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Join Us for these
Upcoming
Events!
TOURISM LUNCHEON
& GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
May 23
with GUEST SPEAKER
John Edman, Director Explore MN Tourism 11:15 am - 1:00 pm
Holiday Inn & Suites
SPONSORED BY
Lakeville Convention & Visitors Bureau
LEGISLATIVE WRAP UP BREAKFAST
May 25
7:30 - 9:00 am
Crystal Lake Golf Course
Recap of 2012 Legislative Session
AFTER HOURS
May 31
Ribbon Cutting & Joint after hours with Burnsville Chamber
COLDWELL BANKER BURNETT
4:30 - 6:30 pm
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WELCOME
NEW MEMBERS
True Choice Services
John Butler
1500 McAndrews Rd West, Ste 120
Burnsville, MN 55337
952-892-8450
Ayars & Ayars, Inc
Adam Droher
21900 Kenrick Ave
Lakeville, MN 55044
952-469-0929
Moveology LLC
Autumn Long-McGie
12299 Lucerne Trail
Lakeville, MN 55044
952-215-6995
Design Build Consultants
Curtis Morice
2237 E 38th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-200-7217
Mary Kay
Sandy Nichols
19950 Dodd Blvd
Ste 102
Lakeville, MN 55044
952-270-5778
Bec's Embroidery
Becky Sailor
16350 Kenrick Loop
Ste A
Lakeville, MN 55044
612-221-0340
All Saints Catholic Church
Jackie Sauber
19795 Holyoke Ave
Lakeville, MN
952-469-4481
Document Technology Solutions
Jeff Schulz
9401 James Ave S
Ste 120
Bloomington, MN 55431
CONGRATULATIONS
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Rodan+Fields Dermatologists
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2012
Board of Directors
President
Karen Wentworth
Hobo, Inc./Chemquist
Vice President
Shelia Longie
Shred Right
Second Vice President
Bob Curtis
Farmers Insurance
Past President
Bruce Rydeen
Cerron Commercial Properties
Secretary
Glenn Starfield
Express Employment Professionals
Officers
Dean Simon, Ace Hardware
Dick Dahl, MOM Brands
Kristina Murto, Ensemble Creative & Marketing
Jamie Dahlen, Holiday Inn
Mike Puppe, Lakeview Bank
Darrell Mullenbach, CliftonLarsonAllen
Emily Fox Williams, Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer P.A.
Mike Bischel, Bischel Builidng
Ex-officio
Steve Mielke, City of Lakeville
Dr. Lisa Snyder, Lakeville ISD 194
Chamber Staff
Todd Bornhauser
Executive Director
Jeanne Marie Hutter
Director of Marketing,Tourism & Communications
Linda Rynda
Director of Membership Services
Michele Shea
Accountant, Office Administrator
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LAKEVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
19950 Dodd Blvd. Suite 101 Lakeville, MN 55044 952.469.2020 FAX: 952.469.2028 |
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FROM THE EXEC'S DESK By Todd Bornhauser
A GREAT DAY FOR GOLF
May 15 sported the 19th annual Chamber Golf Classic at Willinger's Golf Club in Northfield! It was great golf, wonderful weather, contests and competition.
Thanks to our Gold Sponsor ANCHOR BANKand to our Silver Sponsors Bremer Bank, Appro Development and Dick's Sanitation Inc. Thanks also to our Bronze Sponors: Cloverleaf Cold Storage, Merchants Bank, Sam's Club, HOBO /ChemQuest, Bank of the West, MN School of Business, MOM Brand, CliftonLarsonAllen, Provincial Bank, and Airlake. Without the support of great partners like you, the chamber golf tournament would not be possible.
Great job golf committee for the 13% increase in fundraising over last year! Co-chaired by Michael Lebens and Todd Anderson, this fundraiser boasted $21,000 in revenue! Thanks for your hard work. Other members of the golf committee include: Steve Volavka, Michael Utz, Brian Betts, James Kretsch, Dean Simon, Mike Burville, Michael Lebens, Mike Puppe, Peggy Rice and Joseph Gisch.
Now for the fun stuff. 
CONGRATULATIONS to the
first place team from
CON AGRA FOODS:
Jodi Zaun, Todd Sorenson,
Todd Bjerke and Steve Luescher
with a score of 56!
The middle team (17th place)
went to:
Mi ke Lebens, Provincial Bank
Jeff Hoffman, Hoffman Countertops
Brian Pahl, Pahl's Market. and
Jake Johnstone, Provincial Bank.
The social place award 
went to:
Steve Volavka & Kris Murto, Ensemble Creative & Marketing Todd & Linda Telin, Telin Transportation Group.
Thanks to all other sponsors, golfers, volunteers and staff!
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SERVING MEMBERS By Linda Rynda, Member Services
BE AT THE TOP!
Looking for a great way to use the internet to market your business without much cost?
Sign up today for an "enhanced listing" on the new www.LakevilleChamber.org website. What a great way to be at the TOP of your business category! What does this mean exactly?Your business is listed above the other basic member listings for like businesses, so everyone sees you first. What additional benefits do I receive above and beyond my basic listing?- With the "enhanced listing" you are able to be in five unique categories. That's three more categories than the basic listing. - Logo - 20 key words for searches. That's an additional 12. - Hot Deals. - Highlight section with up to 5 bullet points. - Real estate postings. - Job postings. - 200 character description added to the search results page under name and address. - Map Link. - Photo gallery of 8 photos. - Logo - 1600 character description. That's an additional 1400 characters. How much does it cost?It's really quite a value. All this for only $100 for a 12 month period. That's less than $9 per month.
If I want to stand out more, are there other opportunities to advertise?
Other packages are available beginning at $250 for a "Category Sponsor"; $500 for a "Main Directory Sponsor" and limited space with "Website Sponsors" at $1,000. For more information on these, please contact the chamber office. How do I sign up?I will help you sign up and guide you to get the pertinent business information on the website. Please contact me today! lindar@lakevillechamber.org or 952-469-2020 x5. |
CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU By Jeanne Hutter
 CELEBRATING TOURISM & OUR DEDICATED HOSPITALITY EMPLOYEES
At the Chamber's May 23 General Membership Luncheon, the Lakeville Convention & Visitors Bureau will recognize three STAR Hospitality Employees for their dedication and service.
Please join us next Wednesday at the Holiday Inn & Suites at 11:15 am to celebrate with these honored guests:
Mona Abraham, AmericInn Lodge & Suites EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE - STAR AWARD
Lynn Dilley, Holiday Inn & Suites EVERY DAY HERO - STAR AWARD
Alex Rios, Lakeville Comfort Inn ASPIRING HOSPITALITY STAR 
We are excited to have guest speaker
John Edman, Director of Explore MN Tourism, speak on the value of tourism in our local economy.
Come at 11:15 am to register for the mini-expo and door prize drawings!
$20 per person for lunch. |
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BUSINESS & EDUCATION UPDATE ByBob Finke, Committee Chair
Many thanks to Malinda Mehrfoff for her many years of service as our chair of the Business & Education Committee. I (Bob Finke) have taken over the chair responsibility and am looking forward to sharing with you the progress and programs for the upcoming year. To begin, I'd like to recap the  Challenge to Change/Promise Week's (pictured right) chamber event that took place May 17. The synergy created by the chamber members and the Lakeville high schoolers was tremendous. The teens were reminded to make "smart choices" during  prom and given an ice cream treat during their lunch break. Although there is no formal meeting of this committee in May, June 20th is our next date. If you are interested in joining this committee, please contact me at finkb@northfieldhospital.org |
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Congratulations to Bob Finke of Northfield Hospital for receiving the Distinguished Service Award from the 2012 Friends of Education. Each year the Lakeville Area Public Schools present Friends of Education Awards to honor outstanding individual contributions to the Lakeville Schools.
Nice work! MARCO for the two 2012 PERFECT IMAGE AWARDS from Imagesource Magazine at the ITEX National Expo for Dealer of the Year and Outstanding Managed Services Program.
Little Caesars Pizza of Lakeville is the first in the nation to offer cash donations to schools in "Labels to Learn", a new online label redemption program. 20 cents from every pizza sold goes to school selected by customer,
Congratulations Glenn Renick, owner of FastFrame Expert Picture Framing. Glenn was awarded second place in the 2012 International Print Framing Competition by Professional Picture Framers Association!
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