December 2014 Newsletter - Brush Chamber of Commerce

Dec 2014
Brush Happenings
Thur, Jan 1—New Years
Day, Chamber Closed
Wed, Jan 7—Elizabeth
Visit to Brush
BRUSH AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Chamber News
Proud to be a “Main Street” Community
2014 Annual Banquet
The 2014 Annual Banquet will be held Tues-
Scalise will give addresses.
Retiring board members
day, January 27 at the
Carroll Bldg. Social at
will be recognized and the
Volunteer of the Year,
dio Program
5:30pm, Dinner at
6:30pm followed by the
Tue, Jan 27—5:30pm
Chamber Annual Banquet @ Carroll Bldg
program at 7:30pm. New
board members will be
Spur of the Year and Business of the Year will be
announced. A short power point presentation
summarizing the year’s
accomplishments will also
be shown. At this ban-
Fri, Jan 9—8pm Comedy
Night at Clarion Inn
Mon, Jan 19—KSIR Ra-
Fri, Feb 13—8pm Comedy Night at Clarion Inn
Fri, Feb 27—MCC Gala
@ Country Steak Out
Mon, Mar 2—KSIR Radio Program
Fri, Mar 6—8pm Comedy Night @ Clarion Inn
Every Month
1st Tue—10am Economic Restructuring Com-
sworn in and 2014 President Theresa Leake and
2015 President Elect Dan
quet the 2015 Directory
will be distributed. The
Wednesday preceding the
banquet the Chamber’s
Annual Report will be available in the Brush News
Tribune and The Fort Morgan Times. Please save this
date as we celebrate the
accomplishments of 2014.
Welcome New Brush Chamber Members
The Roots Group
Computer Shack
300 Main Street
Fort Morgan, CO 80701
Julie 970-380-9370
Amanda 970-310-0019
220 Clayton Street
Brush, CO 80723
970-842-7650
Leonard Lucero
SG-Associates
19616 E Pinewood Dr
Aurora, CO 80016
970-380-4510
John Gotto
mittee @ Chamber
2nd Wed—Noon Chamber Luncheon @ Bunker Hill Country Club
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Happy Holidays!!
New Board Members Elected
Three new board members and one alternate were elected for the 2015-2017 term.
Congratulations to: Dana Sherman, Viaero Wireless; Damon Mussman, MMI International; Allison Groves, Sweet Peach Spa and alternate Dave Adams, Rising Stallion Cell
& Tech. Welcome Aboard!!!
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Brush! Great People! Quality Living!
Brush Happenings
Cont.
Where and What
Can I Buy in Brush?
On Tuesday evening, Nov 18th,
the Brush Chamber ―Main
Street‖ had a planning retreat
for 2015. One topic discussed
was a plan to promote what is
available at Brush merchants.
Further discussion will occur
over the next 2 months in an
attempt to develop a promotional plan.
3rd Tue—7am Chamber
Board Meeting @
Chamber
3rd Tue—Noon Tourism Panel Meetings—
TBD
4th Mon –11:30am
Stakeholders Mtgs—
City/Chamber
Thank you to our
Christmas Sponsors:
A & R Automotive Service; Bank of Colorado;
Brush Lions Club; Brush
News Tribune; City of
Brush!; Colorado Cogen;
Equitable Savings &
Loan; Farmers Realty
Co; Farmers State Bank;
Ingmire-Phillips Insurance; J & J’s Hairstyling;
Mgn Cty Econ Dev;
State Farm Ins; The Fan
Club; Wahlert Realty.
Interested in Volunteering?
The Chamber has 4 major committees that are
always looking for volunteers: Design, Economic
Restructuring, Organization and Promotions.
Contact the Chamber
today at 842-2666 if you
are interested.
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Brush! Great People! Quality Living!
Most Proud Of!!
One of the areas of discussion at the 2015 Planning Retreat was, What is the Chamber ―Main
Street‖ Most Proud Of. A sample of some ideas
presented follows: Save Our Sands Project; All
America City; Main Street Graduate Level designation; amazing volunteers; historical interest
from community; collaboration between City,
Chamber, County; Main Street revitalization project.
Dr. Hertneky is giving away this classic 1963 Studebaker
Lark come summertime. Call 842-5166 to find out how
it can be yours.
Brush Chamber Bucks
Brush Bucks were pur-
The Brush Chamber of
Brush Chamber business
get a haircut, buy mer-
Commerce has Brush
Chamber Bucks available
or merchant. It is a great
way to give a gift or bonus
chandise, pay your cell
phone bill, apply to your
for purchase. The Brush
Bucks are certificates that
to someone and the best
benefit is that our dollars
insurance and countless
other uses. They may not
can be used the same as
cash at any participating
stay in Brush. They can be
used to purchase groceries,
be redeemed for cash. In
2013 over $52,000 in
chased. The dollars spent
in Brush will have a turnover value of 5-7 times the
amount since the money
recirculates within the city.
What a great investment in
our community!
Chamber News
Brush! Great People! Quality Living!
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2014 Board of Directors
Officers:
Theresa Leake—President
Wes Cable—Secretary
Dan Scalise—Treasurer
Wes Cable—Past President
Cattle Baron Investors:
Directors:
Wendy Danielson, Andrea Spresser, Russ
Kauk, Bill Annan, Marta Tadolini, Dustin
Janzen
Ex-Officio Directors:
Dr. Kerry Hart, Shelly Griffith, Cassandra
Wilson, Tyler Purvis, Kari Linker
Morgan County Economic Development:
Theresa Leake, Chamber Rep
Morgan County Tourism Panel:
Melody Christensen, Chamber Rep
Staff:
Ron Prascher, Executive Director
Melody Christensen, Admin Assistant
Promotions: John Sweenie
Economic Stakeholders: Ron Prascher and
Theresa Leake Representatives
Organization: Tammy Wellen
Design: Helena Schultz
Economic Restructuring: Tyler Purvis
BRUSH AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
218 Clayton Street
Brush, CO 80723
Phone: 970-842-2666 or 1-800-354-8659
Fax: 970-842-3828
E-mail: brush@brushchamber.org
We’re on the Web!
www.brushchamber.org
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Investor: