Chamber Foundation

The Bedford County Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following sponsors:

Chamber Foundation

The Bedford County Chamber Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. It was organized on August 1, 2000 to establish a scholarship fund for employees of local businesses and community organization to further their professional development and community leadership, including, but not limited to Leadership Bedford County. The Foundation was also created to fund community efforts such as planning, development, and educational projects, which will directly stimulate economic development in areas within rural Bedford County.

Although originally formed to support Leadership Bedford County efforts, the educational projects component took on much more significance with the implementation of BASICS (Businesses And Schools Investing in Cooperative Solutions) and Youth Leadership Bedford County.

With the implementation of BASICS came the ability to apply to be a Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Organization. That was accomplished in February 2002. Corporations can now make contributions to the Foundation and receive Educational Improvement Tax Credits (EITC). Eighty percent (80%) of EITC funds must be used for “innovative educational programs” that are advanced academic or similar program that is not part of the regular academic program of a public school but that enhances the curriculum or academic program of the public school.

Chamber Foundation 2006 Annual Report (doc)

Board of Directors Roster Jan. 1, 2007 - Dec. 31, 2007 Nancy Pyle – Chair Heartland Hall 5564 Business 220 Bedford, PA 15522 Phone: 623-9950 Fax: 623-9960 E-mail: npyle@atlanticbb.net	front (l-r) Trudy Barefoot, Melissa Jacobs, Linda Trivelpiece, Nancy Pyle. Back (l-r) Paul Detwiler III, Rodney Green, Rick Smith, Beth Clark, Mark Szanca, Roger Winn, Todd Roadman
Roger Winn - Vice Chair UPMC Bedford Memorial 10455 Lincoln Highway Everett, PA 15537 Phone: 623-3520 Fax: 623-7202 E-mail: winnrp@upmc.edu	Paul Detwiler III – Secretary/Treasurer New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. PO Box 77 New Enterprise, PA 16664 Phone: 766-2211 Fax: 224-6800 E-mail: pdetwileriii@nesl.com
Trudy Barefoot Fay’s Candies 113 Follmar Lane Alum Bank, PA 15521 Phone: 839-2865 Fax: 839-4021 E-mail: t@barefoottrucking.com	Beth Clark, D.O. Chestnut Ridge Family Medicine 2040 Quaker Valley Road Fishertown, PA 15539 Phone: 839-4152 Fax: 839-4008 E-mail: bclarkie@yahoo.com
Rodney Green Spring Cove School District 1100 East Main Street Roaring Spring, PA 16673 Phone: 224-5124 Fax: 652-6191 Email: rgreen@scsd.k12pen.com	Doug Lingsch MDL Manufacturing Industries, Inc. 15 Commerce Court Bedford, PA 15522 Phone: 623-0888 ext. 1122 Fax: 623-0878 E-mail: doug@mdlmanufacturing.com
Melissa Jacobs Jean Bonnet Tavern 6048 Lincoln Highway Bedford, PA 15522 Phone: 623-2250 Fax: 623-2264 E-mail: jbonnet@pennswoods.net	NaDa Shoemaker Alum Bank Community Health Center One Corporate Drive, Suite 102 Bedford, PA 15522 Phone: 623-9055 Fax: 623-9755 E-mail: nshoema@conemaugh.org
Rick Smith 8025 Main Road Bedford, PA 15522 Phone: 623-1989 E-mail: smith8025@comcast.net	Mark Szanca Szanca Solutions, Inc. 100 East Pitt Street, Suite 300 Bedford, PA 15522 Phone: 624-0123 Fax: (443) 782-0204 E-mail: mszanca@s-2.us
Linda Trivelpiece First National Bank of PA 124 South Juliana Street Bedford, PA 15522 Phone: 623-0047 Fax: 623-2103 E-mail: trivelpi@fnb-corp.com	Tim Weaverling Reed, Wertz & Roadman, Inc. P.O. Box 640 Bedford, PA 15522 Phone: 623-1111 Fax: 623-2264 E-mail: tweaverling@rwrinsurance.com