March 2013 4785 Dakota Street, P.O. Box 114, Phone: 952-440-1000 Fax: 952-440-1611 Email: Sandi@priorlakechamber.com www.priorlakechamber.com Membership Meeting Wednesday, March 20, 2013 The POINTE 16691 Highway 13 South, Prior Lake Check-in/networking begins at 11:30 am Lunch begins at noon Chamber Benefits What are they and how do I receive them? Please RSVP by Friday, March 15 Payment: Use your prepaid lunch ticket, or $16 cash/check at the March 6 Board Meeting 7 After Hours @ Legends-Multi-Chambers 12 New Member Orientation 14 Young Professionals Group 19 Ribbon Cutting @Teresa s 11:30 am 20 Membership Meeting @The Pointe April 3 Board Meeting 11 Ladies Night Out @ Sailers Greenhouse 17 Membership Meeting @Mystic Lake (Progressive Lunch) May 1 Board Meeting 4 Super Saturday Spotlight 15 Membership Meeting
Executive Board 2013 PRESIDENT Chad LeMair, Above All Hardwood Floors & Carpet/Performance Construction/ Above All Distribution 952-440-9663 Term: 1/11-12/14 VICE PRESIDENT Gary Meyer, Prior Lake State Bank 952-447-2101 Term: 1/09-12/15 TREASURER Kami Thompson, New Horizon Academy 952-445-6701 Term: 1/11-12/13 SECRETARY Barbara Johnson, Art Johnson Trucking 952-447-2277 Term: 1/11-12/13 City Liaison School Liaison Kelly Meyer (1/05) Kristi Mussman (1/07) 952-447-9802 952-226-0014 Chamber Staff Sandi Fleck, Executive Director (5/02) 952-440-1000 952-200-2713 cell Board of Directors Andrew Anthony, Andrew Anthony Agency 952.486.2055 Term: 1/13-12/15 Debbie McGahey, Edina Realty & S & M Development 612.750.0018 Term: 1/12-12/14 Darcy Scholl 952.892.2666 Term: 1/13-12/13 Cheryl Wilfond, Flowers Naturally 952-447-7111 Term: 1/10-12/14 Barb Kappers, Integra Telecom 952.226.7019 Term: 1/12-12/13 Dawn Schulberg Premiere Dance Academy Term: 1/13-12/14 Ed Speiker, Prior Lake VFW 952-226.6208 Term: 1/12-12/13 Thank you to co-owner Jen Hillenga at Momento Images for donating her time in taking pictures of the 2013 Prior Lake Chamber Board of Directors! Thank you to owner Jeff Bolkcom at Bolkcom & Son Window Cleaning Company for donating his time washing the windows at the Prior Lake Chamber office!
Greetings from your Chamber President, Chad LeMair, Above All Hardwood Floors, Performance Construction and Above All Distribution A quick recap of February starts with our Ice Golf. WOW! What a wonderful event again this year. Over 200 golfers and 18 hole sponsors makes this the largest year ever for this event. The weather was perfect and we had 2 1/2 hours of fun interaction with the golfers. Visit our new website ICE GOLF (Under EVENTS) or become a FAN facebook to check out the pictures of the event. Please consider being a hole sponsor for this event next year! A special thank you to Captain Jacks for providing a wonderful atmosphere and accommodations. Thank you Mayor Ken Hedberg for presenting at our February s membership meeting, we had 71 members present at City Hall. A special thank you to the many that donated dollars to our community opportunities and again for the past president donation Chris Mahowald. Next was our Wedding Central at Prior Lake VFW. We had over 30+ brides attend with 28 vendors. It was very fun and the response of the vendors and attendees have been very positive. Again check out the facebook page (there might be a familiar face as a model) and website. This March we have several events starting with an After Hours at Legends, which is a multi- Chamber event on March 7, new member orientation on March 12, Young Professionals Group on March 14, Ribbon Cutting on March 19 at Teresa s Prior Lake and our monthly membership meeting is at The Pointe. We will also be printed the Annual Directory! Have you remembered to Shop Local Shop Often? In closing I would like to thank over 300+ members for renewing or joining the Chamber. Let s have a great year as the great Chamber that we are. BECOME active in your Chamber it will pay you back ten fold in the future. Hope to see you at one of the many activities for March! Lakefront Days We are beginning to update Lakefront Days 2013, for its 30th year! Save the dates: August 8, 9 10, 2013
Atlantis Swim Academy Sara Spurlock 12500 Chowen Avenue S. #110 Burnsville, MN 55337 952.224.4068 www.atlantisswimacademy.com Boat Doctor Marine Kevin Vrieze 1109 4th Street SW Montgomery, MN 56069 952.457.8839 www.boatdoctormarine.com Bolkcom & Son Window Cleaning Company Jeffrey Bolkcom PO Box 434 612.759.0559 C. Creger s Painting LLC Chris Creger Savage, MN 55378 952.270.5763 Elite Gymnastics Academy Sara Spurlock 12500 Chowen Avenue S. Burnsville, MN 55337 952.882.9012 www.elite-gymnastics.com Encore Events Yvonne Arendt 1971 Seneca Road #G Eagan, MN 55122 651.829.1281 www.encoreevents.biz Kelly s Confectionary Creations Kelly Irvin Richtarich Savage, MN 55378 612.310.1548 Website-in progress Kent Merkey, MA, LPP Kent Merkey 16180 Hastings Avenue Suite 205 952.454.3253 www.kentmerkey.com Origami Owl Independent Designers Molly Quach 612.799.1415 www.mollyq.origamiowl.com Prior Lake Pontoon Rental Dolan Seurer 612.327.8873 www.priorlakepontoonrental.com Pure Romance by Rachelle & Rachel Rachelle Gordon/Rachel Farr 715.410.6208/612.578.7289 Rock Your Age, Inc. Barbara Server 612.345.0225 www.rockyouragemn.com Sponsel s Minnesota Harvest Susan Kelly 8251 Old Highway 169 Blvd. Jordan, MN 55352 952.492.2785 www.minnesotaharvest.net Teresa s Prior Lake Natalie Miller 6880 Boudin Street NE 952.226.2990 www.teresasmexicanrest.com Thrive Joe/Traci Halbmaier 5741 Egan Drive Savage, MN 55378 952.955.7818 www.thrivewellnessclub.com
We would like to personally invite you to the Prior Lake Chamber of Commerce New Member Orientation 101 on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Prior Lake City Hall Parkview Room (4646 Dakota Street SE). Beginning at 8 am, we will be networking over coffee and rolls and meeting other new members, board members, and ambassadors. We will begin a presentation at 8:30 a.m. with introductions, learning how the Chamber can help your business grow in and around Prior Lake. We hope you can make this event. Please RSVP to let us know you will be there. Hope to see you there! Chad LeMair, President Sandi Fleck, Exec. Director RSVP 952-440-1000 sandi@priorlakechamber.com