Portage Press: August 21, 2013

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Welcome to Portage Press! The Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce hopes you enjoy our new weekly e-communication just for chamber members! Submit your newsworthy entries for FREE every Friday for our Wednesday blast to the entire membership!

Simply fill out the events form on our Contact Us page of our website. www.portageinchamber.com

Porter Regional Hospital Opens Third CareEXPRESS in Portage
Porter Regional Hospital
Porter Regional Hospital recently opened its third CareEXPRESS Urgent Care Center in Portage Hospital. CareEXPRESS will be open 9 am to 9 pm seven days a week and offers on-site lab and x-ray services. For more information about CareEXPRESS visit porterhealth.com.
Karen Keltner porterhealth.com 219-983-8630

Part -Time Job Opening
Shelter Insurance
Shelter Insurance in Portage has a part- time customer service position available (15Hrs a week). Duties include answering phones, marketing, making outbound calls and scheduling appointments. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred but not required. Please send resumes to ezepeda@shelterinsurance.com
Enrique Zepeda 219-763-7072 ezepeda@shelterinsurance.com

Relocation of HealtheACCESS
HealtheACCESS is pleased to announce the relocation of the Lancer St. clinic to 3325 Willowcreek Rd., Portage, IN.
New extended hours will be effective on August 5 for our three HealtheACCESS locations:
3325 Willowcreek Rd., Portage - Mon. - Sat. 8am - 6pm
6615 S. Boundary Rd., Portage - Mon. - Fri. 7am - 5pm
2590 Morthland Dr., Suite 1, Valparaiso - Mon. - Fri. 7am - 5pm
HealtheACCESS is a full service clinic for occupational health and urgent care needs.
If you have any questions please contact Gail Mathews, Acct. Representative 219-476-6573

8th Annual Financial Literacy Fair for Educator
s Centier Bank
8:30am-3pm October 16, 2013
600 E 84th Ave Merrillville
*Free Registration
*Financial Literacy presentations that can be implemented directly in classrooms
*Opportunities for one-on-one conversations regarding new and existing programs
*$50 to the 1st 10 schools to help defray substitute costs
Dian Reyome www.centier.com (219)755-6140 dreyome@centier.com

Bacon Fest Portage
Victory Christian Center
8/24/2013
Bacon Fest will feature Northwest Indiana food vendors with a special emphasis on Portage restaurants doing bacon themed items.There are still food and crafter spots available! Do not miss your opportunity to join area residents as we indulge in...Bacon!
visit www.baconfestportage.com Danny Hendon www.baconfestportage.com
219-232-9757
dannyhendon@vccportage.com

Midwest Family Federal Credit Union is Hiring!
Midwest Family FCU has an opening for a part time teller. (approximately 25-29 hours/week).

Interested candidates should stop by the credit union at 2832 Willowcreek Road in Portage and complete an application or send their resume to Erica Wood, Vice President at: ericaw@mwffcu.org

Chamber Network Night is coming October 17, 2013. We are now selling booth space!
Please contact us at 762-3300 to reserve your space.

Get the Facts: Influenza & Pneumonia
Porter Regional Hospital
Influenza and pneumonia combined are the 8th leading cause of death among all Americans. Join Pulmonologist Douglas Mazurek, M.D. and Nurse Practitioner Julia Rogers to learn more about preventing the flu and pneumonia.
September 5, 6 p.m., Porter Regional Hospital
Call 1-800-541-1861
Karen Keltner porterhealth.com 219-983-8630

NWIndianaLife TweetUp
Ideas in Motion Media
Social media! Baseball! Party! The latest NWITweetup has been planned! You're invited to come out and party it up on the Gary Railcats' Party Deck with the August NWIndianaLife Tweetup! More info here:
http://www.nwindianalife.com/32829
RSVP here: https://nwindianalifetweetup.eventbrite.com
Brett Fuller 219-707-5023 brett@ideasinmotionmedia.com

Rise and Shine Portage Seminars
Portage Chamber
September 4 at 9 am. We will be presenting a 1-hour topic of interest at the Holiday Inn Express. This is about Identity Theft/Fraud Protection, presented by Linda Gurgel, Indiana Attorney General Staff. For more info call: 763-6238 Terry Hardin 219-763-6238 hardintd@msn.com

Rise and Shine Portage Seminars
Portage Chamber
September 4 at 9 am. We will be presenting a 1-hour topic of interest at the Holiday Inn Express. This is about Identity Theft/Fraud Protection, presented by Linda Gurgel, Indiana Attorney General Staff. For more info call: 763-6238 Terry Hardin 219-763-6238 hardintd@msn.com

Upcoming Chamber Happenings
September 19th Luncheon-come hear about exciting opportunities for our youth in manufacturing right here in Portage. Learn more about the great products that are made in our community. Portage Economic Development brings a candid discussion with manufacturers and educators.
Music in the Park -Every Tuesday at 6:00 pm at Woodland Park -see our website for more information

Help spread the word about our new email marketing benefit to Portage Chamber members. Go to Contact Us on our website and complete the Event Form to submit your entry. Entries should be in by end of business every Friday to be included on the next Wednesday's newsletter.

Thank you for continued support of the Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce.