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Stephanie Moore Nola Newman Stephanie Owens Brad Park Steve Pennington Paul Reynolds Suzanne Robinson Rodney Short Linda Van Winkle Bill Wildman George Wyatt
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President Greg Powell President Elect Charles Hoffman Vice President Josie Burnell Secretary Aurelia Brandenburg Treasurer Mike McCord
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Linda Burdine Mike Caudill Gary Conkin June Frank Ken Gastineau Leah McKinney Danny Miller Bud Montgomery |
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“Working Together for a Better Berea” |
Information Services:Relocation 12 Chamber Services 31 Tourism Referrals 21 Miscellaneous 35 Info. Materials 32 Member Referrals 28 Chamber Events 174 Website Hits 462 |
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Berea Chamber of Commerce |
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Executive Director David Rowlette
Phone: 859-986-9760 Fax: 859-986-2501 |
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Executive Committee |
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2007 Board of Directors |
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Office Staff |
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11th Annual Spoonbread Festival
Sept. 14 - 16, 2007
· Sponsorship Opportunities · Volunteers Needed · Booth Space Available · Event Registration Forms |
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Strategic Plan for Berea Tourism
Public meetings to discuss the first draft of the Berea Tourism Commission’s Strategic Plan will be held in the Municipal Building at 6:30 p.m. on:
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
A copy of the plan is available at www.berea.com
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September 2007 Newsletter |
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www.bereachamber.com |
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I would like to share some thoughts on our Paducah trip. I have been on three trips with the Chamber, to visit other cities and see how they operate and promote their businesses and recruit jobs. This trip was by far the most informative to date. We visited the West Kentucky Community and Technical College and toured the Expo and Convention Center. We met with the mayor, city administrator, bankers, and the executive director of the Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. All of these various groups work together on a continuing basis for the betterment of Paducah and McCracken County. Mayor Bill Paxton spoke at length regarding a monthly meeting with the Chamber, Tourism, Department heads in City government, and representatives for state and federal government. All of these folks meet to share ideas and implement plans for their city and region to grow and attract new jobs. He indicated that the person in charge at the airport knew as much about what was going on at city hall as the mayor and vise versa. That is what I call cooperation and working together! I personally would like to see Berea accomplish something similar to their model. Thank you to Paul Reynolds and the Economic Development Committee, along with the trip sponsors, for a great trip. There is so much more to say about this trip that space doesn't allow. See one of the folks that participated to find out more information, and lets get moving.
I would like to send a special thank you to Sandy Rowlette for all her help in the office in the recent weeks. Thanks again for all you do, we appreciate you Sandy!
Sincerely, Greg
Greg Powell President |
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www.spoonbreadfestival.com |
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If you don't know by now it is Spoonbread time again. The festival is just days away!! I hope all board members have volunteered to help in some way. A big THANK-YOU to the city, in advance, for all the "in kind" help.
I would like to thank Charles Hoffman and the Government Relations / Public Affairs Committee for the great luncheon with Senator McConnell on Wednesday, August 29th. I would also like to thank Gary McCormick, Lyndsey Mullins and Chef Jeff Newman for the wonderful meal and gracious hospitality at Boone Tavern for our luncheon.
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