www.faycham.orgNews related to Fayette Chamber of Commerce(c) 2010, Fayette Chamber of Commerce All Rights Reserved.5Sisters of St. Basil the Great – will host the 76th annual Pilgrimage in Honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help on the grounds of Mt. St. Macrina, from September 3-6th (Labor Day weekend). This year’s programs and activities revolve around the theme “Mary, Icon of Compassion”. The weekend will include religious services and educational opportunities for both adults and children, including special programs for children, teens, and young adults. Private pastoral counseling, a session on bereavement, and discussion forums are also planned. For further information, visit www.sisterofstbasil.org, or call them at 724-438-8644.http://FayettePACOC.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=190Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:11:24 GMTThe Chamber’s Scholarship Golf Outing is just around the corner… FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th! Duck Hollow Golf Course Registration – 9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start – 10:00 a.m. We’ve completely revamped this year’s Outing! Join us for one fun-filled, relaxing networking event – with great food, lots of goodies for all golfers, plenty of prizes, and of course, golf! Call today at 724-437-4571 to register yourself or a team! http://FayettePACOC.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=201Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:01:02 GMTThe 3rd Annual Coal and Coke Heritage Music Festival will begin at noon on Saturday, September 11th, and wraps up around dusk, with fireworks concluding the festivities. This year’s festival features The Clarks, Chris Higbee Project, Joe Grushecky and Harold Betters. In acknowledgement of the significance of the Sept. 11th date, there will be special recognition of first responders at the festival. Other musical entertainers will include NewLanders, Augsburg German Band, Brass Knuckles Band, Bon-Journey, Jerry Onesi-Jack Nicolette Trio and more, giving festival goers the opportunity to enjoy jazz, rock, country, folk, and polka music among many other genres. In addition to musical performances there will be dance troupes, visual art displays, arts and crafts vendors, and food vendors serving a variety of ethnic specialties. The Coal and Coke Heritage Center is a focal point of the day and is open for tours and special displays highlighting the coal mining industry of the past and today. For youngsters, the Kiddie Koal Mine play area and petting zoo is enormously popular. New this year will be a fireworks display to cap off the day’s activities. Tickets are being sold online through a link on the festival’s website (www.coalandcokemusicfest.org), at the business office at Penn State Fayette, and by phone at 724-430-4101. They will also be available August 14th & 15th at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event. Advanced sale tickets are $10. [Tickets at the gate will be $15.] Children age 4 and younger get in free. For more information, please call 724-430-4101.http://FayettePACOC.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=194Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:26:36 GMTSociety of St. Vincent DePaul will sponsor the 2nd annual Friends of the Poor Walk, “Walk A Mile In My Shoes”, on Saturday, September 11th. The walk will begin at their 70 North Mt. Vernon Avenue, Uniontown location, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending around 3:00 p.m. Walkers can walk as much or as little as they wish, and can attend a day of gospel music and refreshments. Those donating more than $10 will receive a t-shirt (while supplies last). All funds will assist the poor and needy of Fayette County. To donate or for more information, call 724-785-9507. http://FayettePACOC.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=206Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:13:56 GMTAlbert Gallatin Amedisys Home Care & Hospice MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th Ribbon Cutting – 2:00 p.m. Open House – 2:00-6:00 p.m. Help them celebrate their new location! They can be found at the Uniontown Mall (near Roomful Express). Following the ribbon cutting, please join them inside for their Open House – take a tour of their new offices, enjoy some refreshments, and meet the staff! http://FayettePACOC.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=208Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:54:39 GMTRibbon Cutting – 2:00 p.m. Open House – 2:00-6:00 p.m. Help them celebrate their new location! They can be found at the Uniontown Mall (near Roomful Express). Following the ribbon cutting, please join them inside for their Open House – take a tour of their new offices, enjoy some refreshments, and meet the staff! http://FayettePACOC.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=209Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:58:07 GMTThe Fayette County Chamber of Commerce & Tri-State Society for Human Resource Management present: EMPLOYMENT BOOTCAMP: BASIC EMPLOYMENT LAW TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS AND BUSINESS OWNERS Tuesday, September 21, 2010 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Fayette Chamber Offices—65 West Main Street, Uniontown, PA While most business owners and supervisors understand the operational requirements of the workplace, many lack the background and experience to handle tricky employment issues that could lead to legal liability. In this affordable one-day seminar, we’ll provide business owners and supervisors the basic training needed to: • Make effective hiring decisions • Comply with applicable employment and wage and hour laws • Maintain effective employee relations • Document employee performance • Manage problem absenteeism • Handle discipline and discharge Presenter: Sally Griffith Cimini, Esq., SPHR Chairperson, Employment & Labor Services Group Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C. According to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Ms. Cimini has been consistently recognized as one of Pennsylvania’s top lawyers, and has been listed as one of Pennsylvania’s top 50 female lawyers and Pittsburgh’s top 50 lawyers since 2009. She is listed in the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Best Lawyers in America®. Cost: $50.00 first person; $25.00 each additional staff member (Includes extensive presentation materials and lunch) **Or possibly go FREE! Every registration will be added to a special drawing, with the winning registrant attending FREE! Registration: 724-437-4571 or info@fayettechamber.com *Tri-State SHRM has applied for HRCI credits for this program. http://FayettePACOC.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=212Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:09:38 GMTFACT - BRAND NEW Transit Center, located on Matthew Drive Extension, just behind the Wal Mart Plaza in Uniontown -is ready to celebrate their Grand Opening with an Official Ribbon Cutting Celebration! Please join them! Following the Ribbon Cutting, please join them inside for a tour and snacks. Froggy Radio will also be doing a LIVE broadcast! http://FayettePACOC.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=210Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:01:00 GMTJoin the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for the 7th Annual Light the Night Walk on Saturday, September 25th at the Uniontown High School. The registration and pre-walk celebration begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Night Walk at 7:30 p.m. The Light the Night Walk is a nationwide event to celebrate and commemorate those lives touched by cancer. Participants will lead a 1.5 mile evening march to raise funds to cure leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life for patients and their families. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For more information regarding The Light the Night Walk or sponsorship please email Christie Schnelbach at schnelbachc@lls.org or call 1-800-726-CURE extension 2886. You may also register online at: www.lightthenight.org/wpa.http://FayettePACOC.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=172Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:13:17 GMTJoin them for a fun autumn event, with activities for the kids, including a pumpkin decorating contest!http://FayettePACOC.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=177Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:06:33 GMTJoin them for a fun autumn event, with activities for the kids, including a pumpkin decorating contest!http://FayettePACOC.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=186Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:04:54 GMTJoin them for the 7th Annual Light the Night Walk on Saturday, September 25th at the Uniontown High School. The registration and pre-walk celebration begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Night Walk at 7:30 p.m. The Light the Night Walk is a nationwide event to celebrate and commemorate those lives touched by cancer. Participants will lead a 1.5 mile evening march to raise funds to cure leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life for patients and their families. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For more information regarding The Light the Night Walk or sponsorship please email Christie Schnelbach at schnelbachc@lls.org or call 1-800-726-CURE extension 2886. You may also register online at: www.lightthenight.org/wpa. http://FayettePACOC.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=187Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:28:27 GMTPretty in Pink…A luncheon and fashion show to benefit Breast Cancer research and to honor survivors of the disease will be held on Sunday, September 26th at 1:00 p.m. Estee Lauder, Brighton and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort are hosting the event in conjunction with the official unveiling of the Nothing Is Impossible necklace designed exclusively for the resort by Brighton. To order tickets or for more information, please call Elaine McKulka at 724-329-6014.http://FayettePACOC.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=205Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:11:54 GMT“Pretty In Pink”, a special luncheon and fashion show will be held on Sunday, September 26th at Nemacolin Woodlands. The afternoon’s festivities will benefit Breast Cancer research and are being held in conjunction with the official launch of “The Nothing is Impossible” necklace, a unique Brighton necklace designed exclusively for Nemacolin Woodlands. To celebrate the completion of the necklace and to honor survivors, Nemacolin Woodlands, Brighton and Estee Lauder have partnered to present this special afternoon. All of the models, cancer survivors, will be treated to a makeover from Estee Lauder and outfitted with fashion apparel from the resort’s retail shops. The festivities will also feature a silent auction and cocktail party. All silent auction monies as well as a portion of the event proceeds and necklace sales for that day will benefit Breast Cancer Research. The event begins at 1:00 p.m. and will be held in Horizon Point, adjacent to Falling Rock. Tickets for “Pretty in Pink” are available at the resort for a donation of $30.00 and can be purchased by calling Elaine McKulka at 724-329-6014. For more info, please visit www.nemacolin.com. http://FayettePACOC.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=207Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:52:50 GMTPlease join us at one of Fayette County's newest, unique shop! Following the ceremony, come inside for a tour, and enjoy classic Czech breakfast fare! RSVP: 724-437-4571 http://FayettePACOC.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=211Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:06:46 GMT