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Business and Economic Development |
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Targeted Goals:
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- Create a forum for business affinity
groups (networking programs.)
- Support existing business and create
an opportunity for new businesses
- Provide educational support to
businesses to further business retention and development
- Support initiative of BEDC and City
of Borger
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Quarterly Newsletters/Mail-Outs
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Quarterly newsletters are provided to each
chamber member to update Chamber information, activities and
opportunities in the Borger area. As special events or
opportunities arise the chamber sends out mail outs to
notify chamber members of events that might be beneficial.
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Business Education
Workshops/Seminars/Public Meetings.
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Topic-oriented seminars and/or workshop designed to
provide Chamber members with updated information to enhance
or improve their business capabilities and business skills.
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Networking Events:
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Meet other chamber members at networking events to share
ideas, have some fun, and recruit new business for your
business.
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Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet
(Normally late March)
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| The Chamber Banquet is an annual event celebrating the
organization and honoring the Citizen of the Year. Awards
along with entertainment highlight the evening for Chamber
and community members. |
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Community Development |
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- Support projects and initiative to
improve appearance of town
- Develop opportunities for attracting
commerce
- Collaborate with regional tourism
initiatives
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| Improve/Enhance City Appearance: |
Co-sponsors with the City of Borger, to
hold the semi-annual Trash Bash aimed at beautification.
Encourage cleaning up around business locations as well as
city areas to keep our city ‘visitor ready’.
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| Beauty Spot of the Month: |
Provide recognition for
attractive business and home sites encouraging business and
residential owners to create a community of choice for
others.
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| Pump Jack Project: |
Provide a tourism venue to bring people
to town to view innovative designed/decorated and
vintage/heritage pump jacks. Project is designed to provide
a means of circulating tourist through the City to view and
to shop at different locations. This will provide our city a
wide recognizable symbol. An oversight committee of Chamber,
City, and other representatives will guide this project.
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Tourism Venues 2010-2011
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| Spring Carnival (May 19th
– 22nd) |
The Chamber makes necessary
arrangements for The Pride of Texas Carnivals to visit our
area for kids of all ages to enjoy.
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| Annual Christmas Parade
(1st Monday in December) |
This event ushers in the
Christmas Season in Borger with a ‘lighted entry’ Christmas
parade.
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| Christmas Business and
Residential Lighting Contest (December) |
Providing a holiday look for
Borger by encouraging businesses and individuals to ‘Light’
Borger for the season.
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| Red Coat Ambassador
Events (Throughout the Year) |
Goodwill and public
relations are the focus of this group of Chamber volunteers.
Ribbon cuttings, greeting visitors to the city or hosting at
Chamber events make this group highly visible in the
community.
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| Borger Summer Celebration
July 15, 2010: |
A fun-family time in Huber
Park is provided in a joint effort by the City of Borger and
Borger Chamber of Commerce. Entertainment, food and game
booths provide a way for businesses, civic organizations,
churches and non-profit groups to showcase who they are and
have an opportunity to meet community and area citizens.
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| Community Health Fair:
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A joint partnership with
several agencies, the Borger Chamber of Commerce works to
facilitate an area-wide health fair to help business members
and individual citizens have an opportunity to improve their
health through knowledge and screenings.
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| Friends of Lake Meredith
& Alibates: |
| The Friends of Lake Meredith
& Alibates will be supported as a tourism venue for Borger.
Building and enhancing a wide range of recreational
opportunities designed to bring people to Borger is the goal
of this tourism effort. Providing information to
visitors to the area desiring to utilize the parks
activities and events is a major goal. |
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Provide Other Tourism Assistance: |
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Provide monetary support to others
providing tourism venues in our area. |
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Education/Government
Leadership |
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| Target Goals: |
- Build/Enhance a Leadership Base for
Borger/Hutchinson County
- Provide knowledge of pending
legislation affecting business
- Focus on goals to build a strong
community
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| Leadership Borger:
(September – April) |
An eight-month leadership
development program designed to reach future leaders with
knowledge of their City and County. Participations are
graduated at The Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet and
receive continuing education credits through Frank Phillips
College.
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Governmental/Business/Transportation Issue Awareness: |
Issues, legislation and
regulations affecting local economy and quality of life will
be the focus of this committee designed to keep businesses
abreast of current events.
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| Supporting Chamber
Investors: |
Attracting members who
strive to promote the economic base, community involvement
and civic pride is our goal. Membership base is crucial to
the function of the Borger Chamber of Commerce mission and
in return for this investment; the Chamber of Commerce
constantly strives to promote investors not only to Borger
residents but to area communities. Attracting consumers to
Borger through a number of events and activities, using
various means of media to promote our business investors,
and providing value-added services for Chamber Investors is
an on-going commitment.
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| Business Workshops |
| Provide workshops to help current &
prospective business owners develop skills to enhance their
businesses. |
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Chamber Facilitation and
Logistics |
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- Review Board Requirements and update
as needed
- Educate prospective board members of
duties
- Continue and enhance strong
communication base with businesses
- Oversee the function of the by-laws
and other policies and procedures
- Review operations procedure manual in
line with policies
- Implement audit recommendations
- Function in a fiscally responsible
manner
- Monitor & Update Web-Site and
other informational material
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