LEE’S SUMMIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • 220 SE MAIN STREET, LEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64063 • 816.524.2424 • LSCHAMBER.COM

For additional festival information, visit the official Oktoberfest website at lsoktoberfest.com

Sept. Luncheon 2Member News 3 Boost Lee’s Summit 4Ribbon Cuttings 5 New Members 6 Chamber Trips 7Membership Blitz 7

The Chamber’s Oktoberfest begins September 28, from 5-11 p.m. and continues September 29, from 9 a.m.–11 p.m. The festival is fun for the young and the young at heart. Kids Street, arts and crafts, authentic German meals, beer and brat tents, Biergarten, carnival, continuous live entertainment, Wiener Dog & Baby Contests, Rootbiergarten, German dancers, and a whole lot of fun highlights the weekend.

Oktoberfest would not be complete without the excitement and entertainment at the Biergarten. The Biergarten is the place to hang out for food, music, dancing and a lot of crazy fun! German meals are served in the Biergarten beginning Friday evening from 5–9 p.m. and Saturday evening from 4–9 p.m.

Sports fan? Make sure to stop by the Sport-zelt (sports tent) sponsored by the Rob Ellerman Real Estate Sales

Team and People’s Home Loans, and catch up on all the big games.

Three stages of entertainment are ongoing throughout the festival: The Main Stage, sponsored by Minsky’s Pizza, The Children’s Stage, sponsored by Steppin’ Out-The Studio, and The Community Stage, sponsored by Toshiba Business Solutions.

After enjoying all the entertainment available, take a spin over to the carnival. The carnival is open Friday and Saturday during festival hours. Sunday the carnival features a special that includes an “all you can ride” wristband from 1–5 p.m. for $20.

Kids Street features face painting, pony rides, craft projects, Paradise Park Rootbiergarten and many other kid-oriented activities.

The juried Arts and Crafts Fair features artists displaying their original works

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SEPTEMBER 2012

Get out the Lederhosen and Steins... It’s time for the 23rd Annual Oktoberfest September 28 & 29

OFFICERS Diane Forte, ChairDean’s Trophies, Shirts & Awards Bob Glaser, Chair-ElectSummit Bank of Kansas CityDr. Carolyn McKnight, Treasurer University of Central MissouriLynn Hinkle, Chair Emeritis Great Southern Bank

VICE CHAIRS Rodney McBride, Community DevelopmentJohn Knox Village Jane Monroe, Membership DevelopmentEmbrace the Grape Beverage CateringJoe Stasi, Business & Economic DevelopmentSaint Luke’s East -Lee’s Summit

BOARD MEMBERS

Bill BairdThe Baird Group John BeaudoinLee’s Summit JournalVicky CundiffWeed Man-Turf’s Up Marcus Henley Bukaty Companies Brian Hutchin UMB BankPaul McClain Freedom Wealth AdvisorsTyler Morehead Morehead Agency LLC Chip Moxley W.C. Tingle & CompanyDr. Emmanuel NgomsiAll World Languages & Cultures & Worldlink 360Robert Pendland CE2L-Certified Energy/Environmental LabsDebbie StarkeEastland Community FoundationJeff SullivanBank MidwestDeborah SwankKansas City Power & LightJeffrey WilliamsHeritage Companies

EX-OFFICIO Steve ArboCity of Lee’s SummitCarl Chinnery, Legal CounselChinnery, Evans & Nail, PCDr. Fred GroganMCC-LongviewDr. David McGeheeR-7 School DistrictMayor Randy RhoadsCity of Lee’s Summit

CHAMBER STAFFNancy Bruns, PresidentMark Dickey, Vice PresidentGina Seibel, Director of CommunicationsChrissy Symes, Director of Special EventsCathy Young, Director of Member ServicesKathy LeChien, Administrative AssistantNedra Hoover, BookkeeperMarilyn Pemberton, Part-time Assistant

2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Using Social Media to Find New Customers

Spend your social media time wisely. Chatting with friends and followers is great, but there are specific things you can do to find the people who are looking for the products and services you sell.

During this seminar, we will uncover the “tricks of the trade” of experienced social media users who regularly mine Facebook, Twitter,

LinkedIn and Google+ for new business opportunities.

Register for this free seminar online at lschamber.com under the Calendar of Events tab.

September 11, 2012 • 3:30–4:30 p.m. • John Knox Village, Manhattan Room Presenters: Anthony Gonzalez & Jake Zinn, Deluxe Corp

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in watercolors, oils, photography, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, paper fiber, glass or wood.

For the past few years the Saturday of the festival has featured a Wiener Dog Contest, sponsored by Brookside Barkery and Bath, and a Baby Contest, sponsored by Child Abuse Prevention Center. Applications for these contests may be found online at lsoktoberfest.com.

So welcome one and all to the season of sizzling bratwurst, sounds of oom-pah and the excitement of the best fall festival in the Midwest. It’s a wundervoll good time! For a full schedule of entertainment, activities and event map, visit lsoktoberfest.com.

Monthly Membership Luncheon • April 20 • 11:30 a.m.

Election time is upon us! Join us as Greg Knapp, host of the KCMO Morning Show and regular guest on CNBC and CNN, provides an overview of the 2012 Elections and their national implications, as well as the importance of this election on freedom and the founder’s vision for the nation.

Reservations can be made online at lschamber.com under the Chamber Events tab, or by calling 816.524.2424. Deadline is September 19 at noon. Registration is required.

Sponsored by: Summit Bank of Kansas City

Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 19677 East Jackson Drive, Independence, MOMembership Luncheon • September 21

Using Social Media to Find New Customers September 11, 2012 • 3:30–4:30 p.m. • John Knox Village, Manhattan Room Presenters: Anthony Gonzalez & Jake Zinn, Deluxe Corp

Monthly Membership Luncheon • April 20 • 11:30 a.m.Membership Luncheon • September 21

Have news about you or your business that you would like to share? Send press releases and photos for consideration to gseibel@lschamber.com

Members Making WavesLocal Commission Leads ‘Trees for Joplin’ ProjectThe Lee’s Summit Beautification Commission has volunteered to help Joplin by donating and planting flowering trees in a public parkway. The Beautification Commission/Tree Board will coordinate this project, and donors will be invited to go with them to Joplin on October 6 to plant the special Lee’s Summit trees.

Three types of flowering trees will be purchased, using Lee’s Summit donations, from a nursery in Elsberry, Mo. that specializes in an accelerated

rooting system that enhances the growth of young trees.

To get involved, visit treesforjoplinls.com and make a donation via PayPal or credit card. Or mail a check to “Trees for Joplin—LS”, c/o Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, 320 E. 4th Street, Joplin, MO 64801. Each 15-gallon tree will cost $69, but any amount is welcome. Trees can be given in memory of individuals as well.

Kim Fritchie, chair of the volunteer

Beautification Commission/Tree Board encourages area residents and organizations to join the project. “I know how generous Lee’s Summit people can be, and we look forward to showing Joplin that we haven’t forgotten them. I hope many of you will contribute, tell your friends, and consider going with us to plant the trees in Joplin,” said Fritchie.

PERSONALIZEDMATERNITY CARE CLOSE TO HOME.

Saint Luke’s Concierge:816-932-5100

Hope House is Awarded Grant to its Mental Health Project

The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City awarded a grant to Hope House in the amount of $105,875.

“Hope House services available through this project include crisis intervention, group therapy, psycho-educational groups, individual therapy, and substance abuse services.” said MaryAnne Metheny CEO of Hope House. “For those survivors with serious mental illness, they will benefit from assessment, diagnosis, and mental health advocacy. As a result of the Mental Health Project, we know that our clients will increase their knowledge of domestic violence and will reduce their trauma-related anxiety and stress and leave drug free.”

Hope House services form a safety net of prevention, education and support for more than 10,000 victims of abuse every year. Residential and outreach services are provided through two secure locations in Independence and Lee’s Summit, MO. The 24-hour hotline for crisis intervention can be reached at 816-461-HOPE (4673) or 816-HOTLINE (468-5463). hopehouse.net.

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Thursday, September 27 from 5-7 p.m. in the World Famous Biergarten (220 SE Main).

Free hotdogs, brats and adult beverages! (no children please)

Ceremonial first-tap by Oktoberfest Committee Chair Karl Bertram

Sponsored by:

Oktoberfest Shatzen Kickenoffen

RENEWALSKCP&L 67Lee’s Summit Animal Hospital, P.C. 39AT & T 31Dave Cross Buick-GMC 27Weed Man-Turf’s Up 25Culbertson Property Management, L.L.C. 24TPP Certified Public Accountants, L.L.C. 21Paradise Park, Inc. 20Lakewood Business Park 17Pavestone Company 17Wald & Co., Inc. 17Carey Law Firm, L.L.C. 14New Age Graphics 14Kastle Grinding, L.L.C. 12Lakewood Property Owner’s Association 12Lee’s Summit Dermatology Associates, P.C. 12Mechanical Breakdown Protection 12Swanson Midgley, L.L.C. 12Sylvan Learning Center 12Blue Springs R-IV School District 11Comfort Inn & Suites 11Landmark 2 Skate Center, Inc. 11Pfeifer King Building Corporation 11Dynamic Displays, L.L.C. 10IRT, Inc. 10William Sunderland, CPA, PC 10Grass Pad, Inc. 9Lysaght and Lynn Entertainment 8Associated Women’s Care Physicians, P.C. 7Allee & Company, C.P.A., L.L.C. 6Equity Bank 6Internet Design and Publishing, Inc. 6St. Mary’s Medical Center 6The Emaline Ballroom, Inc. 6William Woods University Graduate College 6Hillcrest Transitional Housing of EJC 5SNAP Fitness-Lemans Lane 5The Wilson Group, Inc. 5Thomas E. Moore, D.D.S., P.C. 5Aspen Contracting, Inc. 4Family & Child Mental Health Services 4Habanero’s Mexican Restaurant 4Missouri Veterans Home-Warrensburg 4Abundant Life Baptist Church 3Bledsoe Rentals-South 3Incite International, Inc. 3Kathi Matthes, DDS 3Rob Ellerman Real Estate Sales 3SureWest 3The Red Force Fire & Security 3Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. 2Lakewood Counseling Service TMC 2Noe’s Jewelry, Inc. 2Realty Executives of Kansas City--Steve Summers 2The Fig Tree Cafe & Bakery 2The Renaissance Church 2The Spa at Aurora Highlands 2The Stanley Historic Event Space 2Associated Plastic Surgeons 1Brightergy Solar 1Comforting Faith Counseling Services Inc. 1JobOne 1M & H Gas Inc. 1MetroCARE-Lee’s Summit 1Mobile Medical Services 1Vision Landscape 1

At its August 24 membership luncheon, the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce and its community partners announced the launch of BOOST Lee’s Summit.

BOOST is a new and exciting effort to stimulate economic growth by attracting, creating, supporting and accelerating new and existing businesses within Lee’s Summit and eastern Jackson County. Designed as an online and offline multi-faceted community, BOOST Lee’s Summit exists to inspire, encourage, connect and equip entrepreneurs in our area and help them overcome the challenges of launching their business and getting from a great idea to a great business.

“We believe no one is better prepared to help an entrepreneur navigate through the challenges of launching their business than an entrepreneur who has been there themselves. That’s why BOOST Lee’s Summit is a community-led initiative with a leadership team of some of the area’s most successful entrepreneurs and business leaders,” said Nancy Bruns, chamber president. “This will be a game-changer when it comes to providing direct access and connectivity to resources, connections and capital; it’s an entrepreneurial ecosystem.”

There are numerous opportunities for Chamber members who serve the business community to participate, especially as a preferred resource or business coach.

BOOST Lee’s Summit is offering a free community membership that will allow anyone interested in learning more about the initiative. To sign up, go to boostleessummit.com.

Lee’s Summit Launches Economic Growth Network

Robb Murray, EvisThrive, introduces the BOOST Lee’s Summit platform to a full room at the August Chamber luncheon.

Renegade Light Sport, LLC 2330 NE Independence Avenue

Ingenuity Consulting Partners, Inc 410-B SE Third Street

RIBBON CUTTINGS

Raising the Bar Liquors 1306 SW Market Street, Suite B

The Value of MembershipAd-Trend is a locally owned and operated billboard plant, specializing also in Grand Opening and promotional advertising. For years, the City of Lee's Summit has had regulations prohibiting many of our promotional items, such as banners, balloons and searchlight. For this reason, Ad-Trend did very little, to no business in the area. However, when approached by the Chamber in regards to a billboard, I strongly entertained the idea of joining. They had a lot of good things to say, and I'm thankful I listened. The results after joining have blown me away and were instant.

After joining, our phone calls from the Lee's Summit area increased by 20 percent over the first three months compared to the year before. Most of the people on the phone cited the Chamber, wanting to take advantage of our Chamber discount.

Clients include Owen Lumber, Marian's Kids, Noe's Jewelry, Lee’s Summit Chamber’sOktoberfest, several others and even the Chamber has booked either a billboard, or an On-site promotion product with us. Some people rented billboards, some balloons, some searchlight or banners.Regardless, the business is always appreciated.

Most importantly, the community has been terrific to work with. It is such a friendly place, full of terrific business owners. I can firmly say that the Chamber membership is one item that is going to be fixed into our budget every year, as we look forward to continuing to work with the community. The people there have been fabulous to work with, and everything is so easy compared to other Chambers in the region.

The Chamber Young Professional events are very productive, and the mailings always helpful. Personally, I have moved to Lee’s Summit since joining the Chamber, and have really enjoyed getting to know the residents around town.

I would personally and professionally recommend the Chamber to anyone who is trying to decide to join. It is easily one of the best investments my business has made in the last several years.

David English, vice presidentAd-Trend, Inc.

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Has the Chamber helped your business grow? Share your story! Email Cathy Young at cyoung@lschamber.com

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Achieve Medical Weight LossShirranna Todd1121 NE RICE ROADLEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64086(816) 525-5054F: (816) 525-5286E: shirranna@gmail.comwww.achievemedicalweightloss.com

Applebee’sScott Weber1501 NE DOUGLAS STREETLEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64063(816) 246-6188F: (816) 246-9285E: ap05237.douglasrd@applebees.com

Applebee’s 701 SE MELODY LANELEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64063(816) 525-8584

Arvest BankLinda Wallace360 SW HIGHWAY 150LEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64082(816) 537-5890E: lwallace@arvest.comwww.arvest.com

Arvest BankGlenda Weeks1150 NE DOUGLAS STREETLEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64086(913) 953-4340F: (913) 953-4349E: gweeks@arvest.comwww.arvest.com

Bargain ZoneJulie Atkins1051 SE CENTURY DRIVELEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64081(816) 525-1599F: (816) 525-1601E: jatkins@oddballsales.comwww.thebargainfactory.net

Andy Bray106 SW DONOVAN ROADLEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64063(816) 434-5394E: bray.andy@gmail.com

Edward Jones InvestmentsJeff Messmer1255 NE RICE ROAD, STE DLEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64086(816) 524-5213F: (866) 462-5479E: jeff.messmer@edwardjones.comwww.edwardjones.com

Intrathecal Care SolutionsTom Nicholson4212 NE KENNESAW RIDGELEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64064(866) 258-0811F: (816) 875-4473E: tnicholson@intrathecalcaresolutions.comwww.intrathecalcaresolutions.com

Level Five SolutionsMichael Binggeli7301 WEST 133RD STREETSUITE 301OVERLAND PARK, KS 66213(913) 207-5825F: (913) 400-3965E: michael.binggeli@levelfivesolutions.comwww.levelfivesolutions.com

Raising the Bar LiquorsJustin Jarsulic1306 SW MARKET STREET, SUITE BLEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64081(816) 554-6700F: (816) 554-6703E: justin@kctopshelf.comwww.raisingthebarkc.com

Stars N Bars MusicJerry Davis2349 SW FEATHER RIDGE ROADLEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64082(913) 626-0291E: jerry@starsandbarsmusic.comwww.starsandbarsmusic.com

For a complete list of members visit lschamber.com or the free LS Chamber smartphone app.

Join fellow Chamber members on September 13 from 4:30–6 p.m. at Arvest Bank, 911 NE Sam Walton Lane.

All guests can enjoy assorted food, drinks and the chance to win VISA giftcards

End your day on a high note with networking and socializing. Register to attend this free event online at lschamber.com, under the Calendar of Events tab.

It’s time for the Second Annual Crazy Hat Chamber Before Hours on September 18 from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at Farmers Insurance & Financial Services-Blau Agency, 3435 NE Ralph Powell Road. Start your day off right with some tasty breakfast items and great networking. Don’t forget your hat, because the best ones win prizes!

Register to attend this free event online at lschamber.com, under the Calendar of Events tab.

Discounted Abroad Travel for Chamber Members and FamiliesIt has been my great pleasure to experience and preview both of the trips being offered in 2013. These vacations are wonderful ways to experience a foreign country with a small group of people. Accommodations are wonderful; you travel in luxurious busses and the guides are top-notch.

On both of the trips I have had unbelievable guides who provide you with information on things you would not normally know or experience....tourist information of course but also education systems, governments, history, etc. Be sure to check them out, and feel free to call me with any questions.

Nancy K. Bruns, president816.524.2424 or nbruns@lschamber.com

Tropical Costa Rica - April 13-21, 2013 (with optional 3-night jungle adventure post tour extension) • 9 Days - 14 Meals - 8 Breakfasts, 6

Dinners• Prices Start at $2,399 limited seats

available, deposit deadline is November 13, 2012 or until seats are filled

• Trip highlights include: San Jose, Coffee Plantation, Tamarindo Beach, Guanacaste, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Hanging Bridges, Arenal Volcano, Lake Arenal Cruise, Cooking Demonstation, CanoNegro Refuge, Zacero and National Theatre

• Informational meeting on September 17, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. at the Chamber offices. RSVP online.

French Riviera - November 7-15, 2013 (with optional 3-night Paris post tour extension)• 9 Days -

11 Meals - 7 Breakfasts, 4 Dinners

• Prices Start at $2,998

• Trip highlights include: Nice, Flower Market, St. Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Rothschild Willa & Gardens, Antibes, St. Paul De Vence, Monaco, Frejus, Roman Arena, Grasse and Parfumerie

• Informational meeting on March 6 at 5:30 p.m. at the Chamber offices. RSVP online.

The Lee’s Summit Chamber Ambassadors invite you to join them for a membership blitz during the months of September and October for the chance to win cash prizes.

The 2013 directory deadline is quickly approaching and the Chamber is offering special incentives for new members that sign-up during September and October including...

• $25 enrollment fee is waived• Immediate inclusion on website

member directory, as well as Smartphone app.

• Opportunity to take advantage of discount on health insurance

• Certificate for a free monthly membership luncheon - $15 value

• Certificate for a free set of member mailing labels - $100 value

• Opportunity to enter a drawing to receive one of three free black & white ads in the Lee’s Summit Journal – Full page-$1920 value, Half page-$980, Quarter page-$490 (Published on Wednesdays and Fridays)

Each Chamber member that recruits a new member from September 1 through October 31 will be entered into a drawing for an opportunity to win one of three cash prizes ($500, $300 and $200). Your name will be entered once

for each new member you recruit. Your name will also be entered into our regular drawings for an opportunity to win $100 at the Chamber’s membership luncheons.

Our recruitment brochure is available to show the value of being a Lee’s Summit Chamber member. You may pick up copies at the office to help you when approaching prospective members. Fliers will also be available showcasing the benefits of joining the Chamber this month.

With benefits like this, recruiting new members is a piece of cake.

Fall Chamber Membership Blitz

Sixteen of the Lee’s Summit Chamber’s finest members are bringing their best moves to the dance floor on October 25 at the Hilton Garden Inn Independence. Proceeds raised through votes will go toward the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund. Through the fund, the Chamber awards four $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors each year. Events for the scholarship fund help to secure the longevity and availability of these scholarships for years to come. For additional event information or to register, visit lschamber.com.

Members that have waltzed up to the floor to compete include:

• Bill Baird and Hillory Baird, Baird Group Real Estate

• Steve Arbo, City of Lee’s Summit and Vicky Cundiff, Weed Man - Turf’s Up

• Joe Snook, Lee’s Summit Parks & Recreation and Jackie DeSouza, Lee’s Summit Medical Center

• Dr. Emmanuel Ngomsi, All World Languages & Cultures and Trisha Drape, Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street, Inc.

• Ernest Campbell, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and Ashley Boswell, Great Southern Bank

• Dr. Jeff Miller, Lee’s Summit R-7 School District and Kristen Merrell, Lee’s Summit Elementary School

• Monte Stull, Men’s Wearhouse and Michele Spilker, Spilker McKeone & Nelson PC

• Mark Parrish, MO Association of Trial Attorneys and Debbie Starke, Eastland Community Foundation

Votes are being cast through monetary donations, which can be made in advance and/or at the event. Dancing Duos are collecting pledges to help them secure the ultimate prize of Dancing with the Chamber Stars ChampiOns. Whichever team raises the most money wins! In order for your donation to be tax deductible, checks should be made payable to the Lee’s Summit Chamber Scholarship Fund.

Name:

Business Name:

Phone: Email:

Couple Voting for:

Donation Amount: $5 $10 $25 Other:

Payment Type: Cash Check PayPal (lschamber.com) Credit Card (call 816.524.2424)Please mail or drop off payment to the Lee’s Summit Chamber, 220 SE Main Street, Lee’s Summit, MO, 64063, no later than Wednesday, October 24 by 5 p.m. You may also give the completed form directly to the dancer or turn it in at the October 25 event. Reservations are required for the event and can be made at lschamber.com. Questions? Contact Chrissy Symes at 816.524.2424 or csymes@lschamber.com

choreographers

September 5 • 10 a.m., Groundbreaking Ceremony, Bank of Kansas City, I-470 & Douglas, at service entrance to Saint Luke’s East Hospital • Noon, Ambassador Committee meeting, Depot• 4 p.m., Ribbon Cutting, Truman Heritage Habitat for Humanity, 505 N. Dodgion, Independence, MOSeptember 6 • 7:30 a.m., Heath Care Committee meeting, Lakewood Counseling Service TMC, 300 SE 2nd Street, Suite 100September 7 • 8 a.m., Focus Group, Depot (RSVPs required)• 3 p.m., Ribbon Cutting - Here We Grow Again - Southland, 565 SE Melody LaneSeptember 10 • 4 p.m., Focus Group, Depot (RSVPs required)September 11 • 3:30–4:30 p.m., Recess for Success TOPIC: Using Social Media to Find New Customers PRESENTERS: Anthony Gonzalez & Jake Zinn, Deluxe Corp LOCATION: John Knox Village - Manhattan RoomSeptember 12 • 11 a.m., Focus Group, Depot (RSVPs required)September 13 • 7:30 a.m., Executive Committee meeting• 7:30 a.m., Visitors Council meeting, Paradise Park, 1021 NE Colbern Rd• 4:30-6 p.m., Chamber After Hours, Arvest Bank, 911 NE Sam Walton LnSeptember 17 • 5:30 p.m., Costa Rica Informational Meeting, DepotSeptember 18• 7:30 a.m., Chamber Before Hours, Farmers Insurance & Financial Services-Blau Agency, 3435 NE Ralph Powell RoadSeptember 19• 8 a.m., Education Committee Meeting, Depot• Noon, Board of Directors meeting, Saint Luke’s East-Lee’s Summit, 100 NE Saint Luke’s BoulevardSeptember 20• 7:30 a.m., Oktoberfest Commitee meeting, Depot• 1 p.m., Ribbon Cutting - Mrs. Golf, 625 NE Woods Chapel RoadSeptember 21• 7:30 a.m., Governmental Relations Committee meeting, John Knox Village - Manhattan Room, Chipman Road & Jacob Drive• 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., Monthly Membership Luncheon TOPIC: Greg Knapp, host of the KCMO Morning Show and regular guest on CNBC and CNN, provides an overview of the 2012 Elections LOCATION: Hilton Garden Inn, 19677 East Jackson Drive, Independence SPONSOR: Summit Bank of Kansas CitySeptember 25 • Noon, Membership Commitee meeting, DepotSeptember 27 • 5–7 p.m., Oktoberfest Shatzen Kickenoffen, Biergarten, 220 SE Main St SPONSOR: Lee’s Summit JournalSeptember 28 • 5–11 p.m., Oktoberfest, Downtown Lee’s SummitSeptember 29 • 9 a.m.–11 p.m., Oktoberfest, Downtown Lee’s Summit

SEPTEMBER 2012 CALENDAR

2012 PARTNERSGOLD

American FoodserviceBank Midwest

Great Southern BankHumana Health Plan, Inc.

KCP&LSprint

SILVERBank of Lee’s Summit

Dean’s Trophies, Shirts & AwardsDiscover Vision CentersFirst Community Bank

HSMC CompaniesJohn Knox Village

Lead BankLee’s Summit Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep

Metcalf Bank Paradise Park, Inc.

Saint Luke’s East – Lee’s Summit Summit Bank of Kansas City

Truman Medical Center LakewoodUniversity of Central Missouri

BRONZEAllee & Company, CPA, LLC

B Positively Promoting U, inc. The Baird Group

DVA Enterprises, Inc. Excel Bank

Get In Shape For WomenJobOne

KC Metro Insurance AgencyLakewood Counseling Service TMC

Lee’s Summit JournalLee’s Summit Nissan

Mazuma Credit UnionMissouri Association of Trial Attorneys

Missouri Central Credit UnionParker Swearngin, LLPPfizer Global SupplyTechnology Plus, Inc.

Tim & Jana Allen-Realty Executives of Kansas City

The Wilson Group, Inc.Wal-Mart

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