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The Gage Mansion
Business After Hours
Thursday, December 8, 2012
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Click here for details
But it's Myspace: Electronic Communication Policies in the Workplace Seminar
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
10:00 am - 12:00 p.m.
Comfort Inn Huntingdon
Click here for details
Valley Rural Electric
Business After Hours
Thursday, January 26, 2012
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Winter Blues
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Huntingdon Country Club
See related article
Raystown Lake Region Home & Outdoor Show
May 4, 5 & 6, 2012
Fairgrounds
Annual Membership Luncheon
Friday, August 17, 2012 11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Westminster Woods Annual Awards Gala Thursday, October 4, 2012 Huntingdon Country Club
Reception 5:45; Dinner 6:45 |
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Contact Us
Yvonne Martin
Executive Director
Mike Balchin
Membership Director
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| Holidays In Huntingdon and Beyond | | |
The Huntingdon Area Promotions and Activities Committee has been working hard to bring you the 2012 Holidays in Huntingdon brochure. This brochure features events beginning this Friday, December 2 with the Huntingdon Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at 6:00 p.m. at the corner of 5th and Penn Streets in Huntingdon. Other featured events include the Huntingdon Christmas Parade & Arrival of Santa on Washington Street in Huntingdon at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 3, followed by the opportunity to have photos taken with Santa at the Huntingdon County Library and The Polar Express at the Clifton 5 at 4:00 p.m. Admission to the movie is free with the donation of a canned good.
Other events featured in the brochure include the Festival of Trees & Wreaths in Mount Union, the Polar Bear Express at the East Broad Top Railroad, Christmas at the Lake Raystown Region Visitors Center and Huntingdon County United Way's Holly Trail Home Tour. Click here for the Holidays in Huntingdon brochure. |
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Mike Balchin is Honored by the Pennsylvania Business Central | | |
Chamber Membership Director, Mike Balchin, has been selected as a distinguished business leader under the age of 40, whose work is making a difference in Pennsylvania Business Central's 20-county region. The annual Foremost Under 40 article is published in the PA Business Central's November 18 issue. Copies are available at the Chamber office at 500 Allegheny Street, Huntingdon.
Please join us in congratulating Mike. |
| Winter Blues Tickets Available | |
The 2012 Winter Blues will be held February 19 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Huntingdon Country Club. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the Chamber office at 500 Allegheny Street Huntingdon. Call 814-643-1110 or e-mail Zac Waite at zwaite@huntingdonchamber.com to reserve yours. The 2012 event will once again feature the Triple A Blues Band, a Taste of Huntingdon County, a basket auction and non-profit display tables. Attendees can sample food from area restaurants and vote for the winner of the People's Choice Award. Raffle tickets for a large prize will be sold by participating non-profits who keep the money from the ticket sales. The non-profit that sells the most will receive a cash prize.
Non-profit members interested in participating can click here for the registration form. Food providers interested in participating can click here for the registration form. Click here for information on sponsoring the 2012 Winter Blues. |
| 2012 Home & Outdoor Show Early Bird Special | | |
The Huntingdon County Home & Outdoor Show is May 4-6, 2012, at the Huntingdon County Fairgrounds. Save $50 per exhibit space when you reserve your space and pay a $100 deposit by February 15. Plus, get a free website banner ad -- a $75 value -- with all exhibit reservations paid in full by February 15, 2012. Sponsorships are also available. Show forms and details are available at www.huntingdoncountyshow.com. |
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The Chamber Offers Ways to Promote Your Business | |
The Chamber offers a variety of ways to help you promote your business. Members may use the Chamber's bulk mail permit to save money on bulk mailings. For a $10 fee we provide the bulk mail stamp and instructions. You prepare the mailing of at least 200 pieces, take it to the post office and pay discounted postage.
Members can purchase mailing labels with addresses for the main contacts at members businesses for $25.00. The non-profit rate is $10.00.
The Chamber will do an e-mail blast for you to members and all the e-mail contacts we have for those members for $50. The non-profit rate is $25.00. You supply the e-mail and we take care of the rest.
Call Zac Waite at 814-643-1110 for additional details. |
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Retailers Can Prevent Holiday Tragedies Through Safe Crowd Management | |
OSHA is again encouraging major retail employers to take precautions to prevent worker injuries during major sales events during the holiday season. In 2008, a worker was trampled to death while a mob of shoppers rushed through the doors of a large store to take advantage of an after-Thanksgiving Day Black Friday sales event. The store was not using the kind of crowd management measures recommended in OSHA's fact sheet, which provides employers with recommended elements for crowd management plans. Plans should include having trained security personnel or police officers on-site, setting up barricades or rope lines for pedestrians and crowd control well in advance of customers arriving at the store, and having security personnel or customer service representatives explain approach and entrance procedures to the arriving public. See the news release for more information. |
| Small Business Tax Workshops | | |
Virtual Small Business Workshop are available on CD and online.
Small business workshops are designed to help the small business owner understand and fulfill their Federal Tax responsibilities. Workshops are sponsored and presented by IRS partners who are Federal Tax specialists. Workshop topics vary from a general overview of taxes to more specific topics such as recordkeeping and retirement plans. Although most are free, some workshops have fees associated with them. Any fees charged for a workshop are paid to the sponsoring organization, not the IRS. |
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