
Chamber Update!
Legislative Town Hall Meeting As part of the Annual Farm and Home Show the Chamber will be hosting a Legislative Town Hall Meeting on March 1st. The Meeting will begin at 10:30am at the RWC. We will be hosting Steve King, Tedd Gassman and Dennis Guth in an open forum. The meeting is open to everyone and all are encouraged to attend. What's Happening? Farm and Home Show 02/28/2014- 03/01/2014 CDC's Prediabetes Prevention Program 03/04/2014- 05/20/2014 Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper 03/04/2014 EPL Book Club 03/06/2014 Relay for Life Scrapbook Fund Raiser 03/08/2014 3rd Annual Soup Lunch 03/09/2014 New Chamber Member Benefit! The new Chamber Members' Sales and Promotions Calendar is up and running on the website and we already have a few submissions! Just go to Estherville.org and the events calendar to submit your own sale, promotion, open house, anniversary or celebration you want the public and the other members to know about! You can view this new Member calendar under Chamber Info on the website. We hope you all enjoy and take advantage of this new feature! Calendar of Events Import Heartland Americana - Buy One, Get One Coupon 02/20/2014- 03/08/2014 Info Dog St. Patrick's Day Special 17% off Shredding Purge 02/20/2014- 03/17/2014 J & J Customs and Small Engines LLC Spring Specials 02/22/2014- 04/30/2014 Don Jose 7th anniversary fiesta 02/27/2014	The Annual Farm and Home Show is this weekend! The Farm and Home Show will be this Friday February 28 from 4-8pm and Saturday March 1 from 9am-2pm at the Regional Wellness Center. It will feature over 50 vendors and is free to the community. Come out and see what products are in Estherville and the surrounding area and get some free giveaways! Happy 10 Year Anniversary to the RWC Happy 10 Year Anniversary TODAY to the Estherville RWC - a Community Staple! It is time to celebrate our success! “10 Days -10 Events” is the theme for celebrating Your RWC’s 10th Anniversary. For 10 days surrounding the anniversary, the RWC will be hosting events each day. The list of activities includes: 10th Anniversary Celebration at the Estherville Elks Club on Friday, Feb. 21st, kids carnival on Sunday, Feb. 23, Seniors’ Day on Monday, Feb. 24th, Motor Inn Auto Group/RWC Meal on Wednesday, Feb. 26, along with discount promotions, giveaways, Eels swim meet, t-shirt promotion, grand opening of our new lobby area, new playblocks,and the Chamber’s Farm and Home Show. Traffic Catcher Site - Membership Benefit Have you taken advantage of your Traffic Catcher Site through Estherville.org? Do you want to maximize the internet presence of your business and reach thousands more people? This is one of your free member benefits. Check out this link to see how you can do that! http://www.commercecontrolpanel.com New Iowa State Extension Program! Iowa State Extension is excited to announce Annie’s Project will be offered this March- April. Annie's Project is an educational program dedicated to strengthening women's roles in the modern farm enterprise. Through six educational sessions, Annie's Project fosters problem solving, record keeping, and decision-making skills in farm women. To learn more about this great program see the attached brochure or visit: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/emmet/news/annies-project-offered-starting-march-17 *Register online at:* http://www.aep.iastate.edu/annie/
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