2010 Fall Trivia Night
 The
Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Commerce invites you to
flex your intellectual might at the 3rd Trivia Night to be
held on September 24th at the St. Robert Community Center
from 7 to 10 p.m. Teams will be made up of no more than 10
players. The registration fee is $100 per team and due to
the Chamber office by September 23rd. If you can't come up
with ten players please contact the Chamber office and we
will try to pair you up with other individuals.
There will be no concession stand at the venue so teams are
encouraged to bring their own refreshments, sorry no alcoholic
beverages will be allowed on the premises. The minimum participant
age is 14 and there is no babysitting provided. Questions
will begin promptly at 7 p.m. for the following categories:
Geography, Science, Art, Sports, History, and Pop Culture.
Mulligans are available for purchase before the event begins
and cost $5 for 1 or 6 for $25.
 Come
out and challenge the defending champs, the Rotary Club of
Pulaski County's "Think Tank," in a battle of the
brains and a night of fun and camaraderie! Sponsoring this
event is Citizen's Mortgage Company. For more information
contact the Chamber office at 573-336-5121, e-mail info@wsrchamber.com
or visit www.waynesville-strobertchamber.com
What "IT'S ALL HERE!" Is All About!
Shop Local...it sounds easy enough, but how can you shop
local if you don't go out and find what's available within
your community? It's All Here is the Chamber's
new Shop Local event aimed at reminding old residents and
introducing the new ones to the resources and opportunities
right outside their doors. We're proud of what the Waynesville-St.
Robert area has to offer and we don't want it to be a secret
any longer!
Sign-up to be a part of It's All Here and the
Chamber will put your name in all radio, television, and print
advertising for the event; feature your business on a map
of participants; and finally you'll get a quarter page ad
in a special edition It's All Here tab that
will be inserted in the Daily Guide and Guidon the week of
the event!
All we ask in return is that your business stay open between
the hours of 5 p.m. and midnight on November 5th! Take this
opportunity to welcome consumers to your business with specials
and deals they won't want to pass up! Create repeat business
by offering coupons or discounts on future purchases! We're
working to get them in your door, keeping them coming back
is up to you!
Don't have the staff or resources to stay open that long?
That's okay too! There are still plenty of opportunities to
get involved with this event but make sure you sign up soon,
deadline is September 15th!
We've heard the statistics of the shopping dollars leaving
our area and frankly we're ready to put in the work to get
them back! Won't you join us?
For more information about this event contact Cecilia by
calling 573-336-5121 or e-mailing chamberdirector@wsrchamber.com.
You can also click the image below to learn more about the
opportunties to get involved with this project.
 Community
Pride Night
The Chamber would like to recognize the following
businesses for their donations to the 2010 Community Pride
Night.
Pride Night Supporters
Aaron's Sales and Leasing
All American Real Estate Company
American Family Insurance Steward Agency
Bank of Iberia
Big O Tires
Cable America
Carey Heitman State Farm Insurance
CenturyLink
Citizens Mortgage Company
Cole-Mahan Enterprises
Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Cross Creek Realty
Daily Guide
State Representative David Day
R.J. Dick
First State Bank
Fort Wood Hotels
Glik's Outlet
Harold & Brigitte Burleson
Hawthorn Bank
Headlines Salon
Ireland Architects
Jones Investment Group
Keller-Williams Realty -The Signature Team
KFBD/KJPW
KFLW 98.9 The Fort
Colin, Courtney, and Conner Long
Lowe and Lowe Attorneys
Lynch's Furniture and Appliance
McDonald's of St. Robert
Meek's Building Center
Mid Missouri Credit Union
Miller Real Estate
Motel 6
Ozark Coca Cola Dr. Pepper Bottling Co.
Ozarks Technical Community College/Waynesville Education Center
Peppers Sports Bar& Grill
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.
Post Realty and Associates
Pulaski County Museum and Historical Society
Rapid Body Reducers
Rastur Development Company
Rotary Club of Pulaski County
Security Bank
Sellers-Sexton
Signature Properties of Missouri
Signs in Time
Sonic
Splash Designs
Tagge Assurance Group
US Bank
Wal-Mart
Westside Salon
To see pictures from Pride Night click HERE.
To see pictures from other Chamber events recently
held click HERE.
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It
was an exciting and fun Community Pride Night this year. We
had more volunteers than ever come out to help serve 1,000
hot dogs and soda. We actually ran out 30 minutes before game
time. It was a real tailgate party this year thanks to the
sponsors that joined us to hand out free items. What a way
to cheer on our Waynesville Tigers! Thanks to the Waynesville
Athletic Department and School District for their support.
This event would not be possible without our sponsors and
volunteers!
School
is well under way in our community. It was really great seeing
so many supporters at our annual Community Pride Night! It
is one of the great things about the people of the Waynesville/St.
Robert/Fort Leonard Wood area that we are a community that
supports its youth. The Choices Program is another example
of how the Chamber leads the way in supporting the community.
Partnering with the Rotary Club, we have brought a national
program to our schools to help teens "achieve academic
success in pursuit of their career and life aspirations."
I encourage you to lend your leadership skills to our future
leaders by volunteering to present the Choices Program. This
month brings another exciting "Trivia Night" at
the St. Robert Community Center. Please join us September
24 for this friendly, fun, and challenging night!
Jackie
Hendrix is excited to become the newest Ambassador for the
Chamber. Jackie is a native Oklahoman who moved to the area
in January of 2009. She and her husband Chris, share a home
in Waynesville with their dog, Porter. Jackie enjoys bowling
and is active in a local women's league. 
Looking
for something to do over Labor Day weekend? There is plenty
to do right here in your back yard. A weekend of music is
in store from FORR's 20th Annual Homecoming Rally; rock music,
MWR's hosting of country singer Miranda Lambert, to Dixon's
Bluegrass Pickin' Time. Stopped out at Gasconade Hills Resorts
Camp Barnabus Burn Benefit which offers a cookout, silent
auction and fireworks display or Crocker's Labor Day Celebration.
For details on all the events visit our calendar at 
I
have joined the Meramec Region (P-20) Education Council. The
P-20 stands for pre-school to graduate school students. In
order to compete in a global environment Missouri students
not only complete with other United States students, but students
in India, China, and other advancing foreign countries. Education
is a vital part of having a trained work force or trainable
work force for economic development efforts. Education is
a direct correlation for earnings, quality of life, and health
related issues. A 2006 census survey showed that Missourians
age 25- 64 with a professional degree earned 2.8 times more
income than high school drop outs. Math and Science core competencies
are the cornerstone of the high-tech, innovated economy. The
P-20 Council is highlighting the importance of (STEM) science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics.
