Thursday, August 31, 2006
Let's share our news
One common complaint in Lakewood is that there is no one place to go to learn about all the many rich cultural and other events going on here. I'm proud to be a member of the board of directors of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. The chamber heard the feedback and interest from arts groups, and began highlighting local events about a year ago in a seasonal calendar.
The trick now, honestly, has been to convince many of our nonprofits and other groups to go to the trouble to send in information to the chamber. It's sort of funny in a sad way; many of these groups are the first to complain that no one knows about them. But being a volunteer myself, I know how hard it can be to keep track of everything.
So let's make it easy, and cut and paste some info from chamber director Linda Smith. You can use the icon below this message to forward this note to someone who can share calendar information for your group with the chamber:
The chamber is currently compiling community event information for the Fall & Winter Lakewood Area Events Calendar. We anticipate printing 3,000 copies for distribution in our area. Events beginning Oct. 1, 2006, through Dec. 31, 2006, will be listed in this piece. If you wish to be included in the brochure, as well as have your event information listed on the Chamber's web site, please submit all of the following information to Scott Jonson at scottj@lakewood-wa.com no later than Sept. 11.
Event Name
Event Date(s)
Event Time(s)
Event Location & Address
Admission/Fees
20 word (or less) description about event
Contact Phone Number
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The trick now, honestly, has been to convince many of our nonprofits and other groups to go to the trouble to send in information to the chamber. It's sort of funny in a sad way; many of these groups are the first to complain that no one knows about them. But being a volunteer myself, I know how hard it can be to keep track of everything.
So let's make it easy, and cut and paste some info from chamber director Linda Smith. You can use the icon below this message to forward this note to someone who can share calendar information for your group with the chamber:
The chamber is currently compiling community event information for the Fall & Winter Lakewood Area Events Calendar. We anticipate printing 3,000 copies for distribution in our area. Events beginning Oct. 1, 2006, through Dec. 31, 2006, will be listed in this piece. If you wish to be included in the brochure, as well as have your event information listed on the Chamber's web site, please submit all of the following information to Scott Jonson at scottj@lakewood-wa.com no later than Sept. 11.
Event Name
Event Date(s)
Event Time(s)
Event Location & Address
Admission/Fees
20 word (or less) description about event
Contact Phone Number
