October 2022 Chamber Connection

CONNECTION

CHEERS TO 60 YEARS!

The Blue Springs Chamber was incorporated on October 29, 1962. Join us for the October luncheon and help celebrate the 60th year of the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber President Lara Vermillion will talk about the history of the Chamber and Blue Springs businesses, and there will be several special presentations. We’d love to have you celebrate with us!

LUNCH & LEARN:

“The Secret Sauce to Longevity”

Learn the secret to sustaining a business in Blue Springs

On Tuesday, October 11 we will hear from an esteemed panel of business owners including Julius Oswald, Attorney at Oswald Rew LLC, Jeff Siems, owner of Blue Springs Marine, and Terry Hyer, COO of Zarda Bar-B-Q. Register here

We eourage our members to bring a non-member guest to learn from these long time Blue Springs businesses.

MEMBER

Congratulations to Benton House Senior Living on being named one of the 2022 Best Workplaces for Aging Services™ by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE. This is their 4th consecutive year certified as A Great Place to Work, and their second national win.

The Blue Springs School District counseling staff is beginning the planning process for their annual College and Career Fair on October 12. You are invited to have your institution represented at this event. Reserve your spot now by contacting Tracy Kempf at tkempf@bssd.net or 816.874.3516.

Congratulations to the Blue Springs Police Department on the prestigious reaccreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). This is the fourth reaccreditation for the department following an in-depth evaluation of public safety best practices and standards.

Miller Theatres is hosting their 3rd Annual #FlickAndTreat. This event features free trick or treating with over 20+ local Blue Springs businesses and $5 tickets to any movie in any auditorium during the event. If your business would be interested in participating as a vendor, email Ashley at ashley@millertheatres.com for more info!

Job One is leading efforts to promote National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) in the local Kansas City Region with multiple events and fundraising opportunities during the month of October. Visit https://jobonekc.org/upcoming-events/ for event details. To kick off National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) in October and commemorate the many and varied contributions of people with disabilities in our national and local economies, the State of Missouri and Jackson County, along with the cities of Independence, Kansas City, Grandview, Belton, Blue Springs, and Lee’s Summit, Missouri have joined together to officially proclaim the week of October 3-7 as “Job One Week.” The proclamations recognize the leadership role Job One has championed in ensuring employment choice and advocacy for people with disabilities in our area.

Congratulations to Blue Springs School District’s Chapel Lakes Elementary on their Blue Ribbon recognition! Chapel Lakes is the 8th Blue Springs school to receive this honor in the last 7 years.

UPCOMING EVENTS

OCTOBER 1

Ribbon Cutting

5:30 pm @ Mo’ Bettahs REGISTER HERE

OCTOBER 8

How to Start a Business Expo

10:00 am @ MCPL North Branch REGISTER HERE

OCTOBER 14

Legislative Affairs Task Force

7:30 am @ Sandy’s Restaurant REGISTER HERE

OCTOBER 4

Chamber 101

8:30 am @ Chamber Office REGISTER HERE

Financial Oversight

8:00 am @ Chamber Office

OCTOBER 5

Executive Committee

8:15 am @ Chamber Office

OCTOBER 6

Ribbon Cutting

8:00 am @ Tropical Smoothie Cafe REGISTER HERE

OCTOBER 11

Lunch & Learn

“The Secret Sauce of Longevity”

11:45 am @ CJCFPD Training Facility REGISTER HERE Sponsored by:

OCTOBER 17

Ribbon Cutting

2:00 pm @ Chasing Serenity REGISTER HERE

OCTOBER 20

Monthly Luncheon

Chamber’s 60th Anniversary!

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

@ Adams Pointe Conference Center REGISTER HERE Sponsored by:

Chamber Champions

11:30 am @ THE Pizza Place

OCTOBER 7

Ribbon Cutting

11:00 am

@ BV Contracting Solutions REGISTER HERE

OCTOBER 12

Board Meeting

8:15 am @ Chamber Office

After Hours Networking

4:30 pm @ KC Curling Club

OCTOBER 28

Meet Me For Lunch

11:30 am @ Schlotzsky’s REGISTER HERE

JLaws Media, LLC

(816) 726-0139

Blue Springs, MO jlawsmedia.com

Green Spectrum Marketing, LLC

(913) 406-4770

Blue Springs, MO 64015 greenspectrummarketing.com

Blue Springs Masonic Lodge No. 337

(816) 213-3921

908 W Main Street Blue Springs, MO 64015 facebook.com/bluesprings337

Precision Roofing of Missouri Inc (816) 254-7100

11903 E Old Lone Jack LS Rd. Lees Summit, MO 64086 roofingkc.com

Gen 3 IV Hydration and Wellness LLC

(816) 661-0335

1210 NE Coronado Dr. Blue Springs, MO 64014 gen3ivhydrationandwellness.com

Purple Peace Foundation (816) 489-2220

1132 SW Luttrell Rd., Suite F Blue Springs, MO 64015 purplepeacefoundation.org

9Round Blue Springs (816) 224-1990

1412 S 7 Hwy Blue Springs, MO 64014 9round.com/bluesprings

Mo’ Bettas Hawaiian Style Food (816) 282-0285

806 MO-7 Blue Springs, MO 64014 mobettas.com

Tacos4Life (816) 866-1359

1105 NW 7 Hwy Blue Springs, MO 64014 tacos4life.com

Chasing Serenity (816) 379-6567

1080 NW South Outer Road Blue Springs, MO 64015 Website

Tropical Smoothie CAFE (816) 815-2246

706 NW 7 Hwy, D Blue Springs, MO 64014 tropicalsmoothiecafe.com

CITY

CURLING CLUB

First started in 1987, the Kansas City Curling Club was founded by a small group of curling enthusiasts from the greater Kansas City area. From its start on the outdoor rink in Crown Center, to Pepsi Ice in Overland Park, to The Line Creek Community Arena, and now in the Kansas City Curling Club dedicated facility in Blue Springs, MO, the club has grown and fostered development of the sport of curling. The Kansas City Curling Club is a non-profit organization run 100% by volunteers.

After a ten year search for a building suitable for curling in the greater Kansas City, committee members met with the owner of the Blue Springs building site. The synergy and enthusiasm of the building committee and the owner led to a plan to construct the club at the current location in Blue Springs. Curling is played on ice between two four-member teams who use stones with different colored handles. Each game consists of eight ends that are similar to innings in baseball. During an end, each team member alternates throwing two stones toward a circular target area (eight total stones per team), called the house, the center of which is approximately 93 feet away. Only one team scores points per end. The team with their stones closest to the center of the target area, called the button, gets one point for each stone between the button and the opposing teams

nearest stone. What makes curling a team sport is sweeping as all four players work together to achieve the desired strategy. This sweeping reduces the friction of the ice, causing the stone to travel further and straighter. After each end is completed, play switches to the house at the other end of the sheet. But curling is more that a sport. It is a 500-year-old tradition of sportsmanship and camaraderie. Before each game team members shake hands. After the game, winners clean the ice and buy the losing team members a refreshment.

The mission of the Kansas City Curling Club is to grow the Olympic sport of curling in the greater Kansas City Area by providing a dedicated facility for open and league play from October through April. The facility is also user friendly for handicapped curlers and dedicated to developing and providing a youth program for future Olympians. Our dedicated curling center provides first class conditions for league competitions, tournament events, community/educational events for all ages and most importantly membership growth. Our center with ice dedicated to curling is

the only facility like it within a 380 miles radius of Kansas City. The club is interested in teaching the game of curling to anyone from about eight years of age to eighty. We offer learn to curl sessions, primarily on Saturdays, and welcome businesses to use our sport for team building exercises. The warm room can be also rented to meet a variety of needs whenever curling is not going on.

To learn more about how to get involved, go to KCCurling.com and find a learn to curl session. The cost is $30 per session, where you will learn the basics of curling, safe practices, how to deliver a stone, sweep a stone, strategies, scoring, and the sportsmanship of curling.

The club will be hosting our annual Kansas City Barbeque Bonspiel from October 7th through October 9th. Twenty four teams from around the country (and some form across the pond) will be competing in tournament format. We will even have an Olympic silver medalist participating in the event. We will host several more bonspiels throughout our season, attracting visitors to Blue Springs for the events.

Photo by DeeAnn Moore

Hollye Gurley is the new Group Sales Manager at the Kansas City Zoo, focusing on company events and outings. She brings over 20 years’ experience in sales and marketing and is excited to assist businesses interested in holding their company event at fun unique environment that entertains, educates, and engages guests of all ages.

Kansas City Zoo is home to more than 1,700 animals representing more than 200 species. A visit to the Kansas City Zoo is an interactive experience that entertains, educates, and engages visitors of all ages. The Kansas City Zoo’s is the purr-fect solution for your companies’ outings and events. With an on-site executive chef, dedicated company outing space, and group rates starting at 20 people, it is a great place for businesses of all sizes to hold your employee or client event.

Hollye grew up in Dallas, Texas and met her husband while living and working in Branson, Missouri. They have lived in Blue Springs for 10 years with their son Clayton who is a junior at University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Hollye Gurley hollyegurley@fotzkc.org

“Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.” - Simon Sinek

Hollye Gurley, Kansas City Zoo

2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chad Smith- Chairman of the Board Chad Smith Insurance Agency

Cody Raithel - Chair Elect Central Bank of the Midwest

Cindy Miller- Secretary/Treasurer Columbia College Kansas City

David Sutphin - Past Chairman Evergy

Erika Lucas- Business Support and Promotion Sandy’s Restaurant

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

Bobby Olm-Shipman Saint Luke’s East Hospital

Carman Booker Bank21

Michael Ekey City of Blue Springs

Clarissa Murray

Dr. Thomas Meyer

MCC - Blue River

Jeff Carpenter Job One

Jenny Callaghan Mantra

Katie Woolf

Blue Springs R-IV School District

Kirk Lair

Central Jackson County Fire Protection District

Lisa LaCombe

United Real Estate

Melodie Chrisman

Community Services League Blue Springs

Travis Hunt New York Life

The mission of the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce is to be the leading resource for business and an effective influential community partner.

2021 Business of the Year: Los Cabos Mexican Grill & Cantina

2021 Not for Profit of the Year: Community Services League Blue Springs

2021 Citizen of the Year: Dr. Pat Hatley

2022 PARTNERS CHAMBER STAFF

TIER ONE

Saint Luke’s East Hospital

St. Mary’s Hospital Santa Fe Tow

TIER TWO

Evergy

Jackson County Tow

TIER THREE Bank 21

Central Bank of the Midwest Chad Smith State Farm Insurance Community America Credit Union CPros, Inc. Kohl’s Distribution Center Los Cabos Mexican Grill & Cantina Oswald Rew LLC Anthem Photography

TIER FOUR

Blue Ridge Bank & Trust Co.

First American Title

Miller Theatre - Blue Springs 8 MCC - Blue River Print Graphics

TIER FIVE

Cosentino’s Price Chopper Greco Agency Farmers Insurance Kansas City Cannabis

Lara Vermillion President lvermillion@bluespringschamber.com

Trish Totta Vice President ttotta@bluespringschamber.com

Becca Blake Communications Specialist bblake@bluespringschamber.com

Rose Hall Administrative Assistant rhall@bluespringschamber.com

Theresa Duren Events Coordinator tduren@bluespringschamber.com

2022 Sponsorships are 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