USYS Midwest Regionals headed to Olathe in 2024, 2025
Another great win for the Olathe Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The United State Youth Soccer Association has selected Olathe and Overland Park to host their 2024 and 2025 Midwest Regional Championships. The tournaments will be held at both the Garmin Olathe Soccer Complex and the Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex.
“This is a big win for the City of Olathe, the Olathe Convention & Visitors Bureau, the county and our entire region,” said Kelly Peetoom, vice president of the Olathe Convention & Visitors Bureau. “In collaboration with VisitOP, Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex and the Garmin Olathe Soccer Complex, we look forward to welcoming USYS, coaches, players and families.”
The collaboration is a major reason both Olathe and Overland Park were able to win the prestigious tournament for both 2024 and 2025. With more than 7,000 hotel rooms between the two cities and 21 full synthetic fields, there will be plenty of room for soccer teams and families from across the region.
Read more here.
Downtown Olathe Library, Chamber open doors
The doors are finally open. Thousands turned out for the Downtown Olathe Library grand opening and ribbon cutting on Saturday.
We couldn’t have scripted it any better. It was a perfect spring day to show off the latest and greatest addition to the ever-evolving downtown Olathe landscape.
And that’s not the only big news. Olathe Chamber of Commerce has moved downtown, too. The Chamber’s new address is 260 E. Santa Fe, Suite 101.
We’re on the first floor of the brand-new Olathe Downtown Library. The multi-story building features a large flexbox space, a café, numerous meeting and study rooms, a rooftop terrace, and a special Olathe history collection.
We’re so excited to open our doors in downtown Olathe. We can’t think of a better place to be. We’re now right in the heart of our gorgeous downtown that’s in the midst of a renaissance.
It’s a great time to be in downtown Olathe. Stop by and see us!
Check out some photos from the big day in downtown Olathe here.
Chamber Golf Classic around the corner
The 2023 Olathe Chamber Golf Classic is less than a month away and there are still a few spots available for the May 22 event at Prairie Highlands Golf Course.
Join us for a day on the greens to network with community leaders and business professionals at one of our most popular events of the year.
The cost for a foursome is $1,500 and that price includes greens and cart fees, golf balls, lunch, a goody bag for each golfer, snack, and all your beverages.
A big thanks to Garmin, Gilmore Bell and McCownGordon for sponsoring this year’s Chamber Golf Classic. Our lunch sponsor is Pickleman’s and our coffee sponsor is Scooters.
Our annual tournament would be nothing without the help of our wonderful volunteers. If you’d like to help volunteer at this year’s tournament, please reach out to Sara Misemer for more information.
There are additional promotional and sponsorship opportunities available. For more information, please reach out to Susie Carson.
Leadership Olathe graduation set for May 11
Join the Olathe Chamber of Commerce as we recognize and celebrate the Leadership Olathe Class of 2023. Please register today.
The graduation dinner and ceremony is open to graduates and their families and friends; Leadership Olathe alumni; and Chamber members. The event will take place from 6 – 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 11 at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Olathe Conference Center.
The event is free for graduates and a guest. For others, the cost is $50 for individuals, $400 for a table of eight. Be sure to register today. The registration deadline May 4.
Community service day set for May YOPro
Make plans to join the Young Olathe Professionals for May’s Sunshine & Emojis event from 10 – 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 23 at the Olathe Chamber of Commerce, 260 E. Santa Fe St.
This YOPro community service event is focused on helping KidsTLC get ready for summer by collecting suns and emojis for KidsTLC to decorate their classrooms and homerooms throughout their organization.
We’re excited to re-engage with the younger members of the Olathe Chamber of Commerce (and the young at heart). This is the first of what will be monthly meetings of the YOPro group. Beginning in March, YOPro will meet the fourth Tuesday of each month. Stay tuned for more great events coming later this year.
A big thanks to Enterprise Bank & Trust, our 2023 YOPro sponsor.
WHAT'S NEW
Fourth Friday celebrations are back
The first Fourth Friday celebration of the year is three weeks away.
The annual celebrations are sponsored by the Olathe Chamber of Commerce’s Olathe Convention & Visitors Bureau and are back in downtown Olathe this summer. The first one will be from 6 – 9 p.m. on May 26.
Fourth Fridays is presented by Honda and Subaru of Olathe. And a big thanks to our other Fourth Fridays sponsors Azura Credit Union, City of Olathe, Fry Orthodontics, Humana, Olathe Communities that Care and Tommy’s Express Car Wash.
Be sure to make plans to join us this summer, whether you’re down there to have fun, or want to sponsor a booth at the event. May will feature our Sip ‘n’ Shop event. The cost is $25 for members. For more information, please contact Allison Calvin.
For other event or booth sponsorship opportunities for any of the five Fourth Friday events this summer, please contact Susie Carson for more information.
OUT AND ABOUT
Big O Tires North Chamber Ribbon Cutting
Congratulations to Big O Tires North on their Olathe Chamber Ribbon Cutting. Stop by and see them at 11815 S. Black Bob Road.
Walmart Chamber Ribbon Cutting
Congratulations to Walmart on their Olathe Chamber Ribbon Cutting to celebrate their store renovations. Stop by and see them at 13600 S. Alden St.
CHAMBER CONNECTION
Foulston Siefkin LLP partner Tara Eberline will become partner-in-charge for the firm’s Kansas City office effective June 1. Eberline has chaired the firm’s Kansas-City-area employment and labor/litigation practice since 2021. She succeeds Foulston trial lawyer Tony Rupp, who served as the office’s partner-in-charge since 2017. Read more here.
The Super Famous Warehouse Sale at Gerson Company runs through May 26. The sale features discounts of up to 75 percent off spring and summer items. The sale takes place from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Saturday at 1450 S. Lone Elm Road.
The Heart of American Commemorative Air Force is holding the first Open Hangar Day of the season from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. this Saturday, May 6. There are lots of activities for family fun. The festivities take place at 6 Aero Plaza in New Century.
Stop by Torchy’s Tacos, 11919 Strang Line Road, for their Cinco de Mayo Fiesta from 3 – 9 p.m. this Friday. The party of the year will feature a DJ and a giveaway featuring free queso for a year.
DID YOU KNOW
The Olathe Chamber of Commerce can provide a certificate of origin for members free of charge at any time. Just drop by the office at 260 E. Santa Fe St., Suite 101 and we will gladly provide it for you.
A LOOK AHEAD
NOTE: You can reach the Olathe community and beyond through the Chamber’s online calendar of events. Members can complete the online form and then submit their events online for approval by staff. If you have multiple day events, a form must be submitted for each day. Listings must meet the established criteria.
May 4 – Olathe Chamber Coffee at Inclusion Connections, co-hosted by Sweet Tee’s Coffee Shop, 2063 E. Santa Fe St., 9 a.m.
May 4 – Olathe Chamber Ribbon Cutting at Inclusion Connections, 2073 E. Santa Fe St., 10 a.m.
May 4 – Olathe Chamber Ribbon Cutting at Pickleman’s, 13516 S. Alden St., 11 a.m.
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