Parke County Chamber of Commerce - Parke County, Indiana
Covered Bridge Capital of the World!

The 2008 Parke County Parke County Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting was held on January 24, 2008.  The Women of the Year, the Man of the Year, the Chamber Member of the Year and Organization of the Year were awarded.

(L-R) Jim Meece and Vic Fields representing the Parke County Learning Center - Chamber Member of the Year, Mary Nicola - Woman of the Year, Leighton Willhite - Man of the Year

Parke County Community Food Pantry - Organization of the Year

The Parke County Chamber of Commerce collected 302 pounds of food and needed household dry goods during their recently completed annual food drive for the Parke County Food Pantry. Shown receiving the donated items on the left is Food Pantry director Connie Norman along with (L-R) Chamber Executive Director Diana Ader; Chamber president Kristin Clary from the County Redevelopment Office and Derek Smith from REMC. Not shown, but also helping collect and unload the ten donation boxes that were in community businesses were Steve Cvengros, county prosecutor and Delores Soyack from the First Financial Bank.

The All-American Little Miss and Mister Contest sponsored by the Chamber was held at the Parke County 4-H Fair.  Here is the photo of the winners of the Little Miss & Mister Contest.

The program for the September Networking @ Noon was presented by Lt. Governor Becky Skillman.   The meeting was held on September 10th at the new American Legion building.  The meeting was a joint meeting of the Parke County Chamber and the Rockville Rotary Club.

The 52nd Annual Parke County Covered Bridge Festival was held from October 10 - 19, 2008.  The Parke County Chamber of Commerce sold cobbler on the Parke County Courthouse Square in Rockville. The Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone who volunteered to work in the shack.

The 2008 Meet the County Candidates Night was sponsored by the Parke County Chamber of Commerce. The meeting was held on October 23rd at the Ritz Theater. Candidates running for county offices in Parke County; candidates running for state representative whose districts include all or part of Parke County and U.S. congressional candidates whose district includes Parke County attended the meeting.

The Parke County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the new Tin Roof Bakery Café on US 36 across from the Ritz Theater in downtown Rockville.

Shown in front L-R are: Alan Ader, Chamber Office; Neil Goheen, Rockville Town Manager; Tom & Traci Pipes, Tin Roof staff; Sandy & Roger Ice, Tin Roof owners; Lisa Wilcox, Rockville Clerk-Treasurer; Nancy Eldridge, Fifth Third Bank and Diana Ader, Chamber Office. In back L-R are: Mary Jo Harney, Sentinel; Gayle Cole, Chamber secretary & The Fountain Trust; Greg Harbison, County Commissioner; Kristin Clary, Chamber president & County Redevelopment Office; Karen Durr, Chamber treasurer & Spencer & Associates CPA's and Martha Ann Hutchens, Fifth Third Bank.