Business Briefs

Wasilla Chamber board nominations open

The Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce is accepting self-nominations for two seats on its board of directors for 2017. According to the chamber, all candidates must be members in good standing. To self nominate, members are being asked complete a board candidate agreement form, found on the chamber website at wasillachamber.org, and return it to the chamber offices via email (contact@wasillachamber.org,) fax (373-2560,) or by dropping it off at 415 E Railroad Ave. in Wasilla. The deadline is Oct. 3.

Health foundation kicks off

building engagement meetings

The first of five Mat-Su Health Foundation “community engagement” meetings related to the nonprofit’s plan for a new building is coming up Oct. 3. The meetings will continue at various Valley locations throughout the week.

The Monday meeting is set for the Palmer Public Library. Other scheduled meetings include Oct. 4 at Willow United Methodist Church; Oct. 5 at the Talkeetna Public Library; Oct. 6 at the Menard Center in Wasilla; and Oct. 7 at the Sutton Public Library. All meetings will run from 6-8 p.m.

According to the foundation, all meetings are family-friendly and will feature refreshments and door prizes.

The foundation, which is part owner of Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, currently occupies 7,000 square feet of office space the hospital’s outpatient center on Bogard Road. The hospital has expressed a need for more medical and clinical space, and has given four acres of hospital land to the foundation adjacent to the outpatient facility on the corner of Bogard and Crusey Street.

Some ideas being considered for the new building include meeting space for local residents and organizations, space for a community resource center, a volunteer hub intended to match volunteers with community organizations and the creation of a “philanthropy hub” that may include space for nonprofit organizations.

For more information, call 223-3493 or visit mshfcommunityoutreach.blogspot.com