December 2013, Volume 9, Issue 12, www.manhattan.org
A publication of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce
Congratulations Leadership Manhattan Class of 2014
Contact us:
501 Poyntz Avenue Manhattan, KS, 66502-6005 785-776-8829 phone 785-776-0679 fax chamber@manhattan.org www.manhattan.org TDD Kansas Relay Center: 800-766-3777 Connect with the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce through Social Media.
Happy Holidays from the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce
A Great Gift Idea!
For the holidays Little Apple Dollars make the perfect gift and are a great way to keep your dollars local!
Spendable at over 100 area businesses, these checks are easy to use and are spent exclusively with Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce merchants adding to the local economy. If you are a Chamber member and are not currently on the list of accepting merchants and would like to be, please contact Kathy at the Chamber office at 785-776-8829. • 14-19 Mercantile, LLC • 3C Carriage Service, LLC • Al Langton Insurance, Inc. • Alliance Property Management, Inc • American Pest Management, Inc. • Bartlett & West, Inc. • Bear Computer Systems • Best Buy • Big Poppi Bicycle Co.
• Black Car LLC • Blueville Nursery, Inc. • Borck Brothers Clothing • The Boutique • Box Lab • Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan • Brown's Shoe Fit Co. • The Buckle • Burger King • Campus Hairstyling
• Candlewood Frame Shop • Carlos O'Kelly's • Cash Lumber & Hardware, Inc. • Chili's Grill & Bar • Claflin Books & Copies • Copeland Insurance Agency • Copies 4 Less, Inc. • Country Stampede • Cox Bros BBQ
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Danenberg Jewelers Dara's Fast Lane Dry Clean City Eastside Market Endacott Lighting Faith Furniture Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que Flint Hills Christian School G. Thomas Jewelers
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The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and the Leadership Manhattan Board is honored to announce the 2014 Class of Leadership Manhattan. The thirteenth class includes: Crystal Bryant-Kearns, Mercy Regional Health Center; Randy DeWitt, City of Manhattan; Elaine Dhuyvetter, Manhattan Community Foundation; Shaney Dillon, First National Bank; Michelle Elkins, Kansas State University; Andrew Ellis, Arthur-Green, LLP; Mary Foster, Imagemakers; Brian Howells, Mercy Regional Health Center; Callie Marks, Charlson & Wilson Bonded Abstracters, Inc; Tony Parker, UMB Bank; Sean Ruth, Redi Systems, Inc.; Laura Skiles, Central National Bank; Kerry Spencer, Kansas Farm Bureau; Aaron VonFeldt, VonFeldt, Bauer & VonFeldt, CPA’s; Theresa Westphal, Varney and Associates, CPA’s, LLC; Dr. William Witt, Witt Eye Center, PA
The first session of Leadership Manhattan is January 15th and will be held at Meadowlark Hills. A Welcome Reception will be held January 15th at the Legends Room in Bramlage Coliseum at 5:30 p.m. for the new class and alumni of Future Manhattan and Leadership Manhattan. A total of five sessions will be culminating in the class graduation scheduled for April 16, 2014 at the Manhattan Country Club. The mission of Leadership Manhattan is to ensure the vitality of our community by providing a continuous source of motivated leaders who are educated about the community, its challenges and opportunities, as well as trained and inspired to assume leadership roles in the Manhattan community at all levels.
More information about Leadership Manhattan, visit our website: www.manhattan.org/leadershipmanhattan.