Okmulgee Chamber Of Commerce

I. INTRODUCE, ESTABLISH AND MATURE A COMMUNITY FESTIVAL TO REPLACE THE PECAN FESTIVAL BY UTILIZING THE DATA COLLECTED FROM THE COMMUNITY FESTIVAL SURVEY AND WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMUNITY FESTIVAL AD HOCK COMMITTEE.II. CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY OF OKMULGEE, COUNTY OF OKMULGEE AND OADC BY SUPPORTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND THEREBY ENCOURAGE POSITIVE GROWTH AND PERCEPTION OF OUR COMMUNITY. A. RECYCLING PROGRAM B. EDUCATION COMMITTEE C. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND IMAGE COMMITTEE D. INVITATION TO THE CITY, COUNTY AND OADC TO ATTEND BOARD MEETINGS.III. INCREASE INVOLVEMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS BY DEVELOPING ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BOARD TO SERVE COMMITTEES AS LIAISON TO THE BOARD, DIRECT COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD TO THE CHAMBER MEMBERS, AND ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOARD MEMBERS.IV. CULTIVATE AND ADVANCE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERSHIP FOR OKMULGEE BY EXPANDING LEADERSHIP PR

THE PECAN FESTIVAL IS AN EVENT THAT WAS BROUGHT BACK FROM 12 YEARS AGO. IT HOSTED SEVERAL ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDED MOCKLAHOMA, A CARNIVAL AND SEVERAL ARTS AND CRAFTS AND FOOD VENDORS. THE REVENUES THAT WERE BROUGHT IN FROM THESE ACTIVITIES WERE $93,476 AND THE EXPENSES WERE $100,032.

THE CHAMBER HAS A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF OKMULGEE. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE RESPONSIBLE SPENDING OF TOURISM DOLLARS RECEIVED BY THE CITY. THE CHAMBER RECEIVED $41,500 AND EXPENSED $41,429 ON VARIOUS TOURISM ITEMS LIKE ADVERTISING, SEMINARS AND PROMOTIONAL GOODS.

THE ANNUAL BANQUET RAISED $10,772. EXPENSES FOR MEALS, LINENS, PUBLISHING, ETC. WERE $5,848. THE BANQUET WAS HELD IN NOVEMBER 2016 AT OKMULGEE COUNTRY CLUB AND THERE WERE 200 MEMBERS AND GUESTS.