West Shore Chamber Announces Annual Meeting & Luncheon

5U P C O M I N G E V E N T SMembers can register to attend Chamber events through the online events calendarat www.wschamber.org. 1/14 West Shore Chamber Annual Meeting & Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.,West Shore Country Club, 100 Brentwater Road, Camp Hill - The Chamber AnnualMeeting & Luncheon brings together both the leadership and membership of theChamber to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year and commence newinitiatives. The cost to attend is $40/member. See article on page 1 for details. 1/15 ChamberPAK Reservation Deadline, Send your promotions, discounts,coupons, sales, products and services, new locations, grand openings and specialevents to hundreds of Chamber members without the extra work for just $300 permailing. 1/18 Capital Region Council of Governments Annual Meeting, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.,Radisson Penn Harris Hotel & Convention Center, 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, CampHill - Network with the area’s local elected officials at this annual event hosted by theChamber. The cost to attend is $35/person. 1/19 Joint Legislative Forum I, 7:30 - 9:30 a.m., Harrisburg Hilton, 1 N. 2nd Street,Harrisburg - Join members from the West Shore and Harrisubrg Regional Chambersfor a Legislator’s Forum and hear from state government officials regarding the issuesthat affect the business community. See article on page 3 for details. 1/20 Electricity Program Information Session, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., WestShore Chamber of Commerce, 4211 Trindle Road, Camp Hill - Learn more about howthe Chamber can help save you money on electricity by attending this informationsession. 1/27 Olympic Festival, 5:30 p.m. Networking Reception / 6:15 Dinner, LibertyForge, 3804 Lisburn Road, Mechanicsburg - Join the Altland House at Liberty Forge foran Olympic Festival capturing the excitement of the 2010 Winter Olympics scheduledto being in Vancouver on February 12. See article on page one for details. Save the Date: 2/10 Land Development Seminar: Getting to “Shovel Ready”- Getting to “Shovel Ready,” an upcoming program will cover everything you needto know about getting past the difficulties of land development projects. If you area developer, land holder, attorney, or realtor this program is for you. The cost toattend is $40/member and $50/non-member. Attorneys are able to receive 3 hoursof Continuing Education Credits for an additional $25.Join PNC Bank at Silver Spring Squarefrom 12 - 6 p.m. to experience “SpeedBanking” and a chance to win tractors,toys and a battery-powered riding tractor!Keystone Human Services widelyacclaimed program Capital Area HeadStart has been selected to receive$1,920,078 over the next two years innew grant monies to expand its EarlyHead Start programming throughout theGreater Harrisburg region.United Concordia Dental introducesiDental - a new individual dental productoffered to individuals and families withthe same quality and service that groupclients enjoy. Visit www.unitedconcordia.com for more information or contact JeffErnst at 877-299-4594.On December 7 more than 30 BethanyVillage residential living residents madetheir 14th annual pilgrimage to singChristmas carols to their neighbors andfriends residing in MapleWood AssistedLiving and The Oaks Skilled Nursing.Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz,for the second year in a row, has beennationally recognized as one of the BestAccounting Firms to Work for. This yearBSSF ranked number 60 in the mediumsized category. BSSF was also recentlyranked the 36th Best Place to Work in PAfor 2009 in the medium sized categoryin the Central Penn BusinessJournal.The American Cancer SocietyDaffodil Days Kick-Off Breakfast willbe held January 7 at the RadissonPenn Harris Hotel & ConventionCenter. Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m.with presentations beginning at 8 a.m.Valerie Pritchett, honorary co-chair willbe the emcee along with an inspirationalspeaker from the PA Voices of Hopegroup. RSVP by December 28 by calling909-9747.The West Shore Chamber of Commercerecognizes and congratulates AmeriChoiceFederal Credit Union upon the grand openingof its new Cumberland Valley Student Branchon December 4, 2009.Edwin L. Heim Company hangs a historicalbronze plaque commemorating past donorson the exterior of Chamber office.Boyer & Ritter, CPAs was ranked#11 as one of the 2009 Best AccountingFirms to Work for. Boyer & Ritter was inthe medium-sized firm category. Theannual list of “Best Accounting Firms”was created to identify, recognize, andhonor the best places of employment inthe profession, which are credited with(Continued on next page)