JANUARY
Membership Appreciation Night
Arctic Blast
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
Spring Spruce Up
MAY
JUNE
Hat Daze
JULY
AUGUST
Crazy Days
Kid’s Night Out
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
Oktoberfest
NOVEMBER
Fall Women's Festival
DECEMBER
Holiday Events
December 8, 2010
Meeting Minutes
Members present: Doug Gingles, Pat Stanley, Cheryl Ferguson, Jan Pederson, Bonnie Longtin, JoAnn Hansen, Terry Overlander, Tony Ourada, Bonnie Moberg, Chuck Moberg, Jody Olson, Nicholas Johnson, Mary Homan and Todd Van Epps.
Pat called the meeting to order.
1) Review last meeting minutes – Minutes and Financial Report was approved. Pat reported
on the updated budget from the previous evening’s board meeting. Ending balance on hand
as of November 30 is $9,627.61
2) Committee updates
a. Activities – Discussion concerning advertising for Christmas activities.
b. The Jaycees will be helping the Call Santa 12/17 6:30-8 pm
c. Discussion?on?Arctic?Blast?activities…January 28-30
b. Activities and Marketing – The Marketing/Membership committee will be redefining some of their responsibilities.
3) Discussion of recruiting board members from our existing members.
4) Tony gave us an update on the latest Joint GPS/Web marketing efforts with Madison and Dawson.
5) Business of month - 8th Street Auto.
6) Open Forum
a. Mary Homan from the Clean Water Partnership/Jailhouse Winery spoke to the group.
b. Pat closed the meeting by thanking everyone for the effort this past year and passed the gavel to Tony.
8) Adjourn
Canby Chamber of Commerce
November 10, 2010
P. K. Egan’s
Noon
1) Review last meeting minutes
2 ) Budget updates
New budgets for Christmas events/marketing/activities discuss.
3) Committee updates
a. Activities
b. Marketing
4) New business welcome?
Develop a welcome packet?
Marketing?
5) Business of month...Anhalt Plumbing? Add info to web site?? When added send to "all"nmember list.
6) Open Forum
7) Adjourn
Canby Chamber of Commerce
October Meeting Minutes
PK Egan’s
October 13, 2010
Present: Rebecca Weber, Diana Fliss, Pat Stanley, Tony Ourada, Bonnie Longtin, Michael Baer, Jan Pederson, Joyce Baer, Eldeen Baer, Chuck Moberg, Bonnie Moberg, Katie Delaney, Arch Bruns, and Todd Van Epps.
Guest Speaker: No guest speaker.
Approval of September Minutes: Review past minutes and Bonnie made a motion to approve and Diana seconded. Minutes approved.
Financial Report Discussion/Approval: Diana provided a summary. Since January there have been $2670 in Canby Cash sold and $1900 redeemed through September 30th. Chuck Moberg made a motion to approve and Michael Baer approved.
Committee Reports (Board Meeting Review):
Membership/Marketing – It is a high priority to get something printed such as a brochure or something that can be printed from our website that is an overview of Canby and its attractions/businesses. The Marketing Committee plans to meet with Nicholas Johnson, City Administrator. Blandin Foundation may have some dollars for the GPS, Social Networking, Website training initiative but they are working finding and funding a person to be the contact and follow-up to this project. Also an ad for Hwy 75 Magazine is going to be purchased. A newsletter is being developed to send out to members.
Activities Committee – has not met. Bonnie stated she will lead the Holiday Preview days but no longer the Arctic Blast. The Jaycees moved their meeting to October 21st and Pat was going to see what they would activities they would be willing to do during Holiday Preview. Sponsors need to be solidified.
Upcoming Terms: Joyce was going to email the board members to find out what the intent was of the members whose term is expiring. Tony will take hold of Presidency on January 1st and Pat plans to continue to serve on the Activities committee. Katie and Becky share the Secretary position and will let their term expire as well. Katie will remain on the Marketing committee and Becky will stay on the Activities committee.
Other Business:
Depot: Eldeen Baer reported that the 10th Anniversary celebration had a good turnout, and there was still some totes left.
Christmas Tree: Arch Bruns and others would like to see the Christmas Tree lit again. Diana was gong to talk to Cheryl Ferguson about the Love Lights a Tree and Tony plans to connect with Nicholas Johnson about the City, and if they could be involved since a bucket truck would be needed to string the lights.
Farmers Market: Becky is part of the SHIP Committee (State-wide Health Improvement Program) and signs may be available for advertising the Farmers Market. A small problem is that there doesn’t seem to be one main contact. Becky was going to see if we still could get some signage that could still be used indicating that the Farmers Market was going to be held “today.”
Street Light Banners: Pat was going to locate the banners but were last seen in the City garage.
Meeting & Adjournment: Next meeting will be noon on Wednesday, November, 10 at PK Egans. Meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m.
Canby Chamber of Commerce
Activities Committee
Monday, October 25, 2010
@ Noon - P K Egan’s
Attendance:
Mike Baer
Joyce Baer
JoAnn Hansen
Bonnie Longtin
Pat Stanley
Nicholas Johnson
Lori Husby
The meeting was called to order at Noon by committee chair, Bonnie Longtin with the purpose of discussing the Christmas Preview and touching briefly on Arctic Blast and Halloween events.
Santa will be arriving by Canby Fire truck at The Connection on November 26 at 6:30 pm - 8 pm to usher in the Holiday Preview and all of the other events of the Chamber during the season. He will also be available at The Connection the same time on December 2nd and December 9th.
Pat has agreed to contact Larry Duis about the use of the Fire Truck for escorting Santa. [Larry has been notified and agreed to do so].
Cookies are needed for treats for the “Santa evenings” at The Connection. Joyce will check with the Bakery to see whether they will provide 4 doz. the 26th. Will also check with other businesses for the 2nd and the 9th. Bonnie will take care of getting the juice.
Pat Stanley has donated the candy canes and Bonnie will take the juice and candy to the Connection and put up the tree.
Volunteers serving the goodies on the 26th will be Bonnie Longtin and Michael Baer; December 2nd Bonnie and JoAnn Hansen; and on the 9th JoAnn and ?
We typically have 2-3 movies for the children, with Sponsors helping cover the costs. Pat will contact Al Livermore with the Sportsman’s Club, Joyce will check with Outland. Shiners’ and Jaycee’s are on board already. This year we are going to talk to Al and Becky Fordyce about having a bowling day and Pat will take care of that.
The Lighting contest will be held again this year. Pat is in charge of getting the Judges. The event is open to residents in Canby, Porter and St. Leo. Time for judging and prizes are still being discussed. Bonnie is going to be in charge of the pictures and getting them to the Canby News.
Thank yous will be sent to those who participated. We will use Katie Delaney’s beautifully designed cards from last year. Joyce and Bonnie are going to be responsible for this.
Joyce is working on the Chamber Activities calendar and would like to have it finalized by the 1st of November to assure printing and distribution can be concluded before the Holiday Open House’s at A New Leaf and Canby Drug and Gift on the 21st of November. If anyone has an event they would like posted on the calendar, that is open to the public, this is free advertising, and the calendar’s don’t just stay in Canby. Call Joyce at 223-5380 and we will get it posted. Joyce will check with Tony to see if he will print them again this year.
A copy of the calendar is also put in the Canby News, Joyce takes care of that as well as getting it to Renee Frazeur to put on local tv.
Lori Husby suggested that because of the condition of the streets and lack of sidewalks it would be safer to do your trick or treating during the daylight hours on Halloween.
Do we have any one interested in helping out with ideas for Arctic Blast?
Respectfully submitted,
Joyce Baer
Meeting Minutes
PK Egan’s
September 8, 2010
Present: Rebecca Weber, Diana Fliss, Joyce Baer, Michael Baer, Jan Pederson, Doug Gingles, L. Lee Nefstead, Pat Stanley, Steve Scott (guest), Terry Overlander, Arch Bruns, JoAnn Hansen, Cheryl Ferguson, Karen Houtman, and Todd Van Epps.
Guest Speaker: Steve Scott of Outland Renewable Energy updated the group on the recent expansion into the former Sight, Sound and Body building. Outland currently has on staff 160 employees of which 20 are located in a support function in Canby. Another twenty employees will be added. Outland currently has a presence in twenty locations throughout North America. There will be an open in early October to celebrate the recent expansion.
Approval of August Minutes: Motion by Joyce Baer to approve minutes, seconded by Joann Hansen. Minutes approved.
Financial Report Discussion/Approval: Report was emailed out and Diana gave a quick summary. There were forty dollars in Canby Cash sold and 30 dollars redeemed. Not much activity other than phone bill and a dues payment as well as an ad in Minnesota Trails for $95. Mike Baer made a motion to approve and Doug Gingles seconded. Financial/Budget report approved.
Committee Reports:
Membership/Marketing – No new updates. The committee plans to meet on Friday, September 17th. Cheryl Ferguson did comment the Women’s Fest has changed it format a bit and is called Sanford Woman’s Festival and is serving brunch instead of lunch and would promote all local business.
Activities Committee – has not met. Joyce stated that the Holiday Preview Calendar will be out by November 21st so any changes or updates need to be given to her prior to printing.
Other Business:
Canby Cash: A thought to place in ad in the Canby News reminding people of purchase Canby Cash at Credit Co-op Union and that the holiday season is approaching.
GPS: Pat Stanley has met with Pam Lehman, EDA rep from Lac qui Parle and indicated that the RDC may have some dollars to support the GPS event.
City streets: Arch handed out a city map and encouraged persons to choose a location to observe and clear trash. He also commented that there are weeds growing all over.
Meeting & Adjournment: Next meeting will be noon on Wednesday, October 13, at PK Egans. Meeting adjourned at 12:50 p.m.
Present: Tony Ourada, Pat Stanley, Katie Delaney, Chuck Moberg, Bonnie Moberg, Jody Olson, Diana Fliss, Archie Bruns, Cheryl Ferguson, and Nicholas Johnson.
Approval of June Minutes: Motion by Bonnie Moberg to approve minutes, seconded by Jody Olson. Minutes approved.
Financial Report Discussion/Approval: There was $10,975 in last budget report. Diana reported there are still a few outstanding bills from Hat Daze she is waiting to receive. Chuck Moberg made a motion to approve and Jody Olson seconded. Financial Report approved.
Committee Reports:
Membership/Marketing – Cheryl reported this group has had a difficult time getting together but are hopeful schedules will allow for more meetings as we move into the Fall. Something the group is going to address is getting our members to attend monthly meetings. A few suggestions were made and will be reviewed by the committee.
Activities/National Nite Out- Pat reported back that the National Nite Out was a successful event and we look forward to our area organizations working together in the future.
GPS & Social Networking Program - Pam Lehman from LQP EDA indicated that there may be a grant to have a consultant available to continue to train people and be responsive to their questions in regard to GPS and Social Networking. Tony reported that the grant was awarded. Pam is going to see if those dollars could also pay for seminars in addition to the GPS. Tony will follow up with Pam. He did mention the Canby Chamber will need to find a local facilitator in the event we get the seminars. It would be ideal to have someone local that is knowledgeable to answer questions after the initial seminars are held. The M/M committee will brainstorm on individuals that may be interested.
Introduction of New City Administrator: Pat introduced the new Canby City Administrator, Nicholas Johnson, to the group. Nicholas shared his background and commented that he is looking forward to working with all community members. He feels Canby is ‘poised for growth’ and is happy to be here.
Other business: Cheryl Ferguson asked about where the Farmer’s Market will be relocated as the new Subway has been built. There was much discussion, but the group agreed a suggestion would be Central Park, provided driving on the lawn would be prohibited. Diana stated that decision couldn’t be made by the Chamber. Nicholas will add to the City Council agenda for discussion at their next meeting. Pat will take our suggestion fourth on behalf of the Chamber.
Other business: Archie Bruns commented on the letter he wrote to the City Council regarding trash pickup throughout the community. He stated the City Council liked his idea and Denise H. was to bring the information back to the Chamber.
Meeting & Adjournment: Next meeting will be noon on Wednesday, September 8th at PK Egans. Meeting adjourned at 1:05 p.m.
Meeting Minutes
PK Egan’s
July 21, 2010
Present: Rebecca Weber, Doug Gingles, Danielle Frazeur, Loren Hacker, Joyce Baer, Michael Baer, Bonnie Longtin, Terry Overlander, Tony Ourada, Pat Stanley, Gene Spicer, Katie Delaney, Chuck Moberg, Bonnie Moberg, Angela Hulzebos, Chris Picard, Kari Harding, Jody Olson, and Laura Moravetz.
Approval of June Minutes: Motion by Loren Hacker to approve minutes, seconded by Doug Gingles. Minutes approved.
Financial Report Discussion/Approval: There was $11,280.48 in last budget report. Bonnie Moberg made a motion to approve and Doug Gingles seconded. Financial Report approved.
Committee Reports:
Membership/Marketing – National Night Out is Tuesday, August 3rd and hosted by the Jaycees, Canby Police and Fire Departments and co-sponsored by Rotary and Chamber. This will be a big event so another “event night” for Crazy Day on the 5th (in one week) may be too much. The Chamber will donate $200 for the National Night Out event. The Chamber will focus on advertising for Crazy Day on August 5th instead of hosting another evening event that week and use the already budgeted amount of $500 to do so. Chuck Moberg was checking on hotdogs. A motion to allocate $200 to the Jaycees for National Night Out was made by Tony Ourada and seconded by Chuck Moberg. Motion approved.
Activities/Hat Daze- Pat reported back that Hat Daze was a successful event.
GPS & Social Networking Program - Pam Lehman from LqP EDA indicated that there may be a grant to have a consultant available to continue to train people and be responsive to their questions in regard to GPS and Social Networking. We are awaiting more info.
Monthly Chamber Member Newsletter: The idea of having a regular Chamber newsletter was discussed briefly but later tabled. A thought was that Joyce could put together a template then fill in as information comes in from members then send it out to members 1ce or twice a month. Another idea would be that businesses submit an article on their own to be distributed by the chamber. The marketing committee discussed it as well but decided to focus on membership drive.
Business Presentations at Chamber meetings: We discussed that we would implement during meetings where the agenda wasn’t as lengthy.
Other business: Gene Spicer from Honor Flight, a national organization that honors WWII veterans by giving them an opportunity to fly to Washington D.C. and view the national monument and tour the city. He stated the youngest living veteran is 86 years old. The next Honor Flight goes to Washington D.C. on October 1 and 2nd with 90 people committed so far. He would like a community group to raise money to send a local veteran on this trip. The total cost for the trip is $136,000 at about $800 per person. The flight typically usually sends 110 people out of which 40 -45 are guardians and 9 – 10 staff members. There are usually 3 busses in D.C. that transports the group around the city.
Canby Walking Trail: Loren stated there is a Trail meeting on Tuesday, July 27th at 1 p.m. in the Board room of the high school. Further meetings will be scheduled for individuals who expressed an interest in the Trail project including areas of planning, policy, marketing and event planning.
Meeting & Adjournment: Next meeting will be noon on Wednesday, August 11th at PK Egans. Meeting adjourned at 1:05 p.m.
June 9, 2010
PK Egan's
Present: Rebecca Weber, Pat Stanley, Bonnie Longtin, Jody Olson, Louis Sherlin, Mike Baer, Joyce Olson-Baer, Tony Ourada, Cheryl Ferguson, Bonnie Moberg, Arch Bruns, Chuck Moberg, Terry Overlander, Denise Hanson, and Jan Pederson.
May Minutes Approved by consensus.
Financial Report Approved. The balance of in the account as of May 31, 2010 was $10, 435.81. Joyce made a motion to approve and Denise seconded.
Membership/Marketing: Jim Ferguson's trailor is being used for Hat Daze and he driving a new truck from Cleveland's. Dick Birk, Canby Citizen of the Year will ride. Katie ordered 2 - 2X4 banners for the parade. 11 X 17 flyers are out and raffle tickets are ready to print. The ad will list where tickets are being sold. Each of the board members are encouraged to sell some books. A motion made by Tony to place an ad for Hat Daze in Canby News, Denise second, approved. Diana will send out a sign-up for raffle sales the Saturday of Hat Daze. Pat was going to check with John Hansen to see if he will announce raffle winners at the drawing which is scheduled after the parade.
Helena and True Value signed as members.
Tony also handed out marketing brochures that are being used in Tyler. It will also benefit to explain businesses with a blurb on the website.
Canby/Yellow Medicine County Focus Group: Rebecca will be hosting selected newcomers to Canby to attend a focus group at Minnesota West on June 14th. Rebecca is working with the RDC and the surrounding counties to determine the pull and push of people to the area and review the "Brain Gain." She made a request for $50 in Chamber Bucks for door prizes which was approved at the Executive Officers meeting on June 8 at Apollos.
Canby Walking Trail. Loren Hacker presented a proposal for a walking trail to be extended in Canby. A survey will be posted on the chamber website through Survey Monkey to get feedback from the community in regard to the walking trail.
GPS/Networking: Tony reported on progress of GPS/Social Networking. Madison, Dawson and Canby will go together to present each specialized area. Canby will cover GPS and Madison will cover Social Networking. Dawson is unsure what they will do. Each seminar is hosted by Neil Lenscheid and costs $300. Mileage will be paid for someone to attend the other meetings.
Adjournment: Mike Baer made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Tony seconded. Meeting adjourned at 1:05 p.m.
Next meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 14th at PK's.
Present: Joyce Olson-Baer, Jan Pederson, Denise Hanson, Chuck Moberg, Diana Fliss, Pat Stanley, Todd Van Epps, Terry Overlander, Morrie Schacherer, Neil Linscheid, Michael Baer, Doug Gingles, Arch Bruns, Louis Sherlin, Jody Olson, and Bonnie Moberg.
Minutes: The name Neil Henscheid in last month’s minutes was corrected to be Neil Linscheid. The April minutes were then approved.
Financial Report: Diana updated the group on the budget. An additional $500 was given to the parade committee for their budget. There are still a few old Canby Bucks still coming in. Monies are available for the raffle tickets.
Guest Speaker: Presentation on Ecommerce/GPS given by guest speaker Neil Linscheid was very enlightening on how to promote our community and businesses bringing in the tourism dollars, as well as local everyday business. Technology moving Canby forward! Discussion followed on sharing the costs with Madison and Dawson for the education program conducted by Neil at the cost of $300, $100 per community. Several of those present agreed that this was a good idea.
Adjourned
Respectfully Submitted by,
Doug Gingles/Joyce Baer
Next meeting will be Wednesday, June 9 at PK Egan’s.
4/13 Board Meeting HERE
Canby Chamber of Commerce
Meeting Minutes - April 14, 2010
Present: Rebecca Weber, JoAnn Hansen, Joyce Olson-Baer, Neva Kamrath, Jan Pederson, Denise Hanson, Chuck Moberg, Danielle Frazeur, Cheryl Ferguson, Diana Fliss, Pat Stanley, Doug Gingles, Sharon Baer, Marcia Gingles, Virginia Thomsen, and Bonnie Moberg.
Minutes: The group discussed that instead of bringing hard copies to the meetings that the secretary would email out the minutes for comments and review. Bonnie motioned and Joyce seconded. March Minutes approved.
Financial Report: Diana updated the group of the budget. Bonnie motioned and Joyce seconded.
Membership Update: Diana checked with Katie and the Theatre and 8th Street Auto are new members. Katie will send them the membership certificate and their names need to be added to the website.
Marketing Update: County Commissioner Louis Sherlin of Prairie Waters was not able to be in attendance.
Hat Daze: Joann and Diana discussed the confirmed events. Flea Market is likely to be in the park. Food vendors will also be available such as Moberg’s Meats, Chinese Wagon, Pork Supper by 4H, Beef Dinner by Cattleman’s Club, and the 50th class reunion of 1960. Diana will email the entire list of happenings to Jan to post on the website. The Parade committee updated us and contacts have been made for special features in the parade but no selections yet. Five hundred dollars has been budgeted but $240 has been donated. An article written by Katie was printed in the paper to promote donations. Virginia has bill for postage and will be paid. City will be consulted for route since there will be an infrastructure project going on.
Recognition Night: About 50 in attendance. Maybe next year this event can be moved to a Friday evening starting at 5 p.m. and add entertainment. Dick Birk was selected Canby Citizen of the Year. Another suggestion was adding a “Volunteer of the Year” award.
Crazy Daze: Crazy Daze will be discussed at upcoming meetings but it was noted that funds were allocated to sponsor activities at this event.
May 12th: Presentation on Ecommerce/GPS. Please extend to anyone interested. There is a $300 facilitation fee for Neil Lynchheim.
Other/Open Forum: Discussion was made about phone calls, emails and texts to encourage and remind people of meetings. Pat was going to check with Larry from the Fire Department about their gambling permit in case the chamber wants to pursue the Meat raffles. Another discussion for upcoming meetings would be to re-discover the meaning of Hat Daze and encourage store fronts to display hats in their window.
Adjourned: Next meeting will be Wednesday, May 12 at PK Egan’s. Meeting adjourned at 12:55 p.m.
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Board Meeting Minutes
4/13/2010
1) Marketing & Membership Committee Updates
a. Tony suggested we join with the Madison Chamber in our efforts to offer seminars on GPS and Social Networking. He volunteered to work with Madison and the speaker on dates and planning. It was suggested that we invite our current members that are already using social media and that after the seminar the Chamber look into getting a Facebook page. Diana made motion to allocate $300 toward networking events. Rebecca second; Motion Approved.
b. Katie presented the Membership Ad that has been planned to run in the Canby News. Diana explained there is already money allocated for Advertising. Therefore, no motion is needed. The cost of the $200 ad will be taken from the Advertising category of the budget.
c. It was discussed how we can better distribute meeting minutes to our members. They are currently posted on our website. There was also discussion of purchasing a sandwich sign to put outside during our meetings to remind the public.
2) Budget Update
a. Diana distributed copies of the budget for discussion.
3) Hat Daze/Crazy Days
a. Diana gave a brief report of the Hat Daze schedule to date. She said the committee is still working on it and thinking about ways to promote the business community.
b. Crazy Days was discussed. It was suggested the Chamber suggest the businesses to try something new this year and we would support with advertising. Diana made motion to allocate $500 toward Crazy Days advertising. Rebecca second; Motion Approved.
4) Other items
a. Recognition Event was still being planned. To date, 49 RSVPs had been rec’d. It was suggested that for 2011, we consider a Friday evening rather than Saturday and possibly include entertainment. This event is not a money maker, thus dollars should be allocated in the budget for next year.
b. Flower Barrels- Diana noted there is $600 allocated for this item. It was suggested that we offer that $600 to an organization to plant and maintain the barrels through the summer.
c. Lunch & Learn– A lunch & learn seminar event was suggested. It was turned over to the Marketing & Membership Committee to send an email to members asking what topics they would like to learn about and the best time of day to offer this type of event.
d. Chamber Newsletter – It was agreed a newsletter is a great idea, but possibly a bit premature for the first year of the restructured Chamber. It will be noted as a future goal.
e. Post Prom Donation – The Chamber was approached for a donation to CHS Post Prom. As is states in the Bylaws, no donation was given.
March 10, 2010
Pk Egan’s 12 Noon
Minutes
In Attendance: Doug Gingles, Bonnie Longtin, Jody Olson, Arch Bruns, Michael Baer, Denise Hanson, Joyce Olson-Baer, JoAnn Hansen, Rodney Hansen, Chuck Moberg, Cheryl Ferguson, Diana L. Fliss, Pat Stanley, Laura Moravetz, Danielle Frazeur, Terry Overlander-Q92, and Tony Ourada.
1. Minutes were approved from the February meeting. No changes or corrections.
2. Diana reported that as of February 28, 2010 our balance is $8,078.22. Motion made, approved to accept the financial report as given.
3. Committee Updates:
a. Activities Committee – JoAnn Hansen reported for Hat Daze. Different activities and events are being assigned and a report was submitted to the board. Diana Fliss reported that not all events have been scheduled, but they are being worked on and will be reported on at the April meeting.
b. Marketing/Membership – Katie, Cheryl and Tony. Pat updated the board about the guest speaker, Neil Lenschied, scheduled for our May 12th meeting. Cheryl discussed meeting with Jan Pederson about website updates. Cheryl will also make sure that Joyce gets the email addresses for all the chamber members. Tony spoke briefly about sponsoring a customer service training seminar for chamber members to attend.
4. Community Recognition Event will be held at PK Egan’s on April 10th beginning at 5:30 pm with the social hour. The meal will consist of a two meat buffet for $12.00. A nomination form has been created and will be distributed. Nominations are due by April 1, 2010.
5. Communications Issues. Reinstated that committee reports are submitted to the board, they will then bring the information to the pubic as needed. Tony suggested the Board hold a meeting once a month in order to get the ground work laid for the restructured chamber. Monthly board meetings were tentatively set for 5 pm on the Tuesday preceding the Wednesday chamber meeting. Pat will check on location for this and let the board members know. Joyce was asked to remove the religious verse on her email in order to avoid problems in the future with the ALCU.
6. Open Forum. Archie Bruns spoke on promoting Canby through pamphlets and other written material. He passed around a pamphlet printed in Balaton promoting their community to give us an idea of what he had in mind. Prairie Waters was brought upand Terry Overlander mentioned asking our County Commissioners why they stopped doing business with them. Joyce volunteered to talk to Louis Sherlin. There was also a heated discussion on snow removal and Canby businesses which is an on going City Council topic.
Meeting adjourned. The next Chamber meeting is scheduled for April 14th at Noon at Pk Egan’s.
February 10, 2010
PK Egans 12 noon
Minutes
Present: Pat Stanley, Rebecca Weber, Diana Fliss, Denise Hanson, Cheryl Ferguson, Karen Houtman, JoAnn Hansen, Chuck Moberg, Bonnie Moberg, Bonnie Longtin, Mike Baer, Sharon Baer, Tony Ourada, Jan Pederson, and Laura Moravetz.
1. Minutes: Correction to Doug Gingles name in another location. Diana made a motion to pass and Bonnie seconded.
2. Budget: Our current budget is just under $6,000. We have collected over $3,000 in dues so far for 2010 so we are doing well so keep it up. There was a business that had concerns about turning in the Canby bucks when they didn't have an account at first security bank but that issue has since been resolved. Canby Chamber is non-profit.
3. Membership Update/Mixer/Board update:
1. Membership Appreciation Night was held on February 9th at Apollo's with over 45 in attendance. There was membership paid during this event but not sure of the amount as of now. The leftover meat and cheese tray was donated to the Connection.
2. It was agreed that the Canby News will be contacted to do a feature story on the new Canby Cash.
i. Ribbon Cutting/1st Dollar The group decided the certificate will not be laminated because businesses may display it in many ways. We plan to list all of the members/new businesses in a half page ad/business card size for each sometime in mid March. >From that point on, we will do ribbon cutting ceremonies/photos for any new. Possibly upcoming ribbon cutting could include Moberg Meats, Amys, and the Sportsmans Club. We decided to not do the 1st Dollar rather the Chamber member certificate during this ceremony. Pictures will be posted on the chamber website.
ii. Membership Dues Single membership is $30. If businesses sign up as an individual they cannot list their business info if they decide to pay this type of due. Dues will remain the same for non-profit but the membership letter may need to be changed a bit so a line is added specific to non-profit.
4. Arctic Blast Follow-up: Thank you notes need to be sent out. A week or so before an event is done, a contracts or a list of agreed upon items for all sides involved should be drawn up so there is no confusion about who is involved and how the event should be run, etc. Also a discussion was started that next year we should consider adjusting the date so there is no conflict with the 75th March of Dimes annual event in Porter. Also, should the chili feed be our event as a fund raiser or go to the VFW.
5. Hat Daze: A committee sign-up sheet was passed around to meet to start planning for the event. The Activity Committee should be involved as well. Hat Daze will be the 3rd weekend in June. Neva Kamrath was contacted and she is interested as well as Marcia Gingles in running the Parade committee again and will find more people to assist her. We need to make businesses more front and center for this event and get them more noticed/involved. A motion was made by Jody to set up seed money of $500 for Hat Daze and Becky seconded.
6. Website Update: Viewed a Stat sheet showing the positive effect of the Chamber website in referring visitors to their member's links. It is imperative that we get all events for at least a year in advance added to the web calendar rather than just meeting dates. Formal email address is info (at) canbychamber (dot) com for contacting the Chamber. All email to that address is being forwarded to Joyce for handling. Officer Bios can be placed on the About Page. The Officers should decide if that is what they want & let Jan know.
7. Future seminars/events: The chamber gets $150 from each of the steak fries. Workers are still needed and a sign-up sheet was passed around. Also the chamber should start brainstorming about business presentations such as Customer Service 101, How to Market Your Business, etc. Pat brought up a flyer received by the SWPIC to discuss employment.
8. Guest: Laura Moravetz attended meeting to find out more about the Chamber. Laura owns her own photography business.
The next meeting will be Wednesday, March 10 at noon at PK Egans.
Meeting was adjourned at 1:05 p.m.
January 13, 2010
PK Egans 12 noon
Meeting Minutes
Present: Karen Houtman, Bonnie Moberg, Rebecca Weber, Tony Ourada, Mike Baer, JoAnn Hansen, Diana Fliss, Pat Stanley, Ron Fjerkenstad, Jan Pederson, Denise Hanson, Bonnie Longtin, Joyce Baer, Sharon Baer, Doug Gingles, Danielle Frazeur, Jody Olson and Loren Hacker.
Minutes of Last Meeting: Change noted and correction made that Joanna Hansen was present at the last meeting. Doug Jingles made a motion to approve the minutes and Tony Ourada seconded it; approved.
Financial Report: Diana summarized the 2010 budget and will send out a copy for viewing. Doug made a motion to approve and Tony seconded it; approved.
Website update: Jan updated the group on the website changes. Anything that will be posted needs to be sent to Joyce as a clearing house. Will keep domain name and Jan is the webmaster and her contact is web@canbychamber.com. Take a look at the banner for important info. Also please keep note of the things that remind you of Canby such as landmarks that can be pictures on the website. There is an Auto Reply for events but not the Contact pages yet. Joyce will send the minutes to Jan to be posted. Motion made by Loren Hacker to make Joyce the main contact for the Chamber and Weber seconded; approved.
Committee Updates
The Marketing announced that Canby Bucks are now officially Canby Cash. Pat made a motion to approve the new logo and Rebecca seconded; motion approved. In addition, Rebecca made a motion to get colored stock and 2 color print for Canby Cash for increments of 1000 - $20 and 1000 - $10 for a total of $431. Diana seconded; motion approved.
Tony noted that the Chamber Appreciation Night will be Tuesday, February 9 from 5 7 p.m. at Apollos Bar and Grill. This event will unveil the new logo as well as meeting members as well as encouraging new ones. Katie emailed out the membership ticket to the event. Frontier offered $150 to donate for snacks and beverages and the Chamber will pay $250 for the event with a total budget of $400. Catering needs to be determined but some thoughts would be to send a letter to food providers in Canby and give them a budget amount and provide specialized items and make it a Taste of Canby. It was also decided that the Chamber Board members will deliver tickets to the businesses.
Membership Drive will be run by the Executive Board and teams will disseminate the Chamber information. There was a concern about the membership fee for non-profit groups. The former membership cost for non-profit was $50 and it is now $75. This will get re-visited. Chamber members will get new Membership Certificate to display when they renew their membership yearly.
Arctic Blast Events are on the website and flyers have been distributed. Workers are still needed for the Gruffalo Event at the Elementary School, which would include servers, ticket takers, and readers (30 minutes). The entire arctic blast budget was $300 with $50 going for the medallions finder fee.
Community Recognition Night Needs to be discussed more. Is this still a plan for April?
Ribbon Cuttings: Below is a list of businesses that may need either a ribbon cutting/1st dollar of profit. The Chamber needs to decide who is eligible. Karen stated that the Canby News will take all of the pictures but it would be best done Thursday and Fridays. What about: Amy's, Massage Spot, Water Billboards, Moberg's Meat Center, Nemitz Agency, Outland Renewable Energy, Precision Consulting Services (Paul Bruns), A New Leaf, State Farm - Tony Ourada, and Delightful Treasures.
New Business: Please email Joyce which activity committee you are on. The next scheduled Chamber meeting will be Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at PK Egans.
Meeting adjourned at 1:10 p.m. January 13, 2010.
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