Sunday, August 5, 2007

Here is How Portola Sierra Valley Chamber handled Battle for Business Seminar in August 2007


Come jump into the Chamber Pond!


We invite everyone to attend the first monthly "Good Morning" breakfast meeting, this Wednesday, August 8 at 7:30 a.m., at Sierra Valley Lodge in Calpine. These short and informative meetings are sponsored by the Portola-Sierra Valley Chamber (PSVC) and open to every business wishing to take advantage of the networking and educational opportunities.

Our first guest speaker is Richard Scully, Managing Partner of ecTown,USA. Those of you who had met Richard at the well attended Sierra County Chamber Mixer at the Lodge in April, remember Richard's instructional presentation of e-commerce for your business and its international and regional benefits. Members of the PSVC can use this free service to advertise their business globally and maximize exposure.

Sierra Valley Lodge's Chef Mark will prepare and serve continental style the following:
  • Fresh breakfast burritos with sausage, peppers, eggs and cheese (Optional housemade topping-sauce available)
  • Seasoned & lightly crisped potatoes
  • Chef's Apple Strudel and Scones
  • Mixed Fresh Fruit Bowl and Cut Cantalope Chunks
  • Variety of Juices and cold cereal will also be available
  • And...featuring the coffee we serve in our dining room...delicious Beckwourth Blend French Roast Coffee from High Sierra Coffee Roastery in Chilcoot

    PSVC Members$15/pp; non-members $20/pp
    RSVPs would be greatly appreciated by close of business Tuesday (the latest, please).

    Forward Planner: Mixer at Sierra Valley Lodge, August 29, 5-7pm
    Next Good Morning Breakfast: Sept 12, location TBD

    Looking forward to seeing you Wednesday!
    James & Nadine Norton

Hi Everyone,Just wanted to thank everyone who attended this morning's Breakfast Clubmeeting. Nadine and Jim Norton were great hosts and provided us with a verydelicious breakfast.We learned how to use the Portola Sierra Valley Chamber's website to promoteour businesses. Speaker Richard Scully gave us an overview on how to set upour individual business pages. He told us that the Chamber had over 3,500hits this past month. So the more we put on our website the more each andeveryone of us will benefit in the long run. We also signed up a few moremembers.If anyone would like some membership packets to carry with them when theyare out and about, stop by my office and we will give 5 packets. When yourun out just call our office and we will make sure that you get more or stopby Realty Executives Gold Mountain on Hwy 70 (next to Dollard's).It was wonderful seeing everyone there. See you at the next Good MorningBreakfast meeting to be held on September 12, th at 8:00 am at Carmelita'sRestaurant on Hwy 70. Speaker will be David Wade and Associates who willreport to us about the Woodbridge Portola Project that will be a developmentbuilt on land behind the Portola High School.Next month's Chamber Mixer is August 29th at Sierra Valley Lodge with hostsNadine and Jim Norton at 5:00pm to 7:00pm.By the way, Realty Executives will be hosting an Eastern Plumas ChamberMixer on August 22nd, 5:30 - 7:00 pm in Portola. It is good opportunity tosupport other Chambers and we invite you to come. I would love for you tosee our new office. So please put it on your calendar. Wine will beserved.For those of you who did not attend the breakfast, you do not know what youare missing. Imagine working with a Chamber that wants to help you growyour business.
Sincerely,Peggy GarnerChairperson of the PSV Chamber