Dear Chamber Members,

Attached you will find an invitation to attend this year’s Salute To Industry which will be held on Thursday, October 22nd at the Minnewaska House.  Ticket price is $15 per person with the buffet beginning at 11:30 and the meeting at 12 Noon.  We will be honoring all of the past recipients of the Salute To Industry Award with a special Salute this year to Thawzall, LLC of Glenwood.  The attached invitation will give you further information about the program, the menu and past recipients of the Salute plaque.

At your earliest convenience, please call us at 634-3636 to let us know how many people will be attending from your business or industry.  Please forward information about this event to others who may wish to attend.  This event is open for the general public and we would appreciate your participation as another Pope County industry is Saluted this year.

Other Upcoming Events

The Community Halloween Party will be held this year on Saturday, October 31st from 3 to 5 PM at Central Square.  The Chamber is helping to coordinate the fundraising for the event and Businesses and individuals have been providing prizes or donating funds.  In addition, Minnewaska Floral Designs and The Valley Troll are conducting storewide sales from Columbus Day (October 12) through Halloween (October 31) with a 10% discount for all chamber members and their employees as a Chamber benefit.  These two businesses will be donating an additional 5% of sales to the fund for the Community Halloween Party.

We appreciate your support for the Community Halloween Party and we will be recognizing all of the donations in the Pope County Tribune.  If you wish to help with door prizes or donations, please give us a call at the Chamber.

Battle of the Businesses Bowling will be held again this year on the Sunday before Thanksgiving.  We will be sending out flyers for the event in the next few weeks.

Have a great weekend and plan to join us for the Salute To Industry on Thursday, October 22nd.

Cody Rogahn & Scott Formo

Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber