Tuesday, March 5, 2019
This week's e-newsletter brought to you by NEW Chairman's Circle Level Member
WLACC Welcomes New Member
Rustic Designs Flower Farm is a flower farm and rug design studio located between Belgrade and New London. This operation is owned by Mary Solbreken, who has a degree in Horticulture and Floral Design, she has 2 acres of specialty cut flowers and ornamentals grown during the Minnesota growing season. With the help of family members Mary is able to maintain these gardens and sell flowers at several farmers markets and for special events. Mary also offers a variety of classes throughout the year and a subscription service bringing fresh flowers to your door, in a bucket or vase, each week for 12 weeks during the growing season.
January & February Non-Renewals
As a means of keeping our members informed about membership changes, we will be providing you with a list of members who have discontinued their membership following action from the monthly Board meeting. Those from January and February were:

  • Anita Flowe
  • Chester Contracting
  • Nuvera Communications
Friday Morning Chamber Connection
Join us for Chamber Connection this Friday, March 8th hosted by Bethesda at Carrie's Chapel (right inside the main entrance 901 Willmar Ave SE). For only one dollar and your business card, come network over light breakfast and coffee and let us know what your business is up to!
4th Annual Student Job Fair & Career Expo | Tuesday, April 9th
We are excited to host our 4th Annual Student Job Fair & Career Expo at the Willmar High School on Tuesday, April 9th . We will have two sides, on one side will be the Job Fair and have businesses that have positions open and hire students. The other side will be the Career Expo and showcase the businesses that would like to tell student more about positions they have available for them after graduation, informing them about your industry and your company.

Cost for this event is $100, all Chamber members receive a 25% discount. Register your company by completing the form at the link below the flyer. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Congratulations to Our Volunteer Appreciation Award Recipients!
Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation event last Friday. Congratulations to our 2018 Award Recipients!

  • MILO Award - James Miller, United Way of West Central Minnesota
  • Emerging Young Leader - Christina Boike, Christianson, PLLP
  • Exemplary Leader - Willmar Rotary Club accepted by Brandon Zumwalt
Mastering Public Speaking | neXt Educational
Sign up for our upcoming neXt Educational featuring Jerrid Sebesta of Taatjes Financial when he talks to us about mastering the art of public speaking . Jerrid has had many year's of practice and has some great tips to share. This event will be held at O'Neil's in Spicer on Thursday, March 21st at 3:00 pm. The cost is $35 for neXters or $40 for non-neXt members, as always, if you have purchased an education pass there is no additional charge to you. RSVP at the button below.