Indianola Chamber Of Commerce Committees
The Indianola Chamber of Commerce is highly dependent on our volunteers.  Without their dedication and hard work many of the community activities would not be the success that they have become nor would the community benefit from the vision that these volunteers provide.

 If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please call the Chamber office at 961-6269 and we’ll put you to work!

Tourism Committee
The Tourism Development Committee is responsible for promoting the Indianola community and events. This committee actively targets group tour promoters, vacationers, tournaments and others visiting the area. This group is responsible for promotional brochures, and all media advertisements, promoting not only Indianola but all of Warren County. Each year the committee promotes Warren County and Indianola at the 11 day Iowa State Fair with a booth in the Iowa Tourism Building. (meets the last Friday of every month)

Relight Indianola Committee
This committee coordinates "Touring the Traditions," Indianola’s Holiday Tour of Homes, featureing five Indianola homes decorated for the holidays. The event, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Simpson Guild, is held annually as a fund-raiser on a Friday evening and Saturday during December. Since 1991, the Relight Committee has used the profits from the tour to purchase the lighted Christmas wreath decorations which are hung each holiday season along Indianola’s highways and around the square. The committee also sponsors the purchase of holiday greenery and red bows by Indianola businesses to hang in celebration of the Christmas season. Simpson Guild assists in the promotion of this event and has used the proceeds to purchase decorative wreaths for the Simpson campus. In 2002 the committee purchased "Welcome" banners which were hung during the late summer and early fall. This committee is also sponsors a Garden Tour in June - an opportunity to tour five area gardens, co-sponsored by the Grow & Glow Garden Club. (meets the 2nd Monday of every month)

Indianola Arts & Crafts Committee
The Indianola Arts & Crafts Festival Committee is responsible for organizing this yearly Festival. The Festival, held in conjunction with the National Balloon Classic, is held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the first Saturday of the Classic around the Indianola town square. Typically more than 100 artists and crafters from around the mid-west exhibit their hand made items each year. In addition there are other events including the National Balloon Classic Parade and food vendors which make for a festive day-long event.

Golf Classic Committee
The Golf Classic Committee is responsible for organizing this yearly tournament. The Annual Indianola Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic is held each year in mid-May as a Chamber fund-raiser. The Classic includes 18 holes of golf, food and drink, excellent prizes and gifts. The committee members work to organize and make contacts for prizes ensuring a fun and successful event for all who participate. (March-June)

Education Committee
The Education Committee serves as the Community’s school-to-work linkage. The Committee sponsors such programs as the yearly Indianola High School Career Day and a Spring Job Fair. Each year, the Committee awards two $250 scholarships, one each to an Indianola High School senior boy and girl. This committee also sponsors and awards the Educator of the Year recognition at the Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner. (meets the first Tuesday of every month)

Downtown Development Group meeting
The Downtown Development Group (DDG) meeting provides an opportunity for downtown business owners and managers to meet and discuss issues of common interest. The DDG meets the last Thursday of every month. Some of the areas that this group is active in include, town square beautification, sales and promotions in conjunction with community events and business recruitment. (meets the last Thursday of every month)

Dickens of a Christmas Committee
The Dickens of a Christmas Committee is responsible for organizing this yearly event. Dickens of a Christmas is held the first Friday of December from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., around the Indianola town Square. The event provides a chance to step back in time for an evening and experience an idea of what the Indianola town square might have looked like in the Victorian age. To help set the stage, the evening will include over 35 musical groups and carolers, street actors, food vendors, hot chocolate, fresh peanuts, horse drawn wagon rides, and living windows, all depicting life in the late 1800s. (meets March-December)

This larger committee has several sub-committees, these sub-committees are seeking new volunteers yearly.

Balloons & Toons on the Square Committee
The Balloons & Toons on the Square Committee is responsible for organizing this event. The family event is held from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m., the second Thursday, of July around the Indianola Town Square. The evening will include displays, food vendors, children’s games, entertainment, and, if weather permits, a balloon fly over and tethered hot air balloons in a breathtaking night-glow experience. (meets March-July)

Ambassador Committee
The Ambassador Committee acts as the official public relations representative for the Chamber and Community. The Ambassadors are responsible for conducting Ribbon Cuttings for new Chamber members and any member that moves to a new location or remodels, and groundbreaking ceremonies. Committee members also sponsor non-member businesses as guests to the Chamber’s monthly Wake Up, Indianola! membership breakfasts. (meets the first Wednesday of every month)