No Chamber Joint Chamber Luncheons in July! Let s Connect! Connect With Us on These Social Media Websites Facebook Pinterest Instagram Google + Foursquare Yelp Twitter Co n n e c t Over Lu n c h Wednesday, October 4-12-1pm If you re Kenai interested Peninsula being Borough a featured School speaker District at Update an upcoming - Soldotna Chamber Superintendent, Luncheon, Mr. please Sean Dusek contact Andy at (907) 262-9814 Location: ext. 14 or Kenai andy@soldotnachamber.com. Visitor Center RSVP Online or Call the Kenai Chamber at (907) 283-1991 Joint Chamber Luncheon Wednesday, October 11-12-1pm Mayor Mike Navarre, Kenai Peninsula Borough Location: Soldotna Regional Sports Complex RSVP Online or Call (907) 262-9814 Joint Chamber Luncheon Wednesday, October 25-12-1pm Liberty Energy Project - Action Alert For Public Comment Mike Dunn, Liberty Project Manager Location: Soldotna Regional Sports Complex RSVP Online or Call (907) 262-9814 All luncheons require an RSVP in advance! Lunch cost is $15. Meetings are free to attend - open to the public. Register Online at www.soldotnachamber.com or call (907) 262-9814. ** Soldotna Chamber Luncheon Schedule Change ** Soldotna Chamber Luncheon are held the 2 nd and 4 th Wednesday of every month. All Soldotna Chamber luncheons will be located at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex, unless otherwise noted. J~B STOR N LOK INC. Units Available: 20-40 ft. container sales 20 & 40 ft. Connex containers on site and off site New 10x30 or 10x15 units Open & Covered storage for RVs, Boats Mini Storage File Storage Cabinets Offering Secure Storage: Manager & Office on Site Perimeter fence, electric gate, video surveillance, keypad coded access & well lit units, Senior Discounts Open 7 days/week - 24 hr access (907) 262-4771 Mile 19.5 K-Beach Rd. Soldotna jb-storage.com soldotna chamber of commerce 44790 Sterling Hwy, Soldotna, AK 99669 Ph: (907) 262-9814 - Fax: (907) 262-3566 www.visitsoldotna.com staff Shanon Davis Executive Director shanon@soldotnachamber.com Katie Jacobson Membership Development Coordinator katie@soldotnachamber.com Andrew Heuiser Events & Programs Coordinator andy@soldotnachamber.com Sara Hondel Tourism & Education Coordinator sara@soldotnachamber.com RIVER CITY PULLTABS Rebecca Hanson, Store Manager 131 Warehouse Avenue, Soldotna (907) 260-6100 - Permit #485 board of Directors Jim Stogsdill, President (907) 262-6118 Ryan Kapp, Edward Jones Investments (907) 262-6336 Becky Hutchinson, Secretary/Treasurer (907) 714-4326 Mary Hart GCI (907) 262-8926 Esther Chambers CENTURY 21 Realty Solutions Freedom Realty (907) 262-1770 Becky Foster Foster Construction (907) 262-1609 Laura West First American Title Insurance Company (907) 262-5708 John Tuttle US Post Office, Soldotna Postmaster (907) 262-4760 Leslie Cottrell Kenai River Suites & King Salmondeaux Lodge (907) 262-1992 Mike Frost President Elect First National Bank (907) 260-6023 Jerry Herring Central Alaska Engineering (907) 260-5311 Linda Murphy City Council Rep, City of Soldotna (907) 262-1686 The views and opinions expressed in member advertisements within this publication are not necessarily endorsed or reflective of the views of the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber Newsletter is published monthly by the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce. Current Soldotna Chamber Members may place a flyer in the month of their choice by emailing: One Page - 8.5 x 11 B&W high res. pdf to katie@soldotnachamber.com by the 20 th of the previous month to be included. Call for more details at 262-9814! Design: Katie Jacobson - Printed on Xerox Workcentre 7845
Events + Programs It s not what you look at that matters, it s what you see. - Henry David Thoreau Andy Heuiser (907) 262-9814 ext. 14 andy@soldotnachamber.com Soldotna Chamber of Commerce 23 rd Annual Pie Auction Saturday, October 21, 2017 Promote Your Business AND support the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce at the same time! The 23rd Annual Soldotna Chamber s Pie & Dessert Auction, themed Into the Woods, will be held at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Saturday, October 21, 2017. As part of our festivities, there will be a live auction and a variety of raffles. Proceeds from this fundraising event go towards helping our community related activities throughout the year: Peninsula Winter Games, Soldotna Progress Days, Music in the Park, and many more. This annual fundraiser also finances our Student Scholarship Program in its entirety. Over the past 23 years, with the help of our business donors, the Soldotna Chamber has awarded over $260,000.00 in scholarships to students in the greater Soldotna area. We are looking for donations from local businesses to include in the auction and raffles. Guests are always interested in bidding for vacations, behindthe-scenes experiences, and tickets to local sporting, cultural, entertainment, or music events. Our guests also bid on restaurant and hotel experiences, as well as other items that are unique or particular to the area. Auction items need not be your company s products or services, although, those are certainly welcome and of value! We are hoping that every chamber member and chamber friend can donate an auction item. Every donor company will be acknowledged in the Chamber s monthly newsletter (over 500 subscriptions), weekly e- newsletter (over 850 subscriptions), on the Chamber s social media pages (over 14,000 followers), and displayed with the donated item on auction night. Donations will also be printed in the auction s program. You see, you can support the Soldotna Chamber AND promote your business at the same time! Want to show your support in person? Tickets and sponsored tables are also available. Individual tickets are $50 each, or you can reserve a table of 6 for $350. Act now, this is always a sold out event! More information can be found at www.soldotnachamber.com or contact the Chamber office at (907) 262-9814 or by email to andy@soldotnachamber.com. We look forward to seeing you at this year s Pie Auction! Calling all Chefs & Bakers! We re searching for Bakers to donate a dessert creation to our annual auction. The theme is Into the Woods Enchanted Forest, however your creation does not have to match the theme. This is a great opportunity to showcase your business and talents! Please contact us if you are interested in donating a pie or dessert and feel free to share with an individual or business who might be interested in contributing! Contact Andy at (907) 262-9814 or andy@soldotnachamber.com if you re interested in contributing.
Tourism + Education Traveling it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. - Ibn Battuta Sara Hondel (907) 262-1337 ext. 15 sara@soldotnachamber.com Soldotna Visitor Center Updates September s partial attendance = 1,547 Geocache Participants (YTD) = 64 The visitor who traveled the farthest in September came from the Netherlands. We hosted two fieldtrips of 3rd graders from Soldotna Elementary. They learned the role of a chamber in the community & were excited to receive backpacks with a Soldotna Pen & Soldotna Activity Booklet. The Activity Booklet contains scavenger hunts to get the kids moving around the center to experience and learn about our exhibits. th Visitor Comments: Bob Cowley from Ft. Myers, FL, 25 time here! (Umm there s a remedy for that!) Soldotna Chamber Scholarship Forms Now Available Online! visitsoldotna.com/ chamber/scholarships Contact Sara at 262-9814 for more info! Trip Advisor Comment: From Belovedpetra in Corning, CA: Great resource! Friendly staff and wonderful resource for visitors! Nice and clean and well put together! They also have cute, locally made souvenirs! Funny Visitor-ism: (On the phone visitor - calling from Seward) Visitor: What s there to do (in Soldotna); is it worth coming? Staff: Yes, we have hiking trails, fishing, shopping Visitor: What s it like - the weather? Staff: Partly cloudy... Visitor: Okay, I m on my way to see you. (Phone line drops) Important Deadline! 2018 Soldotna Visitor Guide - New Ad Artwork or Ad Changes Deadline: Oct. 20 th
Soldotna Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center 44790 Sterling Hwy. Soldotna, AK 99669 (907) 262-9814 ~ www.visitsoldotna.com Presorted Std. US Postage PAID Soldotna, AK Permit #5 Community Partners Soldotna s Community Partners - Developing Soldotna s Future DIAMOND PLATINUM GOLD SILVER BRONZE Media Partners These businesses have made a commitment to the community of Soldotna by supporting the Chamber s mission: To Promote Responsible Growth for Greater Soldotna through Representation, Education and Advocacy for our Members. Important local community events, such as Progress Days, Peninsula Winter Games, Music in the Park, Shop Local campaigns and more, wouldn t be possible without the support of our Community Partners!