The final results are in for the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 Annual Membership and Total Resource campaign with a record total for membership reaching 1,075 members. The campaign exceeded its goal and recruited 106 new members during the four week campaign. The results were announced at a Campaign Celebration held at the Commerce Center and sponsored by Payment Plus.    

“This is a record-setting total number for our Paducah Chamber membership,” said Tammy Zimmerman, Campaign Chair and Chair-elect of the Paducah Chamber Board of Directors and Owner of Payment Plus. “To have accomplished this recruitment effort during such a busy time for the Chamber with our recent trip to DC, our local seminars and events, to having this campaign underway, is a real tribute to our leadership and our many volunteers.”

According to Chamber President Sandra Wilson, “The local businesses have been very supportive of the Chamber and the work we are doing on behalf of our community and our businesses. Our new members range from small businesses to several new businesses under construction to some established businesses who have not been a member and have now decided to join.”         

"I want to congratulate Tammy and Sandra and thank the many volunteers and businesses who participated in this campaign,” said Bruce Wilcox, Chamber Chair of the Board and President of Henry A. Petter Supply Co., LLC. “Gaining 106 new members in this short-time frame and reaching a record high of total members are significant benchmarks for the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. Our volunteers have really been hard at work on our behalf during this annual campaign."

The top volunteer producer for the campaign was Janice Cleary with Paducah Bank. This is the second consecutive year that Cleary has won this award. Second place producer award went to Jessica Newman with Advantage Insurance; third place was Jessica Wallace with Paducah Bank; fourth place was Eri Gjergji with Computer Services Inc.; and fifth place was Megan Thomason with Northwestern Mutual.

The Paducah Bank team received the “traveling trophy” award for Overall Team Winner with Cleary serving as Team Captain, also for the second consecutive year. Cleary’s team recruited 27 new members plus other renewals from the 2015 campaign and a variety of new sponsorships. The team captained by Darlene Mazzone with Mazzone Communications received second place and the third place team was Mike Muscarella with Baptist Health.