Thursday, May 15th: Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner, 6:30 pm, Tuscarora Inn & Conference Center.

Tuesday, May 20th: SBCC Breakfast, Detzi’s Tavern, 8am,  guest speaker John Reinhart

Monday, June 9th: Annual Scholarship Golf Classic, Woodstone Golf Club.

Tuesday, June 24th: SBCC Business Luncheon at Medic 9, 12 noon.

Friday, June 27th: Iron Pigs Baseball Game, 7:05 pm. 

Wednesday, August 13th: Clam bake at Evergreen Lake, Bath.

For more information on any upcoming event call the Slate Belt Chamber of Commerce office at 610.863.0315

NOTE:  Board meetings occur on the first Thursday of each month at 8:00 A.M. in the Chamber Office and Executive Meetings occur on the last Thursday of each month.

SBCC Officers - All monthly meetings are held at 8:00 A.M. at the SBCC office. All members and/or their employees, and the public are invited to attend any of the above meetings. We value your input & would like to see you there!

Slate Belt Community Events
May 9th: Bangor Library Geranium Sale

May 16-17th: Relay for Life Slate Belt, Bangor Park.

May 17-18th: 22nd Annual Swap Meet & Flea Market, Jacktown

May 17th: Angelo Polo Community Service Scholarship Benefit, Bangor Elks, 7-11 pm.

May 17th: East Bangor Fire Co., Dinner & Comedy Show, 6:00 pm at East Bangor Fire Hall. $25

May 18th: Annual Wind Gap Car Show at the WG Park, 610-704-6486

May 22-25th: Lookout Fire Co. Spring Festival, Weona Park.

May 23rd: 5th Annual Slate Belt Veterans’ Golf Tournament

Slate Belt Chamber of Commerce
856 West Pennsylvania Ave.
P.O. Box 5
Pen Argyl, PA 18072
Phone and Fax  610-863-0315
E-Mail: sbcc@enter.net

SBCC Mission Statement
To promote and enhance positive business activity and growth in the Slate Belt region
with special emphasis on community involvement.

     2008 SBCC ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!
On Thursday, May 15th, the Chamber will honor the 2008 Scholarship recipients at Tuscarora Inn.  Six Slate Belt area high school seniors will be honored.  The students were chosen based upon their academic accomplishments, service to the community and school leadership abilities and their future vocational plans.  Congratulations to all!  This years recipients are:

Rachel Nicholson, Bangor Area High School
Krista Hahn, Career Institute of Technology
Daniel Porterfield, Faith Christian School
Krista Buchanan, Pen Argyl Area High School
David Ceraul, Pius X High School
Douglas Williams, Recipient of the 
Frederick R. Curcio Jr., Award

Slate Belt Gift Certificates
Available YEAR ROUND at the office.
"One Stop Shopping"
These certificates entitles the bearer to shop at any 
"participating merchant" through out the Slate Belt.
If you are interested in being a "participating merchant", contact the office.  All merchants will be
listed on the back of each gift certificate.

Slate Belt Chamber of Commerce's 
"Slate Belt Community Map & Information Guide" 
available online or pick up a copy. 

Maps may be picked up at the Chamber office at 856 W. Pennsylvania Ave., (Rt. 512)  Pen Argyl and the following sponsors:
Todd's Auto Body, Sabatino Insurance Agency, Teel Realty, Danet's Country Inn, On The Spot Dry Cleaning, J & R's Smokehouse Restaurant, Lafayette Ambassador Bank, Bangor Elk's Lodge, Michael Baxter & Associates, Re/Max Country Classic, Five Points Inn & Deli, Coldwell Banker, Waste Management, ESSA Bank & Trust, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Country Roads Pizzeria, Merchants National Bank, Dotta Chrysler Jeep, Kelly's Homemade Ice Cream, Crossroads Furniture, Blue Valley Times, Niclaus Engineering Corp., First Star Savings Bank, Realty Executives, Apple Blossom Village, Majestic, Slate Belt Floor & Wall Covering, Patt, White GMAC Real Estate, B EB Highway Storage Village, Bangor Mail Room, PA Career Link, Brown Daub of Wind Gap, & formally East Penn Engineering now Ott's Engineering. Click HERE to view map.

For questions contact the office at 610.863.0315.

Slate Belt Chamber of Commerce Members--take advantage of affordable, comprehensive health care coverage for you and your employees now offered by SBCC and Pennsylvania Chamber, called "Chamber Advantage", a complete benefits package. To be eligible, your company needs to become a member of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry and have a local participation Chamber of Commerce. To learn more about the benefits package, contact PCI Insurance, Inc. at 800.755.3012. You can also visit the PCI Insurance Web Site for specific information.