DENIM & DIAMONDS
Save the Date ~ February 7, 2025
Dust off your DENIM and shine your DIAMONDS!
Join us for an evening where Smithville's grit and brilliance come together to celebrate the strength of our community and the sparkle of success. Save the date for the Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet!
To help us recognize deserving people and local entities we are asking for your help by submitting nominations for our Annual Banquet Awards.
Click HERE to submit your nomination for the 2024 Chamber Awards including: Citizen of the Year
Renee Blaschke Keep Smithville Beautiful Organization of the Year Business of the Year New Business of the Year
Dear Annual Sponsors and Members,
I hope this message finds you well. My name is Caroline Noya and I am the new Chairman of the Board. As we close out another year, I want to take a moment to update you on some recent developments within the Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce, as well as the steps we are taking to strengthen our commitment to our mission and to all of you.
As you may know, we have recently undergone some personnel changes. Erika O’Neal and the Chamber have parted ways and we wish her well. Willy Culberson has stepped down from his position as Chairman of the Board just a few weeks before his term ended and we thank him for his service to the Chamber. Linda Bauer is our current Treasurer; her term ends at the end of December and we thank her for her invaluable years of service as well. Craig Strickland will be stepping up as our new Treasurer to replace Linda. We welcome new Board member, Alexis Peck, to our Chamber Board. Alexis currently works for the City of Smithville and is interested in helping the Chamber with our endeavors to promote economic growth and development in the city and surrounding areas. Please help us welcome her! While this period has been challenging for all of us, we are confident that these changes will provide the foundation for a brighter and more effective future.
Our priority is to continue to maintain transparency, strengthen our organizational culture, and ensure that all decisions and actions are in direct support of our goals. We absolutely value your support of the Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce. Your contributions, both financial and through your active engagement, are essential to our mission’s success. Together, we will continue to prioritize communication, collaboration, and a renewed focus on our vision.
We are optimistic about what lies ahead. Our Board is energized, and we are consistently seeing positive changes in the way we work together. We will be reviewing our calendar of events at our Board retreat in January and could potentially add to or change some events.
We are also looking at our extensive list of member benefits always with an eye toward improving your return on investment in our organization. Thank you for your steadfast support of the Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Sincerely,
Caroline Noya Chairman of the Board
Area Chamber of Commerce
Smithville
What a joy it has been to see all the different Gingerbread Men all around town! This Smithville tradition has become one of the town's favorites! But alas, it's time for them to come back home until next year.
If you have not paid for your Gingerbread Man to be picked up, please make plans to return your Adopted Gingerbread Man on one of the Drop Off Dates listed below.
DROP OFF DATES
January 10-11, 2025 10:00am - 2:00pm
Chamber of Commerce Office (106 NE 1st Street)
Instructions: Please lean your adopted Gingerbread Man on the side of the building (right side facing the front). We will have volunteers on site to note your Gingerbread Man's return between 10:00am-2:00pm on both dates. If no one is in the office, please take a photo of your Gingerbread Man leaning against the Chamber of Commerce and text the photo, and your name, to Sandra at 512-698-4761 for proof of return.
*If you paid for drop off/pick up of your Gingerbread Man our team will pick up your Gingerbread Man between the weekends of January 10 - 18, 2025.
If you have any questions, please call 512-237-2313, or email us at Chamber@SmithvilleTx.org.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Chamber of Commerce Office Closed
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Chamber of Commerce Office Closed First Thursday Downtown
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Ribbon Cutting: Career Tracks Innovation Center
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Smithville Community Gardens Meeting
Friday, January 10 & 11, 2025
Gingerbread Men Return Home
Monday, January 13, 2025
Smithville Stitchers Quilt Guild
Smithville Community Clinic Suicide Support Group
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Smithville Public Library Teen Night
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Chamber Mixer: Smithville Heritage Society & Edward Jones Financial Partners, Micah Oliver
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Household Hazardous Waste Event
Tires & Electronics
Monday, January 20, 2025
31st Annual MLK Grande Parade - Elgin
Monday, January 27, 2025
Smithville Community Clinic Suicide Support Group
Every Sunday
Smithville's Farmers Market
Click HERE for a full listing of Chamber and Member Events
We would like to thank these new businesses/organizations that have joined the Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Remember to support your local business and those that continue to support our community. Click on their names to learn more about their services and/or organization.
Doug the Inspector
Notary Service Business
Quinto Patio
Sweet Tea Cafe
And thank you to all the businesses and organizations that have renewed their memberships, your continued support is very much appreciated.
