Lower Bucks Chamber Plans October Events

The Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce has scheduled the following events in October:

Sharpen Your Edge
Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. @ LBCCC Offices • 409 Hood Boulevard • Fairless Hills, PA 19030      
Program: Dissecting Social Media
Speakers: Craig Peters (CKPcreative)
Cost: $20 members   $30 non-members
Registration: E-mail chamber@lbccc.org or Fax 215-943-7404.  Web site www.lbccc.org or see the event flyer http://www.lbccc.org/documents/SYE_Oct11.pdf

Speed Networking
Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 4:30-7:00 p.m. @ Dave & Busters Grand Sports Café • 1995 Franklin Mills Cir. • Philadephia, PA 19154
Combined with LBCCC and Greater Northeast Chamber
Due to limited seating, payment MUST accompany your reservation.
Sponsor: Angelmark Associates, Inc.
Cost: $25 – Members 
Registration: E-mail chamber@lbccc.org or Fax 215-943-7404.  Web site www.lbccc.org

General Membership Meeting and Percolator Program
Thursday, October 13, 2011, 8:00-9:15 a.m. @ Bucks County Technical High School • 610 Wistar Road • Fairless Hills, PA 19030
Speaker: Liz Walsh, Bucks County WIB/CareerLink     
Program: How the Workplace Investment Board (WIB) can Help Your Business. Walsh is the first Executive Director of the Bucks County Workforce Investment Board, Inc.  Founded as a non-profit organization in 2006, the Bucks County WIB serves at the fiscal agent of federal, state, and local funding dedicated to the Bucks County workforce investment area. WIB is responsible for the strategic planning, fiduciary oversight, and effective stewardship of the funding and systems established to create and sustain a vibrant economy in Bucks County through our local workforce. Walsh’s presentation will focus on how the BC-WIB can help businesses throughout the area meet their workforce needs. The presentation will be an overview of the PA CareerLink® Bucks County; subsidized On-the-Job Training programs and highlights of the Bucks County Youth Council
Cost: Free with advanced registration
Registration: E-mail chamber@lbccc.org or Fax 215-943-7404.  Web site www.lbccc.org.  If making a reservation by e-mail, don't forget to submit your name & company.   

Business Card Exchange – A marketing visibility opportunity!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. @ First Priority Bank • 104 Pheasant Run • Ste. 130 • Newtown, PA  18940   
Cost: Free with advanced registration
Registration: E-mail chamber@lbccc.org or Fax 215-943-7404.  Web site www.lbccc.org.   If making a reservation by e-mail, don't forget to submit your name & company.

Economic Development Forum
Thursday, October 26, 2011, Registration & Light Refreshments start at 4:00 p.m., Program at 5:00 p.m. @ Bensalem Township Country Club • 2000 Brown Ave., Bensalem, PA 19020
Awards Sponsor: Verizon
Premier Sponsor: PECO Energy
Cost: $25
Program: “An Evening with Dr. William Dunkelberg”
Speaker: William C. Dunkelberg, Professor of Economics at the School of Management & Business, Temple University
Registration Information: E-mail chamber@lbccc.org or Fax 215-943-7404.  Web site www.lbccc.org.
If you reserve a space and don’t attend, you will be billed. No refunds.

County Commissioner Candidates Forum
Friday, October 28, 8:00-9:30 a.m. @ LBCCC Offices • 409 Hood Boulevard • Fairless Hills, PA 19030      
Program: “Meet the Candidates”
In order to be fully effective, our elected officials must be responsive to the needs of the citizens who have put them in office. It is just as important that each citizen participate in this process. This event is an outstanding opportunity for you to meet the candidates! Here, you can discuss the issues that are important to you and your business.
Speakers: Charles Martin (R), Robert Loughery (R), Diane Ellis-Marseglia (D) and Det Ansinn (D)
Cost: No charge
Registration: E-mail chamber@lbccc.org or Fax 215-943-7404.  Web site www.lbccc.org.