Kirkland Chamber’s new executive director takes creativity to new level | Editorial
Published 1:11 pm Wednesday, April 25, 2012
It takes a great leader to be creative.
It takes an even greater leader to take those creative ideas and set them into motion.
The Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce’s new Executive Director, Bruce Wynn, has done just that. He has only been at his new post for a couple of months and has already implemented some of his new ideas.
Earlier this month, we reported on a cash mob of Kirkland Chamber members who descended on Simplicity Décor in downtown Kirkland in an effort to support small businesses. The 20 or so cash-mob shoppers were assembled under Wynn’s leadership and each spent at least $15 at the small business.
Wynn spent more than $60 on a new all-purpose utility bag. He is certainly putting his money where his mouth is.
On Tuesday, chamber members dressed up as various summer characters and handed out envelopes and 600 fliers with donation requests during rush-hour traffic in downtown Kirkland.
Various musicians, Shakespeare characters and folks dressed in red, white and blue worked the streets to seek donations for the city’s host of summer events.
Wynn, who organized the event, said hopefully it would get people to recognize that events such as the annual Fourth of July parade and fireworks, Kirkland SummerFest, Kirkland Wednesday Farmers Market and Summer Concert Series, require public support.
He said the donations will benefit the Give A Little, Get A Lot campaign that offsets the cost of downtown events and programs for the Kirkland Downtown Association (KDA).
Both efforts were a great way for people to support local business and community events.
Kudos to Wynn for making this possible.
Simplicity Décor owner A. Suraphong, who is also on the chamber board, says that in the past some business owners were unsure what the benefits were to become chamber members.
But with events such as the cash mobs, how can Kirkland businesses go wrong, when Wynn has made it a win-win for all involved?
By the way, if you would still like to donate to the Give A Little, Get A Lot campaign, you can make a check out to the Kirkland Downtown Association, or donate online at www.kirklanddowntown.org.
