Trivia Thursday!

Two days ago was Trivia Tuesday!  I just found out this week that Ike’s Place here in town has trivia (I guess I’ve been living under a rock), and being the useless information buff that I am, I was thrilled to go and compete.  It paid off too – our team won third place!  Like during most of my activities, I found myself thinking of the Chamber, and more specifically….Chamber trivia!  Last week I talked about what we do here for members and the community, and today I’ll expand on that, with trivia categories and questions. 

The first category is Government, and we have two questions in this category.  The first question is “Is the Chamber a county or city department?”  The correct answer to that question is no.  While the Chamber is located in the same office building as the CVB (a city department), we are our own organization.  We consider the CVB, county, and city partnership organizations, and are involved with them on many projects.  The second government question is, “Does the Chamber sit on any City committees or County committees?” The answer to this question is yes.  We have a seat on the CVB board of directors and city economic development council.  We also are kept up to date on city and county activities by their employees and commissions.

The second category is Entertainment.  Our first entertainment question is “What entertainment does the Chamber provide?”  The answer to that is that the Chamber promotes community events and activities.  Many of our local attractions here in Abilene are Chamber members and we promote them and their events they put on (i.e. D-Day celebration, the railroad, Seelye Mansion, etc).  These are all entertainment attractions, and the Chamber also promotes community events that provide entertainment.  Great examples of this are the Central Kansas Free Fair and holiday celebrations.  The Chamber also hosts our annual banquet, held at the beginning of the calendar year, which is entertainment as well as a business report.

Our final category is Miscellaneous.  Our first question is “What kinds of businesses are involved with the Chamber?”  The answer – all kinds!  We have catering businesses to health systems, excavating to bridal stores, gift shops to government organizations.  You name it, we’ve got it!  The second Miscellaneous question: “Who can become a Chamber member?”  The answer is businesses, nonprofits, individuals, and municipalities.  Our final Miscellaneous question is, “How can I find out more information?”  The answer to that is how I sign off to every article: as always, you can contact the Chamber at 785.263.1770 or chamber@abileneks.net!

PS – I had a blast at Trivia Tuesday…join the fun at Ike’s Place, Tuesdays at 7:00!