This Week June 2, 2014 Volume 8, Number 22 Kaffee Klatch, Wednesday, June 4 at the Supervisors Office in the lower level of the Courthouse. Hope to see you there! Monday, June 2 Appanoose County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m., County Courthouse Centerville City Council, 5:30 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers Tuesday, June 3 Appanoose County Tourism Committee, Noon, Manhattan Restaurant Appanoose County Wellness Coalition, Noon, Mercy Medical Center Wine Fest Committee, 5:30 p.m., Chamber Office BOB Group, 7:30 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, everyone welcome. Wednesday, June 4 Kaffee Klatch, 10 a.m., Supervisors Office. Everyone is invited! Thursday, June 5 Municipal Band Concert, 8 p.m., Band Shell. Ice Cream social before. Friday, June 6 Community Improvement Coaltion (CIC), 9:30 a.m., Chamber Office. Join us! Pre-Pig Out at Krazy Connie s Landing. Band is Wikid Liquir. Deadline for information to This Week in Centerville is Friday at Noon. Submit items to the joyce@centervilleia.com and include This Week in Centerville in the subject line. Saturday, June 7 Relay for Life Fundraiser for Riverhills Community Heath Center 4 B and B Team, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Centerville Walmart. Serving Pulled Pork, two sides, chips & drink for $5. Pig-Out at Krazy Connie s Landing. Band is Rukkas. Sunday, June 8 Historic Cruise on the J&K Boat. See details below.
Did you know that Chamber members can submit information for publication in This Week in Centerville for FREE? Submit your information by Noon on Friday! Please include This Week in Centerville in subject line Please like the Chamber on Facebook: facebook.com/visitcentervilleia The Grass is growing and so are the weeds! Please remember to pull or spray the weeds around your business and on the sidewalks! Take a minute to pick up trash on a daily basis. It makes a huge difference in the appearance of our community. Kaffee Klatch schedule for the remainder of the year: June: Appanoose County Board of Supervisors July: Faith United Methodist Church Aug: Drake Avenue Christian Church Sept: Centerville Community School District Oct: City Hall Nov: Appanoose County Conservation Dec: Alliant Energy Refer a new member to the Chamber and get a free enhanced website listing for one year! Contact the Chamber for details! Be a Friend of Pancake Day to help continue the great tradition! You should have received an email with a letter regarding donations for the 2014 Pancake Day. Please take a moment to review and consider a donation. Please let us know if you have any ideas for this year s big event!
Planes, Trains and Automobiles Co-Op Advertising proposal The organizers of the August 2 Planes, Trains and Automobiles event are working on a rather unique advertising opportunity with KTVO for those who want to promote the event and their business at the same time. Here are the details: 1) Two businesses partner for a commercial 2) Each business pays $250 for a total of $500 3) Both businesses will be featured in the 30 second commercial about their businesses and also the Planes, Trains and Automobiles event. 4) The commercial will run 50 times in the two weeks before the event 5) All commercials will be filmed on the same day, on or about July 14, 15 or 16 depending on weather If you are interested, contact Mike Thomas at 641-856-3169.
Centerville Garden Club Fundraiser Friday, June 6 from 11:00 a.m. TO 2:00 p.m. at the Fareway Parking Lot. Enjoy a sandwich, chips and drink for only $4.50. To place pre-orders and for delivery phone 641-895-1813 Friday between 8-10:00 a.m. Please support the effort of the Centerville Garden Club to beautify our community.
Do you have an idea for a Positively CommUNITY article? Do you have a good news story to share or someone that you want to pat on the back for going above and beyond? Please pass it to the Chamber. There is a positive news revolution going on and we need your help! It only takes a couple minutes to share your news and the impact will be great. Please help us with this important objective! Email your story to joyce@centervilleia.com or text to: unity4@live.com!
Looking for a Lead the Way project for your business? The Centerville Wine and Arts Festival (June 14) and the Centerville Children s Arts Festival (June 28) are both looking for volunteers. For the Wine Festival, volunteer opportunities including setting up fencing and tents, working the admissions gates and cleaning up. For the Children s Arts Festival, volunteer opportunities include setting up tents and tables, helping with the art activities (no artistic skills required) and cleaning up. These are FUN events and would make great volunteer projects for a business! Call the Chamber for details! Need Help with your Chamber Website Listing? We ll come to your business and walk you through it!! Maximize your listing on the Chamber s Website! If you need assistance, give us a call at 437-4102! It only takes an hour and you will be fully utilizing all of the benefits available to you! It is important that we work together to drive traffic to the Chamber's website and YOU. As a Chamber member you have the opportunity to promote your business through your FREE business listing which includes a 200 character description, link to your website, a link to your Facebook, and a map locater for your business. Add a Hot Deal for the public FREE for the months of May & June! Our mailing list for This Week in Centerville continues to grow! Please let us know if you would like to add someone to the list.