Come join the Chamber’s Taste of Clinton event on Saturday, September 23rd from 9am till 3pm at the Benson Center. This event has everything from food, retail, outdoor activities, health, self-care, etc. Come Shop Local with Us. Free Admission. For vendor information, call the Chamber at 660-885-8166.
Bill Thole, the Clinton Chamber’s representative to the Whiteman Air Force Base Community Council, recently met the Sec. of the Air Force, Mr. Frank Kendall and Col. Keith Butler and wife Diane, 509th Wing Commander. Bill presented all three with a special coin the Chamber commissioned for occasions like this. Thanks Bill! See photos on our Facebook page.
Andy Englehart talks about the 3rd Annual Golf Charity Scramble- Honoring All Who Served and Are “Still In The Fight!” You can find this video when you go to the Chamber’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ClintonMO/
Sponsored by the Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, the 2023 Ag Appreciation Dinner and Auction is coming up this Monday (21st) at 6pm at the Benson Center. Tickets MAY be available at the door if not sold out and will be $14.00 each.
From Clinton Main Street: PICCADILLY 2023 Online Tickets: https://piccadilly2023.eventbrite.com In person at Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce. To buy a table, please call Amanda @ 660.885.2121.
From Missouri Main Street Connection, Inc.: We have a special announcement to make. After many years of dedicated work, Diane Hannah is retiring. Our team showcased a heartwarming video of what Diane means to them at our Evening of Excellence Awards Ceremony and Dinner at the end of the 2023 Missouri’s Premier Downtown Revitalization Conference, which you can watch through this post. https://youtu.be/V0OEkRdY5E4
Clinton Animal Shelter Join us and help us with our vet bills! We are having a virtual Pampered Chef Party for The Clinton Animal Shelter. All of the money earned for this party will go directly to the fundraiser instead of anyone getting free product. So this is what that means. We are having a virtual Pampered Chef Party… on Facebook! You can live your best life from your couch and even stay in your sweatpants Grab a drink and relax. Everything will be happening right here, for the next few days. I’m here to help you learn all about the kitchen products that have helped me the most when it comes to cooking fast & fresh meals for me and my family. Over the next few days I will be posting about some of my favorite items that I think y’all would appreciate. I’ll also be sharing recipes, meal ideas and kitchen hacks as well as giving away prizes!
Guests who spend $80 or more will get a free gift!
Feel free to message me, call or text me at (660)525-5609 or email me at nannjack@yahoo.com
Thank you so much for joining us!
-Nancy
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
Do you have a car and an hour? We could really use volunteer drivers at the Clinton Senior Center delivering meals to seniors. Whether you’re an individual or a business volunteering an employee for an hour, it would be greatly appreciated by us and the many relying on those deliveries. Commit to once a week, one week every three months, on call as needed, or whatever your availability and generosity allows, help us help them. Call Kathy at 660-885-3482.
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.
The Annual Fall City-Wide Garage Sale will be Sat., Sept. 16th. The Clinton Daily Democrat is in charge of this event each fall and spring. For more information, call 660-885-2281 or stop by 104. South Main St.
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.
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
CHART (Community Health Assessment Resource Team) is also hosting a Pickleball Tournament Oct. 28th at the Artesian Park Tennis Courts (if raining, Clinton High School). Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Doubles. Pool play followed by bracket style. $80 per team with t-shirt included. Cash prizes for first and second. Proceeds go to support Henry Co. Christmas Angel Tree and Christmas Cheer Foundation. Call Tyler at 660-223-3210 or tyler.pulcini@lpha.mo.gov for questions, to enter or to sponsor.