Member News – January 10, 2018

Member News

• PA CareerLink Columbia/Montour Counties will host a networking and seminar next Tuesday, Jan. 16, from 9-11:30 a.m. at the Columbia County Agriculture & Human Services Building, located at 702 Sawmill Rd., Bloomsburg. The seminar will focus on unemployment compensation issues, specifically relief from charges/suitable work. The seminar will run from 9:30-11:30, with a brief networking session at 9 a.m. The Columbia Montour Chamber is co-sponsoring this event. For more information, read this flyer, or to register, call 570-387-6288 or email. 

• GAF, one of the Chamber’s newest members and North America’s largest roofing products manufacturer, will host a job fair on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. at its New Columbia facility, located at 2093 Old Route 15. GAF is looking for dedicated, safety-minded individuals with manufacturing experience to join its team. An iPad mini 4 will be given out to one attendee that has completed an online job application prior to arriving at the job fair and who also completes an information card at the event. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about GAF, meet its employees, tour the facility and learn about its hiring process. Refreshments will be available. For more information, see this flyer and visit GAF’s career website.

• MePush is looking to hire a mid- to senior-level IT wizard! For more information on the position requirements, visit the job posting. 

• Wesley United Methodist Church has been hosting the community friendship meal since 2002. Guests in need are able to be served a warm and nutritious meal every Saturday morning from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., free of charge. Volunteer groups are needed to keep this meal going in the future. If you have a group that is interested in volunteering for a few hours on a Saturday morning during the year, please visit the church’s website and click on “community friendship meal.” For questions, please contact Katy Miller at 570-441-2850. Please note that beginning Jan. 6, the community friendship meal will be held at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 123 N. Market St., Bloomsburg, while the Wesley UM Church kitchen goes through a renovation that may last 8-12 weeks.