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| Chamber Home > About your Chamber > Message from the President A Message from the President Dear Fellow Chamber Members: March Madness has officially arrived. The fans of the Wildcats, Cardinals, Hilltoppers, Panthers and Mustangs are all excited about tournament action. One thing that coaches, broadcasters and fans all talk about during this time of the year is momentum. It is important for teams to maintain momentum in order to be successful. The same holds true for our chamber. We have started this year with great momentum; however, we cannot rely on the past to sustain the momentum for the rest of the year. Your chamber is providing several opportunities to keep the momentum going. The first opportunity will be next week at the chamber meeting. At our monthly meeting we will be hosting a candidate’s forum. Candidates for District Judge, County Judge Executive, County Court Clerk, Property Valuation and Sheriff have been invited to speak at the meeting. Each candidate will be allotted 3 minutes. As individual business leaders and as a chamber it is very important we are informed as to what issues are important to these candidates and how those issues could affect us. I encourage everyone to attend this very informative meeting. We will begin serving lunch at 11:45 and plan to start the meeting at 12:15. The second opportunity will take place on April 17th. We have booked the humorist Carl Hurley for a night of good food and great entertainment. The evening will begin with a prime rib dinner followed by Mr. Hurley. Three levels of sponsorships are available. At the $1,000 Gold level you will receive a table for 8 and recognition on all advertising and programs. The $500 Silver level sponsors will receive 4 tickets and recognition on the programs; while the $250 Bronze level sponsors will receive 2 tickets and recognition on the programs. Individual tickets are available for $50 with the net proceeds of the night used to benefit the chamber’s economic development efforts. Sincerely, David L.Richey President We Believe in Muhlenberg County Dear Fellow Chamber Members: WE BELIEVE! Do we? Can we? Will we? The answer we give to these three questions will have a tremendous impact on future generations in our county. Your response to our “WE BELIEVE” campaign for the Kentucky NewGas air quality permit was overwhelming. Officials from both Peabody Energy and Conoco Phillips told me they had never seen such support at this type of hearing. Thanks again for your support, but we can’t stop and we didn’t. Thursday, February 4th a group of approximately 40 chamber members traveled to Frankfort to attend the West Kentucky Thank You Night. This was our opportunity to be seen by the Governor, leaders of both legislative bodies, and to unite with other Western Kentuckians to show Frankfort there is more to our Commonwealth than just the golden triangle of Lexington, Louisville and Covington. To date, I believe we have answered the questions at the beginning of this column with a resounding “YES WE BELIEVE”. We must continue to build momentum. I encourage everyone to become active in your chamber by attending monthly meetings, serving on committees, supporting special activities and last but certainly not least by BELIEVEING IN MUHLENBERG COUNTY. I cannot close without saying a special thanks to Gary Carver for the wonderful job he did as chamber president. We appreciate your hard work and the leadership you provided last year. Sincerely, David Richey President | |
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