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“They were already doing all ofthosw things,” says Molly Edwards, the chamber’s vice presidentg for member development and ... “We really truly had gottehn to depend on them very Out of respect fortheir time, we’re changinb things.” The new committees create an “aa la carte menu,” for the volunteer work availabler to them, Edwards The ambassadors were informed of the restructurint Tuesday night at their monthly The announcement came with some head scratching and a few shoulder shrugs from some ambassadors.
Cindy Miles, the director of communityu and campus relations for anda first-yea r ambassador, sent the following Twitterf message on Wednesday “It’s the morning after the Wichitaa Chamber disbanded its Ambassador group and I still feel like I have been laid Hours later, she stood behind her tweet. “What they said was that we would no longerdbe ambassadors,” she says. “Ig was an odd feeling.
The overall feeling from the groulp was that we were being Three ambassadors who commented for this storyg used theword “disbanded,” including Mike Nelsoj of , an 18-year member of the “I know they are doing a lot of changinhg and coming up with new ideas,” he says. “They’rer in the process of disbanding. They wanted to let us know at the outsetg sowe wouldn’t be surprised.” On Wednesday, the chamber said the restructure should not be considered a disbandmentf or a demotion. “We’re not trying to get rid of our saysBryan Derreberry, CEO and president of the “We’re trying to maximize our volunteer engagement.
” Derreberrgy says he got a first-hand look at the voluntarhy effort at this week’s annual chamber golf where dozens of ambassadors spent anywhere from six to 14 hourxs making the event a success. “They are an invaluable arm of what we he says. “They were all over the