The Chamber Officially Turns 100 Years Old!

Though we've talked about the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce's centennial anniversary throughout the year, August is the month where we will officially celebrate this huge milestone!

Since August of 1923, the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce has been working on behalf of its business members and the community. Our goal was and is always to create an environment that is conducive to business growth and development to enhance the economic vitality and overall quality of life in the Hanover area.

Our centennial celebration will be held on August 23, 2023 ,at the Warehime-Myers Mansion. We encourage all our members to attend the occasion!

Our 100th Anniversary of the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce is presented by the following organizations:

Premier Sponsor, Utz Brands Inc.

Gold Sponsor, UPMC

Silver Sponsors, WellSpan Health, The Markets at Hanover, & Leonhardt Manufacturing

Bronze Sponsors, APPI Energy, Barley Snyder, Riggle Wealth Group,Traditions Bank

Thank you for your contributions to our centennial anniversary!

President Gary Laird offered the following in regards to the 100th Year Anniversary: “The Chamber Board of Directors and staff are very proud to be celebrating 100 years of service to the Hanover community! Hanover has changed significantly over the past 100 years but the Chamber’s commitment to business growth and community development remains steadfast. We look forward to starting the next chapter in the Chamber history book and we will continue to do our part to make Hanover a great place to live, work, and do business.”

Please RSVP for our 100th Anniversary

2022 - 2023 COMMUNITY LEADERS

2022 - 2023 CHAMBER PARTNERS

2022 - 2023 CORPORATE PARTNERS

CGA Law Firm

Conewago Enterprises, Inc.

Cross Keys Village - The Brethren

Home Community

Select Physical Therapy Ox Industries

Riley Welding & Fabricating LLC

Community Leaders and Chamber Partners are members who have made significant investments in chamber programs throughout the year. These investments help the chamber to provide new opportunities and benefits for our members, while continuing to support workforce, community, and economic development. If you are interested in learning more about how your membership can make an impact, please contact Gary Laird at glaird@hanoverchamber.com.

Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce

Chair of the Board

Brandon J. Smith, AAMS, Edward Jones

Secretary/Treasurer

Ashley Hershey, BSSF CPAs

Vice Chairs

Jeremy Frey, Barley Snyder Julia Groft, Manpower

Cynthia Simpson, Utz Brands Lesley Zinn, UPMC

Past Chair

Mike Kelly, Traditions Bank

Board of Directors esident glaird@hanoverchamber.com

Administrative Manager ecsuri@hanoverchamber.com

Director of Operations smesser@hanoverchamber.com

Marketing and Public Relations Manager kbream@hanoverchamber.com is

For please contact the office at office@hanoverchamber.com.

Snack Town Street Fair 2023: A Huge Success!

Brewers' Alley Sponsor, Public House at the Markets

Media Sponsor, Rocky 98.5

Transportation Sponsor, Certified CIO

Kids' Zone Sponsor, Atomic Bounce

Contributing Sponsors, Aero Energy, David Ross Orthodontics, Thrivent, and T-Mobile

It was a hot one on Saturday, July 15, that didn't stop the crowds from coming in and filling the streets of Hanover for our 3rd Annual Snack Town Street Fair! From 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, festival attendees enjoyed the various crafts and goods to shop from, the delicious freshly-made food, the goodies given out by our many sponsors in the square, and our awesome live music from The Chris Sacks Band!

Snack Town Street Fair is the largest annual Chamberorganized event and we want to thank the following businesses and organizations for sponsoring Street Fair and helping us make this possible:

Presenting Sponsor, Utz Brands, Inc.

Community Sponsors, Campbell's Snacks, UPMC, and WellSpan Health

Entertainment Sponsors, J.A. Myers and Member's 1st Federal Credit Union

We would also like to thank our awesome volunteers who donated their time and effort and stepped up, despite the heat, to help the event run smoothly! We could not have done it without you and we appreciate you coming to hang out with us!

Thank you again, everyone! It was a great day!