Marc Kaminetsky,
national sales
“See what a wonderful welcome real- permits and city cooperation is more
ly is.” easily arranged.
manager for the
Patty Bradley-Pitrolo, CEO and presi- Planners can also take advantage of a
Lehigh Valley
dent of the Charlestown West Virginia smaller area’s pride. A meeting with a
Convention and Visitors Bureau, local theme may inspire more ven-
Convention and
points to the city’s walkability and dors to offer services at discounted
safety as benefits for any meeting. Its prices. For example, the Valley Forge
Visitors Bureau, says
contained downtown has a civic cen- CVB enjoys one of our nation’s treas-
ter positioned across the street from ures as its backyard: Valley Forge
that one of his
hotels. Within a three-block radius, National Historical Park. Its 3,600
over 30 restaurants dot the urban acres of open land are home to
many roles is as a
landscape. reminders and commemorations of
the Revolutionary War that present
“match-maker”
Working as a liaison between venues options for outdoor recreation and
and planners,the bureau’s team regu- educational presentations.
between
larly assists with booking events -
both large and small - in the area. In Bradley reflects that George
planners and
October, for example, the city hosted Washington led successful strategic
the International Chili Cook-Off in the meetings on the park’s grounds, and
suppliers
town’s baseball stadium. Small events that energy alone can serve as a ter-
receive the same attention.An annual rific theme to rally any meeting. The
in his local
meeting of 150 people recently Valley Forge CVB is available and will-
enjoyed a block party,which required ing to help in any way to share their
community.
closing a street and creating a carni- history and figure out ways to incor-
val feel. With a smaller community, porate it into meetings or events.
28 November a79 December 2009
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