The Enterprise On-Line
July 30, 2012
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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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DRIPPING WITH TASTE WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL

SPONSORSHIP DEADLINE

 IS TOMORROW!

Last Chance to sponsor this premier event!

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 Dripping with Taste Wine & Food Festival 2012

SAVE THE DATE - September 8th from 1:00 - 7:00pm

 

TICKETS ON SALE NOW at www.drippingwithtaste.com

 

General Admission $30 ($35 at door)

Dripping Special $60 (pre-sale only)

VIP $125 (pre-sale only)

 

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CHAMBER NEWS & EVENTS 


 

THIS MONTH
 
Ambassadors Committee Meeting
Noon - Wednesday, August 8th
Location:  TBD
 
Economic Development Committee Meeting
3:30pm - Wednesday, August 8th
Location:  Gracy Title
 
Chamber Board Meeting
3:00pm - Wednesday, August 15th
Location - Corridor Title
 
Fun after Five Business Social
5:30 - 7:00pm, Thursday, August 16th
Location:  Lone Star Bank
 
Membership Luncheon
11:30am - Thursday, August 23rd
Location:  DSISD Administration Boardroom
Speaker - Maura Thomas  www.regainyourtime.com
 
 
Don't forget to check the Calendar of Local Community EventsCLICK HERE
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NEWS

 

ITEMS FOR WELCOME BAGS DUE WEDNESDAY

DSISD is scheduled to register new students to the district on August 6th.  Officials are expecting quite a few new families to register their students so we need to prepare 100 more welcome bags!  If you have an item, coupon or gift certificate that you would like to include, please bring it to the Chamber by this Wednesday, August 1st.

 

 

HUNTING INFORMATION

The Chamber is collecting information on local hunting leases to include on its website.  If you have information to share regarding local hunting spots, please email Sherrie at dschamber@drippingspringstx.org.  There is no charge to the lease owner to list their property.

 

 

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

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


Run by the Creek 5/10K 
 

The Dripping Springs Running Club hosts Run by the Creek 5/10K on Sunday, September 30th at 8:00am.  For more information or to register, go to www.runbythecreek.com

 

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290 Commercial Exchange

290 Commercial Exchange September 2012 

 

 

CORE Health Foundation Fundraiser

An artistically-inspired Texas Hill Country venue will be the ideal backdrop for a very special art event on Thursday, August 16, 2012, from 6pm - 9pm, when Camp Lucy in Dripping Springs provides the setting for an inspired - and inspiring - art exhibition presented by CORE Health Foundation and Generous Art. The unique art event will feature work by professional artists and CORE Health Care clients who have sustained brain injuries and who have begun a studio practice as part of their rehabilitation therapy. Proceeds from the exhibition will benefit CORE Health Foundation, a disability advocacy organization removing barriers for people with disabilities through research, education, and community projects, as well as benefit the participating artists, and the community work of Generous Art.

Along with amazing art, attendees will enjoy the storybook setting of Camp Lucy, including the French Colonial chapel and pavilion, majestic Events Hall, and gorgeous grounds, while savoring scrumptious hors d'oeuvres, cocktails by Dripping Springs Vodka, wine courtesy The Dudley's Wine Bar & Tap Room, and beer by St. Arnold Brewery. Additional event sponsors include Articulture Designs and Texas French Bread. There is a suggested donation of $10 and RSVPs are appreciated. For more information, and to RSVP, contact info@corehealthfoundation.org or call 512-968-0080.

Event: Art Exhibition by Generous Art and CORE Health Foundation
Date: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Time: 6pm - 9pm
Place: Camp Lucy, 3509 Creek Road, Dripping Springs, Texas 78620
Cost: $10 suggested donation
RSVP: info@corehealthfoundation.org or 512-968-0080 

 

 

 

KDRP Pescado Shootout Benefit 

 

KDRP Pescado Shootout  

 

 

 DSYAF Fundraiser 

DSYAF has teamed with PackMonster to bring you a discount on your backpack shopping, that also helps raise money for DSYAF! As you prepare for the new school year, please consider shopping at PackMonster on August 10th, or via www.packmonster.com between now and September 15th.

 

 

DSYAF is a non-profit that helps kids in Dripping Springs pay to participate in extracurricular activities when they wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it.Anyone can benefit from this sale, so please share it with your friends - even if they don't live in town! Packmonster does a great amount of their business via the website.

 

PAWS Now Open 7 Days a Week 

PAWS Shelter and Humane Society is now open 7 days a week. New summer hours are Saturday through Monday 12PM-5PM and Tuesday through Friday 11AM-7PM. The shelter is located at 500 FM 150 East in Kyle, Texas. PAWS is a no-kill shelter that has served our community since 1986. For more information on adoptable animals or how you can help support the non-profit shelter, visit www.pawsshelter.org or call (512) 268-1611. Follow PAWS on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pawsshelter and Twitter at www.twitter.com/pawsshelter

 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, 11:45am at Café 131, 131 E. Mercer St., Dripping Springs. 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.

ARTICLES FOR BETTER BUSINESS


Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Click Here to View Contact Information of 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

Chamber of Commerce - 512.858.7000       E-Mail - dschamber@drippingspringstx.org
Visitors Bureau - 512.858.4740                   E-Mail - dsvisitorsbureau@drippingspringstx.org