[PTChamber] PT Chamber Week Ahead

[Port Townsend Chamber Interim Director]

Here is the week ahead - & Other Important Information: 

Monday Sept 29th noon – 1:00 at the Fort Worden Commons – Chamber Lunch 
Meeting
This week’s speaker will be State Senator Jim Hargrove.  Senator Hargrove 
is running unopposed for re-election, and will talk about his 
accomplishments in office to date and goals for his next term. 

Wednesday Oct 1st – Our new Executive Director, Rod Davis, will be 
starting in his new position.  We are excited to have him on board! 


Other Information: 

SAT Testing on Oct 4th 7am – 1:30    It's SAT testing time again and we 
need proctors! There are 123 students registered to take the SAT exams on 
Saturday October 4th at Port
Townsend High School. We need a minimum of eight proctors to administer the 
tests. The time commitment is from 7:30AM to 1PM. The honoria is donated to 
the Jefferson County Technical Trades Scholarship Fund, which is 
administered by the Jefferson County Community Foundation.      Please 
contact Susan Grantham if you can volunteer for this worthy  project. 

Olympic Peninsula Tourism Summit – Weds Oct 15 at the Jamestown S-Klallam 
Tribal Center, Blyn – 9:00am – 4:30    INCREASE YOUR MARKETING MILEAGE  
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Sign up today for this exciting day of learning designed to help you grow 
your business with six sessions to choose from! Plus there are informative 
speakers about the upcoming Hood Canal Bridge Closure and reaching out to 
the lower Vancouver Island traveler, too! Act now to reserve your space.  If 
your business serves the tourism industry, ask about the vendor and 
advertising spaces available.  Call now to reserve  360-452-8552 

Don’t miss the Port Townsend Farmers Market’s annual fundraising harvest 
dinner, Feast of Farms at the Bishop Hotel’s garden courtyard on Sunday, 
October 26th from 5 to 8 p.m. Inspired market chef, Arran Stark, will create 
a bountiful three-course meal sourced from market growers and paired with 
local wines. Celebrated farmer and author, Michael Ableman, will share 
moving stories and photos as the key note speaker. The Feast of Farms 
harvest dinner is a fundraiser to benefit the Port Townsend Farmers Market. 
Tickets are $75 per person with a direct appeal at the event.  Purchase your 
ticket at the Market Information Booth every market day or online at 
www.ptFarmersMarket.org.
The Spirit of Endeavor cruise ship will be arriving Saturday morning at 10am 
and unloading lots of folks with money to spend here till 6pm.  Please ask 
shop owners to stay open all day  and please post a welcome poster 
(available at www.PTmainstreet.org) in their window.  Any questions, call 
Mari or Kate with Main Street Programs at 385-7911. 

The City of Port Townsend has just posted the following RFQ for a new 
Marketing Position: 

Request for Qualifications
Marketing Position 


Request for Qualifications: The City of Port Townsend is soliciting a 
Marketing Contractor with experience in destination marketing. 

The contractor will work closely with the City’s Lodging Tax Advisory 
Committee (LTAC), Mainstreet, Chamber of Commerce and other regional and 
statewide tourism agencies. 

This is a one year contract and the estimated time for this position is 50 
to 85 hours a month. The contract amount is $30,000.00 DOQ. Please submit 
with a cover letter,  5 copies of your SOQ to the City of Port Townsend, 250 
Madison St #2, Port Townsend, WA 98368 by 4:00 pm, Friday, October 24,2008. 

To request a more complete description of the position please email your 
request to Catherine McNabb at cmcnabb at cityofpt.us or call 360-379-5089 or 
visit the City’s website at www.cityofpt.us.