
New Teachers' Breakfast
The New Teachers’ Breakfast will take place on Monday, August 20th at Oswego East High School at 8:00 a.m. Our Chamber is delighted to meet the 200 teachers at the start of their orientation week with the Oswego School District. Sponsorships for as little as $25, $50 and $125 are still available. Profits from this event will be deposited into a scholarship fund which will be awarded during the 2007-2008 school year to a student participating in the work study or internship program. While promoting your business, you are also supporting a great cause, EDUCATION!

Organized Bike Ride
Join us for the 3rd annual Organized Bike Ride on Sunday, August 19th, 2007! The Road Ride options are 25, 50, 75, or 100 miles long. Road Riders can depart as early as 6:30 a.m. The Family Ride options are 3 or 7 miles. Family Riders can depart as early as 9:00 a.m. All Riders start and end at Mill Race Cyclery, located at 26 Main St. in downtown Oswego. The Ride will come to a close by 4:30 p.m. There are T-shirts available for the first 100 Road Riders and 100 Family Riders that register. There will be plenty of festivities for the kids downtown that day. Not a rider? Try volunteering! Contact Jen Bartels, jbartels@heritageymca.org to volunteer for this fun filled day. READ MORE
How to Keep up With the Dot-Coms!
Many small business owners believe that this venue, the internet, is not for them simply because of being too complex or too costly. There are five simple “steps”, that allow you to build a successful online marketing program and ultimately keep up with all the dot-coms in this virtual, digital, and innovative world. READ MORE

Local Government Advocate Needed
We are looking for a local government advocate to help the Chamber and its members with local legislative issues. Call the Chamber at 554-3505 if you are interested.
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Save the Date!
Tuesday, September 25 at 6 p.m. at OEHS is the New Member Dinner.

Ribbon Cuttings in August
On Wednesday, August 8, Wal*Mart, located at 2300 Route 34, Oswego, is having a grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration at 7:00 a.m.
On Tuesday, August 28, Oswego Chiropractic, located at 73 W. Van Buren St., Oswego, is having a ribbon cutting celebration at 4:00 p.m.
Business After Business
On Thursday, August 23, Huntington Learning Center, located at 1130 Douglas Rd. in Oswego, will be hosting this month’s Business After Business from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Referrals and Leads
Wonder what your Chamber membership is doing for you? Well we are now tracking referrals internally as well as leads (referrals) that are passed at our 3 Leads Groups. 192 referrals (or leads) have been passed within our Chamber for the month of July. Great job Chamber members for promoting our Chamber businesses.
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