Planning is underway for the Hays Chamber's next awards banquet vice president of membership. Rhonda Meyerhoff and Vice President of Marketing and Communications Mariah Legleiter stop by to share all the details on this episode of the Post Podcast.
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James Bell
Planning is underway for the Hays Chamber's next awards banquet vice president of membership. Rhonda Meyerhoff and Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Mariah Legleiter stopp by to share all the details on this episode of the Post Podcast.
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
we decided we would really give one to give more time to our our businesses that do the engraving on the award. So they didn't have last minute, we wanted to be able to give enough time to the committee that that picks from all the nominations to place them. And so we decided it was just be better to, to put that out in October instead of November. So it Yeah, yeah. It'll be in the in the October newsletter, if somebody wants that sooner. Absolutely.
James Bell
Okay. Well, let's talk some details like any Well, first off, I know we've gone to all the awards that we've done, and you've got this really cool list, right handed it to me as we got started, I don't know who I'm showing this to I'm showing it to the world out the window, I guess. But it's all the previous award winners, going back to the original award winners that looks like on some of these way back into the 80s, which is so cool. But anything new or different in that regard. Coming up on this one?
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
Well, the awards are the same as they were last year that we did start a couple of new awards last year. And that would have been the Grow Hayes proper e Schmidt Entrepreneur of the Year award. So Doug Williams at grow Hayes and Gary Sherman, with the Robert E. And Pat Schmidt Foundation, decided to come up with this one. So, you know, we've got a lot of really amazing entrepreneurs in our community, truly, you know, and in sometimes seminars, I suppose I did was start a new business will have a digital, is that a franchise? Did you form it after somebody else know that what that's an entrepreneur, and we have a lot of those in town just really good. And so they decided that they wanted to recognize someone who was an entrepreneur. And so yeah, somebody who's demonstrated, you know, that ability to create and, and grow their business over the last year. And, you know, and then there's always efforts that go in to make it a better value for our community. And we have some amazing things that happen in our community. And it's so fun to be able to recognize those. And then Mariah, we added another one typically,
Mariah Legleiter
we added the worst Wealth Management member investor of the Year award. We really wanted to well worth wells wanted to partner with us and come up with an award that really showcased one of our member investors that that adds a lot to the community. And that gives back to our chamber. I think I think it was a great idea. It went over really, really well. We were happy to have Hays med win that last year. I'm looking forward to the nominees for this year.
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
Absolutely. Absolutely. You know, and it's not all about financial giving. James, you know, we have a board of directors that's volunteer ambassadors are volunteers, and they're pulled out of their workplace all throughout the day. I mean, we try not to have more than three events that they're pulled out.
James Bell
Just imagine they're trying to work and your call would like no time to go. See him so much out in the community. Yeah, great. Yeah. And yeah, and it does, it takes more than just their effort, it's their employers to that allows them to do that.
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
Well, and their co workers sure picking up the slack while they're gone. You know, and we try to be really respectful of that. But you know, without those volunteers, and our H yp is a great group. They have some things during the day, usually at noon, or after hours. But you know, all of those things are really helping the chamber in immense ways. And then obviously financial, we appreciate that as well. But there's a lot that goes into that member of the Year award.
James Bell
Yeah, like that. Let's start getting some more of these. Are you a winner? No, maybe we will just go through it before we talk about the submission process and how that all
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
works. Oh, okay. Yeah,
Mariah Legleiter
so we have the city of Hays Small Business Achievement Award. The I smile Vision Plus dental Helping Hands award, the golden belt bank Hall of Fame Award. The grow Hayes, Robert E. Schmidt, Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the next Tech Citizen of the Year Award, the next Tech wireless Business Woman of the Year Award, five broadband Rising Star Award and of course, the worst well worth Wealth Management member investor of the Year award.
James Bell
So really kind of covers the gamut Yes. To me, yes. In the business world. Yeah.
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
Yeah, those new rising individuals that are showing a lot of promise for the future of our community. You know, gosh, those small businesses,
Mariah Legleiter
the seasoned people that have been giving to the community for years, we have the Hall of Fame Award like, yeah, there's a little bit for everybody. I mean, anybody that that gives back, I mean, there's a way to give back to them.
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
And I'll tell you, the really fun part is now being on this side when you know, yes, who's the winner? And
Mariah Legleiter
conspiring to get them there?
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
Yeah, because we don't want them to know. Sure. Oh, yeah. There's some fibs that are told in order to get somebody there. We just think it's all one off, off, okay. Because it's, it's for the award winner to get them there. But, and then we had their family hide in a room in the back. So they don't see their family there. Because that would give something away.
Mariah Legleiter
It's a it's an elaborate setup.
James Bell
The real reason why you had to push it back, you guys didn't do more time to get get
Mariah Legleiter
that actually, yeah, that actually was a discussion we had was to figure out how to get them there. We need just a little bit more time to figure that out. So
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
although we know the more people that know what's going on, then, you know, yeah, the cat can be led out of the bag. Our families are always so excited to I, I remember last year GT Park, her husband was back in the waiting room and, and waiting for it to be her turn. And she was so amazed when she went up to win her award. She just couldn't believe first of all, that she was worthy of winning the award, which is so humbling to me. And then she sees she goes, Oh my gosh, and my husband's here, too. It's just it's so off the cuff. It's so fun. And it's Yeah. And the people are so honored by it. So yeah. Love it.
James Bell
Well, let's talk about how to get to get these people honored. How do you get as people signed up? Or do you sign up yourself? Well, you could because I could make I could sign myself up right now. put my name down here.
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
You can you could James
James Bell
actually wrote my name down like, like,
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
yeah, there's more than just writing the name on a piece of paper. Sorry, you're gonna have to get another one. Okay. Yeah, we actually have the forms that Mariah has created for us. Live, as I mentioned earlier, there'll be in the October newsletter.
James Bell
So old school, handwritten form?
Mariah Legleiter
Yes. Okay. It'll be on our website starting October 1. And it will also like she said, it'll be in our October newsletter, which is also available on our website. And which is Hayes chamber.com. For those that don't know. And it has just a short description of each award. And then at the bottom, you fill out name, address, like contact information for the person you're nominating what award you're nominating them for. And then you just write a short paragraph on why you think they deserved the award. And then that all goes to our nomination committee, and then they take it from there.
James Bell
Very cool. Easy peasy. Yeah,
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
you don't change that might be part of what you've never won, because it's a short paragraph. And people would write pages about you.
James Bell
I'm sure they would. And this guy got let me tell you about this guy. All day long.
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
So if individuals can't find it, for some reason, please call our chamber 705 or 78562. Ad 201. I almost gave her my personal number. Anyway, or you could call me there too. And I would still get the for sure. You betcha. So um, yeah, they can call us and we'll give them the the form that way as well.
James Bell
Very cool. And what's the deadline? Again, if they want to get him signed up? November 30.
Mariah Legleiter
October,
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
October 30. Yeah. October 31. November 30. was last year. Yep.
Mariah Legleiter
So October 31. is the deadline for nominations.
James Bell
Okay, so get about six weeks. Yep. Don't wait, but get it in. Yep. Put together a little time
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
habit. But for now, you can be thinking of those Absolutely. Like, yeah, our past award winners on the website, right. Yeah,
Mariah Legleiter
no, but I think we discussed that at one point. So that might be something we can talk about.
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
Yeah. We're in the middle of trying to do some different updates to the website. So very cool. In between events and Facebook Lives. Benson. Yeah.
James Bell
I understand. It's hard to get to those projects. You want to do it. It's always like, Oh, I'll do it tomorrow. I'll do it tomorrow. And then it just never gets.
Mariah Legleiter
tomorrow never comes. Yeah, exactly. Exactly.
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
I don't think there's anything more fun than to have a member come into the office, or the opportunity for us to go out and celebrate and showcase a member. Yeah, that's that's the The ultimate joy that we have.
James Bell
Absolutely. And I imagine like yeah, if you have to choose between going to the celebration or setting and working on a website, I know what I would pick website all day long. No.
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
They don't want me on the website.
James Bell
Strictly Mariah.
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
Yeah, yeah, that's good. Very cool.
James Bell
Well, before we run out of time, guys, we better talk about I know you've got some weekly events coming. Yeah,
Mariah Legleiter
we do as always, super busy week ahead of us. Today at noon at the venue at thirsties brew pub and grill at 2704 Vine Street we have the H yp connection lunch. Also today at 330 at the Welcome Center, we will have our monthly chamber board meeting. Um, let's see we also have a groundbreaking at the Ark Park for the leadership Hays class of 2020. One's storytime project that they're working on. And that's at 11am at the Ark Park. And then on the 22nd we have a ribbon cutting for the western Kansas Therapy Associates. They are wanting to they have updated their business name and want to celebrate that so that'll be at 11am 208 East Eighth Street Suite D in the James building. September 22. There's also an H yp lunch with leaders with Lavon geese of DSN Wk M that will be at noon at Paisley pear at 1100 Main Street and then we will wrap up our week with our chamber chat. Oh, we don't have a chamber chat. Do we
James Bell
know no chamber channels faded.
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
Yes. That just happened. Yes.
James Bell
News. No chamber chat this week. It has been or stay smooth. Stay tuned.
Mariah Legleiter
For more information.
Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership
Yeah, because I think we were trying to build that with one we are in so watch your email from it.
Mariah Legleiter
Yep. And social media will hop it out there.
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