chamber annual report (2008-09) & 2010 calendar

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2008-09 Year-End Summary & eNews Special Issue

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• Building a stronger community

• Connecting members to important community issues

Amarillo Chamber of Commerce’s

Annual Banquet The Galleries at Sunset Center—1/15/09 450 attendees. Highlighted Chamber events and achievements for the 2007-08 fiscal year. Sponsored By: Membership Council, Bell Helicopter. Live music provided by AFK of Amarillo. Business Relocation Information The Chamber provided business relocation packets to 20 businesses that were interested in relocating or starting a business in Amarillo. The packets included a variety of information ranging from various funding options in-cluding grants and even interest-free loans, assistance in preparing a busi-ness plan, research, staff training, and locating that perfect commercial real estate listing. Arts Committee Advertising The Arts Committee sponsors a weekly newspaper ad that runs in the arts section of the Amarillo Globe-News from September to May.

Arts Committee Financial Assistance The Arts Committee assists local art groups by providing financial assistance. In 2008-09 $88,000 was given to the arts to help promote their events.

AMARILLO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The Chamber Annual Report / eNewsletter is published by the Ama-rillo Chamber of Commerce, 1000 South Polk, Amarillo, Texas 79101. It is provided free of charge to Chamber members. Ad-dress correspondence to Chamber Communications at the ad-dress listed above, or call 806.373.7800, fax 806.373.3909.

2009-10 Board of Directors Executive Committee

Chair Laura Street Chair-Elect J. Pat Richmond President/CEO Gary Molberg Past Chair Kelvin Betzen Finance David Hemphill Membership Council Al Cunningham Business Council Bill Jenkins Governmental Affairs Council Bill Harris Quality of Life Council Penelope Davies Ag Council Dr. James Clark Convention & Visitor Council Guy C. Vanderpool City of Amarillo Mayor Debra McCartt Commissioner Madison Scott

Directors

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Fredia Allen Tim Archer

Roy Bara Scott Bentley

David Craig Michael Cruz

Jill Dana Buzz David

Bob Garrett Brad Martin Greg Meyer

Cameron Monroe Shawn Morrison Robert Murray David Prescott John Salazar, Jr. Rod Schroder Les Simpson Janie Singleton William Ware Leah West James Wester Jeff Yarber

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January 2010

Annual Banquet

Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame AC Ordway Auditorium—2/8/09 Cosponsored by: Quality of Life Council Sports Committee and YMCA.

Panhandle Days in Austin (Odd Years) Austin, TX—2/24-25/09 107 participants. The Chamber and sur-rounding Panhandle communities joined together and traveled to Austin, Texas to discuss legislative issues affecting eco-nomic strength in our business communi-ties. Sponsored By: Governmental Affairs Council, Amarillo College, Amarillo Conven-

tion & Visitor Council, Amarillo Economic Development Corpora-tion, Atmos Energy, B&W Pantex, Bell Helicopter, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Fuqua-Bryson Benefits Group, Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc., KGNC, PIA Insurance, Panhandle Re-gional Planning Commission, Scarborough Specialties, Inc., South-west Airlines, Upshaw Insurance Agency, West Texas A&M Univer-sity, WTAMU Enterprise Network, and Xcel Energy. NOTE: DC Days takes place in even calendar years.

New Member Reception Chamber Lobby— 2/26/09 40 attendees. Provided introductory information about the Cham-ber, its staff, board of directors, and programs to members who joined the Chamber within the previous six months. Sponsored by: Membership Council

Governmental Affairs Council Members 2009-10

Christy Bertolino Anette Carlisle

Cindy Cockerham LuLu Cowan Gina Dowdy

Wendi Finney Swope Raymond Grenier

Steve Hall Bill Harris, Chair David Hudson Sherry Kunka

Tony Liles Tim Newsom Gene Parker

Kay Peck Gary Purser Erin Ritter

Rod Schroder Paul Simpson Roy Urrutia

Rachel Welborn Joel White

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The Annual Report cover photo of the Bivins mansion was taken by Chamber member Ralph Duke for the Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council.

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Arts Day Luncheon for Legislators Amarillo Museum of Art—3/20/09 123 attendees. Recognized legislators including Senator Kel Seliger, Representatives John Smithee, and David Swinford. The purpose of this luncheon is to thank and recognize these legislators for their support of the arts and encourage future sup-port. Keynote speaker was Billye Proctor-Shaw, Chair of the Texas Commission on the Arts. Sponsored By: Arts Committee

Women’s Council Luncheons Fifth Season Inn—Monthly The Women’s Council of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce is a division of the Membership Coun-cil. The purpose of the Women’s Council is to support the mission of the Chamber by promoting business and commerce in Amarillo and providing opportunities for leadership though special projects, events and programs. Its mission is to enhance the role of women in business and give individuals a chance to get involved in Chamber activities and networking. The lunch meetings are held at the Fifth Season Inn at 11:45am on the 3rd Monday of each month.

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Anytime Fitness Nik Hicks 3600 Osage St. Amarillo, TX 79118 (806) 372-2000 Fax: (806) 372-2001 www.anytimefitness.com 24 hour coed fitness facility. b. Dolphus & Associates Burnie D. Wells Kate F Bryan 5600 Bell St. Suite 105-269 Amarillo, TX 79109 (806) 683-4004 www.b-dolphus.com Personal, corporate, govern-mental security. Provides secu-rity risk analysis and manage-ment. Security training. Burnette Law Firm, P.C. Susan L Burnette 500 S Taylor, Suite 504 Amarillo, TX 79101 (806) 372-4900 Fax: (806) 372-4980 Our firm handles legal matters

in the area of probate, trusts and estates, guardianships, civil litiga-tion, and family law. Horizon Benefits Richard Goldstein 5430 LBJ Fwy, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75240 For over 20 years, we have been providing concierge level exper-tise to medium size business throughout the country. When you are ready for an objective look at all of the health care in-surance options, give us a call for a complimentary one half hour consultation. Jaelyn Properties Gregory Ogburn CPA, P.C. 10810 Elaine Amarillo, TX 79119 (806) 570-8399 Fax: (806) 367-6867 Property management

Arts Committee Members 2009-10

Martine Riddle Kathy Sheldon Sally Skaggs B.J. Smith

Kay Paine, Chair Melody Alexander Marlies Ballengee

Ilene Balliett Jim Kemp

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March 2010

Arts Day Luncheon for the Legislators

Partners in Education Banquet Amarillo Civic Center—4/23/09 600 attendees. Recognized individuals and businesses for their partnership and support to AISD. Sponsored By: Quality of Life Council, AISD, Big Texan Steak Ranch and Happy State Bank.

Civic Beautification Landscape Project Senior Park Entrance of Ellwood Park Working on landscaping the entrance to the Senior Park located in the east end of Ellwood Park between 11th Street and Park Place. It fronts on the Jackson St. side. Sponsored By: Keep Amarillo Beauti-ful, Dusty McGuire Coordinator, Krause Landscaping Contractors, Inc., Quality of Life Council Civic Beautification Committee, Chapman Forestry Foundation, Jim Schooler, Southwest Amarillo Garden Club, Bettye Clark, and Mary & Maurice Schooler. Designed by Tommy Davis, Krause Landscaping Contractors and Bryan Shelhamer, Parks & Recreation Department.

Mega Market (Spring) Ashmore Inn & Suites—3/26/09 117 participants. One-to-one networking event gave businesses the opportunity to present their products, goods, or services to over 100 business leaders. Sponsored By: Business Council, Amarillo EDC, and Holiday Inn.

Women’s Council Prime Time Connection Ashmore Inn & Suites—4/23/09 52 attendees. Speaker Sharon Miner conducted a program called “Don’t Compromise Who You Are In The Workplace”. Sponsored By: Women’s Council

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them with strategies for asset accumulation, preservation and transfer. Polk Street United Methodist Church Michael Jones Rev. C. Lane Boyd 1401 S. Polk Street Amarillo, TX 79101 (806) 374-2891 Fax: (806) 374-2898 www.psumc.com Price Overhead Door Co. Inc. Tony Price Greg Price 2007 N Wilson Amarillo, TX 79107 (806) 383-2432 Fax: (806) 381-1613 www.pricedoor.com Sales, service and installation of garage doors & electric door openers. Sanex Ted Andrade Gary Frisbie 6523 Storage Dr. Amarillo, TX 79110 (806) 367-9486 Fax: (806) 367-9489 www.sanexservices.com Full Service Janitorial & part-time labor provider for all business types.


Civic Beautification Committee Members 2009-10

Bill Brian

Pat Brinkman Billy Krause, Chair

Dusty McGuire

Dorothy Puckett Jim Schooler Brian Scott

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Civic Beautification Project—Senior Park

Golden Nail Awards Committee

Members 2009-10

Russell & Natrelle Long Chairs

Kathy Price

Neal Nossaman

Marian Stroup

Pat & Anne Northcutt

Kay Paine

Jim Jordan, Jr.

Bobby & Paula Steele

Parie Villyard

Sarah Caviness

Molly Caviness

Whitney Kelly

Top Two Percent Awards Region 16 Service Center—5/18/09 60 high school seniors from 13 local high schools. Recognized the Top Two Percent of seniors from the Amarillo public and private high schools. Sponsored By: Quality of Life Council, Ama-rillo National Bank, Region 16 Education Golden Nail Awards Civic Center Heritage Ballroom—5/1/09 450 gala attendees. 27th Annual Golden Nail Awards held to recognize individuals, businesses, and foundations for their contributions to the fine arts. Chaired by Anne & Pat Northcutt. Sponsored By: Arts Committee

Ready for the Real World Civic Center—5/12/09 1,700 AISD High School Juniors, 23 companies, 29 topics. Students were given an opportunity to learn how to live in the "real world" after high school and how to prepare for college and the workforce. Sponsored By: Citibank Foundation, Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Foundation, AISD, Xcel Energy Foundation, Celebrate Education, Gilliland Family Foundation, Josephine Anderson Charitable Trust and Mays Foundation.

BusinessConnection ® Amarillo Civic Center—5/5/09 350 exhibitors. Annual trade show showcased a variety of businesses to thousands of potential customers. Sponsored By: (Gold Sponsors) Amarillo EDC, Amarillo Globe-News, Amarillo National Bank, Ambassador Hotel, B&W Pantex, Sir Speedy, Yellow-book. (Silver Sponsors) Atmos Energy, Bell Helicopter, Case & Associates, Sam’s Club, Xcel Energy. (Special Supporters) Amarillo Civic Center, The Photo Store

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“We recognize today’s children will one day lead our community, own businesses, and change the world. Supporting the Chamber is supporting education.”

May 2010

Ready for the Real World

Golden Nail Awards Top Two Percent Awards

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Summer Fiesta Chamber Grounds—6/24/09 2nd Annual event that featured live entertain-ment and food from 16 local restaurants: 2 Sisters Confections & Crafts, Abuelo's Mexican Food Embassy, Budweiser, Cheddar's Casual Café, Chick-Fil-A, Cookies By Design, Coors, Desperado's Catering, El Manantial Mexican Restaurant, Gatti's Pizza, Glazer's, Jackson Square Grill, Joe Taco Mexi-Café, La Fiesta Grande, Miller, Schlotzsky's Deli, Sonic Drive-In, Taco Villa, The Plaza Restaurant and United Supermarkets. Special Thanks to: Arctic Glacier Premium Ice, Chamber Electric, Ltd., Coca-Cola of Amarillo, KGNC AM/FM, Mayfield Paper, Pacific Cheese, Texas Department of Criminal Jus-tice, Tom Velasquez and the Global Nomads, Sam's Club, Valley Proteins, Wal-Mart SuperCenters and Waste Wranglers.

CVC Communications Advertising equivalency for 08-09 publicity was $1,673,630.

Visitor Information Center & Gift Shop Assisted 8,355 visitors. Great Britain, Germany & Canada were the top three countries for international visitors. Retail gift shop sales totaled $12,860.

Tourism Hosted 493 group tours using more than 13,000 room nights. 1,633,841 visitors used 991,757 room nights with visitor spending estimated at $299 million. 69,117 inquiries. Attended 14 consumer trade shows promoting Amarillo both domestically and internationally.

Film Commission Responded to 14 information requests.

Convention Servicing Hosted convention/event business in Amarillo: 30,000 convention delegates with an estimated 21,700 room nights and an estimated visitor spending of $13 million.

Convention Sales Booked 65 future convention/event business in Amarillo: 30,659 convention delegates with an estimated 23,739 room nights and an estimated visitor spending of $15.7 million. Sent out 61 sales leads for potential future busi-ness totaling 44,907 room nights. Attended 14 regional and national trade-shows promoting Amarillo.

Chamber Volunteer of the Quarter Convention & Visitor Council Salutes Daphne Adkins By: Eric Miller, CVC Director of Communications In the last 20 years perhaps no person in Amarillo has wel-comed more people to town than Amarillo-native Daphne Adkins. It’s been both her vocation and avocation. And because of that personal dedication, she has been named the Volunteer of the Quarter by the Amarillo Chamber Of Commerce and Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council and was recognized with three other Amarillo residents as the top volunteers for the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce in 2009. “We think of her as an extension of our CVC staff. Whenever we have a question or come across a new issue, a staff member always says to call Daphne and get her take on the situation. Her experience in the tourism industry is a great asset for our city,” Jerry Holt, Vice President of the Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council, says. She is a member of the Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council board and has attended meetings of the Amarillo CVC’s Con-vention & Tourism Committee for many years. And she is a past board member of the Texas Travel Industry Association and the Texas Department of Economic Development Tour-ism Advisory Committee. She has been showing off her hometown, to friends and visi-tors alike, for more than 20 years. She started her tourism career in the local hotel industry. In 1991 she formed Daphne’s Tour & Travel, a tour company that works with do-mestic and international groups visiting Amarillo. Through this work, she has welcomed thousands of people to Ama-rillo. Since 2007 she has supervised the Texas Travel Information Center on Interstate 40 East at Airport Blvd. The Amarillo TIC, which is part of the Texas Department of Transporta-tion’s statewide network of 12 information centers, handled questions from more than 90,000 travelers last year. “With her upbeat attitude and willingness to bend over back-wards to assist travelers, she is the perfect person to be an ambassador for Amarillo and for Texas,” Brenda Harper, Director, Travel Information Divi-sion of the Texas De-partment of Transporta-tion, says.

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Convention & Visitor Council Members 2009-10

Cliff Vanderpool, Chair Wes Reeves Donna Patel

Phyllis Payne Tom Persechino

Mark Shaffer Bobby Lee

George Malkuch

Daphne Adkins Jo Meagher Ron Boyd

Gregg Bynum Kay Paine

Tony Freeman Sherman Bass Randy Ferris

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June 2010

Summer Fiesta

Amarillo Chamber Open Golf Tournament Ross Rogers Golf Complex—7/23/09 256 Golfers, 92 participating companies and 89 golfers won door prizes at the 10th Annual Event. Sponsored By: Quality of Life Council and Outback Steak House, UniFirst

Corp., Budweiser, Panhandle Area State Farm Agents, Suddenlink, Amarillo Globe-News, KGNC AM/FM, Yellow Book USA, Atmos Energy, Amarillo National Bank, Document Shredding and Storage, Walmart, Xcel Energy, Ambassador Hotel, American Airlines, Arctic Glacier Ice, Best Buy, Amarillo Coca Cola, First Care, McDonalds of Amarillo, Scarborough Specialties, Inc., United Supermarkets, Valmed, West Texas Document, West Texas A&M University, Concentra, Happy State Bank, Leadership Amarillo/Canyon, Upshaw & Brown Insurance, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Glazer’s Wholesale Distributing, McCarty Hull, Inc., West Texas Golf Carts, Graham Data Supplies, Ltd., Panhandle Presort Services, Street Toyota, America’s Promise, Amarillo Truck Center, Ameritas, Amarillo CVC, Display Con-cepts, First United Bank, Johnson & Sheldon, P.C., Keller Williams, TNT Proper-ties, Renew Media, United Healthcare, Upshaw Insurance, Education Credit Union, Holiday Inn of Amarillo, Davis-Phillips Solutions, Amarillo Residence Inn by Mar-riott, Raffkind’s, Amarillo On-Site Massage.

Contact The Chamber Staff The Chamber is open

Monday—Friday 8am-5pm 1000 S Polk—Amarillo, TX 79101 806.373.7800 806.373.3909 fax

www.Amarillo-Chamber.org President/CEO Gary Molberg [email protected] Finance & Administration Dianne McClish, VP [email protected] Christy Bigler [email protected] Mary Garcia [email protected] Membership Andrea McClintock, VP [email protected] Lupe Fasano [email protected] Linda Palmer [email protected] Communication Penni Bentley, Director [email protected] Business Development & Governmental Affairs Jason Harrison, Director [email protected] Kim Woolsey [email protected] Quality of Life & Arts Becky Zenor, VP [email protected] Lupe Fasano [email protected] K. Lynn Kiihn [email protected] Convention & Visitor Council Jerry Holt, VP [email protected] Mindy Bradley [email protected] Jutta Matalka [email protected] Eric Miller [email protected] Rick Matchett [email protected] Tina Teague [email protected] Tiffany Redinger [email protected] K. Lynn Kiihn [email protected] Dulcy Carden [email protected]

Visitor Information Center & Gift Shop

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Mary Ramirez, Manager [email protected]

Helen Martinez Nancy Simpson

Ann Beach Kay Cochran

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Chamber Open Golf Tournament Committee 2009-10

Sherwin Cox Steve Cross

Al Cunningham, Chair Brice Edwards, Chair

Jeremy Lunsford

Frank Ortega Jerry Thames Paul Turner

Tracy Young

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Southwestern Insurance Marketing Carl Robinson Ann Thompson 1800 S. Washington, Suite 312 Amarillo, TX 79102 (806) 379-7811 Fax: (806) 379-6707 www.cmginfo.com Southwestern Insurance Mar-keting is a life insurance and annuity brokerage agency. The Haircut Lounge Steven Counteras 2300 Bell St., Suite 4 Amarillo, TX 79106 (806) 322-0977 Upscale Hair Salon that features unique amenities such as game com with XBox, Guitar Hero, computers with Internet access for customers along with com-plimentary beverages.

Zen 721, LLC Lance Criswell Brian Mason 614 Polk Street Amarillo, TX 79101 (806) 372-1909 Fax: (806) 373-8481 www.zen721.com Look forward to our fresh sea-sonal dinner menus and Zen fa-vorites at lunch.


Round-Up Club Ribbon Cuttings & Ground Breakings Various Businesses—as needed 96 ceremonies (8 average / month). Countless dedicated business people who generously volunteer their time as representatives of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce to recognize and promote the Amarillo business community with rib-bon cuttings and ground breaking ceremonies. Sponsored by: Round-up Club of the Membership Council

Bonnie Altman Estella Barker

Millie Bingham, Chair Susan Bowers Mario Briseno Chris Christian Arra Coleman

Billie Engel Lessie Griffin

Deborah Hornsby Anne Jones

Regena Ladd Bobby Martin

Victor Newton Barbara Parker

Brian Rea Cheryl Roberts Ann Robinson

Bernie Sanders Ed Schroeter Kelli S. Tiffin Selena Veal

Marilyn Welborn Jamilou Schaffer Williams

Vince Wirt Nickie Wood

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August 2010

Amarillo welcomes more than 1.6 million visitors every year

“Pirates of the Canyon” Balloon Festival held annually in October.

Good Times Celebration ® Barbecue Cook-Off Chamber Grounds—9/10/09 116 participants, 7,500 attendees. Sponsored By: Membership Council, Arctic Glacier Ice, Coors of Amarillo, Tyson Foods, Inc., Budweiser Distributing Company, Chambers Electric, LTD., Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Waste Wran-glers, Inc. Affiliated Foods, Amarillo Coca-Cola, Amarillo National Bank, Ameripride Services, Atmos Energy, Bank of America, Bell Helicopter, B&W Pantex, Custom Trophies, Desperado's Catering, Enerpipe Ltd., FirstBank Southwest, Gillispie Bros. Farms of Dumas TX, Glazer's Wholesale Distributors, Happy State Bank, H&H Print-

wear, James Brothers Implement Co., KAMR/KCIT/KCPN-TV, KFDA NewsChannel 10, KGNC AM/FM, Lyons Air Conditioning & Heating, Mayfield Pa-per Company, McDonald's of Amarillo, Miller of Amarillo, OCV Reinforcements, Rabern Rentals, Rockrose Development, LLC, Sam's Club, Scarborough Specialties, Inc., SmokeZilla Catering, SOS Staffing Solutions, Sprouse Shrader Smith, P.C., Street Toyota, Sutherland's, SuddenLink Communica-tions, United Supermarkets, Walmart Supercenters, Wells Fargo Advisors, Wells Fargo Bank, Xcel Energy Commercial Industrial Builders, Inc., Entrania Springs Ranch, Herring Bank, KVII-TV, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Panhandle Restaurant Group, Pinnacle Financial Group, Southwest Airlines, Tom and the Global Nomads, Yellow Book USA A-Team Rentals, Allstate Security Industries, Inc., Amarillo Civic Center, Autocraft Total Car Care, Bekins Moving & Storage, Big State Remodeling, Ltd., Cumulus Broadcasting, Education Credit Union, First Bank & Trust, First United Bank, Gold's Gym, New Day Productions, Plains Dairy, Red Mud Barbecue Sauce, Red River Steakhouse McLean TX, Reuben L. Hancock, P.C., Talon/LPE, Union Street Band

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Women’s Council Prime Time Connection Fifth Season Inn—9/17/09 50 attendees. Speaker Julie Sims conducted a program called “Decoding the Business Dress Code”. Sponsored By: Women’s Council

Arts Website The Arts Committee assists in the promotion of the local and area arts by main-taining an arts website. The average number of visits have been 4,000 per month.

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Denise Blanchard Lara Cotton

Penelope Davies, Chair Beth Duke Susan Hoyl

Donna Makkhavane Leigh Neely Linda Pitner

Leslie Richardson Ann Underwood

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Good Times Celebration Barbecue Cook-Off

Teachers & Students Touring Businesses Day Civic Center—10/21/08 240 students and teachers toured 30 local companies. Opportunity for students and teachers to observe the variety of jobs and skills needed after high school. Included tours to businesses; concluded with lunch to recap the days observations. Sponsored By: Quality of Life Council, AISD, Xcel Energy.

MegaMarket (Fall) Ashmore Inn & Suites—10/19/08 111 participants. One-to-one networking event gave businesses the opportunity to present their products, goods, or services to over 100 business leaders. Sponsored By: Business Council, Amarillo EDC, Ashmore Inn & Suites, Ambassador Hotel.

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http://www.famousdaves.com/ Sports Luncheons Kid’s Inc.—Monthly (Oct-May) 657 attendees. Honored 138 local and area high school and college athletes. 10 state champions from 31 high schools and 8 universities in 10 different sports. Sponsored By: Quality of Life Council, Kid’s Inc. and the Ambassador Hotel.

Jan & Chuck Bailey Jim Brock, Chair Bert Bytheway

Chris Clark Wendell Coston

Wayne Craig Don Handley

Jerry Ivy Regena Ladd Lance Lahnert Anthony Leal

Ron Lee Peggy McGuire

Pat Nolan Tex Nolan

Tina Teague Brad Thiessen Emilea White Phil Woodall

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Mega Market Teachers & Students Touring Business Day

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Ag Appreciation Luncheon Civic Center Grand Plaza—12/2/08 268 attendees. The Chamber's Ag Council hosted the luncheon in conjunction with the Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show. Senator Kel Seliger served as the Keynote Speaker, speaking on legislative issues affecting the Panhandle. Noland Holt was presented the Farmer of the Year Award by Duncan & Boyd Jewelers. Sponsored By: Ag Council, KGNC Talk Radio, Panhandle Plains Land Bank, Texas Cattle Feeders Association, and Texas Wheat Producers.

Ag Council Members 2009-10 Chris Albracht Kody Bessent Cory Bruce

Leon Church Dr. James Clark, Chair

Nolan Clark David Cleavinger

Kathy Cornett Ken Crump

Jaonne Dosher Dean Hawkins Henry Holdman

Donna Hughes Kay Ledbetter Rodney Mosier

Chip Newell Alan Rhodes

Mike Schouten Dr. John Sweeten

Don Topliff Janell Turner Ross Wilson

Josh Winegarner

Business Council Members 2009-10

Ashton Allison John Cooley

Vanessa Everhart Robin Garrison

Ernesto Guzman David Hemphill Amy Henderson David Hernandez

Jason Herrick Bill Jenkins, Chair

Brian Jennings Joe Marquez

Paula Molberg Trent Morris Doug Nelson Zane Oliver

Sandy Taylor David Terry Jake Wood

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7 Fall Ag Outreach Trip (Date TBD)

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November 2010

Ag Appreciation Luncheon

Women’s Council Business Woman of the Year Amarillo Club—12/7/09 125 attendees. Recognized the "Business Woman of the Year" - Judy Whiteley, Senior Vice President First Bank Southwest. Attendees donated cash to Camp Alphie, a camp for children 7-14 who are being treated or have been treated for cancer. Sponsored By: Women’s Council.

Educator for a Day AISD Schools—12/10/08 80 business representatives. Opportunity for business people to job shadow principals and/or teachers in the classroom. Sponsored By: Quality of Life Council, AISD, Xcel Energy, and Big Texan Steak Ranch.

Women’s Council Steering Committee Members 2009-10

Deborah Hornsby, Chair Denise Blanchard

Laura Reyher Paula Davis

Judy Whiteley Nickie Wood

Christine Wyly Sonja Gross Patty Henson

DeRima Johnson Freda Powell

Melanie Stewart

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5 6 Women’s Council Christmas Luncheon & Business Woman of the Year Award

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December 2010

Women’s Council Christmas Luncheon & Business Woman of the Year Award

A To Z Tire & Battery A-1 Floor Co., Inc. Acme Brick Company Action Design Group Alliance Regional Health Network Allstate Insurance/Clark Damon AMA TechTel Communications Amarillo Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal, Inc Amarillo Courtyard by Marriott Amarillo Crime Stoppers Inc Amarillo Fine Arts Association Amarillo Grain Exchange Inc Amarillo Habitat for Humanity Amarillo Tejas Chapter of ARMA Amarillo Truck Center Inc American Classifieds Animal Medical Center Apartment Association of The Panhandle Ashmore Inn & Suites II, Inc. Atmos Energy Austin Pure Water Treatment, Inc. Axigent Technologies Group, Inc. B&W Pantex Baldwin Distribution Services, Ltd Bank of America Ben E Keith Foods Big Texan Gift Shop Bivins-Childers, Inc Boot Hill Saloon & Grill Boyd Financial Services, Inc. Buck's Sporting Goods Budweiser Distributing Company Camp Fire USA-Panhandle Plains Council Caprock Home Health Services Chambers Electric, LLC Charles M Walker, Co Inc Christy, REALTORS® Clinton L Esler, D D S Coffee Memorial Blood Center Coldwell Banker First Equity Realtors Computer Career Center Consumer Credit Counseling Service Cornell & Company, PC, CPAS Custom Food Group Davy Knapp Photography, Inc. Days Inn East Hotel Dick Ford Company Display Concepts Party Rentals, Inc.

Drury Inn & Suites Edmond Deaton & Stephens Everyday Yellow Pages Freda Powell General Office Supply General Wholesale Supply, Inc Gillco Investment, LP Glenn, Victor B. C P A Goree Auction Graham Data Supplies, Ltd. Graphic Equipment & Supply Company Great Nation Investment Corporation Great Plains Ag Credit H Bar H Turf Farms Hagy Company Hanna, Richard L High Plains Food Bank Hillside Christian Church Hilton Garden Inn Amarillo Hooters Hudgins Crosier Sumpter, P.C. IHOP IHOP #1337 Irish Springs Pools & Spas Jorge's Mexican Bar & Grill Joseph H. Pool KFDA NewsChannel 10 CBS TV/DT Khoury's House of Carpets Knorpp Business Park Lamar Outdoor Advertising Lang Tire and Auto Service Center Las Brisas Southwest Steakhouse Laura Street Consulting L.L.C. Make A Wish Foundation Managed Care Center, Inc. Marina At Lake Meredith a Forever Resort Marty's Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Mr. Rooter of Amarillo Mullin, Hoard & Brown LLP Muscular Dystrophy Association National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Panhandle Office Panhandle Art Center Panhandle Community Services PanHandleBabies Paramount Baptist Church Peeple Professional Cleaning Service

Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott PIA Insurance Agency Inc Plains Dairy L.L.C. Potter County Courthouse Pride Home Center Pro Shooters Gun & Knife Proffer Surgical Associates ProPay-Professional Payroll Service Raffkind's Royal Architectural Products, LTD. RSC Equipment Rental Rudd Palmer Inc. Security Specialist, Inc. Smith Chiropractic and Wellness Southwest Dairy Farmers Southwest Honda SRG Commercial Real Estate, Inc. State Farm Agency Field Office State Farm/Mike Thomas State Farm/Shannon Brooks Stewart Title Amarillo Division Stock Building Supply Swifty Communigraphics Synetra Texas Roadhouse The Herring at Civic Center The Plaza Restaurant Tiernan Aeration Tisdale Siding & Windows, Inc. Tom Patterson Top Notch Outfitters Inc Travis Loe & Assoc dba Steve Rogers Company Tumbleweed Sound Valero Energy Corporation Wal-Mart Supercenter Western Business Park Western Marketing, Inc. Westgate Computers Westgate Mall Westlake Retirement Community Willow Creek Kennels Witt Flooring Center Wolflin Mortgage Company Working Ranch Cowboys Association Xerox Corporation Zachry Engineering Corporation

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