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January 24, 2017

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Purchase Your Ticket by this Friday for the Chamber Annual Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation

Purchase your ticket to attend our annual meeting and support the 2016 Volunteer Leadership Award winners! We will also be recognizing new and retiring members of the Board of Directors and all of those who received Membership Milestones this year at the Annual Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Event.

Friday, February 3rd, 2017

12:00 - 1:30 pm at the Willmar Conference Center

$25/ person which includes lunch, featuring a Jennie-O Turkey Cordon Bleu Wellington with a house salad, new potatoes, green beans and cake - Get your tickets by emailing chamber@willmarareachamber.com or calling 235-0300.

Sign Up to Host Chamber Connection in 2017

Only a few open dates left for 2017! Contact Deb ASAP to reserve your business for a Chamber Connection by emailing dazindahanson@willmarareachamber.com or calling 235-0300.

Reminder, no Chamber Connection this Friday. Friday morning connections will resume in February. Mark your calendars:

February 3 - Headstands Everywhere
February 10 - New York Life
February 17 - Anytime Fitness
February 24 - Willmar WarHawks

WLACC Welcomes New Members

Welcome to our new member West Central Association of Realtors (WCAR) ! WCAR is a part of the nationwide REALTOR^® family network made up of the National Association of REALTORS and the Minnesota Association of REALTORS. WCAR is governed by a Board of Directors who employ a two-member staff. Staff is directly responsible for the day-to-day services provided to our membership in the form of the Multiple Listing Service, educational offerings, the monthly newsletter, the Homes Plus magazine and various information updates and support services. Staff is also available daily to assist the general public with location and contacting member agencies, processing public complaints and answering general questions regarding the home-buying and selling processes. Give them a call at 320-235-6881 or by email wcoffice@wcarmn.com for more information.

Ambassadors Attend Ribbon Cutting

Ambassadors recently visited our new member Hobby Lobby for a Ribbon Cutting for their Grand Opening on Monday! If you have not checked it out yet, they are located between Runnings and Home Depot and supply any type of craft supply you can think of as well as home furnishings, decoration and a custom framing department.

THIS THURSDAY neXt Kick Off for 2017 | January 26th, 5:00 pm

RSVP for this year's Kick Off Event! Once again there are some great prizes (must be present to win). Come check out what we have available for you in 2017.

Free event - RSVP to next@willmarareachamber.com or 235-0300.

Grow Minnesota! is Looking for Committee Members

If you have been looking for an interesting committee to join the Chamber's Grow MN! committee is looking for a couple new Team Members. Read below to learn a little more about Grow MN! and contact Ken Warner at kwarner@willmarareachamber.com to get involved.

2017 will mark Grow Minnesota's! 15th year. The MN Chamber statewide program is dedicated to retaining, assisting and growing Minnesota companies. Over 10,000 Grow MN! visits have been conducted and close to 2,000 Minnesota companies have been assisted since the program began. The WLACC chapter meets at 7:30 am on the second Tuesday of each month and request that each member make 5 business visits per year. Visits are set up by the staff liaison or with assistance of a committee member. They are confidential, one hour visits with a provided worksheet. We promote these visits as CEO to CEO visits. If this sound interesting to you get in touch with Ken to learn more or get involved.

View the Grow MN! Fall 2016 Quarterly Update.

Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce
320-235-0300
chamber@willmarareachamber.com
http://www.willmarareachamber.com