New chamber program:
'Bundle up for Winter'

By JULIE RAEFIELD-GOBBO
News staff writer

Pondering a creative gift for family or friends? Hoping to shop local and keep your dollars in the community? Looking for a special two-for-one coupon for Hood River attractions?

According to Kerry Cobb, executive director for the Hood River Chamber of Commerce, “Local businesses are ready to help with a variety of things to do, places to stay and fun ways to dine, play, eat, drink and be merry — all bundled up together.”

Cobb is referring to the chamber’s new “Bundle Up for Winter in Hood River” promotion.

The program consists of a variety of lodging and dining packages plus business discounts listed on the chamber website. Bundled packages and specials include: restaurants, ski passes, shopping, wine tasting and brewery tours, or curling up with a good book in a hotel, vacation rental or bed and breakfast.

“The chamber wanted to provide a platform for our businesses to offer promotions, specials and information about their businesses — while encouraging visitors to use our new website to find everything they need to know about Hood River County,” said Cobb.

The local program is sponsored by Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital and the Hood River Visitors Council, and is being marketed in Portland, Seattle, the Tri-cities, Bend, and locally in Hood River and the Gorge.

New bundles and special discounts will be added and others will change throughout the course of the promotion which runs through Feb. 15. Visitors and locals alike are encouraged to check the website regularly for additions and updates.

The newly revised chamber website now provides an exciting, easy to use source of information about Hood River and chamber businesses with excellent photography, videos and business information links.  The address is:  www.hoodriver.org. 

The Hood River County Chamber supports economic and tourism development for the region and provides promotional programs to its 430 members. As a county-wide organization, it supports businesses, organizations, and governmental agencies in Cascade Locks, Hood River, Parkdale, Odell, Pine Grove and Mount Hood.