BY MAYA HARTIG
Many Bigfork students know the Chamber of Commerce for their work with Bigfork’s famous parades, the Christmas decorations, or even the Community Foundation for a Better Bigfork. For those students who have never heard of the Chamber’s work, there are many things that happen behind the scenes of Bigfork to help this town run so smoothly. “The chamber in Bigfork is really unique,” said Chamber director Rebekah King, “because we’re unincorporated….we not only represent the businesses in the community but we kind of represent the community itself." Because the Chamber is so community-oriented, they are working on bringing back classic events much loved by the Bigfork community. “We are doing our normal events, we are doing Taste of Bigfork, Clean Your Fork, we are doing the Fourth of July Parade, Festival of the Arts, Dragon Boat for the second year,” on top of editing their website geared toward tourists and collaborating with local businesses in order to make Bigfork a wonderful place. “We basically never say no,” stated King. In addition to this, the Chamber has been working with the school and members of the community to found a new and improved ambassador program for high school students. “We are rebranding our ambassador program...right now, Jill Parish and a few other people are revamping it. We are looking at expanding it, getting ambassadors more involved with the community with more specific roles to play, and also offering scholarships with it.” Before this program can be put in place, however, there are still (and always will be) opportunities for high school students to help out with the Chamber and the community. “We always have volunteer opportunities. Any time there is an event, there is a volunteer opportunity. ” For more information, students can visit the Chamber’s website, www.bigfork.org, or talk to Mrs. Munson about community service opportunities through the Chamber of Commerce.
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