Week of July 28, 2014
"Strengthen Business through Advocacy, Networking and Education"

Welcome NEW Members

Painted Table
Diane Choiniere, Owner
2180 3rd Street
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
651-653-5638

 
Unity Cooperative Council
Hussein Khateib, Executive Director
7363 University Ave NE
Fridley, MN 55432

Committee Events

Executive Meeting
Friday, August 8th
7:30am
Chamber Depot

Attention Chamber Members

HWY 61 ROAD CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
For more information or to sign up for project email updates, visit mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy61whitebearlake

READ MORE DETAILS

Save the Lake

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Rethink Recycling

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Sponsors

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Social Media!

Tom's Notes

Attention Chamber members:

I would appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss the various activities on the Chamber’s agenda, and also to receive your feedback. Please email me if you are interested in getting together. 

Also, the White Bear Area Chamber has a local cable TV program. If your business is interested in being featured on this TV program let me know.

-Tom

Newsletter Advertisers Opportunity

The WBACC Chamber August newsletter will be mailed out next week. If you would like to advertise your business or upcoming event, now is your chance.

Place an insert into the newsletter!

Cost is only $150 for 400 copies.

Contact Maureen at 651-429-8593 or Maureen@whitebearchamber.com for more information.

Purses for Women In Business

5th Annual Purse Drive for the
Women Residents at Solid Ground
The collection has begun!
Solid Ground prevents and ends homelessness for families with children through housing, resources and opportunity. Offering housing and support for families who have experienced homelessness in suburban Ramsey and Washington Counties.

It is through a gift of a new handbag, filled with various items, that we reach out to the women who live at Solid Ground.
 
If you would like to donate a new handbag, or things to put in them, we will be accepting items until November 14th at the Chamber office. Handbags should be new and “mom sized”. All of the women residing at Solid Ground have 1 to 3 children, so having a large purse is helpful. To be sure each mom receives the gift of a new handbag, we need at least 40.

Items needed to fill the purses can include (40 of each): Hand lotion, gum, crayons, pens, notepads, gift cards, gloves, mittens, scarves, nail polish, makeup, mints, band-aids, dental floss, toothbrush, hair brush, combs, perfume, pocket tissues, key fobs, etc., the list is endless…

The purses will be filled at the Women In Business holiday meeting and brought to Solid Ground for gifting at their annual holiday dinner.

For more information please contact Maureen at maureen@whitebearchamber.com or 651-429-8593.

Branding in the Digital Age

You're invited to Connecting the Dots: "Branding in a Digital Age" presentation by Jason Stevens.

We are offering this 45 minute session twice on July 29th at 7am and 4pm. We know this is last minute, but it will be so worth it!

A light breakfast will be served at the Holiday Inn in Vadnais Heights and appetizers and drinks will be served at the Dellwood Country Club.

A quick 45 minutes is all it will take and you'll come away with some really great information. No pressure sales, we just want to inform you on how digital is still growing and network with other local business in the area.

Presented by the White Bear Press and Press Publications.

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New Website Features


The Chamber's website - www.whitebearchamber.com - continues to exist in a plane that is seemingly stuck in 2003. But! It does have some modern features:
  • Job Board is now available for your use to post any job openings at your business.
    • We have jobs posted! Keep them coming and tell those that may be interested.
  • Member-to-Member Discounts are now live under the "Member Services" tab.
    • We have member-exclusive discounts posted! Take a look and see if one of these deals is right for you.
Email your job postings and special discounts (with complete description) to mike@whitebearchamber.com.

Save the Date

Ribbon Cutting Celebration
Liberty Classical Academy
Monday, August 25, 2014
8:30 am

Come to celebrate the new location at
3878 Highland Ave
White Bear Lake, MN

Golf & Network

"Third Thursday Tee-Time™"
Chamber Summer Golf & Network

Oneka Ridge Golf Course
3rd Thursday of each month 
(August 21st is the next golf date)
Tee times starting at 3:12 pm

 
Jon Hatcher, Manager @ Oneka Ridge, is generously supporting us by giving discounted rates for any member of this group: $15/Walk or $22 to ride for 9 holes. If you wish to take on 18 holes he is also discounting those rates for $20/walk or $30 to ride!  

The goal is that every month, you are teeing up with different business chamber members. In past years we have included a “topic of discussion” each week. Looking for input if we want to incorporate it this year again.

RSVP: Please call or email either Carrie at carrieh@apsofmn.com or Kyle at kyle.sommer@tbs.toshiba.com to sign up and we will adjust tees accordingly. We need to give Oneka a heads up if there are more than three tees so please RSVP by the Monday of the week we are golfing.
Weekly Facts - Week of July 28, 2014