What's included in Membership?

Membership Communications:

• CoPPeR creates a weekly "Peak Radar Lodging Picks" email uniquely for our members. It provides a resource for front-line and guest-contact staff about the Colorado Springs Cultural Arts Community and includes links to upcoming entertainment at The Broadmoor World Arena and The Pikes Peak Center.

• Immediate alerts regarding crime or suspicious activity

• Notification of community meetings and forums of interest to the hospitality industry

• Job postings

• Promotion of member-to-member events

Community Involvement:

• Ongoing volunteer service opportunities allow members to support and develop local partnerships

• PPLA "Hospitality Scholarship" offered through the Pikes Peak Community College Foundation

• Annual online auction fundraising for the scholarship and local non-profit organizations supported by PPLA

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Educational Opportunities Impacting the Hospitality Industry:

• Business development training or department leadership gatherings

• Past issues have included security, My COS Tourism Training, LART funding, C4C projects, H2B's, and recruitment of seasonal employees

Networking: Social Events with a Purpose

• January: Annual Hospitality Summit (2023 focused on Diversity and Accessibility, while 2022 highlighted The Balance of Work, Wellness & Wisdom).

• March/April: Hospitality Education/Department Leadership Gatherings

• June: Mentor, Mix & Mingle Event, Scholarship Reviews

• September: Annual Meeting 

• October: General Manager's Dinner/Department Head Informal Gatherings

• December: The Board Challenge for Charity