Platte Canyon Chamber

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

Dear Members,

Thank you for being a member of the Platte Canyon Area Chamber of Commerce. As you may know, 2026 has ushered in several changes to your Board of Directors. Our newer members are bringing great energy and new ideas to better serve our member businesses.

These include:

New, expanded chamber website which incorporates an exclusive landing page for all businesses to feature their products and services, much like your own website pages. This page includes the ability to conduct online commerce, similar to Etsy and Shopify, for NO FEES! This is especially helpful for our Home-Based Businesses and Service groups.

Free, monthly Mixers, sponsored by a brick-and-mortar business paired with a home-based business. This is a great opportunity to mingle with fellow business owners, learn new things, and enjoy a social evening with new friends.

Platte Canyon University will provide our businesses with helpful classes such as Bookkeeping, Insurance information, etc., as well as fun things such as cooking, all about Bees, and important topics such as Fire Preparation.

Bailey Day has been resurrected and rebranded as ABCD – ALL BAILEY COMMUNITY DAY. It will feature local vendors, bands, and entertainment with a small-town, old-time feel. There will even be a Friday night block party during setup. Come lend a hand and have fun!

Summer Mini Events will include several outdoor Movie Nights. Grab your popcorn

The Chamber is also focusing on advocating for the Platte Canyon Area citizens before the Board of Commissioners, CDOT, and the Tourism board. There will be regularly scheduled Town Hall meetings in Bailey to give our citizens the opportunity to meet with County officials face-to-face.

These initiatives require funding, and after more than a decade, the board has decided to raise the annual General membership dues to $195.

Nonprofits will be $100. Individual Membership (NEW) will be $50.

It was also decided to schedule all renewals for June of each year. In the next couple of weeks, you will receive an invoice for your dues through June of 2027. All invoices will be pro-rated to your anniversary date and reflect any payments already made through June 2026.

Thank you for your continued support!

Sincerely,

Debbie Wilkes, Treasurer
James Matacynski, Membership Director

05/27/2026

We’re excited to be teaming up with the Bailey Farmers Market this season! 🎉

The Platte Canyon Area Chamber of Commerce will have FIVE spots available at each market exclusively for Chamber home based businesses. 🛍️🏔️

If you’re a home based business and would like to participate, please use the sign up link on the Bailey Farmers Market page to reserve your spot!

Spots are limited and expected to fill quickly, so don’t wait! We can’t wait to see our local businesses out there this summer supporting the community. ☀️🌻

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05/22/2026

Looking for real conversations, fresh ideas, and people who actually get what it’s like to run a home-based business?

Join us for the next Homegrown meeting 🌿

📅 May 26
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Casa Sanchez in Bailey

We’re building a dynamic group of local entrepreneurs who come together to share ideas, talk through challenges, and help each other move forward in our businesses. It’s collaborative, supportive, and honestly just a really good group of people.

This month we’ve got a special guest speaker, Jessica Gentry with Less Mess by Jess, bringing practical insight you can actually use.

Whether you’re just getting started or have been running your business for years, you’ll walk away with new ideas and new connections.

Come check it out 👇

05/15/2026

🚒 Sharing on behalf of our friends at the Platte Canyon Fire Protection District

Join them next Friday, May 15th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Dellwood Fire Station for an important community meeting covering:

🔥 Fire mitigation
🗺️ Evacuation routes
🌲 Pine beetle concerns
❓ Q&A with several local experts

This is a great opportunity to get informed, ask questions, and learn more about protecting your home and our community. Please help spread the word! 🚒🏔️

05/15/2026

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! COME HANG, CLEAN UP THE PARK AND LOVE ON DONKS! 🏔️🧹

Come down to McGraw Park in Bailey this Friday, May 15th (or ANY time the 15th-17th), and help us work for at least 1 hour and be entered to win a “BOGO Guided hike w/ award winning miniature donkeys” w/ Crates Colorado!!! We will be meeting at 8AM tomorrow and heading out onto the trails in small groups, working on things like trash removal, trail maintenance, thinning vegetation and much more!!! Once you arrive, stop by Blossoming Boutique to get signed in and grab supplies, and then come join us! The donkeys will be arriving around 10 AM, and anyone who stops by throughout the weekend will be entered for their chance to win! 🫏🎁

If you have any questions, please shoot me a message! I hope to see lots of our awesome community out there tomorrow morning! 🖤🤠 

05/12/2026

Thank you so much to Veronica Noonan of Triumph Electric LLC, Stephanie Johnson Financial Advisor at Edward Jones, and Jessica Bartak of Boys & Girls Clubs of The High Rockies - Platte Canyon for sharing your knowledge with us today and for giving so much to your communities!

The panel at Platte Canyon Chamber on “How to be involved in the community and still run a business?” Is filled with MWinB Members.

05/12/2026

Please help us spruce up McGraw Memorial Park, Morrow Mtn Trail and the Rustic Square in general

May 15, 16, 17

Tail maintenance and clean up led by Team Poppie starting at 8am Friday the 15th with a Mini Donkey Team Meet and Greet at 11am

05/11/2026

Join us tomorrow morning for the Platte Canyon Area Chamber of Commerce meeting ☀️

🕖 Networking starts at 7:00 AM
📍 Platte Canyon Fire Station
153 Dellwood Drive, Bailey, CO

We’ll also have a special guest panel discussion on balancing community involvement while still running and growing your business 🌄

A big thank you to the Platte Canyon Area Chamber of Commerce for sponsoring breakfast 🍳☕

We hope to see you there!