Chamber Flash - Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce

Chamber Flash
Creating opportunities that drive
commerce and promote business.
April 1, 2016
Upcoming Events
Welcome New Chamber
Members!
Quickbooks for Beginners Class
Monday, April 4th, 9 AM—4 PM
JMCR
We’re proud to announce our newest
Chamber member!
Election Day Coffee
Tuesday, April 5th, 7:30 AM
Chamber Front Office
Show your “I Voted” Sticker
Chamber Leads Exchange Group
Tuesday, April 5th, 8 AM
JMCR
Member Relations Committee Meeting
Wednesday, April 6th, 3:30 PM
Tip Top Towing and Recovery, LLC offers fast towing service at competitive rates. When your car
breaks down you need a company you can trust
to arrive quickly and provide the help you need
effectively. When you call Tip Top Towing that's
exactly what you'll get; a company providing you
the towing service you want at the price you want
to pay.
For more information call 24/7 at 660 747-8512 or
visit www.tiptoptowingandrecovery.com
Ribbon Cutting
University of Missouri Extension Office
Wednesday, April 6th, 4:30 PM
135 W. Market Street
Business After Hours
Thursday, April 7th, 5:30-7 PM
Players, 627 E. Russell Ave
Chamber Board Meeting
Monday, April 11th, 4 PM
JMCR
Ribbon Cutting
Thrivent Financial—Jeremy VanWey
Thursday, April 12th at 5 PM
The Downtown Studio, 209 N. Holden St.
Inside this issue:
Chamber Leads Exchange Group
Thursday, April 21st, 4 PM
JMCR
Tuscany Information Night
Thursday, April 21st, 5:30 PM
JMCR
Warrensburg Young Professionals
Thursday, April 21st, 5:30 PM—Location TBD
Chamber Legislative Luncheon
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Member News
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Gift Certificate & M2M Participants
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Chamber Info, Chamber Board and Staff
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Featured Chamber Sponsors
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WIN Networking Luncheon
Friday, April 22nd, 11:30 AM
Heroes, 107 W. Pine St.
For all events RSVP to chamber@warrensburg.org or 660-747-3168.
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Please note our reservation policy:
No-shows to charged events will be billed.
If you are interested in attending a committee meeting please
contact the Chamber office at 660-747-3168.
CHAMBER
NETWORKING LUNCHEON
On March 18th, 2016, the Warrensburg Chamber of
Commerce hosted a legislative luncheon in The
Granary Tap House and Grill located at 146 W. Pine
Street in Warrensburg.
Chamber Board Chair Casey Lund and owner of
Warrensburg Collison was the emcee for the legislative
update and introduced elected officials Senator David
Pearce, Representatives Denny Hoskins and Dean
Dohrman, City of Warrensburg Mayor Robin Allen and
Council member Donna DeFrain.
Several legislative issues were presented by Senator
Pearce and Representatives Hoskins and Dohrman
such as funding for Missouri roads and highways, the
Step Therapy program, texting and driving bill, sexual
violence prevention and Old Drum being potentially
recognized as the state’s historic dog.
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Here's a quick reminder about scholarship
opportunities for you!
The scholarship committee wants to remind evest
ryone that April 1 is the deadline for
scholarship applications for:
 2016 ACCE
 Chamber Management Academy
 CCEM Fall Conference
 Summer Institute
 Winter Institute 2017
Please visit http://www.ccemo.org/scholarshipopportunities.htm to download the application.
If you have any questions please contact Tammy
Long at tlong@mochamber.com.
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Storybook Trail
Enjoy reading, exercising, and family time all in one!
During each program a fun story will be displayed along
the trail. As you walk/bike/run along the trail, you can
stop at each page to find out what happens next! Stories
will be posted at each trail for one week.
This Storybook Trail will be located at Marr Park.
There is no fee for this event and it is NOW EXTENED
for the entire month of April.
For more information, contact Grace Joseph, Recreation
Supervisor, at grace.joseph@warrensburg-mo.com or
visit the Warrensburg Community Center at 445 E. Gay
Street, or call us at (660) 747-7178.
Warrensburg Warrior Run
Become a Warrensburg Warrior and earn your Warrior
T-Shirt by completing different obstacles along a route!
Obstacles are designed to be both fun and challenging,
and will be sure to bring out the warrior in you! Put on
the eye black and bring the whole family for this fun and
exciting race! Make sure to wear old clothes as you may
get a bit dirty! Race will start and end at the Johnson
County Fairgrounds.
Sign up as an individual or in teams of four. You are
competing side-by-side with the other competitors. The
fastest individual and team to complete all the obstacles
wins! *Teams must complete the obstacles together.
Central Missouri Baseball “Youth Team Day”
&
SCOTTS® MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL®
PITCH, HIT AND RUN™ COMPETETION
Join the Central Missouri Mules Baseball team and
Warrensburg Parks & Recreation for “Youth Team Day”
on Sunday, April 17, 2016, as the Mules play host to the
Lions from Missouri Southern State University at noon.
Area youth teams players and coaches, in team jersey
tops, will be provided free admission to the game.
Following the game, WPR and UCM Baseball will host
a free Scotts® Major League Baseball® Pitch Hit and
Run™ competition for area youth. The skills
competition is tentatively scheduled to begin at 4:00pm.
“Youth Team Day” and the MLB Pitch, Hit & Run
Competition are subject to change due to weather, please
contact WPR at 660-747-7178 to confirm both the
“Youth Team Day” and MLB Pitch, Hit & Run
schedule.
For the MLB Skills Competition:
Boys and girls are divided into four age divisions: 7/8,
9/10, 11/12, 13/14. Ages are determined as of July 17,
2016 for the competition. All participants must bring a
copy of their birth certificate and have their parent
or guardian fill out a registration/waiver form prior
to the start of the competition. For questions
concerning the competition, please contact your Local
The individual race will begin at 9:00 am, team race will Coordinator,
start at 10:00 am on Saturday, April 23th. You must be at Alex Kent at 660-747-7178 or
least 16 in order to participate. The individual race fee is alex.kent@warrensburg-mo.com
$25.00 and the team race fee is $75.00.
Registration is for the skills competition currently open
For more information contact Paul Hartwell, Recreation online at
Supervisor at paul.hartwell@warrensburg-mo.com, visit http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/kids/mlb_pitch_hit_run.jsp,
select the “Find a Local Competition” button and search
the Warrensburg Community Center at 445 E. Gay
by zip code. Select “Warrensburg Parks and RecreaStreet, or call us at (660) 747-7178.
tion” and click “Register to Participate”.
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blood stream and into the cells, moisturizes the
air in the lungs, regulates body temperature,
protects and moisturizes the joints and internal
organs, and helps eliminate waste products of
metabolism through the kidneys and
Cats Need Water
Tip: Using canned cat food in conjunction with
gastrointestinal tract.
drinking water is a good way to keep your cat
hydrated.
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a nutrient. But considering that water accounts
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transports nutrients and oxygen through the
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If you would like to view the most current Capital
Report please go to the following link to sign up for
District 051.
http://www.house.mo.gov/CapitolReport.aspx?
district=051
Spectacular Custom Home in Lake Ridge South:
2 Large Corner Lots with in ground swimming
pool, close to schools, WAFB and Walking Trail.
5 Bedroom, 4 Baths, 3 Car Garage .
Contact Denise Markworth At Action Realty Co
if you would like to See this home!!
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The City of Warrensburg Budget Cover
Photo Contest
The City of Warrensburg is conducting
a contest for photos of buildings, artwork or
land marks that are unique to Warrensburg and
the Warrensburg Community. The Contest is
open to students 13 through 19, and the top 3
pictures will be displayed on the cover of the
2017 City of Warrensburg Annual Budget.
Contestants are asked to submit photos labeled
“My Warrensburg” via email to the City Clerk
at cindy@Warrensburg-mo.com. Contest ends
May 31st 2016. All entries must be
accompanied by a completed entry form. The
forms may be obtained at
http://www.warrensburg-mo.com or at City
Hall.
Show us your talent. For more information
please call 660-747-9131.
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Interested in increasing your
brand awareness?
Would like to have up to 10 memberships? Want your business name on a
golf hole during our annual tournament, or even have your own team?
How about having networking event tickets on hand to use throughout the year?
There are many benefits of Chamber Sponsorship!
Call the Chamber today for more information at 660-747-3168.
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Click here
to read all
about it!
Be sure to check out the
Community Calendar!
Click on “Community” at
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LEADS?
Come build relationships and
make connections at the
Chamber Leads
Exchange Group!
Next
group:
Two meetings each month:
First Tuesday at 8 AM
Thursday
Third Thursday at 4 PM
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Need a stack of the 2015-2016 Guidebooks?
We’ll bring them to you!
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In the Jack Moore
Community Room at the
4 PM
Chamber of Commerce
Member Services
Small Business & Technology Development Centers
Funded by the Small Business Administration, the SBTDCs assists businesses with marketing, strategic planning, one-on-one business consultation, financial analysis planning,
and a series of hands on development programs for entrepreneurs. The Chamber works
to bring these services to your attention, and Chamber members receive a discount on training classes.
Contact Jeff Samborski with the Jackson County SBTDC at 816-252-5051 or samborskij@missouri.edu, or Kelly Dyer
with the Missouri Chamber SBTDC at 573-634-3511 or kdyer@mochamber.com.
Constant Contact’s Chamber Program provides their effective marketing tools, for FREE! Included benefits:
Want a great way to save on all your office supplies?
Stop by the Chamber office to pick up an
Office Depot Store Purchasing Card
OR
 Email marketing for up to 5,000 contacts (discounted
thereafter)
 Event, survey, and social marketing tools
 Custom branded email templates
 Support and advice from award winning coaches and
click the
National Chamber Program
logo above for information
on how you can
local marketing experts
 Product discounts - up to 25% off!
SAVE BIG!
Contact the Chamber for more information!
hrsimple.com is a live
online resource
presented in simple
language and designed to
help you manage your most important resource— your
employees! Chamber members have exclusive access to
this great resource at https://hrsimple.com/.
Forgot your log in information?
Call the Chamber office at 660-747-3168
and we’ll provide it.
Located in the train depot
behind the Chamber office,
the Jack Moore Community
Room is available to rent for
meetings, seminars, or other
events. Chamber members receive a significantly reduced
rental rate. The room includes a kitchenette with a sink and
refrigerator, is wheelchair accessible, and bathroom
facilities are available in the depot waiting area.
Call the Chamber and talk with Leanne for reservations.
New Chamber members receive a free marketing consultation, a
one-time Buy 1, Get 2 Free advertisement deal, and a free 6-month
subscription. Contact the Advertising Director for information.
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Looking for an easy gift? Look no further!
Gift
Certificates
Available!
The Chamber has Gift Certificates with over 50 local Chamber
participants in denominations of $5, $10, $20 & $50.
Call the Chamber office today for more information! 660 747-3168
SAMPLE
MidMo Handyman Service, LLC
Old Drum Coffeehouse & Bakery
Oriental Cuisine
Pack 'N' Mail
Red Cross Pharmacy, Inc.
Ridgeview Café
Roundabout Café & Ice Cream Shoppe
Royal Oaks Golf Course
Rudy's Frame Shop & Gallery, LLC
SERC, Physical &Therapy
Shoe Sensation
Sonic Drive In
STRIVE, Women's Fitness
Sugie Girl Embroidery
Super 8 Motels
Swisher's
Three Trees Workshop
Tranquility Shop
University of Central Missouri—Performing Arts Series
University of Central Missouri Bowling Center
Warrensburg Chrysler Dodge Jeep
Warrensburg Wholesale Carpet
Xplosion Cheer & Tumbling
ACE Mystery Shopping
Air Design Heating & Cooling
Alewel's Country Meats
Brown's Shoe Fit Co.
Bybee Lawn Care
Center Stage Academy
Central Missouri Speedway
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill
Days Inn
Dean Williamson Furniture
Dugan Paints & Flooring
Euphoria Salon & Day Spa
executive advantage
Fitter's Pub
Glasscock Jewelry Corner
Helping Hands Thrift Store
Heroes Restaurant & Pub
IHOP
Impact Signs Awnings Wraps, Inc.
InSight Eyecare
Johnson County Sheltered Workshop
Liberty Hill Farm
Oats & Ivy Resale
Mary Kay Independent Sales Director Karen Sligh
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Our Member 2 Member Discount Program is designed to encourage Chamber business members to support each
other by offering members-only discounts to other current Chamber members.
Show your M2M card to receive these great deals! Contact the Chamber office if you need a M2M card.
Current Chamber Members participating in the Member 2 Member Program:
ACE Mystery Shopping
GNC
Riback Supply Co.
1125 N. Simpson Dr. 660-747-5600 609 E Young St. A-3 660-429-5563
133 Railroad St 660-429-3555
Attention businesses: Tired of poor
15% discount for Chamber
10% off all finish plumbing fixtures.
social media reviews and customer members. Not valid with any other
complaints? Experiencing a leaky
offer.
Rib Crib
cash register, employees that don’t
111 E. Parsons 660-747-2180
engage with customers or wonder
Impact Signs Awnings Wraps
15% off total bill amount for
why sales are down? With our free
22705 N. Hwy 65 Sedalia, MO
Chamber members.
customization, no set up fees and
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no binding contract , it just takes
www.impact4800.com
Roundabout Café &
sense to let us help you stop losing
15 % off all Banner orders for
Ice Cream Shoppe
money!
Chamber members (some
1125 C N. Simpson Dr. 660-429restrictions may apply).
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Air Design Heating & Cooling
10 % discount on breakfast
244 SW Highway 13, 660-429-4800
Karen Sligh, Independent Sales
or lunch meal.
10 % off all service work. Not valid
Director, Mary Kay Cosmetics
with any other offer. Does not
134 SW 95 Rd, 660-747-0098
Royal Oaks Golf Course
apply to employees of Chamber
10% off all retail purchases.
985 SE 130 Road, Knob Noster
members (only Chamber members
karensligh@centurylink.net
660-687-5572
themselves).
Play 18 holes with golf cart for $20.
Liberty Hill Farm
Price is per person. Not valid during
American Legion Post 131
198 NW 701 Road, Centerview
tournament play.
733 E. Young St. 660-747-5957
660-238-3244
10% discount on contracted facility 10% off on farm store purchases
Pack ‘N’ Mail
usage. 5% discount on contracted (does not include delivery or whole
540 E. Young Ave., Ste A
catering service.
or sides of beef, hogs, etc.)
660-747-2799
10% off UPS or Fed-X shipments.
Bybee Lawn Care
Lifetime Animal Center
660-864-5635
227 SE St Rte. 13, 660-422-7838
Sugie Girl Embroidery
Chamber members receive
5% discount off of regular price
1209 S. Country View Lane
10 % off all lawn care service.
Science Diet /Prescription Diet
660-362-0344
Free estimates.
Food. Cannot be combined with 10% off all orders. Free digitizing of
any other discount.
logo on orders of $350 or more.
C&C Mechanical, LLC
Free estimates, free delivery.
816-255-8842
Oats & Ivy Resale
10% off all service calls.
709 N. Charles St. 660-747-2041
Shaw Accounting Group, LLC
15% off total purchase. Not valid
201 N Holden St, 660-747-2135
Culligan Water Conditioning
with any other discount.
New clients receive a free initial
1220 W Main St. Sedalia, MO
consultation & 25% off QuickBooks,
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Advertise your seasonal specials
bookkeeping & payroll services for
660-827-2770 or 1 800-499-1009
with The Muleskinner!
6 months. Additionally, new tax
Install a Culligan “Bottle-less”
Buy one ad* and get a second ad
clients will receive 10% off their
cooler for your office & receive
free! Contact the Muleskinner for
Federal & Missouri income tax
free Basic installation, or try our
more details: 660-543-4051, or
return preparation.
bottled water delivery service &
muleskinner ads@ucmo.edu.
get 10 gallons of purified drinking
*any size ad, print or online.
Tandem IT
water free.
10% monthly discount on all
Old Drum Coffeehouse & Bakery
service packages. Free new
Dugan’s Paint & Flooring
211 N. Holden St. 660-362-0161
customer consultation and free 15709 E Hale Lake Rd. 660-747-6822
10% off on any one drink
day trial for all new customers.
Any retail purchase of paint or
flooring receives a 10% discount,
Oriental Cuisine
The Change Jar
excludes installation on labor.
705 N. Burkarth Rd. 660-429-1020
617 S. Maguire St. 660-747-5330
10% off any food item. Not
10% off any one regular priced
executive advantage
applicable with any other offer.
item with each visit. $5.00 annual
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consignment fee waived if a
573-819-0706
consignment account is opened.
Executive advantage will provide a
Pizza Hut
10% discount on HR reviews for
914 N Simpson 660-747-1777
small to medium sized businesses.
$4.99 buffet Sunday—Friday
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Timbers Therapeutic Massage
219 Emerson St. 412-445-0999
10% off any massage. Only one
discount per session.
The Donut Café & Bakery
505 N. Maguire St., 660-238-9129
10% discount for Chamber
members.
Three Trees Workshop
660-864-4238
We’re happy to offer an exclusive
Chamber Member discount
of 10% off any order.
Tranquility Shop
128 N. Holden St. 660-362-0788
Chamber members receive 10% off
each time they make a purchase.
Twister Sports
240 NW St. Rt. 13, 660-238-0577
1/2 price to Friday Family Fun
Nights for all members and Twister
-member pricing for birthday
parties and
special events.
White Rose Pavilion
101 Ming St, 660-747-2222
20% off your total rental fee for all
chamber members. Use our venue
for your next wedding reception,
baby shower, work functions,
graduation party, formal, and
more. Call us to schedule a tour or
book your event.
Xplosion Cheer & Tumbling
240 NW St. Rt. 13, 660-422-8326
Chamber Members receive a 5%
discount on all services
(excluding private lessons).
Not good with other offers.
Board of Directors 2015 – 2016
Casey Lund, Chair
Warrensburg Collision Repair Center
220 West Young, Warrensburg, MO 64093
(660) 429-2011 Fax: (660) 429-6405
info@warrensburgcollision.com
Term Expires: June 2017
Steve Fox
Fox Heating & Cooling LLC
448 E. Gay St., Warrensburg, MO 64093
(660) 747-2992
foxheatingandcooling@hotmail.com
Term Expires: June 2018
Rick Solomon, Chair Emeritus
Alpha Property Management Services, LLC
219 Emerson St., Warrensburg, MO 64093
(660) 429-6042
rick@alpharentswsbg.com
Term Expires: June 2016
Scott Crist
Western Missouri Medical Center
403 Burkarth Rd., Warrensburg, MO 64093
(660) 747-2500
scrist@wmmc.com
Term Expires: June 2017
Scott Patrick, Chair Elect
Warrensburg R-VI School District
P.O. Box 638, Warrensburg, MO 64093
(660) 747-7823
spatrick@warrensburgr6.org
Term Expires: June 2017
Sharri Carter
Johnson County Community Health Services
723 PCA Road, Warrensburg, MO 64093
(660) 747-6121
Sharri.Carter@lpha.mo.gov
Term Expires: June 2017
Karen Sligh, Secretary
Mary Kay, Independent Sales Director
134 SW 95 Rd., Warrensburg, MO 64093
(660) 747-0098
karensligh@centurylink.net
Term Expires: June 2016
Jeff Franklin
J.W. FRANKLIN CO.
123 E. Gay St., Ste.ES-V, Warrensburg, MO
64093
(660) 747-9854
jeff@jwfranklin.com
Term Expires: June 2018
Jeff Florida, Treasurer
F&C Bank
P.O. Box 157, Holden, MO 64040
(660) 732-5516
jflorida@fandcbank.com
Term Expires: June 2018
Donna Czerniak
Exceptional Properties Realty LLC
223 E. Market St., Warrensburg, MO 64093
(660) 362-0288
Donna@SoldbyDonna.com@gmail.com
Term Expires: June 2016
Steve Latour
Sigma Tau Gamma
101 Ming St., Warrensburg, MO 64093
660-747-2222
slatour@sigmataugamma.org
Term Expires: June 2017
Joe Warren
The Daily Star-Journal
P.O. Box 68, Warrensburg, MO 64093
(660) 747-8123
joe.warren@npgco.com
Term Expires: June 2018
John Yost
515 Westgate Dr., Warrensburg, MO 64093
j.yost@charter.net
Term Expires: June 2016
Chamber Staff
Suzanne Taylor, Executive Director
staylor@warrensburg.org
Leanne Larson, Office Manager
llarson@warrensburg.org
Brooke Samack, Communications Coordinator
bsamack@warrensburg.org
Get
Connected.
Stay
Connected.
Sara Ring, Member Relations Coordinator
sring@warrensburg.org
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Mission
The Greater Warrensburg Area
Chamber of Commerce create
opportunities that drive
commerce and
promote business.
The Chamber Flash
is a twice-monthly email publication, out
on the FIRST and THIRD Fridays of each
month. It’s a great way for Chamber
members to share information
about their businesses!
It also keeps members up to date with
member benefits, networking events
and other activities.
Space in the Chamber Flash is
an included member benefit
for Chamber members only. E-mail your
print ready ad in JPG format
to chamber@warrensburg.org by
noon Wednesday for Friday publication.
You must resubmit your flyer each
week you would like it published.
Non-members, upon their request, receive
this publication as a courtesy service.
The Chamber Flash is compiled and
written by Communications Coordinator
Brooke Samack.
Interested in membership or
sponsorship?
Contact Sara Ring at
sring@warrensburg.org or at the
Chamber office,
660-747-3168 ext. 222 or email
chamber@warrensburg.org.
Please share the
Chamber Flash with
your staff, colleagues,
friends and family!
Thank You To Our Featured Sponsors
Thank You To Our Friends of the Chamber
STEVE FARR
ANN & JIM HOUX
PAUL POLYCHRONIS
COMMITTEE TO ELECT HOUX
Click on each logo for information
about the state and national
Chambers of Commerce:
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