Annual Business Meeting

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2009 Annual Business Meeting HACC Wildwood
Conference Center Wednesday, December 9, 2009
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Annual Dinner Monday, March 8th, 2009 Harrisburg
Hilton Towers
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• Summary of Revenue Expenses
• 10/30 year to date 2009 Budget
• Total Revenues 2,445,352 2,752,611
• Membership Dues
• Pledges
• Events
• Projects Fees
• Total Expenses 2,148,497 2,748,576
• Salaries Benefits
• Events
• Rent, Maintenance, Utilities, Taxes
• Professional Fees Project Costs
• Advertising Marketing
• ___________ ________

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• Retiring Board Members
• Gregg Schwotzer Crossgates, Inc
• Mark Campbell Swarthmore Group
• Ken Shutts Penn National Insurance
• Don Schin ActionCOACH
• Catherine Walters Saul Ewing
• Bill Krenz HP
• Mike Murchie M T Bank (past chair)

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• New Board Members
• Tom Dilworth M T Bank
• Lisa Stokes BRP Entertainment
• Nancy Sacunas Sacunas Integrated Communications
• Bob Brandon Penn National Insurance
• Manny Evans, Holy Spirit Hospital
• Art Pursel HP
• Frank Quigley Hollywood Casino at Penn National

• Officers
• Chair Dr. Madlyn Hanes, Penn State, The Capital
  College
• 1st Vice Chair Terry Lehman
• 2nd Vice Chair Maryann Chiavetta
• Treasurer Mike Fiaschetti, Highmark Blue Shield
• Secretary Laura Williams, Giant Food Stores,
  LLC
• RRP Bub Manning, The Quandel Group, Inc.
• CREDC Chair Chip Brown, McClure Co.
• Mechanical Contractors
• Past Chair Sandi Loy Bell, Skelly Loy, Inc
• President CEO David Black, HRC/CREDC

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• By Laws Change
• Purpose is to allow voting via telephone or email
  by the membership, technically described as proxy
  voting in the by-laws.

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Your Investments in the Chamber CREDC

• Exposure for Your Business
• Opportunities to Network!
• Phone Calls 9,000
• Website Visits 146,000
• Network, Network, Network
• Events 80 w/ 13,000 attendees
• Over 5,000 reached every week with e-gram
• Diplomats Ambassadors
• 682 Businesses Personally Contacted
• Ribbon Cuttings 32
• Media Hits 500
• Radio, Television and Print
• Membership Directories 5,000

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Your Investments in the Chamber CREDC

• Your Voice in Government
• Full Time Government Relations Manager
• 2 Registered Lobbyists
• Exceptional knowledge of players process
• 2009 Focus
• Card Check
• Support meaningful Health Care Reform
• Quality, accessibility, affordability
• State Budget no increase in sales, PIT or CNI
• Power of Numbers
• DC Trip with Lancaster York Chambers
• Getting Involved
• HRC/PAC contributions to successful candidates

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Your Investments in the Chamber CREDC

• Chamber Business Women
• Dynamic New Program
• 4 Events in 2009
• 400 Attendees
• Business Womens Forum
• Leading in Regional Collaboration with Chambers
• Over 900 Attendees
• Business Diversity Initiative
• 20 of CREDC Loans to Minorities Women
• EDS Seminar Series
• Business Diversity Works Conference 400
  attendees
• Support and Collaboration with Other Chambers
• Hispanic Chamber
• African American
• Gay Lesbian Chambers
• Opportunities for Mentorship
• One-on-one meetings and referral service

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Your Investments in the Chamber CREDC
For Every 1.00 in Dues Paid 2.60 was spent on
Member Activities Return on Investment nearly 3
to 1
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Your Investments in the Chamber CREDC

• Finished the demolition, reconstruction and
  closed on the sale of the Charles D. Snyder Son
  Project at 10th Walnut St.

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Your Investments in the Chamber CREDC

• Received approval from DCED for the Keystone
  Opportunity Zone projects in Harrisburg
  Steelton
• Busy business lending year
• 9 M in Business Financing Projects
• 23 Projects
• 11.6 M in Bank Equity Participation
• 215 Jobs created retained

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Your Investments in the Chamber CREDC

• Murata
• 10 Companies, 84 employees
• International Soft Landings Certification
• Since 2001
• 70 M in state federal funding packaged
• 280M Economic Impact
• Over 10,800 jobs created retained

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Your Investments in the Chamber CREDC
Every 1.00 Invested (Pledge) in CREDC
Campaign Returned 42.00 ROI 421
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• Retiring Board Members
• Fredrika McKain
• Institute for Cultural Partnerships
• Barry Deaven Hershocks, Inc.
• Harrison Bink Bink Partnership, Inc.
• Andy Klinger PNC Bank

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• New Board Members
• Sharon Ryan Dasher, Inc.
• Steve Schappe Penn State Harrisburg, The
  Capital College
• Tom Wilson K W Engineers Consultants
• Bob Marquette Members 1st Federal Credit Union

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• Officers
• Chair Chip Brown, McClure Company Mechanical
  Contractors
• 1st Vice Chair Gary Stouffer, Rettew Associates
• 2nd Vice Chair Sue Pera, Cornerstone
  Coffeehouse
• Treasurer Aji Abraham, Capital BlueCross
• Secretary Jim Nulton, PPL
• Chamber Chair Dr. Madlyn Hanes, Penn State
• Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Past Chair Kelly Powell Logan, AES/PHEAA
• President David Black, HRC/CREDC

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• 2010 Priorities
• Helping Members thrive or survive a tough economy
• Chamber/CREDC affordable means of marketing
• Chamber/CREDC great source of information/resource
  s
• Chamber/CREDC government relations
• Getting the organization through challenging
  times
• We need your help with membership and
  sponsorships
• Budget is down 10
• Staff is smaller and more sacrifices have been
  made
• We will make our 2009 numbers
• Remember in these times even is the new great!
• Planning for the future
• Fiscal, program and fulfilling our mission
• Celebrating the Past, Building the future
• New approaches! Stay tuned for more about summer
  picnic

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WE DO STUFF!