Title: 01/04/2024 – Meeting Minutes
Date: January 4, 2024
Time: 12:10
Location: StoneFire Pizzeria
Presiding Officer: Aimee McNeil
Attendees
| Name | Organization | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Kleven | Birch Creek Golf Course | They are closed! Recarpeting the building during the break. Building is coming up on 20 years old! |
| Shellie Healy | Sunrise Elementary | So grateful for the Chamber for all the money raised to benefit families in her school. Thank you! |
| Aimee McNeil | Summit Elementary | Excited to have a real lunch today! So appreciative of Night of Giving and the difference it makes in the lives of their students. |
| Deon Hunsaker | Smithfield Lions Club | Blood drive will be coming in February. Please take a flier if you want to help publicize. Always looking for new members; they do a lot of community service. Looking forward to April and Blue Sox games concessions (which is their big fundraiser for the year). |
| Paul Jenkins | Cache Valley Light and Sounds | Happy to be involved with Chamber members and support their events. Also does weddings, dances and other community events. |
| Ted Stokes | Smithfield City | New assignment from City Council. Owns and operates Stokes Law; does a lot of work with debt settlement and bankruptcy. |
| Zach Manwaring | Whole Body Health Care | Just purchased the practice and looking forward to growing his business. |
| Merriett Falor | Always in Bloom | Valentine’s Day is coming up so you can preorder now! They will be ready and have flowers on order. |
| Josh Watts | Preston Watts | Be safe out there! There are alot of insurance companies that are pushing people to their shops; Preston Watts guarantees all their work and they will deal with insurance companies for you. |
| Payten Knudsen | Farmers Insurance | Offering auto/home/life insurance – looking to focus on life insurance this year. If you are getting married or having children or have other changes, give them a call. |
| Trevor Nunn | USU Credit Union | All members are available for the Gold Share – a savings share earning a 6% interest rate – as a reward program. There are limits to what can be deposited so check for what options you have to make deposits and earn more money. |
| Josh Nuckles | Stone Fire Pizzeria | Looking forward to getting involved and seeing the business grow. |
| Richard Varela | Smithfield Recreation | Rec Center is very busy – now through April is the busiest time for indoor sports, including adult and youth basketball, dance, tumbling, martial arts. Offering membership specials to start the year. They will be staying open to 9 pm on Saturday nights January – March. Indoor triathlon is in March so sign up for that if you are interested. Spring soccer registration begins January 8th. |
| Zoe Erickson | Family Place | February 10th (10-12, 1-3) is the Princess and Prince Party at Castle Manor. They sell out every year so get your tickets. Always looking for sponsors (swag bags, coupons or other donations) to help. |
| Andrew Davis | Host Huski | Let them help you register domain names or with your hosting services. Goal to grow business and make more connections in the valley so give them a call. They can help you save money on hosting and improving your website performance. |
| Terri Stapley | Stapley Advisory Services | Changing their name to Stapley Advisory Services to better reflect their current focus on advising businesses. |
| Scott Nelson | Schreiber Food | Eat more cheeseburgers! They are always hiring – college grads, college students. Also – mark your calendars for July 12th – 20th Anniversary of the Family Place Golf Tournament. |
| Amani Crosbie | Sky View High School | Happy to be here – first exposure to the Chamber was our most recent Night of Giving and grateful for the good work that is done to support families in the community. |
| Toni Woods | McDonalds | It’s McTeacher’s Night season so look for ways to support schools. Open and busy! |
Agenda Notes
- The meeting opened at 12:10.
- Aimee McNeil welcomed Chamber Members.
- Thanks to StoneFire Pizzeria for hosting the meeting.
Discussion Points
- Night of Giving Recap:
- The YSA ward wrapped and delivered gifts to 6 families.
- $2500 from the proceeds went towards helping families with utilities.
- The program helped approximately 240 children this year.
- Business Reviews: Individual members provided updates on their respective businesses and organizations as detailed in the attendees table.
Action Items
- Turn in Night of Giving receipts to Nicole.
- Send Nicole an email or text when sending in membership dues to receive a window sticker.
Calendar Items
- January 8th: Spring soccer registration begins.
- February: Smithfield Lions Club Blood Drive.
- February 10th: Princess and Prince Party at Castle Manor (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM).
- March: Indoor triathlon at the Rec Center.
- March 30th: Easter Egg Hunt.
- April: Blue Sox games concessions (Lions Club fundraiser).
- May 8th: Tri School Golf Tournament.
- May 11th: Health Days Pancake Breakfast.
- July 12th: 20th Anniversary of the Family Place Golf Tournament.
- December 7th: Night of Giving.
Next Meeting Info
- Date: February 1st
- Location: TBD