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Anchorage
Chamber of Commerce
News & Events
April 26, 2004
This
morning the
Anchorage
Chamber of Commerce distributed a “Looking Out for
Business” Alert about House Bill 255.
This legislation continues to be a
work-in-progress; please watch for future information
and possible additional requests for action.
State and Local Government
Affairs (SALGA) committee, Wednesday, April 28,
11:30
a.m.
,
Alaska
Regional
Hospital
,
7th Floor Physician’s Conference Room (
2801
DeBarr Road
)
There are only 15-days left in the regular
session of the state Legislature.
What issues are important to you and your
business? Are
there any specific bills and/or legislation that you
feel the Anchorage Chamber needs to address?
The SALGA committee is your link to the
community; committee members review and discuss issues
of state and local importance and make recommendations
to the Board of Directors for action.
For additional information and/or a copy of
upcoming agendas contact Emily Ford at (907) 677-7105
or e-mail communications@anchoragechamber.org.
Blue
Jeans Luncheon Reservation Deadline, EXTENDED until
Wednesday, April 28,
5
p.m.
Don’t miss your chance to participate in
the 2004 Blue Jeans Luncheon, in support of the
Anchorage Chamber Citywide Cleanup program.
The annual luncheon will officially kick-off
this year’s Anchorage Chamber Citywide Cleanup
effort on
Monday, May 3, 2004
. Cost is
$225 per table of 10.
For additional information contact Christy
Andresen from Logistics, LLC at (907) 276-6060 by this
Wednesday, April 28 at
5 p.m.
Anchorage
Chamber Citywide Cleanup Week, Saturday, May 1 through
Saturday,
May 8, 2004
On the following dates during the Anchorage
Chamber Citywide Cleanup week, the
Anchorage
Regional Landfill, Central Transfer Station and
Girdwood Transfer Stations are open for free,
residential dumping:
May 1, May 5-8:
Anchorage
Regional Landfill
and Central Transfer Station:
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
May 1, May 7-8
Girdwood Transfer Station:
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
For additional
information about load limits and the Anchorage
Chamber Citywide Cleanup program visit www.anchoragechamber.org
(Chamber Programs); to volunteer to clean a portion of
the city contact Christy Andresen from Logistics, LLC
at (907) 276-6060.
Blue Jeans Luncheon, Monday, May
3,
noon
, Sullivan Arena (
1600
Gambell Street
)
Dance to the music of Top
Cover, the Air Force Band of the Pacific, dine on
hamburgers and other picnic favorites, enter your
finest trash bag fashions in the “Trashy Fashion”
show and bid in the live auction for your chance to
walk away with a $500 shopping spree at the Dimond
Center or two round-trip airline tickets, courtesy of
Hawaiian Vacations during this year’s Blue Jeans
Luncheon! Don’t
miss the reservation deadline, this Wednesday, April
28; no tickets will be sold at the door. Cost is $225
per table of 10. For
additional information contact Christy Andresen from
Logistics, LLC at (907) 276-6060 by this Wednesday,
April 28 at
5 p.m.
Ambassadors committee,
Tuesday, May 4,
4
p.m.
, Harry’s Bar and Grill (
101
West Benson Boulevard
)
Are you looking for a way to volunteer with
the Anchorage Chamber and network with fellow members?
The Ambassadors are an energetic group of
Anchorage Chamber members who assist at Anchorage
Chamber events, welcome new members to the Anchorage
Chamber and visit with long-standing members.
The
Ambassador’s contest is drawing to a finish and one
lucky Ambassador will win a round-trip airline ticket
on Northwest Airlines!
Who participated in the most “point
opportunities” this month?
Volunteers are being recruited for several
upcoming Anchorage Chamber events.
Everyone is welcome to attend Ambassador
meetings. For
additional information contact Laura Johnson at (907)
677-7118 or e-mail memreten@anchoragechamber.org.
Military committee, Thursday,
May 6,
7:30
a.m.
, Anchorage Chamber Board Room (
441
West 5th Avenue, Suite 300
)
The Anchorage Chamber Military Appreciation
Week is fast approaching and the Military committee is
busy planning this year’s festivities.
Volunteers are being recruited for the 2004
Military Appreciation Picnic, to be held on Friday,
June 11 at Fort Richardson Army Post and Elmendorf Air
Force Base. For
additional information about how you can be involved,
contact Laura Johnson at (907) 677-7118 or e-mail memreten@anchoragechamber.org.
2004
Alaska
Biz Fair, Saturday, May 8,
8:30 a.m.
,
University
of
Alaska
Anchorage
,
Business
Education
Building
(
3211
Providence Drive
)
Would you like to learn more about how to
start or grow a small-business?
Are you a small business owner who needs help
understanding marketing and public relations?
The free Alaska Biz Fair offers seminars and
information for small business owners and aspiring
entrepreneurs.
Training
seminar topics include: how to start a business,
business expansion considerations, an overview of
QuickBooks, assessing the feasibility of your business
idea and public relations for a small business. Neal
Fried, an economist with the Research and Analysis
Section in the State Department of Labor and Workforce
Development, will present the keynote presentation
during lunch. For
additional information contact Emily Ford at (907)
677-7105 or e-mail communications@anchoragechamber.org.
Did
you know?
May
10-16, 2004
is the National Cover the Uninsured Week. The
Alaska’s Covering Kids Coalition, Alaska Native
Tribal Health Consortium, Southcentral Foundation and
the Alaska Primary Care Association will be holding
health and enrollment fairs, small business and labor
discussions and open-houses designed to raise
awareness and seek solutions for the 109,000 Alaskans
who lack health care coverage.
On
Thursday, May 13, at
11:30
a.m.
there will be a labor union and small-business
round-table discussion in the Anchorage Chamber Board
Room. Participants
are invited to share and discuss their stories as to
how health insurance benefits are provided to
employees and the challenges in finding affordable
health care.
Information about resources available will be
shared and members will have an opportunity to discuss
challenges they face.
All
Anchorage
Chamber members are welcome to attend; for additional
information contact Donna Elliot at the
Alaska
’s
Covering Kids Program by calling 792-3954 or e-mail
dmelliott@anthc.org.
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