The Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce

Join us for our Summer Speaker Series next Wednesday! We'll be hearing legislative updates from Alaska State Representative Rebecca Himschoot.

Register for the Zoom webinar at bit.ly/sshimschoot or tune in here to watch live!

Thank you to Sitka Dock Company, University of Alaska Southeast Sitka, Aspen Suites Hotel Sitka, and Subway for supporting the Sitka's Emerging Leaders' Southeast Summit! We're so excited to bring this educational conference to young professionals in our community ✨

Individual registrations are still available for only $100, and sponsorships are available for Chamber members. Visit bit.ly/selsummit2024 to get started!

Happy first day of school! Silver Savers are still available at participating businesses today for all your last-minute back to school shopping needs 🖍🍎

Don't forget to tune in tomorrow for our Summer Speaker Series! We'll be hearing from RurAL CAP on energy effeciency opportunities for small businesses.

Visit bit.ly/ssruralcap to register for the Zoom webinar or tune in here for our Facebook livestream.

Join us for our Summer Speaker Series next week! We'll be connecting virtually with Shae Bowman, Energy Development Specialist at RurAL CAP (Rural Alaska Community Action Program), to learn about energy efficiency opportunities that small businesses in Sitka can take advantage of.

Register for the Zoom webinar at bit.ly/ssruralcap or tune in here to watch live!

Join us for our Summer Speaker Series next week! We'll be connecting virtually with Shae Bowman, Energy Development Specialist at RurAL CAP (Rural Alaska Community Action Program), to learn about energy efficiency opportunities that small businesses in Sitka can take advantage of.

Register for the Zoom webinar at bit.ly/ssruralcap or tune in here to watch live!

Thank you to Sea Mountain Golf Course for hosting our July Sitka’s Emerging Leaders networking meet-up. We had such a blast hitting the course that we forgot to get any other photos! Thanks as well to all the emerging leaders that were able to attend. It was great to see so many new faces 🤗

Stay tuned for next month's meet-up and some exciting new plans for the group!

Young professionals! Join us this Thursday, July 18th for our monthly Sitka's Emerging Leaders meet-up at Sea Mountain Golf Course. This is a great opportunity to connect and network with other young professionals in the community, enjoy food and drinks, and hit the driving range 🏌️‍♀️

Also on Tuesday, our Chamber members got the opportunity to join us for the first ever Business & Boats After Hours! We saw an amazing turnout of members who came to enjoy networking and bites aboard the M/Y Bear Paw and the M/V Peregrine 🛥

A huge thanks to Chrystal and Bill at Bear Paw Charters and John at Alaska Wild Coast for hosting this evening ✨

On Tuesday, we had the opportunity to enjoy a three-course Chamber benefit lunch and ship tour aboard the Ovation of the Seas. This was an opportuntity for our Chamber members to learn more about Royal Caribbean's sustainability efforts, our 2024 intiatives, and the tourism industry as a whole.

We also had the opportunity to get an exclusive sneak-peek at the new amphitheater at the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal! We're so excited to see what new opportunities are available for visitors and our community with this awesome new attraction.

Thank you to Royal Caribbean and crew, Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska, and the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal for this wonderful experience!

Thank you to everyone that registered and participated in the 4th of July parade! This was the biggest parade we’ve ever seen with a whopping 36 floats, creating about an hour-long processional! We are incredibly grateful to the Hames Corporation for taking the time to lead this year’s parade.

The judges have deliberated… and we’re excited to announce this year's winners!

🎉 Best of Parade: Wheels Alaska Unicyclers

🦅 Best of Theme: University of Alaska Southeast Sitka

🎆 Most Enthusiastic: Sitka Little League All Stars

Thank you to Rich McClear and Carolyn McLaurin for the photos 📸

Happy 4th of July! 🎆 Our office will be closed today for the holiday. We'll see you at 1:00 pm for the parade, and our office will be open again tomorrow at 9:00 am.

Enjoy the holiday fun!

Here's this year's 4th of July calendar of events! Printed copies are available in our office at 104 Lake St. or at sitkachamber.com 🎆

Today is the last day to get in on the 4th of July Parade! Register your float online at sitkachamber.com to participate 🦅🎆

Reminder that we have a free virtual Speaker Series this Wednesday! Tune in live on our page or register for the Zoom webinar at bit.ly/4cld6kn to hear the results of the annual Business Climate Survey for 2024 from Rain Coast Data and Southeast Conference ✨

We had a great group at the Sitka's Emerging Leaders monthly meet-up last night! Thank you to Halibut Point Crab & Chowder for hosting us, and to everyone who came out for networking and bites. Stay tuned for our July meet-up!

Young professionals! Don't forget to join us tomorrow at Halibut Point Crab & Chowder for networking, bites, and to hear about exciting upcoming plans for the Sitka's Emerging Leaders group 🤗

P.S. - our office is closed today for the federal holiday. We'll see you tomorrow!

For our Summer Speaker Series, next week we'll be hearing from Meilani Schijvens from Rain Coast Data and Robert Venables from Southeast Conference on the results of their annual Business Climate Survey for 2024!

This Speaker Series will be virtual-only and free to watch. Tune in live here, or register for the Zoom webinar at bit.ly/43BSwsA !

Next week we're having a Sitka's Emerging Leaders networking meet-up at Halibut Point Crab & Chowder! If you're betweeen the ages of 21-40, join us for bites and connections with other young professionals 🦀

The theme for the 4th of July parade is... The Spirit of Alaska! This year's parade will be led by Grand Marshal: The Hames Family, Feeding Sitkans for 75 years.

As a reminder, registration is required to get your float into the parade. Register today at sitkachamber.com! 🦅

In honor of Memorial Day, the Chamber office will be closed today, May 27th. We'll be back tomorrow, May 28th at 9:00 am!