~ November 2019 ~      
Director's Corner with   K.C. Cloke

We've heard a lot of great feedback regarding our Fall Dinner held just a few weeks ago! The "Around the World" theme was a hit and this year's program allowed us an exceptional opportunity to showcase what the chamber does for its membership. We were pleased to receive many Membership Response Forms back from our attendees expressing interest in learning more about our chamber and our efforts as well as many individuals desiring to get more involved by participating on a Chamber Committee. If you weren't able to make it, I'd like to share with you the form that was made available, click here to download the Membership Response Form. I encourage you to take a few moments to review both sides, one side listing the many efforts and activities and the other identifying the many committees you can take part in. The success of our Chamber efforts relies heavily on the volunteer support we receive from our committees so please, take a moment to review, complete, and return the form to get involved.

While some are gearing up for turkey day others are already singing along to Christmas music in the background. I'm okay with either as I LOVE this time of year! I would like to encourage you to keep our community in mind as you begin checking off your holiday shopping list. Small Business Saturday takes place nationwide on Saturday, November 30th and is a great initiative to support our members. The Lake Area Chamber has a variety of miscellaneous promotional materials available to any member that would like to use them. Also, we have "Shop Small" canvas bags that we will be passing out at Willmore Lodge during the month of November to remind our visitors to shop our community. If you have interest in distributing the canvas bags at your location we'd love to provide you with some while supplies last.
 
We thank you for your support of the Lake Area Chamber, and to our continued success!

  Sincerly,
K.C. Cloke
Executive Director
 Chamber Activities At A Glance
#LakeChamberAtWork
(October 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:
    • Lake of the Ozarks Council of Local Governments Annual meeting
    • Bagnell Dam Strip Association
    • Eagle Days Committee
  • Hosted the YPL Fall Shoreline Clean-up
  • Attended Joint Chamber Director's 2020 Calendar Planning session
  • Attended the CADV Annual Brunch
  • Hosted the Annual Lake Area Chamber Membership Meeting & Fall Dinner
  • Attended the District 7 CCEM (Chamber of Commerce Executives of Missouri) meeting
  • Hosted a Lunch & Learn event
  • Co-hosted the Joint Chamber Rountable Event
  • Steered the following Lake Area Chamber & Community Committee meetings:
    • Executive Committee
    • Pub Crawl Committee
    • Lake Area Chamber Budget
    • Lake Area Chamber Women's Conference Planning Committee
    • Area Beautification
  • Hosted Member Ribbon Cuttings for: Yo Fit and Peanick Park (Osage Beach),
 


 A ribbon cutting ceremony is a fantastic way to gain exposure for your business at the Lake of the Ozarks! Whether you're a new member or celebrating a milestone occasion (new ownership, new location, major anniversary, etc.) we'd love to celebrate with you! Contact Danyell Borrett today to get your ribbon cutting event scheduled! DBorrett@LakeAreaChamber.com
November Events
Nov.19    Lake Area Chamber Networking Social @ Great Stone Coffee 5PM to 7PM

December Events

Dec. 4           YPL Membership Meeting @ Willmore 12-1:30
Dec. 17     L ake Area Chamber Networking Social @ Willmore Lodge- 5PM to 7PM. Bring the whole family, Santa will visit at 5:30pm 

 

Willmore Lodge had 1,192  visitors come through during the month of October; 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 August:
Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska and Taxes

Countries Represented in August:
Canada and Poland
 

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. 


Arrowhead Development Group LLC
Bagnell Dam Strip Association
Disaster Relief & Innovative Protection Systems, LLC
Evergreens Condominium Owners Assoc
Jason Lutz
Lake Printing
The PEXCO Company, LLC
Wayne Beer - Individual Member
Xpress Rent-a-Car





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




Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Lake Area Chamber of Commerce  Annual Membership Meeting & Fall Dinner!  

                    Click here to see Fall Dinner Album
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