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2008 BAH & BBH SCHEDULE
Member to Member Discounts
Staff Contact Information
All events are at the Chamber,
unless stated otherwise
Meetings/Events
Tues, March 25 - Noon
Conexiones de Negocios Bilingue
Bilingual Leads
El Rodeo - 1029 9th Street
Wed, March 26 - 11:30 a.m.
Ambassadors
Thurs, March 27 - Noon
Pet Leads
Thurs, March 27 - Noon
Golf Committee
Old Chicago
Thurs, March 27 - 5-7 p.m.
Business After Hours
Greeley Country Club
4500 W. 10th Street
$10 members/$7 if prepaid by Wed. 5 p.m.
Fri, March 28 - 7:30 a.m.
Java Leads
Speaker: Vicki Sears, Anderson & Whitney, PC.
Tues, April 1 - 7:30 a.m.
Better Schools Better Communities
Tues, April 1 - 7:30 a.m.
Junior Leadership Weld County
Tues, April 1 - Noon
Ag Committee
$7 lunch/reserve by Mon. @ 10 a.m.
Wed, April 2 - 12:30 p.m.
Noon Thirty Leads
Fri, April 4 - 7:30 a.m.
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News - Week of March 17th
Chamber News
Don't forget the savings in BAH pre-registration!
Register and pre-pay for Business After Hours by Wednesday at 5 p.m.
and you'll save 30% off the $10 charge at the door. We're meeting at
the Greeley Country Club, 4500 10th Street, from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday,
March 27. Make sure you're there for our biggest monthly networking
event. Call or stop by the Chamber to make your reservation - 352-3566.
Meet with Your Legislators in Your Own Backyard
Join the Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance (NCLA), the joint
public policy advocacy effort of the Fort Collins, Greeley and
Loveland Chambers of Commerce, and the Northern Colorado Economic
Development Corporation, for the April Monday Morning Meeting with
Northern Colorado Legislators. We will ask legislators to update and
offer opinions to the group on legislative action taking place on a
few of the NCLA's priority issues as well as other hot business topics
of the session. This is also a great opportunity to meet and discuss
issues with your representatives and senators one-on-one.
Discussion topics: Colorado's fiscal structure, workforce preparedness, higher education and K-12.
The Monday Morning Meeting will take place April 14 at the Loveland Chamber of Commerce. Cost to attend is $15 per person. Breakfast will be provided. Click here to register for this and all other Monday Morning Meetings. Call the Loveland Chamber with registration questions at 970-667-6311. Contact Paige Oswald with questions about the event at poswald@capitol-solutions.com.
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Leadership Weld County applications available
For nearly 25 years, individuals from all walks of life
have participated in the Chamber's leadership
development program. Over the course of 9 months,
class members learn about all facets of life in Weld
County - its schools, its government, its human
services - and graduate with the background necessary to be effective leaders in our community. Applications for the 2008-09 class are now available. To obtain an application, click here, or for more information on the program, contact Kim Barbour, kim@greeleychamber.com
Save the Date! July 28!
The Chamber's 12th Annual Prairie Dog Classic, sponsored by Kennedy & Coe, LLC, tees off at the Greeley Country Club on Monday, July 28. Planning has already begun for this year's event, with Jamie Bernu of Advantage Bank chairing the Golf Committee. For information about participating, contact LeeAnn Sterling, leeann@greeleychamber.com
Not sure what you don't know about the Chamber?
If you've joined the Chamber within the last year, and aren't quite
sure what's available to you through your membership, join us at 3
p.m. on Friday, March 21 at the Chamber. We'll provide an overview
of all the resources you can access as a member of the largest
business organization in Greeley. We'll be sending invitations to
businesses that have joined since last March. Watch for yours!
We're Planning Ahead - Sponsors sought for 2009
If you didn't have a chance to host Business Before
Hours or Business After Hours this year, now's your chance to sign up for next year! Contact LeeAnn Sterling, Director of FUN, to let her know of your interest. (leeann@greeleychamber.com)
News From Chamber Members
Time Out! What's next for transportation in Northern Colorado?
Join Governor Bill Ritter, Senator Wayne Allard, Senator Ken Salazar,
your friends, and neighbors in discussing the transportation
challenges and opportunities facing the Northern Colorado region.
Help us define how we move forward on these important issues at a North Front Range Summit, Tuesday, March 26 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.
The event takes place in the 1st National Bank Exhibition Hall at The Ranch. Contact 1-800-332-0950 ext. 4 to register or for more information. Click here for full information.
New Hospital Achieves National/Federal Certifications
Northern Colorado Long Term Acute Hospital has successfully completed two major certifications of its services, giving it the distinction of being the only licensed long term acute care hospital in Northern Colorado that is nationally accredited.
Northern Colorado Long Term Acute Hospital (NCLTAH) is now nationally recognized as an accredited long term acute care hospital by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. In addition, NCLTAH, which has been caring for patients since August, achieved its Medicare certification in January 2008.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services stipulate that a hospital seeking
long term acute care status must have a average 25-day length of stay for
Medicare patients. These federal health officials analyzed the hospital's ability to care for medically complex patients for extended periods and certified the hospital once the study was complete. Congratulations!
DUI Prevention: Free workplace education for chamber members
Employee substance abuse is a serious problem that can
erode your business' bottom line. If one of your employees is arrested for a DUI, he or she may lose their license and have difficulty making it to work. As an employer, you may face financial impacts due to increased health insurance costs and decreased productivity from impaired driving accidents.
The State of Colorado's Persistent Drunk Driver Committee, together with Island
Grove Regional Treatment Center, is offering a free DUI education
program to local businesses in the Greeley community aimed at
reducing high regional rates of impaired driving. "Someone Like Me" offers 30-minute workplace presentations by trained local citizens, who come to your business and speak to employees about their own impaired driving conviction and its impact on their relationships, employment and finances.
Presentations are available through May 2008, and make a great addition to your already-scheduled safety trainings or staff meetings! For more information or to request a speaker, contact Tiffany Gunnells at Island Grove Regional Treatment Center at 970-313-1162.
Greeley to host Holocaust Memorial Observance
The Greeley community wants to make sure that the 12
million people who perished at the hands of the Nazi
regime did not die in vain. Sunday, April 13, through
Wednesday, April 16, local institutions, businesses and
individuals will host a Holocaust Memorial Observance.
The events include presentations by Holocaust survivors
and experts on the topic, along with films and
documentaries, and a reading of the names of the victims
of the Nazi's atrocities.
Events take place across several venues in Greeley, including Aims Community College, the University of Northern Colorado, the Union Colony Civic Center and the Beth Israel Synagogue. For more information and a schedule for the Holocaust Memorial Observance, visit www.aims.edu/holocaust or contact Shannon McCasland at Shannon.mccasland@aims.edu or (970) 339-6563.
Proposed Social Studies Textbooks Available for Parent and Community Review
The District 6 curriculum office has selected two proposed textbooks for use in middle school social studies classes next year and is making the textbooks available for public review and comment during March.
Both proposed textbooks are from the History Alive! series published by
Teachers' Curriculum Institute. "History Alive! The Ancient World" is being
proposed for sixth-grade Ancient Civilizations classes. "History Alive! The
United States Through Industrialism," is proposed for eighth-grade U.S. History classes.
Copies of the books are available for review in all District 6 middle school libraries and the District 6 administration building through the end of March. Parents and others reviewing the books can fill out forms to provide their comment to the district. The textbooks will be considered for approval by the Board of Education in April.
For more information, contact Roger Fiedler or Jason Hackett in the Greeley-Evans School District 6 Office of School/Community Relations, 970-348-6000.
Board Invites Community to Second Meeting Regarding a Potential Mill Levy Election
The District 6 Board of Education invites Greeley and Evans area residents to a community meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 24, at the administration building, 1025 Ninth Ave., in Greeley to discuss a potential mill levy election for schools.
At the meeting, information will be shared on the basics of what a mill levy is, how it works and how District 6 students could benefit from the additional resources generated. The board has not yet decided whether to pursue a mill levy and is actively seeking public comment from all perspectives.
The board has identified six areas of critical need that could be addressed by mill levy revenue. These six areas are not set in stone, and comment is sought on the merits of these or other issues of importance to the district. The areas are:
- Textbooks and teaching materials
- Additional books and materials, and a better cycle for replacement and
adoption
- Safety and security
- Additional cameras, lighting, campus monitors and other security measures
- Transportation
- Additional school buses and replacement of some of the oldest vehicles in
the fleet
- Options for middle and high school students
- To expand and strengthen Career and Technical Education opportunities and
alternative education options
- Technology
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To shorten the replacement cycle for computers in schools
- Professional Development
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Additional professional development to support best instructional practices
- Additional instructional coaches to meet demand from teaching staff
The meeting format will be workshop-style table discussions that will allow participants to have meaningful, productive conversations with individual board members and other attendees.
The board has been meeting with community groups, school groups and individual community members over the last month to gather community comment on a potential mill levy. On Feb. 25, the board conducted a community meeting on the topic. Notes from that meeting are posted on the district's website, www.greeleyschools.org, under the Board of Education link. People who attended that meeting are welcome to attend again on March 24, but the board also encourages others to attend.
For more information, contact Roger Fiedler or Jason Hackett in the Greeley-Evans School District 6 Office of School/Community Relations, 970-348-6000.
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