New Wilmington Area Chamber of Commerce

New Wilmington Area Chamber of Commerce’ Administrative Assistant, Dianne Garrett, says “the Christmas Parade & Light Up the Diamond was a huge success again this year.”

Hundreds of people lined the streets to watch the Parade despide the rainy weather.  Parade attendees enjoyed free cookies & hot choclate, and listened to the Wilmington Area High School Band.

Mayor Wendell Wagner led the Parade procession, and Old Betsy brought up the end carring Santa Claus.  In between marched the Wilmington High School Band, several walking and driving groups, floats, and fire departments.

A panel of judges voted the following as winners of the ‘Country Christmas’ parade theme:  1st place – New Wilmington Boro, 2nd place – Wilmington Area Cheerleaders, and 3rd place – New Wilmington United Methodist Church.

Thanks also go to Jessie & Clem Hassinger for donating the Community Christmas Tree.

 Monetary donations were made by Wilson’s Lumber, Jill A. Jack (State Farm), Beth Verterano (Ameriprise Financial), Armstrong Cable, New Wilmington Motors, Terri Patterson (Flowers on Vine) Mary Criss Garrett (First National Bank) and the New Wilmington Volunteer Fire Department.

Also, huge thanks to Jameson Health Systems for use of their parking lot and Brian Taylor & Associates of Ameriprise Financial, Market St., New Wilmington for donating the cookies and hot chocolate.

After several months of planning and countless hours of preparation, the New Wilmington Area Chamber of Commerce and the New Wilmington Area Fire Department agree that this is a project they want to see continue for the community.  If there is anyone out there who would like to be a part of next year’s planning, or who have any suggestions for the committee that will be formed to work on the parade next year, please submit your name, phone number, e-mail address, and any suggestions you have to Dianne7G@aol.com.

The New Wilmington Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their 11th Annual Business Expo on March 9, 2013 at Westminster College Field House, form 10:00am to 3:00pm.

As an area Chamber of Commerce, our primary reason for hosting the Business Expo continues to be to educate the general public as to the vast array of businesses and serves in our area.

If you or you know of a business who would like to participate in this years Business Expo, please email Dianne Garrett at Dianne7G@aol.com for more information.

Opening day for the 2012 Farmers Market was considered a winner on all accounts.  The market, held in the Jameson Health Systems parking lot on Vine & Market Streets, had 9 vendors selling produce, flowers, hand-made items and home-made soaps.  Held each Saturday from 9am until noon, the market plans to be open through September, and will expand as more produce becomes mature and ready for sale.

Please join the New Wilmington Area Chamber of Commerce as we kick off the 2012 “Higher Ground” series with another information-packed session presented by Tom McKinley of Sentinel Technology.  Tom’s background ranges from product development at Apple Computer to software, support, and wireless product development at Motorola to helping local businesses identify, deploy, and effectively use new technologies in their businesses, both traditional and home-based.

In this session, “Cutting Cost and Improving Productivity:  Internet Tools Every Small Business Should Be Using”, Tom will dig into some examples of how your business can use a few of the free or inexpensive Internet-based applications to make you more efficient and cut costs.  You will take away new ideas and tools to explore and implement in your office.  And if time permits Tom will discuss what is up with Social Media for your business or any other areas you might wish to explore.

So mark your calendars for February, 7th from 7:00p.m.-8:30p.m. at the New Wilmington Boro Building located at 134 High Street, New Wilmington.  Any question call or email Dianne at    724-946-5074 / Dianne7G@aol.com.

The New Wilmington area, located in beautiful western Pennsylvania, is blessed with an abundance of wonders. We are very proud of our area, our people, our children, our schools, our many diverse cultures, and our businesses. This website is intended to bring the many wonders of this area to those who might visit us, and to provide a clearer picture to those of us who call this area our home.
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New Wilmington Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting it’s10th Annual Business Expo on Saturday, March 10th.  It will be held once again at the Westminster College Fieldhouse, from 10am until 3pm. The Business Expo is a chance for area businesses to get exposure to our local customers and do some effective one-on-one marketing.  This post contains the participant Guidelines as well as a link to the  2012ExpoRegistrationForm.

Participant Guidelines:
We are looking forward to an exciting event and would like to take this opportunity to inform each participant
of the 2012 Expo guidelines:

• You may enter the Field House after 7:00 AM on March 10, 2012 to begin set-up. Your display should be ready by 9:45 AM. Doors will open at 10:00 AM.
• After unloading, you must move your vehicles to the parking area near Hoyt Science Center so the public has parking closer to the event.
• Watch for a volunteer staff member wearing a Green Chamber Shirt. They will direct you to your assigned space. If you have any questions or problems, look for the Green Chamber Shirts.
• Each space will be provided with 1 Eight foot table and 1 chair
• You will have access only to the number of electrical outlets you reserved on your application and paid for in advance. Please bring your own extension cord but keep in mind that if you only paid for ONE outlet, ONE outlet is all you can use, not multiple on the cord. We will overload thecircuit and no one will have power.
• You are responsible for the following: table covering, skirting, table decorations, backdrops, display posters, door prize entry form and containers. The name of your business should be prominently displayed.
• Each business will be provided with a trash bag to be used for cleaning your area at the end of the event.
• There will also be special containers within the event to be used for recycling. Please help by using the proper containers. No trash is to be left in your booth area.
• Clean-up starts at 3:00 PM. All booths are to be maintained until that time. Do not tear down early!
• Businesses that tear down early may not be invited back.
• Please choose your door prize winner between 2:30 and 2:45 PM
  • Return your Door Prize Winner Form to the box at the Chamber Booth. The form will be atyour table when you arrive.
  • You are responsible for notifying your winner and making arrangements for the prize delivery.
  • We will publish the list of winners in local newspapers (This is another opportunity for your business name to appear in print. If you do not turn in the winners name, your business will not be included in the final published list)

REMINDER: Westminster College has provided each of us an opportunity to display our business in a
beautiful convenient setting. Please make sure your area is left in the same condition you found it.

The Expo Committee wishes to thank you in advance for your cooperation.

If you have any questions please contact: Anne Bruening – 724-946-3300 or Chet Cameron 724-528-5313.