President/CEO

Gary Molberg

Membership

Andrea McClintock, VP

Christy Bigler

Lindsey Arbeiter

Communications

Penni Bentley, Sr. Director

Business Development,

Ag & Governmental

Affairs

Jason Harrison, VP

Mary Garcia

Convention &

Visitor Council

Dan Quandt, VP

Eric Miller

Tina Brohlin

Mary Ramirez

Kashion Smith

Stephanie Andrews

Ashley Gutierrez

Hope Stokes

Hollie Hawkins

Visitor Information

Center & Gift Shop

Braley Hand, Manager

Denise Rayford

Tiffiny Shepherd

PO Box 9480

Amarillo, TX 79105

806.373.7800

806.373.3909 fax Amarillo-Chamber.org

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We are just a few days away from the biggest event the Chamber hosts all year—the Cham-ber Good Times Celebration® Barbecue Cook-Off on Thursday, September 8th from 5pm-8pm downtown on the Chamber grounds at

10th & Polk. We’ve once again lined up more than a hundred cooking teams to serve up ribs, brisket and all the trimmings with ice cold bev-erages and live music from the Buster Bledsoe Band. Make plans to join us and have fun net-working in the great outdoors. You get it all for one price—$30 in advance at any Panhan-dle Ticket outlet including the Civic Center Box Office or any area United/Amigos Supermar-kets. You can also get them by phone at 806.378.3096. If you wait and get tickets at the gate, they will be $40 each. Tickets make great gifts for employees, VIP’s or customers, so get some today and spread the love. Get more information and all the latest details on our website at http://bit.ly/GoodTimesBBQ Thank you to these event sponsors: Presenting Sponsors: Arctic Glacier Premium Ice, Coors of Amarillo, and Tyson Foods. Platinum Spon-sors: Amarillo Civic Center Complex, Budweiser Distributing Company, Chambers Electric, George Distributors, Glazer's Wholesale Distributors, Panhandle Tickets, Rabern Rentals, Republic National Distributing Co., Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Waste Wranglers. Gold Sponsors: Affiliated Foods, AgTexas Farm Credit Services, Amarillo National Bank, Atmos Energy, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bell Helicopter, Boyd's Equip-ment, Bubba Jax Custom BBQ Pits, Buster Bledsoe Band, Caviness Beef Packers, Coca-Cola of Amarillo, Coors Cowboy Club, CNS Pantex, Custom Trophies, Desperado's Catering, DFB Insurance Group, Entrania Springs Ranch, ER Now, FirstBank Southwest, Gary's Heating & Air Conditioning, Gillispie Bros. Farms, H & H Print Wear, Happy State Bank, Herring Bank, J Lee Milligan, KAMR/KCIT/KCPN-TV, KFDA NewsChannel 10, KGNC AM/FM & the Eagle, Lifestar Educational Assistance Program, Mayfield Paper Company, Northwest Texas Healthcare System, NuStar Energy, Owens Corning, Plains Dairy, ReBath of Amarillo, Scarborough Spe-cialties, Sprouse Shrader Smith, Street Auto Group, Suddenlink, Sutherlands HomeBase, Tascosa Brick & Fire-place, UniFirst Corporation, United Supermarkets, Walmart Supercenters, Wells Fargo Bank, West Texas A&M

University Amarillo Center, and Xcel Energy. Silver Sponsors: 7Up/Snapple, ABC 7 News, Amarillo Classic Events, Case & Associates, Excel Machinery, First Christian Church, First United Bank, FirstCapital Bank of Texas, NCW Insurance, Rafter J Bar B Que, Rodfathers RV & Auto Body Shop, Southwest Airlines, Royal Architectural Products, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and TWI Insurance Agency. Bronze Sponsors: Access Community Credit Union, Amarillo Downtown Lions Club, Amarillo Montessori Academy, Amarillo Police Officers Association, Bekins Mov-ing & Storage, Center City of Amarillo, Custom Barns & Construction (Texas Flamin' Heat), Document Shredding & Storage, Dyers Bar-B-Que, Education Credit Union, Joe Daddy's, Mayfield Law Firm, Smith Hamilton, Verizon Wireless, and Virdinski's Rub Shack. Additional Supporters: Burkett Outdoor Advertising, Chop Chop Japanese

Steakhouse, Cumulus, KB Recycling, My Home Team Media, Spicy Mike's Bar-B-Que Haven, Townsquare Media, Valley Proteins, W Silver Recycling, and West Texas Golf Cars.

Ribbon Cuttings 2

New Members 3

Chamber Challenge Shoot 4

After Hours Networking 5

CVC News & PRIME Service 6-7

Changing Faces 7

Renewing Members 8

Editor’s Corner 10

21st Annual Barbecue Cook-Off is September 8th

Amarillo Soccer Academy 806.400.5673

Automotive Performance & Repair 4604 Maverick St.

Click on http://bit.ly/RibbonCuttingsJuly2016 to download these pictures.

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Top Zone Media Group 3226 Hobbs

Northwest Emergency at Town Square Hillside & Soncy

God, Guns & Gear, LLC 601 SW 6th Ave.

Yellow City Pet Supply 7710 Hillside Rd. Suite 200

We’re on Fun 99.7 every Tuesday at 8:30am to talk

about the week's events, conventions & newest mem-

bers. It’s the most jam-

packed three-minute

segment. If you miss it

live, you can always check

out the video recap with

more information on our YouTube Channel, Facebook

page or on the Week’s Sneak Peek page on our website.

Mark Your Calendar:

9/8 Good Times Celebration® Barbecue Cook-Off

9/24 Chamber Challenge Shooting Event

10/6 After Hours Networking

10/20 Annual Banquet & Business Excellence Awards

11/10 Fall Mega Market

12/1 After Hours Networking

The Chamber cannot guarantee your success or your profitability,

but it can guarantee the right business climate for you to succeed.

– Author Unknown

Movement Mortgage Becky Swanson Jennifer Harkins

3955 S Soncy Road Amarillo, TX 79119 (806) 414-1485 www.movement.com Movement Mortgage offers world class customer service. We exist to love and value people. See how our movement for change can impact your mortgage needs. Contact us today. Nailed It! Theresa & Dennis Brassfield 6020 SW 33rd Ave Amarillo, TX 79106 (806) 231-9207

www.facebook.com/NailedItAmarillo I provide Manicures and Pedi-cures along with Shellac Mani-cures using the CND Shellac Sys-tem. Santa Fe Federal Credit Union Steven Adee Tammy McNair 7600 Hillside Amarillo, TX 79119 (806) 373-0736 Fax: (806) 373-0767 www.santafefcu.com Our vision is to always exceed our members expectations in our commitment to their financial success. We build lifelong rela-tionships one member at a time.

Check the Week’s Sneak Peek for a list of

upcoming ribbon cuttings, groundbreakings,

committee meetings, and more!

http://bit.ly/ChamberWSP

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Welcome New Members Thanks for Joining in July

Amarillo Soccer Academy Jose Arzate Miguel Arzate Amarillo, TX (806) 400-5673 www.facebook.com/amarillosocceracademy/ A non-profit organization whose philosophy is to teach the South American soccer style and create a better future for our kids. Automotive Performance & Repair Adrian Mendoza

4604 Maverick St. Amarillo, TX 79109 (806) 803-9689 www.amarilloapr1.com Light car/truck automotive maintenance, repair, and custom-ization work from computer diag-nostics, electrical, engine repair, brakes, suspension, A/C service, tune-ups, oil changes, lighting, performance and aesthetics mod-ifications, etc. Budget Blinds of South Amarillo

Brad Billingsley Janice Billingsley Amarillo, TX (806) 553-2696 www.budgetblinds.com/SouthAmarillo Custom Window treatments for residential and light commercial.

Canyon Exploration Co. Bryan Barton Sharon Anderson Kirk Martin 814 South Taylor Amarillo, TX 79105 806-374-0071 Fax: (806) 373-5737 Based in Amarillo, Canyon Explo-ration Co. engages in the explo-ration and production of crude oil and natural gas. Fathom Realty Amarillo/Sarah Friend

Sarah Friend 4423 SW 45th, Suite 9 Amarillo, TX 79109 (806) 584-9496 www.SarahEFriend.com Accomplished Real Estate agent with a proven sales track rec-ord. Versed in residential, multi -family, and commercial proper-ties. GRI graduate with small town girl dedication. Fathom Realty Amarillo/Winona Colson Winona Colson

4423 SW 45th, Suite 1 Amarillo, TX 79109 (806) 433-2067 http://winonacolson.fathomrealty.com/ A Texas Panhandle resident and business background for most of my life. As a licensed broker and realtor since 1997, I bring experi-

ence for both buyers and sellers. Being with Fathom Realty for 2 1/2 years as District Director, I

am assisting agents with their careers. First Choice Services Don Ratcliffe Shawn Mitchell 7910 W. McCormick, Suite 700 Amarillo, TX 79119 (806) 217-0081 www.firstchoiceservices.com firstCHOICE Coffee and Water Services offers a comprehensive range of gourmet coffee's and other valued services for your break room to a diverse range of clients. firstCHOICE Services is a

business, with over 40 years of experience. Karen Buddhist Association of Texas Muang Tun Ta Pway 1001 N. Eastern Street Amarillo, TX 79107 (806) 567-4177 Our purpose is to educate other ethnicities about our culture, & more importantly, to teach our new generation about our culture & history. It is really important to remember where we came from and who we are as an eth-nicity. Lile Art Gallery Bob Lile 2719 SW 6th Avenue Amarillo, TX 79106 (806) 664-3089 Art gallery promoting Route 66, featuring world renowned sculp-tures, Lincoln Fox, several promi-nent painters and mosaics. Jew-elry from Cadillac Ranch.

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The fourth annual Chamber Challenge Clay Shoot will be held on Saturday, September 24th at the Amarillo Gun Club. We are bringing back Dennis Linden and his famous sporting clays program. There will be 12 stations and 100 target sporting clays, and optional Annie Oakley games will be going on all day for extra fun and prizes! The following businesses have already signed up to spon-sor or have a team in this year’s event: Sharpshooter Sponsor: Scarborough Specialties Marksman Sponsors: Amarillo National Bank, Axigent Technologies Group, FirstBank Southwest, and Yellow-house Machinery Sportsman Sponsors: Bruckner Truck Sales, Custom Gardens, and Northwest Texas Healthcare System (2). Awards & Prize Sponsors: AimBank, and Upshaw Insurance Teams: Amarillo Independent School District, Andrews & Associates, ASARCO, Bell Helicopter (2), FirstCapital Bank of Texas (2), Golden Spread Electric Cooperative Inc., Happy State Bank, Run Business Solution, Southwest Am-bucs, Tascosa Road Fellowship Church, Team Richmond, and Toot’n Totum. Sign up today and add your business name to this grow-ing list of participants and sponsors. Sponsorship oppor-tunities and team information can be found on our web-site at http://bit.ly/ChamberChallenge2016. For more information, contact Jason Harrison at 806.342.2018 or Jason@amarillo-chamber.org.

Free Networking at Chamber After Hours October 6

If you have yet to join us at one of these fun events, you can

expect to meet some new faces, connect with some old friends, hand out some business cards, maybe win a door prize, enjoy

some great food and beverages, and network, network, net-work. Best of all, they are FREE. We invite Chamber members

to take advantage of this great way to meet new people who

might want to know about your business.

For more information about After Hours hosts and to view pho-tos from our last event at Keller Williams, visit http://bit.ly/

AmarilloChamberAfterHours. If you would like to host a future After Hours at your business, call Jason at 806.342.2018.

Thursday, October 6th 5:00pm—7:00pm Casey Carpet One

(3500 I-40 West)

Chamber Members & Guests are invited to join us for another FREE Business Networking event. There will be hors d’oeuvres, drinks & door prizes. Adults only please.

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Networking Pays Off Keller Williams gave out 6 $50 cash prizes in door prize drawings. Check

out more photos at http://bit.ly/KWAfterHoursPics

Convention & Visitor Council

2015-16 Year-To-Date Statistics

Tourism

Occupancy Rate (July) 75.8%

Group Tour Buses (Fiscal YTD) 250

Visitor Center Guests (Fiscal YTD) 3,336

Film Commission

Information requests (Fiscal YTD) 17

Sport & Convention Groups

# of Conventions/Groups in Amarillo (Fiscal YTD) 67

Delegates (Fiscal YTD) 12,280

Room Nights (Fiscal YTD) 4,209

Convention Delegates Booked-Future Conventions (Fiscal YTD)

15,825

Convention Delegate Room Nights Booked (Fiscal YTD) 12,482

Attendees Booked-Future Sport Events (Fiscal YTD) 8,025

Room Nights Booked (Fiscal YTD) 12,335

Communications / CVC Website

CVC Website Visits (Google Analytics—July)

37,610

CVC Website Unique Visitors (Google Analytics—July)

31,248

CVC Website Page Views (Google Analytics—July)

89,909

CVC Website Average Visit Duration (Google Analytics—July)

2:00

Social Media

Facebook Page Likes Thru July (VisitAmarilloTX)

38,746

WELCOME THESE SPORT &

CONVENTION GROUPS TO AMARILLO August 26-9/8 American Quarter Horse Association 675 2016 Adequan Select World Championship Show 29-9/1 Xcel Energy 50 Southwest Power Pool Operator Conference September 2-6 Texas Air Hogs Baseball—Series 5 28 4-9 Great American Adventures 22 7-11 404th Military Police Unit 120 MP Reunion 7-11 USS Charles H Roan DD 853 200 Reunion 12-15 Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners 150 87th PPROA Convention 13-18 Panhandle Kennel Club of Texas 800 19-25 The Deborah Project 2,500 A Night of Hope 23-24 First Presbyterian Church of Canyon 40 Regional Meeting 23-25 Tascosa High School 60 Class of 66 50th Reunion October 5 Valley Irrigation Company Workshop 50 7-9 Amarillo High School 150 Class of 76 Reunion 8-9 National Route 66 Motor Tour 250 11-16 Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association 500 World Championships 20-23 Amarillo College Association of Information 300 Technology Professionals Reg. 3 Conference 27-29 National Junior Bull Riders Association 250 NJBRA Year-End Finals 2016 November 1-5 National Assn. of Teachers of Singing 1,100 66th Texoma NATS Regional Conference 10-13 Working Ranch Cowboy Association 1,000 WRCA 21st World Ranch Rodeo 23-27 Gulf Latin American District Youth Ministries 200 Assemblies of God Youth Conference 25-26 Texas USA Wrestling 400 2016 Panhandle Nationals Wrestling Tournament 29-12/1 IDEAg Group LLC 1,500 Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show

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Members of the CVC’s Convention & Tourism Committee as well as other Chamber volunteers recently dropped in on the following busi-nesses to deliver an AMA Prime Service lapel pin to these employ-ees who provided someone with PRIME customer service. If you receive outstanding service at an area business, nominate that person for a Prime Service award. Just call the CVC office at 374-1497 or visit http://www.visitamarillo.com/primeservice/.

Congratulations to this Prime Service Award Winners in July

Shelly Black BSA

Todd

Suddenlink

Hawkins Named Amarillo CVC Sales Coordinator

Hollie Hawkins, a 2016 graduate of the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University, has accepted the Sales Coordinator position at the Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council. She started her job earlier this month. Hawkins was referred by several members of the Amarillo community, and has outstanding student credentials from Texas Tech. She is a double major in marketing and management, received a Presidential Scholarship and was a repeat member of the Texas Tech Presi-dent’s List. She finished with a 3.8 GPA. As sales coordinator she will provide administrative support to the three-person convention sales staff. Her pri-mary duties will include a heavy empha-sis on CRM (customer relationship man-agement), project planning and coordi-nation, prospecting and lead generation, and preparation for sales presentations, trade shows, sales missions and site visits. “Hollie impressed us during the interview process. Her sharp mind and good judge-ment were apparent even for someone just beginning her career. We are glad she is starting with us,” Dan Quandt, Vice President of the Amarillo CVC, said.

Becky Zenor most recently

served as the Chamber’s Director of Quality of Life &

CVC Arts Committee, and began her career with the

Chamber in 1985. We wish

to express our thanks for her more than 30 years of

service to the Chamber and local arts community.

Emilea White came to the Convention & Visitor Council

as a Sales Manager in 2011

from the hotel industry, and they have called her back.

We look forward to continuing to work with

Emilea as one of our local

hotel partners as she brings guests to Amarillo.

Hollie Hawkins CVC Sales Coordinator hollie@visitamarillo.com

Three Amarillo CVC Staff Continue Professional Education at Texas Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus Meeting Three staff members from the Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council continued their professional education during the recent annual meeting of the Texas Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus in El Paso.

Kashion Smith (left), director of tourism, Tina Brohlin (center), di-rector of sales, and Stephanie Andrews (right), servicing manager,

completed various levels of training during the meeting. Smith received a Certificate in Marketing and Andrews re-ceived a Certificate in Group Servicing. Brohlin completed

the entire certificate program and received her designation as a Texas Destination Mar-keter. “These accomplishments rep-resent extra dedication to our industry and to our visitors as we all strive to make the Am-arillo experience better for everyone,” Dan Quandt, Vice President of the Amarillo CVC, says.

REMEMBER: You can pay your Chamber invoices online and even update your membership listing, including address, phone, fax, email, website, description of services and more. Visit the MEMBERS ONLY section of our website or email Christy@amarillo-chamber.org for your login name and password if you have forgotten it. Need help? Give her a call at 342-2004.

Click here to go to the Members Only Login Section: http://bit.ly/MembersOnlyLogin

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A & S General

Contractors, Inc.

ABC Blueprints

Access Community Credit

Union

ACM Money Methods, Ltd.

Allen's Tri-State

Mechanical

Amarillo College

Continuing Education

Amarillo Custom Gutter

Amarillo Globe-News

Amarillo Little Theatre

Amarillo Solar Shade Co.

Amarillo Youth Choirs

Amerita

Anchor Power Services

Anne Jones

Arrow Child and Family

Ministries

Aspen Creek Grill

Atmos Energy

Austin Hose

Barnes Jewelry

Bedwell Homes, Ltd.

Best Western Inn

Santa Fe

Bethesda Outreach

Center

BNSF Railway

Brown & Fortunato, P C

BSA Health System

Buffalo Wild Wings

Buzula Furniture Outlet

C.S. Wilson & Associates;

Financial Advisors

Caprock Credit

Corporation

Center City of Amarillo,

Inc.

Chamber Music Amarillo

Chick-fil-A at Georgia

Street

Confluence Security

Group

Coolhorse

Crush Wine Bar & Deli

DJ Entertainment

Don Harrington Discovery

Center

Donut Stop, Inc.

Double U Marketing &

Communications

Downtown Amarillo, Inc.

Elwood Staffing

Express Employment

Professionals

Family Medicine Centers

Farmers Agency

Development Center

First Church of the

Nazarene

Golden Spread Electric

Cooperative, Inc.

Grace, Shursen, Moore &

Associates

Graham Brothers Jewelry

Griggs Schooler-Gordon

Funeral Directors

Herring Bank

Hillock Builders, LLC

Historic 6th Street on

Route 66 Association

Hoagies Deli

Irish Springs Pools &

Spas

Kids Incorporated

Kool Smiles

La Fiesta Grande

Llano Cemetery

Association

Locker Room Haircuts

Long Hunter's

Lori Horner Group-

Watters International

Realty

Marble Depot

Mayfield Roofing, Inc

Merle Norman Cosmetics

Merritt Vaughn State

Farm

Ms. Piggy's Custom Bake

Shoppe

Multiple Systems, Inc

Navigation Financial

Group of Amarillo LLC

P & W Abatement LLC.

Palo Duro Canyon Escape

@ Doves Rest

Panhandle Plains

Historical Museum

Pan-Handlers Cafe &

Catering

Poole Building

Preston West Golf Course

Pro Chem Sales

Rabern Rentals Center

Reagan Outdoor

Advertising of Amarillo

ReBath of Amarillo and 5

Day Kitchens

Remco Copy Service

River Falls Bed Breakfast

Lodge & Retreat

Ruby Tequila's Mexican

Kitchen

Scotties Transmission

Sell Griffin McLain PC

Smile Workshop

Soncy Road Body Shop

Sound by Design Inc.

Southwest Sales

Promotion

Stansbury Equipment Co.

Stephens & Hagan

Interior Design L.L.C.

Swan & McCrary, PC

Texas Oncology, P.A.-

Amarillo

Texas Panhandle Builders

Association

The Greenways

TUNES & TINT

U S Small Business

Administration

U.S. Cleaners

Valmed Pharmacy

Solutions

Wade Gordon

Hairdressing Academy

Wallace Monument

Company

Wayland Baptist

University - Amarillo

WBI General Contractors

West Texas Roofing

Williams-Boyce Agency

Windshields Unlimited

Wood Financial

Visit our website at:

Amarillo-Chamber.org

Penni Bentley, Editor News@Amarillo-Chamber.org

The Chamber eNewsletter is published by the Amarillo Chamber of

Commerce, 1000 South Polk, Amarillo, Texas 79101. It is provided

free of charge to Chamber members. Address correspondence to

Chamber Communications at the address listed above, call

806.373.7800 or fax 806.373.3909.

2015-16 Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Chair Brice Sheets

Chair-Elect Jeff Mitchell

Finance Chair William Ware

President/CEO Gary Molberg

Past Chair Bill Jenkins

Membership Council Chris Reed

Business Council David Hemphill

Governmental Affairs Council Bob Murray

Quality of Life Council Penelope Davies

Ag Council Leon Church

Convention & Visitor Council Tony Freeman

City of Amarillo Mayor Paul Harpole

Directors

Randy Arceneaux

Spanky Assister

Sherman Bass

Brian Bruckner

Greg Burgess

Mark Crawford

Buzz David

Dusty Doyle

Aaron Emerson

Raymond Gaitan

Jason Herrick

Bryan Kauffman

Sherry Kunka

John Luciano

Shannon Massey

Greg Meador

Michelle Reichert

Garry Rich

Salvador Rivas

Aaron Sage

Brandy Sanchez

Nicole Shannon

Joe Street

Toby Tucker

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Editor’s Corner By: Penni Bentley, Senior Communications Director Direct: 806.342.2005 Cell: 806.674.7334 penni@amarillo-chamber.org

One of the best parts of my job is getting to

tell people about the Chamber or our

events in person, online, or on the air. We are blessed to have an amazingly

supportive group of local media compa-nies that help us spread the word. Whether it is running an arti-

cle in the paper, doing a television story, running our ad, or let-ting us talk on the air to their radio listeners, our partnership

with the local media is invaluable. In the week-to-10-days lead-

ing up to the barbecue cook-off, I’ll have done no less than 14 different radio interviews. I’ve already done 1 television inter-

view and YouTube interview about the event, and you’ll for sure see me doing some Facebook Live videos next week. Good

thing I love to talk! If you happen to miss me, my message is

always some version of the same thing. Of course I tell about the event location, date, time, ticket prices, local band and awe-

some food, but the most important message I share is about why we hold the barbecue, and it typically goes something like

this…

This event is about networking. Some people love the word,

some think it’s way over-used, but we really don’t know of a better way to say it. It’s meeting people. It’s promoting your

business. It’s about connecting with the community that you live in, work in and raise your family in. Chances are you are

going to come to this event and run into old friends or business

associates you haven’t seen since last year’s event. Life hap-pens...people change jobs or lose touch. Bring some business

cards or wear your company logo’ d shirt and maybe even your nametag and smile and shake hands and chat over a rib or a

beer or an ear of corn and relax and reconnect. No one cares

you have barbecue sauce on your cheek and pepper in your teeth, because chances are everyone else does too. That’s the

whole point.

We also tell people how this event should be treated like your own company picnic. Why not buy some tickets and reward the

employees that work hard all year long making you look good

and keeping your business moving with an evening of fun, food and festivities? If you make them wear a company shirt, they

are a walking billboard for your business in a crowd of 5,000 people. That’s marketing 101 right there. You get to be the

hero, and we clean up the mess when it’s all over.

I’m in awe that we have been able to continue this great tradi-

tion of barbecue and fun for 21 years now. We could not do it without the amazing sponsors, volunteers and businesses that

come and support us year after year, and we can never say “thank you” enough. Hopefully we will see you out here on Sep-

tember 8th and we can thank you in person!

As always, tell us how we are doing. Give us your suggestions,

feedback, and input. Feel free to write on our Facebook wall. Get involved. We are proud to be YOUR Chamber.

The Chamber is giving away some great prizes in conjunc-

tion with two of our upcoming events.

In celebration of our barbecue cook-off on September 8th, you can purchase an opportunity to win ticket for $5 each

or 5 for $20 for a chance at winning an awesome Weber

Summit® Charcoal Grill valued at $1,700 courtesy of Boyd’s Equipment, OR you could win 2 round-trip tickets

anywhere Southwest flies valued at $800 courtesy of Southwest Airlines. Tickets can be purchased now at the

Chamber, and if you want a closer look at this grill, it’s currently sitting in our lobby. Be sure to check it out and

get some chances at these great prizes. Want to read

more about the cooker, check out the website at http://bit.ly/GoodTimesBBQ.

And coming soon, we will be offering opportunity to win

tickets for 2 firearms that will be given away at our Cham-ber Challenge Shooting Event on September 24th. Watch

the website for more information on the Ruger and Sig Sauer and how and where to get chances.

http://bit.ly/ChamberChallenge2016.