WEEKLY UPDATE FROM THE GREATER CLINTON-AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/BY DAVID LEE-DIRECTOR: 7/28/23

The first-ever female Walmart store manager is about to retire. Since 1975, we’re sure you’ve seen Jane Marshall in the mornings, afternoons, nights, weekdays and weekends doing all sorts of jobs at the Clinton Walmart. A ceremony honoring Jane’s many years at Walmart and many, many lives she has touched was held Wed. (7/26) at the store. As you will see when you go to the Chamber’s Facebook page, a large number of past and present employees, as well as friends and family, were on hand to celebrate with Jane.

Clinton Animal Shelter·We still have a few openings for the Painting For Paws Event for this Friday night at 6pm! $35 for a fun evening! Call Laura at 660-885-3355 to reserve your spot or email her at goseejimwarranty@gmail.com.

Cruisin’ to Clinton is coming up again Aug. 12th.  All rides are welcome.  Live DJ…Raffle…Give Aways…Food Trucks…Shaved Ice…Drinks and more from 4 till 7pm.  At 7, cruise from the square to Olde Crow Winery with a drive through Adair Village on the way.  Clinton Cruise Night on Facebook for more information and photos from previous event.

The first annual Batting for HOPE Tournament will take place on September 30, 2023 in Clinton, Missouri! This softball tournament is in honor of raising money for two organizations Families for HoPE and Circle of Hope Foundation

For more information on how to sign up for a team, donate, volunteer, or order a t-shirt follow the link below and visit their Facebook or Instagram account, Batting For Hope

https://fat-cat-design.printavo.com/merch/batting-for-hope/

#thepediatricplacellc #battingforhope #familiesforHoPE #circleofhopefoundation

Care Connection for Aging Services  Making new friends as an adult can be hard! If you’re age 60+ and looking to make a new connection, consider our Circle of Friends groups.  Learn more a find a group near you here: https://goaging.org/2023/circle-of-friends-starting-soon/

The Clinton Technical School LPN Program students will be selling tickets for a Blackstone Cooking Station to help raise money for the Clinton Animal Shelter! Keep an eye out for them or call Kayla at 660-351-2051.

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.

We have several committees here at the Clinton Chamber and volunteers are always welcomed.  Our committees include Academic Excellence, Agriculture, Ambassadors, Military Affairs, Olde Glory Days and Tourism.  If you would like to get involved in helping to move Clinton forward, just call, email, stop by or if you see me out and about…let’s visit!  

Don’t forget, if you’re a business owner and belong to the Chamber, be sure to update those Facebook pages so we can share your information on the Chamber’s Facebook page. Be sure to like us on Facebook: Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce or check out www.clintonmo.com.

New Growth Community Development Corporation   We are excited to attend the Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities – University of Missouri Extension conference Sept 20-21 in Benton County. New Growth’s Sheridan Garman-Neeman and Patty Cantrell will talk about building rural businesses with microenterprise financing and other support. Sign up now for early bird registration! https://web.cvent.com/…/bb7f7db7-ac4d-48f7-b508…/summary #CEC2023 #Entrepreneurship #CommunityDevelopment

The First Annual “It’s For The Kids” Motorcycle Rally will be Sept. 29th-Oct. 1st with gates opening at 10am.  Old Skool Band, biker games, poker run, vendors, beer garden and more.  Registration can be made at Boats N’ Hose General Store, aka Snyder’s Corner, 874 SE Hwy Z, Deepwater.  There will be admission and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Guardians of the Children.  For details, 417-644-7307 or https://www.facebook.com/BoatsandHoseGeneralStore

NOMINATE YOUR 2023 AG PERSON OF THE YEAR! Sponsored by the Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce.  Nominees for the Ag Person of the Year should have contributed outstanding service to the Clinton area agricultural community.  The award is presented at the Ag Appreciation Dinner and Auction each August (this year on the 21st at 6pm at the Benson Center).  Please return completed nomination forms to:  Ag Committee/Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, 200 South Main, Clinton, MO 64735   Nomination forms are due by Monday, Aug. 7th, 2023.

I would like to nominate ____________________________________as the 2023 Ag Person of the Year.

Nominee address:________________________________________________

The above nominee should receive the Ag Person of the Year award because: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Community activities the above nominee is involved in: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Other Comments: _____________________________________________________________________

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Nominated by:

Phone Number: _______________________________________________________________________

Email Address: ______________________________________________________________________