Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Yolanda "Landy" Dixon
945-A Missouri Ave.
St. Robert, MO 65584
417-889-7474
landy@cccsoftheozarks.org
www.cccsoftheozarks.org

Edward Jones Investments
Lindell Widger
573-336-3266
lindell.widger@edwardjones.com
www.edwardjones.com

Chamber Luncheon - May 14th at 11:45 a.m. at the Chopstix. Our sponsor is the Waynesville R-VI School District. Cost is $10. Call or e-mail the Chamber office to R.s.v.p. by 9 a.m. on May 13th.

Chamber Eggs & Issues Lunch - May 28th at 11:30 a.m. at the Hampton Inn in St. Robert with Andy's 417 catering. Senator Frank Barnitz and Representative David Day will discuss with Chamber members the issues that have came before the Missouri Congress in its most recent session. Our lunch sponsor is EMBARQ. Please call the Chamber office at 573-336-5121 to R.s.v.p., or email chamber@wsrchamber.com by 9:00 a.m. May 27th to reserve your seat at this event. There is no cost to attend and seating is limited!

Chamber Looking for Volunteers

The Chamber is looking forward to moving to the basement of the Tourism's building in the near future. Plans are being prepared and we hope to begin work on the renovations in the next couple of months. We will be looking for a lot of volunteer help and donations to make this move possible. Let us know if you are interested in sharing your talents with the Chamber and can volunteer to help us in any way.

Community Diversity Walk

The Community Diversity Walk on 10 May 2008 at 0800 hrs is designed to further enhance and solidify the relationships between the people of Fort Leonard Wood, St. Robert, Waynesville, Rolla, and Lebanon by joining together on a fun, non-competitive, and entertaining event. The idea originated through the concept of building the team through the inclusion of all citizens of our communities regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, or gender. As people set aside differences, it becomes easier to identify commonalities that could possibly assist in all people living together in harmony and unity. The Community Diversity Walk is designed to embrace each race and ethnicity in hopes of building a covenant between the Service members of Fort Leonard Wood and the citizens of all the surrounding communities.

http://www.wood.army.mil/eop/

Point of contact is SFC Felicia Alston, 573-596-0131 extension 61013.

How To Do Business With the Government

Presented by the Springfield Procurement & Technical Assistance Center
Instructor: Mary Love

This seminar is a two part series.
How to do Business with the Government, Part 1: Preparing your Business to Sell to the Government
May 12, 0900-1100 Classroom 6, Truman Education Center, FLW
This class is part one of the two part series, How to do Business with the Government, taught by the Springfield Procurement and Technical Assistance Center. The class includes: an overview of the potential revenues available to a contractor who sells supplies and services to the government, (federal, state, and local); the requirements to
register at various web sites; the certifications required for socio economic categories such as service disabled veteran owned small business; and marketing opportunities to sell to the government.

How to do Business with the Government, Part 2: Bidding on Government Contracts
June 11, 0900-1100 Classroom 6, Truman Education Center, FLW
This class is part two of the two-part series, How to do Business with the Government, taught by the Springfield Procurement and Technical Assistance Center. The class includes: the various types of solicitations and how to evaluate them for bidding purposes; the most common types of contract awards; and grant money available for
innovative ideas of interest to the military/government through Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technical Transfer (STTR).

One-on-one consultations will be offered on a first come-first serve basis from 1:00 to 3:00 on the afternoon following each session. Cost: $10 per class. To make fee payment, you must register on the website: www.missouribusiness.net/cgi-bin/calendar/

For questions about the class, please e-mail the instructor, Mary Love, at, lovema@mst.edu, or call her at (417) 836-5680.

Tiger Marathon Kids Program Concludes with Challenge Run

The Tiger Marathon Kids Program was on the move, Tuesday morning May 6. The program is designed to promote fitness, reading, and character education within the Waynesville R-VI School District's for 5th and 6th grade classes. Children are challenged to read 26 books, perform 26 good deeds and run 26.2 miles over a six-month period. All of this hard work culminated when the 5-6 grade students ran their final 1.2 miles with the Superintendent of Schools, Dr Judene Blackburn, the High School cross country team, district principals, and other special guests in a celebration run.

Students and faculty gathered at St. Robert Glass and started their run there. They were greeted on the route by area businesses which included Sellers-Sexton, Inc. The race concluded near the Maple Tree Plaza in St. Robert. Deanne House, Director of Food Services and Coordinator for the event stated "she was very proud of the students for their hard work and dedication".

In addition to the district's Superintendent, Dr. Judene Blackburn, other district principals participating were: Hilary Bales, Mike Morriss, George Lauritson, Mark Parker and Sonya Campbell.

Placing first in the event was Wade Howser, 5th grader at Freedom Elementary, second place was Jordon Sirois, 6th grader at Wood Elementary and third place went to Kain Williams who is a 5th grader at Partridge Elementary.

Walk of Hope

Genesis: A Place of New Beginnings would like to invite you and your group to their "Walk of Hope". This is their annual walk to raise money so that they can continue to provide much needed services to women and children who are victims of domestic violence. Their "Walk of Hope" will be held on May 31, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. beginning and ending at the St. Robert Community Center. This year the walk will be more user friendly 9K route! They have also added a lot of fun things for kids and all of those who are young at heart. There will be a live DJ, inflatables, a dunking booth, a duck pond, cotton candy, and popcorn. They will also provide daycare while parents walk. All of this fun is FREE! You can also help raise money by collecting pledges. You can pick up your pledge forms at Good Samaritan Resource Center or call 573-774-4040. If you can't join the walk, please consider making a donation. ____________________________________________

Child Safety Seat Check-Up

Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will be present at the Pulaski Medical Clinic located at 107 Ichord Ave. in the Cross Creek Plaza in Waynesville on Thursday, May 15, 2008 from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. An appointment is necessary to have a car seat check.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that 4 out of 5 car seats are not installed correctly. Participants attending the Child Safety Seat Check-Up Event will learn how to properly install and use car seats to transport their precious cargo. Car seats will be examined by certified technicians for proper installation, age and size appropriateness, whether it is one that has been recalled by its manufacturer or is damaged in same way. Child safety seat replacements will be available at no cost if a car seat is deemed inoperable or inadequate by one of our certified technicians.

Please call to schedule an appointment, it only takes 20 minutes which is a small investment to make, to help save a child's life. Call (573) 458-7696.

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Executive Coach Special

USA Tours has a luxurious way for your group to take a fun, relaxing trip at a great price with our Executive Coach Special available in May & June. Our luxury motorcoach can be reserved for day trips that are within 110 miles of Rolla for only $30 per person. Your party will need a minimum of 12 people; maximum occupancy is 24.

The motorcoach has a front area with 19 regular seats, 3 card tables, and a kitchenette with a microwave, refrigerator, and a coffee maker. The back half of the coach is a lounge area with 4 couches that convert to 8 beds for overnight trips. There are 2 independent 32 inch flat screen TV systems, WiFi access, and 110 volt AC outlets.

So start planning your adventure to St. Louis, Columbia, Springfield, the Lake of the Ozarks, etc. (you get the idea!) and call USA Tours at 573-341-8166 (or email us at usatours@fidmail.com ) to talk about your travel plans.

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Parenting Classes

University of Missouri Extension is offering Parenting Classes on May 23, 30 and June 6 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the Pulaski County Courthouse.
Topics: Care for Self & Understand; Guide; Nurture & Motivate
Lunch will be provided for all 3 classes! Pre-registration is required
Call office at 573-774-6177

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H.E.A.R.T.s Astride

Dear Friends,

We at H.E.A.R.T.s Astride need YOUR Help! We are
looking for dedicated volunteers to support our
Equine Assisted Therapy program (formerly known
as therapeutic riding).

H.E.A.R.T.s Astride provides lessons to children and
adults with various disabilities. For each rider three
(3) volunteers are needed per horse. In order for this
program to be successful we are dependent upon
dedicated volunteers to offer their services as either
side walkers or horse handler.Training is provided by
certified NARHA (North American Riding for the
Handicapped Association) instructors.

H.E.A.R.T.s Astride is a 501(c)3 organization that
is managed 100% by dedicated volunteers. Our mission
is to encourage lifelong leisure activities and to
promote physical health and self-esteem to disabled
riders. The natural affinity between people and
animals is a proven and powerful way of enabling
riders to achieve their full potential and to integrate
these individuals into the community.

Without your volunteer services, H.E.A.R.T.s Astride
cannot provide the needed services to these children
and adults.

H.E.A.R.T.s Astride Volunteer Opportunities - No
previous horse knowledge is necessary.
*Side-walker (walk beside horse and support rider for
*about 30 to 45 minutes). Free training provided by
*NARHA certified instructor,
*Horse Handler (groom and tack the horse prior to
*class and lead the horse during class). Free
*training provided by NARHA certified instructor,
*Mounting specialist (assisting, supervising or
*handling mounting procedures). Free training
*provided by NARHA certified instructor, approx.
* Greeter (supervise sign in for volunteers, riders,
*parents and guests).
*Volunteer Orientation training, approx. 30 minutes.
*Committee member (event planning, fund-raising,
*appreciation....). Volunteer Orientation training,
*approx. 30 minutes.

If you are interested in any of the H.E.A.R.T.s Astride
Volunteer Opportunities and can give a couple of hours
a week, please please reply to kufans@embarqmail.com
check out our web site www.heartsastride.org.

We at H.E.A.R.T.s Astride look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,
H.E.A.R.T.s Astride

"Strong Chambers of Commerce may be measured in many ways:  by the number of members, activities, economic development, community growth, etc.  We thank our members for continuing their investment in the Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Commerce, in their business, and in our community.  Your membership makes our Chamber stronger.  By being a member you are identifying yourself with Waynesville-St. Robert's leading business organization."