2008
EVENTS, PROGRAMS & SERVICES…
ANNUAL
DINNER: This
is our annual banquet held in January.
We present our annual awards and install officers for the upcoming year
at this event.
AUTUMNFEST:
One-day street
fair in the historic
East Mercer Street
area. This
year’s 3rd annual event that will be held on
East Mercer Street
on September 27.
BUSINESS
BEFORE HOURS:
This popular event is held quarterly.
It features motivational speakers and a FREE breakfast. It is open to
our entire membership and all their employees.
BUSINESS
AFTER HOURS: An
excellent networking opportunity. The goal for this event is to have one
every month throughout the year. Several of our members host these
events, providing food and drinks.
CHRISTMAS
ORNAMENT: We
produce a new Christmas Ornament to sell each year to memorialize a
structure or object of significant meaning to our community.
CHRISTMAS
PARADE:
The Chamber sponsors the area’s premier Christmas Parade. It is always
held at 6:00 p.m. on the first Monday after Thanksgiving. In 2008, that
date is December 1.
FOUR
SEASONS MEN’S EXPO: A 2-day Expo devoted to the interests of men and is held
at the Brushfork Armory. The date for this year’s men’s Expo is June
7-8.
GOLF
TOURNAMENT: We
hold an Annual Golf Tournament at Fountain Springs Golf Course. This
year’s tournament is May 9.
LEGISLATIVE
LOBBYING: Our
Chamber is very active during the legislative session. We sponsor trips
to the capitol, have membership alerts throughout the session, and
cosponsor a reception and dinner with the Bluefield Chamber at the WV
Chamber Legislative Conference.
MEMBERSHIP
OUTREACH: This
group, headed by the First Vice-chair, performs a vital function by
visiting our members throughout
the year. They assist at ribbon-cuttings, membership recruitment and
retention.
SHRIMP
FEAST: This
annual event is tremendously successful and is held at the Brushfork
Armory in early May of each year. This is our most popular networking
event. The 2008 ShrimpFeast is May
1.
STUDENT
GOVERNMENT DAY: We annually sponsor this event in conjunction with the Greater
Bluefield Chamber. Our responsibility is for
Princeton
High School
, working with the City of
Princeton
, and Montcalm and
Pikeview
High Schools
, working with the Mercer County Commission. Student Government Day is
normally held in November.
WOMEN’S
EXPO: This
2-day event that concentrates on the interests, concerns and services
for women. It is held in late October at the Brushfork Armory. This
year’s date is October 24-25.
Most of these
events and activities require a great deal of volunteer time. If you
have any interest in any of the above projects, please call us at
487-1502.
SERVICES:
We
daily give referrals of our members to anyone who calls. We serve as
general researcher, information-gatherer and networker throughout our
community. In addition to providing support and assistance to all the
above-mentioned projects and events, the Chamber also produces a monthly
newsletter (2 free advertisements per year per member). The Chamber’s
website at www.pmccc.com contains links to any of our members who have
their own website, at no charge to the member. The office prepares such
documents as our new Image Book, maps and various other brochures in an
ongoing effort to promote our region. We work very closely with the
Mercer County Development Authority and the Mercer County Convention
& Visitor’s Bureau to enhance economic and tourism development in
Mercer
County
.
