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About the Chamber |
| The Faith Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit corporation with
the South Dakota Office of the Secretary of State. The purpose of the
corporation is to address community needs by providing the
organizational tools for community and economic development. Also to
improve the way of life for community members through community programs
and projects. The Faith Chamber of Commerce sponsors a variety of community events throughout the year. The Faith Chamber of Commerce hosts a daily radio broadcast at 10:30 a.m. called the Faith Area News in conjunction with the KBHB Radio Station in Sturgis. Each Monday a weekly Round-up Newsletter is published and distributed. In August a special newsletter issue is put out advertising the Faith Stock Show & Rodeo. |
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Boards and Committees |
| The Faith Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors consists of a
President, Vice President, and Past President. The President and Vice
President are elected from the membership by a majority vote of the
members at a meeting in November for a 1 year term. Vacancies among officers for unexpired terms shall be filled from the membership by a vote of the members at a meeting. The duties of the Officers shall be to carry out the business of the Faith Chamber of Commerce. based upon general directions supplied by the membership. To do this it may appoint committees. The Faith Chamber of Commerce has three committees. They include: Personnel: Bingo: and Retailers. The Personnel Committee addresses issues relevant to the one full-time Director, Part-Time Secretary/Treasurer, and Part-Time Experience Works Greeter. The Bingo Committee is concerned with the sufficiency of volunteers and supplies to conduct the weekly Bingo games from January to the end of June, and the accounting of revenue. Bingo is an important funding source for the Faith Chamber of Commerce. The Retailers Committee sponsors a variety of community events throughout the year such as: Ranchers Forum; Easter Games; Mothers Day Tea; Annual Ambulance Banquet; Fathers Day Demolition Derby; 4th of July Fireworks Display; Fall & Winter holiday celebrations; and the Faith Area News daily radio broadcast. |
