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 Taste
of Pulaski County & Basket Auction
The Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Commerce
would like to extend thanks to all who came out to be a part
of the 2012 Taste of Pulaski County and Basket Auction. We
had record breaking attendance this year with 302 adult and
32 child tickets sold.
Sponsors for this event included:
| Citizens Mortgage Company,
LLC |
BRL Enterprises LLC |
| KFLW 98.9 The Fort |
Ireland Architects |
| Laclede Electric Cooperative |
Pepsi Cola |
| OnMedia |
Ozarks Technical Community College |
Restaurants for this event included:
| Charmed Cakes |
Colton's Steak House &
Grill |
| Domino's Pizza |
GW Pizza |
| Hoppers Pub/The Drynk |
Miller's Grill |
| Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper Bottling
Company |
Panera |
| Pepsi Cola |
River Rock Grill |
| Sweetwater BBQ |
Vidies Catering |
Special Thanks for this year included:
| Chamber Board of Directors |
Chamber Ambassadors |
| City of St. Robert |
Richard Baptiste |
| Sherrie Norris |
Shannon Norris |
| Waynesville High School Jazz Band |
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Ambassadors:
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Laura Brock
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Brad Budolfson
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Shawn Cordry
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R.J. Dick
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Russ Dixon
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Jackie Farris
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Ina Fernandez
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Joe Grumney
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Alana Hancock
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Jackie Hendrix
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Karen Hood
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Marsha Mercer
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Glen Popejoy
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Janel Rowell
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Melissa Shelden
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Betsy Thomson
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Beth Wiles
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Candice Williams
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Nola Wood
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Ilse York
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Jaimie Young
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Donations for this year included:
| Aaron's Sales and Leasing |
Andy's 417 |
| BRL Enterprises LLC |
Citizen's Bank of Newburg |
| Citizen's Mortgage Company |
Hawthorn Bank |
| Hogan Land Title of Pulaski County |
Lone Oak Printing |
| Wal-Mart |
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Door Prizes for this year included:
| Aaron's Sales & Leasing |
American Family Insurance
Steward Agency |
| Jan Shin Personalized Gifts |
Jabisco LLC |
| Kwik Kar Lube & Tune |
Lindsay Chrysler-Jeep Dodge LLC |
| Maurices |
Results Radio Group |
| River Rock Grill |
Ryan's Family Steakhouse |
| Sonic Drive In |
T.K. Pizza |
| The Thread Peddler |
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Silent Auction Items for this year included:
| Eircil's Jewelry |
Laura's Jewelry Designs |
| Michel's Frames & Things |
Waynesville Career Center |
Baskets and Gift Certificates for this
year included:
| 107.9 KCLQ |
Advanced Weight Loss Clinic |
| Advancia Corporation |
AdvoCare-Leanna Weathers, Distributor |
| All American Real Estate Company |
Alliance Inn & Suites |
| American Family Insurance
Steward Agency |
Anytime Fitness |
| April Kroenke Photography |
Armed Forces Bank |
| Arrowmart |
Aussie Jack's |
| Ava Anderson Non-Toxic |
Bank of Crocker |
| Bank of Iberia |
Bassett Insurance Agency |
| Baymont Inn & Suites |
Baymont Inn & Suite of Rolla |
| Becht Properties |
Bell's Extended Stay |
| Best Friends Animal Hospital |
Big O Tires |
| Blue Jay Farm |
Buckhorn Lanes |
| Cable America |
Carey Heitman State Farm Insurance |
| Celebrations Catering and Rentals of
Rolla |
Cenex St. Robert |
| Central Methodist University |
Century 21 Prestige Real Estate |
| CenturyLink |
Charlie's Cars |
| Chubby's Car Wash |
Citizens Mortgage Company |
| City of St. Robert |
City of Waynesville |
| Colton's Steak House & Grill |
Cook's Day Spa |
| Cracker Barrel |
Cross Creek Realty |
| D.I.Y. Dogwash |
Daily Guide |
| David M. Lowe, Attorney at Law |
Designs from Nature |
| Don Murray |
Drury University
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| Edward Jones |
Eircil's Jewelry |
| Elite Land Title |
Fabrics & Crafts |
| Farris Brothers Investment Co. |
Fidelity Communications |
| Firestone |
First State Bank of St. Robert |
| Flashback Photography Studio |
Fort Wood Hotels by Ehrhardt Properties |
| Forum Dental |
Frances Dutchuk |
| Ft. Leonard Wood Morale, Welfare and
Recreation |
Glik's |
| Greater Community Missionary Baptist
Church |
Greater Ozarks Chapter, IAAP |
| H & R Block St. Robert and Waynesville |
Headlines Salon |
| Hopper's Pub/The Drynk |
Ireland Architects |
| It Works from Nina Zechiel |
J.P. Hair Supply |
| Jamie and Jason Young |
Jan Shinn Personalized Gifts |
| JetVet Veterinary Clinic |
Jones Investment Group |
| KFBD-FM, KIIK-FM, KJPW-AM, KOZQ-AM, KJEL-FM
and KBNN-AM |
KFLW 98.9 - Ozark Media |
| Kingdom Kia |
La Familia Mexican Restaurant |
| Laclede Electric Cooperative |
Life Care Center of Waynesville |
| Lowe Chevrolet Buick |
Luigi's Italian Restaurant |
| Lynch's Furniture & Appliance |
Mark Prugh, Attorney at Law |
| Mary Kay - Brittany Lopez |
Mary Kay by Merlina Price |
| Maurice's |
Meek's Building Center |
| Mid America Bank & Trust Company |
Mid America Wireless |
| Mid Missouri Credit Union |
Mid Missouri Insurance Agency |
| Miller's Grill |
Mobil on the Run |
| Nancy's Pawn & Gift Shop |
Nitar |
| Odyssey Scuba & Travel |
Omega Pipeline Company |
| Orscheln Farm & Home |
Ozark Coca Cola/Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. |
| Ozarks Technical Community College |
Pampered Paws Pet Spa |
| Panera Bread |
Patty's University Bookstore |
| Paul's Furniture Outlet |
Peppers Sports Bar & Grill |
| Phelps County Regional Medical Center
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Porter Enterprises - Shaklee Independent
Distributors |
| Post Pawn Store |
Public House Brewing Company |
| Pulaski County Business Graphics |
Pulaski County Farm Bureau |
| Pulaski County Humane Society |
Pulaski County Museum & Historical
Society |
| Pulaski County Sewer District |
Pulaski County Tourism Bureau |
| Ray of Sunshine Café |
Realty Executives Watson & Associates |
| Repeat Boutique |
Results Radio Group (KTTR/KZNN/KDAA/KXMO) |
| Ridge Apartments/Pointe Lookout Villas
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River Rock Grill |
| Roubidoux Vacuum Center |
Scentsy - Janet Pelaquin |
| Scentsy - Marissa Cornelious |
Secrest Tees & More |
| Security Bank of Pulaski County |
Seda's Gift Shoppe |
| Seeger Toyota of St. Robert |
Sellers-Sexton Ford-Lincoln-Mazda |
| Signature Realty Partners |
Smith & Turley |
| Something Treasured |
Sonic Drive In |
| Splash Designs |
St. Robert Chiropractic Center |
| St. Robert Family Dental Center |
St. Robert Fitness |
| Stryker Orthodontics |
Suggies Fashion Beauty Supply |
| Sweetwater BBQ |
Talbot House - Collectables, Clocks &
Occupied Japan |
| TCC Verizon |
The ARK Community & Sports Center |
| The Cave Restaurant and Resort |
The Flower Bin |
| The Hub German Restaurant |
The Red Hatters |
| The Studio: Visual & Performing Arts
Centre' |
Thomas Enterprises |
| Townsend Wellness Center |
Tre Spa and Salon |
| Trinity Club |
Ultimate Gymnastics |
| US Bank |
VA Mortgage Center.com |
| Vidies Catering |
Walker Real Estate Team |
| Waynesville Career Center |
Waynesville Cinema 8 |
| Waynesville Education Center |
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage |
| Wendy's |
Westside Salon |
To see Taste pictures click here.
Chamber's First Chick-Fil-A Leadercast
The Chamber will host its first Chick-Fil-A Leadercast on
May 4th at The ARK Community & Sports Center. Registration
will begin at 7:00 a.m. with the first session beginning at
8:00 a.m. The Leadercast will conclude at 3:30 p.m. The choices
you make define the leader you become. And the choices you
make are not just about you. They're about the positive impact
you can have on your organization, your community, and beyond.
Our world needs everyday leaders who will choose to make it
a better place. That's what Chick-fil-A Leadercast 2012 is
all about. You can expect to be challenged, inspired, and
encouraged. You will learn how to improve your own leadership
skills and also have the opportunity to network with other
leaders in your area. You will see just how far your own choices
could take you.
Two more sponsorships are available
for $500. Event sponsors will receive a logo and link on the
event web page, their logo with a link in all online promotions
and e-blasts, and their company logo and information in a
slide show to run before and during downtime the day of the
event. All sponsors will also receive two free tickets to
the event. If you are interested in sponsoring the Leadercast
call the Chamber office at 573-336-5121.
This event is open to any person in the community. Tickets
are $30 for Chamber members and $35 for nonmembers. A limited
amount of tickets are now available at the Chamber office.
Each ticket is a $50 value. For more information on this event
contact the Chamber office at 573-336-5121 or visit the Leadercast
web site by clicking here.
2012 Leadercast Sponsors
Click the image below to view the Leadercast flier.
Eggs and Issues Luncheon
The Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber welcomes
State Senator Dan Brown and State Representative David Day
to its annual Eggs and Issues Lunch at the Hampton Inn beginning
at 11:30 a.m. on May 30th. This event, sponsored by CenturyLink,
is one of the highlights of the year as our local State Senator
and Representative report on the issues and challenges brought
to the Missouri Congress during its most recent session and
answer questions from the audience. This is a Chamber members
only event. There is no charge and the meal is being provided
by CenturyLink and catered by Andy's 417. We still ask that
you R.s.v.p. by calling the Chamber office at (573) 336-5121
or e-mailing chamber@wsrchamber.com
by 9 a.m. May 24th to reserve your seat at this 'must
attend' event. If you are unable to attend without notifying
the Chamber, you will be charged for the meal.
 Bridging
Members Program
The Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Commerce
is excited to announce a new membership benefit aimed at bridging
our members and supporting our local community.
Beginning in April of 2011 Chamber members are encouraged
to report to us when they visit another member's establishment.
At the end of the month the member with the most visits will
have the opportunity to have a video posted to our web site...FREE!
This only works if you're honest about who you're doing business
with and remember EVERY VISIT COUNTS! Just follow this link,
bookmark the page, and remember to let us know about your
visits! For more information about this program call the Chamber
office at 573-336-5121.
Click here
to log in your visits now!
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At Jones Investment Group, we strive to develop
a lasting relationship with all our clients and would love
the opportunity to use our knowledge, training, and experience
to develop a workable strategy to help you meet your financial
goals. We never work off of a pre-existing plan, but work
with you to understand your long and short-term goals allowing
us to develop a unique financial recipe that is designed
to help make your financial future a successful one.
Our agents have been working within the community
for several years assisting both individuals and business.
They maintain licenses and designations in many states allowing
them to grow with you and your family no matter where life
takes you.
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 Thank
you to everyone who contributed to the success of this year's
Taste of Pulaski County & Basket Auction. This event
is the Chamber's largest fundraiser each year. This year
was no exception. More people attended than ever before
and the total income was $18,425.25. The hard work of the
Chamber board, staff, volunteers, and membership all help
to make this event a special day for the community.
This month the Chamber staff will attend the
MAKO conference in Branson. This is the second year for
this four state Chamber conference and we are excited to
have the opportunity to network with other Chambers as well
as gain new insights and ideas to better our Chamber.
The week after the Chamber staff returns from
the conference the Chamber will host its first Chick-Fil-A
Leadercast. This day long webcast will inspire you to become
a better leader in the community. Speakers for the day are
Soledad O'Brien, Tim Tebow, Patrick Lencioni, Marcus Buckingham,
John Maxwell, Angela Ahrendts, Roland Fryer, Urban Meyer,
Andy Stanley, and Sheena Iyengar. Remember your ticket must
be purchased before the event. Seating is limited so stop
by the Chamber office for your ticket today. We are excited
to continue to expand and bring new programs to the area.
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Hello. My name is Glen Popejoy. I would like
to welcome you to the April edition of the Waynesville/St.
Robert Area Chamber of Commerce Newsletter. Now that we are
four months into the New Year, I hope that all of you are
finding the information that we are providing in this effort
helpful. Everything we do, we do to assist you with running
successful businesses. We welcome your input and feedback
at any time.
The Taste of Pulaski County and Basket Auction, our largest
fundraiser of the year was held March 31st at the St. Robert
Community Center and what a success it was. It was an extremely
successful event. Of course this could not have been done
without the help of many volunteers. The list is too long,
but in summary I would like to thank everyone that attended,
and those that participated to help make the event such a
success. I especially want to thank the Chamber staff and
Ambassadors as they work and volunteer their time for every
event the Chamber sponsors.
Finally, as we roll into the summer months, I would like
to wish all our members a very prosperous year, and to let
you know that if there is anything you think the Chamber can
do for you please let us know.
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 Have
you ever traveled to an area and seen signs welcoming groups
or "Fans"? Have you attended a conference for work
and seen signs "Welcome Independent Agents", Welcome
Missouri Bankers" or gone somewhere on vacation and seen;
"Welcome Race Fans", Welcome Bikers", "Welcome
Corvette Club"…..how did it make you feel? Did you
feel welcomed? If you weren't with the group, what did you
think? Maybe you thought "Wow these groups matter to
this business and community?" Do these signs catch your
eye? Entice you to pull in? Encourage you to shop or dine
with these businesses?
What cost is it to your business to welcome these groups?
Certainly not a lot of money, and maybe a few minutes of your
time.
Don't know what groups are coming to Pulaski County? Visit
the Tourism Bureau's website at PulaskiCountyUSA.com and click
on the website calendar. Select the Welcome Groups Calendar
and see who, what and when. Do you know of a group coming
that isn't listed? Let the Tourism Bureau know!! We roll out
the red carpet to all types of groups, welcoming them to the
area with signs, welcome bags and more! Know of a group thinking
of visiting and they need help in obtaining room bids, meeting
space, catering and entertainment and activities? Guess what?
We are your resource! In the meantime please welcome the following
groups to Pulaski County USA!
5th annual Missouri National Guard Public Affairs Conference
March 27-28
Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Commanders Conference Apr-9-12
ENFORCE Conference Apr 17- 21st
Pulaski Bank Apr 27th
Dutch Royal Army May 8 and May 15
Custom Tours and Travel May 30th
Upcoming events:
14th Sportsman Trade Show, Music In The Barn - buy, sell and
trade guns, archery, artifacts and more
19-21st Clarence Day's Life With Father, Waynesville Speech
and Theater Department
21st Lions Club Annual Pancake Breakfast, St Robert Community
Center, St Robert
21st Richland Saddle Club Fun Shows, Richland
28th Annual Youth Talent Show, MWR Fort Leonard Wood
And don't forget the museums on the Waynesville Square are
gearing up for their season opening on May 5th. They are always
looking for volunteers and tour guides so if you love history
and enjoy people this may be the volunteer position you have
been looking for!
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 The
Pulaski County Growth Alliance is tracking the site selection
requests that we receive. We will use this data to determine
the size of speculative facilities that we may build. The
Missouri Partnership last week released their 2011 site selection
statistics. They received 37 project requests and 28 of those
requests wanted buildings. There were 8 Greenfield requests
and one proposal wanting a building and land. The request
of average ceiling height was19.2 feet. Their average size
request was 131,000 sq ft. The average Greenfield site was
77 acres. I believe this indicates that 20 foot ceilings are
a good target. I think we would consider a 30,000 sq ft building
expandable to 60,000 sq ft. Currently we have 50 acres available
as a Greenfield site. We were able to submit proposals on
two of the Missouri Partnership projects last year. One proposal
was for a building another was for a Greenfield. We had four
other requests that were from other sources. Three were looking
for existing buildings and one was Greenfield site. Pulaski
County does not have existing available buildings for warehousing
or manufacturing to compete for projects. With the Cities
of Saint Robert and Waynesville setting aside land for industrial
parks, this data will be very helpful to determine what size
spec buildings to build. Also, Missouri Partnership conducted
a Perception Survey about Missouri in 2011. This survey was
to gauge how corporate executives and business owners see
Missouri as a place to do business. The survey also was to
gauge the impact of marketing efforts of Missouri Partnership.
The survey results indicated to me that Pulaski County should
be a very good place to do business. The factors that influence
decisions on expansion or relocation are; Tax Climate,State/
Local Incentives,Labor Costs,Quality of Labor, and Quality
of Life. I think there are two factors that do hurt us they
are the Right to Work Issue, and Prevailing Wage. The survey
rated Texas, North Carolina, and Georgia as the best places
to do business. Missouri was in the middle,close to our surrounding
states. Another interesting response to a survey question
was,were do you get most of your business news? The top responses
were; 74% Internet, 60% TV,Business Magazines 60% and National
Newspapers 50%. Another interesting question, what is the
Missouri's state brand /tag line? Only 30 % taking the survey
knew. Do you know?
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 "COME
GROW WITH US"
St. Robert Fire Department Mission
The mission of the St. Robert City Fire & Rescue continues
to be protect-ing the lives and property of the citizens of
our city. In order to fulfill this mis-sion we are continually
responding to motor vehicle accidents, medical first responder
calls and naturally fire alarms which you will often see us
respond-ing to. In addition to seeing us during these responses
you may notice us traveling around the city to help our Inspector
as he inspects new construc-tion or even annual inspections
of our area businesses. Most often you may see us around the
city in some capacity of our ongoing training. As a matter
of fact, we train in some capacity on a local level every
day unless we are ac-tually working an alarm. Other times
we are sending various members of our department to schools
or hosting schools from MU or the Division of Fire Safety.
It is difficult to maintain our skills and we certainly don’t
want to see any of you, our citizens, having a disaster in
order for us to sharpen those skills, but we do want to be
prepared to take care of your needs when the occasion happens
to arise.
We are also available for providing educational programs
to our schools about fire safety, etc. Everyone expects to
see us doing these programs dur-ing Fire Prevention Week,
but this is actually a year round program.
The public is also provided with many other services by our
department. Last month I mentioned our CPR and First Aid classes
each first and third Thursday of the month and these continue
to be kept full each session. Our department also provides
a service installing child restraint seats in vehicles. Our
technicians install these seats for you at no charge and sometimes
that’s not an easy task, but each child is very important
to us and their safety is our first concern.
Property Maintenance Regulations
The beautiful weather we have had reminds us that spring
is fast ap-proaching and with the enjoyable activities also
comes the sometimes less enjoyable yard work. As a re-minder,
the City of Saint Robert has codes and ordinances pertaining
to the maintenance and up keep of per-sonal property. The
staff will be con-ducting weekly inspections for prop-erty
maintenance violations, some of the nuisances that become
a prob-lem are cutting of grass, weeds and vegetation. Grass,
weeds and other types of vegetation must be cut and maintained
to be of a height no greater than ten inches. All exterior
property and premises shall be main-tained in a clean, safe
and sanitary
condition. All accessory structures, including detached garages,
fences and walls shall be maintained struc-turally sound and
in good repair. Buildings shall have approved ad-dress numbers
placed in a position to be plainly legible and visible from
the street or road fronting the prop-erty. These numbers shall
contrast with their background. Numbers shall be a minimum
of four inches high with a minimum stroke width of half an
inch. If you have any ques-tions whether a property is in
viola-tion of the City of Saint Robert codes and ordinances
or if you know of an address that is in violation, please
contact the city at (573) 451-3320
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Chamber Luncheon - April 11th at 11:45 a.m. at Hampton
Inn catered by Andy's 417. Our sponsor will be Jones Investment
Group. Please contact the Chamber Office to RSVP before
9:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 10th.
Tour of Fort Leonard Wood - On April 12th AUSA,
Committee of Fifty, Friends of the Fort, Support the Fort
and Phelps for the Fort will be offering a tour of Ft. Leonard
Wood beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 2:30 p.m. We are
excited to be able to offer the community this opportunity
to tour Ft. Leonard Wood and witness the transformations
that have impacted our communities in so many positive ways
over the years. The tour will be leaving from the Waynesville-St.
Robert Chamber Office, located in the lower level of the
Visitor's Center at 137 St. Robert Blvd., Ste. B in St.
Robert, as always please remember to park in the back of
the building. Lunch will be provided by AUSA during the
tour. Space is very limited so please R.S.V.P. to the Committee
of Fifty office at (573) 336-5121 or email chamber@wsrchamber.com
no later than April 6th.
Waynesville R-VI School District Groundbreaking Ceremongy
- April 12th at 3:00 p.m. outside the Waynesville High School.
A reception will follow the ceremony, and the event is open
to the public. The Waynesville High School Campus Completion
Project will include additions and renovations to the high
school building on GW Lane Street to be completed by the
start of the 2013-14 school year.
Ribbon Cutting for The Photo Shop - April 14th at
10:00 a.m. at 1106 Old Rt. 66 Ste. 1B in St. Robert.
Committee of Fifty Luncheon - April 27th at 12:00
p.m. at the Hampton Inn in St. Robert. Please R.s.v.p. by
calling 573-336-5121 or send an email to info@wsrchamber.com
April 28th.
View
the complete monthly calendar
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The April Newcomer Spotlight Business is:
Fort Leonard Wood Command Orientation
14 packets were handed out in March.
Newcomer Materials are due to the Chamber Office by the
2nd Wednesday of each month. Newcomer Spotlight Businesses
are selected randomly. You must be taking advantage of this
benefit to be considered. If you are not currently participating
in this FREE program, you should be!
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Advertise as little or as often as you wish in the Waynesville-St.
Robert Chamber "VOICE" Newsletter. Our
Newsletter comes out once a month, and will include a hyperlink!
Banner Ad; Top of the Page Exclusive
$300 (for six months)
$500 (for twelve months)
Side Bar Banner Ad
$200 (for six months)
$350 (for twelve months)
Flier; PDF format
$50 (a month)
View More Advertising Opportunities
www.waynesville-strobertchamber.com/adrates.php
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Chamber Board of Directors:
PRESIDENT - Ronda Cortesini
VICE PRESIDENT - Mike Dunbar
TREASURER - Marsha Mercer
Brad Budolfson, Jackie Farris, Mike Freeman, Laura McVay,
Katrina Lynch-Allen, Lindall Mostajo, and Phil Tackett
Chamber Staff:
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Cecilia Murray
OFFICE MANAGER - Jenna Farquhar
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - Leanna Weathers
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