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THE WEEKLY ENTERPRISE
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**Please excuse the tardiness of the Monday E-Mail Blast. Our internet was out on Monday.
CHAMBER EVENTS
THIS WEEK: EVENTS Fun After Five Business Social - TODAY Tuesday, May 8th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm 
Location: Bell Springs Winery 3700 Bell Springs Road Dripping Springs Beverages provided by: Bell Springs Winery and The Barber Shop Appetizers provided by: HEB Sponsors: BITwise Consutling and Carved Stone Ribbon Cutting for CrossFit Thursday, May 10th at 4:30pm Belterra Market Days - Buy Local, Buy Dripping Springs Booth Saturday, May 12th from 10:00am - 4:00pm COMMITTEE MEETINGS Ambassadors Committee Meeting Wednesday, May 9th at Noon Location: Agenda: New Member Folders, Recruitment, Retention Marketing Committee Meeting Thursday, May 10th at Noon Location: Conference Room, DS City Hall Agenda: Website Advertising, Chairperson needed
UPCOMING DATES: Thursday, May 17th @ Noon Ribbon Cutting for Send Out Cards Thursday, May 24th @ 11:30am - Membership Luncheon Location: Flores Mexican Restaurant Monday, May 28th - Memorial Day Chamber/Visitor's Bureau will be closed. POSTPONED - Thursday, June 7th - Speed Networking with the Austin Chamber of Commerce. **The Austin Chamber had to change the date to one that did not work with our calendar. We will reschedule for another date in the near future. |
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CHAMBER OPPORTUNITIES
CHAMBER WISH LIST
Thank you to the TEXAS HILL COUNTRY OLIVE COMPANY for the donation of a desk for the Chamber office! We also received a gorgeous photo print from TRANSCENDENT PHOTOGRAPHY and office furniture for the Visitor's Bureau from an Austin company who heard through the grapevine that we were in need. In addition, CARVED STONE has contributed to the beautification of the outside of the building with some benches and planters. Your donations are very much appreciated!
That brings our wish list down to just a few items to make it complete. If you would like to make a donation of one or more of these items, your business name will be permanently displayed on a beautiful plaque in the Visitor's Bureau for all to see!
Contact Sherrie @ 858-7000 or Shannon @ 858-4740 for more information.
2 Reception Chairs
1 Indoor Literature Rack (To more professionally display the brochures of our realtors, builders, mortgage lenders and title companies)
1 Outdoor Brochure Display (So our Visitors can get brochures even when office is closed!)
3 Ceiling Fans
Window Treatments
Wall Art (For for the Chamber Office)
Picnic Table for Visitors
Outdoor Decoration (Windmill) CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP DRIVE - Get on Board! Congratulations to Corey Skahill - He won last quarter's contest and has selected a $100 gift card from Home Depot as his prize! Recruit new members to the Chamber & win a $100 gift certificate! In the lead this quarter - Nancy Maugel, Financial Network The Chamber member who recruits the most new members* to join the Chamber will win a $100 gift certificate to a local business of your choosing.** This quarter's contest ends June 30th. *New members are classified as those who were not a member of the Chamber during 2011 or 2012. **Gift certificate must be from a current member of the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce
Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce & Visitor's Bureau - Contact Information and New Location
Physical Address: 509 Mercer St. (next to City Hall)
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 206, Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Visitor's Bureau - 512.858.4740
Fax - 512.858.4144
E-Mail - dsvisitorsbureau@drippingspringstx.org
Chamber of Commerce - 512.858.7000 **New Number
Fax - 512.858.4144
E-Mail - dschamber@drippingspringstx.org
(please note: the Verizon e-mail is no longer valid) |
MEMBER NEWS
JUST NEXT DOOR - New Member
Just Next Door was founded in 2012 in order to create a local, social community referral system. With the internet becoming more prominent in the everyday lives of most consumers, our focus is to grab the attention of those local communities.
Through volume based marketing trends, both social and local, JND creates greater awareness for companies who otherwise get overlooked. By creating group based brand awareness, small businesses are able to compete against larger companies at the most local level.
For Chamber members, a 50% discount is available. For more information, please visit our website at www.jndaustin.com or email info@jndaustin.com.
Contacts:
Brian Halbert -- 512.970.1231 or brian@jndaustin.com
Blake Magby -- 512.461.6802 or blake@jndaustin.com
PERK UP DRIPPING SPRINGS - FUTURE MEMBER
Check out this opportunity to assist Ronda Silliman in opening up a new business in Dripping Springs in the Fall of 2012! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1390371202/perk-up-dripping-springs?ref=email
YMCA
Nearly 300 YMCA volunteer and staff campaigners helped raise more than $1 million during the 10-week campaign ($1,009,764 to be exact) by focusing on fundamentals - person-to-person testimonials to the impact of YMCA programs and services on people's lives.
"The YMCA of Austin touches nearly 100,000 members of our community, so our best strategy was to leverage our numbers in helping to tell our story," said James P. Finck, YMCA of Austin President and CEO. "There was nothing glamorous about it, just a lot of hard work by a group of dedicated, caring people."
Contributions were also made online through the YMCA of Austin website, www.AustinYMCA.org, with nearly 700 gifts received totaling more than $80,000.
Despite the effort, YMCA leaders know that the need in the community will far exceed supply. For example, in 2011, the YMCA of Austin provided more than $2.1 million in financial assistance, enabling individuals and families to take part in Y programs and services.
Contributors to POY help the YMCA provide a wide range of programs and activities for families who cannot afford the cost. Programs supported by POY funds include:
- Swimming lessons
- Afterschool Child Care
- Summer Day Camp
- Youth Sports
- Health and fitness programs for youths and adults
- YMCA memberships
The impact also extends far beyond the YMCA as well, enabling the Y to collaborate with many other community organizations by providing facilities, programs and services at no cost or reduced cost. Contributions to the YMCA of Austin Partner of Youth fund are accepted year-round. Persons interested in contributing campaign can visit www.austinymca.org and click on "Giving" or call YMCA Vice President of Development Jim Pacey at 322-9622 x134. |
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INTERESTED IN JOINING A CHAMBER COMMITTEE?
Ambassadors Committee
Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 12 noon. Next meeting is tomorrow, May 9th at Noon at Gracy Title. Contact Stephanie Rodriguez at
stephanie.rodriguez@austinymca.org or call 858-7000 for location of meeting. Open to all DS Chamber members.
Buy Local Committee
Interested in serving on this committee? RSVP to Sherrie at 858-7000 or sherrie@drippingspirngstx.org
DS Area Chamber EDC Meeting Committee members meet the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 3:30 pm at Gracy Title, 300 W. Mercer, Suite 101, DS. For more information contact the Chamber office at (512) 858-7000.
Marketing Committee
Next meeting is Thursday, May 10th at Noon at DS City Hall Conference Room. If you would like to share your marketing/graphic skills, please contact Sherrie Parks at 858-7000 or sherrie@drippingspringstx.org. Open to all DS Chamber members.
CHAMBER BOARD MEETINGS
Board of Directors Meeting
Typically, the DS Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 3:00 pm. This month, the meeting is scheduled for May 23rd at 3:00pm Call for 858-7000 for location of meeting. All Chamber members are welcome to attend and observe. |
COMMUNITY MEETINGS
Toastmasters
DS Toastmasters regularly meets every Tuesday, 6:30pm, at Pioneer Bank Bldg. (Conference Rm), 100 Creek Rd at Hwy 290. Visitors always welcome. For more information, call Tom Zalewski at thomasz@austin.rr.com. Our website: http://www.dstoastmasters.com/
DS Property Tour
Every Tuesday at Farm Bureau Ins. 151 E Mercer St. Breakfast meeting starts at 9:00am with tour of homes immediately following. For more information contact tour coordinator Carol Brown at dshometour@gmail.com , phone number 512-576-7711. Or Debra Williamson at dwilliamson@txfb-ins.com, phone number 512-858-7777.
Rotary Club
Every Monday, noon at Creek Road Café 301 Hwy 290 W. To attend, please contact Bonnie Rose at (512) 894-3944 or brose@austin.rr.com.
Charlotte's Book Club
DS Community Library
Meets 2nd Thursday of each month at 6 PM, at 501 Sportsplex Drive. Go to www.dscl.org or call 512-858-7825 for more information.
Lions Club
Meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at Café 131, 131 E. Mercer St.
Contact Sharon Goss at (512) 858-5159.
Alzheimer's Support Group
Free Alzheimer's Support Group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at Noon at Arveda Alzheimer's Family Care, 11013 Signal Hill Drive, 78737. (Off Hwy 290, just past Nutty Brown, behind McCoy's). Please RSVP to 512-637-5400. Also, visit our website at http://www.arvedacare.com.
Vince F. Taylor American Legion Post 290
Meets in the Vet Hall on the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM. Vet Hall is located at RR12N and Loop 64 (Mercer St.) For Info please call 858-5637.
Dripping Springs VFW
Post 2933
Meets in the Vet Hall on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM. Vet Hall is located at RR12N and Loop 64 (Mercer St.) For Info please call: 858-5637. |
CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS
The City of Dripping Springs is accepting applications to fill two year terms on its Commissions. Applications to serve on the following Commissions are being accepted no later than May 18, 2012: Planning & Zoning; Parks and Recreation, Dripping Springs Ranch Park, Historic Preservation; Farmers Market; and Founders Day. Applicants may submit a letter of interest and resume to the City Secretary: in person at 511 Mercer Street; by mail to City Hall at P. O. Box 384, Dripping Springs, TX 78620; or by email to jtouchstone@cityofdrippingsprings.com . For more information, call City Hall at 858-4725. |
INFORMATION FOR MONDAY E-MAILS
All members are welcome to send us information to post in The Enterprise On-Line weekly update. Please send your brief write-up by e-mail or in Word format to dschamber@drippingspringstx.org.
Information must be received by Thursday @ 5:00pm. Please know that your information will be posted as you have written it without editing. ALSO - PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED REGARDING POSTS FOR EMPLOYMENT! If you fill the position, let us know so we can remove the listing. |
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2012 BOARD MEMBERS
Secretary - Rhonda Edwards
Treasurer - Randy Van Camp
Chris Heinchon
Sharon Herbert
Shelley Hill
John Hoag |
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Dripping Springs, TX 78620
512-858-4740 Visitors Bureau
512-858-7000 Chamber of Commerce
512-858-4144 Fax |
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