Deputy Director Sam Henley is a member of the 26th class of Leadership Camden County! Former Director Ron Gentry nominated Sam so she could begin building a network here in Camden County and begin learning about our county through the eyes of the organizations, agencies, and businesses who serve our area!
LEADERSHIP CAMDEN COUNTY, CLASS XXVI – SESSION #7
Economy & Tourism – March 23, 2021
Starting Location: Dierbergs Markets – Lakeview Pointe, 4655 Osage Beach Pkwy, Osage Beach, MO 65065
AGENDA
8:00 a.m. Pastries, fresh fruit, assorted granola bars, coffee & juice
8:15 – 8:30 a.m. Chris Colter – Dierbergs Markets
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Community Service Organization Presentations
Raising Hope Free Store
Idiots Club
Sharing & Caring Foundation
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Heather Brown – Lake of the Ozarks Convention & Visitor Bureau
9:30 – 9:40 a.m. Break
9:40 – 9:50 a.m. More About You In Two
Paige Dye
Alycia Conrad
Shana Aubuschon
9:50 – 10:30 a.m. Team Building – Building Strong Families Money Matters – Bean Game
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Travel to Surdyke Yamaha – 5863 Osage Beach Pkwy, Osage Beach, MO 65065
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Tour Surdyke Yamaha
11:45 – 12:00 Travel to Margaritaville Lake Resort – 494 Tan Tara Est – Osage Beach, MO 65065
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch at Margaritaville Lake Resort – boxed lunch
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Dane Henry – Lake of the Ozarks Regional Economic Development
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Jessica Chancellor – Front Porch Village
1:30 – 1:45 p.m. Break
1:45 – 3:00 p.m. Tour Margaritaville Lake Resort
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Bowling at Margaritaville Lake Resort
4:00 – 4:15 p.m. Session Wrap up
Hello, all!
Sam here!
March’s edition of the LCC class had us visiting some big names around the area and had some organizations visiting us to further the message of their efforts!
We started out on the upper level of Dierberg’s in the Lakeview Terrace. While the trees aren’t green yet, the clouds rolled out for a bit to let us take in the beautiful view!
Chris Colter from Dierberg’s addressed efforts to support the community and provide a great customer experience in Dierberg’s. One of the best stories related about the company wasn’t told by Chris, but by a member of the LCC class pertaining to a group of children who liked to get together to play games, but the place they were meeting closed and they would have had no place to play together. Dierberg’s stepped up and now allows the children’s group to use an adjoining meeting building near the grocery store once a week for their gaming. It’s kind-hearted efforts like these which help those in our community in a quiet, non-showy way which means so much to everyone whose lives Dierberg’s touches!
After that, we heard from representatives from the Raising Hope Free Store (website and Facebook page), Idiots Club (website and Facebook page), Sharing and Caring Foundation (website and Facebook page), and Front Porch Village (Facebook page). Each of these groups is working hard to meet unmet needs in the community, from helping with household items, helping a mom get her car fixed, to a simple pair of tennis shoes for a child who wouldn’t have had them otherwise. Thank you to the energetic, giving people who build there lives around helping others!
We completed a team-building exercise which encompassed budgeting and money management for families and then it was time to visit Surdyke Yamaha! We learned they are no longer taking custom orders as they are backed up for over a year on fulfillment! They do have plenty of items for sale and the salesmen are busy as can be! The secondhand market on motor bikes, jet skis, and boats is CRAZY right now!
From there, it was time for lunch in the Compass Rose Ballroom at Margaritaville!
Since our fearless leader Trish is leaving the Camdenton Chamber, the Leadership team gave her a little going away present and then KC (her replacement) gave a short speech on some plans to continue to grow and encourage development in Camdenton!
While I had to get back to the office to work on grants and other paperwork at this point, the remainder of the day looked fun! I have to hand it to all of the people at Leadership Camden County for their hard work to get us out of our comfort zone and introduce us to all aspects of our county, from the big stores to the tiny boutiques! Great job, everyone!
Video of Trish’s gift presentation!
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