Bowling Green Chamber Newsletter

							Bowling Green Chamber Newsletter
Year for the business!
Volume 1, Issue 6 Summer Addition (June, July, August) 2009

Presidents Monthly Comments:
Wow, half the year is gone; school has begun once again for another year how quickly time passes us bye! The second half of the year promises to be just as busy as the first half with many activities scheduled for the th Chamber. We have the 14 annual Heritage Days st coming up, our 1 annual Chili Cook Off, Christmas on the Square, and all the holiday activities coming up. Additional projects the Chamber will be working on are Christmas lights for the city, new board and officer elections, waiting with anticipation to hear who will be awarded the license bureau office and many more projects. We will also be holding the regular member meetings at a different location going forward. It will be held at the Presbyterian Church. By moving the location this will allow much more room as well as more options for lunch that will continue to be served.

Monthly Member Meeting News:
The regular member meetings have changed meeting locations. Please take note that we will begin meeting at the Presbyterian Church at the next meeting scheduled for September 9th. Lunches will continue to be served at $7 dollars. If anyone would like to do a presentation or have an idea for a presentation at our monthly meetings please contact the chamber office. We are looking for ideas that add value for our business owners!

------------------------------------------------------Our monthly winner for August was

Community Loving Care Hospice
However no one was present to win the drawing so the amount goes to $75 dollars. Who will win next month? Be sure to attend September’s meeting!

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President’s Comments Member Updates Heritage Festival Calendar of Events

Business After Hours:
The August business after hours will be held at People’s Bank and Trust Thursday the 27th starting at 5:30 pm. All chamber members are encouraged to attend!

Champ Clark

14th Annual

Heritage Festival
Bowling Green, Missouri

September 12, 2009
• Parade • Craft Vendors • Quilt Show • Baby Show • Food Court • Car & Truck Show • Vintage Tractors & Cars • Vintage Clothing Display • Old Fashioned Cake Walk • Musical Entertainment • Rocket Bounce House • Pony Rides

• Little Mr. Champ Clark & Little Miss Betsy from Pike Contest
Platinum Sponsors
•	 •	 •	 •	 •	 •	 Bouquet Florist & Gift Shoppe BG Convention & Visitors Bureau Bowling Green Pharmacy Champ Clark Honey Shuck Community State Bank Dos Primos Mexican Restaurant •	 •	 •	 •	 •	 •	 Main Street Pools & Tanning Peoples Bank & Trust Pike County Fair Association Subway Trust GDC - Insurance Services US Bank

For more information, visit www.bgchamber.org or call the Chamber office at 324-3733

CALENDAR
AUGUST

OF

EVENTS

1st Annual Chili Cook - Off Oct. 24th 11 am – 5:30 pm
Live Band Shanghi Lil Located on the square -----------------------------------------The Chamber will be holding the 1st annual ICS Sanctioned Chili Cook – Off. We will be looking for sponsors and volunteers to help with the event. This event will become a major event in Bowling Green bring several hundreds of people to the area. For more information and registration forms visit www.bgchamber.org or contact the chamber office.

27th: Heritage Festival Committee Meeting – Noon – Super 8 27th: Business After Hours – People’s Bank and Trust 5:30pm SEPTEMBER 3RD: BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING – SUPER 8 9TH: CHAMBER MEMBER MEETING – NOON – PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

12 : HERITAGE FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 1ST: BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING – SUPER 8 7 : CHAMBER MEMBER MEETING – NOON – PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
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14TH: WAL-MART RIBBON CUTTING / GRAND OPENING – 7:30 24TH: 1ST ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF – BOWLING GREEN SQUARE

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Business Member of the Month: May
Raintree Arts Council was our featured member of the month for May. If you missed the monthly member meeting, you missed a great presentation. Thank you for all you do for Pike County.

Welcome New Chamber Members!
Dan Miller – County Commissioner Wal-Mart
WELCOME and THANK YOU for choosing to invest your business with the Chamber!

2009 Chamber Board President: Corey Sanborn Vice President: Ryan Daffron Treasurer: Sarah Robinson Secretary: Marie Korte Past President: Deanna Feldmann Executive Director: Donna Colbert Board Members: Rich Wilkinson Jack Jones Tim Gamm Karen Kieffer Sue Moore Holly Johnston Christine Rutherford Chad Perkins Jeremy Gilbert Elizabeth Summers Carolyn Wisecarver Shannon Walker

The Chamber office hours Vary, but it is easy to contact us please call or email and Donna Colbert, Executive Director will contact you promptly. Phone: 573-324-3733 Email: bgmocc@att.net Website: www.bgchamber.org

Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce PO Box 401 Bowling Green, MO 63341

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