I have two questions for you, and I want you to seriously consider your answers.

If you wanted to make progress on one community challenge, what would it be? How could the Hays Area Chamber of Commerce help you make progress?

As the New Year stretches ahead for us all, so do many opportunities — opportunities such as applying for Leadership Hays, attending legislative coffees and forums, networking at the numerous Chamber events or simply engaging in healthy community conversations.

Along with New Year resolutions, a lot of planning takes place this time of year. All of this, mixed with the hope of new beginnings, creates exciting energy and ideas. However, since we all know more heads create more ideas we truly encourage you to share with us your thoughts. In other words, we believe the answers to your questions will aid us in preparing quality programming that helps you reach your goals.

Being able to target the Chamber’s products and services to best meet the needs of our Chamber members is always our goal. If we could sit down with all of you for a personal visit or even implement a survey to determine your greatest concerns and challenges, we know these would generate great dialogue. Unfortunately, we don’t have the resources to launch this level of effort. But we do encourage you to contact us directly to share your answers.

The chamber is here to assist you in making progress, so that you experience the greatest success possible.

When you can, please email me the answers to these questions at [email protected]. If you would like to chat over a cup of coffee, that works also. I hope to hear from you and thank you for partnering with the Hays Area Chamber into the New Year.

Tammy Wellbrock is executive director of the Hays Area Chamber of Commerce.