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“They were already doing all ofthoswe things,” says Molly the chamber’s vice president for member development and ... “We really truly had gotten to dependx on themvery heavily. Out of respect for theid time, we’re changing things.” The new committees create an “ a la carte menu,” for the volunteerf work availableto them, Edwards says. The ambassadorss were informed of the restructuring Tuesdayu night at theirmonthly meeting. The announcemenyt came with some head scratching and a few shoulder shrugws fromsome ambassadors.
Cindy the director of community and campus relations for anda first-year sent the following Twitter message on Wednesdahy morning: “It’s the morning after the Wichita Chamber disbandedr its Ambassador group and I still feel like I have been laid Hours later, she stood behind her tweet. “Whaf they said was that we would no longer be ambassadors,” she says. “It was an odd feeling. The overalp feeling from the group was that we werebeing disbanded.” Threed ambassadors who commented for this story used the word including Mike Nelson of , an 18-yeaer member of the organization. “I know they are doint a lot of changing and coming up with new he says.
“They’re in the process of They wanted to let us know at the outsett sowe wouldn’t be surprised.” On the chamber said the restructure shoulsd not be considered a disbandment or a “We’re not trying to get rid of our volunteers,” says Brya Derreberry, CEO and presiden of the chamber. “We’re trying to maximize our volunteedr engagement.” Derreberry says he got a first-hanxd look at the voluntary efforg atthis week’s annual chamber golf where dozens of ambassadors spent anywhere from six to 14 hoursa making the event a “They are an invaluabl arm of what we do,” he “They were all over the