Chamber Chatter
September 6, 2011

Calendar of Events

7 5:30pm - Wills & Estate Planning Free Seminar - Seton Medical Center Hays Learning Center  

8 11:00am - CTMC Hospice hosts 9/11 Memorial - San Marcos Activity Center  

8-9 2011 Kyle Annual Classic Calcutta & Golf Tournament - Plum Creek Golf Course

10 10:00am - Benefit for Ian Klipple - The Motley Menagerie

13 10:00am - Free Child Safety Seat Inspections - CTMC Women's Center

15 Free Small Business Counseling - Kyle Chamber Office - By Appointment Only

16 7:30pm - Thomas Lux Readings - Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center 

17 9:00am - POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony & Motorcycle Ride - Kyle/Buda VFW Post 12058  

17 7:30pm - Live Music at Milt's Pit BBQ! 

20 6:00pm - Free Financial Workshop for Women - HCISD Central Office, Founders Room  

22 6:00pm - Free Seminar: Overcoming Stress the Natural Way - Buda Elementary, Kunkle Room 

24 11:00am - Claiborne Kyle Log House Annual Fried Chicken Dinner

25 12:00pm - Kyle/Buda VFW Post 12058 Punt, Pass, & Kick - Gregg-Clarke Park

27 11:30am - Kyle Chamber Tourism Luncheon - Hays CISD Performing Arts Center   

Welcome, New Members! 

Donations For Kyle Area Fire Fighters

Dozens of local fire fighters have heeded the call to help fight the fires raging in the Bastrop area. Donations are now being accepted to help our brave men and women. Bottled water & snacks can now be dropped off at the following locations:

Station #1
210 West Moore Street
Kyle, TX 78640
Non-Emergency Phone: (512) 268-3131  

 

Station #2

150 Bunton Creek Rd.
Kyle, TX 78640
Non-Emergency Phone: (512) 268-6339

Kyle City Council Looking for Volunteers for Committees

The City of Kyle has numerous committees that serve as advisory groups to the City Council. The City is currently looking volunteers to fill spaces in these committees. Your contributions as a committee member will be greatly appreciated and your service will benefit our entire city.

You can now complete the volunteer form online and submit it electronically.

Your submission will be reviewed and you'll be contacted by the appropriate person should you be selected. Once you've completed the form, simply click on the "submit" button at the bottom to have your form sent to the city secretary.

A complete list of committees is available on the committees web page.

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Kyle Chamber of Commerce

100 N. Front Street
PO Box 900
Kyle, TX 78640
512-268-4220

info@kylechamber.org 

www.kylechamber.org 

 

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2011 North Hays Community Expo
Reserve your booth today!
Believe it or not, the time has come to start preparing the 2011 North Hays County Community Expo which will take place at the Hays CISD Performing Arts Center on October 6, 2011 from 3pm-7pm. Once again this event will be a combined effort of the Kyle and Buda Area Chambers of Commerce.
To reserve your booth space, please contact Christina at the Kyle Chamber at 512-268-4220 or Elaine at the Buda Chamber at 512-295-9999. Booth spaces are on a first come, first serve basis.

Note: Booths marked yellow are reserved.

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2011 5K Kyle-O-Meter Seeking Sponsors
Our annual 5k run/walk/roll will be taking place on Sunday, October 16th at Wallace Middle School (1500 West Center in Kyle). The Kyle Chamber is currently seeking sponsors for this year's event. Promote your business while supporting your local community! We offer the following sponsorships:

T-Shirt Sponsorship  

$100  

Business name on back of t-shirt


Water or First Aid Station   

$100.00 per station you furnished banner/signs at one drink station

Include company name or web site in text  

 

For more information, call the Kyle Chamber at 512-268-4220 or e-mail info@kylechamber.org. 

Katherine Anne Porter House & the Wittliff Collections present Readings by Thomas Lux 

Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center

508 Center Street

Kyle, Texas 78640

Friday, September 16th, 2011

7:30 pm

Thomas Lux was born in Massachusetts in December 1946. He has been awarded grants and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Mellon foundation, and the NEA. In 1994, he was awarded the Kinglsey Tufts prize for his book Split Horizon. The most recent of his 11 full-length collections is God Particles (Houghton Mifflin, 2008). Currently, he is Bourne Professor of Poetry and director of the McEver Visiting Writers program at the Georgia Institute of Technology as well as on the MFA faculties of Sarah Lawrence College and Warren Wilson College.

The events are cosponsored by the The Wittliff Collections, Therese Kayser Lindsey Reading Series, and the Texas State University Department of English.

All events are free and open to the public.