What is Alma Action Association? Well AAA as it is also known is the Alma branch of
the Gratiot Area Chamber of Commerce. The AAA is responsible for many of the community events in Alma and
promoting those events. The goal is to create a positive image for Alma and to produce events that raise the
profile of the Alma Community among its citizens and visitors.
By coming to an Alma Action Association meeting you learn what is happening in Alma
and Gratiot County. You get a monthly report from the Gratiot Area Chamber of Commerence representative on
what is happening in other local communities. You hear from Alma’s Downtown Development Authority Director
on what is new in Alma. The Pine River Arts Council has a monthly calendar that is shared with the group
listing all kinds of entertainment that will be happening for the month. Since the group is made up of
people from a variety of businesses you learn of activities and opportunities in the community you most
likely wouldn’t have heard about.
Attending meetings and volunteering to work events is a great way to network. The
people who give of their time come from all walks of life. Volunteering is great way to meet new people and
to get your business’s name out in the public. I have met a lot of new friends by volunteering at events.
When you give of your time to a committee that is organizing an event you learn a lot
about how organizing and working with others. You also get to work with an abundance of local talent in our
Alma Community. In the process you help create something great the community will enjoy and you will know
that you are doing something to make Alma a more fun and interesting place to live.
For me personally getting involved on a committee for one of the events was a great
learning experience. Working with a budget, how to market an event, finding entertainment, and organizing
volunteers are all things that I have learned by being involved with the Alma Action Association. I have
lived in the area all my life and was amazed at what Alma has to offer, since being associated with the Alma
Action Association.
For more information and a list of activities and meeting times for the Alma Action
Association please open the pdf file below. If you have any we do mean any questions please email or call
Aeric Ripley, his contact information is on the lower left side of this page.
