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Our Mission : The Greater Brunswick Area Chamber of Commerce
Our mission is to promote and advocate for our members’ business and civic interests and to collaborate with the communities for the overall economic benefit of the Greater Brunswick Area.
UPCOMING GBACC EVENTS GBACC Business Meeting:
All local businesspersons are invited to attend the next GBACC regular business meeting on Wednesday, September 3rd at 7:30 am at the Green Country Inn located at 604 Souder Road in Brunswick. The meeting will focus on the upcoming Trade Show. Please attend to add your thoughts to the Trade Show discussion.Upcoming GBACC Business Card Exchange Special Events:
The Trade Show will take the place of the September Business Card Exchange and the Halloween Gala will take the place of the October Business Card Exchange. The November Business Card Exchange will be at Total Basket Cases in Lovettsville, VA on November 20, 2008.GBACC TRADE SHOW
The Trade Show will be Friday, September 26th, 4:00 to 8:00 pm at Green Country Inn, 620 Souder Road in Brunswick."This show will provide GBACC members with an excellent opportunity to showcase their businesses to the public," commented Katherine Iacovelli, co-chair of the Trade Show committee. The organizers are aiming at attendance by 300-500 people during the four-hour show.
Karl Brink, the other co-chair, said that they will be recruiting members to Facilities/Exhibits, Speakers, Advertising or Refreshment Committees. The August GBACC meeting will invite vendors of promotions materials to offer members items to distribute at the Trade Show.
If you have any ideas or suggestions, please contact either Katherine or Karl, and please come to the September Business Meeting. Their contact information is on the web directory.
Some suggestions are to have an antique appraiser who would bring in the general public. Door prizes of gas cards or flat screen TV's have also been suggested.
Affiliate Members are Welcome! What is the benefit of joining GBACC as an affiliate member?
Affiliate Membership in GBACC is open to non-profit organizations who wish to have a connection to the business community so that they may be able both to advertise their charitable works to local businesses and to repay the businesses that support their efforts by patronizing them.
Affiliate Members get a reduced membership rate since they can neither vote nor hold office. A list of some of our Affiliate Members is available if you wish to see who they are. Contact our Membership Chairperson, Chris Spielman at CM Bloomers Florist.