The annual Business Happy Hour lottery is now open to all Chamber members throughout the month of October. These networking events occur every month on the 4th Thursday of the month and are co-hosted by a Chamber member business and the Chamber of Commerce. New businesses, businesses interested in showing off new products or services, or any that would like to gain more exposure are perfect candidates. Businesses can host a Business Happy Hour on their own, partner with neighboring businesses, or collaborate with a business that may not have a store-front presence or a non-profit agency that does not have much office space.
Hosting businesses provide light appetizers or other food, and the Chamber provides the beverages. You can plan fun activities, provide discounts or giveaways, and make it a fun evening for the attendees. With the business happy hours new date of Thursday evenings, it can be a fantastic way to kick off the weekend by attending a Happy Hour, finding out more about the host business, and networking with other business owners.
The process to enter your business into the lottery is simple. Choose the top 3 months that you would like to host a Business Happy Hour, contact Anna Snow, our membership coordinator at info@pagosachamber.com with your interest by Friday, October 31 with your preferred months. The lottery drawing will take place the following Monday November 3 and businesses will then be notified. Hosting businesses will get exposure through marketing of the event, an opportunity to highlight their business and products and potentially expose their business to new customers.
For questions or more information about hosting a Business Happy Hour, contact the Chamber at (970) 264-2360.
Chamber Opens up Self-Nomination Period for Board of Director Candidates
It is that time of year when many non-profit organizations have a changing of the guard for their board of directors. The Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is no exception. Changing out board members and term limits is healthy for an organization. It allows the organization to have experience while welcoming innovative ideas and personalities onto the board. The Chamber of Commerce every year elects three new board members while three members rotate off the board after a three-year term.
The Chamber strives to have on its board a diverse group of business representatives since the organization has such a wide range of business types. To self-nominate to run for the board of directors, the nominee must qualify for the following criteria. First the business must be a chamber member business for a minimum of six months. If elected to the board, the term for the directors is three years. Attendance at monthly meetings is required and occasionally special sub-committee meetings. Volunteering at chamber events and Business After Hours is also required. A slate of six candidates is compiled and put before the chamber membership. Of the six candidates, three are elected to serve for a three-year term.
As many issues face our businesses and community, we are looking for business representatives to help us work on these issues and continue to assist our businesses with advocacy, education, and support. If you are interested in running for the board of directors, you can view the nomination form on the Chamber’s website. Fill out the form and return it to Sandy Douthey at the Chamber by November 7, 2025.
Should you like to learn more about being on the board, you can contact Sandy at the Chamber at (970) 264-2360 or director@pagosachamber.com or reach out to any of our current board members.
A list of those members can also be found on the Chamber’s website at www.pagosachamber.com/board-of-directors-and-staff/. We look forward to reviewing the self-nomination forms and we thank those in advance for their interest and dedication to commit your time and energy.