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Check Out What's Going On with Our Chamber Councils!
Keep an eye out for awesome Chamber events this month!
The Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce wants to keep you updated each month with everything that their volunteer councils have planned this year, including featured upcoming events, community programs, and business community features!
Their Councils include the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council, Women’s Council, Young Professionals Council, Nonprofit Council, Government Affairs Council, and Ambassadors Council!
Council Event Spotlight: Chamber Lunch Mob on October 18th!
Come out to network and enjoy lunch while supporting our restaurants!
The Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Council spearheads this new networking series to allow participants to experience the many fantastic offerings of our area while connecting with members of our business community. Each month a new restaurant will be featured!
The event is FREE to attend. Guests will pay for lunch on their own. However, registration is required for us to communicate with the restaurant owner on how many people to expect. Some events may have limited seats available.
To respect the time and effort of the restaurant staff, we ask that all attendees honor their registrations. Should you need to miss the event, a 24 Hour Notification must be given, it allows for the seat to be filled and for us to alert the restaurant of headcount changes.
Register for free on our event page.
Community Opportunities: The YP Giving Circle Is Seeking Nonprofit Applicants!
The YP Giving Circle is seeking nonprofit grant applications.
If you are a Northeastern Pennsylvania nonprofit seeking to fund a health and wellness initiative in Luzerne County, please apply! One project will be selected to receive a $10,000 grant to help fund their Health and Wellness initiatives.
YP Giving Circle is a grant funded through the collaboration of community donations and managed by The Luzerne Foundation, the Elevate Young Professionals Network, Leadership Northeast, and AllOne Charities. In 2022, the group awarded $50,000 to help alleviate poverty in Luzerne County.
Apply here before the October 13th deadline!
Honoring the 2023 ATHENA Leadership Award and Diversity Champion Business of the Year Award Recipients at the Chamber Annual Dinner!
The Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber Annual Dinner, presented by Mohegan Pennsylvania, will be held on November 16th at 5:30 PM at Mohegan Pennsylvania at 1280 Highway 315, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18702.
This is the organization’s largest event of the year and features highlights of what’s new at the Chamber and in our area, provides outstanding networking and marketing opportunities, and is an occasion for the Chamber to recognize the amazing businesses and individuals that strive every day to move our region forward and create impactful change.
The two awards being presented that night that tie back to our Chamber Councils include the 2023 Diversity Champion Business of the Year Award and the ATHENA Leadership Award. The Diversity Champion Business of the Year Award will be presented to Geisinger and the ATHENA Leadership Award will be presented to Lindsay Griffin-Boylan.
Our other award recipients that night include: Lifetime Achievement Award: Peter Danchak, Regional President of the Northeast PA Region of PNC; Legacy Business of the Year Award: Lewith & Freeman Real Estate, Inc.; Charitable Organization of the Year: Dinners for Kids; Emerging Business of the Year Award: Perfect Storm Renovations; Pride of Place Awards: Allied Services Center City Skilled Nursing and D&D Realty; Healthy Workplace of the Year Award: Benco Dental; and Regional Collaboration Award: Arts at Hayfield and Penn State Wilkes-Barre, the Wild Women of NEPA, and the Wilkes-Barre NAACP Branch #2306.
You can find out more and register on our event page!
