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Today
Program: -
Proposed $2 Lodging Assessment on Area Hotels
Speakers: Bob Hershberger, Executive VP, Chamber of Commerce
Cathy Chaplain, President of the Convention and Visitors Bureau
Bob Hershberger is the
Executive Vice President of the Williamsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, a
position he has held for nearly 18 years. During his tenure the Chamber has
grown in membership from just over 300 members to almost 900 today. Bob has
previous experience with the Virginia Peninsula and Hampton Roads chamber
organizations. Commissioned into the United States Air Force, he completed
25 years of service - 13 years on active duty and 12 in the reserves before
retiring in 1996. Bob has served on the boards of a number of local
organizations and is a member and past president of the Williamsburg Rotary
Club.
Cathy became Chair of the
Convention & Visitors Bureau's Executive Committee on October 1. For the
past four years she has worked as Director of Sales at the Four Points
Sheraton Hotel & Suites. She previously worked as Director of Sales at the
Holiday Inn 1776. Before coming to Williamsburg she had spent her career in
hotel sales in Virginia Beach.
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Where we'll meet---
What we'll eat!
Today: Virginia Room
Menu:
Salad;
Cornbread stuffed chicken breast with vegetables;
rolls
Jan 7 : Virginia
Room
Menu:
TBA
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Education --Kiwanis
International Foundation - Part 1 of 5:
Kiwanis International mailed 5,000
surveys to U.S. members and received 1792 responses,
with the following results: Why did you join
Kiwanis? (Respondents could select more than one
answer)
Local service 28.6%; Friends 29%; Networking
16.7%; International service 1.5%; Kiwanis
reputation 16%; Other 8.2%
Members 18 to 54 years old value networking higher
than do members 55 years old and older, who rank
friends as their most important reason for joining.
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