Archive for October 2017
2017 Fountain Festival – Get Your Business Involved!
Each November, we host the Fountain Festival of Fine Art & Crafts – which has become one of the Southwest’s most iconic art shows! This famous event is the perfect place to put your Chamber member business on the map. Interested? If so, check out how you can get involved at the Fountain Festival! Does…
Read MoreCouncilmember talks property tax
The Fountain Hills Town Council decided to send a $7M property tax initiative to the voters on the May 2018 ballot. Councilmember Cecil Yates spent nearly 60 minutes talking to the Chamber’s public policy committee about the Town Council’s decision and possible scenarios. While the official talking points and details have not yet been released…
Read MoreAcademy creating next generation leaders
Last week we had the pleasure of hosting the Fountain Hills Leadership Academy. The Fountain Hills Leadership Academy is an eight-week course of intense immersion into our town’s governmental processes. Session themes are centered around civic and community services, public safety, and local environmental management. The Leadership Academy is focused on identifying a new generation…
Read MoreDeferred maintenance never works
You hear it all the time in business. Corporate executives, government officials and the like “defer” things until the future. Recently our Town Council had a lengthy discussion about deferring road and building maintenance on Town of Fountain Hills streets and owned buildings. Deferring maintenance is like saying, “Oh, I’ll comb my hair tomorrow.” That…
Read MoreMarketing panel to discuss best practices
Marketing panel to share best practices in video, public relations, social media and non-profit marketing strategies. The FH Connect Networking Breakfast is featuring several local entrepreneurs to share their best marketing secrets at the monthly Fountain Hills Chamber event. Panelists use a variety of tactics to solicit new business. These experts all employ one particular…
Read MoreYou never look good trying to make someone else look bad
The Chamber and FHCCA hosted the Fountain Hills Sanitary District board meeting a few weeks ago at our monthly networking breakfast. We planned the program together in advance, designed the process for accepting questions from the public and ensured all of the candidates could attend. Our organizations covered every detail to use our 60…
Read MoreMonday Member Spotlight: DayLite Films
This Monday Member Spotlight, we wanted to say “Congratulations” to all the folks who worked with DayLite Films on the “Ranger Things” commercial last spring. The spot is a finalist for a Lone Star Emmy Award for Best Commercial. We got to hear a little more from DayLite Films own Andrew Day and what this…
Read MoreMonday Member Spotlight: Fountain Hills Friends of the Library
Happy Monday! This week, our Monday Member Spotlight is on the Fountain Hills Friends of the Library.They have some exciting news: next week is Friends of the Library Week! The Fountain Hills Friends of the Library is joining with Friends all over our country to celebrate October 15 through 22 as National Friends of Libraries…
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