June 2022 Chamber Link Newsletter

RICHLAND AREA CHAMBER & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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JUNE 2022

STRONG BUSINESS, STRONG COMMUNITY

STAFF Jodie A. Perry, CCE, IOM, CCEO-AP President/CEO Phone extension 102 Patrick Clinage Executive Assistant & Sector Coordinator Phone extension 101 Lisa Duckworth Programs & Events Manager Phone extension 105 Angie Fanello Marketing & Communications Coordinator Jessica Gribben Economic Development Manager Phone (419) 342-4159 Kathy Fox IȲȌȁɈ Ǐ˛ƧƵ !ȌȌȲƮǞȁƊɈȌȲ Phone extension 107 Clint Knight Workforce Development Director Phone extension 112 Sandy Messner Marketing & Communications Director Phone extension 104 Barrett Thomas Economic Development Director Phone extension 111 Jennifer Wagner Member Services Coordinator Phone extension 110

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A Message from Jodie A Brand to Believe In ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ ĂŐŽ͕ ŝŶ Ă ŐĂůĂdžLJ ĨĂƌ͕ ĨĂƌ ĂǁĂLJ͙Ă ĨĞĂƌůĞƐƐ ŐƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ Ă ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘ KŬĂLJ͕ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ŝƚ ǁĂƐŶ͛ƚ ƚŚĂƚ ůŽŶŐ ĂŐŽ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ƐƵƌĞ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ ŝƚ͊ dŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ďĞŐĂŶ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϵ͕ ŝŶ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŚĞĂĚLJ͕ ƉƌĞͲ Ks/ ĚĂLJƐ ʹ LJŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ͕ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ͞ƵŶƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶƚĞĚ͘͟ tŚŝůĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ƚĂŬĞŶ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ůŽŶŐĞƌ ƚŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ŝƐ ĞdžĐŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŽĸĐŝĂůůLJ ƵŶǀĞŝů ƚŚĞ ďƌĂŶĚ͊ dŚĞ ŶĞǁ ďƌĂŶĚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌƐĂƟůĞ͕ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚͲůŽŽŬŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŚĞĂĚĞĚ͘ tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ŝƟĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ sŝůůĂŐĞƐ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞ Ă ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ͘ tĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ͚ƐƉĂƌŬ͛ ŽĨ ŝŶŐĞŶƵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚLJ ŚĞƌĞ ʹ ǁŚŝĐŚ LJŽƵ ƐĞĞ ǀŝƐƵĂůůLJ ĚĞƉŝĐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŽŐŽ͘ dŚĞ ϵ ůŽŶŐĞƌ ͚ƐƉĂƌŬƐ͛ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŽƵƌ ĐŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǀŝůůĂŐĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ƐĐƌŝƉƚ KŚŝŽ ĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƐ ƵƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ŶĂŵĞĚ DĂŶƐĮĞůĚ͕ KŶƚĂƌŝŽ͕ ZŝĐŚůĂŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ĞƚĐ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽůŽƌƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞƐŚ͕ ďƌŝŐŚƚ͕ ŶĞǁ ĂŶĚ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ƚŽ ĂŶLJ ůŽĐĂů ƐĐŚŽŽů Žƌ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ůŽŐŽ ĐŽůŽƌƐ ʹ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůůLJ ĚŽŶĞ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ƵŶŝĨLJ ƚŚĞ ůŽŽŬ͘ ;ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ŽŶ ŶĞdžƚ ƉĂŐĞͿ

STRONG BUSINESS, STRONG COMMUNITY

dŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ƌĞĂůůLJ ŶĂŝůĞĚ ǁŚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŝƐ͕ ŽƵƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚƐƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƌĞǀŝƚĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌůLJŝŶŐ ďƌĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ŝƐ ͞ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƐ LJŽƵƌƐ ƚŽ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵ͘͟ /ƚ͛Ɛ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƵŵ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƐŚĂƉŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ĚĞƐƟŶLJ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŶŽǁ͘ tĞ ĂůƐŽ ĂƐŬĞĚ ƚŚĞ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ĂŶ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ͕ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ŽƚŚĞƌ ǁĂLJƐ͘ dŚĞ ͞^ƉĂĐĞ ĨŽƌ͙͟ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝĚĞĂ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ Ăůů ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ůŽǀĞĚ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĂĐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ŵĞƚĂƉŚŽƌŝĐĂů ƐƉĂĐĞ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ͕ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƚĞ ʹ ĂŶĚ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ͕ ƚŚƌŝůůƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ ^ƚƌŝŬŝŶŐ ůŽĐĂů ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌLJ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĞdžĐŝƚĞĚ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͊ dŚĞ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ǁĂƐ ĨƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ZŝĐŚůĂŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ ĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ DĂŶƐĮĞůĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŚĂŵďĞƌ Θ Z '͕ ŝƚLJ ŽĨ DĂŶƐĮĞůĚ͕ ZŝĐŚůĂŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƐ͕ DĞĐŚĂŶŝĐƐ ĂŶŬ͕ KŚŝŽ,ĞĂůƚŚ͕ WĂƌŬ EĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶŬ͕ ĂŶĚ ZŝĐŚůĂŶĚ ^ŽƵƌĐĞ͘ >ĞĞ ĂŶĚ / ďŽƚŚ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ Ă ďŝŐ ƐŚŽƵƚͲŽƵƚ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞůƉĞĚ ĐŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚ͕ ŚŽƐƚ ƚŚĞŵ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞƌƐŝŽŶ ǁĞĞŬ͕ ĂŶĚ ŐĂǀĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͗ ŽĚLJ ůďĞƌƚ ;KŚŝŽ,ĞĂůƚŚΎͿ͕ :ĂLJ ůůƌĞĚ ;ZŝĐŚůĂŶĚ ^ŽƵƌĐĞͿ͕ &ƌĞĚ Žůů ; ƵĐŬĞLJĞ /ŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ DƵƐĞƵŵͿ͕ DĂLJŽƌ dĞƌŝ ƌĞŶŬƵƐ ;sŝůůĂŐĞ ŽĨ ĞůůǀŝůůĞͿ͕ ƵƌĞůŝŽ ŝĂnj ;dŚŝƌĚ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ &ĂŵŝůLJ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐͿ͕ :ĞƐƐŝĐĂ 'ƌŝďďĞŶ ; ŚĂŵďĞƌͿ͕ ĂŵĞƌŽŶ ,ĂƌŝŶŐ ; ĞĐĂ DĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐͿ͕ DĂLJŽƌ ZĂŶĚLJ ,ƵƚĐŚŝŶƐŽŶ ; ŝƚLJ ŽĨ KŶƚĂƌŝŽͿ͕ :ĞŶŶŝĨĞƌ <ŝŵĞ ; ŽǁŶƚŽǁŶ DĂŶƐĮĞůĚͿ͕ <ƌŝƐƟ >ŽƌĚ ;DĞĐŚĂŶŝĐƐ ĂŶŬΎͿ͕ <ƌŝƐƟĞ DĂƐƐĂ ;WĂƌŬ EĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶŬͿ͕ DĂLJŽƌ ^ƚĞǀĞ ^ĐŚĂŐ ; ŝƚLJ ŽĨ ^ŚĞůďLJͿ͕ ĞďďŝĞ ^ĐŚĞŶŬ͕ DĂƵƌĂ dĞLJŶŽƌ ;ZŝĐŚůĂŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶΎͿ͕ DĂLJŽƌ dŝŵ dŚĞĂŬĞƌ ; ŝƚLJ ŽĨ DĂŶƐĮĞůĚͿ͕ ŚĞůƐŝĞ dŚŽŵƉƐŽŶ ;ZĞŶĂŝƐƐĂŶĐĞ dŚĞĂƚƌĞͿ͕ ĞĂŶŶĂ tĞƐƚͲdŽƌƌĞŶĐĞ ;EŽƌƚŚ ŶĚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞͿ͕ DĂLJŽƌ ƌŝĂŶ tŚŝƚĞ ;sŝůůĂŐĞ ŽĨ >ĞdžŝŶŐƚŽŶͿ͕ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌ dŽŶLJ sĞƌŽ ;ZŝĐŚůĂŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJͿ͘ ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚLJ͕ <ƌŝƐƟ͕ ĂŶĚ DĂƵƌĂ ǁŚŽ ũŽŝŶĞĚ >ĞĞ Θ / ŽŶ Ă ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƐƚĞĞƌŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ƚŽ ŐƵŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ʹ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐ ŽĨ ŚŽƵƌƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘ ŌĞƌ Ăůů ƚŚŝƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ũƵƐƚ ďĞŐƵŶ͊ zŽƵ͛ůů ďĞ ƐĞĞŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ Ă ůŽƚ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ tĞ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ zKh ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů͘ ^ƚĂLJ ƚƵŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ͊ /͛ůů ĞŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĨĞǁ ǁŽƌĚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ďƌĂŶĚ ƐƚŽƌLJ͗ ͞dŽĚĂLJ͕ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŽƌƐ͕ ƐŚĂƌŝŶŐ Ă ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ ĚĞĞƉůLJ ƌŽŽƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƉĂƐƚ͘ 'ĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŌĞƌ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ĨŽƌŐŝŶŐ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŝƚLJ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƵŵ͕ ůĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĚƌĞĂŵĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŶŽǁ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƌƐ ƚŽ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵ͘ ŽŵĞ͕ ŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ ŝŶ DĂŶƐĮĞůĚ͘ tĞůĐŽŵĞ ŚŽŵĞ͘͟

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Have you heard? DĂŶƐĮĞůĚ͛Ɛ >ŝƩůĞ ƵĐŬĞLJĞ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ DƵƐĞƵŵ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ŶĂŵĞ ƚŽ ƵĐŬĞLJĞ /ŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ DƵƐĞƵŵ͘ ͞>ŝƩůĞ ƵĐŬĞLJĞ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶΖƐ DƵƐĞƵŵ ŝƐ ĞǀŽůǀŝŶŐ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ŶĂŵĞ͕ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ ŽƵƌ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ Žƌ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ tĞ ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ďĞ Ă ƐĂĨĞ ĂŶĚ ĨƵŶ ƉůĂĐĞ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ͕͟ ƐĂLJƐ &ƌĞĚ Žůů͕ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͘ dŚĞ ŶĂŵĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ĐŽŵĞƐ Ăƚ Ă ƟŵĞ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŽǀĞĚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ŵƵƐĞƵŵ ŝƐ ƉƌĞƉĂƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ ŝŶƚŽ ŝƚƐ ŶĞǁ ϯϬ͕ϬϬϬ ƐƋ͘ Ō͘ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ũƵƐƚ ƚǁŽ ďůŽĐŬƐ ĂǁĂLJ Ăƚ ϭϳϱ tĞƐƚ dŚŝƌĚ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ŝŶ ĚŽǁŶƚŽǁŶ DĂŶƐĮĞůĚ͛Ɛ /ŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ďĞƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ZĞŶĂŝƐƐĂŶĐĞ dŚĞĂƚƌĞ͘ dŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞŶƚĞĚ t͘ ϰƚŚ ^ƚ͘ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ůĂƚĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͘ &ŽůůŽǁ ƚŚĞŵ ŽŶ &ĂĐĞŬ ƚŽ ƐƚĂLJ ƵƉͲƚŽͲĚĂƚĞ͘ dŚĞ ŶĞǁ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƚƐ͕ ƉůƵƐ ƐŽŵĞ ŶĞǁ ŽŶĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ĂůƐŽ ĐŽŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĂĚĚĞĚ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ŽĨ Ă ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ ůŽƚ ĂŶĚ Ă ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĞůĞǀĂƚŽƌ͘ DĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ͕ ŐŝŌ ĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉĂƐƐĞƐ ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ŚŽŶŽƌĞĚ ĂƐ ŶŽƌŵĂů͘ &Žƌ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͕ ǀŝƐŝƚ ůŝƩůĞďƵĐŬĞLJĞ͘ŽƌŐ ;LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƌĞĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǁ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ŽŶĐĞ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƵƉͿ Žƌ ĐĂůů ϰϭϵͲϱϮϮͲϮϯϯϮ͘ 3

Women’s Leadership Connection n (formerly Lunch WISE Wednesday) JUNE TOPIC: Empowering Women...Oh the Places You Could Go! SPEAKER: Marianne Cooper, Exec. Director of the Richland Academy of the Arts When: Wednesday, June 15th | 11:45am - 1:00pm (lunch is served at 11:45am, program begins at 12pm)

Where: DLX Kobacker Room ׂ‫ ׈‬y‫ خ‬wƊǞȁ ²ɈȲƵƵɈ‫ ة‬wƊȁȺ˛ƵǶƮ Cost: $15

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,ĞĂƌ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ǁŽŵĂŶ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ĞŶũŽLJĞĚ ϱϬн LJĞĂƌƐ ŝŶ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƚƐ ŝŶ DĂŶƐĮĞůĚ͕ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ŵĂŶLJ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ͞ƌŽůĞƐ͘͟ DĂƌŝĂŶŶĞ ŽŽƉĞƌ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ŽĨ ŽǁůŝŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ ^ƚĂƚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚ Ă DĂƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ DƵƐŝĐ ĂŶĚ WŚ ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘ ,Ğƌ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ dŚĞ KŚŝŽ ^ƚĂƚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ Ă ĂĐŚĞůŽƌ ŽĨ ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ DƵƐŝĐ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘ ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚŽƐĞ LJĞĂƌƐ ƐŚĞ ĂůƐŽ ƐƚƵĚŝĞĚ Ăƚ dĂŶŐůĞǁŽŽĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞƌŶƐƚĞŝŶ͕ ŽƉůĂŶĚ͕ ZŽƐƐ Θ DƵŶĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚ ŝŶ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚ ŽĂƐƚ͘ ŌĞƌ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů LJĞĂƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ŽĨ KŚŝŽ ĂŶĚ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ͕ DĂƌŝĂŶŶĞ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĂŶ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ŽĨ DƵƐŝĐ Ăƚ dŚĞ KŚŝŽ ^ƚĂƚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ Ăƚ DĂŶƐĮĞůĚ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ŵƵƐŝĐ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ͕ ĐŚŽƌĂů ŵƵƐŝĐ͕ ǀŽŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ͘ ^ŚĞ ƚŽƵƌĞĚ ŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ EŽƌŵĂŶ >ƵďŽī ŚŽŝƌ͕ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ŝŶ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ͕ ŽƉĞƌĂ Θ ŽƌĂƚŽƌŝŽ ŝŶ Ă ƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚĂƚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ ŚŽŝƌ dŽƵƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ^ŝŶŐĞƌƐ͘ ŌĞƌ ƌĞƟƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĂŶ ŵĞƌŝƚƵƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ŽĨ DƵƐŝĐ͕ DĂƌŝĂŶŶĞ ĐŽͲĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƟůů ƐĞƌǀĞƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ZŝĐŚůĂŶĚ ĐĂĚĞŵLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŽǀĞƌ ^ƉŽŶƐŽƌĞĚ ďLJ͗ Ϯϰ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ /Ŷ ŚŽŶŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĂƚ ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ͕ ƚŚĞ EŽƌƚŚ ĞŶƚƌĂů ^ƚĂƚĞ ŽůůĞŐĞ ŝŶĚƵĐƚĞĚ DĂƌŝĂŶŶĞ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶƚƌĞƉƌĞŶĞƵƌ ,Ăůů ŽĨ &ĂŵĞ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϮ͘

ďŽƵƚ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ͗ &ŽƌŵĞƌůLJ >ƵŶĐŚ t/^ tĞĚŶĞƐĚĂLJ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ĨŽƌ ǁŽŵĞŶ ŝƐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ZŝĐŚůĂŶĚ ƌĞĂ ŚĂŵďĞƌ͘ Θ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ ĂĐŚ ŵŽŶƚŚ ǁĞ͛ůů ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ͕ Ă ŵŽƟǀĂƟŽŶĂů ͞d ͲƚLJƉĞ͟ ƚĂůŬ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ Ă ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ LJŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ tĞ ůŽŽŬ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ LJŽƵ ũŽŝŶ ƵƐ͊ THREE WAYS TO REGISTER:

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Proximityy Contestt Sponsorr $250 Signage on course at designated hole Company name on event webpage Name on Chamber social media Opportunity to include item in golfers’ goodie bag

Holee and/orr Teee Sponsor—$150 0 orr 2 forr $250 Company name listed on sign at designated hole or tee Company name on event webpage

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