WICKENBURG CHAMBER NEWSLETTER

JANUARY 2024

By Sierra Blunt

Happy New Year! Your monthly Hassayampa Alert! newsletter is now entirely digital.


We're looking forward to the 93rd Annual Chamber Awards Dinner this Saturday at the beautiful Rancho de los Caballeros. It'll be a great sendoff for 2023 and a perfect welcome to 2024 with all of you. See you Saturday!


Dive into this month's newsletter featuring all the latest news and updates.

Host a Business After Hours Mixer in 2024!

We're looking for member businesses to host Business After Hours mixers in 2024! Showcase your business, build relationships with fellow members, and promote your products and services. Contact Chamber staff for more details and available months. This is your chance to be the host with the most.

We're Hiring: Event Coordinator

We're hiring an Event Coordinator to join our Chamber team! Join us in creating positive, memorable experiences for our members and our community. If you're creative with a passion for bringing people together, we want YOU!


View job description

One Month Until Gold Rush Days!

FEBRUARY 9-11, 2024


We're just one month away from celebrating the 75th Annual Gold Rush Days. You're invited to join the festivities by participating in the annual parade! Be part of this annual tradition and gain unparalleled visibility for your business or organization. This year's theme is "Our Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys." Entry forms are available online at wickenburgchamber.com and at the Chamber office.


Advertising opportunities are now available for the official Gold Rush Days printed event program produced by The Wickenburg Sun. Make your business stand out during Wickenburg's largest heritage event. View the advertising opportunities on our website here. To reserve your spot or learn more about advertising options, contact The Wickenburg Sun at 928-684-5454 or: Billie Spillane (billie@wickenburgsun.com), Elizabeth Wagner (advertisingworks@wickenburgsun.com), or J.J. Culp (jjculp@wickenburgsun.com).


Side note: Pre-sale carnival tickets arrive very soon; stay tuned.

News for You

Postage increase in 2024


New postage prices are scheduled to take effect on January 21, 2024.


"The new rates include a 2-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp, from 66 cents to 68 cents."


Learn more

Moonshot Rural Arizona Pitch Competition

FEBRUARY 23


Moonshot's Rural Arizona Pitch Competition is coming to Wickenburg in February. The Shark Tank-style competition is designed to give Arizona's rural entrepreneurs the opportunity to bring their ideas to life. If you have a "moonshot" idea or an existing business that you'd like to expand, check out the details of the competition for your chance to win.


Learn more

The Latest Ribbon Cuttings

American Red Cross, Catherine Carlson

Blood Donation

redcrossblood.org

1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)

Last Month, By The Numbers

DECEMBER 2023


YTD

New Members

6

53

Mixer Attendance

80

591

Phone Calls

229

3,288

Visitors

403

7,813

Mail Inquiries

N/A

1,269

Chamber Website Visitors

4,100

35,000

Visit Wickenburg Website Visitors

1,900

68,176

Chamber Facebook Reach

11,900

3,267,805

Visit Wickenburg Facebook Reach

3,000

69,276

Gold Rush Facebook Reach

13,200

114,464

Bluegrass Facebook Reach

530

22,419

Weddings Facebook Reach

24

443

Film Commission Facebook Reach

26

4,945

Takeout & Delivery Facebook Reach

19

314

Chamber Instagram Followers Gained

18

232

Visit Wickenburg Instagram Followers Gained

34

939

Member Reinvestments

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!


ARW Ventures, LLC, Ascend Security & Audio, Inc.,

C & C's Baking Studio, HOMESMART, Premier Maintenance & Landscape LLC, Sweet Somethings and What Knots


Ken & Jan Heineman, Tom & Betty Watt

Welcome New Members!

Top Gear Cooling & Heating, Chase Toedter

topgearac.com

(602) 341-9232

HVAC/Air Conditioning & Heating Contractor

Sponsor: Chamber Staff

Stick Horse Gallery, Trish Prawl

2050 W Wickenburg Way Ste. 4, Wickenburg, AZ 85390

(405) 714-7582

stickhorsegallery.com

Sponsor: Chamber Staff

Sunny Saxon Equine, Sunny Saxon

(949) 310-0363

Equine Services/Equine Massage

Sponsor: Chamber Staff


Lauritsen Flooring, Ryan Lauritsen

(480) 216-6093

Flooring/Floor Coverings

Sponsor: Chamber Staff


U-Haul Moving and Storage of Wickenburg, Matthew McNabb

2820 Scenic Loop Rd, Wickenburg, AZ 85390

(928) 415-4746

Truck Rentals/Storage Rentals

Sponsor: Chamber Staff


Carol Vernon

Associate Member

Sponsor: Chamber Staff

THANK YOU TO OUR CHAIRMAN'S CIRCLE MEMBERS