Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013

Updates and Member Promotions

The Chamber Board of Directors will be meeting next Tuesday, July 9th, from 8:00am to 9:00am.  During the busy summer season at the visitor center, Board meetings will be held in the conference room of Centennial Real Estate located at 1020 N. Poplar.

Any members are welcome to attend, and if any member has questions or concerns they would like raised at this or any other Board meeting, please contact a Board member or the Chamber Director at 486-3900.
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Hours of operation are: 
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

With the assistance of funding from the Lake County Tourism Panel, visitor center ambassadors are now paid a stipend of $10.00/hour!  If anyone is aware of someone who may be interested in working as a visitor center ambassador, please have them contact the Chamber at 486-3900.

The Leadville Farmer's market begins July 18th.  This year there are a number of musical acts planned to augment the wide selection of produce, food, and products that will be found there.  The season will start off in grandiose fashion on the evening of July 18th when a featured performance from the National Repertory Orchestra Chamber Ensemble at 6pm.
See the full schedule

I want to remind members that your business information or announcement can be included in next week's Chamber announcement or on the Chamber website.  Simply email the information you want included to Leadville@LeadvilleUSA.com or call me if you have any questions on content or formatting.

Thank you for your membership and participation in the Leadville/Lake County Chamber of Commerce!

• Director's Corner
• Plan on watching fireworks from The Grill!!
• Mile High Jeep Club coming to Leadville!
• Delaware Hotel walking tours now operating
• Tuscany trip registration still available
• Chamber Board mtg Tuesday, 7/9
• Visitor Center Open 7 Days a Week
• Farmer's Market music lineup announced
• Other Chamber News...

Hello Members,
I hope this holiday week is productive and profitable for everyone.  We continue to see large numbers of
visitors pass through the visitor center, and the ambassadors staffing the visitor center and myself do everything we can to encourage people to get comfortable in our fine community and stay awhile.

REMINDER:  4th of July Parade: July 4th at 10:00am.  Line-up begins at 9:30am.  Any organization or business is welcome to participate.  See below for more info.

Thank you,
Jeff McGuinness

BRING YOUR FRIENDS TOMORROW NIGHT!
The Grill Bar and Cafe has one of the best places in Leadville to watch the 4th of July fireworks from on their patio.

Plan on heading there for food, drink, and what should be a great fireworks display!

Click on the link below for an invitation from Linda Duthie.

Fireworks invitation from The Grill

ANNOUNCEMENT:  The Mile High Jeep Club will be holding its 47th annual "All-4-Fun" event in Lake County from July 28th to August 4th, 2013.

This is a BIG event that is expected to attract 600 participants in 275 or so vehicles.  Most of the event participants will be camped on about 80 acres near the Halfmoon gravel pit.  Because it is a week long event, participants are expected to spend a fair amount of time in Leadville and Twin Lakes shopping, dining, and enjoying everything Lake County businesses have to offer.

There are expected to be a number of revenue opportunities for local business including a community and local business appreciation event near the beginning of the week, opportunities for food establishments to serve participants on-site throughout the week, and a vendor fair at the end of the week.

The Mile High Jeep Club is determined to benefit businesses in the county to every extent possible during this event, and they like the location the county has provided so much that they hope to make Lake County part of their regular four year rotation.  This would be a great event to add to Lake County's portfolio, so the Chamber of Commerce will be taking the lead to make sure all necessary information and related business opportunities are effectively communicated to its member businesses.

More information on this event will be distributed to Chamber members soon, so please keep an eye out for it.  If you have any initial questions, please feel free to contact me at the Chamber at 486-3900.

The Delaware has started its 'Safari' walking tours and has already taught over 100 people some of the history of Leadville.  Way to go!

Please check with the Delaware Hotel regarding specific tours and schedules.  Beginning with next week's newsletter, the schedule should be available through a  link in this publication.  You can reach the Delaware at 719-486-1418.

Click link for full schedule

Plan a trip to Tuscany this Year!
Call Carol at 719-486-1409 and reserve your space TODAY!