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The Enterprise On-Line
July 2, 2012
The mission of the Dripping Springs Area Chamber of Commerce is to provide business leadership and advocacy for the continuous improvement of the business environment, economic development and quality of life in the community.
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CHAMBER NEWS & EVENTS
THIS WEEK
Independence Day, Wednesday, July 4th - Enjoy!
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NEWS
Sponsorships Sought for Dripping with Taste 2012
The Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau is pleased to present the 5th Annual Dripping with Taste Wine & Food Festival on Saturday, September 8, 2012, on the grounds of the breathtaking Texas Hill Country Olive Company Tasting Room and Orchard in Dripping Springs.With this event's appeal for foodies, wine aficionados, and live music fans - all set in the ambience of the Central Texas Hill Country - we anticipate this to be the biggest year ever for DWT!" The 2012 Dripping with Taste Wine & Food Festival will be highly publicized across multiple media channels throughout the Texas Triangle area (Austin, Houston, Dallas). Our visitors will come from across Central Texas and beyond.
We are asking you, as one of our valuable local business leaders, to partner with us to produce this event. Early participation ensures the most value from your sponsorship." Once the final brochures, ads, & materials have been printed, advertising will be limited. For more information, go to DWT 2012 Sponsor Information.
Welcome Bags Update
Thank you to those businesses who donated items for the Welcome Bags. The bags will be distributed this week to the local title companies and the schools.
Membership Drive - Winner!
Congratulations to Dr. Chae Tracy for recommending 2 businesses this quarter that have joined the Chamber as members! Dr. Tracy wins a $100 gift certificate to a local business that is also a Chamber member.
NEW Membership Drive Starts Today
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 September 28th.
*New members are classified as those who were not a member of the Chamber during 2011 or 2012.
**Gift certificates/cards must be from a current member of the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce.
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MEMBER NEWS
UPS Store under New Ownership
New owner Brian Stermer - "It's great to finally own a business IN the town that I have lived in for the last 25 years and I hope to continue the great personalized service that Mike Angel has built over the past 7 years. I really like the feel of "community" in this town, which is like no other, and hope to be a bigger part of it. Stop by the store and say Hi to me, as I get to know all of you!
DS Rotary Names New Officers
June 26, 2012......Dripping Springs, Texas. Not many folks would volunteer for the tasks at hand but a whole slew of Rotarians stepped up to the plate to serve our community and make a difference.
Rotarian Assistant District Governor, Ross Bigelow, was present to honor the new members and was delighted with the achievements from the last term and is looking forward to great things accomplished for the upcoming year, he said.
The new officers are listed below:
Sharon Collier, President
Phil Hoggart, President-Elect
Terry Kyle, Vice President
Wendy Taddia, Secretary
Don Gavlick, Club Administrator
Mike Perdue, Treasurer
Bruce Gearing, Sergeant of Arms
To learn more about becoming a Rotarian, contact Bonnie Rose at 512.894.0835
Fallen Patriot Volunteer Program by Carved Creations
It's that time of the year, to get the word out for our annual effort to honor those that have lost a family member in the Iraq or Afghanistan conflicts. We are asking the members of our community (ages 16 and up) to unite with us in honoring these great Americans by joining our FallenPatriot™ Volunteer Program. We will be creating 3 to 4 hour shifts, available from June 26th through August. You will be provided with training and all the soft drinks you can consume! If you are interested in donating your time to honor our Fallen Patriots, please follow the link below and email our volunteer coordinator Wes Weaver with your shift preferences. http://www.ccforlife.com/FallenPatriot_Volunteer_Program_s/981.htm
Dripping Springs ISD Opens Marketing Opportunities to Businesses
A new opportunity is available in Dripping Springs ISD! The district is venturing down a new path to help create additional funding to support our mission of "inspiring and equipping students to be lifelong learners and positive contributors to the world." Plans are underway to open up some new business partnerships through various sponsorship/advertising opportunities.
We are announcing six options: five of which target parents and community, and one that directly reaches approximately 600 district employees. More details can be found at http://www.dsisd.txed.net/index.aspx?NID=2989. We hope you will consider joining forces with Dripping Springs ISD to benefit your business while supporting the school district and its 4,600 students. Please contact District Information Officer Dale Whitaker at (512) 858-3082 with questions or to secure a partnership in the six areas we have outlined.
290 Commercial Exchange
Please join your fellow commercial real estate professionals and colleagues on Thursday, July 12 at 8:30 am for the first meeting of the 290 Commercial Exchange at the Hill Country Pizzeria next to H-E-B. There will be time for breakfast and professional networking, an informational update from Luanne Caraway- Hays County Tax Assessor-Collector, and then a "Virtual Tour" showcasing active commercial property listings for sale and lease in NW Hays County and SW Travis County. This initiative was developed for the purpose of providing local commercial real estate professionals a venue to collectively share commercial real estate information and to enhance business opportunities with real-time access to critical real estate information, listings, and local economic news. For your properties to be included in the virtual tour please forward your listings, flyers and/or photos by July 11 at 2pm to Charlton Laird at claird@broadwaybank.com. We look forward to your attendance and active participation!
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COMMUNITY MEETINGS
Dripping Springs Networking Group
DS Networking Group meets the second Wednesday of each month at Creek Road Cafe at 11:30am. Contact Corey Skahill at 894-0665 for more information.
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. 105 Canyon Wood Drive South Suite D-2, Dripping Springs. 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. |
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Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Click Here to View or Contact the Board
STAFF
Sherrie Parks Shannon Moler
Executive Director Visitors Bureau Director
Physical Address: 509 Mercer St. (next to City Hall)
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 206, Dripping Springs, TX 78620
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