Organization: PACIFICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Mission: THE PACIFICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS A PARTNERSHIP OF BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES IN ORDER TO CREATE A HEALTHY AND VITAL ECONOMY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TO STIMULATE AND STRENGTHEN A SUSTAINABLE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CLIMATE, WHICH INCREASES THE SUCCESS AND VISIBILITY OF OUR CHAMBER MEMBERS.
Activities: BUSINESS DIRECTORY & MAP PROVIDE PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES BY SELLING ADS TO MEMBERS IN ANNUAL BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DIRECTORY AND/OR MAP. IN 2018 A TOWN MAP WAS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED TO VARIOUS HIGH-TRAFFIC VISITOR AREAS AND THE AIRPORT.
MEMBERSHIP EVENTS & BENEFITS PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS BY HOLDING SEMINAR BREAKFASTS (EGGS AND ISSUES), LUNCHES (LUNCH 'N LEARN) AND EVENING NETWORKING EVENTS (LIVE AT FIVE). AN ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY IS HELD TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING BUSINESSES, INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ALSO HOSTS OCCASIONAL "OPEN HOUSES" TO EDUCATE THE MEMBERSHIP ON VARIOUS TOPICS AND AN ANNUAL GATHERING TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON. OTHER MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE A FREE LISTING IN THE BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DIRECTORY, A FREE LISTING ON THE CHAMBER'S IPACIFICA APP, A DEDICATED SPACE ON THE CHAMBER'S WEBSITE FOR OUTREACH AND PROMOTION, AND RIBBON CUTTINGS TO CELEBRATE NEW BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS MILESTONES.
COMMUNITY EVENTS & VISITOR CENTER THE PACIFICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOSTS SEVERAL WELL-ATTENDED COMMUNITY EVENTS, INCLUDING THE TASTE OF PACIFICA AND THE HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY. A VISITOR CENTER IS STAFFED AT THE CHAMBER OFFICE WHICH IS CENTRALLY LOCATED IN PACIFICA. VISITORS AND RESIDENTS CAN OBTAIN VARIOUS MAPS AND INFORMATION ON BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES.
NTEE category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Secondary category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations