January 2024 Connector

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CARLISLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

THE CHAMBER

ONNECTOR

The Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce Monthly Newsletter

Welcome 2024!

It’s a new year! Welcome to 2024! We are excited to start this new year with insights into what this year could bring to our Chamber community, as well as to the Carlisle community. Last Fall, we had our members complete a workforce survey to help the Chamber understand the needs of our members, along with general information regarding workforce.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Charter Homes & Neighborhoods www.charterhomes.com Gather Your Party Games & Hobbies LLC Gatheryourpartygames.com Kevin Elworth Coaching, LLC

With more than 80 responses, we gleaned valuable information that we can use to better equip our schools so they know what the needs of the business community are, and how they can accommodate with classes, internships, etc.

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Amazingly enough, a few of the questions were very interesting. For example, the importance for a college degree was overwhelmingly not needed for most businesses. More than 40% of those surveyed, said that a college degree was not significant for hiring.

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Another valuable insight was that internships and job shadowing opportunities are the top two beneficial training opportunities for students that businesses offer. Students who participate in these types of activities are highly desirable for businesses.

On another note, the Chamber started the #717BLCCC (Buy Local Carlisle Chamber Challenge), which challenges our community to spend at least $17 at 7 local businesses. Those who complete that challenge can submit their receipts to be entered to win $717 (sponsored by Orrstown Bank) in a gift card to a local member. The Challenge ends on January 8th. The winner will be announced on January 12th.

Yours in service,

Nicole Deary President & CEO

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Welcomes Tiffany Fulk

Our Member 2 Member Networking Luncheons, sponsored by Doceo, are full every monthat Hickory Ridge Restaurant in Carlisle. Our November 15th lunch was no exception.

Diamond Wealth Advisors is excited to welcome their newest team member Tiffany Fulk.

Tiffany is the new Client Service Manager, and she is dedicated to the Diamond Wealth Advisors’ commitment to client service excellence. Tiffany’s integral role as part of the team will be to enhance the client relationships by supporting the Wealth Advisors with service and operational duties.

Tiffany was born and raised in the Central Pennsylvania area. She is an alumna of Messiah University. She also studied at Philips Universität in Marburg, Germany. Tiffany comes to us from the hospitality and real estate industries. She has an extensive background in sales, marketing, operations, and delivering world class customer service experience.

Diamond Wealth Advisors provides CLARITY to your life through the Creation of a financial strategy tailored to what’s important to you, empowering you to gain Control over your finances, resulting in greater Confidence when making life decisions.

Our members had a great time networking at the November 16th Castlerigg Wine Shop Evening Mixer.

Brad congratulated Alan on the shop’s 10th anniversary.

Congratulations to Gather Your Party Games & Hobbies for their November 17th Ribbon Cutting.

Congratulations to Sadler Health Center on their new location in Mechanicsburg. Thank you to our ribbon cutting sponsor, M&T Bank.

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transfer of goods. We were thrilled to have Kirk Stoner,

Director

of

Planning

for

Cumberland

County, speak at the event. His interactive and informative discussion on the current and future plans

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transportation

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the

Carlisle

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Cumberland County areas gave our members a look at how our tax dollars are working in the area to alleviate traffic, construct lasting and sustainable bridges, as well as future modes of transportation that may arise.

State of Carlisle: Transportation Edition In November, the Chamber held its annual State

Thanks to our Sponsors

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of Carlisle, with this year’s focus being on transportation in our region. As most of us know in Carlisle, we are the hub for the Northeastern corridor for freight, and other

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UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS Jan 10, 9:00 AM - Membership 101 Chamber Office

Jan 25, 5:00 PM - Evening Mixer Kidz Therapy Zone

Jan 11, 5:00 PM - Business Leaders Reception Carlisle Theater

Jan 30, 11:30 AM - Leaders at Lunch Carlisle Country Club

Jan 11, 1:00 PM - Tropical Costa Rica Informational Meeting Chamber Office

Feb 9, 8:30 AM - Non-Profit Roundtable Carlisle YMCA

Jan 24, 12:00 PM - Member 2 Member Networking Luncheon Hickory Ridge Restaurant Carlisle

Feb 14, 9:00 AM - Membership 101 Chamber Office Feb 14, 1:00 PM - Discover Australia’s Outback Hybrid (Online & Chamber Office)

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On December 5, North Village Apartments cut the ribbon on their new complex . Thank you to our ribbon cutting sponsor, M&T Bank.

The Chamber supported our member affected by the Broad Street Market fire, Nuborn Skin, at the Jingle & Mingle Holiday Mixer.

CAEDC celebrated their new offices on December 7th with a ribbon cutting and open house. Thank you to our ribbon cutting sponsor, M&T Bank.

Another glimpse into Santa’s Workshop: Appalachian Running Company had all types of shoes on display, and clothing for sale.

It was a packed house at The Barn at Creek’s Bend with more than 215 in attendance for the Jingle & Mingle Holiday Mixer.

State Rep. Barb Gleim, Michelle Lisk, Jim Lisk, Vicki Baker, and Dan Baker enjoyed networking at the Jingle & Mingle Holiday Mixer. Thanks to host sponsor, The Barn at Creek’s Bend.

Juls Gutshall, Barrie Ann George, and Anna Bucher were just a few members enjoying the Chamber’s Jingle & Mingle Holiday Mixer, sponsored by F&M Trust.

Special thank you to Santa for stopping by the Jingle & Mingle Holiday Mixer. Thank you, Create-A-Palooza, for sponsoring his appearance. Thank you to our members for donating to Toys-for-Tots at the event.

RENEWING MEMBERS For a complete list of this month’s Renewing Members, please scan the QR Code below.

Santa’s Workshop was a new edition to the Chamber’s Annual Holiday Mixer. Thank you to Liz B Collective Salon and Spa for sponsoring the workshop.