An Open Letter By Tim Ellis, Chair, Pennsauken-Merchantville Area Chamber Of Commerce

The Business, Industry and Government Council was established in 1982 by the Township of Pennsauken and local businesses to assist in developing, promoting and encouraging greater and more successful business and industrial activity in Pennsauken Township.

The council was dormant for some time and it was rejuvenated by a group of Pennsauken business owners in December 2009. Since then, the B.I.G. Council has played a vital part in both the business and residential communities of Pennsauken. The B.I.G. Council has provided networking opportunities and business to business commerce and has raised thousands of dollars to give back to the Pennsauken community for numerous events that could no longer be funded by the Township due to state-wide reduction of funds.

To foster a vision of area growth, we are excited to announce that a new entity has been formed in order to expand our boundaries and our membership: The Pennsauken-Merchantville Area Chamber of Commerce (P.M.A.C.). P.M.A.C. will continue to work in harmony with the Pennsauken Township administration in supporting public events and projects for the community. We will also work with leaders in the surrounding area as we grow and expand into additional communities in Southern New Jersey.

We would like to thank the Pennsauken Township administration, area businesses, the many people who have volunteered for community events, and those individuals who have worked hard and supported the B.I.G. Council’s growth over the past five years. We would also like to thank our participating members and all of our local businesses and organizations who have sponsored all of our events.

We are looking forward to working with many local businesses under our newly formed organization and hope that they will become a member for 2015. We also hope that local business owners and professionals will attend our kick-off networking luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at Marco’s Restaurant at the Pennsauken Country Club, 3800 Haddonfield Rd. Registration begins at 11:45 a.m. and lunch will begin at 12:00 p.m.

If you should have any questions, or would like to RSVP for the luncheon, contact us at (856) 438-0833 or pmac1team@gmail.com.