November Newsletter by Lubbock Chamber of Commerce

Vol. 20 No. 11

November 2012

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2012 Annual Membership Meeting & Awards Luncheon The Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon highlight’s and celebrates each year’s achievements, while honoring those who made it possible. The luncheon will be Thursday, November 29th from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. 2012 Award recipients include: Ambassador of the Year: Rex Andrews, Edge Concepts presented by Parkhill, Smith & Cooper Volunteers of the Year: Connie Wharton and David Seim, Imagine Lubbock Together Co-chairs Business Person of the Year: Richard Parks, Covenant Health presented by FirstCare Health Plans Business of the Year: FirstBank & Trust

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presented by CEV Multimedia Business Person Hall of Fame: Ron Betenbough, Betenbough Homes presented by Suddenlink Business Hall of Fame: The Price Group presented by Suddenlink Thank you to our generous sponsors: Annual Meeting Presenting Sponsor: Suddenlink Annual Meeting Diamond Sponsor: George McMahan Development, LLC

Annual Report Diamond Sponsor: Superior Health Plan Annual Report Platinum Sponsor: Teinert Commercial Building Services Annual Meeting Platinum Sponsors: Atmos Energy Citizens Bank McDougal Companies V-tech Environmental Services Award Sponsors: CEV Multimedia; FirstCare Health Plans Parkhill, Smith & Cooper Annual Meeting Gold Sponsors: AimBank Caprock Home Health Services (See Membership Meeting, Page 7)

Making History: Imagine Lubbock Together The Imagine Lubbock Together Vision Summit held on October 18 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center drew a crowd of nearly 1,000 Lubbock residents. Participants at the largest public gathering in Lubbock’s history were given the opportunity to voice their opinions about the future of Lubbock’s community through group discussions. These discussions were accompanied by a simultaneous vote via keypad allowing those present to prioritize goals for Lubbock.

Previously submitted ideas from Public Idea Gatherings and the Imagine Lubbock Together website were divided into 20 topics within five categories to be voted on. The audience was then asked to prioritize both topics and categories, first from the participant’s point of view, then from the city’s point of view. Participants ranked prosperity as most important of the five categories, then people, (See Imagine Lubbock, Page 12)

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November

1 Agriculture Committee Meeting

7:30 a.m. – LCOC Transportation Committee Meeting 9:30 a.m. - LCOC Groundbreaking for Texas Boys Ranch Social Services Wing 11 a.m. – 4810 N CR 2800 Ribbon Cutting for Natural Nutrition 1:30 p.m. – 3223 50th St., Suite A8 Focus Lubbock Committee Meeting 3 p.m. – LCOC Business After Hours hosted by Woodhouse Day Spa 5:30 p.m. – 8201 Quaker Ave. Unit 108 2 Ribbon Cutting for Walgreens 10 a.m. – 3009 Slide Rd. State Legislative Appreciation Luncheon 12 p.m.–Overton Hotel, 2322 Mac Davis Ln. 5 Ribbon Cutting for Mama Fu’s Asian House 11:15 a.m. – 2531 82nd St. 6 Leadership Lubbock Committee Meeting 11 a.m. – LCOC Business After Hours hosted by Llano Estacado Winery 5:30 p.m.- 3426 E FM 1585 7 Chamber University: Accounting & Taxes 8 a.m.–Prosperity Bank, 1501 Ave Q New Century Leadership Committee Meeting 11 a.m. – LCOC Ribbon Cutting for Maharaja Indian Cuisine 11:15 a.m. – 5130 80th St. Ribbon Cutting for the U Can Share Food Drive 4:30 p.m. – United, 8010 Frankford 8 Ribbon Cutting for the Business Mercado 9:45 a.m. – Holiday Inn, 801 Ave. Q 4th Annual Business Mercado 10 a.m. – Holiday Inn Hotel & Towers, 801 Ave. Q Ribbon Cutting for Hogland Office Equipment 1 p.m. – LakeRidge Country Club, 8802 Vicksburg 9 Focus Lubbock Agriculture Day All Day - TBD Ribbon Cutting for Stripes 12 p.m. – 11225 Quaker Ave. 2 Chamber Offices closed 1 for Veteran’s Day 4 New Century Leadership 1 Agriculture Day All Day – TBD Ambassador Luncheon Noon - TTU Museum

(See November, Page 5)

Chamber University:

Accounting & Taxes Chamber University: Accounting & Taxes will take place November 7 at Prosperity Bank, 1501 Ave. Q in the Bank Operations Annex. Kevin McMahon and Bryan Bennett, partners with Caraway, McMahon & Company, LLP, will discuss small business tax and accounting issues with an emphasis on minimizing federal income tax. They will also teach on the most current updates to business and accounting issues. The event will explore strategies business owners can use to enhance the long-term value of their businesses, and will cover topics explaining how to minimize potential risks that could ultimately result in value erosion. Lori Truitt, an attorney with Tray Payne & Associates, PLLC, will present “Debt Collection: Your Options and the Pitfalls,” which will explore options for creditors, general issues with consumer and commercial collection and what a creditor can do with a judgment against a debtor. James Wilhelm, Director of the TTU Small Business Development Center, will present

an overview of services available through the SBDC. Chamber members may register for the discounted price of $65/ person, groups of five or more for $55/person or 10 or more for $45/person. Prospective members may register for $75/person. These seminars are part of the Chamber University, an innovative business seminar series designed to address critical business topics and to offer tools to navigate and thrive in the ever-changing demands of the 21st century workplace, expanding current “essential knowledge.” For more information call (806) 761-7000 or email robin.raney@ lubbockbiz.org. Chamber University is presented by Platinum Sponsors include AimBank, Double T Cable Services, Robert Madden Industries, StarCare Specialty Health System, United Supermarkets, and Workforce Solutions South Plains.

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Lubbock Artificial Limb and Brace celebrates 50 years as a family business When talking with the Lubbock Artificial Limb and Brace, LTD, the word family comes up a lot. The two co-owners are sisters, and both of their husbands and some of their children work in the prosthetics business. Sheila McMorris Phillips, daughter of founder Cecil McMorris, said the strong bonds are what make the company special, and they extend beyond blood relationships. “All of our patients become family,” she said. Her father was an amputee, losing both legs below the knee in Korea when he was 19-years-old. He received prosthetics and would roller skate and even water-ski in his legs. “Dad was always one of those who took a disadvantage and made it into an advantage,” Phillips said. Though the family lived in Seymour, Texas, McMorris had to travel to Dallas for his legs. Once, he went to Lubbock instead, and everything changed. Phillips said the owner of the office asked if McMorris would like a job since he was good in his prosthetics. After years of training in short increments

per year, he bought the owner’s share of the company, and Lubbock Artificial Limb and Brace was formed. His daughters and their husbands were recruited over the years, and three of his nine grandchildren work in the office. In 50 years, a lot has changed. Phillips’ sister and co-owner Teresa McMorris Strattan said prosthetic legs like her father’s used to weigh 11 pounds. Now, they are only about two and a half. Schooling to become a prosthetist that only took months, now takes years to become a prosthetist. The company has made a brace for a bald eagle, Phillips said. When China was hit by an earthquake, Lubbock Artificial Limb and Brace provided prosthetics for many of those injured. One patient is a professional dancer with two artificial legs. “We have all walks of life that are amputees,” Phillips said. Phillips said she has fitted everyone from firemen to four-year-olds, and even a cowboy who wanted a leg just for riding his horse. “We rebuild lives on time and on spec,” Strattan said of one of her father’s slogans.

McMorris died of cancer in 2009, but the sisters have made sure nothing has changed. The company still runs smoothly according to his ideals, and the family has stayed together. After working all day with each other, Strattan said the group will often all go out to dinner along with other family members who live in town — most within three miles of one another. They remain close to their patients, too. Strattan said as she recalled the stories of numerous customers who have grown up with them, whose lives she knows inside and out and who are nearly as close as her dozens of blood relations (the sisters have 38 first cousins on just their maternal side.) “The main thing is customer service,” Phillips said. “We don’t treat them like patients.” Strattan said the patients have already been through enough with doctors and operations, and Lubbock Artificial Limb and Brace wants to make sure they know this is a great opportunity and not another medical headache. “Patients roll in,” she said, “and they walk out.”

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TTU Rawls College of Business wins Fall Watersmart Award The newly built Rawls College of Business gets to add the LCC Watersmart award to its many accolades, and after 10 years of planning each detail of the college, each is well deserved. “We’ve tried to build a building that is sustainable for an extreme amount of time,” said Bob Rhoades, assistant dean of the college. Being wise about water usage was a big part of the design, he said. The college uses low-flow faucets, waterless urinals and dual flush water closets as part of their water saving technologies, said Hugh Cronin, the assistant vice president for operations at Texas Tech. Outside in the courtyards and landscaping, Cronin said the college has rain water capturing technology within detention ponds. Their landscaping adds zero storm water to the city system, uses plant species tolerant of low water and has a drip irrigation system. “Water utilization is only going to go up as we grow,” Rhoades said. “This helps us to be diligent about it.” He said being aware of water use is especially important in West Texas. (From Page 3)

November

4 Ribbon Cutting for 1 Holiday Happening 4 p.m. – Civic Center

5 Ribbon Cutting for “Red, White and 1 You” Veterans Job Fair 9:30 a.m. – Holiday Inn Park Plaza, 3201 S. Loop 289 Ribbon Cutting for Home Instead Senior Care’s “Be a Santa to a Senior” Program 10 a.m. – Kmart, 6601 University Ave. Business After Hours hosted by Stella’s 5:30 p.m. - 4646 50th St. 0 Leadership Lubbock Agriculture Day 2 All Day - TBD 22 & 23 Chamber Offices closed for Thanksgiving 6 Ribbon Cutting for The Little Gym 2 of Lubbock 1:30 p.m. – 5217 98th St. 27 Executive Committee Meeting 1:30 p.m. - LCOC 29 Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon presented by Suddenlink 11:30 a.m. – Civic Center

Cronin and Rhoades joined Dean of the RCOBA Lance Nail to receive the award.

In the years leading up to the building, Rhoades said keeping it environmentally friendly was always a priority. Cronin said it was important to demonstrate proper environmental stewardship and concern for future resources. Cronin encourages others to follow the college’s lead, as it is incredibly beneficial long-term. “The minimal additional upfront capital costs are quickly erased by monthly savings in

utility and resource charges,” he said. The college goes beyond just being watersmart. Rhoades said it is very sustainable location and was built to maximize resources, going so far as to take two old buildings, grind them up and use them for fill in the new one. The state-of-the-art building also boasts having the most and highest technology in the university, he said. “It’s a fabulous building,” Rhoades said. “It should be here forever.”

Ambassador of the Month – Preston Weems Congratulations to Preston Weems for being selected as the November Ambassador of the Month! Weems is a sales consultant for Tuff Shed and he said he has worked there for more than seven years. He said he first got involved with the Chamber five years ago when his administrator, who had been an ambassador when she worked for a TV station, told him about how great it was being an ambassador. Through his years of participation at the Chamber, Weems has stayed involved through various opportunities. “I participate in ribbon cuttings and other Chamber functions,” Weems said, “and I absolutely love helping with the Hub City BBQ, both as a team lead and entertainment supervisor.” Weems said he values his Chamber ex-

perience so much because of the networking opportunities and the chance to get to know a lot of people. “It’s great, placing faces and names with businesses,” he said. Sponsored by

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'How to Supervise People and Lead a Team' With best-selling author and speaker Glen Shepard

Glenn Shepard Seminars, one of our newest Chamber members, is providing Lubbock businesses an opportunity to take part in a special training event. Shepard will present the half-day seminar, “How to Supervise People and Lead a Team,” based on one of his six best-selling books, How to Manage Problem Employees. The seminar will take place on December 12, 2012, 8:00 a.m. to noon at the Holiday Inn Park Plaza, located at 3201 S. Loop 289. If you or anyone else in your organization has ever dealt with employees who could not seem to get their attitudes or performance up to speed, you know how quickly this type of performance problem can derail your time and bring a whole office or department to a grinding halt. In his 20 years as a business owner and writer, Glenn Shepard has developed a set of strategies for dealing with problem employees that have been proven effective through wide

experience. At the conclusion of this seminar, participants will have the tools to get their workforce back on an even keel by correcting situations that are salvageable and firing without fear when appropriate. Executives all over the country have paid as

much as $1,295 to attend Shepard’s presentations. Due to his special relationship with the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, Chamber members may attend this local event for only $129 per person; prospective member tuition is $149. Along with an enlightening, entertaining presentation, each attendee will receive a workbook with key points for permanent reference. In addition, Mr. Shepard will also be giving away lots of freebies at the event, including autographed copies of his latest book with Stephen Covey and Brian Tracy. This seminar has been approved by the Society of Human Resource Management and eligible participants may receive CPE and CEU credit. Click here to register for this valuable training opportunity or call the Chamber at (806) 761-7000. For additional information, contact Robin Raney at robin.raney@lubbockbiz.org.

Wellness Matters An apple a day, as they say, will keep the doctor away. But when it comes to your health, it takes more. The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce is partnering with iaWellness to bring you tips to inspire a healthier you.

Did you know that the average person gains 1-5 pounds over the holiday season?! Here are some tips to be sure you area above average!

Change your Mindset The holidays are meant to be enjoyed! Don't go into them thinking you are going to gain a lot of weight. Make up your mind ahead of time that you will be successful at maintaining your weight.

Moderation is Key Aim to fill half of your plate with fruits and vegetables, then survey the entire table before you take any other food. Decide what food is your absolute favorite, and portion out a small amount onto your plate! If dessert is your downfall, savor the first few bites, and then put the fork down or give the rest to someone else.

Stay Active The holidays are hectic, but exercising can help you maintain your sanity and keep stress at bay! Try a brisk 15-minute walk in the morning and evening, or try parking farther away from the entrance of your shopping destination and taking the stairs as often as possible.

Healthy Holidays!

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4th Annual Business Mercado

MOVES TO THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Join us Thursday November 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Towers, located at 801 Avenue Q. The Mercado celebrates business and culture and spotlights Hispanic owned and/ or operated businesses as well as businesses looking to connect with the Hispanic Market. We will have live entertainment by the Lubbock High Ballet Folklorico dancers, food and door prizes at the Mercado! Get your FREE tickets through noon on Wednesday November 7th at the Chamber offices in the Wells Fargo Building, 1500 Broadway 1st Floor. Tickets are $5 at the door on the day of the event. For more information please contact Diana Fabing at 761-7000 or email diana.fabing@ lubbockbiz.org. Thank you to this year’s Sponsors! MEDIA SPONSOR:

United Supermarkets GOLD SPONSORS: Angela Hightower Income Tax Service Amerigroup Corporation Automax of Lubbock Caprock Home Health Services Familia Dental Fiesta Motors of Lubbock Holiday Inn Hotel & Towers State Farm Insurance Agency Field Office Susan G. Komen for the Cure of Lubbock

Wells Fargo Workforce Solutions of the South Plains DOOR PRIZE SPONSOR: Prosperity Bank FOOD SPONSORS: Montelongo’s Mexican Restaurant Blue Mesa Grill Genghis Grill Sheridan’s Lattes and Frozen Custard Sysco West Texas Amigo’s Supermarket

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Ramar Communications / Telemundo DIAMOND SPONSOR: Suddenlink PLATINUM SPONSORS: Thrifty Nickel TTU Small Business Development Center

Upcoming Events First Tuesday Networking (Joined with Business after Hours) When: November 6, 5:30 p.m. Where: Llano Estacado Winery, 3426 East FM 1585

(From Page 1) City Bank Coca-Cola Refreshments Covenant Health Glasheen, Valles & Inderman, LLP Lubbock County Lubbock National Bank StarCare Specialty Health System Sysco West Texas, Inc. Wells Fargo Annual Meeting Silver Sponsors: Bates-Wells, Inc. BBVA Compass Bank Benchmark Business Solutions Betenbough Homes Caraway, McMahon & Co., LLP First United Bank FirstCare Health Plans Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock Economic Development Alliance Lubbock Power & Light Platinum Bank Reese Technology Center South Plains College South Plains Sonic Management Southwest Bank Tao Development Group TTU Office of the President UMC Health System Workforce Solutions South Plains X-Fab Texas Tickets! Chamber members may purchase individual tickets at the discounted rate of $35 and $50 for prospective members. Tables of eight are available at $375 for Silver Sponsors and $550 for Gold Sponsors. Ticket sales end at Noon, November 26th. For more information, contact the Chamber at (806) 761-7000 or email robin.raney@lubbockbiz.org.

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TRC Volunteers Experience the Keys of Success

The 2012 Total Resource Campaign was a huge success raising more than $419,000 during the eight-week campaign. The Chamber boasts a 66 percent increase in sponsorship from last year’s campaign. The TRC is an eight week revenue-generating process made possible by more than 100 Chamber volunteers. The success of the TRC would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of Chamber volunteers. To jump start the campaign, all volunteers were given the incentive of a vacation to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida if they reached their monetary goal. The trip began on September 26, 2012. Two volunteers who went on the trip sat down to give their thoughts on volunteering, the Chamber and their vacation experience. Brice Foster, an employee at SouthWest Bank and a 2012 TRC team captain, said he is a volunteer because of the business-to-business

networking, the opportunity to support the Chamber, the people and the incentives. “Southwest Bank now has representation within the Chamber and allows me to call on customers as a representative both of the Bank and Chamber,” Foster said. “It is a mutually beneficial partnership.”

Andrea Wilson, an employee at the Price Group and a team leader for the campaign, said she has been involved with the Chamber for nearly 11 years and has enjoyed her time participating at the Chamber. When Wilson first found out she raised (See TRC, Page 9)

Help Kids and Recycle Your Imagination with Vocal Trash The Young Leaders Society of Lubbock Area Foundation is pleased to present the high-energy entertainment phenomenon, Vocal Trash, at the annual Night to Laugh Out Loud on November 9th, 2012 at the LHUCA Firehouse Theatre. All proceeds from this event will benefit nonprofits that serve children in the South Plains area. Vocal Trash is like a variety show LIVE from Central Park. The effect is grand, emotions are high, and the energy absolutely contagious. Vocal Trash has been performing for audiences since 2001 from New York to Seattle, Ohio to Puerto Rico. Whether at Madison Square Garden, Las Vegas or the Iowa State Fair, Vocal Trash electrifies audiences with their tight acappella harmonies, industrial “Stomp” style

drumming and breakdancers. The Vocal Trash performers are singers, dancers and musicians trained on trumpet, piano, harmonica and bass, but coloring outside the lines by playing car parts, trash cans, lids, water bottles, barrels, pots and pans, buckets, brooms, everything they can get their hands on – including the kitchen sink! In the end Vocal Trash is an unforgettable evening of music, dance, and comedy theater dotted with light hearted audience participation perfect young people and the young at heart. Leaving with a smile will be guaranteed!! Here are just a few of the things that are being said about these powerhouse entertainers: “I’ve never worked with a more crowdpleasing group. They’re the best!” - Terry Fator,

Headliner, Las Vegas Hilton “Like Stomp, only better! The vocals are unique” - Palace Theater “Great Harmonies, our staff danced through the entire segment” - Fox Morning Show “Vocal Trash rocked the house!” - PBR (Madison Square Garden) Reservations for Night to Laugh Out Loud can be made online or by calling the Lubbock Area Foundation at (806)762-8061. For only $40 for adults and $15 for children (12 and under), enjoy an evening of fantastic food and drink by Melt at the LHUCA Gallery pre-party - then recycle your imagination with Vocal Trash in concert in the Firehouse Theater!

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2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman Tim Collins Collins Tile, LLP Chairman ELECT Carlos Morales Caprock Home Health Services, Inc. Immediate Past ChairWOMAN Irasema Velasquez Velasquez Insurance & Worksite Benefits Treasurer Alona Beesinger Suddenlink Secretary Eddie McBride Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Vice Chairman, Business Development Division Beth Bridges South Plains Mall Vice Chairman, Communications Division Dan Jackson KCBD TV-NewsChannel 11 Vice Chairman, GOVERNMENTAL Affairs Division Jay Jacobus Scarborough Specialties, Inc. Vice Chairman, Hispanic Business Division Rudy Rosales Montelongo’s Mexican Restaurant Vice Chairman, Leadership Division Peter Hur RFS Financial Services Vice Chairwoman, Membership Division Polly Vann V-tech Environmental Services Hispanic Business Division REPRESENTATIVE Yolanda Gonzaga TTUHSC Board Administration Martin Aguirre Workforce Solutions South Plains Cathy Allen The Gibraltar Group Larry Allen People’s Bank Stephen Beasley Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Ron Betenbough Betenbough Homes John D. Brock NorthStar Surgical Center Jeff Dane UMC Health System Renee Davis Alderson Enterprises Linda Gaither WestMark REALTORS Karen Garza Lubbock Independent School District Gary Gregory Atmos Energy Grace Hernandez Texas Tech University Sidney Hopper United Supermarkets Clayton Isom TAO Development Group Robert Lacy PYCO Industries Gabe Martinez Telemundo KXTQ-TV 46, Ramar Comm. Stephanie Massengale Advanced Graphix Brandon Mulkey Chick-fil-A at South Plains Crossing Richard Parks Covenant Health System Keith Patrick American Cancer Society Bill Patton Robison, Johnston & Patton, CPAs Joe Phea African American Chamber of Commerce - Lubbock Norval Pollard City Bank Shirley Schleuse Lamar Outdoor Advertising David Seim Happy State Bank Frank Silvas Texas Land & Cattle Gabe Vitela National Teachers Life Insurance Company Mitch Watson First Bank & Trust Co. Gary Zheng Lubbock Power & Light

CHAMBER STAFF Eddie McBride, IOM, President/CEO Sheri Nugent, IOM, Vice President-Administration Robin Raney, IOM, Vice President-Business Development Phyllis Jones, IOM, Vice President-Leadership Norma Ritz Johnson, CCE, IOM, Vice President-Legislative Affairs Constance Barbian, Vice President-Communications Colleen Evans, IOM, Vice President-Membership Services Diana Fabing, Vice President-Hispanic Business Division Amy Marquez, Retention Specialist Audrey DeLeon, Project & Research Specialist Kathy Bass, Administrative Assistant Faith Jurek, Hallie Davis, Sarah Harlan, Interns

Business of the Month

As our region’s largest health system, Covenant Health believes it is our responsibility to provide the best possible care for every one of the 1.2 million people we serve. Covenant Health is a member of St. Joseph Health, one of the most successful not-for-profit health systems in the United States. It was founded in 1998 through the merger of two of Lubbock’s most venerable heath care facilities, St. Mary of the Plains Hospital and Lubbock Methodist Hospital System. Our cornerstone ministries include Covenant Medical Center, Covenant Medical Center-Lakeside, Covenant Specialty Hospital and Covenant Children’s, Covenant Plainview and Covenant Levelland. Covenant Health serves a 62-county region in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.

We offer state-of-the-art maternity and children’s services to the best emergency care around. Covenant is home to the most advanced specialized care in the region, offering cardiac, cancer, neuroscience, orthopedic and pediatric health services to our community. We are the only health system in the region to offer a full continuum of care, including wound care, behavioral health, epilepsy monitoring unit, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, cardiac rehabilitation, palliative care and hospice, so there’s never a reason to go anywhere else. Covenant Health’s mission is to extend Christian ministry by caring for the whole person—body, mind and spirit—and by working with others to improve health and quality of life in our communities.

TRC Volunteers (From Page 8) enough money to go on the trip, she said she was excited. “My husband and I went on the trip last year and had an absolute blast,” Wilson said. It’s nice to be rewarded for your efforts, but we formed some great friendships on both of the trips we went on for TRC.” The 2013 TRC campaign is tentatively

scheduled for March 1 through April 30, 2013. The campaign will be organized by Chairwoman Jennifer Frager of Suddenlink Communications and Co-chairman Brice Foster of Southwest Bank. For more information about opportunities to volunteer, sponsor Chamber events, earn cash prizes or promote your company, please contact Amy Marquez at (806) 761-7000.

Big Events for 2012

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Tuscany Trip – November 8 - 16, 2012

Business Mercado – November 8, 2012 Annual Meeting – November 29, 2012 Imagine Lubbock Together Charrette – December 1-5, 2012

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