Monthly Services:

Relocation Packets 4

Member Services 12

Miscellaneous 9

Info. Materials 12

Member Referrals 36*

(*Also see web directory count)

Tourism 6

Chamber Event Inquiries 97

Website Hits 396

Pageviews:

Events Calendar 381 * Member Directory 48 Newcomers Page 16 Newsletter Page 53

Spoonbread Festival

Website Hits: 304

Jennifer Napier

Nola Newman

Shelia Patterson

Paul Reynolds

Jeannette Rowlett

Teresa Scenters

Kevin Slemp

Ronnie Terrill

Scott Thompson

Linda VanWinkle

Cora Jane Wilson

George Wyatt

President Scott Thompson President Elect Teresa Scenters Vice President Dale Ballinger

Secretary Jackie Ash Treasurer

Paul Reynolds

Jackie Ash

Dale Ballinger

Frankie Blevins

Cathy Broaddus

Steve Carter

Renee Combs

Janel Lakes Davenport

Kenny Fields

David Gilliam

Mike Hogg

Danny Isaacs

John Kleis

Administrative Assistant

Rebecca Abner

Executive Director

David Rowlette

Sales Representative

Kyle Sowers

Berea Chamber

Peoples Bank Annex

424 B Chestnut Street

Berea, KY 40403

Phone: 859-986-9760

Fax: 859-986-2501

Executive Committee 2017 Board of Directors Office Staff

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“Work ing Toge t her fo r a Be t t e r Berea ”

November 2017 Newsletter

www.BereaChamber.com

Giving Thanks

The leaves have changed colors and fallen from the trees. There is a chill in the air. This is the time of year we pause to be thankful to God as individuals for all He has blessed us with throughout the year. We have much to be thankful for at the Chamber as well. We have enjoyed another successful year of working with local business and industry to promote Berea as a great place to work and live. We experienced what was probably the most

successful Spoonbread Festival ever thanks to the hard work of count-less volunteers and Chamber staff.

It will soon be time soon to celebrate the accomplishments of the Cham-ber and individuals throughout Berea. On Thursday, November 16

th at

6:30 we will host the 2017 Berea Chamber of Commerce Awards Ban-quet at Berea Church of God. Please make plans to attend and contact the Chamber office for tickets.

We plan to finish the calendar year strong at the Chamber as we contin-ue to provide opportunities to network and promote local businesses through membership meetings, Chamber Coffees, and the annual Christ-mas Parade on Saturday, December 2

nd. Always give us feedback on

what we are doing well and what we could improve on. Have a blessed Thanksgiving.

Sincerely,

Scott

Scott Thompson, President Berea Chamber of Commerce

Chamber Awards Banquet

November 16, 2017

Chamber Coffee & Networking Meeting

Sponsored & Hosted by Citizens Guaranty Bank

Berea Business Fest November 13, 2017

Successful

Geocaching Weekend

Ballets Mailed for Board of Directors

Election

Twilight Christmas Parade Applications

Available

Join a Committee

Executive Director’s Comments Our Gold (Corporate) Partners S

Our Silver (Business) Partners

Our Bronze (Associate) Partners

Honoring Our Dedicated Volunteers Mark your calendars and make plans to attend our annual Awards Banquet, scheduled for Thursday, November 16th at Berea Church of God. Tickets are going fast and can be purchase through the Chamber office or on-line through the Chamber website (www.bereachamber.com). No tickets will be sold at the door. We will enjoy some good food, fellowship and handout some very special awards. We will be recognizing: Educator of the Year; Agri-culture Award; Health Care Award; Volunteer of the Year, Man of the Year; Woman of the Year; Business of the Year; Industry of the Year and a Special Recognition Award. We will also be recognizing our growing list of Corporate Partners who have reached milestone in 2017 as Gold, Silver and Bronze through sponsorship commitments. Come helped us celebrate the Chamber’s many 2017 accomplish-ments .

Sincerely,

David

Realtor

Sune Frederiksen Berkshire Hathaway HS Foster Realtors

859-248-0690

Mr.Sune-realtor@hotmail.com

Berea’s Geocaching Events Drawing International Attention

As a result of a very successful Geocaching Weekend and the launching of our 2nd GeoTour, the staff at Geocach-ing.com located in Seattle, Washington invited Jennifer Na-pier, our coordinator of the Berea Chamber’s geocaching events, to participate in a webinar as a presenter for their Best Practices. On Thursday, November 9th Jennifer and another geo-cacher from Germany, known for his gadget caches, shared their stories and answered questions for partici-pants who logged in from around the world to learn from each other. Additionally, our success with geocaching has caught the attention of Kentucky’s tourism leaders in Frankfort as they will be visiting Berea at the end of the month to learn more about this growing sport. Congratulations, Jennifer Napier for pioneering this event in Berea, Kentucky and putting us on a global stage!

Thank You Banquet Sponsors!

Presenting Sponsor Saint Joseph Berea

Gold Sponsor Peoples Bank

Silver Sponsors Central Bank & Trust

Chiropractic Health Solutions Community Trust Bank

Cumberland Valley National Bank Jones Family & Cosmetic Dentistry

Rodney Short Builders, Inc. US Bank

Bronze Sponsors Baptist Health

Benchmark Mortgage Bruce Fraley

Citizens Guaranty Bank D&B Electric & Communications

Lakes Funeral Home Sune Frederiksen, Realtor

Walmart of Berea

Entertainment Sponsor Park Community Credit Union

Media Sponsor The Berea Citizen

Member News

You’re Invited!

Chamber Coffee & Networking Mtg.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Sponsored & Hosted by:

www.BereaChamber.com or by email at

rebecca@bereachamber.com or call 859-986-9760

Please RSVP by Monday, Nov. 6th at 10:00 a.m.

Thank You!

32nd Annual Twilight Christmas Parade

Saturday, December 2, 2017

6:00 p.m. on Chestnut St.

Theme: “A Star Spangled

Christmas”

Parade Application Available at: www.bereachamber.com

A Berea Chamber of Commerce Event

214 Richmond Rd N. Suite 10 Berea, KY 40403

Scenes from October Chamber Coffee & Networking Meeting at Saint Joseph Berea

Call the Chamber office today (986-9760) to

schedule your ribbon cutting or anniversary

celebration!

Thanks Scott!

You’re Invited!

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Tuesday, November 28, 2017 12:00 p.m.

The Green Peach Kellie Cameron, Owner / Operator Antiques, Primitives & Farm Décor

128 N. Broadway Street Berea, KY 40403

Phone: 859-985-0129

4th Annual Geocaching Weekend & Launch of the 2nd GeoTour

Scenes from October Membership Meeting at Today’s Family Dental

Industry Appreciation Day at Keeneland

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Sponsored by:

Future Meetings Dates

Chamber Coffee & Networking Meeting Sponsor: Citizens Guaranty Bank

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Chamber Awards Banquet Thursday, November 16, 2017

6:30 p.m.

Chamber Coffee & Networking Meeting Sponsor: Nola Newman Realty Tuesday, December 12, 2017

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

December Membership Meeting Sponsor: Citizens Guaranty Bank

Thursday, December 14, 2017 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Member News Policy

Our member news section provides members, in good standing, the opportunity to share information with oth-er Chamber members and the general public. This free service allows you to introduce new employees, promote new facilities, business expansions, awards, certifications, or anniversary celebrations and other special recogni-tion within your industry. Newsletter submissions should be emailed to: da-vid@bereachamber.com by 5:00 p.m. on the third Friday of each month. The Chamber reserves the right to edit and reject submis-sions.

When shopping locally, seek out Chamber members who are participating in our M2M Discount Program.

Call the Chamber at 859-986-9760 to learn how your business

can participate in our M2M Discount Program.

Member-to-Member Discount Offers

Berea Drug 402 Richmond Road

Berea, KY 40403 859-986-4521

15% off over the counter items.

Berea Optical 116 Mini Mall Drive Berea, KY 40403

859-985-0044 15% Discount on Complete

Eyeglasses (Frames & Lenses) Does not apply to contact lenses

Boone Square

Shopping Center Mini Mall Drive

Berea, KY 40403 859-985-5410

50% Discount on First Month Booth Rental (Requires a three month rental

commitment). New Dealers Only

CMI P&C Inc.

292 Glades Road, Suite 5 Berea, KY 40403

859-228-0410 10% off Personal & Business

Insurance

Community Trust Bank

525 Walnut Meadow Rd Berea, KY 40403

859-985-0561 50% off Safe Deposit Boxes

(Value: $15.00 - 25.00)

Elite Martial Arts & Fitness

124 Mini Mall Drive Berea, KY 40403

859-228-0093 FREE: Beginner Karate, kickboxing fitness, or self defense course.

Or, $50 off first week of transported after school karate

New York Life Insurance

208 Pauline Drive, Suite B Berea, KY 40403

859-985-8473 FREE Consultation & FREE

LifeFolio Kit for your personal and business records.

Park Apartments

859-200-5235 $300 off first month’s rent for

Chamber Members.

Sune Frederiksen, Realtor Berkshire Hathaway Home Services

711 Chestnut Street Berea, KY 40403

859-248-0690 1/2 % off realtor fee, when listing

property with Mr. Frederiksen

Today’s Family Dental

1007 Ace Drive Berea, Ky 40403

859-986-5391 New Patient Courtesy Discount**

Up to $70.00 Value Chamber Members

10% Discount** Free Consultations for Cosmetic Procedures*

*(w/o insurance, restrictions apply, call office for details) **cannot be combined with

other discounts

Tumble Shine Gymnastics Berea, KY

859-595-1268 FREE Registration

20% Pro Shop Discount 50% off all day open gym

Wayside Christian Church 2310 Menelaus Rd. Berea, KY 40403

859-985-9465 Free pen with visit.

Goose Hill Downs Bed & Breakfast

1050 Pilot Knob Cemetery Road Berea, KY 40403

859-404-1230 Room Rentals for Business Meetings

$25 Discount on Executive Room Rental $15 Discount on Grande Room Rental

Halcomb’s Knob, LLC

430 Wallacetown Road Paint Lick, KY 40461

859-925-9936 15% Discount: Standard Room Rates

& Bakery Products

Holiday Inn Express

213 Paint Lick Road Berea, KY 40403

859-985-5500 15% Discount Off Standard Rates

Jones Family

& Cosmetic Dentistry 201 Pauline Drive Berea, KY 40403

859-985-0201 $70 Value - Free Cosmetic Consultation and 10% off Professional Bleaching (upper & lower arches)

Just Choice Lending 319 Oak Street

Berea, KY 40403 866-367-0855

$100 deduction in closing costs on an approved mortgage loan

Knight’s Pharmacy 191 Glades Road Berea, KY 40403

859-986-0500 25% Off Over the Counter

(non-prescription) items such as pain relievers, antacids, cough & cold products, first aid, diabetic items,

equipment, etc.

Meet Our Newest Members

The Green Peach

Kellie Cameron, Owner / Operator 128 N. Broadway Street

Berea, KY 40403 Phone: (859) 985-0129

Email: thegreenpeachllc@gmail.com

Women’s Care Center

Stephanie Rogers 427 Chestnut Street, Ste. 4

Berea, KY 40403 Phone: (859) 302-5470

Email: wcc.srogers@gmail.com

2017 - 2018 Membership

Renewals

Area Real Estate

Berea Rotary Club

Fiber Frenzy, LLC

Housing Authority of Berea

Impact Media

Just Choice Lending

Knights Pharmacy

Miller’s Berea Tire & Auto Care, LLC

Napier Building & Contracting

Ron Lindley

Roy Todd Builder, Inc.

Save-A-Lot

Union Church

Wayside Christian Church

October Business of the Month Artisan Center Cafe

The Berea Chamber of Commerce is pleased to recognize the Arti-san Center Cafe as our October Business of the Month! Pictured above: Todd Finley, Executive Director at the Kentucky Arti-san Center received a plaque from Berea Chamber Executive Direc-tor, David Rowlette during the October Membership Meeting hosted by Today’s Family Dental. The Artisan Center Café is located within the Kentucky Artisan Cen-ter, at 200 Artisan Way at Exit 77. Breakfast is served from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and lunch is available from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. dai-ly. The Grill is open from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for sandwiches, burgers, fries and other favorites.

Call (859) 985-5448 for more information or stop in to enjoy Kentucky Proud produce and Kentucky Proud farm products. While shopping Kentucky made arts and crafts.

Congratulations Artisan Center Café! Berea Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month

www.kentuckyartisancenter.ky.gov/dine/

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November 2017

City / Chamber Networking Mtg.

Community Room City Hall 9:00 a.m.

Farm City Banquet Madison County Extension Office

6:00 p.m.

Awards Banquet Berea

Church of God 6:30 p.m.

Thanksgiving Chamber Office

Closed

Thanksgiving Chamber Office

Closed

Chamber Coffee & Networking Mtg. Sponsor: Citizens

Guaranty Bank 8:00 a.m.

City Council Mtg. Berea Municipal Bldg. 6:30 p.m.

Deadline for Submitting

Information for the Dec. Newsletter

5:00 p.m.

Economic Dev. Mtg. Peoples Bank Annex

10:00 a.m.

City Council Mtg. Berea Municipal Bldg. 6:30 p.m.

Veterans Day

Executive Committee Meeting

Peoples BankAnnex 11:00 a.m.

Board of Directors Mtg. Peoples Bank Annex

12:00 noon

Ballots Mail for Chamber Board

Election

Awards Banquet Planning Committee

Meeting Peoples Bank Annex

11:00 a.m.

Deadline for Submitting

Board of Directors Ballots

3:00 p.m.

Geocaching Weekend De-briefing Meeting Peoples Bank Annex

12:00 p.m.

December 2 Twilight

Christmas Parade

6:00 p.m.

Ribbon Cutting at The Green Peach

12:00 p.m.

Berea Chamber of Commerce Peoples Bank Annex 424 B Chestnut Street Berea, KY 40403 Phone: (859) 986-9760 FAX: (859) 986-2501 Email: chamber@bereachamber.com Website: www.BereaChamber.com

Our Mission: The mission of the Berea Chamber of Commerce is, with integrity, to promote prosperity and enhance the quality of life in Berea, Kentucky by: • supporting the success and growth of current businesses; • encouraging and seeking new business

development; • enhancing communications and collaboration; and • promoting Berea as a place to live, work

and explore.

2017 Committees

Call the Chamber office at 986-9760 if you would like to volunteer for

Chamber activities, events or committees.

Our committees include: • Ambassadors / Membership Recruitment Committee

• Awards / Banquet Committee

• Christmas Parade Committee

• Communications Committee

• Economic Development Committee

• Geocaching Planning Committee

• Golf Scramble Planning Committee

• Nominating Committee

• Public Affairs / Government Relations Committee

• Rook Tournament Planning Committee

• Scholarship Committee

• Spoonbread Festival