Chamber Events

Kevin Shivers, Executive State Director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in Pennsylvania, will visit the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce to present on the NFIB, what it is, what it does, and also to give a legislative update from Harrisburg on NFIB issues. This event is a part of the Chamber's Public Affairs Roundtable series. 

Sponsored by PRL, Inc., the Public Affairs Roundtable provides a forum for Chamber members to discuss and obtain updates from key local, state and federal officials on current issues of importance to our area’s business community.

The Leadership Day Workshop Series, designed for emerging and established community leaders, will include lively and informative presentations and ample time for participant questions and discussion. Each participant will have the opportunity to network with and learn from a variety of community leaders.

Attendees will pick two workshops to attend in the morning, and two to attend in the afternoon. These workshops are detailed below.

AM Workshop Sessions

A. Workplace Mental Health: Do More for 1 in 4 - Andy Seebold, MBA, SPHR, Director, Business Services for WellSpan Health. 1 in 4 American adults are living with a diagnosable, treatable mental health condition. How do you know? What do you say? Attend this session to learn how to best support and respond to employees with mental health challenges.

B. Goal Setting for Direct Reports - Jason Trout, Vice President, Development and Community Affairs, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital. What is a fair or realistic goal? How do I influence high performance and coach for success? This interactive and thought-provoking session will help you answer these and other important questions on a topic that is vital for you and your team’s success.

C. Building Effective Work Relationships - Marilyn Walker, President & CEO of synergize! Work relationships aren’t that different from outside-of-work relationships. Sometimes they’re easy, and sometimes they’re not! This interactive session will provide practical tips on how to establish quality relationships with the people we work with.

D. Everyday Speaking 101 - William Mulligan, MBA, Senior Director, Marketing, WellSpan Health. This session describes preparation, organization and delivery tips for common presentation scenarios, including meetings, elevator pitches, and public speaking. You’ll learn key strategies that will help you improve your communication right away. 

E. Multi-Generational Workforce - Darin Pickles, Director of Operations, A.L. Hanford Center, Lebanon Valley Family YMCA. Typewriters and Twitter are terms well-known to some of your team and foreign to others! This interactive workshop will help you come away with a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges of leading a multi-generational workforce.

F. What Makes a Good Non-Profit Board? - Amy Leonard, Esquire, Henry & Beaver LLP; Chairperson, LLV Board of Directors. This session will cover how to get the right mix of passion and people when recruiting board members, and how to create "buy-in" from your board. Other topics include how to keep committees functional and accountable, maintaining appropriate relationships with agency/organization staff, leadership giving and fundraising advice, and how to avoid board pitfalls.

$65 for Chamber Members/LLV Alumni

$75 Chamber Non-Members

To register, email Jessica Stankovich at jstankovich@lvchamber.org, call 717-273-3727, or complete and submit this form.

Download this event flier and workshop form! 

The program will consist of four sessions, plus one “orientation” meeting. Each session will consist of building a simple, solid golf swing and a simple solid short game for beginners. Also, it will show you how to have “fun” at a golf course and to make it a “social” event.

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 20

Orientation: Tuesday, April 26th

Where To Go and Course Etiquette

6:00 pm - 6:45 pm

Session #1 - Tuesday, May 3rd

Grip, Putting and Chipping

Session #2 - Tuesday, May 10th

Review Session #1

Pitching and Short Swing

Session #3 - Tuesday, May 17th

Review Session #2

Full Swing Irons and Woods

Session #4 - Tuesday, May 24th

Play 3 Holes*

*Please be here by 5:45 pm

Golf Lessons by the Professional Staff at Pine Meadows Golf Complex

Cost is $150 per person - Chamber Members and $200 per person for Non-Chamber Members

Hosted & Lessons by: Andy Signor, PGA Head Golf Professional

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Join Lebanon Valley Chamber members and guests for an opportunity to network, expand your business contacts and gain exposure for your business or organization.

Enjoy great hors d’oeuvres, beverages and door prizes! Columbia Cottage Assisted Living will host the event to feature their facility’s courtyards. May is “Older Americans Month”! What a great way to visit one of the premier providers of service for older adults in Lebanon County than by celebrating with a Business After Hours at Columbia Cottage!

Please contact the Chamber if you would like to gain additional exposure for your business or organization by contributing a door prize for this event. (Members Only)

Join nearly 400 Chamber members, students, teachers and their families at this gala event that honors the top five percent of the graduating seniors from Annville-Cleona, Cedar Crest, ELCO, Lebanon Catholic, Lebanon County Career & Technology Center, Lebanon, New Covenant Christian, Northern Lebanon, and Palmyra High Schools and the mentors who have made a difference in their lives!

Thank you to our overall sponsor, Williams, and to our academic sponsors, The Hershey Company, HACC Central Pennsylvania's Community College, LVC, and the Lebanon County Educational Honors Society!

The reception will begin at 6 p.m., with dinner to follow at 7 p.m. 

We encourage our business and organization members to sponsor a student and mentor for this very special occasion!

Those interested in registering for the banquet should contact Jessica Stankovich directly at jstankovich@lvchamber.org  or 717-273-3727 ext. 102.

Additional sponsorship opportunites for the banquet are still available!

 Academic Sponsors: $1,000 Investment

Gift Sponsor: $800 Investment

Program Sponsor: $500

Student Sponsor: $150

Click here to view all sponsorship details! 

Want to get your business ad in front of over 400 community members and business leaders? Place a Program Spotlight ad for only $100!

(Ad is business card-sized. Program Spotlight sponsorship does not include an event ticket.)

Help us to show our appreciation for the members of our armed services! Join us as we recognize and celebrate the loyal individuals who have dedicated their lives to the various branches of the United States military.

The 2016 Military Appreciation Breakfast will feature Colonel Mike Curran, co-owner of Philly Pretzel in Lebanon, as the guest speaker. The breakfast will also be highlighted by the presentation of the General Frank Smoker Beyond the Call Award. This year’s award recipient is Dr. Glen Mesaros from Melnick, Moffitt and Mesaros ENT Associates.

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, Luthercare, to our patron sponsor, Valspar, and to our supporting sponsors, PA State Representative Russ Diamond and Compeer of Lebanon County!

Small business isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s for the brave, the patient and the persistent. It’s for the overcomer. – Unknown

Small businesses make up approximately 75 percent of the Lebanon Valley Chamber of  Commerce’s membership. Join us as we celebrate and show our appreciation and gratitude for these small businesses who support the economy of the Lebanon Valley! 

The luncheon, which annually attracts a large audience of business leaders from throughout the Valley, will feature the presentation of the 2016 Small Business Person of the Year Award to Chris Gebhard of Hoaster Gebhard and the 2016 Leon Hoover Entrepreneurial Spirit Award to David Stein of Hidden Still Spirits. Sam Shrefler of Candoris Technologies in Annville, PA, will be the guest speaker.