Commodores

Meetings: 2nd - 4th Wednesday Time: 8:00 a.m. Location: Iron Horse Howard Martinson, Chairman Shelly Zollman, Co-Chair

Mission Statement

It is the mission of the Commodores to promote Coeur d'Alene by producing the Aw$um Auction, Chamber Banquet, Coeur d'Alene Float, Jr. Miss Program and by attending parades, grand openings and ribbon cutting ceremonies.

2008 Goals

• Coeur d'Alene Junior Miss Program
  Program will be held at North Idaho College Schuler Auditorium. Goal is 40 participants. Scholarship Awards are $9,080. The Commodores will act as a liaison for this program. Chair is TBA, who will work with the 2007 Chair, Patricia Richardson. They will be working with a Jr. Miss committee, overseen by the Commodore Chair.
• Aw$um Auction
  To organize and produce the primary fundraiser of the year. Our goal is $149,600 gross, which will net $100,900. Chair is Alison McArthur, Co Chair is Shelly Zollman. Date is April 12, 2008.
• Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies
  Ribbon Cutting goal is 50 for 2008. Photos will be published in The North Idaho Business Journal and in the monthly Chamber newsletter.
• Annual Banquet
  To produce the annual Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet within the budget of $20,000. Chair is Teri Grubbs.
• Float and Parades
  Maintain our community float, whose primary purpose is to actively promote Coeur d’Alene area and the activities of the Coeur d’Alene Area Chamber of Commerce by participating in local and out-of town parades and festivals throughout the Northwest and Canada. We will also maintain our truck and new trailer. We will use our Pirate Ship float again in 2008. We will refurbish and re-build our golf-cart mini-float. Sponsorships will be sold to existing and new sponsors to help cover our expense. The float and truck/trailer committees (formerly separate) are consolidated and chaired by Michael King, co-chair is TBA. We will attend 12 parades in 2008, balanced between 6 local and 6 out-of-town. Parade Chair is Patricia Richardson.
• Publicity
  To promote and publicize the functions of the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce and Commodores. Chair is Chuck Anderson.
• Membership
  The Commodores will make an effort to bring membership up to 45 this year, a net gain of 5. It is the goal of the Commodores to ensure that membership is a fun experience and a privileged position so that potential members want to join the Committee. Chair is Jennifer Edwards.

Staff Contacts

Brenda Young, Events Manager (208) 415-0110