Greetings everyone,
Some updates from the Brush! Area Chamber of Commerce of some ongoing things including events, and upcoming training opportunities.
Valentines (February) Window/Display Decorating Contest
For those who were not aware, we are bringing in the season of love with a window/display decorating contest. If you have already decorated, fill out the form below by tomorrow afternoon to let us know you would like to participate. Then we will send out another form with photos and for the community to vote. Winners will recieve a traveling trophy to hold onto for the next year. Until next year's contest.
Annual Banquet - March 28th
We shall be holding our annual Banquet at the Mark Arndt Event Center on March 28th. Be sure to join us to recap the last year and to see what projects and programs we have ongoing.
Also, be sure to put in deserving nominations for our Awards to be presented at the Banquet. The Spur of the Year, Business or Citizen of the Year, and Volunteer of the Year. Get your nominations in to celebrate deserving nominees!
Ag Appreciation Dinner 2024
Thank you everyone for coming out to support Ag Appreciation last month. Attendance was higher than expected, starting the year off running. In addition to extended thanks to all of our sponsors, and organizational partners who made the event possible.
Congratulation to Sue and Gary Hodgson for being the recipients of our Agriculturist of the Year Award. Along with a thanks to our FFA speaker Alyssa Eskew and Lorrie Boyer for hosting our Ag Appreciation panel!
We cannot wait to see what the next year's event will bring!
Rural Small Business Summit
If you are interested in attending the SBDC Rural Summit in April, the Brush Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation can cover up to $150 of direct learning session fees for members through our Training Reimbursement Program. Simply go to the training and fill out our reimbursement application here: LINK
Ambassador Visits
Last month, the Brush Area Chamber of Commerce had the privilege of visiting Heer Mortuary as part of our ambassador visits! With locations in Brush, Fort Morgan, and Wray, Heer Mortuary offers compassionate, professional, and personalized care to families during their time of loss. As a family-owned and operated business, they treat every family they serve as their own, ensuring the highest standard of service. With over 60 years of combined experience, their highly qualified staff provides full-service solutions with facilities including chapels for gatherings, casket and urn showrooms, and an onsite crematory. At Heer Mortuary, every service is tailored to reflect the life and personality of the deceased, with no hidden fees and a commitment to working within your budget and wishes.
Contact them at (970) 842-2821 or at https://www.heermortuary.com/
Welcome to the Chamber!
On another note, apologies to our newest members over the previous few years. We will be backtracking a bit in recognizing some of our newest members who have joined us in the previous years.
So please help us welcome Centennial Ag Trading. Centennial Ag Trading is food, petfood, and agricultural feed ingredient originator and processor in Colorado. Based out of Brush, Colorado, Centennial Ag has four strategic locations for the origination and processing of various seed and grain. These coupled with the ability to provide recleaned product in bulk, bagged, or toted forms has resulted in Centennial Ag being a lead merchandiser in the Colorado commodities market. More recently Centennial Ag acquired a transloading rail spur on the BNSF Main Line through Colorado which directly connects to multi market platforms for both domestic and international customers.
You can reach Centennial Ag Trading at (970) 568-2576.
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