By Mary Jo Coulehan | Pagosa Springs Area Chamber of Commerce
The annual process for accepting Chamber of Commerce board nominees is open to the public who are Chamber member businesses.
Every year, the Chamber replaces three board members who have served for a three-year term. In this way, three new members come onto the board every year and three board members come off the board. This keeps a fluid momentum of experience and “new blood” on the board.
There are criteria that a business must meet in order to self-nominate for the board. The first requirement is that the business be a Chamber member. In order to qualify to run for the board, the member needs to be a member in good standing for a year. The seat is typically held by the business, not necessarily the person. However, that person needs to be someone integral with the organization such as an owner or key manager or employee. The term is a three-year term.
Meetings are held once a month with additional meetings as required. Participation at other Chamber events such as monthly Business After Hours and other annual Chamber community events is also requested.
The Chamber board looks to make up the board with a range of businesses, giving representation to the whole of the business community. While some decisions work for some industries, they don’t work for all industries; however, this dialogue keeps the Chamber board interesting and looking at the good of the whole of the community.
One of the key roles is representation and input into keeping the Chamber organization relevant to the business community and supporting our business needs.
The Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit organization with a 501(c)(6) status. We receive no government funding and are a membership-based organization also producing several major events throughout the year to help sustain the organization.
If you are interested in learning more about the Chamber or about running for the board of directors, contact Mary Jo Coulehan at (970) 264-2360 or director@pagosachamber.com. An interest form will also available online at www.pagosachamber.com.
Looking for
healthy vendors
The Archuleta Health Fair and Expo is going to be held on Oct. 21 at Pagosa Springs High School from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Not only will you be able to get low-cost blood work performed, you will be able to attend some very interesting informational sessions, cooking demonstrations, testing and tours all culminating with a farm-to-table lunch with keynote speaker Dr. Dave Shaeffer M.D. with Pagosa Medical Group.
Throughout the fair there will be vendors offering services and products for a healthier you. Local and regional vendors will be on hand to discuss their services or demonstrate their products. If you are a vendor with a product or service and would like to be involved in the Health Fair and Expo, please contact Coulehan at director@pagosachamber.com for an application and information.
This Archuleta Health Fair and Expo is a community project made possible by the work of Healthy Archuleta, the new Archuleta County Public Health Department and the Chamber.
We ask our businesses to get their employees engaged with the lab work, the educational sessions or any part of the expo. The healthier your employees are, the healthier your business can be. We want to be preventative and proactive, not just reactionary, to health issues. Engage your staff members and encourage them to take advantage of these low- and no-cost programs at the Archuleta Health Fair and Expo.
