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Black Mountain-Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce E-News
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April 2009
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Happy Spring!
Greetings from the Chamber of
Commerce. Wishing each of you a wonderful Spring! Please
read on to find out about the latest Chamber happenings.
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Business After Hours
Please join us for fun and networking with fellow Chamber members
at Business After Hours.
Mark your calendars for the upcoming
dates:
April 23- Therm Tech
May 14- Black Mountain Community Endowment Foundation at Center for the
Arts
May 28- Black Mountain Inn
June 25- Morning Glory
July 23- Black Mountain Chocolate
August 20- West End Cabinets
September 24- Black Mountain News
October 22- First Citizen's
Bank
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"Value Our Valley" Local Business, Job and Health
Fair
The Chamber will host the
2009 "Value Our Valley" Local Business, Job and Health Fair on Saturday,
May 16 at Owen Middle School from 9 A.M. - 2 P.M.
Formerly the "Shopper’s Expo," this year’s fair not
only encourages residents to shop locally but also features employers who
will be presenting what jobs they offer and the skills and education
required.
There will also be a separate section for health care
providers. Participants may
receive complimentary health screenings and learn about the health services
available to them in the Valley.
The fair will have exhibits of over 50 local merchants, service
providers and nonprofits.
The first 250 families at the fair will receive a free gift bag.
There will also be door prizes, refreshments, hamburgers and hot dogs.
Again this year, Rainbow Recycling will offer a Styrofoam
recycling collection. The
community is invited to drop off their clean Styrofoam packaging, whether
molded, blocks or sheets, “peanuts,” or firm spongy foam from 9
a.m. – 2 p.m. All foam pieces must be free of tape, glue, and
cardboard. Peanuts must be clean and in securely closed
plastic bags. All foam packaging pieces will be recycled and the peanuts will be
re-used by The UPS Store in Black Mountain.
Value Our Valley Local Business, Job and Health Fair is free
and open to public. There is a small charge for exhibitors and sponsors.
For more information or to register as an exhibitor or sponsor, contact the
Black Mountain-Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce at
828-669-2300.
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Tourist Report for February and March
Numbers of visitors at the
Black Mountain Visitors Center: February- 919, March
1139.
Phone calls answered by volunteers:
February-561, March- 631.
1-800-number calls (calls
received on 800 number usually requesting information on visiting or
relocating): February- 58, March- 62.
TDA Postage (amount the chambers spends to
respond to requests for information on visiting or relocating): February-
$837.68, March-$707.00.
E-Mail (number of e-mail
requests for information about the area): February- 99, March-
92.
Website visitors: February-26,610, March-
32,989.
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Comments From Our Visitors
"Saw Black Mountain on
PBS. You were great."
“People are so nice and friendly!”
“Thanks for info on internet.”
“Wonderful help. Great info!”
“Great help w/directions.”
“Nice service.”
“Great Place.”
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