ExploreSpring.com Announces Spring TX June 2008 Monthly Photo Contest Winner

Spring, TX. Each month Spring’s online community holds an online photo contest where members can submit photos in online photo contest for a chance to win a prize. Registered ExploresSpring.com User badgergraphics is the June Photo Contest Winner with their swim with the stingraysl.

Photo caption read “Swimming with the Stingrays!”. The winner of the contest wins a $10 Visa Gift Card, and a custom ExploreSpring.com T-Shirt with the winning photo on it. Go online now to enter your photo in this month’s cuteste pet photo contest for a chance to win 2 days free lodging for your pet with Pets Are Inn and a pet gift pack from ExploreSpring.com.

New Location Added to Sign Spring-Klein Cityhood Petition

The businesses and residents of the Spring and Klein Chamber of Commerce have add Templeton Insurance Agency to the list of locations you can sign the petition.

●   Najjias Fine Furniture (6526 FM2920)

●  Smoothie Factory(2920/Kuykendahl, Chase bank parking lot)

●  Spinzers Corner Store (Kuykendahl/Willow Forest)

●  Alexander’s Academy, 625 Brandt (Old Town Spring), 77373

●  Templeton Insurance Agency, 21120 Spring Towne Drive, Spring, 77388

●   Online at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/spring-klein-petition#signatures.

If you are a business owner and would like to host a petition signing, please email the Spring-Klein Chamber, at info@springkleinchamber.org.

Enter Your Pet in Spring Texas Cutest Pet Photo Contest

Spring, TX – June 19, 2008 – ExploreSpring.com and Pets Are Inn North Houston announces date for 1^st “Cutest Pet Contest” – July 1, 1008. Do you think your pet has the cutest face? Then put your picture taking to the test and send in your cutest pet photo.

Simply logon on to www.explorespring.com and upload your photo between July 1 and July 31, 2008. The contest is run completely online. All of the entries we receive are voted on by our site viewers. The top vote getter as of midnight July 31, 2008 wins the prize. Entries and voting will continue the entire month. The winner of the Contest will receive 2 nights free lodging with Pets Are Inn, custom ExploreSpring.com Doggie Gift Pack, and a “featured winner” photo on the ExploreSpring.com Web site located at http://www.explorespring.com.

The contest will be starting soon, so get those cameras out and start shooting. Entries will only be accepted online from viewers in the Houston Metropolitan Area. The contest entry form can be accessed by visiting: http://www.explorespring.com/pages/Photo_Contest.  

About ExploreSpring.com

ExploreSpring.com is a locally owned City Directory for Spring, Texas where you can find all kinds of product and services - from restaurants and automobiles to shopping and home services. ExploreSpring.com provides a central online location 24 hours a day to find information relevant to the Spring Community. The web site is located at http://www.explorespring.com.

About Pets Are Inn North Houston

Pets Are Inn is a unique pet lodging alternative for those who may feel uncomfortable leaving their furry family member at a kennel or with friends or relatives. The staff at Pets Are Inn screens private homes to care for your pet as in a way their accustomed to. They also provide convenient round-trip pickup and delivery of your pet. The company Web site is located at http://www.petsareinn.com.

Spring ISD Classified Job Fair to be held June 26

The Spring ISD Transportation and Operations departments will hold a Classified Job Fair from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 26 at Westfield High School, 16713 Ella Blvd. There are immediate openings for custodial positions from 3:30 p.m. to midnight starting at $8.60 per hour. Positions for bus drivers ($12.02 per hour minimum) and bus attendants ($8.60 per hour) are available for the upcoming school year. Drivers will be hired immediately, so they may begin Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training this summer. Classified applications are available online or at the Spring ISD Human Resources office, 16717 Ella Blvd. Applications will also be available on-site at the job fair.

classified applications

Celebrate Christmas Early with Spring Klein Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber to hold their first event to promote Spring, Texas and introduce area residents to local businesses with a festive celebration

Spring, TX – June 16, 2008 – The Spring Klein Chamber of Commerce (SKCC) will hold their first annual Christmas in July banquet with a live auction on Friday, July 25, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.  All proceeds from the auction will be to support the startup of the Chamber, a not-for-profit organization (application pending) that operates to promote business development, a strong community and superior quality of life in Spring and Klein Texas .

To be held at the Augusta Pines Savannahs in Spring, Texas , the event will have all the ambience and air of Christmas complete with dinner, dancing, holiday decor and live music. In its first year the Chamber hopes to increase awareness about the Chamber, boost its current membership by 20%, and raise $5,000 for its startup year.

The live auction will feature a host of items ranging from household products and baked goods to sports memorabilia and event tickets. Running the auction will be Mark Moore with Cheray Auctioneers, License # 15019, who is volunteering his time in support of the chamber.  Special guests are expected throughout the evening to celebrate the season with Spring business owners and residents.

“We are so excited to be creating an organization dedicated to the well being of the Spring Klein area. We want to nurture it and preserve its beauty, while embracing the enormous growth we are experiencing,” said Elle Carnes, Chairman of the banquet.

Tickets are on sale now at $50 for chamber members and $55 for non-members. SKCC is soliciting donations for door prizes and auction items, as well as underwriters and advertisers for the event program.  If you would like to contribute or attend the auction, please visit us online at www.springkleinchamber.org or contact Elle Carnes, Banquet Chair, via email info@springkleinchamber.org or phone at (281) 912-1107.