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The Benton-West City Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to be a part of our organization. Both business and individual memberships help us reach our goals by combining the talents, time, and energy of a varied group of citizens and businesses. Enclosed are both an application and a questionnaire that we use when writing an article about you as a new member for both our monthly Chamber Newsletter as well as the Benton Evening News' Chamber News Page published each month. These articles are designed to let others know about you and what unique qualities you bring to the Chamber.

The Benton-West City Area Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the improvement of business, education, and the quality of life in our communities.

Board meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at 8 a.m. All meetings take place at the Chamber Office located in the Antique Auto Museum, 211 North Main in Benton. These meetings are open to the public.

Quarterly Luncheon/Meetings are held offering a variety of topics of interest to businesses in the area. The meal begins at 11:30 a.m. and the guest speaker begins shortly after noon. Meetings are usually adjourned at 1:00 p.m. These gatherings allow both members and non-members a chance to hear timely and informative topics discussed, as well as a chance to connect with others who are interested in improving and expanding business in the area, whether it be through better service or production methods. Locations vary, and will be announced in our newsletter in advance of date.

The Chamber helps provide many community activities such as an Easter Egg Hunt for the children as well as the "Rend Lake Water Festival" and parade each spring. In the summer, we help by supporting the "Taste of Freedom Festival" at Rend Lake. In the autumn, the Chamber hosts both a Golf Scramble and an "Annual Rend Lake Car Show", which brings many visitors to our community. In time for the holidays, we light up the downtown with holiday lights, and sponsor a Christmas Decorating Contest for area residents. We also take part in the Adopt-A-Highway clean up program and assist with Benton Clean & Green's financial needs.

Each spring, we give a Student Chamber of Commerce scholarship to a worthy graduating senior. We also participate in the Career Prep Program at the local high school by employing a student in our office during the school term.

As a member of the Benton-West City Chamber you will receive our monthly newsletter, have a voice in those elected to our Board of Directors, and have the opportunity for reduced rate advertising on the Benton Evening News' Chamber Page. Member to member discounts are also available to you from some of our Chamber members, and you receive half price membership fees at the Rend Lake College Aquatics Center when you join the Chamber. From time to time after hours mixers are planned to allow you to better know other business and individual members.

Chamber membership is good citizenship. Won't you be a part of the growth and betterment of your community by becoming a member of the Benton-West City Area Chamber of Commerce?

Sincerely,
Board of Directors
The Benton West City Area Chamber of Commerce