On Tuesday, Feb. 4, the Chamber of Commerce, Town of Pagosa Springs, Pagosa Springs Police Department and the Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division are partnering to provide two free Alcohol Awareness and Serving Safely training classes.
The two-hour classes will be held from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ross Aragon Community Center on Feb. 4.
Although the classes are free, we are asking for people to register at https://bit.ly/4h6RqLo or go to the Chamber website. From there you can click on the graphic, which will take you to the registration page, or you can find the event on the Chamber’s Calendar of Events page and click on that link.
We expect these classes to be popular; therefore, we would like to make sure we have enough room in each class. If your business serves alcohol, we encourage you to send those staff members who may not have taken one of these classes in the past. If you are an events coordinator, we encourage you, or perhaps some of your board members or key volunteers, to attend one of these classes.
At the class you will learn the current regulations regarding blood alcohol content, tips to detect when someone may have had too much to drink, how to respectfully and responsibly decline to serve more alcohol to a person you believe has been imbibing too much, some of the liabilities involved in serving too much, and much more.
In all cases, insurance companies want to know if staff or volunteers have been trained or certified. Therefore, this is an important class to attend.
One of these classes has not been offered for several years, so now is the time to send your people.
Questions on the class may be directed to Mary Jo at the Chamber at (970) 264-2360 or director@pagosachamber.com.
Be safe. Be responsible. Attend this class and send others.
Thanks to our volunteers
As we wrap up another successful WinterFest weekend, even without the quantity of snow that we are accustomed to, we know that our events would not happen without the great efforts of our volunteers.
While we will have a thank-you ad where you can see most of the people that helped, some people just get missed or we didn’t get their names.
This year, we want to start off by thanking all the people who donated their Christmas trees to the bonfire. We had a huge number of trees and were worried that we weren’t going to get through the whole pile. So, thanks to all who helped make this year’s bonfire huge.
Thanks also to those fire tenders that fed the bonfire for hours. It was a grueling job. At one point, however, we had some reprieve from some youngsters who kicked it into gear and helped us haul trees over to the fire. Your youth and enthusiasm were a blessing for us “older” volunteers. We didn’t get your names, but we appreciated your help.
Then there are those volunteers who just participated in many small ways even when they didn’t sign up to “work” a shift. People donated things like heaters, helped us our during the day and night of the bonfire, cleaned up the Visitor Center after the plunge, helped us haul goods and so much more. These events just do not happen without help.
Thank you, community, for every little bit that you did, and a huge hug to all those who worked for hours so that others could have a good time. We appreciate every contribution, big or small.
Next on the Chamber’s calendar is the annual Gala and Community Awards at 6 p.m. on Feb. 7 at the Pagosa Lakes Property Owners Association Clubhouse. Get your ticket now or volunteer to help out in some way. Contact Anna, membership coordinator, at info@pagosachamber.com for more information.
Thank you, community, for always pitching in.
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