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BOARD MEETINGS
Regular Monthly Mtg.
Tuesday, 12/7/10
4:00pm
Conference Room
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CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL TIME
Now's the time to catch up with your annual dues if you have not already done so.
If you're not yet a Chamber member, please join us by downloading the application from our website.
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LOCAL BUSINESS NEWS
To have news from your business included in this newsletter, email Sheila.
Deadline Friday AM.
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ADVERTISING
To have an ad for your business included in this newsletter, email Sheila.
Deadline Friday AM.
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Super Supporters
$3,000-5,000
Alaska Cruise Association
Sponsoring the Season's End Celebration
ACS
Sponsoring the Sitka Golf Tournament
Primary Benefactors
$1,000 Memberships
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Chamber Board
Gerry Hope, President, Sitka Tribe of Alaska
Cory Baggen, Past-Pres. Samson Tug & Barge
Craig Shoemaker, V-P, Seafood Producers Coop
Allen Turner, Secretary, Wells FargoPtarmica McConnell, Treasurer, SheeAtikaLowell Frank - Spenard Builders Supply
Larry Crews - Aurora Business Supplies
Seth Bone - KingFisher Charters
Olga Borland - Russian American Co.
Linda Mudry - White's
John Sherrod - Retired
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From the Director
Thank you for reading. Please call or email with questions or comments, or to suggest topics for inclusion in this newsletter.
Sheila Finkenbinder, Executive Director
chamber@ptialaska.net
747-8604 office or 738-3098 cell
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WEEKLY LUNCHEONS
November 24, 2010 - No lunch. Happy Thanksgiving!
December 1, 2010 - Michael Harmon, City Public Works projects
December 8, 2010 - John Shively, Pebble Partnership
December 15, 2010 - Garry White, Sawmill Cove Industrial Park.
Final 2010 Split the Pot Drawing.
December 22, 2010 - No lunch. Merry Christmas!
December 29, 2010 - No lunch. Happy New Year!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
January 5, 2011 - Senator Bert Stedman
Special Membership Meeting.
January 12, 2011 - Morgan Fawcett, Living creatively with FASD
January 19, 2011 - Doug Osborne, Sitka Health Summit
January 26, 2011 - Connie Sipe, Center For Community
Call us at 747-8604 to schedule a 5 minute Business Highlight - your chance to promote your business and give away a door prize.
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 SALES TAX FREE DAYS Sitkans will again enjoy two Sales Tax Free shopping days, on November 26 and 27, right after Thanksgiving. Check out your local stores, who are sure to offer some deals you can't resist.
The RIDE will provide free rides for shoppers to get out and spend their money in local stores.
Thank you to the Sponsors for the free Saturday bus service:
* AC/Lakeside *Alaska Computer Center *Agave Restaurant
*Ben Franklin *Old Harbor Books *Russell's
*The Cellar *True Value *White's
Thank you Sitka Assembly, for recognizing the value of the Sales Tax Free Holidays.
Thank you Sitkans for shopping locally.
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SITKA ARTISANS MARKET COMING SOON
December 3, 4 & 5
Three days of shopping with Sitka's artists and small manufacturers. All hand-crafted items. Friday, December 3 from 4pm to 9pmGala Open House with wine & hors d'oeuvrescourtesy of the Market vendorsSaturday - 10am to 6pmSunday - 10am to 5pmDozens of door prizes to choose from, donated by the vendors. Also, introducing, the Sitka Grind House,
a new kind of dining establishment, showing vintage films. For information about any vendor spaces available, contact Coordinator, Kealoha Harmon at 738-0046 or Sitka Artisans Market.
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GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST
 Join the fun and sign up your business or family to enter the Artisans Market's first gingerbread house contest - open to everyone, kids to professionals. AC/Lakeside Grocery is sponsoring this contest. Buy a kit or make it from scratch. Cash prizes for Youth, Adult & Professional categories. Entries must be ready by Thursday, December 2.Proceeds from silent auction bids on some of the creations will go to the Salvation Army Food Bank. Contact Kealoha, 738-0046, for more information.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION OPEN
Advised by the board of directors, the executive director helps to fulfill the Chamber's mission of promoting, supporting, and facilitating commerce and economic growth in the community.
Call Sheila at 747-8604 for more information. Complete Job Description, including how to apply, may be downloaded from our website or picked up at the Chamber office in the Troutte Center. Open Until Filled.
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LANDLUBBERS PARADE
 Saturday, December 18
For more information, call coordinator, Jim Moorman at 747-6201.
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2011 SITKA GREEN BUSINESS AWARD NOMINATIONS
Nominations are being accepted for the 2011 Sitka Green Business Awards sponsored by the Sitka Global Warming Group/Sustainable Sitka. The list of easy, business-tested, green practices used to nominate a business is on the website: www.sitkaglobalwarming.org/green_practices_nomination.html. Please provide nominations by January 1.
Green business practices, like energy conservation, recycling, carpooling, composting, serving organic and local foods, and encouraging use of reusable cups/bags/plates, can save businesses money, increase community sustainability, and benefit the environment. Winning businesses will be publicly recognized, thanked, and promoted.
Those with questions may call Michelle Putz at 747-2708.
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GET OUT, SITKA SURVEY
The Sitka Outdoor Recreation Coalition (Get Out, Sitka!) is working on an inventory of outdoor programming in Sitka, so they can see what programming currently exists, what gaps need to be filled, what groups may have similar programming that may provide partnership opportunities, etc. The Sitka Outdoor Recreation Coalition was created as one of the community health projects from the 2010 Sitka Health Summit, with a goal to find ways to get more people, especially kids and families, outdoors for recreation. If you currently offer outdoor recreation opportunities, please help the coalition plan by contributing your information. The survey can be found at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QFF96LG.
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