upcoming Events
Business Before Hours
Thursday, February 28
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
DQ Grill & Chill Logan Town Centre
Register Here
Blair County Home & Garden Show
March 1, 2, & 3, 2019
Jaffa Shrine, Altoona
www.blairhomeshow.com
Non-Profit Best Practics
Friday, March 1
8:15 - 9:45 a.m.
Devorris Center
Register Here
WE-LEaD Networking
Monday, March 11
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Altoona Grand Hotel
Register Here
Breakfast Club
Thursday, March 14
7:45 - 9:00 a.m.
The Casino at Lakemont Park
Register Here
Upcoming Committee Meetings
Week of 2/25/19
BASICS/Rotary Career Fair Committee
Monday, February 25, 1:30 p.m.
Devorris Center
Transportation Committee
Thursday, February 21, 8:15 a.m.
Devorris Center
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