August 2023 Newsletter
Announcements
QuickBooks Crash Course
A 2-part QuickBooks course.
Wednesday, October 4th
6 pm - 8 pm
Pedas Center @ Thiel College
Wednesday, October 18th
6pm - 8 pm
Focus: QuickBooks Online
Zoom Meeting
Members - $20/per course
Member Sign Up
Digital Marketing Bootcamp
2 pm - 4 pm
Wednesday, October 18
Wednesday, October 25
Wednesday, November 1
Wednesday, November 8
Baughman Family Community Center
71 Columbia, Avenue
Greenville, PA 16125
SPACE IS LIMITED
Members - $80 for total series
Non-Members - $120 for total series
Member Reservations
Small Business Connection
Tuesday, August 29th
Cookout & Network at PennTeq Pavilion in Riverside Park
RSVP
SPONSORS WANTED
From the Office
Greetings Chamber Members,
I am still feeling excited and encouraged after witnessing a massive turnout at the amphitheater in Riverside Park on July 24th for a yacht rock concert. This lead me to want to highlight something specific in this months letter... the power of volunteers. For those who don't know how the free concert in Greenville featuring a Los Angeles based rock band was possible, the charge was lead by a dedicated group of volunteers.
Starting with the rehabilitation and restoration of the venue itself, the amphitheater, an impassioned group of community members decided to take it upon themselves to "do" while most others just complained. And so, a venue was restored and with that momentum several other projects were completed in the park. But this group of volunteers saw there was more, they needed to draw people back, inspiring a community in remembering what we are capable of and who we are. So with the arduous work of grant writing, they secured funds to entertain the community and entertain they did.
When a person volunteers they are dedicating the most valuable thing one can give, time. The powerful act of volunteering means a person has decided to give their time to act, create, do... the antithesis of what we often see in our online culture of complain, whine, and gripe.
The power of volunteerism can also be found in how it changes the person volunteering. Serving others through volunteering often changes your mindset from unappreciation or even apathy to that of gratefulness.
Our chamber of commerce is made up of many amazing volunteers. From organizations that operate solely on a volunteer base, to our board of directors who volunteer their time in moving our business community forward. I want to give a huge applause and thank you to all of the volunteers who are making powerful changes to our area.
How does your business or organization encourage volunteerism? Do you allow employees volunteer hours as a way to show dedication to giving back to the community you serve? Let me know, I would love to share with our members what you are doing.
Sincerely,
Benjamin Beck, Executive Director
If you missed last months post on the art of reductionism in business, I invite you to read it here.
Member Spotlight
Pennsylvania CareerLink® is a One-Stop Career Center comprised of multiple agencies that provide career services to area employers, job seekers, and many others. The PA CareerLink® provides universal access to an integrated array of labor exchange services so that workers, job seekers, and employers can find the services they need.
West Central Job Partnership is the grant recipient for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds, Employment, Advancement and Retention Network (EARN) funds, and numerous state, federal and privately-funded grants. WCJP provides staff to the Workforce Development Board (WDB). This private sector led board of employers provides strategic leadership towards workforce development initiatives throughout Mercer and Lawrence counties.
Welcome New Members!
Thom Hutter, Principal
285 Main Street
Greenville, PA 16125
(412) 347-1904
Thinkcube's complete line of internet marketing services help your business grow online leads, phone calls, and capture more revenue. Learn why more businesses trust Thinkcube to produce better results and steady growth - year after year.
Member to Member Perk: 20% Off Outsource Marketing Services and up to $2,500 Off New Website Development
Nevadamay Wickline
105 Willadell Road
Transfer, PA 16154
(724) 718-4635
Critzer Brothers specializes in concrete and masonry work from stamped sidewalks to garage floors and foundations, we are able to do it all.
Member to Member Perk: %10 Off Any Project
Karen Jakiel, Director of Community Development
1926 Peach Street
Erie, PA 16502
(814) 870-1065
EmergyCare is one of Pennsylvania's largest nonprofit ambulance services, providing comprehensive pre-hospital and medical transportation services for the half-million residents in its eight-county service area. In addition to emergency ambulance response, services include non-emergency wheelchair, medical taxi transport, and community ambulance stand-bys.
To fulfill our mission to save lives and positively impact the health, well-being, and safety of the communities we serve, EmergyCare maintains a complement of over 240 employees, 70 vehicles, and eight stations to cover the 2100 square miles of response area and the nearly 65,000 requests for service received last year.
EmergyCare maintains a robust education and community outreach program through our EmergyCare Training Institute, participation in health and wellness fairs, on-site stand-by service for hundreds of community activities, festivals, and sporting events each year.
Member-to-Member Perks
SERVPRO of Mercer County
Restoration & Cleaning Services
Perk: 10% off duct cleaning; 10% of carpet cleaning
In Other News
Restaurant Members!
We are starting a local meal deals page on the chamber website. We encourage you to send us your weekly specials, or a standard deal that you offer and we will add it to the page! It will be linked on our eblasts and we will share it occasionally on social media as well.
We appreciate your participation as we continue to look for new ways of adding value to your membership!
Email me at bbeck@greenvillechamber-pa.com
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