~ November 2019 ~      

Director's Corner with K.C. Kloke

Greetings Chamber Members!

It's been an exciting week for our community and for our state ( GO CHIEFS!) and mother nature continues to make her presence known. Let's hope Phil the Groundhog has set us on the right course by not seeing his shadow this year, I for one, am ready for Spring to arrive.

Our chamber event committees have been very busy these last few months gearing up for an amazing 2020. Throughout this month's newsletter you'll find many sponsorship/investment opportunities we have created to provide branding opportunities to our chamber members. With a variety of events comes a variety of audiences; we'd love the opportunity to discuss your target audience and identify which events may bring extensive value to your company. Give us a call and we'll be happy to discuss this further!
While I'm on the subject of events, as I shared at our Annual Dinner in October of last year, we are rolling out an amazing Women's event this Fall. Just like our other chamber hosted events, it takes extensive planning to host a successful event. Although we're not quite ready to go public with our presenters and sessions, I would like to share the date, location, and sponsorships are confirmed. Please mark your calendar for October 1st & 2nd, 2020 for the Women Inspiring Women Central Missouri Conference to be held at The Lodge at Port Arrowhead. This conference will bring women together to grow in a variety of aspects of their life all the while providing an opportunity for Lake Area Chamber Members to have exposure to a direct market (women) and showcase their product/service.

Even though our Chamber Calendar stays pretty full, please know that we're never too busy to assist you and we want to ensure that you are getting value from your membership. I'd like to encourage you to take a moment and review our Chamber Member Benefits page (click here). By reviewing this page, it will first and foremost give you an opportunity to familiarize yourself with the variety of benefits already available to YOU. We hope you will be inspired to refer future members our way; as we all know growth and prosperity is our ultimate goal as a community.
Please don't hesitate to contact our Chamber Team should you ever have questions regarding your membership, need assistance, or want to share information valuable to our Chamber and our community.
 
We look forward to continuing to serve you!
 
Sincerely,
 
K.C. Cloke
 
Executive Director


 Chamber Activities At A Glance
#LakeChamberAtWork
(January Activities)

  On-Air Monthly Chamber Talk with Mix 92.7, 101.9 The Wave, and KRMS NewsTalk 1150.
  • Supported Economic Development and Workforce by attending and participating in the:
    • LOREDC (Lake of the Ozarks Regional Economic Development Council) Annual Meeting
    • Eagle Days Committee
    • Workforce 2020 Roundtable Planning Committee
    • LOCLG (Lake of the Ozarks Council of Local Government) monthly meeting
  • Participated in the Overland Park Boat Show
  • Launched the 2nd Annual Lake Area Chamber Business Academy
  • Hosted the Annual Lake Area Legislative Reception
  • Hosted Monthly Networking Social at Vista Grande
  • Hosted the Lake of the Ozarks Mardi Gras Pub Crawl Safety Meeting
  • Participated in the Camdenton RIII School District Citizens Advisory Committee
  • Participated as a committee member of the Lake Regional Captains Circle Business Advisory Group
  • Steered the following Lake Area Chamber & Community Committee meetings:
    • Executive Committee
    • Magic Dragon Car Show Committee
    • Lake Area Chamber Women Inspiring Women Planning Committee

 


~Luke's Legislative Update~

On January 15th, Governor Mike Parson delivered his State of the State address providing a preview of what's to come in the next few months of the Legislative session. See the speech here:
 
 
 
Just as any business would do, the State develops a yearly budget and the State of the State Address gives citizens of Missouri a first look at budget proposals the executive branch has in mind. The House and Senate are now working on their own Appropriations bills but, in his address to both chambers of the Missouri Legislature, Parson outlined his administration's priories for the upcoming fiscal year.
 
 
The House, Senate, and the Governor all have differing opinions on how much money there is to spend and how it should be spent. The state budget is a collection of trade-offs. The state constitution requires that the budget be balanced, so the state can only spend as much money as it collects through taxes, fees, and other sources. That means priorities must be weighed against each other.
 
Members have a chance to hear directly from some of our local State Representatives on this or other matters at the Eggs and Issues Breakfast on Thursday, March 26th, 2020 8am-9:30am at The Inn at Grand Glaize.
 
 
If you have any input on these topics, have a topic of your own you would like to discuss, or have any interest in joining the Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative committee, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at [email protected]
 
Sincerely,
Legislative Committee Chairman
Luke Hagedorn
 

February Events
                                                                                                                                                       
Feb. 8    Lake of The Ozarks Mardi Fras Pub Crawl 4PM to 2AM
Feb. 12  Lake Area Chamber Business Academy-Session 3-8:30AM at Willmore Lodge  
Feb. 18  Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Networking Social @ Tucker Shuckers                      Oyster & Tap 5PM to 7PM
Feb. 22  YPL Dodgeball Tournament @ School of the Osage Middle School 
             8:30AM to  2PM 
Feb. 25  Open House Ribbon Cutting at Roof Lux @ 4:30
Feb.26   Lake Area Chamber Business Academy-Session 4-8:30AM at Willmore Lodge

March  Events

Mar. 5-8 St.Charles Boat Show-Joint Booth- St. Charles Convention Center
Mar.11   Lake Area Chamber Business Academy-Session 4-8:30 at Willmore Lodge
Mar.17   Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Networking Social @ Chevys Bar and Grill                 5PM to 7PM
Mar. 25  Lake Area ChamberBusiness Academy-Session 5-8:30AM at Willmore Lodge
Mar.26 Joint Eggs & Issues @ the Inn at Grand Glaize-Hosted by LACC 8AM to 9:30AM

Future Events

April 17th - Cocktails & Caddies Golf Tournament
May 1st-3rd - Magic Dragon Street Meet Nationals


Click Here To Download Registration Form

Ladies, it's that time of year again! Join us for the 8th Annual Cocktails & Caddies Golf Tournament to be held on Friday, April 17th at The Golf Club at Deer Chase. This fun ladies-day-out includes lunch, free mimosas, player goodie bags, proxy prizes at every hole, and an entertaining auction where your team made up of three women will bid on your fourth player, a male, and his sponsored prize bundle.
 
This tournament is a fun way for ladies to enjoy a day out while networking and promoting their business. Check out the great sponsorships opportunities below and download the Team Entry Form to register your team!


 

Willmore Lodge welcomed 291  visitors during the month of December; which included visitors from multiple states and countries!

* As a reminder, only Lake Area Chamber Members have the opportunity to be showcased in our Visitors Center.
 
Don't miss out on promoting YOUR business to the 16,000+ visitors we welcome each year!  Be sure to provide us with your business brochures  or rack cards to display.


Top States Represented in January:
Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania

Countries Represented in January:
Germany
Please help us give a warm welcome to  our
 new Lake Area Chamber Members .



 
Thank you to the following Chamber Members for their renewal to the Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. We sincerely value your membership and look forward to continuing to serve you and our community. To learn more about our renewing members, please click on their company name listed below to be directed to their website or to their chamber directory listing. 


Beverly Thomas/County Comm Dist 1
H & S Sales




Members are the greatest asset to the Chamber. Please support the businesses listed above because they support  and  believe 
in our community! 





The January 2020 Networking Social was hosted by Vista Grande

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