Our guest Sept. 13, 2010, was Pam Kaye, Administrator of the Sussex & District Chamber of Commerce. The current president is Phil Sellars, and the vice president is Greg Keith. The Chamber was started in 1970 and Art Goold, who is still operating his business today, was one of the founding members. They originally started as the Sussex Board of Trade but are now known as the Sussex & District Chamber of Commerce...
Their office located at the Sussex Train Station; the district spans from Petitcodiac to Hampton (who have their Chambers). They meet on the first Wednesday of every month at Pizza Delight for lunch and are 145 members strong.
Sussex & District Chamber of Commerce have member-to-member (M2M) socials once a month on Fridays at 4:00. The M2M also has a discount card that offer’s several discounts from member-to-member. Other benefits include a group insurance plan, merchant credit card discounts and savings with Esso Fuel. They also offer training on different business-related subjects through a partnership with Enterprise Fundy.
They have a CJCW co-sponsored annual golf tournament every summer, usually in August, and a booth at the Kiwanis Home Show.