University Place and Fircrest Division
Joining forces to grow the local economy
University Place and Fircrest are two
rapidly growing, suburban business communities in the
South Sound. In order to make local connections and
encourage more economic growth in the area, business
leaders in UP and Fircrest have joined forces with the
Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber. Together, they provide
networking, services and events to businesses in the
region.
Membership & Marketing Committee: Meets the 3rd
Thursday of each month.
Trivia Challenge! - Slated for September 30, 2010, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Fircrest Golf Club, is the Division's Newest Event - come join us! Team and sponsorship spots are available, contact
Susie Wagner or 253.627.2175
"Wake UP!" Monthly forum for business in University
Place Fircrest. Last Friday of the month
at the University Place Presbyterian Church (8101 27th
Street West). Networking begins at 7:30 a.m. Program
begins at 8 a.m. Meeting adjourns by 9 a.m.
Learn more about the University Place-Fircrest
area:
Explore the
Chambers Creek Properties, a developing urban
recreation area larger than New York's Central Park.
Expand your access to business databases (most at no
charge) via the
Pierce
County Library System.
Learn more about
Tacoma Community College's first major capital
projects since the 1980s: a new classroom/administration
building, an Information Technology Center, a Science
and Engineering Building, and a Japanese Friendship
Garden.
Get more information about
University Place's Town Center project.
For additional info on these committees contact
Susie
Wagner or 253.627.2175.
University Place-Fircrest Projects:
"A Click A Day to Help the Children
Play" Your Vote is Needed! University Place can
win a $50,000 grant just by voting for the Playground by
the Sound project each day in July 2010. Pepsi is
giving away $1.3 million each month to projects that
benefit local communities and neighborhoods.
HERE'S HOW WE WIN:
- July 1, 2010 - Sign up on the
"Refresheverything"
website, recruit your friends, neighbors, family,
co-workers, etc.
- July 1 - 31, 2010 - Vote 1 time each day for 30 days!
Make sure your recruits vote too!
- August 19, 2010 - Join us at the Environmental
Services Building at 4:30 p.m. to celebrate our victory!
To learn more about the Playground by the Sound project,
go to
www.playgroundbythesound.org.
Don't Miss the U.S. Amateur on August 23 -
29!
Follow the golfers at
University Place's very own Chambers Bay Golf Course! Check out the
Chambers Bay and U.S. Amateur websites to purchase tickets, learn about the event and local sponsors who are helping to make this possible.
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