Chamber Member Partners with Three Rivers Festival

Neoti Broadcast Network has announced a partnership with the Three Rivers Festival. The digital signage company will place HDTVs throughout the festival, promoting events, sponsors, and local businesses.

Neoti will be installing six screens in the Event Pavilion, with a number of other screens throughout the festival. The screens will feature a special thanks to title sponsors, area business advertising, a listing of events happening around the screen locations as well as a live weather forecast.

For more information click here.

Protect Yourself Against Internet Fraud and Embezzlement

Internet fraud and embezzlement affect a number of businesses each year. Chamber member BKD is hosting a seminar to help. "Internet Fraud and Embezzlement" will take place on July 8 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Participants will learn how to spot red flags of fraud and embezzlement, what to do if fraud happens to you, new frontiers in fraud discovery and so much more. Admission is free however registration is need by July 3.

For more information please contact Debby Penar at (260) 460-4064 or dpenar@bkd.com.

Fort Wayne Welcomes The Indiana Flyer

The Indiana Flyer will celebrate their grand opening on July 8 at noon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. They are located at 4023 Transportation Drive.

The Indiana Flyer will provide scheduled van shuttle service to and from the Indianapolis Airport giving Fort Wayne travelers using the Indianapolis Airport the option of leaving their car at home.

The Indiana Flyer will operate four scheduled departures Monday through Friday between Fort Wayne and the Indianapolis Airport with three departures on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend schedule will include drop-offs at various locations around the Indianapolis area, including but not limited to, Keystone, Circle Centre and other popular venues.

The Indiana Flyer offers free secure parking to its customers. The passenger vans offer maximum comfort and convenience and feature WIFI connections. The Indiana Flyer provides an economical, efficient, and comfortable alternative to driving a personal vehicle to the airport.

Reservations can be made online using Visa, Mastercard or American Express. The web site can be accessed by clicking here. Walkups and cash fares are accepted based on space availability.

For more information contact The Indiana Flyer at (260)515-2418 or info@theindianaflyer.com.

Help Fort Wayne's Kids: Take Part in "Day of Caring"

Join the Fort Wayne community in helping kids by participating in this year’s United Way Day of Caring on August 8. Each year over 1,000 volunteers complete over 50 community service projects.

This year all of the projects are at sites that help kids succeed in life and learning.

Register your team and pick a project that matches your team size and interests. Projects include painting, cleaning, landscaping, and/or interactive work at non profit agencies, child care centers, youth centers, schools and churches.

Project selection will be July 24, 3:30 p.m. at the Allen County Public Library Main Branch.

Teams can also sponsor books for their site by making a contribution. United Way will purchase age appropriate books from Scholastic for your project site.

Did you know? In low-income neighborhoods the ratio of books is 1 per every 300 children, compared to 13 books per child in middle-to-high-income neighborhoods. Over 80% of preschool and after-school programs serving low-income children have no age appropriate books. The result: upon entering kindergarten, children from “literacy rich” homes have a 10,000-word vocabulary; children from “literacy poor” homes know only 800.

Click Here to register for the Day of Caring. For more information contact Jamie Garwood at (260) 422-4776 or jamieg@uwacin.org.

Chamber Leads Group Raises Money for Hanchar Foundation

The Business Enthusiasts Exchanging Referrals has given back to the community in a big way. The leads group held a golf outing on May 22 which raised $500 for the Brenda Hanchar Foundation.

The Hanchar Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that provides durable medical equipment for those who do not have insurance or the financial means of obtaining the necessary medical equipment.

For more information on the leads group donation please contact group president Beth Andrews at (260) 424-0476.

Mayor Tom Henry Proclaims July “Fort Wayne Sports Tourism Month”

From the Convention & Visitors Bureau:



You’re invited to join us as we kick off Fort Wayne Sports Tourism Month.
Monday, June 30 10:30 am
Spiece Fieldhouse, 5310 Merchandise Drive

The big shoes are marching back to spotlight the impact of Sports Tourism. The Fort Wayne/Allen County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), area sports facilities and our generous sponsors have teamed up to bring you Team Dreams 2008.

Team Dreams 2008 features 20 amateur sports tournaments taking place this year in our community. These selected tournaments represent just a portion of sporting activities hosted by over a dozen public and private venues.

Sports Tourism is big news for our community’s economy. While in Fort Wayne for their tournaments, players, coaches and fans stay in our hotels, dine in our restaurants and enjoy our many attractions. These tournaments score between $13-15 million in visitor economic activity, and over 65,000 participants.

They’re on the move…
The Big Shoes will continue stepping around town through August. During this time, the shoes can be seen at the following locations:

· June 4 - July 11: Headwaters Park
· July 12: Three Rivers Festival Parade
· July 14 – July 31: Spiece Fieldhouse
· August 1: The Big Shoes are returned to their sponsors/owners

Click here for more information on Team Dreams 2008.