The Smoot Awards

Wednesday, May 14th the Provo/Orem Chamber of Commerce hosted the 20th annual Reed Smoot Awards which honor outstanding Provo Citizens. The Daily Herald covered the story HERE. The Smoot Awards are one of the many ways the Provo/Orem Chamber of Commerce tries to improve and support our community. Thank you to all involved for a wonderful evening, and thank you to our award recipients for your contributions to the Provo/Orem Area.

Prizes!

After one sale:
Date Package
Includes two movie tickets & a Cold Stone Gift Card
or
Sports Package
Includes two tickets to Real Salt Lake's Opening Game in October

After three sales:
Style Package
$50 gift card to the mall
or
Theater Package
Two tickets to the Hale Center Theater, sparkling punch & two goblets

After five sales:
Romantic evening package
$75 gift card to Chefs Table and free flowers and delivery to anywhere in the Valley
or
Spa Package
Remedez Nurturing Relief Package: a massage, focus facial and a pedicure

Top Ten Winners will receive a plethora of prizes totaling $7500+ including:

• A Tahitian Black Pearl from Tahitian Noni
  

• Full Size Hockey Table from RC Willey
  

• Family Membership to Thanksgiving Point

• Basket of Nu Skin Products including 2 Jazz Tickets, 2 Jazz Dinners & Parking Pass

• Scera Shell Season Tickets

• Xango Real Soccer Pacakge

• Remedez Gift Cards

And MUCH, MUCH MORE!

Costs of a Chamber Membership

Chamber Membership Costs

# of Employees and Cost

0-5

• $390

6-10

• $422

11-20

• $481

21-30

• $547

31-40

• $606

41-50

• $679

51-75

• $753

76-100

• $838

101-125

• $919

126-150

• $1039

151-175

• $1165

176-200

• $1313

201-250

• $1509

251-300

• $1714

301-350

• $2047

351-400

• $2422

401-500

• $3076

501-750

• $3788

751-1000

• $4348

1001-1500

• $5251

1501-2000

• $6138

2001-3000

• $7432

The How Tos

1. Start talking to your contacts about the Chamber of Commerce and sign them up for a membership.

• We have a script you can use to help explain the benefits of being a Chamber member.
  

• Have them visit our website www.thechamber.org to fill out our Join Online form or jot down their information, call the Chamber staff and we will collect their payment information.
• If they sign-up online, make sure they enter your name into the "referred by" field
• To make sure we know where to drop off your gift, call the Chamber to report your sales!
  

2 Call the Chamber when you run out of contacts and we will email you 30 more.

3. Show up to the Calling Blitz May 22nd in the Historic County Courthouse Ballroom from 11:00-3:00 (top prizes awarded at 4:00pm)

Script for the Membership Drive

2008 Chamber Membership Drive Script

Hi, my name is ___________ from _______(business name)________. How are you today? I am calling on behalf of the Provo Orem Chamber of Commerce for their 2008 membership drive. My company_________is a member of the Chamber and we want to encourage you to join the Chamber as well. Have you ever considered becoming a member?

Top 5 Reasons to Join the Chamber

1. Advertising Benefits
1. In your first month of membership, your dues are covered with free advertising

i. You receive a 3x5 “Welcome to the Chamber” ad in the Daily Herald

ii. You receive a 300 word article in our monthly newsletter

2. Other advertising opportunities in weekly emails and on our website
3. Sponsorship opportunities for our annual golf tournament, community awards and monthly networking activities
   

2. Business Education and Development Opportunities
1. Programs like Leadership Academy and Chamber University are setup to educate new and existing businesses
   

3. Provides a unified voice for business.
1. When problems arise affecting your business, the Chamber is your liaison to the local and state government
   

4. Provides unlimited networking opportunities.
1. First Friday Forum, Women’s Business Network, Leads Groups, Pacesetters, etc
   

5. Provides opportunities to work on committees or councils to help improve the business climate.

How Much?

Membership fees vary depending on several factors

a. How many employees do you have?

b. What is your business category? (Use membership fee sheet)

We Want to Join!

1. Direct them to the website www.thechamber.org. Click on the join now link under How to Join. (make sure they enter your name into the “referred by” field)
2. Take down their contact information and have a Chamber staff member call them

2008 Chamber Membership Drive

Chamber Membership Drive Time Line:

May 12-22, Membership drive.

• Build your contact list and begin calling friends and associates you think could benefit from being a Chamber member. If you don't have an extensive contact list, call the Chamber for more contacts.
  

May 22, Calling Blitz held in the Historic County Courthouse Ballroom (the same building as the Chamber offices)

• Gather in the Ballroom for the last leg of the Drive. Take part in the competition from 11:00am-3:30pm.
  

May 22, Awards Ceremony for the top membership sellers in the Ballroom

• $6000 in prizes will be given to the top sellers
  

Curves Fitness Study

Synthesis to bring Prize-winning Jazz & Big Band at SCERA May 9

A classic jazz song declares, “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing,” and if that’s true, then the May 9 performance at the SCERA Center for the Arts by BYU’s award-winning jazz and big band ensemble Synthesis should mean a lot of things.

The celebrated ensemble will swing with jazz, big band, American swing, blues, pop, Latin, funk and fusion in a 7 p.m. concert where playing renditions by such classic musicians as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Harry Connick, Jr., Glenn Miller and Louis Armstrong is a performance staple.

Reserved-seat tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors (65+), students (w/ID) and children (age 3-11). They are available weekdays from 10am-6pm and Saturdays from 12Noon-6pm at the SCERA Center, 745 S. State St., Orem, by calling (801) 225-ARTS, online at www.scera.org or at the door 30 minutes prior to performance.

Synthesis began in 1973 and quickly became one of the university’s most sought after groups. It also became one of the most difficult groups of which to be a part. Rigorous auditions yield between 18 and 20 student musicians selected for the premier group.

Its popularity has remained intact, and the group has toured Japan, China, Scandinavia, the Soviet Union and Europe four times and has performed at Switzerland’s famed Montreux Jazz Fest. Synthesis has also won jazz festivals throughout the western United States and Europe, including the Pacific Coast Collegiate Jazz Festival and the Disney World Jazz Festival. Among the group’s highlights was the opportunity to perform aboard the Queen Elizabeth II from New York City to South Hampton, England and for the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Kenneth R. Jensen of Laguna Woods, Calif., is a big band specialist and frequent cruise lecturer. Of Synthesis he wrote, “I want you to know BYU’s Synthesis was the hit of the cruise. …standing ovations followed each performance. The nearly 2,000 passengers recognized them as young and brilliantly gifted players that really understand how to perform big band swing and jazz. In a word, they were sensational.”

Much of the group’s success can be attributed to its director, Ray Smith, who is the director of jazz studies and a woodwind professor at BYU. He earned his bachelor’s degree at BYU where he played lead alto saxophone and was first clarinet in the Wind Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestra. He subsequently earned his master’s and doctoral degrees from Indiana University and became a part of the BYU faculty in 1982.

Earlier this year he was awarded the first Utah Jazz Master award by the International Association for Jazz Education. This award goes to some of the great pioneers in jazz at an international/national level. During the presentation, the officers said Smith had made the biggest impact on the state of jazz in Utah than any other single individual and that any other future Jazz Master awards presented in Utah would bear his name.

“I can’t think of a better way to close out our Encore Season than with Ray and his talented group of musicians, “ says SCERA President & CEO Adam J. Robertson.

Costco Partners with Primary Children's Hospital and Children's Miracle Network

At Costco Wholesale, we are truly honored to partnership with Primary Children's Hospital and Children's Miracle Network for a very special series of fundraising activities/ events during the entire month of May ( 2008 ).

On every Saturday, during May ( 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st ) we will have varied and different special events going on inside of your Orem Costco Wholesale.

As an example, on Saturday, May 10th, the Honorable Orem City Mayor, Jerry Washburn, will join us at the Orem Costco for a few hours to ' meet and greet ' our members. And, on Saturday, May 17th, members of the great BYU Football Team will be at the Orem Costco to assist our members with their purchases and will wash their windshields at the Gas Station as well...

Also, located inside the Orem Costco, on the ' Front End ' we have " THE AUCTION TABLE " with some fabulous gift items which some of our local businesses, individual members and employees have donated for auction. These donated auction items are just fantastic...come in and have a look!

All proceeds from any of the Primary Children's Hospital/ Children's Miracle Network activities and events, along with a percentage of Costco matching funds, will go to Primary Children's Hospital as our designated charity!

If you have any questions, or need any additional information, please, don't hesitate to call, 801-851-5003.

2008 UTA Rideshare Bike to Work Day