With the assistance of nearly 300 community volunteers, the Blount County Chamber of Commerce became the second chamber in the nation to top $400,000 in community programming dollars from 383 new and upgraded memberships during a two-day membership event produced by Your Chamber Connection.
The $423,228 is the most ever generated by a chamber in the state of Tennessee, surpassing the Blount Chamber’s previous total of $328,290 in 2019. These dollars go towards workforce development, cradle to career learning, human resource programs, supporting existing industry, small business development, young professionals program, and community development.
Only San Antonio, Texas ($501,503) generated more community dollars during an event than the Blount Chamber’s total in the over 30 years of membership events conducted by Your Chamber Connection.
Volunteers earning the event’s top honors in leading the most productive teams were Drew Miles of Miles Farmer Insurance Agency and Robyn Blair of DENSO, who were named Godfaddah and Godmuddah, respectively.
Miles and Blair were two of 11 chairs who guided color-coded teams that worked against the clock and each other to sign up and upgrade members while creating a greater community awareness of the chamber’s activities.
“This was an awesome event that got our business community rejuvenated and energized,” said Blount Partnership President/CEO Bryan Daniels. “The enthusiasm from the chairs, captains and especially the volunteers was extremely electric and contagious. The teams competed tirelessly against each other while working together for a singular goal of expanding the chamber’s reach.”
The two-day event culminated with an awards party in which participants were recognized for their outstanding efforts in bringing teams of volunteers together. The winners are listed below.
Blount County Chamber of Commerce Membership Event Award Recipients
Godfaddah: Drew Miles, Miles Farmers Insurance Agency
Godmuddah: Robyn Blair, DENSO
Godfaddah in Training: Jeremy LaDuke
Godmuddah in Training: Fran Bennett
GoodFellas: Chuck Mabe, Kevin Painter, Tracy Queen, Abhijit Verekar, Carmen Simpher, Pat McGill, Justin Marcus
Sandbag Queen: Godmuddah Kathy Johnson
It’s Better to Look Good Than Sell: David Clearman, Daniel Pierce, Aaron Henry
Best Runners in the USA: Jennifer Wackerhagen and the Runner Team