
Weekly Facts for Week of July 24, 2017 "Strengthen Business through Advocacy, Networking and Education"
Welcome New Members Jackson & Associates LLC Leslie Jackson, Owner 1817 Buerkle Road White Bear Lake, MN 55110 651-395-4120 Ingenious Travels Ted Blank, Owner/Agent 20 North Lake Street, Suite 203 Forest Lake, MN 55025 651-485-8140 Suite Living of Vadnais Heights Audrey McElwain, Director of Operations 580 Liberty Way Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 651-424-0045 Embrace Childbirth Kim Williams, Certified Doula 1284 E County Road E Vadnais Heights, MN 55110 765-229-7351 Club Pilates White Bear Lake Kristin Montpetit, General Manager 4147 N Highway 61 White Bear Lake, MN 55110 651-505-4200 Help Welcome our New Members! *We welcome your marketing materials for inclusion in our "Swag Bag"* welcome gift provided to each new member. Ideas include pens, magnets, key chains, notepads, gifts cards, etc. with your company logo. Let us help market your business! We are looking for 30 items per business and if you are interested in participating, please call or email Shari at the chamber office. Renewing Members Thank you for your continued partnership with White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce. Our voice is stronger as a result! Ramsey County Commissioner, Victoria Reinhardt 21 Years Press Publications 10 Years Device Pitstop 2 Years Bremer Bank 2 Years American Israel Chamber of Commerce 6 Years Colwell Banker Burnet 16 Years Ace Solid Waste 6 Years Senator Roger Chamberlain 4 Years Chamber Calendar of Events Morning Networking with Guest Speaker, Angelia Millender, President of Century College! 08/01/2017 Government Affairs - Health Care Minnesota - What the Future Holds 08/24/2017 Community Calendar Then & Now: Downtown White Bear Lake, Part II 07/24/2017 Taste of Vadnais 07/25/2017 GoodThings Warehouse Sale 07/27/2017- 07/29/2017 Vadnais Heights Heritage Days, Movie, Music 08/18/2017 Vadnais Heights Heritage Days, Music, Fireworks 08/19/2017 WBL SummerFest 08/19/2017 Vadnais Heights Heritage Days, Parade, Live music** 08/20/2017 Rethink Recycling Follow us on Social Media	Morning Networking - August 1st Join us Tuesday, August 1st 7:30 - 9:00am Coffee, Breakfast, BUSINESS CONNECTIONS & Welcome the new President of Century College, Angelia Millender! Country Inn & Suites <---Note location! 3505 Vadnais Center Drive, VH Special Guest Speaker Angelia Millender, President of Century College Join us and enjoy a morning of expanding your business connections with Chamber Members and meet the new President of Century College, Angelia Millender. Learn more about the 50 years of history and the economic community impact from Century College. At this free event, everyone will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and their business. The earlier you arrive, the more people you will meet! A continental breakfast will be provided, but space is limited for this event. Registration is required HERE. Read More about President Millender Don't Miss the Quarterly Newsletter Advertising Opportunity! Our quarterly newsletter will be mailed out to all members in early August! If you would like to advertise or promote your specials and events, contact Maureen at the chamber office. This is a great marketing opportunity with a small investment. Government & Public Affairs - August 24 Health Care in Minnesota - What the Future Holds Thursday, August 24th 7:30am - 9:00 Fairfield Inn & Suites 1125 East County Road E, Vadnais Heights Guest Speaker Andrea Walsh, President & CEO, HealthPartners, MN Nearly everyone agrees that our health care system is facing major challenges especially in the individual marketplace. The small business owners and individual entrepreneurs are facing the brunt of the health care crisis. While the debate rages in Congress to find a solution to expand coverage and control prices, we invite you to hear from Andrea Walsh, President and CEO of Health Partners. Health Partners is the largest consumer-governed nonprofit health care organization in the nation. Andrea leads a team of more than 23,000 health care professionals. A continental breakfast will be served and space is limited. Registration is required HERE. Thank you to our Sponsor: Introducing the White Bear Area Chamber Job Match! WHITE BEAR AREA CHAMBER JOB MATCH We have partnered with MN Job Match and RealTime Talent to host White Bear Area Chamber Job Match – a cutting-edge matching technology that will transform the candidate recruitment process and streamline how employers and candidates connect with each other during the job and internship search process. Your job posting or employment search will be listed throughout the entire metro area and will match your employment needs with the right candidate for the position! Eliminating sorting through high volumes of resumes or settling for the less than ideal candidate. Best of all, getting started is easy. Click HERE to get started! Or simply go to www.whitebearchamber.com Click here to learn how this Employer/Employee Job Match works... Marketfest! The event features over 140 vendors each week, 2 stages of live music, a classic car show and many children's activities including inflatables, petting zoo, games, bungee jumper and climbing wall. www.Marketfest.org Biz Aware Biz Recycling - Did you Know? BUSINESS RECYCLING MISCONCEPTIONS Whether you’ve been recycling at your place of business for years, or are contemplating a new recycling program, it’s important to stay current on recycling best practices in order to maximize participation and financial savings. At BizRecycling, our team addresses a lot of misconceptions about recycling, so we wanted to address a few recycling myths. Myth 1: I don’t need to explain my recycling system – people know what to do! Myth 2: Recycling won’t really save me any money Myth 3: My business is small, so it doesn’t matter if we recycle Myth 4: Starting or expanding a recycling program is difficult and expensive Click HERE to read the truths behind the myths! Premier Sponsors
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