I hope everyone is having a wonderful October. Good old Ohio has yielded quite a bit of cold and rain the past few weeks making Friday night high school football a bit messy.

Thanks to everyone who attended the chambers last lunch event. We had a wonderful turn out. I also want to extend many thanks to Debrah A. Naegle-Kubec for her presentation on “The Lost Art of Customer Service”. It was very informative and a great reminder of what it takes to keep our businesses healthy.

To all of our new members our lunch events take place on the first Wednesday of each month. If you arrive at 11:45am there is a great opportunity to network and meet fellow chamber members and possible future customers.

Some recent suggestions from our members have focused on having more opportunities for chamber members to promote their businesses. In response to this feedback the  RCC board will be putting more focus on ways that the chamber can facilitate additional opportunities for all of the members to promote what they do. Currently we have several way for example: member-to-member discounts, networking at the start of each luncheon, having a spotlight article in the monthly chamber newsletter, listing in the membership directory, and being a volunteer or sponsor at the various chamber fundraising events. In addition to these the board will be rolling out new ways each month to help you let everyone (chamber members and the community) know what you do and how you can help.  I am excited to hear any ideas you have and I am also very interested in your feedback.

If you are interested in providing a member-to-member discount for next year or being featured in a member spotlight, please contact Jean at the chamber office.

Anyone who is interested in becoming more involved in the chamber please give us a call. There will be opportunities to become an officer for next year. We are also looking for a membership chair. This is a very important chair and a great way to get yourself in front of each business owner in Richfield. Our chamber is only as strong as our membership.

Also, our thoughts are with Jim Smith RCC Treasurer and owner of Exit 11 Tire. He was in a serious car accident earlier this month. Luckily, he is on the road to recovery…we wish him the best.