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CHAMBER CHATTERS

December 9, 2016

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Chamber News

HOLIDAY LIGHT APPEAL 2016
Help Keep the Lights On
 
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is upon us. As part of the holiday season, the downtown area again will be decorated with beautiful wreaths and lights. The Chamber continues to support this event by paying for the up keep and a portion of the electricity used for Christmas decorations. As in the past, the Chamber is asking for donations from local businesses, industries, and residents to be able to keep this annual tradition and keep downtown Tamaqua luminous during the Holiday season.
 
In appreciation for your support, the Chamber will list the names of the sponsors for the lights in our weekly Chamber Chatters unless you prefer to make an anonymous donation.
 
Please help us continue this project and make your checks payable to the Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce. You can mail your check to: 37 West Broad Street, Suite 101, Tamaqua, PA 18252, or drop off during business hours.
 
As in the past, we thank you all for your support and generosity for this very special project.
 
The Officers, Board of Directors, and Staff of the Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce wish you a Joyous Holiday Season and a Happy and Healthy New Year.
The Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce
thanks the following Holiday Lighting Sponsors
for their generous donations to help keep the lights on

Major Sharon Whispell, in memory of Uncle Donald Lattrel, Vietnam Veteran

Manda Smarr

 

HOMETOWN HERO BANNER PROGRAM 2017
Following the popularity of the 2013 banner program, The Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce a new banner program for 2017. The new Hometown Heroes program is intended to honor any local hometown hero who has provided beneficial service to the Tamaqua area. These heroes may include first responders, organization volunteers, civic leaders, active military, veterans, and may be living or deceased.

There was a waiting list from the 2013 banner program, and those people are being contacted first. The remaining banners will be sold on a first come, first served basis.

Anyone who currently has a banner on display, please contact the chamber to let us know if you'd like to keep the banner when it is taken down. We are also looking into the possibility of displaying those banners in local buildings for anyone who does not wish to keep their banner.

Please see the chamber's web site for more information:
http://tamaqua.net/newsandevents/bannerprogram.html
 
  • Dress for Success Clothing Drive for Step-Up Tamaqua Do you have business attire you no longer need? Would you like to help people in recovery get back on their feet and contribute to our community? Donate your business attire in good condition to Step-Up Tamaqua by dropping off at the Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce during business hours. For more information, contact Todd Zimmerman at tzimmerman@lccc.edu.
     
  • NEW CHAMBER MEMBERSHIPS ARE ACCEPTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. You can find an application at this link: 2016 Membership Application or contact us at chamber@tamaqua.net for a new membership packet. Any Tamaqua area business, individual, or organization can join.


 

CHAMBER MEMBER NEWS
Come visit with Santa this Saturday, December 10, from 11 am to 1 pm
at Tamaqua Station Restaurant! Each family will receive
a coupon for lunch, and Santa will have goodies for the children!
18 N Railroad St
570.668.3800
Tamaqua Advent Breakfast sold out - No tickets remain for the sixth annual Tamaqua Community Advent Breakfast.
 
            The event is scheduled for 9 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 10 at Zion Lutheran Church, Mauch Chunk and Greenwood streets, in Tamaqua. Musical guests Dr. Susan Faetro, Tom Flamini and Emily Barrett will offer some selections beginning at 8:50 a.m. The program beings at 9. Doors open at 8:30.
            Marta Gouger, editor of the Time News daily newspaper, is this year’s speaker. Pastor Phyllis Wolford, St. John’s Lutheran Church, will offer the invocation; Pastor Daryll Kensinger, Trinity United ChurchofChrist, will lead the candle lighting ceremony; and Vicar Cindy White, Zion Lutheran Church, will give the benediction.
            The breakfast is sponsored by the Tamaqua Area Faith Fellowship Network and the Tamaqua Area Community Partnership. In addition to the breakfast, TAFFN and TACP also sponsor Hunger Weekend and Walk in May and currently Step-Up Tamaqua, volunteers addressing the local addiction issue. 
Give the gift of a clean car this Holiday Season. Gift cards available now!!!
The Washery System Car Wash, 200 Cedar St, Tamaqua. (570) 668-2857
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Gingerbread House Workshop

Tuesday, December 20 at 6pm

PAMKAKES
32 West Broad St, Tamaqua
570.668.1600
Grab your kids, your friends or your sweetie and celebrate the season with gingerbread fun at Pamkakes. You'll be provided with everything to create gingerbread houses and all the fixings to decorate them, plus refreshments and assistance from helpful instructors. $30 for an individual or $45 for a team of two decorators (includes one gingerbread house). Call today to reserve your spot. Space is limited. Deadline for registration is December 15th.
In its 25th year of helping Pennsylvania families in need, hunters from across the Commonwealth can continue to share their deer harvest and provide thousands of pounds of venison through the Hunters Sharing the Harvest (HSH) program, which partners with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Department of Agriculture and many other sportsmen and charitable organizations.
 
Hunters can donate all or part of a harvested deer by taking it to a participating processor, which will then distribute the ground venison to food banks and pantries. In an average hunting season, the HSH program’s goal is to channel about 100,000 pounds of processed venison through the state’s 20 regional food banks, which then redistribute to more than 5,000 local provider charities such as food pantries, missions, homeless shelters and churches, as well as individual families. To find a list of local processors or for more information, visit www.ShareDeer.org.
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