Weekly Facts for Week of March 12, 2018
"Strengthen Business through Advocacy, Networking and Education"

Welcome New Members

MidwestOne Bank
Nicole Gysbers, VP Mortgage Banker
1650 S Lake Street
Forest Lake, MN 55025
TR Computer Sales
Dale Deters
2074 E County Road E
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
7 Vines Vineyard
Danielle Wold
101 Highway 96
Dellwood, MN 55110
SiebenCarey, P.A.
Matt Steinbrink
901 Marquette Ave., Ste 500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Gloss Gallery
Gorgi Gochitasvili
1581 E County Road E
Gem Lake, MN 55110
Ox and Crow Coffeehouse
Mara Crombie
88 Mahtomedi Ave.
Mahtomedi, MN 55115

K 2 Flowers & Edibles
Katrina Knott
12422 Ingersoll Ave. N
Hugo, MN 55038
612-210-2825
The Anchor Coffee House

Denise Atkinson, Co-Owner
4742 Washington Square
White Bear Lake, NB 55110
651-983-9585

Renewing Members

Thank you for your continued partnership with the White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce. Our voice is stronger as a result!

Abrams & Schmidt LLC
    9 Years
Loadmaster, LLC
    2 Years
FocalPoint Business Coaching
    3 Years
White Bear Lake Endodontics
    1 Year
Rink - Tec International
    1 Years
Lincoln Square Liquor Barrel
    10 Years
    6 Years

It Starts With Us

  
It Starts With Us
Lux Family Chiropractic and Embrace Childbirth
1284 County Road E East, Vadnais Heights
Thursday, March 22
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Come learn about how you can prepare for a happy, healthy pregnancy and an empowered and beautiful birth. Presentations featuring Dr. Jen Goldsmith from Lux Family Chiropractic and Kim Williams from Embrace Childbirth will show how doula services and chiropractic care can help you and your family live abundantly, especially during pregnancy. Reserve your seat at this free educational event! RSVP by calling 651.483.0140. 

Market Your Business to 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, gift cards, etc. with your company logo. Let us help market your business to the newest members! We request 30 items per business and if you would like to participate in this program please call or email Shari at the Chamber Office.

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TOMORROW - Professional EDGE


How to Evaluate and Choose a Financial Advisor &
401K Checkup: Complaint, Cost, and Service
Presented by: Jeff Kolodjeski & Mike Dolezal
March 13th, 2018
7:30am - 9:00am
Vadnais Heights Country Inn and Suites
3505 Vadnais Center Drive, Vadnais Heights
Attendees will learn about how financial advisors can choose to engage with their clients and how different approaches can greatly impact their obligation to you, the client. We will also discuss, as a business owner and plan sponsor, how to evaluate your current 401K plan in three main areas. Is your plan compliant, what is the current cost, and what services are you being provided for that fee? 

There is no cost to attend, but registration is requires HERE.

More about the seminar.

TOMORROW - Ribbon Cutting - Soul Chiropractic

    
Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Soul Chiropractic, Dr. Shannon McCarty
4760 Banning Ave., Suite 218, WBL
March 13th, 3:30pm

Save the Date! 2018 Annual Meeting / Inaugural

White Bear Area Chamber 2018 Annual Meeting / Inaugural
Thursday, April 5th
Keller Golf Course
2166 Maplewood Drive, Maplewood 
11:30am - 1:30pm

Featuring Carl Rick, Leadership Development Specialist
Kwik Trip

Kwik Trip was founded by Dan Zielow in 1965. His Gas station /Convenience Stores have grown from one location to over 500 with 18,000+ employees. What makes Kwik Trip different from its competitors is their industry leading employee retention rate and that they are rated as a Top Ten Workplace in the three states the company operates. Carl Rick will discuss their strategies to create a profit driven business model.  

At the Inaugural we also recognize outgoing and incoming Board members, and showcase your Chamber’s accomplishments in 2016.
 
Cost to attend is $35.00 Chamber members and $50.00 non-members. Reserved Tables of 8 are $280. Registration begins at 11:30am with the Inaugural and lunch from 12:00-1:30pm. Registration is required HERE.

Women in Business

Women In Business

2692 East County Road E, WBL
Thursday, March 22nd
11:30am - 1:00pm
 

This networking group is amazing - growing, engaging and fun! If you haven't been to a Women in Business lunch - please join us to connect, have a great meal, make new contacts and meet friends. The only cost is for your lunch and registration is required HERE.

7 Vines Vineyard - How It's Made Tour


"How It's Made"
7 Vines Vineyard
Thursday, March 29th at 2:30 - 3:30
**Stay for a special wine tasting after the tour for $15.00
101 Highway 96, Dellwood
Join us for a special "behind the vines" tour of 7 Vines Vineyard! We will learn the whole wine making process from the very important start of the fruit on the vines, their fermentation process and all of the steps in between to the finished wine ready for corking. "Crafting wines that are balanced, elegant and uniquely complex is what makes our wine distinctly express the terroir of our vineyards."

Attend the FREE tour and stay for a wine tasting in their majestic tasting room for $15. You will have the opportunity to taste a sample of their elegant wines and visit with friends. Space is limited and registration is required for both the tour and the tasting. Registration is required HERE for this event. 

White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Opportunity


SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
DEADLINE: Friday, March 29, 2018

 
The White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce Dale Hedstrand Scholarship Fund is accepting
applicants for its 2018 White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship to be awarded in the Spring of 2018. Eligible candidates must be employed or have a parent or guardian who is employed by a White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce member. Click HERE for a list of current Chamber members.Prior applicants are encouraged to re-apply. 

Click HERE for further application details

Rethink Recycling

RECYCLING GLASS FOOD & BEVERAGE CONTAINERS

There are many compelling reasons to make sure you recycle your glass food and beverage containers. Glass containers are 100% recyclable. There is no loss of quality over time, no matter how many times food and beverage container glass goes through the recycling process. For every ton of glass that gets recycled, over a ton of natural resources are saved. Not only that, but a recycled glass container can be made from up to 95% recycled glass.
 
According to the EPA, only about 34% of glass food and beverage containers are recovered for recycling. Beer bottles have the highest recovery rate, with 41% of these bottles being recycled. Less than 35% of wine and liquor bottles are being recycled. Perhaps most surprisingly, only 15% of glass jars, such as pickle jars, are being recycled. That’s a lot of glass containers going to the landfill. The good news is that glass food and beverage containers can be included with your single-sort recycling! Click HERE and watch a an exciting video on the whole glass recycling process, it is amazing! 

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