The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce will kick off its annual Membership and Total Resource Campaign on Thursday, August 25, with a celebration at Auburn Place Hotel and Suites from 4 to 6 p.m. Holiday Inn Express and Suites, Rafferty’s and the Catering Company are also sponsors of the kickoff event. All Chamber members, employees and guests are invited to the celebration.  

More than 100 volunteers are spending the next few weeks in the community recruiting new members and discussing the work of the Chamber in the community. New members recruited during the campaign are eligible for “special perks” that include advertising specials with The Paducah Sun, WPSD, Spectrum Reach, SCORE, WKYX, WZZL, WKMS, Thunderbolt Radio, VUE Magazine, Purchase Area Family Magazine; KBSI-Fox 12, KY Publishing Newspaper Group, iList Paducah; subscriptions to local publications including Paducah Life; discounts and more.   

Tammy Zimmerman with Payment Plus and Chair elect of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce, is serving as the Campaign Chairman. Ten area business leaders are serving as Team Captains for this year’s event.  The Team Captains and the business they represent include: Tara Blazina, Kemper CPA Group; Crissy Bundren, Edward Jones Investments; Janice Cleary, Paducah Bank; Beth Clements, US Bank; Eri Geragi, Computer Services, Inc.; Daniel Jones, Strawberry Hills Pharmacy; Darlene Mazzone, Mazzone Communications; Mike Muscarella, Baptist Health;  Britne Parker, Community Financial Services Bank; and Jessica Toren, Lourdes. 

The Paducah Chamber is the region’s largest business advocacy organization and is the fifth largest Chamber in the state with over 990 businesses as members.  The Chamber has a strong partnership base with local businesses – both small and large, manufacturers, industries, local governments, non-profit organizations and individuals. About two-thirds of the Chamber members represent businesses with 15 employees or less. 

For more information about joining the Chamber or about the campaign, contact the Chamber at (270) 443-1746 or info@paducahchamber.org.