TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM / 1
FRIDAY, February 4, 2022
FOCUS ON
BUSINESS
Salute to Business 2022: We’re Stronger Together
FEBRUARY 2022 BUSINESS LINK LUNCH
Thursday, February 10, 2022 12:00 - 1:00 pm 4001 Central Pointe Pkwy, Bldg 400 Sponsored by: McLane Intelligent Solutions Lunch provided by: Chick-fil-A Register at: templechamber.com/events
LEADERSHIP TEMPLE ALUMNI FIRST QUARTER LUNCH Tuesday, February 15, 2022 12:00 - 1:00 pm Rose Hall - 107 N. 9th Street
Temple Chamber Staff The Temple Chamber hosted Salute to Business 2022 on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. With the theme We’re Stronger Together this event was an opportunity for the business community to come together and reflect on one of the most challenging and unprecedented periods of our history. It was also an opportunity to pass on Chamber leadership positions and recognize and celebrate the community’s resiliency, innovation, and excellence as we focus on 2022 and beyond. “Salute to Business is a signature event of the Temple Chamber that we were unable to host in 2021 as a result of the pandemic. It was great to bring business and community leaders together to celebrate the greater Temple community,” said Rod Henry, President of the Temple Chamber of Commerce. Temple Chamber member restaurants served samples of their specialties to attendees during the Taste of Temple reception to begin the evening. Dinner and a keynote presentation by the 76th Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Dade Phelan, followed. The evening concluded with two special presentations.
Sponsored by: Brockway, Gersbach, Franklin & Niemeier, PC Register at: templechamber.com/events
Temple Chamber Vice Chair of Business and Community Development, Elliot Germany, made the presentation to the Temple Police Department during the event. “Often from a profound act of violence comes a separate and distinct profound act of peace,” Germany said.
“Both can be initiated by an entire group of people acting in concert, or a single human being coming from a place of despair, or one of sincere gratitude. Whenever our experience involves the former or the latter, our lives are often instantly and significantly impacted in some irreparable, inspirational, or symbolic way. We sometimes forget that we are all connected, but these two acts over the hands of time offer a chilling or welcoming reminder of how it is so,” Germany continued.
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS Thursday, February 24, 2022 5:00 - 7:00 pm Sponsored by: KCEN Channel 6 templechamber.com/events
2022 Chair of the Board of the Temple Chamber, Gayle Kiger.
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2021 Chair of the Board of the Temple Chamber, Drayton McLane III and Amy McLane tribute to police departments around the country. Her goal is to send a painting to all 50 states. Texas was added to the list with the presentation of Blue Inspiration to City of Temple Police Chief Shawn Reynolds during Salute to Business 2022.
In December 2021, the Temple Chamber learned of an opportunity to honor the Temple Police Department through Art For Cops (https://artforcops.com). Nashville, TN-based artist Cindy Shepard was inspired by the bravery of six Nashville officers who saved countless lives in the 2020 Christmas Day bombing. All of her paintings pay
The evening concluded with the transition of leadership for the Temple Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. 2022 Chair of the Board, Gayle Kiger, presented mementos of a soaring eagle statue and painting the Troop Train at Temple to outgoing Chair of the Board Drayton McLane III. Mrs. Amy McLane was presented with a bouquet of yellow roses.