WEEKLY UPDATE FROM THE GREATER CLINTON-AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/BY DAVID LEE-DIRECTOR: 11/3/23

SET THOSE CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE YOU GO TO BED!

WELCOME NEW CHAMBER MEMBER: Herschberger Construction,LLC Roman Herschberger is the owner/operator with 17 years experience. Clinton, MO 660-924-2635 https://www.facebook.com/herschbergerconstruction
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The Clinton Chamber, some from our Ambassador Group and employees helped Tractor Supply Co. celebrate 85 years in business. Always well-stocked, a huge selection, friendly associates and more at Tractor Supply in Clinton.

Clinton Senior Center / Care Connection for Aging Services is celebrating 50 years of serving adults 60 and older with programs and meals, so the Chamber and some of our Ambassadors joined in this past Friday with a cake and certificate.

On Monday of this week, I attended a meeting at the Henry Co. Courthouse that featured MO State Treasurer Vivek Malek. He talked mostly about the MO Buck$ Program and the Unclaimed Property Division in his office.

On Wed., Joyce and I were at KDKD to record the weekly Chamber Chat that airs at 12:15pm on Thursdays and then is available to listen to via podcast.

Later on Wed., I attended the Clinton Tourism Assoc. meeting that was held at the Chamber. They meet to ask questions about the proposed tourism budget, find out what the Committee’s goals are for the coming year and, hopefully approve the Tourism Committee’s budget for each year. The Assoc. did approve the budget so it now goes to the City Council in Dec. for final approval.

Clinton Main Street·Preparations for the Annual Lighted Christmas Parade (11/24) are underway! Our theme this year is “Light Up Downtown”. We are inviting all businesses, organizations, churches, and individuals interested to participate in the parade. Let’s make this year the biggest one yet! For details, call Amanda at 660-885-2121.

The Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce is giving you the chance to get free money! Our “150 to get 25” is underway!
All you have to do is buy at least $150 in Chamber gift certificates and we’ll give you an extra gift certificate worth $25. That’s right, spend at least $150 with us and you’ll get an extra Christmas gift worth $25 for someone, or yourself!
This promotion will end at noon on Dec. 22nd. We are open Monday through Friday from 8am until 4:30pm. If you would like for your gift certificates to be ready when you come in, just call ahead and tell us how much you are wanting to spend and any names you may want on the certificates.
Gift certificates can be used at most of our Chamber-member businesses and you can find all of our more than 400 Chamber members on our website, www.clintonmo.com. To order your gift certificates or if you have any questions, just call 660-885-8166 or email david@clintonmo.com or joyce@clintonmo.com. We are located at 200 South Main St. Only one free gift certificate per household.

It’s Nov. and it’s time for the Holidays! Now, you may think the Holidays don’t actually begin until around Thanksgiving.
However, for the Greater Clinton-Area Chamber of Commerce, we are ready to give you a chance to win…several chances to win, actually.
It’s the Clinton Chamber’s Fourth-Annual ‘Receipt to Receive’.
Right now, folks can bring in or email a receipt from a Clinton Chamber-member business and they will then be entered to win. Thus, Receipt to Receive.
At the Chamber, we will copy, scan or print that receipt and get your name and phone number. Keep in mind that the item or items on your receipt has to be at least $25 in total and those items need to be purchased from members of the Clinton Chamber to be entered, but you can enter multiple times each week with different receipts. Each week, those receipts will be entered into a drawing to win $25 in Chamber gift certificates. We will give our prize away each Monday. To be entered to win each Monday, you must bring at least one receipt to the Chamber that previous week. All qualifying receipts will be eligible for our grand prize giveaway.
NEW THIS YEAR: WHOEVER BRINGS IN THE MOST RECEIPTS FROM MULTIPLE CHAMBER BUSINESSES WILL GET 10 EXTRA ENTRIES INTO THE GRAND PRIZE DRAWING!
On Dec. 22nd at noon, we will take ALL those receipts entered and draw the big winner of $200 in Chamber Gift Certificates.
The Clinton Chamber of Commerce is giving away $375 in Chamber gift certificates with our seven weekly winners and that grand prize winner of $200 in Chamber gift certificates.
TO HELP SPREAD THE CHEER, PLEASE TRY TO BRING RECEIPTS FROM MULTIPLE CHAMBER BUSINESSES DURING THIS PROMOTION.
We are open Monday through Friday from 8am until 4:30pm at 200 South Main St.
You can find a list of Clinton Chamber members when you go to www.clintonmo.com, call the Clinton Chamber at 660-885-8166 or look for the Clinton Chamber decal near the front of each business. You can email david@clintonmo.com or joyce@clintonmo.com.

Clinton Animal Shelter-We still have some sponsorships available!! Help a homeless pet by sponsoring a kennel or even a play yard. We currently have 8 Friends of the Felines, 1 Protector Dog Kennel, 8 Hero Dog Kennels and 2 Outdoor Play Yards still waiting for a sponsor. Plaques are going up now and no matter when your plaque goes up in 2023 your year won’t start until January 1, 2024. If you would like a sponsor form emailed or mailed to you please email tlbwilliams94@gmail.com. They are available at the shelter – 1307 N Washington St, Clinton MO and we will put one in the comments. Thank you to everyone who has sponsored so far! We appreciate your support!

The Clinton Tourism Assoc. is happy to announce our Discover Clinton App is now available. https://onelink.to/discoverclinton

We are “Featuring” our Chamber members! On the Chamber’s Facebook page, we are taking text and images from our member’s websites, Facebook pages, Google searches, etc. and combining them into posts on our Facebook page. “Featured with the GCACC”. It gives the viewer a “one-stop shopping experience” for each of our Chamber members. We have a lot of Chamber members so getting every business on our page will take quite a while, but we think it’s well worth it! It’s just another service from YOUR Chamber of Commerce. New this week, we “Featured” COLLISION LEADERS…SIMPLE PLEASURES GIFTS…SILHOUETTES BY ANDREA…COOK & COMPANY, CPAS…CRAIN PEST AND LAWN…SHOW ME RV…SHOE SENSATION…CRAVE BOUTIQUE…CRAWFORD AUCTION SERVICES…AND SHERWIN- WILLIAMS.

Here’s a note to our Chamber Members and anyone and everyone looking for employment; The Chamber of Commerce continues to receive calls…people come in…and email us about jobs that might be available in and around Clinton. When we see our Chamber Members post information about job openings, we do share that to our Facebook page. However, we’re pretty sure we don’t catch all of those job opening posts. Please remember that YOUR Chamber is here for YOU. If you (a Clinton Chamber of Commerce Member) have any job openings that you are posting or if you want us to post it for you on our page, just let us know. Let us help you find employees! Send your job openings to: david@clintonmo.com or joyce@clintonmo.com. If you are not a Chamber member, we can still post your openings on our Facebook page for $25.00. If you have any questions at all, email us or call 660-885-8166.

The Cardinal Holiday Mart is coming up! Make sure you take some time THIS Saturday, November 4th to stop by Clinton Intermediate School for 40+ vendors, a book fair, Atomic Hog BBQ, and Garland Grinds! 9am till 2pm.

Chili Cook Off and Handmade Craft Sale, Sat., Nov. 4th starting at noon at the Clinton Senior Center, 970 East Sedalia Ave. Registration is $10, due by Nov. 1st. Vote for the best chili by putting your donation to the Senior Center in the jar at each booth. Winners will be declared by the amount of money raised. Craft sale will be inside the Senior Center. For all questions, call Kathy at 660-885-3482.

Clinton Schools· ATTENTION CHS ALUMNI As we are nearing Veteran’s Day, we would like to ask for your help. The district would like to honor those CHS alumni who are currently serving, or have previously served, in the armed forces. Along with a picture we would like name, CHS graduation year, branch of military, and years served. Pictures and info can be emailed to alawson@clintoncardinals.org. Deadline for pictures is Monday, November 6th. Pictures will be shared on the district’s Facebook page on Friday, November 10th.

PREPARING NEW DRIVERS FOR THE ROAD AHEAD
Date: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Location: Clinton VFW 510 West Allen St., Clinton, MO
Speakers: Christian Smith, Clinton Police Department Darin Chance, Lt., Harrisonville Police Department
Registration https://www.signupgenius.com/…/10C0D4EA5A92CA3FDC16…
For more information contact: 314-496-0110 ceh8zg@health.missouri.edu firstimpact.missouri.edu

Big MO Productions presents: Kornfield Kounty’s Merry Mirth. Nov. 16th and 17th at 7pm and Nov. 18th at 2pm. Delozier Building, 201 West Franklin St., Clinton. All proceeds go to renovating backstage facilities at the Delozier Building. Tickets at the Henry Co. Museum, Chamber of Commerce and The Barbery Center. Director Marty Morgan and cast member Ann Pugh invite you to “Kornfield Kounty’s-Merry Mirth” Nov. 16th, 17th and 18th in Clinton. Watch this video on the Chamber’s Facebook page.

From The Gabby Girls; Quilt Raffle !!! Mary Cupp/ White Flower Quilt Shop has donated a beautiful, pink, king size quilt to be raffled off for “October Breast Cancer Awareness Month” … we will draw the winner out November 22… So come in to Designer’s Edge and get your raffle tickets… Thank you so much to Mary for donating this beautiful quilt… All proceeds will go to”Wigs for Women “ !!

Henry County Turkey Talkers-We need your help once again this year for the Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner, this is the 34th Year for this community event.
NEEDED
100 Baked/Smoked/Deep Fried Turkeys*
250 Pies (Apple or Pumpkin), 25 Pies have already been pledged.
*If you’d be available to bake turkeys for someone else, please let us know. We have some who can’t bake them, but they donate them to us to have baked. If you’re able to help us we’d appreciate that too.
Delivery Drivers for Thanksgiving Day (covers all Henry County)
Dishwashers (Wednesday evening and Thursday).
Pie Cutters/Roll Wrappers (Wednesday Afternoon)
If you can provide Turkeys, Pies or help deliver or wash dishes, contact Turkey Central at 660-885-6921 (Clinton Flower Shop) let us know. DELIVERED MEAL RESERVATIONS FOR DELIVERED MEALS BEGINS ON November 1st!!!!!

Santa Paws 2023-Dec. 2nd from 9 till 3. Bring your pets, kids or just yourself to The Dog Groomer to get pictures with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. The Grinch will be there too. Pick up some Christmas goodies at the bake sale. All money raised goes to the Clinton Animal Shelter. $10 for a digital picture (on provided thumb drive) $15 for a digital picture and a 4×6 printed picture $20 for digital pic, printed 4×6 and 4×6 frame 203 North Washington in Clinton.

Truman Lake Fishing Expo-We’re casting off again with the 2024 Truman Lake Fishing Expo February 9th & 10th, 2024!!! www.trumanlakefishingexpo.com