Issue: 17


THE WEEKLY ENTERPRISE

ON-LINE

CHAMBER EVENTS

THIS WEEK:

 

Ribbon Cutting for SEND OUT CARDS - An online Greeting Card and Gift Company

Thursday, May 17th at Noon

Location:  Chamber Office, 509 W. Mercer St., Dripping Springs

 

 

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

 

NONE 

 

 

UPCOMING DATES:

Wednesday, May 23rd @ 3:30pm

Chamber Board Meeting

Location:  Corridor Title

* Chamber Members are welcome to attend and observe.

 

Thursday, May 24th @ 11:30am

Membership Luncheon

Location:  Flores Mexican Restaurant
Topic:  Member Feedback - This is your time to speak up.  Let the Director and the Board know what the Chamber needs to be addressing - for the businesses, with the City or with the County!

 

Monday, May 28th - Memorial Day
Chamber/Visitor's Bureau will be closed.

 

Saturday, June 2nd @ 8:45am
Goodwill Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting

 

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 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 

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

 
2012 BOARD MEMBERS
 

Chair - Bonnie Humphrey

bah@bitwiseconsulting.com

 

Vice Chair - Dave Edwards
 
Secretary - Rhonda Edwards

 

Treasurer - Randy Van Camp
 
Chris Heinchon

 

Sharon Herbert

 

Shelley Hill

John Hoag
 

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.

 
In This Issue
Chamber Events/News
Member News
Chamber Meetings
City of Dripping Springs

 

CHAMBER COMMITTEE MEETINGS

 

Ambassadors Committee

Typically meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 12 noon.  Next meeting will be June 20th at Noon.  Location to be announced at a later date.  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

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

 

Farmers Market - Thursdays at 3:00pm @ the Triangle

 

Summer Camps - Sign up for Camp Lasso

 

www.cityofdrippingsprings.com

Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce & Visitor's Bureau

Physical Address:  509 Mercer St. (next to City Hall)

Mailing Address:  P. O. Box 206, Dripping Springs, TX  78620

 

 

Chamber of Commerce - 512.858.7000

E-Mail - dschamber@drippingspringstx.org

 

Visitor's Bureau - 512.858.4740

E-Mail - dsvisitorsbureau@drippingspringstx.org