Vol 13/Issue 7
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
july
CHAMBER MATTERS 2014 inside:
Rooster Booster Breakfast July 3, 2014
Owensboro Convention Center, 7:30 a.m. Speaker: Bill Samuels, Jr., Chairman Emeritus, Maker’s Mark Distillery Register online at chamber.owensboro.com or call (270) 926-1860
Calendar
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Ambassador
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Renewals
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Ribbon Cuttings
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New Members
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Emerge Owensboro 2015 class open for application Owensboro – The Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corp. are teaming up again this year to sponsor Emerge Owensboro, a community leadership development program. The program, boasting an alumni base of more than 725 from Emerge Owensboro and Leadership Owensboro, is the premier local professional development and community learning opportunity.
“The class is more than I ever expected,” said Kelsey Mann, a financial adviser at Old National Bank and 2014 Emerge Owensboro alumnus. “The exposure to so many different parts of our community have already helped me in my career and motivated me to be a bigger part of the community’s direction, too.” Classes consist of nine full-day sessions and will include topics such as education, human
needs and services, local government issues, crime, arts, tourism, healthcare and more. In addition to the once monthly classes from September through April, the class members will be required to participate in local civic leadership meetings and will work in a team to present a solution to an identified community challenge. see Emerge Owensboro/page 4