Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau In 2004, the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PCVB) received the following awards: Travel Industry Association of America's 2004 Odyssey Award Meetings & Conventions' 2004 Gold Service Award 2004 Association Meetings' Inner Circle Award Successful Meetings Magazine's 2004 Pinnacle Mark of Excellence Award Pennsylvania Tourism & Lodging Association's 2005 Spirit of Hospitality Award for Guest Relations Also in 2004, the American Bus Association named the PCVB the “CVB That Works Hardest for Groups.” Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau Frommers Praises GPCVB Fall Getaways In a review posted on www.frommmers.com, Frommers, one of the most highly respected travel publications for consumers, has the following glowing words for the Greater Pittsburgh Convention & Visitors Bureau’s fall getaway packages. “It isn’t often that a middle-sized American city arranges for a spectacular array of packages for visitors, and it’s even less often that they are as superior as the five dreamed up by the Greater Pittsburgh Visitors Bureau. Here’s hoping other cities take the hint and copy what Pittsburgh has done.” The GPCVB’s fall getaways include the Patriot Package, Kidventure, Art on the Edge and the Classic American Getaway. Some packages available through 2005. For information and to book, call 1-877 LOVE PGH. Pittsburgh to Host 2005 CITGO Bassmaster Classic Fans from across the country will travel to the City of Three Rivers next summer for professional fishing’s biggest event as Pittsburgh has been selected to host the 35th CITGO Bassmaster Classic presented by Busch Beer, July 29-31, 2005. While a nationwide audience will tune in to watch the world’s best anglers in action, fans and industry leaders are expected to pour into the city, generating millions of dollars in direct spending and filling hotel rooms throughout the region. Large, enthusiastic crowds of fans will attend daily weigh-ins at Mellon Arena, and many more will visit the new David L. Lawrence Convention Center for the ESPN Outdoors Classic Expo, one of the largest consumer shows in the outdoor industry. Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau On December 9, The Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau, Inc. recognized outstanding professionals in the tourism industry with the fifth annual Tourism Achievement Awards. The following recognitions were awarded to PMVB, Inc. members at their annual Holiday Dinner at Fernwood Hotel and Resort: Guest Service Award: Christina Bower, Woodloch Pines, Darrell LaVant, Fernwood; Lifetime Achievement Award: Joan Lyon, Penn Hills Resort; Outstanding Tourism Employee of the Year: Paula Rohner, Pocmont Resort & Conference Center; Community Service Award: Caesars Pocono Resorts Bucks County Conference & Visitors Bureau The Bucks County Conference & Visitors Bureau (BCCVB) worked closely with producers to facilitate the CNN Town Hall Meeting (Paula Zahn Now) broadcast live from the Erwin-Stover Barn in Tinicum Park on October 14. The event offered a forum for Bucks County residents to hear directly from Kiki McClean, a campaign advisor from the Kerry Campaign and Liz Cheney, daughter of Vice President Cheney. In addition to assisting CNN in finding an appropriate location, the BCCVB escorted an 8-person crew for three days of filming at farms, markets, wineries and historic towns for segments used throughout the broadcast. York County Convention & Visitors Bureau The Pennsylvania State Keystone Games are coming to York County 2005-2007! Between 15,000 and 20,000 people are expected to attend the games, which will be held at a number of venues in the York area, including local high schools, colleges, and the York Expo Center. The games are expected to generate $21 million for York County. The Keystone Games are Pennsylvania’s largest athletic festival. Modeled after the Olympic Games, the event consists of multi-sport competitions providing Pennsylvania’s amateur athletes an opportunity to compete against athletes from across the Commonwealth. YCCVB Website Evolves to Meet Online Travel Demands YCCVB has added two new functions to the organization’s website, www.Yorkpa.org, to meet the needs of the increasingly large number of people using the Internet for travel planning. An interactive online map and an online reservations function will make the site more user-friendly and allow the CVB to compete in the online travel market. Each map highlights the attractions, restaurants, and dining facilities throughout the area and includes suggested driving routes. The maps also provide a search function and enable the visitor to plan an itinerary by mapping out a planned route that can be complimented by adding notes. In addition to the interactive maps, an online reservations system has been added to Yorkpa.org. The new “Book It” Function will allow visitors to make reservations and check availability at area hotels and B&B’s directly from the YCCVB website. PACVB Projects Destination Pennsylvania In early October, the Pennsylvania Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus began accepting subscription applications for the 2005 Destination Pennsylvania (formerly known as File Folder) brochure distribution program. Destination Pennsylvania is one of the best and most inexpensive ways to reach and get brochures out to more than 5,000 national and international travel agents, tour brokers, excursion bus company operators, and AAA/CAA travel offices in the U.S. and Canada. As of Thursday, December 2, 2004, Destination PA has 97 participants ready for the new brochure’s distribution! This compares to last year’s 82 participants and an increase of $7,000 in revenue.. This was the first project handled by Emilee Bates at PACVB, and she is to be highly commended for the excellent results. IACVB Performance Measurement Standards adopted by PACVB At its December 7 meeting, the PACVB Board of Directors adopted the IACVB Performance Measurement Standards as those of PACVB and to encourage all member TPAs/CVBs to adopt and utilize them to the degree to which they are applicable to each. These standards may be downloaded from the IACVB website at: www.iacvb.org/web_images/PMT_Handbook_FINAL.pdf. PACVB Mentoring Program This program was re-instated earlier in the year, and there are now 9 members who have signed up as mentors in a variety of 10 areas of expertise: Executive level, Finance, Convention Sales, Motor Coach Sales, Information Centers, Marketing (Advertising and Planning), Membership, Public Relations and Communications, Technology (email, software, hardware) and Web development and Web Marketing. The names of all mentors are published on the website for the directors and staff of PACVB members to contact for networking and to develop mentoring relationships. Sign up today (by downloading the mentor form) to help make this program more effective. PACVB To Launch eGuide Within the next few weeks, PACVB will launch a new section of their website called e-Guide. The purpose of this resource is to provide PACVB members with helpful information concerning their daily responsibilities and to answer posted questions. e-Guide will be an electronic forum with a facilitator in each area. Please watch www.pacvb.org for more details and the launch of this new member benefit. Professional Development Opportunities TRADE SHOW TRAINING On September 22, several PACVB members accepted the invitation to join a one-hour tele-seminar on Adventure Travel Tradeshow Exhibiting Success. The call was moderated by Tim Warren, Author of “Tourism Marketing Material Success.” Participants were emailed materials in advance of the tele-seminar and encouraged to submit questions. For more information on Outdoor/Adventure Travel Show exhibiting, visit www.adventurebizsuccess.com/business_tips.php. Sign up for a free e-newsletter to increase adventure travel business success at www.adventurebizsuccess.com/contact.php#subscribeform On October 13, PACVB hosted a trade show training workshop at the Central Pennsylvania CVB in State College. Atlantic Skyline, the vendor working with the PA Tourism Office, and a PACVB Affiliate Member, provided valuable information and materials. Are you ready for your next trade show? Take the Trade Show Coach’s Trade Show Marketing Assessment at www.thetradeshowcoach.com/assessment.html and then contact Susan for a FREE consultation at 800-647-5455. Visit www.thetradeshowcoach.com and check out the valuable “Articles” link at the bottom of the page. MARKETING York County Convention & Visitors Bureau 2005 Member Marketing Seminar “Raiders of the Lost Art of Tourism Marketing” All PACVB members and their staff, are invited to attend. For more information, contact Abby Crooks or Christina Smith at (717) 852-9675, or via email at abby@yorkpa.org or csmith@yorkpa.org Did You Know?... Record Retention Guidelines Are you following the suggested records retention guidelines for our industry? Listed below are two links to the ASAE website that offer guidance in this area. “The paper chase,” Component Relations, July 2004 www.asaenet.org/asae/cda/content_lvl2/1,1584,PID22122.html “When can I throw these records out?” Dollars & Cents, July 2004 www.asaenet.org/asae/cda/content_lvl2/1,1584,PID22127.html * good chart included at the end Association Affiliated Membership Program Continues to Grow! The PACVB has enjoyed unprecedented growth in the interest to exhibit at our semi-annual workshops. Last year, in order to accommodate the growth and encourage the continued support of our affiliated suppliers and vendors, the Affiliate Membership Program was established. All exhibitors at PACVB workshops are also PACVB affiliated members. In the past 6 months, 12 more affiliate members have joined PACVB, for a current total of 48! Please join us in thanking and welcoming them and please keep them in mind when purchasing goods and services. Please visit the PACVB website for a complete list of Affiliate Members. Atlantic Skyline Displays Aztech Productions CVB of Greater Monroeville CVBTV.COM IDSS - Internet Destination Sales System, Inc. The Plain Dealer Premier Tourism Marketing Publications Reader’s Digest / McNeil Group Recreation News Ripple Effects Interactive RSVP New York Signature Worldwide

PACVB Committees
President Howell invites all PACVB members and their staff members to consider volunteering your time, talent, and expertise by serving on committees and ad hoc committees. Our association has opportunities and challenges at both the local and state level. If you are interested in serving on a committee, please contact Janet Stone at jstone@patourism.org or click here to download a committee registration form (PDF). Your support and active involvement in PACVB committees enables our association to hear your concerns, suggestions, and better serve you, our members. Traveling to Harrisburg or other parts of our large state, these volunteers commit their valuable time to make an enormous and irreplaceable contribution to this association. In recognition, we’d like to thank those who participated in the following committees during the past year:

Communications Committee:
The committee solicited advertising for Affiliate Members for both the PACVB e-News and website. Within 24 hours, PACVB had secured a six-month sponsor for its winter newsletter in the amount of $250. The reformed Mentor Program has been posted on the website, as developed by the Membership Committee. An electronic forum is being developed for the PACVB website to serve as an additional resource for members in the various mentoring fields. Check www.pacvb.org for updates regarding this forum. Chairman: Annie Urban, Eric Adams, Kenneth Chen, Carrie Fischer, Stacey Fox, Betsey Howell, Mark Major, Janet Stone

Consumer Shows Committee:
This committee continues to meet regularly under new Chairman, Jason Fink. The committee worked cooperatively with the PA Tourism Office this year to develop a co-op program that has a basic buy-in rate and a tiered option plan that can be purchased on a per show basis. In 2005, there will be participation in eight consumer shows: New Jersey, Ft. Washington, Harrisburg, Allegheny, Cleveland, Toronto, New York City and Washington, D.C. The New York and D.C. shows replace the Cincinnati and Baltimore shows. As of 11/15/04, an unprecedented 32 TPAs and/or regions signed up and for the first time 5 private sector and non-PACVB organizations/associations are participating (including PA Tourism Office). PACVB and the PA Tourism Office are discussing merchandising, to be sold during the consumer shows, as well as in TPA visitor centers. Details are being finalized. Chairman: Jason Fink, Morgan Christopher, Lori Copp, Betsey Howell, Mark Ickes, Mark Major, Pam Prosser, Crystal Seitz, Janet Stone, Laurie Zimmerman

Governmental Affairs Committee:
The Governmental Affairs Committee voted its unanimous support of the Board of Directors’ majority decision to hire Triad Strategies to develop a message platform, media and information kits for PACVB and to persuade the Governor and the administration of the importance of retaining TPAs as the principal funding conduit for state matching funds for regional marketing.

The committee agreed to form a PAC Task Force to increase contributions. Bob Imperata also suggested that Executive Directors ask their staff to contribute. Barry Wickes noted that PACVB has 100% Board participation, with some Board members having contributed more than once. Donations are up from last year, with $3,110 having been contributed by PACVB members. Barry Wickes suggested that contribution levels would increase if the trade associations in the PA Tourism Coalition would encourage their members to support the PAC. PACVB will discuss with Triad Strategies the development of a mailing piece that may be used by TPAs with the members.

The Matching Funds grants were released to the press on 11/18/04. A copy of this press release was sent to PACVB members on 11/19/04.

House Bill 169 establishes a freestanding act, the Sellers of Travel Act. The purpose of the legislation is to establish registration, bonding and consumer protection standards for persons selling travel services in Pennsylvania. This bill may possibly impact PACVB members who receive a fee or commission from the sale of travel packages or hotel rooms. The bill is being reviewed to determine whether or not it would apply to TPAs. In the meantime, a survey will be made of PACVB members to determine who may be impacted by this legislation. Chairman: Robert Imperata, Betsey Howell, David Morris, Janet Stone, Mark Tallarico, Robert Uguccioni, Annie Urban, Jesse Walters, Barry Wickes


Group Marketing Committee:
The Group Marketing Committee has selected Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario, Canada as the site for its 2005 Sales Mission to be held May 12-15, 2005. As of 12/7/04, 18 TPAs and/or regions signed up. This exceeds last year’s participation of 16 participants.

The State Tourism Office is playing a major financial role in sponsoring the ABA Breakfast on ‘behalf of all PACVBs and delegates’. This is being done to allow for a greater representation of all across the state, rather than recognizing only those who made the financial commitment in the past.

Since PACVB members are no longer receiving the set asides as in past years, the State has set tier pricing for participation in the Breakfast and other Group Tour Endeavors, similar to the Consumer Shows. As of 11/15/04, there were 14 participants totaling $8,600 in revenue compared to last year when there were 15 sponsorships producing $21,400 in revenue. The 2005 revenue will be used to buy promotional items, while the State will pick up all remaining expenses. No tickets will be sold to the ABA Breakfast this year, per the State’s request. Chairman: Shirley Smith, Co-Chair: Marc Kaminetski, Co-Chair: J.R. Shaw, Tonya Adams, Janet Allen Hall, Dawn Arbani, Terese Balzereit, Emily Beck, Laura Bookwalter, Morgan Christopher, Rick Dunlap, Philip Magaldi, Ann Marie Maher, Linda Mauzy, Doris Mitchell, Charlotte Roberts, Rosanna Scicchitano, Erik Solivan, Autumn Spiecher, Janet Stone, Mary Ellen Woods


Legislative Dinner Committee:
The 30th Annual Travel and Tourism Dinner will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at the Hilton Harrisburg. The room prices for 2004 were $109 and will be increased by $10 to $119. The cost of the dinner tickets will remain at $110. Janet Stone was given authority to negotiate a multi-year contract with the Hilton beginning 2006. Andrew Miller will assist her.

The Governor has expressed interest in returning as the keynote speaker for the 2005 dinner. A House Democrat will be identified by Barry Wickes to give the invocation for the dinner. Local news anchors have been identified as possible Master of Ceremonies. The Committee is considering different options for entertainment, including the Strolling Strings. Chairman: Robert Imperata, Anne Druck, Jason Fink, Betsey Howell, Gemma Jablonski, Janet Stone, Keith Toler, Barry Wickes


Membership Committee:
Membership in PACVB has increased to 46 TPAs, with the addition of the Lebanon County TPA, and 48 Affiliate Members. The Membership Committee is working in cooperation with the Communications Committee on developing an electronic forum on the website. In addition, the Mentoring Program was reinstated, and nine Executive and staff level members signed up to participate. The Mentor Program is now posted on the PACVB website. Members can identify mentors by area of expertise. Members may also do a search by region to identify those mentors in their particular region. The Committee is also developing a privacy statement to be placed on the website. Chairman: Anne Druck, Cindy Croft, Lisa Dailey, Julie Donovan, Jason Fink, Betsey Howell, JoAnn McBride, Janet Stone


Professional Development Committee:
The 2004 Fall Workshop was held at The Inn at Chester Springs in Exton, PA from September 12-14. There were an unprecedented 28 exhibitors and 15 sponsors contributing cash and in-kind sponsorships. There were 160 registered attendees. This compares to the 2003 Fall Workshop where there were 139 attendees, 15 exhibitors and 18 total sponsorships. Chairman: JoAnn McBride, Paul Decker, Juanita Hampton, Betsey Howell, Mark Ickes, Andrew Miller, Diane Shawley, Betty Squire, Janet Stone, Mark Tallarico, Carla Wehler

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PACVB Announcements
New TPA
PACVB is proud to announce a new TPA to be added to our family! Lebanon County TPA has joined us, headed by Mr. Dennis Grumbine. They are located at 80 Rocherty Road, Lebanon, PA, 17042, telephone 717-273-3670, fax 717-273-0603. Their email address is sef@lmf.net. We would like to send Dennis and his team a warm welcome to PACVB!


New PACVB Staff Member
A new addition has been made to the PACVB office in Harrisburg. Janet has taken on a part-time assistant to aid her with the many projects and responsibilities with PACVB. Emilee Bates is a 2003 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh College of Business Administration; she graduated with a BSBA in Marketing and was a member of the University’s Marketing Club and American Marketing Association. Immediately after graduating, Emilee began working in the human resource industry. Emilee is responsible for Destination Pennsylvania and assisting Janet with workshop duties and other PACVB responsibilities.


New Executive Director at Lehigh Valley
Mike Stershic has succeeded Mary Ann Bunger as Executive Director of the Lehigh Valley CVB. We want to extend a warm welcome to Mike and send our best wishes to Mary Ann on her retirement after many years of service. Mike is looking forward to getting the opportunity to meet the membership of PACVB. His email address is mike@lehighvalleypa.org. PACVB welcomes Mike and we hope to help make the transition as smooth and hospitable as possible.

Mary Ann Bungerz will remain at Lehigh Valley to continue handling some special projects on a part-time basis.


Jonathan E. Longwill Resigns
Jonathan E. Longwill, Executive Director of the Indiana County Tourist Bureau has offered his resignation. He has received and accepted an offer with Pennsylvania State Representative Dave Reed's office as Chief of Staff. The last day for Jonathan at the Indiana County Tourist Bureau will be Friday, December 10. He has been working as Executive Director of the Indiana County Tourist Bureau for the past 39 months. Jonathan feels that with his new position he will still be able to be a part of the continued development of tourism promotion and economic development in Indiana County. His effort and success as director is much appreciated, and we wish Jonathan much success in his new position.

Fall Workshop a Success

Betsey Howell addressed the attendees during breakfast. Click here for a gallery of more photos from the workshop.

We are delighted to announce that the 2004 PACVB Fall Workshop, held at the Inn at Chester Springs, September 12-14, 2004, was a great success. The workshop had an excellent turnout of 160 registrants, and a staggering 28 exhibitors along with 15 sponsors. The workshop included keynote speaker, Don McEachern, President of North Star Destination Strategies. The workshop featured other speakers including: Keith Gingrich, Beth D’Addono, Carrie R. Fischer, Betsy Linaberger, Peggy Bendel, Paula Butler, and Dave Hamilton.

Our first night in Chester County got the workshop off to a great start thanks to the wonderful people at QVC Studio Park who hosted our Welcome Reception on Sunday, September 12. Our group was given a studio tour, along with wine tasting, compliments of the Pennsylvania Wine Association, followed by dinner. The evening was beautifully enhanced by the string quartet “No Strings Attached”, a local high school musical group.

Throughout the duration of the workshop, a Chinese and silent auction were set up to raise money for the PACVB. Due to the untimely death of Jerry Schreibeis, Executive Director of the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau, half of the auction’s proceeds were donated to the Schreibeis Children’s Education Fund that was established to raise money for the education of his four children. We are proud to say PACVB was able to raise $2,017! We truly appreciate your generosity and thank those who participated in the auction.

Many individuals helped to make this year’s event successful. A special thank you to members of the Professional Development Committee, PTLA staff, Chester County CVB, QVC, and Visual Sound. The Dine Around offered in downtown West Chester was a success with the help of the following establishments: Baxter’s, Coyote Crossing, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Ryan’s Pub, and Trattoria Alberto Enoteca.

Thank you to all of you who attended the workshop and completed evaluations forms. Click to view the 2004 PACVB Fall Workshop Evaluation Report (PDF).

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Fall Workshop Event Sponsors
Thanks to those who were able to sponsor the events held at The Inn at Chester Springs in Exton, PA, and help our 2004 Fall Workshop become a huge success!

• QVC Tour & Reception sponsored by QVC and Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau and by the Pennsylvania Wine Association
  
• Monday morning breakfast sponsored by USA Weekend
  
• Monday morning break refreshments sponsored by Washington Post
  
• Monday luncheon sponsored by Meredith Magazines
  
• Keynote Speaker sponsored by Delta/Comair
  
• Monday afternoon break refreshments sponsored by Media Networks, Inc. (MNI)
  
• Transportation to and from Monday evening dine around provided by Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau
  
• Tuesday morning breakfast sponsored by New Village Media
  
• Tuesday morning break refreshments sponsored by Metrocorp
  
• Tuesday lunch sponsored by Internet Destination Sales System (IDSS)
  

Barbara Pick from Susquehanna Valley VB won the Traveling Alarm Clock donated by Leisure Group Travel
Lisa Dailey from Greater Johnstown/Cambria County CVB also won a Travel alarm clock donated by Leisure Group Travel
Betty Squire from Oil Heritage Region TPA won the Riverside Inn Package donated by Riverside Inn and Crawford County CVB, the Channellock Tools Package donated by Channellock Tools and Crawford County CVB and the Clarion River Lodge Resort Package donated by Great Outdoors VB
Pam Prosser from Huntingdon County CVB won the DADs Petfood Coupons donated by DADS and Crawford County CVB
Linda Devlin from Allegheny National Forest Vacation Bureau won the Campbell Pottery Bowl donated by Campbell Pottery and Crawford County CVB
Annie Urban from Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau won the Wilbur Chocolates Gift Basket donated by Wilbur Chocolates of Lititz
Matt Lyle from AAA won a Gift Basket donated by the Lititz Retailers Association
Jesse Walters from Chester County CVB won the Hilton Harrisburg Gift Certificate donated by Hilton Harrisburg and the HO train cars donated by Oil Heritage TPA & Oil Creek Railway Historical Society
Abby Crooks from York County CVB won the Wine Package donated by PA Wine Association
Jonathan Longwill from Indiana County Tourist Bureau won the Jack Paluh print donated by Oil Heritage TPA & Oil Creek Railway Historical Society
JoAnn McBride from Lawrence County TPA won the Laurel Highlands Package donated by Laurel Highlands VB
Janet Hall won the Cable Hollow Golf Package donated by Cable Hollow, Deep Wood Vacation Home Rentals & Northern Alleghenies Vacation Region
Diane Shawley of Northern Alleghenies Vacation Region won the Gift Basket donated by Washington County TPA and Fireworks Capital of America Gift Bag donated by Lawrence County TPA
• Janet Stone of the PACVB won the Glass Bethlehem Star donated by the Lehigh Valley CVB
  

As for the Silent Auction Items:

Room Tax Bill Fails in Senate
House Bill 168 was not considered by the Senate before the conclusion of the 2003-2004 legislative session, and “died” in the Senate Appropriations Committee. It was reported from the Senate Community Economic Development Committee on November 9. The proposal, which was designed to clarify the intended use of room tax proceeds, applied to all counties in the Commonwealth, except the following: Adams, Allegheny, Berks, Bucks, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia. House Bill 168 also required TPAs to provide an annual audited report on room tax income and expenditures to county commissioners, and applied to all counties except the following: Philadelphia, Allegheny, Bucks, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton. This provision did not apply to these 7 counties because the authorization for them to impose room taxes is not in the County Code, but in separate laws. The bill also revised the definition of a “permanent resident” occupying a hotel guest room from the current 60 days to 30 days making it consistent with the standard in other room tax laws. HB 168 was the product of discussions between representatives from PTLA, PACVB, and the County Commissioners Association of PA (CCAP), and was endorsed by the three associations.

Results of a recent survey on room tax may be found here as well as in the “MemberOnly’ Section of the PACVB website.

Two other room tax bills amending the County Code were approved by the Legislature. An amendment was inserted into House Bill 1860 that added the word “hotel” to the definition of convention center for Erie County. Also, an amendment revising the composition of the Berks County Convention Center Authority was inserted into Senate Bill 927. A second amendment, which would have required all hotels in Berks County to collect the room tax, was inserted in the Senate but later removed by the House. Currently, only hotels located within a 15-mile radius of the City of Reading collect the room tax.

TRAVELPAC
The funds generated in the PAC are used to attend political fundraisers and support the public officials who, in turn, support our tourism industry. Your generosity is appreciated and is needed as TravelPAC adopts an ambitious new governmental affairs program in building relationships with our new Executive Branch and Legislative partners.

Recent TravelPAC funds allowed your Executive Director and registered lobbyist, Janet Stone, to attend, on behalf of PACVB and its members, important lobbying events. In order to continue to have PACVB representation at upcoming events, TravelPAC donations are needed. Please send your personal checks to: TravelPAC, 902 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102.

We thank the following for their generous TravelPAC contributions (June 1, 2004 through November 30, 2004):