2024 January E-News

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Announcing our 2024 Board of Directors

2024 Board Chair: Nathan Downs- Brown & Cheek, INC   2024 Past Chair: Jessica Leake- Town & Country Bank and Trust Co.   Board of Directors: Christine Hovan- St. Vincent DePaul Mission Hannah Medley- Bardstown-Nelson County Tourism Jeremy Riggs- My Old Kentucky Home State Park John Hicks- NPR of America, Inc. Josh Blackmon- Bardstown Dental Care, Bloomfield Dental Care, & Community Dental Care Kelly Scott- Lincoln National Bank Landon Foster- Lux Row Distillers Manoj Patel- Bourbon Brick Oven & Holiday Inn Nikki Goff- On the Rocks Bartending Rita Koontz- Bethlehem High School Zach Sinclair- Grizzly Media   Advisory: Jennifer Nolan- CHI Saint Joseph Health/ Flaget Memorial Hospital Kasy Mattingly- Heaven Hill Distillery Mark White- LG&E and KU Marsha Beam- James B. Beam Distilling Co.

Bardstown Christmas Parade

On December 7th, the Bardstown-Nelson County Chamber and My Old Kentucky Home State Park had the pleasure of being Grand Marshal's in this years Bardstown Kiwanis Club Christmas Parade. It was such an honor and privilege to share this special moment celebrating both the Chambers and My Old Kentucky Home 100th year.

December Connect Hosted By: WesBanco

On December 13th, the Bardstown-Nelson County Chamber held it's last 5pm Connect of the year, sponsored by WesBanco. The Connect was held at My Old Kentucky Home State Park. Thank you to Food Obsessions Catering and On the Rocks Bartending for the food and cocktails. It was a night full of laughs, networking, holiday cocktail drinking, and good eating. We got to see a little bit of the "My Old Kentucky Home Christmas Carol" performed by the Actors of My Old Kentucky Home, and Santa even made an appearance!!!

Upcoming Events

January Connect January 24th, 2024 REGISTER HERE

The Bardstown-Nelson County Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to host a first-of-its-kind civics competition that encourages young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. Participating 6th, 7th and 8th graders will flex their civics knowledge for a chance to win recognition and cash prizes. Finalists will be invited to Washington, DC to compete in the inaugural National Civics Bee national championship in Fall 2024.     How to Enter: If you are a middle school student with an idea about using civics to solve a problem in your community, review the rules and guidelines on the submission form. Complete the submission form, including contact information for your parent or guardian, and submit your 500-word essay for consideration. Deadline: Submit your essay by January 22nd @ 11:59 p.m. Click This Link Below for Application Portal https://my.reviewr.com/NationalCivicsBee/site/KY/BNCC Prizes: Each finalist will receive a certificate. In addition: The First Place Winner will receive a $500 cash prize. The Second Place Winner will receive a $250 cash prize. The Third Place Winner will receive a $125 cash prize.

Ribbon Cuttings

We do not have any upcoming ribbon cuttings at this time.

Previous Ribbon Cuttings:

Congratulations to Small Town Gifts on their ribbon cutting that was held on Wednesday, December, 6th.

Congratulations to CASA of Lincoln Trail on their ribbon cutting that was held on Thursday, December 14th.

Insurance options for Chamber Members

Anthem ChamberAdvantage is a self-funded insurance plan for small businesses with 2 to 50 employees. When these small businesses join together in a larger pool, they share the overall claims risk, bringing costs down. In fact, enrolling in ChamberAdvantage can result in up to 28% savings on medical costs. Learn More Here

Did You Know Your Chamber Membership Can Save You Money on Your Company’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance? We’ve partnered with ClearPath Mutual to offer employers of all sizes a 10% discount on workers’ comp rates. ClearPath Mutual, a Kentucky-headquartered carrier offers this exclusive discount to new and existing customers. Contact your insurance agent to start saving now or click here to get connected to an agent. Now more than ever, your membership provides a direct return on your investment!

Spotlight of the Month

BDM Collision Center The Bardstown-Nelson County Chamber of Commerce would like to recognize BDM Collision Center as the Spotlight of the Month. Servicing Bardstown Kentucky and surrounding counties, BDM Collision Center works directly with all major insurance companies. We are a Direct Repair Provider (DRP) for most major insurance carriers. The DRP enables you to cut through insurance “red tape” for the fastest vehicle turn-around time. BDM also understands that being without your vehicle can be frustrating and inconvenient. That’s why we will assist you with Towing and Discounted Car Rentals, to make sure that your experience is as stress free as possible. So if you have been unfortunate enough to have had a collision, be sure to bring your vehicle into Bardstown’s leading collision center and gain the peace of mind that your vehicle will be returned to you in like your accident never happened.

Contact information: 1489 Filiatreau Lane, Bardstown, KY 40004 (502) 349-5988 bdm@bardstowncable.net

Ambassador of the Month Doug Brink Doug Brink, Realtor with United Real Estate Louisville Dougbrink.realtor@gmail.com Doug Brink continues to show his support for the Chamber. He is a faithful Ambassador and continues to help promote the Chamber. Thank you Doug for all the support you have provided for our community.

Welcome New Chamber Members Get Fired Pizza Mobile woodfired pizza trailer/food truck. Rep- Brian Arnett Contact- (502) 554-6305 or GetFiredPizza@Gmail.com Hitsona Bardstown Fitness Studio - high intensity interval training (YOUR INTENSITY), with our unique approach using hydraulics resistance machines. Rep- Holly Evans Contact- (502) 419-1240 or fitness2getherllc@gmail.com Location-  1010 Granite Drive Ste 1., Bardstown KY 40004 RKE Cleaning Mom and daughter cleaning business. We offer standard cleanings on homes and small businesses. Rep- Renee Martin Contact- (502) 381-6869 or Rkecleaningllc@gmail.com Wishes and Company Travel Planning Wishes & Co is a premier travel agency with a passion for creating unforgettable journeys tailored to the unique needs of our clients. Rep- Shelby Knopp Contact- (502) 507-5457 or Shelby@wishesandcotravel.com

Thank You to all of our Chamber Members that Renewed in November and December!

150 Quick Stop & Jake's Fresh Country Sausage 2D Enterprises , LLC 7 Sons Wellness A&S Solutions LLC Active Day of Bardstown Addiction Recovery Care Advantage Resourcing  Affordable Truss Inc. African American Heritage Museum Agency Title Inc Alternative Health Solutions, LLC/ BluMine Health American Fuji Seal, Inc. American Legion Nelson County Post 42 American Tire Amy Downs Insurance Inc Area One Realty Armag Corporation Astra Behavioral Health, LLC At Mary's AV Gauge & Fixture South B.J.'s Steakhouse Ballard Inc Barbara's ETC, Inc. Bardstown Art Gallery & Cantrell Studio & Thomas Merton Books Bardstown Bourbon Company Bardstown Bourbon Liquors LLC Bardstown City Schools Bardstown Dental Care Bardstown Enterprises INC Bardstown Family Dentistry Bardstown Florist & Gifts Bardstown for the Arts/ The Gallery Bardstown Industrial Development Corp. Bardstown Internet Service Bardstown Lay-a-way Storage Units Bardstown Mills Bardstown Museum Row Bardstown Rotary Club Bardstown Warehouse Bardstown-Nelson County- Human Rights Commission Barlow Funeral Home, LLC BDM Collision Center Beauty WoRX Bethany Haven, Inc. Betty Seay Realty BG Machine Inc. Big Three Tractor Company Inc. Bishop Realty & Auction, LLC Bloomfield Dental Care Bloomfield Farms, Inc. Blue Line Stream Restoration LLC Bluegrass Hearing Clinic, LLC Bob Horton State Farm Boone's Butcher Shop Bourbon Manor Brother Joe Adams Brown & Cheek, INC  Buzick Construction Co. Buzick Lumber & Home Center C3 Mechanical  Carey Heating & A/C Carey Sign Company, LLC Carrithers Law Office, PLLC Central Kentucky Animal Clinic Cerity Partners LLC CGB Properties, LLC Colton's Steak House & Grill      Communicare Community Dental Care of Bardstown Cooper Trail Senior Living- Trilogy Health Services Cornerstone Acres Wedding & Event Venue Corvin's Furniture & Carpet Crown Staffing Culpeper VII, LLC Culver's Custom Cabinets Inc. Dawn White - Independent Beauty Consultant with Mary Kay Inc. Dearinger & Klindt Chiropractic Care Ctr. Deez Beanz Bardstown Demaree & Hubbard Discount Home Furnishings, Inc Distill-Inn Bardstown Don Franklin Bardstown Chevrolet Buick Doodles by Rebekah Doug Brink, Realtor with United Real Estate Louisville Dreamhouse by Amy Brokered by eXp Realty Dynamic Restoration LLC Earth Works LLC ECT Services Edward Jones - Jennifer Newton, Financial Advisor Elizabethtown Community & Technical College Eric Hayden Collision & Towing Fairfield Inn & Suites Farm Bureau Insurance - Central Farm Bureau Insurance - East Fifth Third Bank First Insurance Group Fran McCoy Gartland's Art Sales LLC GBA Commercial Printing Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Green & Halliburton, Inc. Griffith, Ron Guthrie Opportunity Center Hampton Inn Bardstown Handy Food Mart Harned Auctioneers Harvest Express, Inc. Head Basement Walls, Inc. Heartland Communications Consultants, Inc. Heartland Self Storage HEC Mfg Hicon Construction LLC HMC Service Hometown Manor Assisted Living Hope Counseling Houchens Insurance Group  HR Know-How LLC Huddle House Hurst Discount Drugs IHG Consulting LLC  Innovative Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Studio Interstate Security Systems

Iron Works, Inc. Irving Materials Inc. Isaiah House Inc. Jacks Or Better Express LLC Jadi Installers, LLC Jailer's Inn B&B Joe Hill's Automotive Center Johnan America, Inc.  Kenny's Cleaners Kentucky Bourbon Festival Kentucky Distillers Association Kentucky Gun Co. / Kentucky Powersports Kentucky Monument Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy Kentucky Railway Museum Kentucky Standard, The  Keystone Liquors, Inc. Kimberly Cheek Insurance  Kleentech, Inc. KORT Physical Therapy KY Farm Bureau Insurance- West  KY Home Realty Landmark of Bardstown Landmark Stone Inc LaQuinta by Wyndham Bardstown LaRue-Carey Insurance Group Lincoln National Bank Lincoln Trail Area District Development Lincoln Trail District Health Dept - Nelson County Lisa's Creations LLC Logical Controls Systems LLC  Long John Silvers/A&W Lowe's Home Improvement Lucas Counseling and Consulting DBA Bardstown Health & Healing  Luckett & Luckett Insurance, Inc. M & H Tent Rentals Mack's Auto and Scrap Metal Recycling  Mago Construction Co. Makers Mark Distillery Making Good Scentz Marshall's Jewelers Masters Supply, Inc. Mattingly Security, Inc. McCoy & Hiestand PLC McCoy & Sparks, PLLC McDonald's Mike Brooks & Associates, Inc. Mike's Woodworking, Inc. My New Kentucky Home Habitat For Humanity My Old Kentucky Home State Park Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Nazareth Villages, Inc. NCEDA NELCO Training Nelson Christian Church Nelson County Community Clinic Nelson County Extension Service Nelson County Farm Bureau Nelson County Schools Nesco Resource Nettie Jarvis Antiques NPR of America, INC Nulife Cartridge Mail It Shipping Center Oil Guys  Olde Bloomfield Meeting Hall Olde Delaney's Country Ham Store On the Rocks Bartending, LLC One Bridge to Hope, Inc. On-The-Go Foods, LLC Papa John's Pizza Pat's Place Peacock on Third Polyair Corp. Preservation Distillery Promotional Wood Products Quality Auto Glass, Inc. RD1 Spirits  Riley Fire and Safety LLC Rogan Mobile Home Court S & P Cleaning Service, Inc. S & T Hardin, LLC Sarah Curtsinger Agency Save-A-Lot Bardstown Scout and Scholar Brewing Company Sherwin-Williams Company, The Shrewsbury, Claywell & Oliver Dentistry Part. Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Small Town Gifts Smith & Associates Insurance, Inc. Smith & Company, CPA's, PLLC Smith Brothers Distributing Co. Spa Builders of Kentucky Spalding Hall - Oscar Getz Museum of Bourbon History & Bardstown Historical Museum Springfield Laundry Inc Springfield Water & Sewer Commission St. Vincent DePaul Mission State Farm Insurance- Travis Easterling  Stephen Foster Restaurant Stewart Hurst Electric Strike A Bargain Liquidation Strong Spirits Inc Superior Carwash Solutions Superior Solutions, PLLC Superior Technologies Sure Stay Hotel by Best Western  TAKIGAWA Corporation America Talbott Tavern, The Old TH Welding & Hydraulics LLC Thai Summit The Bar at Willett The Creative Studio The Grove Church Third Street Tap House Thomas A. Donan, Attorney at Law Thompson's Food Mart  Tours For You/ Your Kentucky Connection  Traci Melgar, Wellness Services  Trade Winds Transit Tri-County Kentucky United Way Umami Sushi, Steak & Seafood VNA Health at Home WBRT 97.1 FM 1320 AM & WOKH 102.7 FM Wee Care Learning & Development Center White Acres Campground Willett Distillery Windsor Gardens Woodmenlife Representative, Kentucky XBS Digital Office Solutions Zaxby's

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