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Monday, July 16, 2018

Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce 
Keeping You Informed!


The Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce is a local chamber without ties to either the Kansas or the U.S. Chambers of Commerce.  We believe that being independent allows us the best opportunity to serve our members with an unbiased approach to issues that are important to the local communities where we serve. 

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2018 Chamber Lunch Bites Series

Mark the following dates down on your calendar for the annual Lunch Bites Series! Area leaders will give a presentation over a catered lunch.

July 18
State of William Newton Hospital
presented by Ben Quinton
WNH Physicians Pavilion

August 30
State of Cowley County*
presented by a member of the County Commission
Community Center at Baden Square

October 4
State of USD 465
Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce

All presentations are at Noon. Lunch is $10.
To RSVP for any of these dates, please email  admin@winfieldchamber.org or call 221-2420.

*Indicates these luncheons are co-hosted by the Arkansas City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Waiters Needed!

The chamber is seeking outgoing individuals willing to help wait tables during our event. Waiter pairs are assigned a table and come dressed in costume according to the theme. They decorate their assigned table and work for tips that will go towards chamber programs. Prizes are awarded to the waiter pairs that earn the most tips, are voted to have the best costumes, and are voted most entertaining by the guests. Waiters and waitresses must be 21 years of age or older.

Individuals interested in signing themselves and a partner up to wait tables at the Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce Dinner & Auction can do so by calling 221-2420 or emailing Megan at admin@winfieldchamber.org. A waiter orientation will be held Wednesday, June 25th at 5:30 PM at the chamber to help explain the event and exchange ideas for costumes.


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FREE T-SHIRTS!

The Chamber has left-over Kansas Sampler Festival and Vike-Connected T-Shirts available for FREE! Stop by and grab one! Limited sizes available.

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Dilly Dally in Cowley

For the last several summers Cowley County Tourism Alliance has organized the Cowley County Treasure Hunt which guided visitors and locals to numerous hidden treasures located across the county. This year, CCTA is putting a twist on the old favorite and has launched a new summer tourism promotion; "Dilly Dally in Cowley".

Dilly Dally in Cowley puts the treasure hunters in the driver's seat, quite literally. Throughout the summer months CCTA asks participants to photograph and post their favorite treasures to the Cowley County Tourism Facebook page. The tourism alliance will then narrow down the entries and winners will be determined by Facebook likes. The top gems from the contest will be mapped and shared to the public so everyone can seek out and enjoy a sampling of the Cowley County Treasures.

CCTA has announced three categories and posting dates for Dilly Dally in Cowley. Monuments, Memorials and Markers- May 15 through June 14; Art and Architecture-June 15 through July 14; and Foodie Favorites-July 15 through August 14. Pictures must be taken on public property in Cowley County and easily accessible. CCTA also requests that information on the entry such as location and significance be included with the Facebook post.

Full details and rules are posted on the Cowley County Tourism Facebook page or contact Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce-123 E. 9th Avenue or the Arkansas City Chamber of Commerce - 106 S. Summit with questions.  
 
 
 

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Chamber Activities This Week

Chamber Board Meeting
Monday, July 16, Noon, Chamber office

YP Meet-up at Masonic Lodge #110
Wednesday, July 18, 9:00 AM, Winfield Masonic Lodge, 106 E. 8th Ave.


Lunch Bites Series: State of William Newton Hospital
Wednesday, July 18, Noon, $10, Basement Assembly Room at Physician's Pavilion, 1230 E. 6th Ave.

Convention & Tourism Board Meeting
Wednesday, July 18, 4:00 PM, Chamber office

Upcoming Chamber Activities

Chamber Dinner & Auction Waiter Orientation
Wednesday, July 25, 5:30 PM, Chamber office

Chamber Coffee hosted by William Newton Memorial Hospital
Thursday, July 26, 10:00 AM, William Newton Hospital, 1300 E. 5th Ave.

YP Industry Tour: Sunflower Shrimp
Friday, July 27, 6:00 PM, Sunflower Shrimp, 360 S. Oxford Rd., Oxford


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Community Events Calendar:    
find Arkansas City events at http://www.arkcity.org/calendar.php

VFW Free Swim Day
Thursday, July 19, 1:15-7:00 PM, Winfield Aquatic Center, 300 Main St.

Walnut Valley Farmers Market
Thursday, July 19, 5-7:00 PM, Island Park playground, 200 N. Main St.



Walnut Valley Farmers Market
Saturday, July 21, 7:30-11:00 AM, Parking Lot across from Winfield Aquatic Center



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News from Chamber Members

 
Please help us promote your business by sending us information to include in this section! Email information to admin@winfieldchamber.org and we will add it to this email blast. Information will need to be received each FRIDAY BY NOON in order to be included in the following week's news.  Pictures and/or flyers must be in a .jpeg format please.
 


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SEE MARS IN THE NIGHT SKY

On Saturday, August 4, Wheat State Wine Co. will host a Mars Viewing Party!  Mars will pass "close" to Earth this summer - closer than it will be for another 60,000 years!  We will be partnering with the Kansas Astronomical Observers who will bring telescopes and expertise. 

Wheat State Wine Co . will provide a perfect, wide open space and a dark night sky (Mother Nature willing) as well as a glass of our "Ad Astra" dessert wine. 
Tickets are $25.  Click here to join us for this amazing astrological event!  

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Leadership Southwestern Seeking Freshman Work Day Applications
 
Leadership Southwestern is searching for community service projects for the 27th annual Freshman Work Day, to be held Sunday, Aug. 12.  The team will be using Cherry St. Park as its central location and is looking for projects in that area.

Freshman Work Day is the final day of Southwestern orientation for the incoming freshman class.  All freshman head out into the Winfield community to work on homes and nonprofit buildings that need repair, painting, cleaning, or yardwork.  Freshman Work Day was started by the Leadership program in 1992 with the goal of establishing positive relationships between Southwestern College and the community.  Since then, all incoming freshman have spent their first day as Moundbuilders doing service for the community.

"The service work on Freshman Work Day helps new Southwestern College freshmen connect to the Winfield community as well as framing part of the school mission for students to be responsible citizens and engage in leadership through service," says Brae Wood, director of Leadership Southwestern.

To apply or to request services for someone else, call (620) 229-6367 and leave your name and phone number.  Applications can be found online at www.sckans.edu/freshmanworkday .


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Reserved seating tickets available at the Winfield Chamber TOMORROW

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Work to Begin on Cowley County Community Health Needs Assessment
 
Over the next three months, William Newton Hospital will be partnering with the City-Cowley County Health Department and Community Health Center in Cowley County to update the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). 
 
These organizations share a goal to understand progress in addressing community health needs cited in the 2015 CHNA and to collect up-to-date community health perceptions in Cowley County.
 
"Hospital leaders use the CHNA as a tool to respond to healthcare needs," says William Newton Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Ben Quinton. "The assessment not only informs hospital strategy, but is key to maintaining our tax-exempt status."
 
Affordable Care Act legislation requires all tax-exempt hospitals to submit a CHNA to the IRS every three years. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, the Community Health Center in Cowley County is also required to conduct a CHNA to fulfill funding requirements set forth by Health Resources and Services Administration.
 
To accomplish this work, a short online survey has been developed.
 
 
The CHNA feedback link can also be found on William Newton Hospital's, City-Cowley Health Department's and Community Health Center in Cowley County's website and/or Facebook pages.
 
"We hope that the community and health professionals will take advantage of this opportunity to provide input into the future of healthcare delivery in our county," comments City-Cowley County Health Department Administrator Tom Langer.
 
All community residents are encouraged to complete the CHNA online survey by Wednesday, August 1, 2018 and to attend the upcoming scheduled Town Hall on Tuesday August 21 from 11:30-1:00pm at Winfield Public Library.
 
Vince Vandehaar, MBA (VVV Consultants LLC, an independent research firm from Olathe, KS) has been retained to conduct this community wide research. If you have any questions about CHNA activities, please call 620-221-2300 extension 1113.

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Gottlob Coupon Program



Join our 2018 Coupon Program for $25 and receive great deals and save big each month through the entire year! You'll also receive a free pot and a set of gardening gloves (pictured above)! Get started this season! Stop by our Nursery & Garden Center today and start saving.


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Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce
123 E. 9th Avenue
P.O. Box 640
Winfield, KS 67156
Ph: 620-221-2420
Fax: 620-221-2958
email: admin@winfieldchamber.org
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