A Message from Kathleen M. Mangan Chamber President & CEO

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U P C O M I N G E V E N T S
Members can register to attend Chamber events through the online events calendar
at www.wschamber.org.
1/27 Olympic Festival, 5:30 p.m. Networking Reception / 6:15 Dinner, Liberty
Forge, 3804 Lisburn Road, Mechanicsburg - Join the Altland House at Liberty Forge
for an Olympic Festival capturing the excitement of the 2010 Winter Olympics
scheduled to begin in Vancouver on February 12 with keynote speaker and Chamber
Director Diann Roffe. The cost to attend is $40/person, $75/couple and $300/table
of eight.
2/10 Land Development Seminar, 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Holiday Inn Harrisburg
West, 5401 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg - Learn more about getting past the difficulties
of land development projects. If you are a developer, land holder, attorney, municipal
manager, engineer or realtor, this program is for you. The cost to attend is $40/member
and $50/non-member. Attorneys can receive three hours of Continuing Education
Credit for an additional $25. Thank you to sponsors Central Pennsylvania Business
Journal, Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS, Smith Cartwright LLP and PA
American Water.
2/18 Winter Open House, 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m., West Shore Chamber of
Commerce, 4211 Trindle Road, Camp Hill - Network with fellow members while
enjoying a light lunch catered by the Lion’s Den Catering, a division of sponsor Kessler
Foods. For more information see article on page 1. There is no cost to attend.
2/24 Meet the College Presidents Breakfast Forum, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m., The
National Civil War Museum, One Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park, Harrisburg - Join the
Chamber’s Education Committee and postsecondary presidents at this convocation to
discuss the opportunities, demands, challenges and changes within higher education
in central Pennsylvania and the overall impact specific to economic development
within the region. The cost to attend is $25/member and $35/non-member. For more
information see article on page 3.
C H A M B E R S H O R T S
n The Business & Industry Night Committee has chosen this year’s theme: Monte
Carlo. Booths are available for $550 before April 17, and $600 after. To reserve your booth
today, contact Leigh-Ann Reitze at 761-0702.
n Thank you to the Strategic Planning Committee Volunteers who are helping drive
the Chamber into the future with a three year strategic plan. The committee members
are: Larry Bashore; Crystal Clark, Esquire; Bill DeVore; Andrea Dietz; Aaron Grumbling;
Robert Lauriello, PE; Rick LaVanture; Geir Magnusson; Larry Roberts; Robert Saline, APR;
Gary Scicchitano; Kipp Stecher; Kerwin Stetler; and Chick Zoll.
n Has your business card changed? If so, remember to update the Chamber “Wall
of Fame” with your most up-to-date business cards. Business cards can be dropped off
or mailed to the Chamber at 4211 Trindle
Road, Camp Hill.
n Check your Chamber emails for
information on joining 2010 Chamber
Committees. If you would like to receive
Chamber emails contact Donna Zywiec Inspiring Business
at donna@wschamber.org.
n The Cumberland County 150th
Civil War Commemoration Steering
Committee is looking for a Chamber
member to sit on the committee and
represent businesses and bridge the gap
between programming and the business
community. For more information
contact Sandy Allison at 761-0702.
promoted to Principal; Chuck Henry, CPA
to Senior Manager; Josh Bantz, CPA, Walt
Schiavoni, CPA, Lauren Kohr and Lyle Loeb to
Manager; Amy Fenninger, CPA, Sarah Frazier,
CPA , and Yanli Liu to Senior Accountant.
TheBurg, Harrisburg’s fastest growing
community newspaper, now celebrating
it’s one-year anniversary, has opened a new
office at 1103 N. Front Street in Harrisburg.
Our phone number has remained the same
- 350-0428. To learn more about them and
what’s going on in your community,visit
www.theburgnews.com and Facebook.
The Phillips Group’s adopt-a-family
program brought holiday cheer to three
families in central Pennsylvania. Phillips,
central Pennsylvania’s leading independent
office products company, has adopted
families every year for more than a decade.
Cornerstone Coffeehouse & Culinary
Kitchen’s back room is available for your
next party, private dinner, event or meeting.
It offers delicious breakfast, luncheon and
dinner selections for up to 30 guests. For
more info, please call Sue at 909-6854.
LB Smith Ford Lincoln Mercury is
holding its Second Mile Celebration of
Leadership on February 5 at the Hershey
Lodge at 6 p.m. This celebration will honor
Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally,
named one of the World’s Most Influential
People by TIME Magazine 2009.
Space Mart Self Storage is offering a
FREE climate control upgrade until April 1,
2010. Now, you can rent a climate controlled
storage unit for the same price as an ambient
unit of the same size. This represents a
monthly savings of $31 to $77, depending on
the size of the unit you need. Available for
most unit sizes. Call 790-9100 for more info.
Whitaker Center for Science & the
Arts announces it’s new exhibit, Carnival of
Health opening on January 16, 2010. More
than 2,200 square feet of fun-filled edutainment
will open visitors’ eyes to the wonders of
healthy living and the human body. Guests
of all ages can whack germs instead of moles
while learning about hygiene with Icky the
Clown; discover the importance of a healthy
body image with the help of a fun house mirror;
and challenge their bodies and minds with
these and other exciting hands-on activities
- all modeled after classic carnival favorites.
Sponsored by Capital BlueCross.
K o n h a u s M a r k e t i n g &
Communications is sponsoring the
Ski4Life fundraising event to benefit
the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
The event is to be held March 6 at Ski
Roundtop. Visit www.lls.org/cpaski4life
to register.