Hello Members and Friends!
It’s been a busy couple of weeks after the Annual Meeting – scheduling, organizing and planning dates for events in 2024!
Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook – we post and share to those platforms daily and we want to be sure you are in the loop!
Here is what is coming up soon that you should have on your planners…
Wednesday, February 14, from 9 to 10:30 AM — our February Coffee & Convo with the Chamber! We hope you will join us for a few minutes to see what’s coming up with the Chamber and how you can get more involved. These are casual get-togethers for members and nonmembers to become better acquainted with the Chamber, our location, and even with me as your Director! We provide coffee & donuts for attendees.
Thursday, February 22, from Noon to 1:30 PM – Discovering Membership 101 – only TEN spots open for this event. This is your opportunity to learn more about what the Chamber does during the year and how your business can benefit. If you are looking to maximize your membership dollars, these sessions – four sessions offered over the year, one each quarter – are great ways to connect and learn more directly.
Saturday, February 24 – Sugar River Social #2 at Eastman & Forbes Tavern. Our regional DMO – Discover Sugar River Region – is putting together monthly social events so residents of the greater area can explore different assets that we have and connect with other residents too! It’s casual and super fun! This one will include options to cross-country ski, sled, ice skate, and there is social time at Forbes Tavern too!
Tuesday, March 12 – Annual Chamber Ski Day at Mount Sunapee!! We loved adding this to our March calendar last year! This year we are looking forward to seeing it explode with attendance! This is planned as a day where you can tell your whole team to “ditch” work for the day and come skiing! Even if you don’t ski we will have the Hearthstone Room again with snacks, drinks and more. This year we are uber excited to announce that there will be a NEW “Learn To Ski/Ride Package” too! For all of us that maybe used to ski but now need a refresher OR maybe you’ve never put on a pair of skis. March 12 is your date!! YAY!
Wednesday, March 27 – March Business After Hours at Hungry Hearts Gym & Kitchen in New London from 6 to 8 PM. Getting back into the swing of our monthly BAH events after the Annual Meeting! These are fantastic for meeting fellow members as they host us for an evening at their facility! It’s also a great networking and learning opportunity too! We encourage you to register to attend and to bring a colleague from work. Let’s make additional connections and learn a bit more about the amazing businesses in the area!
Monday, April 8 – The Solar Eclipse! Cool, an incredible sight to be seen IF the weather will cooperate that day. We are not in the direct “Path of Totality” but many people on their journey to travel North to see the eclipse will want to stop along the way. If you are offering anything special for overnight accommodations, deals, promotions, etc, in honor of this event please let me know! We are putting together a ONE PAGE sheet which will be download-able for anyone looking to learn a bit more about how to “Solar Eclipse” in the Lake Sunapee Region! We are connected with state Travel & Tourism regarding the appropriate glasses needed to look directly at this phenomenon. Email me at Admin@nullLakeSunapeeRegionChamber.com by February 23 to have your information included!! Thanks!
We hope you will take some time as we wrap up Winter 2023 to 2024 and connect with us! We have so much happening and we want to share it all with you!
If you are HIRING right now please watch for another email from me later this week asking for those details as we start to work on a Tri-Chamber Job Postings Campaign!
Sincerely,
Your Executive Director – Ashlee Rowley