Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Your Chamber Publication 2018 Publication | Page 13

2018 YOUR CHAMBER
project that brings a successful did we move to Cheyenne? Well, Don’t get me wrong I don’t believe
team together to accomplish good here are just a few examples; Good Cheyenne is perfect and as I write
is nothing short of a miracle. Let’s Schools, low crime rates, beautiful this I am staring at a pile of doc-
focus our efforts on communities, parks, walkable greenways, prox- uments outlining problems and
efforts that raise all boats rather imity to mountains and outdoor issues that your Chamber is work-
than historical actions of smoky activities, CFD, Job opportunities, ing on to make Cheyenne better. I
back room meetings that pick Symphony, Botanic Gardens, many would assert, however, that Chey-
winners and losers among us. The and varied community events. enne is far better than we often
age of the pompous harumph is Several golf courses, lots of activ- give it credit for. The chamber is
over and the future will be defined ities for children, within a couple committed to making Cheyenne
by communities that are able to hours of a major airport, beautiful and even greater place to live
kill the bloated egos among them scenery, and to top it all off friendly work and do business despite the
and seek consensus on problems. people. Most of us probably take challenges that we face problems
many of these things for granted are opportunities yet to be realized
and would not refer to them as and if we believe and take pride
miracles but I would challenge in our “magic city of the plains” we
you to visit other cities even cities might be surprised at what mira-
much larger than us and you will cles we can create.
My family moved to Cheyenne
almost 11 years ago. We chose
Cheyenne to live in because it
offered the best of a more rural
community and yet maintained
many of the things that we en-
joyed in a large urban area. Why
soon realize that Cheyenne has
many “miracles” that others would
love to have.
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