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The Breakfast Club:  An educational series to keep your business moving forward  
  
UTMB News Feed
   
Step Up for Education
  
Community Announcements:  Discounts on Business Classes at the University of Houston - Clear Lake
  
AM Networking Invitation
  
Chamber Member Spotlight:  This could be YOU!

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Upcoming Events

 

May 5th:  AM Networking; Moody Memorial First United Methodist Church, 2803 53rd Street, 7:30 a.m.

 

May 10th:  The Breakfast Club:  An educational series to keep your business moving forward; "Understanding Your Credit Score" presented by University Federal Credit Union, Chamber Office - 519 25th Street, 8:00 a.m. Click here to RSVP.

 

May 11th:  Ribbon Cutting - Galveston College Student Center Abe & Annie Seibel Wing; 39th & Avenue Q, 3:00 p.m.

 

Recent Ribbon Cuttings

  
April 1st:  Island Insurance Partners
  Island Insurance Partners
  
April 7th:  Scholes International Airport
Scholes International RC
  
April 14th:  Muzak LLC
Muzak RC
  
April 16th:  Galveston College Whitecaps Baseball Field
Whitecaps Field

 

April 19th:  Glidden Professional

Glidden Professional RC

 

April 28th:  American Home Builders
*Photo Coming Soon*

 

 

April 28th:  Riptide Surf Bar

*Photo Coming Soon*

 

 

April 30th:  L.A. Morgan Elementary Earth Day Carnival

*Photo Coming Soon*

 

  

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AT&T

Candlewood Suites

 Casa del Mar Beachfront Suites

 CenterPoint Energy

 
 
Comcast

Comfort Inn & Suites

 Frost Bank

Galveston Restaurant Group
 
  

H.J. Russell & Company

Hampton Inn & Suites

 Kempner Capital Management, Inc.
 

 Malin International Ship Repair & Drydock, Inc. 

Morrison Healthcare Food Service

 Peaceful Tranquility Hospice

  Texas First Bank

The Trevino Group

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The Advocate Weekly

GALVESTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Promoting and Advocating for Business since 1845

Volume 2, Issue 16

May 2, 2011

The Breakfast Club

 

An educational series to keep your business moving forward!

 

The Galveston Chamber would like to introduce The Breakfast Club: An educational series to keep your business moving forward.  Each month the Chamber will host presentations at our office to provide useful tools and information for our members to use in their lives and businesses.
 

The Breakfast Club will convene on the second Tuesday of each month.*  Light refreshments will be provided by our presenter/sponsor, and each session will last approximately one hour.

Please join us for our first session: 

"Understanding Your Credit Score"

Presented by University Federal Credit Union

 Establishing and maintaining your current credit
Helpful credit v. hurtful credit
 Where NOT to get your credit

 
 
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
 

8:00 a.m.

Galveston Chamber of Commerce
 
519 25th Street
 Galveston Island

  

Please RSVP to ekay@galvestonchamber.com by Thursday, May 5, 2011.

  

  

Save the Date for our second session:

 

"Investing for Retirement"
 
Presented by Lifestyle Investment Solutions

 

Tuesday, June 14, 2011
 

 

*Due to Chamber committee recurring meeting schedules, there may be times when the date will deviate from the second Tuesday of the month.

UTMB News Feed

 

Click below to view the latest news highlights directly from UTMB...

  UTMB News Highlights

UTMB Health Fair Flyer 

Step Up for Education

 
Keeping you up-to-date on the most current educated-related news...

 

Ball High is seeking donations for door prizes for their annual Senior Scholarship Awards Banquet.  Donations need to be received by May 4th.  Please click here for more details. 

 

 

Satori BBQ & Silent Auction.  Click here to view a bigger version of this flyer. 

Satori BBQ Invite
 

 

Community Announcements


University of Houston - Clear Lake:  Discounts offered on five-day business courses
 

HOUSTON, May 2, 2011 - Make an investment in your career success with a Five-Day Project Manager or Business Analysis Training course, now offered at an additional $100 discount off the already discounted price through the PMCentersUSA and UH-Clear Lake's Center for Advanced Management Programs, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, TX, 77058. Click here to read the full story.

 

University of Houston - Clear Lake:  Calendar of Classes & Events

 

Click here to read the full story.

AM Networking Invitation

 AM Networking
 
 

Thursday, May 5, 2011
 

Moody Memorial First United Methodist Church
 
 2803 53rd Street
Galveston Island

 
7:30 a.m.  

 

This weekly event is a great opportunity to meet new clients and share your products and services with the community.  It is free for both members and future members, so invite your friends and bring your business cards!  Each attendee will have approximately 30 seconds to tell the group about what they do.  Newcomers are always welcome, and first timers receive 1 minute and 30 seconds to tell the group about their business.  Please contact the Galveston Chamber if you have any questions, or email Erin Kay, Membership Development Director, at ekay@galvestonchamber.com.  

We can spotlight your business for free!
  

Please email ekay@galvestonchamber.com and include the following:

 

1. A small paragraph describing what services/products your business offers

2. Contact information you would like to include

3. Your logo and or photos