The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leader-ship. Whether you are a business owner who needs to hire the right lead-ers to grow your company or you are ready to train up existing team members to fill leadership roles within your organization, there is no greater responsibility than equipping, nurturing and developing potential leaders. Acquiring (hiring) and keeping (developing) good people is a leader’s most important task. The key to surrounding yourself with other leaders is to find the best people you can, then develop them into the best leaders they can be. In today’s job market featuring record-low unemployment, it is more critical than ever that organizations invest in developing their employees into leaders. But how can this be done? Join Caz Russell as he explores that question, and also details the many benefits of great leader-ship, which include producing other leaders. Caz Russell is a certified, independent Leadership speaker, teacher, trainer and coach! Retiring after 37 years in the electric industry, Caz has now begun a second career as Caz Russell LLC. His passion in life is helping others grow to their full potential.

Cost for this seminar is $15 and includes breakfast. This breakfast seminar is sponsored by PPL Electric Utilities.

Thursday, Sept. 12 • 9-10 a.m. Hampton Inn Bloomsburg • 255 Papermill Rd., Bloomsburg

Register online at ColumbiaMontourChamber.com, or call Brenda at 570-784-2522 or email bflanagan@columbiamontourchamber.com.

Present a Breakfast Seminar

Developing the Leaders Around You

Featuring Caz Russell, Leadership Speaker, Trainer & Coach

The Bloomsburg Public Library is celebrating its 130th anniversary, one of only a few organizations in the area that can boast continuous op-eration for that long, and it invites its fellow members to share in that celebration and get to know it again. Enjoy some beer, wine, appetizers and mini desserts prepared with great care and dedication by Library staff and board members while you learn about the value of the library to the community, not only in terms of literacy and learning but also the financial impact. Also have a chance to meet new youth services librarian Angela Musselman-Leister, who in just six months has energized the library's children's programs. September is also Library Card Sign Up month, a nation-wide event supported by the American Library Association aimed at promoting literacy, so if you don't already have one, you can sign up for a library card at the event as well.

Catch up with colleagues as an area nonprofit and two major area employers are featured at our fall Business After Hours.

Wednesday, Sept. 18 • 4:30—6:30 p.m.

Bloomsburg Public Library • 225 Market St., Bloomsburg

Register for any or all events online, call Brenda at 570-784-2522 or email bflanagan@columbiamontourchamber.com.

Thursday, Oct. 10 • 4:30—6:30 p.m.

Service 1st Federal Credit Union • 196 West Valley Ave., Elysburg

Service 1st Federal Credit Union opened its 12th branch location earlier this year in Elysburg and it invites its fellow members to come check it out. Enjoy some food and drinks, meet or reconnect with the Service 1st staff,

see what products Service 1st offers for its customers—both for businesses and consumers—and check out the remodeled and refurbished building, which got an amazing and modern facelift from Kornerstone Custom Builders after previously serving as a branch for another financial institu-tion before sitting vacant most recently.

Wednesday, Oct. 23 • 4:30—6:30 p.m.

Berwick Hospital Center • 196 West Valley Ave., Elysburg

Commonwealth Health—Berwick Hospital Center is looking forward to showcasing some of the additions and chang-es made to the hospital in 2019 to its fellow members. Stop by to hear about and see some of the latest updates at Berwick Hospi-tal Center, both related to the facility and its programs and services. There will be refreshments and food prepared by the hospital’s food services staff, as well as some small giveaways.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

TAKECOURAGE

Kate Delaney Emmy Award-Winning Journalist and Host,

The Kate Delaney Show

Kendra Scott Jewelry Designer and Founder, Kendra Scott

Susan Packard Co-Founder of Scripps

Networks Interactive and Former COO, HGTV

Francesca Gino Researcher and Professor, Harvard Business School

Glennon Doyle Best-Selling Author,

Activist, Speaker and Founder, Together Rising

Deshauna Barber Captain, U.S. Army Reserve

and Miss USA 2016

Priya Parker Author and Founder,

Thrive Labs

Laura Ling Award-Winning Journalist

and TV Host

Luvvie AjayiBest-Selling Author, Speaker

and Digital Strategist

Event Sponsor

Local Lunch Keynote Speaker

Kj Reimensnyder-Wagner

Registration:$75 - Chamber Members$95 - Non-Members

Register at:businesses.columbiamontourchamber.com/eventsor call 570-784-2522

Last year’s event had record attendance and we’re aiming to beat the record again this year. Be a featured part of the area’s largest gathering of local

professionals by being a sponsor. Please respond by Nov. 29.

Holiday Open House 2019Thursday, Dec. 12 • Pine Barn Inn

Sponsored by:

Santa’s Workshop Sponsor - $750 (2 available - fi rst come, fi rst serve)• Opportunity to set up a trade show display using a 6-foot table • Promotional recognition in E-Biz, on website and social media• Seven (7) tickets to the event

Holiday Cheer Sponsor - $650 (3 available) *see reverse for full details• Opportunity to provide a guest bartender for one (1) hour of the event for charity• Permanent signage at portable bar (provided by Chamber) and opportunity to place pop up/freestanding sign (provided by sponsor) next to bar for assigned hour• Opportunity to place promotional items on special sponsors’ table at event• Promotional recognition in E-Biz, on website and social media• Six (6) tickets to the event

Gold Star Sponsor - $550 (unlimited)• High end hors d’oeuvre food table supplied by Pine Barn with signage• Opportunity to place promotional items on special sponsors’ table at event• Promotional recognition in E-Biz, on website and social media• Five (5) tickets to the event

Red Reindeer Sponsor - $450 (unlimited)• Food table supplied by Pine Barn with signage• Opportunity to place promotional items on special sponsors’ table at event• Promotional recognition in E-Biz, on website and social media• Four (4) tickets to the event

Green Tree Sponsor - $350 (unlimited)• Food table supplied by Pine Barn with signage• Promotional recognition in E-Biz, on website and social media• Two (2) tickets to the event

Don’t miss this spectacular holiday event

Stand out with a sponsorship and be recognized by other members for your participation in this year’s event. This is a great chance to meet other members of the community and make new contacts.

* Invitations with individual ticket information will be mailed to all members separately in October

Holiday Cheer Sponsor Guidelines- Limited to three (3) sponsors, and each can provide a guest bartender at the portable bar for one (1) hour of the event (5-6 p.m., 6-7 p.m. or 7-8 p.m.). Sponsors and times will be assigned fi rst-come, fi rst-serve.- At the end of each hour, all tips for that hour will be collected and counted. New this year - all tips collected by each individual bartender will go to the charity of each sponsor’s choice.- The guest bartender that takes in the most tips will be declared the winner and, also new this year, the Chamber will make an additional donation to the winner’s charity of choice (amount TBA based on event ticket sales) and will coordinate a photo-op of the presentation if logistically possible.- Each charity/nonprofi t that each guest bartender is bartending for will be announced prior to and at event. - If desired, more than one member can combine to be a sponsor at this level and/or provide bartender.

Santa’s Workshop Sponsor - $750

Holiday Cheer Sponsor - $650

Gold Star Sponsor - $550

Red Reindeer Sponsor - $450

Green Tree Sponsor - $350

Business Name: ___________________________________________________

Contact Person: ________________________ Phone: _____________________

Return this form with payment to:Columbia Montour Chamber, 238 Market St., Bloomsburg PA 17815

or

Visit ColumbiaMontourChamber.com or call 570-784-2522 to pay with credit card

Make checks payable to Columbia Montour Chamber

Have nearly 400 business and community leaders sample your food or drinks, so that long after the Holiday Open House has concluded, they will keep coming back for more!

There is no fee for Angel Sponsors and it is open to all Chamber members in the food and beverage categories, including caterers, restaurants, specialty food shops, etc.

Sponsorship includes:- One table provided by the Pine Barn with signage- Angel Sponsor provides food/drink, napkins and plastic-ware for your table- Please respond by Nov. 29

Angel Sponsor Information

Holiday Open House 2019Thursday, Dec. 12 • Pine Barn Inn • 5-8 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Yes, my business would like to be an Angel Sponsor!

Business Name: _________________________________________________________

Contact Person: ___________________________ Phone: ________________________

Food/Drink Items you will be serving: ___________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Please return this form toColumbia Montour Chamber, 238 Market St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815

or sign up online at ColumbiaMontourChamber.com, email mbeltz@columbiamontourchamber.com or call 570-784-2522.