5.27.07

5.18.07

With six days remaining in the season for Chamber League
Baseball, the Chamber’s 2007 Total Resource Campaign,
$424,361.50 has been raised, just $76,638.50 short of our
$500,000 goal. And, there has been a dramatic change in our
leader board (check out the latest sales spreadsheet).

The Championship Lunch, presented by Elizabeth Small
(Leadership Greater Little Rock – A League of Their Own, PDC
Companies), will be held at the Chamber on Thursday, May
24th, from 12:00 to 1:30 pm. The event will feature two
drawings for prime Cardinals tickets at Busch Stadium.

One drawing will be from among everyone who sold in the
campaign, while the other will only be among those in
attendance. So, be sure to roll out for your chance at a
weekend in St. Louis.

As a further incentive, Alltel will donate their box at Dickey-
Stephens Park, with, according to Alltel Sliders Owner Randy
Wilbourn, "better than the usual food" to the team that sells
the most down the stretch - starting now!

The lunch will also feature pictures with team baseball cards,
announcement of division winners, and awarding of game
balls, commissions and bonuses. It will culminate in the
presentation of the Chamber’s Challenge Cup to the top team
and MVP of the CLB season. Bennett’s Market will again grill
dogs and burgers. And of course, there will be peanuts and
Cracker Jack.

Owners, managers and players should RSVP by clicking here,
completing and submitting the form or contacting Liz Crowson
at 377.6015.


For more information on the CLB, teams, players and
standings, visit ChamberLeague.com.

5.11.07

Thursday, May 10th was Bat Day for Chamber League
Baseball, as 39 players rallied over lunch at the Chamber. With
two weeks remaining in the season, $309,799.50 has been
raised by 57 players representing 19 teams.

Behind MVP Frontrunner Elizabeth Small’s (PDC Companies)
$56,065, Leadership Greater Little Rock – A League of Their
Own took over as League Leader with $61,800 in sales.

Sixty-two percent of the season's $500,000 goal has been
raised. Players earning their jerseys for first sales of the
season, as well as entry into a drawing for prime
Cardinals/Redbird Club tickets at Busch Stadium, included:

The Ambassadors Rockin’ Royals
Trey Payne (Snelling Personnel)

AT&T Homezoners
Todd Owens

Bank of America Ballplayers
Karil Greeson

Chairman’s Committee Grand Slammers
Karen Castle (Arkansas Cardiovascular Associates, P.C.)

First Security Bank Sluggers
Cindy Baker
Matt Cox
Terri Javert

Pulaski Technical College Diamonds
Carol Langston

Regions Bank Relief Pitchers
Chad May

Additionally, $3,900 in commissions on collected sales were paid to:

Ronnie Dedman (AT&T Homezoners) – $30

Karil Greeson (Bank of America Ballplayers) – $35

Matt Cox (First Security Bank Sluggers) – $35

Susan Dunn (Leadership Greater Little Rock – A League of
Their Own, BancorpSouth) – $35

Carol Isom (Leadership Greater Little Rock – A League of Their
Own; Premier Staffing) – $35

Clyde Anderson (Twin City Bank Homerun Hitters) – $35
(donated back to the Chamber)

Courtney Menefee (Twin City Bank Homerun Hitters) – $35

Karen Castle (Chairman’s Committee Grand Slammers,
Arkansas Cardiovascular Associates, P.C.) – $50

Cindy Baker (First Security Bank Sluggers) – $50

Kimberly Hipps (The Ambassadors Rockin’ Royals,
National Bank of Arkansas) – $60

Terri Javert (First Security Bank Sluggers) – $60

Chad May (Regions Bank Relief Pitchers) – $60

David Trice (Regions Bank Relief Pitchers) – $80

Joyce Taylor (Pulaski Technical College Diamonds) – $200

Betsy Davies (Twin City Bank Homerun Hitters) – $300

Elizabeth Small (Leadership Greater Little Rock – A League of
Their Own, PDC Companies) – $500 (donated back to
Chamber)

Baptist Health Angels – $710 (donated back to Chamber)

Matt Lyles (Coulson Oil Company All-Stars) – $785

Phillip Partain (Metropolitan National Bank Little Rock Mets)
– $830

Little Rock Slugger bats were awarded to players and teams
earning their minimum share of the season’s $500,000 goal.
Those teams and players included:

Players ($3,086.42 minimum)

Joy Secuban (Alltel Sliders)

Ginny Moulton (The Ambassadors Rockin’ Royals, Comfort Inn &
Suites Downtown Little Rock)

Kimberly Hipps (The Ambassadors Rockin’ Royals, National
Bank of Arkansas)

Dawnetta Calhoun (Arvest Bank Loan Rangers)

Ronnie Dedman (AT&T Homezoners)

Todd Owens (AT&T Homezoners)

Lynne Connor (Chairman’s Committee Grand Slammers, Bank
of Little Rock)

Phyllis Flint (Chairman’s Committee Grand Slammers, Arkansas
Blue Cross Blue Shield)

Matt Lyles (Coulson Oil Company All-Stars)

Elizabeth Small (Leadership Greater Little Rock – A League of
Their Own, PDC Companies)

Phillip Partain (Metropolitan National Bank Little Rock Mets)

Carol Langston (Pulaski Technical College Diamonds)

Joyce Taylor (Pulaski Technical College Diamonds)

David Trice (Regions Bank Relief Pitchers)

Clyde Anderson (Twin City Bank Homerun Hitters)

Teams ($20,000 minimum)

Alltel Sliders

Baptist Health Angels

Chairman’s Committee Grand Slammers

Leadership Greater Little Rock – A League of Their Own

Pulaski Technical College Diamonds

The Championship Lunch will be held at the Chamber on
Thursday, May 24th, from 12:00 to 1:30 pm. Owners,
managers and players should RSVP by clicking here, completing
and submitting the form or contacting Liz Crowson at
377.6015.

For more information on the CLB, teams, players and
standings, visit ChamberLeague.com.

Play ball!

Bob Birch (Twin City Bank Homerun Hitters)
Commissioner

4.13.07

Ahead of the historic opening of Dickey-Stephens Park, it was a record-
shattering Opening Day for Chamber League Baseball, the 2007 Total
Resource Campaign of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce,
as 114 players stepped up for Thursday's lunch (presented by Becky
Bien, Crye-Leike Realtors). As a comparision, last year's Calypso Cup
Kick-off Breakfast drew 68 participants.

Twenty-five teams, representing 57 Chamber member
businesses/organizations, were introduced at the event by Phil Elson, the
voice of the Arkansas Travelers. The Frisbee - The Travs' organist -
sound tracked the ballpark atmosphere, which featured poster-sized
baseball cards of each competing team. Fun Dunk Entertainment's
baseball throw tested players' pitching speed, while Bennett's Market
grilled burgers and dogs and served up pretzels, peanuts and Cracker
Jack. All players in attendance received their official CLB cap.

$55,600 was raised in the two-week Veterans Preseason, which was
won by the Chamber's Chairman's Committee Grand Slammers, led by
Phyllis Flint (Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield. Phyllis accounted for
$11,500 in of the the Grand Slammers $22,500 in total sales.

With the collection of payments, the first commissions of the season
were also distributed. The Ambassadors Rockin' Royals Kimberly Hipps
(National Bank of Arkansas) received $500, while Phyllis Flint collected
$1,150. In addition to commissions and potential bonuses and awards,
all players making their first sale will earn their official CLB jersey and be
entered into a drawing for prime Cardinals/Redbird Club tickets at Busch
Stadium.

The highlight of the event was a locker room pep talk by Hall of Famer
Jane Krutz, the most prolific volunteer membership recruiter in the 141-
year history of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce. Opening
Day concluded with Chamber Chairman of the Board Russ Harrington
(Owner, Baptist Health Angels) throwing out the first pitch to 2006
Individual Challenge Cup winner Matt Lyles (Coulson Oil Company All-
Stars). Leadership Greater Little Rock - A League of Their Own is the
defending team champion.

The day closed with $66,375 in total sales, 13.275% of the season's
$500,000 goal.

The next CLB event is a Rally Breakfast set for Thursday, April 19th, from
7:30 to 8:30 am in the Legends Room of the Stephens Center at UALR.
RSVP by clicking here, completing and submitting the form. Considering
we only had nine RSVPs for Opening Day, but 114 attended, please
RSVP so we'll be sure to have plenty of food.

For more information on the CLB, teams, players and standings, visit
ChamberLeague.com.

Play ball!

Bob Birch (Twin City Bank Homerun Hitters)
Commissioner

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Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce.

4.12.07

On behalf of Chamber Chairman Russ Harrington (Baptist Health), Membership
Chairman Dexter Doyne (Doyne Construction Company), and your Chamber’s
Board of Directors, thank you for stepping up to the plate for Chamber
League Baseball, the 2007 Total Resource Campaign of the Little Rock Regional
Chamber of Commerce.

Twenty-five teams of over 125 players representing 57 member
businesses/organizations are competing in the four-week season, which runs
Thursday, April 12th through Thursday, May 10th.  By competing for cash
incentives, valuable theme-based prizes, and team and individual honors,
you will build a stronger Chamber and Little Rock region.  The Chamber League
will also offer invaluable networking, business development and marketing
opportunities among our players and your respective businesses/organizations.

With over half of your Chamber’s income dependent upon non-dues revenue,
your participation in our campaign is vital to the future of our organization and
community.  With a goal of $500,000 in new investment, here’s how it will work:

• Prospect Development – While the Chamber will provide lists of
  prospects, the hottest leads will come from your team’s personal
  contacts, including company vendors, clients and customers.
  
  
• The Challenge – Throughout the four-week season, the Chamber will host
  weekly rallies to report production, provide campaign updates and
  motivation, and present valuable prizes and incentives.  Further, the
  production of all participating players and teams will be reported to
  team Owners (CEOs), on the ChamberLeague.com website, and in all
  campaign events and communications.
  
  
• Rewards & Recognition – In addition to a base individual commission on
  all sales and bonus prizes and incentives, at the end of the campaign,
  the winning team and MVP will be presented the Chamber’s
  Challenge Cup, with their respective business/organization name
  displayed with the Cup in the Chamber’s Deltic Timber Atrium for a
  full year.
  

By fielding your team for the Chamber League Baseball, you are helping build a
better Little Rock region.  In turn, we promise an entertaining, productive and
rewarding season. lay Ball!