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Greetings!
The Sitka Chamber of Commerce Luncheon will be at noon on Wednesday, April 4th. Please join us for a presentation by Mamie Clare, a Senior at Mt. Edegcumbe High School and Alaire Hughey, a Senior at Sitka High School. There presentation will be on "Educating Girls in Afghanistan - Why it is Good Business Cents." Study after study shows that the most effective tool of lifting people out of poverty, oppression, and extremism is education, especially for girls. Mamie and Alaire will discuss why educating girls makes sense economically and their schools' efforts to challenge Sitkans' to help expand a girls school in northern Afghanistan.
Chef Randy will be serving Crispy Breaded Chicken Dijon with Rice Pilaf and Garlic Sauteed Green Beans for lunch.
The Sitka Chamber of Commerce luncheons are held on Wednesdays at Noon at the Westmark Sitka. They are always open to the public. For more information, call the Chamber office at 747-8604.
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 2012/2013 Silver Saver Cards Now In Stores
The brand new 2012/2013 Silver Saver Cards are now in stores! This very successful discount card program was started by the Sitka Chamber of Commerce in 2000 and encourages Sitkans to shop local by offering year round discounts with many of Sitka's businesses.
Silver Saver Cards are just $10 and can be purchased from any of the following participating businesses: Aurora Business Supplies, Baranof Island Brewing Company, Bayview Pub, Daily Sitka Sentinel, Fishermen's Eye Gallery, JI Welding, Old Harbor Books, Orion Sporting Goods, Petro Express, Re:fresh Fitness, Robertson's Gallery, Russell's, Salon 264, Shee Atika Totem Square Inn, Silver Basin, Spenard Builders Supply, The Cellar, The Dock Shack Café, and Sitka True Value.
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 Bizarre and Unique April Holidays
Month: - National Humor Month
- International Guitar Month
- Keep America Beautiful Month
- Lawn and Garden Month
- National Poetry Month
- National Pecan Month
- National Welding Month
- Records and Information Management Month
- Stress Awareness Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Weekly Celebrations: - Week 1 Library Week
- Week 1 Read a Road Map Week.
- Week 2 Garden Week
- Week 3 Organize Your Files Week
- Week 3 Medical Labs Week
- Week 4 Administrative Assistants Week
- Week 4 National Karaoke Week
Each Day:
- 1 April Fool's Day
- 1 International Fun at Work Day
- 1 International Tatting Day
- 2 Children's Book Day
- 2 National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
- 2 Reconciliation Day
- 3 Don't Go to Work Unless it's Fun Day - we know your decision
- 3 Tweed Day
- 4 Hug a Newsman Day
- 4 Walk Around Things Day
- 4 School Librarian Day
- 4 Tell a Lie Day
- 5 Go for Broke Day
- 6 National Walk to Work Day - first Friday of month
- 6 Plan Your Epitaph Day - a little morbid if you ask me
- 6 Sorry Charlie Day
- 7 Caramel Popcorn Day - Most likely created by a popcorn maker, or an Ecard company.
- 7 No Housework Day
- 7 World Health Day
- 8 All is Ours Day
- 8 Draw a Picture of a Bird Day
- 8 Easter Date varies
- 9 Dyngus Day always the Monday after Easter
- 9 Name Yourself Day
- 9 Winston Churchill Day
- 10 Golfer's Day
- 10 National Siblings Day
- 11 Eight Track Tape Day - do you remember those?
- 11 Barbershop Quartet Day
- 11 National Submarine Day
- 12 Big Wind Day - this day blows me away!
- 12 Russian Cosmonaut Day
- 13 Scrabble Day
- 14 Ex Spouse Day
- 14 International Moment of Laughter Day
- 14 Look up at the Sky Day - don't you have anything better to do?
- 14 National Pecan Day
- 14 Reach as High as You Can Day
- 15 Rubber Eraser Day
- 15 Titanic Remembrance Day
- 16 National Eggs Benedict Day
- 16 National Librarian Day
- 16 National Stress Awareness Day
- 16 Patriot's Day - third Monday of the month
- 17 Blah, Blah, Blah Day
- 17 National Cheeseball Day
- 17 Pet Owners Independence Day
- 18 International Juggler's Day - also applies to multi tasking office workers
- 18 Newspaper Columnists Day
- 19 National Garlic Day
- 19 National High Five Day third Thursday
- 20 Look Alike Day
- 20 Volunteer Recognition Day
- 21 Kindergarten Day
- 22 Girl Scout Leader Day
- 22 National Jelly Bean Day
- 23 Lover's Day
- 23 National Zucchini Bread Day - they hold this at a time when you are not sick of all that zucchini.
- 23 Take a Chance Day
- 23 World Laboratory Day
- 24 Pig in a Blanket Day
- 25 East meets West Day
- 25 Executive Admin's Day (Secretary's Day) - date varies, Also called Administrative Professional's Day
- 25 World Penguin Day
- 26 Hug an Australian Day
- 26 National Pretzel Day
- 26 Richter Scale Day
- 26 Take Your Daughter to Work 4th Thursday
- 27 Babe Ruth Day
- 27 National Prime Rib Day
- 27 Tell a Story Day
- 28 Great Poetry Reading Day
- 28 Kiss Your Mate Day - guys, do not forget this one. Kiss her, then read her some poetry.
- 29 Greenery Day
- 29 National Shrimp Scampi Day
- 30 Hairstyle Appreciation Day
- 30 National Honesty Day
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Sitka Economic Summit 
The Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an Economic Summit on Wednesday, April 11th at the Harrigan Centennial Hall from 4pm to 6pm. The purpose of the meeting will be to share with the community the current economic situation in Sitka from the perspective of our local industries.
Invited representatives from businesses and organizations will give an overview of how their industry has performed in the past year and what their future looks like. Presenters will include individuals from the City of Sitka, commercial fisheries, charter fisheries, healthcare, education, retail trade, cruise industry, tourism, the tribal community, non-profit groups, and the Sitka Convention and Visitors Bureau. Wrapping up the summit, Garry White, Executive Director of the Sitka Economic Development Association (SEDA), will be presenting the base line economic indicators for Sitka.
The following week, the Sitka Economic Development Association will host an Economic Forum and requests public participation to generate ideas for how we can stabilize and improve Sitka's economy. Ideas for the forum need to be specific, realistic, and achievable within a two-year time frame. The forum will be on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 from 1:30pm to 5:00pm at the Harrigan Centennial Hall.
For more information, please contact the Sitka Chamber of Commerce at 747-8604.
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 Letter from Tim Fulton, Sitka School Board to Sitka Chamber Members Mike Vieira and I wanted to thank you for the opportunity to speak with a few of you yesterday at the weekly chamber luncheon. For those of you unable to attend Mike serves as the Activities Director for Sitka High school and I as the clerk of the Sitka School board. We came before the Chamber to let you know that the School Board has established a committee addressing activities funding, to say thank you for all you do in supporting our student activities financially and to invite anyone who might be interested to join us in generating some ideas about how we might be more successful in continuing to fund activities for our students. Read More... |
 Upcoming Calendar of Events
April 2012
April 4th, Wednesday
Chamber Luncheon - Educating Girls in Afghanistan - Why it is Good Business Cents
April 6th, Friday
Sitka Chamber - Office Closed Today
April 7th, Saturday
The Greater Sitka Arts Council - State of the Arts for Youth Event
April 11th, Wednesday
Chamber Luncheon at the Westmark - Gershon Cohen, Alaskan's Against Corporate Abuse of Power
April 11th, Wednesday
Economic Summit - Harrigan Centennial Hall
April 17th, Tuesday
Economic Forum- Harrigan Centennial Hall
April 18th, Wednesday Chamber Luncheon at the Westmark - Sitka Trail Works Update April 28th, Wednesday Chamber Luncheon at the Westmark - Willow Moore, Braveheart Volunteers |
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From The Director
Happy Peanut Butter and Jelly Day! I had no idea that we had so many April holidays to celebrate and just couldn't resist sharing.
On a more serious note, I went over to Juneau this past Thursday and helped deliver binders containing 990 Comment Cards and thirteen local Alaska Chamber resolutions supporting meaningful and competitive changes to Alaska's production system to all 60 members of the legislature. Thank you to all of our members who took the time to fill out your comment cards, our voices do make a difference!
I am heading out of town again this week, so I will miss you at lunch on Wednesday. I hope you have a great week, and as always, thanks for reading! "Spring is nature's way of saying,'Let's party!'" - Robin Williams
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Super Supporters
$3000 - $5000
Alaska Cruise Association
Sponsoring
Season's End Celebration
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Chamber Board
Gerry Hope
President
Sitka Tribe of Alaska
Cory Baggen
Vice President
Samson Tug & Barge
Ptarmica McConnell
Treasurer
Shee Atika, Incorporated
Craig Shoemaker
Secretary
Seafood Producers Coop
Seth Bone
KingFisher Charters
Olga Borland
Russian American Co.
Bob Burnett
AC Lakeside
Kathy Dumag
Spenard Builders Supply
Bob Medinger
Sitka Historical Society
Linda Mudry
White's
Mandy Odenheimer
Alaska Airlines
John P. (Jay) Sweeney III City and Borough of Sitka Aaron Wilkinson First National Bank Alaska |
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Board Meetings
April 12th, 4pm
Sitka Chamber Board Room
Chamber Members are
welcome to attend!
Committee Meetings
Legislative and Community Affairs Committee Meeting
April 5th, 4pm
Sitka Chamber Office
Finance Committee Meeting
April 10th, 4pm
Sitka Chamber Office
Contact the Sitka Chamber Office for more information on meeting times, locations or to learn how you can get involved.
Chamber Committees
Finance
Membership
Annual Banquet
Downtown Commerce & Events
Golf Tournament
Sitka Artisans Market
Board Development
Legislative & Community Affairs
Join a committee today!
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Mission Statement
The Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary organization of business and community leaders who promote, support, and facilitate commerce and economic growth in the community.
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THE NEW 2012-2013
Silver Saver Cards
IN STORES NOW!
SilverSaver Cards
2012-2013 Sponsors
Aurora Business Supplies
Baranof Island Brewing Co
Bayview Pub
The Cellar
Daily Sitka Sentinel
The Dock Shack Café
Fishermen's Eye Gallery
JI Welding
Old Harbor Books
Orion Sporting Goods
Petro Express
Re:fresh Fitness
Robertson's Gallery
Russell's
Salon 264
Shee Atika Totem Square Inn
Silver Basin
Spenard Builders Supply
Sitka True Value
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