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Message from the President
Although 2009 was certainly challenging, I see great opportunity in 2010 and beyond. It will take longer to recover, and accomplishments will be harder achieve, but the spirit, enthusiasm, and determination I’ve experienced in our business community is something special here in Brick Township and in our surrounding communities. And that sense of team extends beyond our businesses to our elected officials, public servants, and involved citizens and volunteers. So in 2010, let’s continue to pursue our dreams, celebrate success, manage to the best of our abilities, and lend a helping hand whenever we can. These are the ingredients that make our community secure and successful, and our quality of life so special.
How can the Chamber help your business? The Chamber of Commerce provides affordable networking, marketing, advertising, and educational opportunities. The Chamber is your advocate and source of information important to your business. Programs such as the ‘Spend Locally’ campaign, publications, and access to our website and e-mail, along with special projects including “Brick Lifestyles” and our community map, are just a few examples of how the Chamber can add value to your business.
The Brick Township Chamber of Commerce continues to be one of the largest municipal Chambers of Commerce in the State of New Jersey. Growing our membership base continues to be our highest priority to ensure we can continue to best represent the business community and provide the wide range of services available to you. Please help us recruit new members during this year.
Thank you for your continued support of the Brick Township Chamber of Commerce in 2010, and please join me, the Chamber Board, and our Executive Director, Michele Eventoff, in this year’s events, programs, and projects. Your participation and involvement with the Chamber is important.
Peter Daniels
President
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History
The Brick Township Chamber of Commerce has come a long way since
our incorporation in the spring of 1956. Our organization originally
consisted of a handful of members, a part-time secretary and a desk
in someone else's office. Our membership has steadily increased
over the years and in 1965 our membership numbered 68. In 1991 we
were at 310 members and currently we are over 600 members strong. Interesting to note is that according to Business News NJ, we are
the largest Chamber of Commerce in the State representing a single
municipality.
In order to serve our expanding membership, our office has moved into
increasingly larger space and we now enjoy a central location in the Civic Plaza
on Chambers Bridge Road.
We are fully equipped for the variety of services that the Chamber provides. Our
beautiful conference room, more often than not, has an activity taking place.
And our professional, full-time staff coordinates the plentiful and varied
programs and services of our very active coalition of business people.
We have a strong history of community involvement and have been a part of fairs,
parades and special events throughout the Township's history. The Chamber of
Commerce organized the Township's Founders' Day celebration for fourteen years
and held an Antique Automobile Show for many years to raise funds for
scholarships. The business community here is an extremely generous one as is
evidenced by its involvement in the Township's diverse educational and leisure
activities.
The Chamber's Educational Foundation annually awards scholarships, a program
whose origin is two-fold: the business community recognizes the need to ensure
an educated workforce and also wants a vehicle to give back to the community
that supports it. Since its inception in 1990, the program has awarded thousands
of dollars to deserving students for continuing vocational and academic
education.
A formal annual event that the Chamber organizes is an awards dinner that
recognizes local "heroes." The Distinguished Citizens Awards given by the
Chamber of Commerce have come to be an eagerly awaited event in the community.
Other community projects of the Chamber of Commerce include the publication of a
map of the Township and a Quality of Life Resource Guide.
The work, dedication and vision of many people have made our progress and
accomplishments possible. Our volunteers work tirelessly on committees for
special programs, our Board of Directors, also volunteers, show leadership,
strength and vision, and our dedicated staff members "give it their all" to help
us move forward. The strength, leadership and talent of these individuals have
helped to mold the Brick Township Chamber of Commerce into the large and
multifaceted organization that it is today.
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