Dripping Springs Chamber Of Commerce Weekly Update
February 23rd, 2010 Categories: Dripping Springs Area News
The Dripping Springs Chamber will continue to collect food for Helping Hands as the need grows.
Drop off canned goods and non-perishable items anytime-600 E Hwy 290.
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MEMBER ACTIVITIES
TUESDAY – FEBRUARY 22
Up and running again Hill Country Wellness will be open to serve you! Please call the office at (512)858-9855 to make an appointment.
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THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 25 MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Membership Meeting at Flores Mexican Restaurant, 2440 E Highway 290
$10 lunch at 11:30, meeting at noon. BRING BUSINESS CARDS - PRIZES FOR DRAWING
Speaker: TexHealth Insurance Representative for Small Businesses
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THURSDAY – FEBRUARY 25 LADIES NIGHT OUT BENEFIT
Ladies Night Out! Bunko! Free Childcare! Appetizers! Door Prizes!
Second annual Bekie’s Bunko Party at the Springs YMCA to benefit the Partner of Youth Campaign. Feb 25th 6:30-9:30 PM. A $20 donation will give access to entertainment, prizes and silent auction. Purchase ticket at Springs YMCA front desk or call 512.894.3309. Limited to 100 players. All proceeds used to aid children/families with YMCA memberships or program fees.
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FRIDAY – FEBRUARY 26 CHAMBER AMBASSADORS MEETING
It will be held at 8 am at the Visitors Center .
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FRIDAY – FEBRUARY 26 HC SUN SOLICITING FOR WIMBERLEY SPRING/SUMMER GUIDE
Promote your business to folks living in and visiting Wimberley! The Hill Country Sun’s Welcome to Wimberley Spring/Summer guide is not to be missed! This guide is mailed to the homes in Wimberley and distributed to businesses throughout the area and is out for 6 months. It is restocked
weekly in Wimberley and is also shipped to Texas Department of Transportation Visitors Centers statewide and to Chambers across the Hill Country. Space DEADLINE is Friday, February 26. Please contact Ralph Harrington at 512-484-9715 or ralph@hillcountrysun.com for more information.
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FRIDAY – SATURDAY 27 Harrison Ranch Park –
GEOcaching Saturday, February 27, 2010-Horseback geocaching is a treasure hunt on horseback using a GPS. A portion of the proceeds benefit Harrison Ranch Park , a 64-acre city-owned park that is to be developed as an equestrian -multiuse park. Please join us for either the morning or afternoon ride on February 27. Come out and enjoy this exciting and challenging new event! You can sign up and pay for the event at www.equestrianevents.org - go to Events Calendar. Or call Catherine Murphy at 512-788-0280 or cmurphy41@austin.rr.com.
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FRIDAY – SATURDAY 27 Family First Chiropractic
Join The Dr.’s of Family First Chiropractic and host of “One Hour to Wellness” on KDRP 99.9FM. On Saturday 2-27-10, they discuss the importance of life ’s necessities, water. Mr. Frank Hendley, local water expert, will be a guest on the show sharing his years of expertise on the subject. Listen and learn how you can avoid the pitfalls of bad water and reap the benefits of good, clean, pure WATER at 10am on 99.9 KDRP, One Hour to Wellness.
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UPCOMING MEMBER EVENTS
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY BENEFIT
Nutty Brown Café Concert to benefit the American Cancer Society, from 6pm-11pm, on Saturday, March 6. Live music provided by one of the hottest music acts in the country, Rotel & the Hot Tomatoes. Proceeds help the Dripping Springs Relay for Life raise funds for ACS for cancer research and prevention. $10 per person at the door. Survivors & Caretakers are encouraged to attend!!! Bring your team to sign up for DS Relay. For more info: dsrelayforlife@gmail.com Go to: www.cancer.org or www.nuttybrown.com
SCULPTURE CHALLENGE 2010
The 5th Annual Sculpture Challenge will be held Saturday, March 6th from 10:00-5:30 at Carved Stone located at 5300 Bell Springs Road in Dripping Springs. Music, Food, Art, and Stone Carving Demo’s. Sculpture Challenge showcases the Hill Country’s finest artists and allows the Buyer to deal directly with the Artists. Find out more at www.sculpturechallenge.com or call (512) 858-5665 for more information. $10.00 per person donation at the gate to benefit PAWS Animal Shelter. Dogs available for adoption.
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MEMBER NEWS
DRIPPING SPRINGS IS NEW TEST MARKET FOR SMALL BUSINESS ADVERTISING
While this is not a chamber initiative, it may be an opportunity for you to potentially gain both insight and new customers at no cost to you. Involvement for your business is absolutely free whether you sell haircuts, homes, hardware, services or anything in between. Participation is limited to the first 50 Dripping Springs area businesses on a first-come-first-serve basis. The test market offers a hybrid of online and mobile marketing targeting consumers at home, in their car, on the sidewalk…literally anywhere. SuperSaver.com is the company spearheading this test market, and their VP of Sales & Marketing, Victor Dominey, lives here in Dripping Springs. Numbers of participants will be limited by business category for a late spring nationwide launch. For more information, please contact Victor Dominey at (512) 484-0908 or vdominey@supersaver.com
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