[PTChamber] Chamber Weekly Schedule

[Tim]

Dear Chamber Members:

Here's the week ahead:

Friday-Sunday, May 30-June 1, Fort Worden's Artillery Hill. Puget  
Sound Military Vehicle Collectors Club. Guided tours available.  
Contact Alfred Chiswell 385-0373 for details.

Monday, June 2, Noon-1PM, Fort Worden Commons. The Port Townsend  
Chamber weekly luncheon. Our presentation theme this month is  
"business and marketing." Our first meeting in June will feature  
Marcus Yearout and Karen Lipyanik-Geagan, of Bellingham-based Visitor  
Guide Publications. This firm, in partnership with Washington State  
Tourism, will present information on special programs the state is  
providing via their website, www.experiencewa.com.

The weekly luncheon will also include a brief presentation on an  
exciting Boiler Room funding opportunity. Attendees are encouraged to  
arrive early for lunch so the meeting can start promptly at Noon. The  
Bon Appetit servery opens at 11:30AM.

Our thanks to our meeting co-sponsors for June, First Federal and  
Subway.

Tuesday, June 3, 10AM-11:30AM, Point Hudson Marina Room. Port of Port  
Townsend Strategic Plan 2008 Stakeholder Group Session for local  
government.

Tuesday, June 3, Noon-1:30PM, Point Hudson Marina Room. Port of Port  
Townsend Strategic Plan 2008 Stakeholder Group Session for Non-Profit  
organizations.

Wednesday, June 4, 10AM-Noon, Point Hudson Marina Room. Port of Port  
Townsend Strategic Plan 2008 Stakeholder Group Session for the Airport.

Thursday, June 5, 10AM-Noon, Point Hudson Marina Room. Port of Port  
Townsend Strategic Plan 2008 Stakeholder Group Session for Port  
Employees.

Friday, June 6, 6PM, Elks Lodge. Port Townsend High School Athlete of  
the Year Dinner, with keynote speaker former WSU football coach Jim  
Walden. For tickets, please contact Rich Gastfield 385-3300, or  
Steven Reinhart 385-2243.

Friday, June 6, 7PM, Fort Worden's Joe Wheeler Theater. Scottish  
Gaelic Living Traditions Concert.

Friday, June 6. Deadline for the Hood Canal Bridge closure mitigation  
survey. The final opportunity for residents to be heard on which  
option is preferred for the May-June, 2009 closure: Passenger-only  
service between Port Ludlow-Kingston, or passenger-only ferry service  
between South Point-Lofall. The Port Townsend Chamber is on record of  
supporting the Port Ludlow-Kingston option. Members are encouraged to  
take the survey on-line at www.hoodcanalbridge.org. If there are any  
questions regarding the mitigation plans, please contact the Chamber  
office at 385-7869, or tim at ptchamber.org.

Saturday, June 7, 7:30AM-1PM, Port Townsend High School. SAT Testing.  
Proctor honoraria donated to the Jefferson County Technical Trades  
Scholarship Fund. 176 students! Proctors are needed. to volunteer,  
please contact Tim Caldwell at tim at ptchamber.org, or 385-7869. Thank  
you.