12th Annual Firecracker Run

The Chamber's 12 Annual Firecracker Run is scheduled for June 27, 2015.  As always, the 1-Mile & 5K events will begin and end at Central High School.

Participant registrations are beginning to come in, which means the t-shirt count is beginning to lessen! Be sure to get your registration in early to secure your free-t-shirt and discounted entry fee!

A few more volunteers are still needed to help along the course.  If you can lend a hand, please call the Chamber Office ASAP!

Thank you to the many sponsors who have provided donations to assist us in making this event a success.  they include:

• Belgrade State Bank
• Central Methodist University
• Country Mart
• Culligan Soft Water
• Daily Journal
• Edward Jones
• First Bank
• First State Community Bank
• Kary Buckley Towing & Recovery, Inc.
• KFMO / B104 Radio
• KREI / KTJJ Radio
• Leadco Community Credit Union
• Maloney, Wright & Robbins, CPA's
• Mineral Area College
• Missouri Baptist University
• New Era Bank
• O.D.A.C.S. Inc. (Drug & Alcohol Collection Services)
• Park Hills River Mart
• Parkland Flower Girl
• Parkland Health Center
• Parkland Health Mart Pharmacy
• Pharmax Pharmacy #1343
• Proffer Wholesale Produce, Inc.
• Red Wing Shoe Company
• Road ID
• Save-A-Lot
• Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health
• Southeast Missouri Community Credit Union
• St. Francois County Health Center - WIC
• Turner Chevrolet-Cadillac Co., Inc.
• Upward Smiles, Inc.
• US Bank

Find out more about the event by clicking here: Firecracker Run

Chamber Scholarship Awarded

2015 Central High School Graduate, Chelsie Grindstaff, Awarded Park Hills - Leadington Chamber Scholarship 

 

The Park Hills - Leadington Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is excited to announce that the recipient of the very first Chamber Scholarship is 2015 Central High School Graduate, Chelsie L. Grindstaff!

 

Grindstaff, daughter of D. Ray and Sheila Grindstaff of Park Hills, will receive $500 per semester, for up to four consecutive semesters, to assist with the costs of earning her Associates of Arts Degree in Teaching at Mineral Area College.

 

Grindstaff was heavily involved in extracurricular activities throughout her high school career. She was active in Marching Band, Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, FTA, FCA, and the Upward Bound Program.

 

Community involvement played an important part in the decision making process of the Chamber's Scholarship Selection Committee. Community pride, beatification, and participation are all very important to the Chamber. The selection committee found it refreshing that aside from maintaining a high GPA through her high school studies; participating in several extracurricular school activities; and working 15-20 hours per week for the past two years at Country Mart; Grindstaff, also found time to be active and support her local community by volunteering and participating in the Future Teachers of America, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Hurryville Freewill Baptist Church, and Park Hills Head Start.

 

As a recipient of the Park Hills - Leadington Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, Grindstaff will receive her first $500 installment of funds to assist with the summer classes in which she's already enrolled at Mineral Area College. Three more $500 installments will be available to Grindstaff; one for each consecutive semester she attends Mineral Area College, Central Methodist University, or Missouri Baptist University. She will receive a total of $2,000 in financial aid toward her degree.

 

Finally, one of the recipient requirements of the scholarship outlines the importance of being an active member of the community in which you live by insisting that the scholarship recipient attend and/or volunteer at one Chamber of Commerce Investor Meeting, and one Chamber Sponsored Event such as the Annual Firecracker Run or Sweetheart Trivia Night. We look forward to having Chelsie join us at a meeting and help at an event. This will be a great opportunity for Chamber Investors and local members of the community to congratulate her on an outstanding high school academic record and continuing education plan!

Summer Movies In the Park

American Family Insurance - Hanna Mahaney & Bill Bess, The City of Park Hills, The Park Hills - Leadington Chamber of Commerce, and Central R3 School, together with O.D.A.C.S. Inc., Chad's Tire & Auto, First State Community Bank, and Serenity HospiceCare are excited to present the first ever Park Hills "Summer Movies in the Park" series!

The three-movie event begins on June 20th with the movie "Despicable Me"!

Admission is FREE and all movies will be shown at the Amphitheater in Columbia Park, Park Hills.

Other movies in the series include "Monsters University" and "Big Hero 6".  Click the movie titles for complete details on each event.

Inflatable Fun to Host July First Friday Coffee on the SECOND Friday in July

Join us at Columbia Park at Pavilion #1 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00. a.m. for coffee and doughnuts on Friday, July 10, 2015!

The event is being hosted by Inflatable Fun!  They will have some of their products up for preview!

First Friday Coffee Events are held the first Friday of each month at various investor locations. 

This is a relationship building event for Chamber Investors, clients and potential clients.

Visit with other investors and members of the business community and learn about the sponsoring business or organization and their products and/or services while enjoying coffee, a light breakfast provided by the sponsoring business or organization.

Register your attendance here:      FFC July 2015

City Wide Yard Sale Coming in August

It's usually just a matter of days after the annual City Wide Yard Sale before the yard-sale fanatics start asking when the next one is.

Having already taken several telephone calls about it this year, we are now announcing this with the hope that you'll help us get the word out!

The Annual City Wide Yard Sale for Park Hills & Leadington is scheduled for Saturday, August 8th.

Permits for the event will be on sale at the Chamber Office from July 20, 2015 to August 3, 2015.

For more detailed information about the permit fees, and map pick-ups, etc., visit the event on the Chamber's website by clicking here:    City Wide Yard Sale 2015