STORY AND PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK
The Chamber will hold a Holiday Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight--Thursday, Dec. 20--at the Visitor Center in Hailey.
The Visitor Center is in the red building near the Campion Ice House and rodeo arena in Hailey.
This BAH will be sponsored by The Chamber, KB’s Burritos, Sawtooth Brewery and The Inn at Ellsworth Estates.
KB’s will provide a taco bar and the Sawtooth Brewery beverages. There also will be other goodies.
The Chamber has 368 members and is growing. Fifty-five percent of the members have between two and five employees, according to Mary Austin Crofts.
Nonprofits are represented among the members, as well.
This past year the Chamber entertained 4,375 visitors at its little red Welcome Center in Hailey.
It’s able to market the valley and carry out other functions through $265,447 in revenue provided through membership dues, grants, sponsorships and donations. Among the grants: A $90,000 grant from the Idaho Travel Council.
The Chamber also printed $25,000 worth of Valley Bucks in $25 denominations that ensure $25,000 of shopping dollars stay in the community, said Crofts.
For information, call 208-788-3484.