WELCOME to the first PARKVILLE PASSAGE of 2012! This is the monthly newsletter for the Parkville Area Chamber of Commerce and its membership. In the New Year, we aim to increase your access to information while taking up less space in your email inbox. Bookmark the PACC website, like the PACC on Facebook, and follow the PACC on Twitter to stay up-to-date on all aspects of your PACC membership.

JANUARY 2012 MEETINGS AND EVENTS

• Lunch with the Chamber – Monday, January 9 at 12noon at Paddy O’Quigley’s
• Membership Committee - Tuesday, January 10 at 8am at the Depot
• Gala Committee – Tuesday, January 10 at 12noon at Weichert, Realtors
• Board – Friday, January 13 at 7:45am at Mid-America Law Firm
• Events Committee – Monday, January 16 at 11:30am at Stone Canyon Pizza
• Gala Committee – Tuesday, January 17 at 12noon at Weichert, Realtors
• Communications Committee – Wednesday, January 18 at 12noon at Essential Elements
• Depot Committee - Wednesday, January 18 at 4pm at the Depot
• Economic Development Committee – Friday, January 20 at 7:45am at the Depot
• ANNUAL GALA – Friday, January 20 at 5:30pm at the Argosy Casino, Hotel, and Spa
• Gala Committee – Tuesday, January 24 at 12noon at Weichert, Realtors
• Executive Committee – Friday, January 27 at 12noon at the Depot
• Main Street Parkville Final Fridays –  Friday, January 27 in Downtown Parkville

**There will be no Business After Hours or ribbon cuttings in January as we focus attention on the annual Gala to celebrate the PACC membership.

SAMPLING OF 2012 PACC INITIATIVES

• MONTHLY THEME – January is “Preparing Ourselves and Our Business for the New Year”
• MONDAYS – Chamber Source, inspirational quotes about business
• TUESDAYS – blogs related to the monthly theme from our PACC membership
• WEDNESDAYS – engage in conversation with PACC members via WE’RE WONDERING…
• THURSDAYS – Know Your Board, event reminders, monthly networking tips
• FRIDAYS – Feature Fridays highlighting PACC member businesses
• GOLF TOURNAMENT – Tuesday, June 26
• CASINO NIGHT – Saturday, November 17
• INNOVATION OVER COFFEE – monthly business roundtable chat (begins in February)
• MEDIA CONTACTS & SPEAKERS BUREAU – building list of experts for organizations/media
• …and we’re just getting started!

EXPERT BLOGS FROM PACC MEMBERSHIP

Every week! Miss the first one of 2012? THANK YOU to Kathy Ayers of Wisdom 4 LIfe Coaching and My Coupon Academy for setting the example with REGAINING FINANCIAL STABILITY IN THE NEW YEAR IN 3 EASY STEPS.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS REMINDER AND INVITATION

All committees would welcome additional participation to ensure the benefits of PACC membership are exceeded. Have a strength or talent you’d like to share? Check the PACC website, Facebook, or Twitter for meeting dates, times, and locations or contact the Committee Chair directly with questions.

PACC WEBSITE

The Parkville Area Chamber of Commerce website continues to evolve with weekly implementations to increase the value of content and accessibility. We’d LOVE your feedback! Contact Amy Acock, Executive Director, or Steph Hart, Communications Chair, with suggestions or ideas.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on  them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” ~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce, poet