News from the Cedar City Area Chamber of Commerce
Nominations Accepted for 2009 Banquet Chair
Chamber Members will Select Chair Via EMail Vote
Being a member of the Cedar City Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is a great opportunity to establish a prestigious presence and display leadership talents in the business community and the community at large. This is a great networking opportunity and a wonderful way to develop valuable business skills. Whether you or someone you know wants to build a better network, hone business skills or create an impressive resume, volunteering to work on the chamber board is a wise idea.
The Cedar City Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for a 2009 Awards and Installation Banquet Chair. Chamber members at large will be invited to vote for next year's banquet chair via e-mail, Aug. 1 through 5. Please feel free to nominate yourself. The banquet chair will be required to build a committee of reliable professionals to plan and execute the 2009 Awards and Installation Banquet. This event is one of the community's premier business and social events. The Awards and Installation Banquet has been a tradition in Cedar City for nearly 60 years. It is intended to bring members of the business community together to recognize individuals and organizations that have gone above and beyond to make a difference in our community. At this event new board members and leaders are installed to their positions with the chamber.
The 2009 Awards and Installation Banquet chair and committee will:
- Set a date and secure a location for the 2009 banquet
- Help the chamber's executive committee develop a realistic budget for the banquet
- Publicize and collect nominations for awards to be presented
- For a nomination selection committee
- Review all nominations and select winners
- Notify winners
- Collect relevant personal information and photographs from each winner
- Distribute and sell tickets for the banquet
- Work with caterer/facilities manager to arrange for meals, room set-up, decorations, etc.
- Arrange for publicity
- Collect information for the banquet program and work with printer to publish program and tickets
- Create an informal marketing plan
- Other duties as the relate to the planning and execution of the event
Send nominations for Cedar City Area Chamber of Commerce 2009 Awards & Installation Banquet along with the name you are submitting for consideration (please feel free to nominate yourself), a brief description of relevant qualifications, and contact information for you and the individual you are nominating to chamberprez@infowest.comdirector@infowest.com. You may also fax nominations to 435-586-4022 or send typed nominations to: and/or
Cedar City Area Chamber of Commerce
581 N. Main
Cedar City, UT 84720
RAP Tax Funding Update
This year there will be approximately $195,000 distributed to the Arts through the RAP tax. Approximately $390,000 will be distributed to Recreation and Parks.
The Cedar City Arts Council asked for a total of $26,300 in funding for three areas. $3,800 to help cover operating expenses ( advertising, rentals, printing, etc.) $2,500 to help hire a part time assitant (organize events, marketing, grant writing, etc) and $20,000 for an art bench project to place artist created benches at certain CATS bus stops.
The final recommendation for the CCAC funding was a total of $6,300. The artist bench project was not funded because the city is currently looking at providing benches and shelters for the bus stops.
The committee has made recommendations for arts funding which will go before the city council in the next few weeks for final approval. Three organizations did not meet all the qualifications for the RAP tax funding.
The list of recommended funding is below.
Neil Simon Festival: $35,00
Utah Shakespearean Festival: $109,543
Cedar City Master Singers: $6,000
Cedar City Arts Council: $6,300
Cedar City Music Arts: $13,000
Orchestra of Southern Utah: $12,000
Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery: $2,500
In Jubilo: $500
Cedar City Jr. Ballet: $10,000
Not funded: Scarlet and Black Bagpipe Band, Iron Mission Foundation, SUU Creative Writing Conference
Please make sure you let city officials and council members know how important it is to continue funding for the arts and your support of the RAP tax.
