May 2014 4785 Dakota Street, Prior Lake, MN 55372 Phone: 952-440-1000 Fax: 952-440-1611 Email: Sandi@priorlakechamber.com www.priorlakechamber.com Please join us for our Monthly Membership Meeting Wednesday, May 21 Please RSVP: ONLINE, Email or 952.440.1000 Check-in begins at 11:30, lunch is at noon. Come Alone, Come With A Group, Draw A Card.. We are playing Networking Musical Chairs!! May 1 Ambassador Pop In 5 - Senior Luncheon 6 - Ambassador Pop In 7 - Board Meeting 19 Golf Tournament @ Ridges Sand Creek 21 - Membership Meeting 29 - Young Professionals at Mystic Lake June 3 - Ambassador Pop In 4 - Board Meeting 5 - Ambassador Pop In 18 - Monthly Membership Meeting 19 - Lund s Uptown Family BBQ
Greetings from your Chamber President, Gary Meyer, Prior Lake State Bank We are true Minnesotans, April 10 brought one of the best days for Ladies Night Out at Sailer s Greenhouse, where we had 13 vendors and over 100 ladies making beautiful fairy gardens/or other great gardening projects. The rest of the month, I think it rained and snowed! Upcoming events include: Senior Luncheon is on May 5 at the VFW. Thank you to the event sponsors: St. Gertrudes, Club Prior, Visiting Angels, Goldsmith Eye Care, New Market Bank, and all the other lunch sponsors, volunteers and to the committee for making this event very successful!! Golf is back this spring on May 19 at Ridges at Sand Creek. Thank you to the event sponsors: Sheldon Bryant/ J. Hilburn Style Consultant & South Metro Federal Credit Union and at the time of this writing: 4-some players: Prior Lake State Bank, VFW#1, VFW#2, Above All Hardwood Floors, Sheldon Bryant, Voyageur Financial, State Farm-Erik Westrum, OnSite Engineering, Lund's-Dave Chromy, New Market Bank, South Metro FCU, Huemoeller & Gontarek Law Office, Prime Security Bank, US Bank, Marisa Colby, Thrivent-Keystone Group, ICP, Inc., Alan Iverson Agency, Prior Lake American, Pivotal Advisors. Thank you to these Hole sponsors: Protandim/ J. Hilburn Style Consultant, South Metro Federal Credit Union, Speiker & Company, Key Land Homes, Prior Lake American, State Farm-Erik Westrum, PAC usa. There is still time to sign up to play or sponsor a hole, contact Sandi at the Chamber office!! Our membership meeting is Wednesday, May 21 at Legends Golf Club. Check in begins at 11:30 am with lunch at noon. This event will be networking; so bring business cards to exchange. Thank you to Mystic Lake for hosting a multi-chambered event on May 29 from 4:30 to 7 pm. Please sign up if you can make it. Keep in mind our Chamber member businesses as you prepare for Mother s Day, graduation parties, Memorial Day, yard clean up and repair items. Shop Local, Shop Often. We ve got a busy summer coming up, loads of networking opportunities, meeting and greeting the people you do business with. Check your calendar and get involved. We have numerous new members so help Sandi and I show them how great a chamber we have in Prior Lake. Save the date for Lakefront Days for August 7, 8, 9. Forms have been emailed out to our members, so sign up quickly, some of the events and sponsorships fill up quickly! In closing for this month s newsletter, as in previous months, I will ask each of you are you getting the most out of the Prior Lake Chamber? If not, are you putting the most into it? Become active and SPONSOR of one our numerous events and get your business name recognized. If you can t become a sponsor, become a VOLUNTEER and make yourself present at one or more of the events and meet people, talk to them, let them get to know you and they will eventually become one of your clients. Think Spring! Lakefront Days We are beginning to update Lakefront Days 2014! Save the dates: August 7, 8, & 9, 2014
Executive Board 2014 PRESIDENT Gary Meyer, Prior Lake State Bank 952-447-2101 Term: 1/09-12/15 VICE PRESIDENT Ed Speiker, Prior Lake VFW 952-226.6208 Term: 1/12-12/16 TREASURER Darcy Scholl, Fairview Ridges Hospital 952.892.2666 Term: 1/13-12/14 SECRETARY Kami Thompson, New Horizon Academy 952-445-6701 Term: 1/11-12/14 PAST PRESIDENT Chad LeMair, Above All Hardwood Floors & Carpet/Performance Construction 952-440-9663 Term: 1/11-12/14 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 Cheryl Wilfond, Flowers Naturally 952-447-7111 Term: 1/10-12/14 Barb Kappers, Integra Telecom 952.226.7019 Term: 1/12-12/16 Dawn Schulberg, Premiere Dance Academy Term: 1/13-12/14 Pat Vickerman, Prior Lake American Term: 1/14-12/15 City Liaison School Liaison Kelly Meyer (1/05) Kristi Mussman (1/07) 952-447-9802 952-226-0014 Mayor Ken Hedberg (1/14) Chamber Staff Sandi Fleck, Executive Director (5/02) 952-440-1000 952-200-2713 cell Brandy Blanch (10/13)
StepStoneGroup 8632 Eagle Creek Circle Savage, MN 55378 952-233-1474 www.stepstonegroup.com Paswsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs (PawPADs) 8239 150th Street West Savage, MN 55378 612-643-5671 www.padpads.org Prior Lake Area Young Professionals (and Young-At-Heart!) MULTI-CHAMBER BUSINESS AFTER HOURS EVENT! Thursday, May 29-4:30-7pm The Meadows Bar & Grille Hors d oeuvres Cash Bar Door Prizes $10 Free Slot Play Complimentary Valet Property Tours Every Half Hour - Grand Prize Drawing at 6:30pm Use hotel entrance, complimentary valet available. Take hotel elevator to 2nd floor to Meadows Bar & Grille. RSVPs are appreciated, but not required. RSVP to Brandy@PriorLakeChamber.com Prior Lake Young Professionals Live Give Work Play Stay
Thank you Dawn Schulberg, owner of Premiere Dance Academy for letting me spend a Day In Your Shoes! I taught a dance class, blinged a costume, sold recital t-shirts, and had a blast! Look for more pictures on the Chamber s Facebook page! Sandi I will be at Eileen s Colossal Cookies on May 9 - Stop by to say hi and see the beautiful Mother s Day cookies!
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