From the Chamber

CANDANCE CASTLEN BRAKE

President & CEO

W. CLAY H. FORD

Board Chair Welcome to the last GO Chamber of 2021. As we close out the last quarter of the year, we do so with a sense of gratitude. We are grateful to the businesses and organizations who continue to adapt and improvise each day to move not only their own shops forward, but the entire community. We are grateful for each one of them who invests in the work of the Chamber. They understand that investing in the Chamber’s work is investing in our community.

We are grateful to our program participants. The Leadership Owensboro Class of 2021 graduated in June and we are in the middle of the class year for the Class 2022. Each one of these individuals applied to become more involved in the community and to identify their pathways to be a part of the legacy of positive change that the 1,200 alumni of the program have created.

We are grateful to all of our sponsors of various events and programs who continue to believe in the importance of supporting networking opportunities.

We are grateful to our Ambassadors who show up ready to work at events such as Rooster Booster, Golf Classic and Annual Celebration and always come with smiles on their faces. They have made our Ribbon Cuttings this year some of the best attended in history. We are grateful to our Chamber Young Professionals who are forever finding new ways to connect, are always up for helping newcomers feel welcomed and are consistently developing philanthropic opportunities to build our community.

We are grateful to members who attend events. Ask anyone around the state or country who has been to a Rooster Booster what their impression is. There is nothing like it. Why? Because of the crowd. And because of the crowd’s energy. At 7:30 a.m.

We are grateful to the Chamber Board for their leadership, for taking time away from their businesses and to always say yes when asked to step up.

We are grateful to the Chamber staff who work tirelessly for the membership, trying to find new ways to develop talent, to fill a community need, to connect our members with opportunities.

We all know we have something special here. And there are close to 1,000 reasons. Our membership is extraordinary. And to be able to serve such a special group, well that is why we are grateful.

- Clay and Candance