NEW MEMBERS
Pemberton General Store, Pemberton & District Museum & Archives Society, DiCarlo's Italian Restaurant, Ion Ways Filtered Water Systems, S. Ross Sherwood, Home Comforts Bed & Breakfast, Meadows at Pemberton
NEW CHAMBER LOGO
We are pleased to announce that the Pemberton & District Chamber of Commerce has a new Chamber Logo designed by Michel Kuyek of Heritage Signworks. Watch for the new logo to appear shortly on our website. We would like to thank all those who entered our Logo Design contest.
CHAMBER LUNCHEON
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008
Location: Meadows at Pemberton (formerly Pemberton Valley Golf & Country Club)
Time: Noon
Cost: $15.00
Guest Speakers: Kim Landry, Colin Johnson - "GEMS Education"
Pre-registration Required: email info@pembertonchamber.com or call the Visitor Centre 604-894-6175
SUMMER WORKS APPLICATION DENIED
The is the first year in many that our application for summer students to work at the Pemberton Visitor Centre was denied. Three students were applied for to help operate the Pemberton Visitor Centre in what is expected to be a very busy year particularly during the Pemberton Festival. Every effort will be made to give the best service possible with limited staff.
RICK HANSEN WHEELS IN MOTION EVENTS
This is the 5th year that there has been a Rick Hansen Wheel in Motion event held in Pemberton. Through the generous donations raised over the past 4 years ($10,000 was matched totaling over $20,000) funds have come back to communities through the Quality of Life program. The wheelchair picnic table at One Mile Lake and trail work to the community garden were recipients of those funds in Pemberton. Scotiabank matches all funds raised.
Walk, run, cycle, rollerblade, or come in a wheelchair
Date: Sunday - June 8, 2008
Time: Registration 8 a.m. Start 9:00 a.m.
Location: Pemberton Community Centre
Pledge Sheets Available at: Pemberton Visitor Centre, Pemberton Community Centre & Scotiabank
... and join in the fundraising event for the Rick Hansen Foundation hosted by Blackcomb Trail Rides.
HORSE, TRAIL RIDE & BARBEQUE
Date: Sunday, June 8, 2008
Location: Dudley & Jan Kennett's, Pemberton Meadows Road
Time: Noon - 8 p.m.
Admission by donation - Pledge sheets at the Animal Barn
Live Entertainment at the campfire. Wagon rides, croquet tournament, horseshoe tournament.
Fun for all ages.
INCREASE YOU BUSINESS AND YOUR REVENUE - Secure your contracts
The use of the RFP process for the securing of goods and services increases each year.
- discover ways to leverage the RFP process and grow your business without actually responding to an RFP
- understand how the RPF process can be used to benefit your own company in securing goods and services
- leverage the many opportunities as a result of major events held in the Sea to Sky corridor
- interested in the thousands of contracts still to be awarded as a result of the 2010 Winter Games
The workshop will provide the opportunity to understand the components of the RFP and learn how to respond to an RFP. Participants will also be provided with the where to find RFP's, questions to ask to assist in deciding whether to bid or not to bid on a particular opportunity, and all the various components of an RFP and what makes for a successful proposal.
The workshop is conducted by facilitators who are entrepreneurs and have both experiences with private and public sector RFP's and can speak from first hand experience.
If you are interested in this workshop and would like more information, please call Alexandra Ross, EDC for Pemberton and Area C at 604-905-8672
CHAMBER 2008 MEMBERSHIPS NOW DUE
Don't forget to get your Chamber memberships in if you want to be listed on the Chamber Website and the 2008 Directory. Forms are available on the Chamber website.
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