They live at the North Pole, Santa and Mrs. Claus.
However, they shop local, just because.
Jobs, Better Schools, Kids Activities and Family Income for Clinton.
Shopping local helps all of these and so much more to even mention.
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If you’re headed to the Downtown Clinton Square, tune into 88.5 FM to enjoy the Animated Christmas Light Music Show! It runs from 5 pm to 11 pm nightly.
The Chamber of Commerce helped The Pediatric Place celebrate the Grand Opening of their Alternative Placement Site. As a Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education-approved alternative site, they are able to fulfill educational needs as determined by local school districts for students that require substantial support. 210 S. Second Street in Clinton. 660-885-2394. Construction continues on their new Autism Center as well.
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. Recently, we “Featured” REJUVV MED…EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS…EMORBE EMPORIUM…RADFORD MEDIA GROUP…QUALITY ROOFING…EL PUERTO…REMAX TRUMAN LAKE…R.P. LUMBER…EQUITY BANK…EVANS PIPE AND STEEL…PRIMITIVE OLDE CROW AND WINERY…PRICE CUTTER…EVERHARTS OUTDOOR STORE…EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES…POWELL MEAT CO….EL CAMINO REAL…POWELL AUTO…EYE CARE SPECIALTIES…FACTORY CONNECTION…POAGUE, WALL, COX AND ADAMS.
The Clinton Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Holiday Open House Dec. 1st at the Depot (200 South Main) from 2 till 4pm. There will be meat and cheese, candy and cookies. Meet your Chamber Board members and employees and find out how you can become a Chamber of Commerce Ambassador. Use your golf putting skills for a chance to win a free 2024 Chamber membership. Open to all businesses.
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.
Thursday, Dec. 7th at 4pm. Rejuvv Med at 14125 North Water St.-Please join us for our Clinton location OPEN HOUSE! We are excited to be able to provide luxury spa services to the surrounding area and want you to stop by and learn more about what we have to offer.
Clinton Schools–CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS AND CONCERTS-Clinton School District students have been working hard and are looking forward to sharing their musical talents with their family, friends, and our community on the dates below.
**All events will be held in the Clinton High School Performing Arts Center.**
CMS Choir and Band Concert, December 7th @ 6:30
CHS Choir and Band Concert, December 11th @ 6:30
CIS 5th Grade and Choraliers Concert, December 12th @ 6:30
Henry Elementary 2nd Grade Program, December 14th @ 6:30
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Heartland Community Theatre of Clinton is pleased to announce that the December Production will include 2 plays!
Both Directed by Rob Hills.
“Angels with Paper Wings” by W. Gordon Mauermann will be 1st, followed by “Scrooged Up”, by Dan Roberts.
Since the 1st play is for the younger crowd tickets are priced:
Adults 12 & older ~ $12.50
Children 5 to 11 ~ $6
Children 4 & under ~ Free
Friday ~ December 8th ~ 7pm
Saturday ~ December 9th ~ 7pm
Sunday ~ December 10th ~ 2pm
Saturday ~ December 16th ~ 7pm
Tickets will be available at the Clinton Chamber Office, RE/MAX Truman Lake and at the door before each performance.
Please call (660) 351-0362 with any questions. Hope to see you all there!!
Sweet Vanity Salon. Saturday, Dec. 9th…we will have Santa and The Grinch from 2:30-4:30 for kids. Taking donations and all proceeds will go to the Clinton Animal Shelter.
Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare–On Monday, December 11, we will be hosting an open house at the Dr. James and JoAnn Bourland Radiation Oncology Center at 501 E. Oakstar Drive in Clinton from 5-6:30 p.m. Stop by to see our new facility and learn more about our comprehensive cancer services.
On Tuesday, I attended the monthly meeting of the Economic Vitality Committee at the Clinton Main Street office.
Wed., I made my weekly trip out to KDKD to record this week’s Chamber Chat that you can hear on 95.3FM on Thursdays at 12:15pm.
Friday morning, I was at the Clinton Middle School talking to Mrs. Brenda Vetsch’s 6th, 7th and 8th grade classes about communication and how it is important in just about every aspect of life. I talked to them about my nearly 40 years in radio and my job now here at the Chamber. The students listened well and had some very good questions.
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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.
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The Greater Clinton-Area Chamber of Commerce is giving 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.
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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
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.
Truman Lake Fishing Expo-We’re casting off again with the 2024 Truman Lake Fishing Expo February 9th & 10th, 2024!!! www.trumanlakefishingexpo.com