Volunteer Opportunities

The Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce offers numerous volunteer opportunities for our members who are looking to make a real difference in their community while expanding their professional and personal contacts. Whatever your interest or expertise, there is bound to be a committee for you. Committee involvement is a great benefit of your Chamber membership. Serving on a Chamber committee allows your voice to be heard about important issues impacting local economic and business development. The work and accomplishments from our committees are truly the driving force of our Chamber.

We invite you to sign-up for a committee by completing the on-line form below or downloading a pdf version. If you have questions or need additional information regarding a particular committee, please contact us by phone at 864-226-3454 or by email at info@andersonscchamber.com.

2007 Committee Sign-Up

Invest a little of your time and a lot of your talent! Take this opportunity to help Anderson grow and prosper! Serve on a Chamber committee for 2007 and let your light shine!

Here’s all you have to do:

• Mark your first, second, and third choice with a 1, 2, or 3 and return (fax) to the Chamber

• Your name will be given to a committee chair who will contact you to explain the committee’s goals and invite you to serve

• If committees are full, your name will be placed in a pool and assigned when an opening occurs

• Please, one person per sign-up sheet
   

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Purpose: To foster a climate for an improved economic environment by encouraging relationship with local municipalities, state agencies and area educational institutions.

Health, Safety & Environment: Provides educational opportunities to area business and industry regarding health, safety and environmental issues that affect Chamber members; Participates in the annual one-day conference to promote awareness of regulatory issues that impact business and industry.
Transportation/Infrastructure: Provide guidance and advice to the Chamber Board regarding transportation issues; Be cognizant of transportation related issues and advocate for improvement when needed; Monitor issues related to air, rail, public transportation and matters affecting roads and bridges; Develop strategies for Chamber initiatives on transportation related activities.
Water Resources: Monitor legislative issues as they pertain to water resource issues; Facilitate discussion concerning water resources with communities surrounding Lake Hartwell; Continue on-going dialogue with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Purpose: To enhance the community through leadership development and community enrichment projects and programs.

Community Enhancement: Address the issues and areas of the Anderson community necessary to provide a positive community image.

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL

Purpose: To provide leadership in support of pro-business legislation and access to our elected officials on a local, state and national level.

Anderson Goes to Columbia: Continue to support Columbia Day, a one-day trip to Columbia to learn about the legislative process and to communicate our business needs to our state legislators and agency officials.
Public Policy & Forums: Provide members with access to elected representatives and key government officials; Provide strong business advocacy on legislation and regulatory issues affecting Anderson and Upstate business; Recommend to the Chamber Board, Chamber positions as needed on key business issues that affect the business community; Continue to support an annual "Business Advocate of the Year Award" in cooperation with Duke Power; Conduct on-going forums for local, state and national elected officials to receive input on business related issues; Develop a Legislative Agenda for the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce.
National Issues Forum: Host a region-wide trip to Washington, DC planned in conjunction with Anderson, Clemson, Easley, Laurens, Pickens and Seneca chambers to help encourage and promote awareness of federal issues that affect our
region.

MEMBERSHIP COUNCIL

Purpose: Overall responsible for membership recruitment, retention and communications.

Ambassadors: Serve as the volunteer customer service branch of the Chamber.
Annual Membership Campaign: Fulfill the Chamber goal of securing 115 new members.
Education & Training: Plan and execute Business and Educational Seminars and Forums that focus on hot topics and issues that affect all
aspects of business operations.

SPECIAL EVENTS COUNCIL

Purpose: To provide an opportunity for networking, promotion, education and recognition of chamber membership.

After Hours/BIZNET: To provide networking events for Chamber members to meet and exchange ideas and information.
Annual Chamber Celebration: Celebrates the members of the Chamber with a black-tie event during an evening of elegance and
entertainment.
Annual Meeting Luncheon: Recognize the incoming and outgoing Chamber leadership and present the Duke Power Business
Advocate of the Year, Non-Profit Director of the Year and Leadership Alumni Association Awards.
Celebrate Small Business: Develop and coordinate the Small Business Week celebration and sponsor the annual Small Business
Success Awards program.
Men’s Golf Outing: Organize and coordinate the 2005 Men’s Golf Outing.
Women’s Golf Outing: Organize and coordinate the 2005 Women’s Golf Outing.
Toast ‘n Topics: Organize and coordinate twelve monthly breakfasts featuring speakers on timely issues and topics.
Zoom Zone Showcase: Develop and coordinate an Expo in conjunction with the Anderson/Clemson University Alliance.

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