Chamber Blog

I’m pleased to report that you can now register for Venango Area Chamber of Commerce events on our new online store. Along with event registration, you can join the chamber, pay your membership renewal, complete your vendor registration, sponsor an event or advertise with the chamber.  As always, we are happy to accept payments by [...]

Recently, I have had several chamber members inquire whether or not the Venango Chamber is a member of the U.S. Chamber and if any of their dues support the activities of the U.S. Chamber.  The Venango Area Chamber of Commerce does not currently hold membership in the U.S. Chamber. The Venango Chamber does belong to [...]

What a way to start the day, and in fact the year! UPMC Northwest invited representatives from businesses, non-profits and the community at large to a breakfast this morning to kick off the Dignity and Respect Campaign in our region. The premise seems simple enough but Candi Castleberry-Singleton, the inclusion and diversity officer for UPMC [...]

This past Saturday I had the pleasure of meeting many of the new students that will be attending Clarion University-Venango Campus this fall.  Along with several other organizations and local service providers, I greeted students and their families on the lawn in front of the Robert W. Rhoades Center. We provided information about things to [...]

Once again I am in awe of the way a community pulls together and how individual volunteers give of their time.  We have just celebrated another Oil Heritage Festival. With more than a weeks worth of activities, at more than a dozen venues, this would have been impossible without the selfless gift of time given [...]