7.21.25 Weekly Newsletter | | Chamber Activities and Announcements | | |
Please join us for a
Chamber Coffee
KSOK-Bob FM
July 24, 2025
10:00 am
123 E. 9th Ave
| | Doxa Wave, LLC, a locally owned and operated media company, owns KSOK Radio & Cowley Post. As a team, we seek to provide quality media content to keep our community informed and connected. Our radio focus is local news, local sports, a local morning show, hit tunes. Cowley Post online provides our readers free local, state, national and world news - as well as serving as a hub for what's going on in surrounding communities. | |
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On July 18th, a ribbon cutting was held for Albright Insurance & Real Estate to celebrate their new location. Albright also celebrated several other significant milestones:
- Congratulated Jeff Albright on his well-earned retirement after 35 years
- Honored Wayne Wilt's 50 years of dedicated service
- Met the new ownership team, Angela King and Matt McMillan
- Awarded the Chamber Champion Award
Congratulations to Albright Insurance & Real Estate!
| Recent Chamber Champion Awards | |
Winfield Recreation Commission
For their ongoing commitment to serve the Winfield community
including management of the Winfield Aquatic Center.
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Winfield Thrift Store
For their resilience in the face of adversity and
their determination to rebuild.
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Albright Insurance & Real Estate
In recognition of their success in business for 144 years, and to recognize their continued dedication to the community through new, local ownership.
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2025 Chamber Events
Find a complete list of chamber activities on our Calendar
July 24 - Chamber Coffee hosted by BobFM/KSOK
August 8 - Chamber Dinner and Auction – Broadway Shows
August 9 - “Shop Winfield” Summer Sidewalk Sale
August 21 - Chamber Coffee hosted by Southwestern College
September 12-17 - Shop Winfield Bluegrass Blowout
September 16 - Downtown Hamburger Feed and Music Crawl
September 25 - Chamber Coffee hosted by RCB Bank
October 2 - Lunch Bites – Cybersecurity, presented by Custom Internet Services
October 23 - Chamber Coffee hosted by Custom Internet Services
October 31 - Downtown Trick or Treat
Nov. 1 – Dec. 22 - Keep the Cheer Here Holiday promotion
November 16 - Shop Winfield Holiday Open House
November 20 - Chamber Coffee hosted by USD 465
November 29 - Small Business Saturday
December 13 - Lighted Christmas Parade
December 18 - Chamber Coffee hosted by Union State Bank and Cumbernauld Village
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Backing Small Business Grants available through Main Street America and American Express.
This summer, the Backing Small Businesses grant program, supported by American Express, will offer 400 grants of $10,000 to locally significant small businesses pursuing projects that enhance long-term resilience, promote sustainable growth, and strengthen their positive impact within the community.
Following the May 2025 round of Disaster Recovery Grants, the Backing Small Businesses grant program will launch a broader round of grants, offering 400 additional $10,000 grants to locally significant small businesses facing economic challenges to help them overcome economic hardship, grow, and drive community impact. Applications will open on Wednesday, July 16 at 9:00 a.m. CT and close on Thursday, July 31 at 11:59 p.m. CT.
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Don't forget - one of the benefits of being a chamber member is letting us pass out your promotional material for you! The chamber has racks set up for walk-in visitors that we stock with our member's brochures, business cards, and rack cards. We also put together newcomer packets for folks moving to town that they can either pick up here at the chamber or at the city building when they turn on their utilities.
Feel free to drop off your promo material at any time! We usually ask that you provide at least 30 of whatever you are wanting us to hand out.
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Chamber Activities This Week
Property Committee Meeting
Tuesday, July 22, 12:00 pm
Shop Winfield Meeting
Wednesday, July 23, 8:00 am
Chamber Coffee, Hosted by KSOK-Bob FM
Thursday, July 24, 10:00 am, 123 E. 9th Ave
Island Park Productions Meeting
Thursday, July 24, 12:00 pm
Upcoming Chamber Activities
Dinner & Auction Committee
Tuesday, July 29, 11:00 am
| | 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. | |
Upcoming Community Events | | | | News from Chamber Members | | |
Winfield Thrift Store, Inc., a 501-C-3 not for profit, 122 E 5th, Winfield, Ks will be holding it's first "CHRISTMAS IN JULY SALE" since it rebuilt.
The sale will be Thursday and Friday, July 24 and 25. Citizens of Winfield and surrounding area have donated some great thing for sale.
Come enjoy the new store and make some great purchases in advance of the December rush.
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Yazmin Wood FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7.17.2025
Legacy Foundation
620-221-7224
ceo@legacyregionalfoundation.org
Pictured: (left to right) Yazmin Wood (LCC coach), Larry Snedeker, Vivian Anderson, Debbie Adams, Matthew Anderson, Nichole Anderson, Mistina Howe and Joanna Brazil (LCC coach).
Leadership Cowley County (LCC) awards grant to program participant
Cowley County, KS: Sheila’s Giving Closet is participating in the 2025 Leadership In Action (LIA) initiative sponsored by Leadership Cowley County. After completing three peer-learning sessions, Sheila’s Giving Closet team members have continued meeting with Leadership Cowley County facilitators for personal and team leadership coaching, as well as assistance in project development and implementation. Sheila’s Giving Closet LIA team will join with other participating teams from Udall and Burden in early September to share progress and challenges. A celebration will culminate the work in December. Participation in 2025 Leadership In Action includes a $5,000 grant for project implementation.
“We are excited to offer this transformational grant experience to help area community members continue on their leadership path,” stated Leadership Cowley County Chair Cody O’Brien. “Leadership Cowley County is committed to building social capital to address civic challenges by developing leadership skills, enhancing awareness of community needs and assets, building relationships and networks of trust, and providing opportunities for self-reflection and personal transformation. Ours is a community leadership program with the mission to equip and build capacity in people to create change in self, our community and the world.”
“Through our participation in this leadership training program, our Sheila’s Giving Closet team has not only been stirred with new excitement and vision, but we have also gained momentum by networking with and learning from other leaders in our community,” shared Nichole Anderson, Director of Sheila’s Giving Closet & Pantry, “We have learned tools that have better equipped our team to operate within and for our community.”
Leadership is a muscle that needs to be exercised. To grow and change as leaders means continuing to challenge ourselves with new ideas and greater understanding of ourselves and those we encounter. Leadership In Action is our newest experiment. It starts with the idea that leadership is an activity, not a position, and that anyone can lead, anytime, anywhere. By helping participants to exercise their leadership muscles through peer learning, coaching and a grant-funded project laboratory we combine the desire of individuals to grow as leaders with a passion for creating positive change.
For more information regarding Leadership Cowley County and its programs visit www.leadershipcowleycounty.com or call 620-221-7224 with questions.
About Leadership Cowley County: Leadership Cowley County has a long history from its early beginnings in the 1980’s as Leadership Ark City and Leadership Winfield. The programs merged in 1999 to form Leadership Cowley County. Leadership Cowley County is a community leadership program with the mission to equip and build capacity in people to create change in self, our community and the world. Legacy Foundation and Cowley County Economic Development provide oversight for the program. For more information visit our website www.leadershipcowleycounty.com, find us on Facebook, or call 620-221-7224.
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Pick up a 2025 Summer Guide at the Winfield Arts & Humanities Council, Winfield Public Library, or multiple businesses around town to start planning your family's summer activities!
Online and office registration begins May 19th here - https://www.winfieldarts.org/youthhub
1/2 off tuition scholarships are available for children that qualify for free/reduced lunches or are on KanCare insurance. Applications can be found online or at the WAHC office, 700 Gary St. Winfield, KS.
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Hey Adults! Summer is for you, too. Check out the full lineup of adult programs at Winfield Public Library to explore color through food, yarn, crafts, TED Talks, book discussions and more. Find details at wpl.org.
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Custom Internet Services LLC is excited to announce the topics for Season 3 of Practical Cybersecurity Webinars!
These short, 30 minute webinars are provided free of charge to businesses and organizations with questions about improving their cybersecurity stance.
Upcoming topics include:
*Lost Laptops & Stolen Cells: What to do about lost devices
*Cybersecurity Spelled Out: CIS Critical Security Controls® for your network
*The High Cost of Cheap Email: Is your budget solution putting you at risk?
*Your Digital Doppelganger? Lots of hackers would love to be you!
*No Man Is An Island: Why security culture matters!
*Friends, Followers, and Frauds: The unfriendly side of social media
To register for an upcoming webinar, watch replays of past webinars, or read cybersecurity articles, visit practicalcybersecurity.com.
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The 2025 Downtown Doc Walk calendar is open! Organizers are now booking healthcare providers and sponsors. Contact Sarah Johnson at 620-222-6262 or email marketing@wnmh.org with interest.
Providers: Give a 5-7 minute health talk, and:
- Promote health & well-being
- Address community health needs
- Engage with the community
- Disrupt the "white coat barrier”
- Generate awareness for healthcare services
Sponsors: Provide a healthy snack, and:
- Engage with the community
- Generate awareness for your brand
- Bring new faces into your space
SCHEDULE: 1st Thursday @ 4:00 p.m.
Updated Doc Walk Schedule:
- Aug 7 – Dr. Todd Peters & Albright Realty
- Sept 4 – Nichole Anderson, RN & Sheila's Giving Closet
- Oct 2 – Angels Home Health & Cumbernauld Village
- Nov 6 – Good Shepherd Hospice & Marquee Performing Arts Center
- Dec 4 – Thomas Lyman, DPM & Timber Creek Floral
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