Dear Friend of TRIPIL,

Please join us at South Strabane Community Park, 750 Floral Hill Drive, Washington, for the third annual Transitional Paths to Independent Living (TRPIL) Capital Campaign SK Walk * Run * Roll on Saturday, April 28th, 2018. Registration will start at 8 AM; the event will begin at 9 AM.
We are holding this event to help fund the TRPIL Capital Campaign's effort to renovate the former YWCA building at 42 West Maiden Street, Washington, into TRPIL's brand new headquarters. All of the proceeds will go towards this cause and help us to construct a brand new, universally accessible headquarters and community center in downtown Washington.

Soon we will be finished with Phase 1 of this reconstruction, and we'll be able to move in! From there we will begin Phase 2: the restoration of the historic stage and auditorium, which will become available for public use.

Sponsorship signage at the main pavilion, water/rest stations, and distance marker signs along the SK fun run's course is available. The sponsorship deadline is March 31, 2018. Please make all donations and sponsorships payable to TRPIL.
For sponsorship opportunities for this event you may contact Joann Naser (jnaser@tripil.com) at 724-223-5115. 

Sincerely

Kathleen Kleinmann Chief Executive Officer

The new ownership of the Printscape Arena at Southpointe (formerly the Iceoplex) have started a new program that is 100% free to introduce youth to hockey.

About The First Strides Youth Hockey Program

• Children are bused to the Printscape Arena at Southpointe
• Private tour of the ice rink and facility
• Dress for hockey in full equipment
• Hit ice where they are broken in three groups based on skill level
• Learn to ice skate and other hockey specific drills
• Instruction is provided by top local coaches and athletes
• Group photo on the ice at the end of the session
• Each child receives a packet with items such as free public skating passes, discounted tickets to a pro hockey game, nutritional information and more.

The Southpointe Chamber now has a 'Network Center'  at the Printscape Arena main foyer area.  This is a room dedicated to community workshops,  meetings and gatherings for social networking.  Featured is seating for 18,  three Network TV Screens,  central sound system,  teleconference equipment and CCTV camera for video connection.  The room is available as a courtesy to members by calling the Southpointe Chamber Office at 724-873-7777. Ext 22. 

Southpointe Rotary Club had a great turnout for the honorable (Retired) Judge Richard DiSalle Roast

The Canonsburg Houston Southpointe Rotary held a banquet Roast at the Southpointe Golf Club honoring Retired Judge Richard DiSalle. Attendance to the sit-down banquet style dinner exceeded over 100 prominent lawyers, judges, Magistrates, attorneys, and key community business principles.

The event was co-sponsored by the Southpointe Chamber with Don Hodor as master of ceremony. Speakers roasting the judge were Steven Richman, a retired local attorney, Judge John DiSalle, (son of Richard Disalle), Jim Mcdonald, Southpointe Chamber Board member and President of Monaloh Basin Engineering, Commissioner Diana Irey Vaughan and Rotarian Charles Keller.
A special, Rotary Paul Harris award was presented by District Rotary Governor Steve Arnowitz followed by a proclamation from the State of Pennsylvania presented by Senator Camera Bartolotta.
Sponsors included Washington Financial, Southpointe Telecom, AT&T Cellular and Urchick Business Consultants.
Jazz entertainment was sponsored by the Washington Jazz Society with Judge John DiSalle on saxiphone, Dan Baker on guitar and Greg Therman on Bass.

Read the full report below.

Figure 2.2 shows the current and significant forecast changes in the NGL supply and demand balances through 2030. NGL production from natural gas processing and refinery operations averaged about 3.4 million b/d between 2010 and 2015. With growing natural gas production, the total NGL production is estimated to nearly double—to average about 6.3 million b/d from 2026 to 2030 solely because of natural gas processing. In contrast, NGL production from refinery operations is not expected to grow through the rest of the forecast period. Imports of NGL have been declining since 2005 and will continue to decrease to minimum levels (some level of imports are required to balance the markets).

The US demand for NGL is expected to grow, driven primarily by the feedstock needs of the petrochemical industry. Demand for NGL in other sectors is expected to be flat to declining over the long term. The total demand for NGL from the various sectors in the United States will still not be enough to consume all of the NGL production, resulting in increased exports of NGL to international markets. Total exports from the United States averaged 0.5 million b/d between 2011 and 2015 and it is expected to average around 2.3 million b/d between 2026 and 2030.

Property tax law firm and Southpointe Chamber member Siegel Jennings has a new home for its Pittsburgh office, according to Pennsylvania partner Sharon F. DiPaolo, Esquire.  “We had grown the Pennsylvania law practice to the point that we were adding employees and running out of space,” says DiPaolo.  The firm purchased a building on Freeport Road in Blawnox, next to Fox Chapel in late summer 2016 and after some renovations, moved to its new quarters in December 2016. 

Siegel Jennings is a boutique law firm that exclusively represents commercial taxpayers in real estate assessment issues.  Operating since 1976 and headquartered in Cleveland,  Siegel Jennings has experience in handling a client’s property tax needs not only in Pennsylvania and Ohio, but across the country.  “We find that many of our portfolio clients prefer ‘one stop shopping’ for all of their property tax needs, and in our 40 years of fighting for commercial owners, we have developed the expertise and network to handle cases in any state,” says Siegel Jennings Managing Partner, Kieran Jennings, Esquire.  The Pittsburgh office’s new address and fax number are:

Sharon F. DiPaolo, Esquire
Siegel Jennings
430 Freeport Road
Blawnox, PA 15238
(412) 486-2848
(412) 828-1069 (Fax)
sdipaolo@siegeltax.com
www.siegeltax.com

How to get the most out of Southpointe Chamber networking events

If you’re going to attend a Southpointe Chamber event, make it count. The key is to have a plan before you leave the office.

1. Determine number of contacts for your goal.
2. Determine how and when you will follow up with people you meet. Phone, email, letter, etc.
3. Bring extra business cards. (Of course.) Consider your picture on your business card to set you apart from all the others. This helps potential clients remember you.
4. Gathering cards is more important than handing out cards. Someone doesn’t have cards? Jot their info on one of yours.
5. Keep a felt tip pen with you and jot down what you talked about. (pens don’t write well on business cards).
6. Tell people that you will follow up (and then do). Then they will be more receptive to hearing from you.
7. As soon as you leave the event, take a moment to sort through the business cards; rank and categorize them.
8. Enter them into your database and schedule contact dates in your calendar.
9. Add each new contact to your LinkedIn network. (Face book and Twitter)
10. Follow up with a quick email or phone call within 24-48 hours. Schedule this on your calendar.
11. Share a resource with them–something helpful (e.g. a blog, article, book suggestion, or person they should connect with)—not a sales piece. Give first and expect nothing in return.
12. Make it personal, “It was great meeting you at the Chamber event yesterday.
13. Following up once may not work. Touch base on a regular basis. You’re simply staying connected.
14. Invite your new contact to another networking event you will be attending.
15. Continue to give and don’t expect reciprocity – it will come on its own. When you’re connecting with someone, you’re communicating with their network. The idea is to keep your name up front. Your product or service doesn’t have to apply to them, use the strength of that one connection to open many door
16. Have a name badge made at an engraving shop and make sure you wear it on the right side.
17. If budget allows, consider a pen, or novelty gift for special clients.
18. Add to your opportunity by joining service groups such as Rotary, Lions, VFW,  
19. Consider joining a public speaking class or forum.
20. It takes 2-6 months to effectively market t an organization. Be patient.
21. Be sure to reward anyone sending referrals. A $25 or $50 gift card to a local restaurant works great.

Networking is part of business growth, and two important aspects go hand-in-hand:

1) You’re creating awareness of your brand and your existence.

2) You must capitalize on that awareness through follow up. To put it bluntly, without follow-up, you’ve wasted the opportunity.