December 2021 Newsletter

December 2021

THE CHAMBER CONNECTION

r e b m a Ch Board t a e r Ret 2021

Learn

Community

Connect

Promote

December The Blue Springs Chamber is proud to offer several ways for you to learn & grow your business.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM SANDY’S RESTAURANT

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM SERVPRO

REGISTER HERE

1601 S Broadway Oak Grove, MO 64075

We’ll review the year’s speakers and plan for what the group wants to hear in 2022.

REGISTER HERE Join us for the Ribbon Cutting at ServPro of East Independence/Blue Springs. Meet the new owners and hear about their services.

Holiday Social Thursday, December 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Adams Pointe Golf Club REGISTER HERE Celebrate Holiday Cheer with the Chamber!

Wear your most festive attire and enjoy networking, hors d’oeuvres & drinks. All members welcome! FREE to attend!

CALENDAR

RIBBON CUTTINGS

December 1 @ 8:15 AM Executive Committee Meeting Chamber Office December 2 @ 4:30 PM Holiday Social Adams Pointe Golf Club December 8 @ 8:15 AM Board Meeting Chamber Office December 10 @ 7:30 AM Legislative Affairs Task Force Sandy’s Restaurant

Home Effects 2750 SW East US Hwy 40 Blue Springs, MO 64015

November 4, 2021 (816) 598-8546

Photo by Anthem Photography

December 14 @ 11:30 AM D&I Workshop Virtual Event December 15 @ 2:30 PM Ribbon Cutting ServPro of East Indep/Blue Springs December 16 @ 11:30 AM Monthly Luncheon Adams Pointe Conference Center

Blue Springs City Theatre 1901 NW Highway 7 Blue Springs, MO 64015

November 4, 2021 (816) 295-7331

December 17 @ 11:30 AM Meet Me For Lunch THE Pizza Place December 23-24 Chamber Closed December 31 Chamber Closed

LOOKING AHEAD Annual Banquet January 21 State of the City Luncheon February 17

Stairway Cannabis 490 MO-7

Blue Springs, MO 64014

November 5, 2021 (816) 708-4545

Monthly Luncheon

Meet Me For Lunch

Business of the Year & NonProfit of the Year Nominees

Friday, December 17 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM The Pizza Place

Thursday, December 16 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Adams Pointe Conference Center

1711 MO -7 Hwy Blue Springs, MO

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All nominees will be featured and recognized.

We will also hear from ESPN Sports Broadcaster Brenda VanLengen. Sponsored by CPro’s.

Join us at THE Pizza Place for lunch & networking.

No agenda.

Congratulations to All Nominees!

2021 Business of the Year Nominees Print Graphics Bank 21 Miller Theatres Los Cabos Mexican Grill & Cantina Plowboys BBQ Impact Medical

2021 Non-Profit of the Year Nominees Job One Community Services League Rainbow Center Blue Springs Women’s Civic Club Downtown Alive!

Blue Springs Historical Society Saint Luke’s East Hospital

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Receipt s d r a w e R

Win a $500 pre-paid Debit Card!

WINNING IS AS EASY AS 1-2-3!

1. Buy Blue Springs from Nov. 15 - Dec. 6, 2021 2. Bring your Blue Springs business receipts to the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce, 1000 W. Main Street, Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

3. Fill out an entry form for each Blue Springs business receipt.

One entry for every $10 spent! Unlimited entries for this contest!

For contest rules & regulations visit www.bluespringschamber.com/receipt-rewards or call (816) 229-8558.

Contest winner will be announced on December 7, 2021.

Shop Small

SHOP EARLY Spend time learning about local businesses

Use a local print shop for holiday cards Make holiday meals from local ingredients or cater from local restaurants

Contribute to a healthy economy in Blue Springs

816.229.8558 BLUESPRINGSCHAMBER.COM

MEMBER RENEWALS American Hearing and Audiology Los Cabos Mexican Grill & Cantina Engel Safety LLC Grain Valley School Edu. Foundation St. Mary’s Medical Center Christian Brothers Automotive Davis Auto Wrecking & Sales, LLC WinterStone Golf Course WeatherTech Renovations LLC Reinhard & Kovacs CPA’s LLC Three Diamond Electric Spectrum Station

MEMBER NEWS Ad Trends has moved locations! They can now be found at 2321 NE Independence Ave, Suite C, Lee’s Summit, MO 64064.

Congratulations to St. Mary’s Medical Center on being named among the top 5% in the nation for Patient Safety in 2021 and was also the recipient of the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™ for 4 years in a row and named among the top 10% in the nation for Patient Safety for 4 years in a row, according to new research released

by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems.

Job One is selling Shining Stars raffle tickets. Job One’s annual employee holiday celebration, Shining Stars, is a big event to recognize the achievements of our outstanding team members. Click here to purchase tickets.

Big Frog Custom Tshirts & More is helping small businesses through their Shop Local All The Way campaign. Nominate your favorite small business to receive $100 voucher and press recognition and receive a free t-shirt while supplies last. Visit bigfrog.com/shop-local

CONGRATULATIONS! SCAN FOR THE 2021 MEMBER DIRECTORY!

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The following Chamber member businesses have been voted 2021 Best of the Best in the Eastern Jackson County Community Choice Awards!

Core Medical Center

Bill West Roofing

Dental Depot

Stewart Title

Foster Dental Care

MCC- Blue River Public Safety Insitute

Discover Vision Centers

Blue Springs High School

Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care

Golden Regiment Marching Band

Saint Luke’s East Hospital

Wildcat Football

The Chocolate Spa

Fort Osage Career & Tech Center

Rockhill Orthopedic Specialties

Abundant Life

Blue Springs Pediatrics

Mid-Continent Public Library

East Forty Brewing

Blue Springs Animal Hospital

Zarda Bar-B-Q

Foster’s Cleaners

Hy-Vee

Vest Professional Placement

Sandy’s Restaurant

T&T Tax and Accounting

LaMar’s Donuts & Coffee

Bike Stop Bicycle Store

Andy’s Frozen Custard

BR Carpet Company

Los Cabos Mexican Grill and Cantina

Truman Heritage Habitat ReStore

Lunar Bowl

All A’ Bloom Flowers & Gifts

Adams Pointe Golf Club

Colonial Gardens/Nursery

Blue Ridge Bank & Trust Co.

Kennedy’s Custom Jewelers

Community America Credit Union

Christian Brothers Automotive

Guier Fence

KC RV’s

Chad Smith State Farm Insurance

CARSTAR Blue Springs

Moxie Pest Control

Dell’s Powersports

Smedley Plumbing

CONNECT

MEET A MEMBER Frank Delecaris, Big Time Entertainment Big Time Enertainment is primarily a dueling piano show. I’m the band leader and the drummer in the group. I promote and book the show. The show format is designed to be a request based, interactive and spontaneous, non-stop 3 hour show. All of us sing and we play a wide variety of popular songs from the past 60 years.

I recently joined the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce with the mission to book more private parties in the Blue Springs and Eastern Jackson County area and with the help of the Blue Springs Chamber. That goal has already being achieved in just a few months.

My piano show offers a viable option to potential clients who are hiring live entertainment for private parties such as wedding receptions, company events, fundraisers, birthday parties and annversaries. I also book public events such as festivals, fairs, and other social functions in addition to booking various restaurant/bar venues in the Kansas City area. I believe I offer a more interactive type of entertainment presentation compared to most cover bands and DJ’s.

Frank Delecaris fdelecaris@hotmail.com

I’m from Kansas City but between 1984 and 2005 I traveled extensively nationwide playing in several cover bands that performed in casinos in Las Vegas and casinos in Mississippi, as well as entertaining on Royal Carribbean cruise ships. I moved back to KC in 2005 and played in several local cover bands and was also the house drummer at Ernie Biggs dueling piano bar in Westport for 7 years until it closed in 2018. I started Big Time Entertainment in June of 2018. In my free time I enjoy cruising in my one of a kind Van Halen inspired design, vinyl wrapped 1988 Pontiac Fiero and plan on entering local car shows in 2022.

“Big Time dueling pianos; The audience decides what songs we play!” - Frank Delecaris

MEET A BOARD MEMBER Katie Woolf I serve as the Executive Director of the Blue Springs Education Foundation and the Director of Public Relations for BSSD. The mission of the Blue Springs School District is to create an educational community in which each individual acquires knowledge, develops skills, and functions as a literate citizen to achieve personal goals.

The mission of the Blue Springs Education Foundation’s is to enhance the excellent programs and instruction synonymous with the Blue Springs School District and provide assistance for student success in the K-12 experience and beyond.

Katie Woolf KWoolf@BSSD.NET

I have been involved in the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce for about 15 years and a board member for one month. Over the course of that time I have found the connections made and information learned to be invaluable.

My husband and I have been married for ten years. We have two children and two dogs. I have a young son, so I spend most of my days planning play dates, going on adventures around Kansas City, and playing the Nintendo Switch. I also enjoy cooking and staying active.

CONNECT

2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mission Statement To promote, develop and facilitate a strong economic environment in which the business community can grow and prosper.

David Sutphin - Chairman of the Board Evergy Chad Smith - Chair Elect Chad Smith Insurance Agency Cody Raithel - Secretary/Treasurer Central Bank of the Midwest Eric Sporing - Past Chairman ECS Capital Investments Clarissa Murray - Business Support and Promotion Fike Corporation Zach Goff - Membership Events & Services Oswald & Rew, LLC Michael Scott - Leadership & Community Development Woods Chapel Church Blue Springs Ashish Patel Hampton Inn Blue Springs/Kansas City Cindy Miller Columbia College - Kansas City Katie Woolf Blue Springs R-IV School District Dr. Thomas Meyer MCC - Blue River Erika Lucas Sandy’s Restaurant Jeff Carpenter Job One Kirk Lair Central Jackson County Fire Protection District Kyle Caswell Print Graphics Laura Sipes Help!HR Melodie Chrisman Community Services League Blue Springs Carman Booker Bank 21 Lisa LaCombe NextGen Realty Trailhead Group

2020 Business of the Year: Sandy’s Restaurant 2020 Citizen of the Year: Chuck Zuvers, Zuvers Real Estate 2020 Connector of the Year: Carman Booker, Bank 21

2021 PARTNERSHIPS TIER ONE Saint Luke’s East Hospital

CHAMBER STAFF

Lara Vermillion President lvermillion@bluespringschamber.com

TIER TWO St. Mary’s Medical Center TIER THREE Bank 21 Central Bank of the Midwest Chad Smith Insurance Agency Colonial Gardens Community America Credit Union Indigo Jackson County Tow Kohl’s Distribution Center Los Cabos Mexican Grill & Cantina Oswald Roam & Rew LLC

Trish Totta Director of Membership ttotta@bluespringschamber.com Becca Blake Communications Specialist bblake@bluespringschamber.com Rose Hall Administrative Assistant rhall@bluespringschamber.com Theresa Duren Events Coordinator tduren@bluespringschamber.com

TIER FOUR Hy-Vee MCC - Blue River Print Graphics RE/MAX Heritage - Z Team Realty Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center Wild Souls Wildlife Rescue Rehab.

Zarda Bar-B-Q TIER FIVE Greco Agency Farmers Insurance Plowboys Barbeque

2022 Sponsorships are now available. Contact Becca at bblake@bluespringschamber.com for more information.

Building Business. Growing Community.

Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce 1000 W Main Street Blue Springs, MO 64015

Phone : 816.229.8558 Fax : 816.229.1244 www.bluespringschamber.com