AVCOC was federally registered in December 1966 some 51 years ago
98 X $100. Gift Cards collected for Try Home First version 2016
93 Businesses participated in Try Home First version 2016
We have ~ 320 Members in AVCOC
The Chamber works with a ongoing staff of 2.5 FTE
We hold 9 Dinner Meetings Annually
We give out at least 18 Awards at the Excellence Ceremony
We are led by 13 Directors on our Board
In recent years’ we’ve put forward 2 Policies to the BC Chamber of Commerce – both accepted
We put our first policy forward to the Canadian Chamber in 2017. It passed
We had 204 registrants in our first No. 7 Challenge in 2016. There were 13 the year before
We received $80,000. From Canada 150 for the Tri-Conic Challenge in 2017
We are providing FREE Training on Tourism, Social Media, Worldhost and Cutural to 300 local people through our AVTTP
We maintain at least 75 Businesses on our very popular Adventure Map
There are at least 50 local attractions referenced on our Adventure Map
We are publishing the 4th edition of the Adventure Map in late 2017
We have 49 Food Service providers on our very impressive Food guide
We distribute at least 20000 Adventure Maps annually
We connect with more than 40000 visitors annually through our Visitor Services Programs
We have at least 30 Volunteer Ambassadors working with us in various areas
We sell-out the Annual Community Excellence Awards with 240 guests
We have at least 1100 people following our main FACEBOOK page
We have at least 700 Business People engaged through our Newsletter
We send out ~ 20 Newsletters Annually
The ‘open-rate’ of a typical newsletter is 20%
Our open-rate exceeds 41% and often stretches over 50%
More than 400 people signed up for the return of the Paper Chase run reincarnated by AVCOC in 2017
The Paper Chase for 2018 will be 15k which will mean more people registered
Through our TRYHOMEFIRST Shop Local Program we doled out $12,250. In 2016 to 126 local shoppers
We estimate a local economic value of more than $100,000. Simply due to the Annual Community Excellence Awards.
Our top winner for the TRYHOMEFIRST program for 2016 won $2500.00 in local gift cards
The Chamber invested $2450. In the 2016 TryHOMEFIRST program
We have more than 2650 Likes through our Five Active FACEBOOK Pages
