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Weekly Update
For the Week of April 6, 2009 |
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| Over & Above
Members |
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Silver Investors
Britton, Kuykendall, & Miller, CPA's
Caulkins Conoco
CellularOne
Chesapeake Energy
Cummins Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep
Doc's Trading Post Imation Enterprises
Joe E. & Glenna Johns
Kelley Jewelers
Laundry Boutique
R. L. Lockstone Funeral Home, Inc.
Ratcliffe's, Inc.
State Farm Insurance - Debbie Shepherd
Weatherford Press Weatherford Regional Hospital
Bronze Investors
Albert's Truck Service
Bendue & Associates C.J.'s Southwest Tire & Accessory, Inc.
Cells-U-More
CenterPoint Energy Dr Pepper Bottling Company
Eagle Supply & Rental
Eastman Kodak Company
Farmers Cooperative Exchange
Dr. Marvin & Connie Hankins
Legacy Bank
Midwest Music
Nabors Shoe Center
PDC
Weatherwood Assisted Living
Western Equipment |
| Membership Update |
| Legacy Bank is the newest Silver Member of the Weatherford Chamber
Newest Member of the Chamber is:
Heritage Corn Village
801 North Washington
Dee Henderson
Weatherford Family Practice Medical Center
3739 Legacy
Dr. Tamala Moore
(Silver Member) |
| Bits 'n Pieces |
Important Information on Web Site - The Weatherford Chamber's 2009 Business Plan, and Annual Report .
Need Health Insurance? - The State Chamber's endorsed health insurance program, Oklahoma Chamber Blue, may be the answer. For more information, click here.
Calling All Art Lovers - Are you an artists looking for a place to exhibit? Or are you involved with an art show and are looking for to exhibit? Either way, follow this link for information about a great statewide database. |
| Opportunity in a Down Economy |
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Contact Us
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P O Box 857
Weatherford, Oklahoma 73096
580-772-7744
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Greetings!
There's still time to make a difference concerning Weatherford's future. Circle the dates of April 9 and April 23 and make plans to attend the community wide strategic planning.
Another way to make a difference is continuing your membership investment in the Chamber. A community depends upon the Chamber and without paying members, there is no chamber. From visitors looking for economical places to eat, sleep, and shop, to the developer examining property, people look to the chamber for advice and ideas. Without your investment, the chamber won't be able to do its part in keeping the Weatherford from declining.
Chamber members recently received their 2009 Chamber Membership Investment Statements and the response has been excellent. Membership Investments are the lifeblood of any Chamber. Thank you for your past and future support! |
| What's Happening! |
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Monday April 6
Executive Committee Meeting - 12:00 PM - Chamber Office
Tuesday, April 7
Retail Trades Committee - 8:00 AM - Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, April 8
Weatherford Economic Development Foundation - 7:00 AM - BancFirst
Thursday, April 9
Community Coffee - 9:30 AM - BancFirst
Thursday, April 9
Board of Directors Meeting - 4:00 PM - Chamber Office
Thursday, April 9
Building on the 2020 Vision - 5:30 PM - Pioneer Center
Wednesday, April 15
Weatherford Design Alliance - 9:00 AM - The Cup
Thursday, April 16
Leadership Weatherford trip to State Capital - 8:00 AM - OKC
Thursday, April 16
Education Committee Meeting - 12:00 PM - Chamber Office
Thursday, April 16
Tourism Committee - 2:30 PM - Chamber of Commerce
Friday, April 17
Leadership Weatherford Committee Mtg. - 4:00 PM - Chamber office
Sunday, April 19
Weatherford Area Horse Show - 12:00 PM - Don Mitchell Rodeo Arena |
| Contacting Customers |
Looking for a great way to electronically stay in touch with clients or customers? Then take a look at "Constant Contact", the online program used by the Weatherford Area Chamber to stay in touch with its members. Chamber members receive an increased pre-payment discount. A 6 month pre-payment is 20% and 12 month pre-payments receive a 25% discount. |
| Franklin Covey Workshop |
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Bendure & Associates, Western Techonolgy Center, and the Weatherford C of C
Invite you to attend the one-half day
FranklinCovey Leadership Workshop:
The 4 Imperatives of Great Leaders
Facilitator: Bill Bendure
8:30-12:00 - April 15, 2009
WTC- Weatherford Campus
Contact the Chamber to register
The Workshop will present a new leadership paradigm and give you a skill set and tool set to lead the knowledge age worker. It addresses the 4 chronic problems of organizations:
- Low trust
- Fuzzy and unclear purpose
- Wasted talent and potential of staff
- Bureaucracy, rules that are not aligned with purpose
Each participant will complete the 360° Leadership Inventory prior to the workshop, and receive a personalized report-you will use this in the workshop to create your own plan of action to improve in four areas. (Register by April 8 so that you can complete the leadership inventory via computer. You will be sent instructions by email as soon as you register).
This workshop's regular cost is $195/person. The Weatherford Chamber of Commerce has arranged the special rate for Chamber Leadership participants or graduates of $100 per person. Contact the Chamber to register, 772-7744. Make checks payable to Weatherford C of C.
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| Community Coffee |
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122 North Broadway
Weatherford, Oklahoma 73096
Thursday, April 9
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.  |
| Building on the Vision |
Next meeting for Weatherford's  community wide strategic planning process is April 9. All meetings will be held at the Pioneer Center and start at 5:30 p.m. with a meal, before the planning process begins at 6:00 p.m. Remaining date is
April 23rd
The meetings will build upon the information gained from the community wide survey and each meeting. It does not matter if you miss the first meetings to be able to attend future meetings. | |
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| Don't Be Left Out |
 Don't miss your opportunity to advertise on the only Weatherford map distritbuted by the Weatherford Area Chamber of Commerce! Your chamber is working with Brent Reed, owner of Weatherford Press, to develop and distribute the map. Reed is handling all the advertising sales for the map. Contact Reed at 772-5300 to secure you space. Advertising prices and sizes are listed below.
Business Card Size - $350 Full Panel - $1,000 | |
| Goodie Bag Items |
 October 20th and 21st, Weatherford will host approximately 80 OSU Extension Office Secretaries from across the SW District . Radonna Sawatzky is aksing interested businesses to provide coupons and other promotional items to be included in the goodie bags. Don't miss this opportunity to get your name in front of these visitors. They'll have plenty of free time to take advantage your offers. Deliver your items to the Chamber.
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Share this email with your co-workers!
Sincerely,
Marie Hanza
Weatherford Area Chamber of Commerce |
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