Cardinal_Courhouse_Banner_600

June 29th, 2012

America the Beautiful
4th of July!July
Plans are unfolding for a great 4th of July event this summer. The parade will be on Wednesday the 4th at 9:30 AM with food, fun and festivities to follow on the square. Our theme is "America the Beautiful" and parade registration and vendor forms are now avaialble. The 4th of July Parade and Festivities is one of our signature events as a Chamber.  Let's make it a great one!! 
 
Here's a 8.5 x 14 4th of July Poster  with all of the details that you can download and post in your business.

OUR M.C.'s

Jamie Grout & Sarah Jones with Energy 106.7 FM will be our M.C.'s on the North side of the Square and Craig Armstrong from the Iowa Speedway will be at 1st Ave. and 3rd Street.

 

FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT
Newton Community Band, MAT Tumblers, Sugar Creek Cloggers, PLUS our Kid's Area!  More details in the POSTER!

NEWS FLASH!!
Curran and Jane Ann Cotton named Grand Marshals for our 2012 4th of July Parade!! - READ MORE HERE

F-16CONFIRMED!!
We will have a fly over of two F-16s courtesy of the 132nd Fighter Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard.  Fly Over will happen at approx 9:45 AM as our Veteran's are making their way down 1st Avenue.
 
More 4th of July News on Monday!!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Our Event Chair, Sue Nolin at Great Western Bank, has some
great and simple opportunities for you to get involved!

 
 
  
 
Special Thanks to our
2012 Sponsors!!
The Iowa Speedway Foundation, Skiff Medical Center, Great Western Bank, Newton Manufacturing, Walmart, Tri-County Insurance, Integrated Treatment Services, Hy-Vee, Magnum Automotive, 1st Newton National Bank, Barney's Wrecker & Auto Repair,
Flip Flop Cruises, Lonnie Portner State Farm,
Pizza Ranch, Buena Vista University, KCOB & Energy 106.7 FM and Wallace Family Funeral Home.
Use the form above to join our growing list of sponsors!

ChamberMaster Training

& Website Improvements Continue  

 

Casey
Casey Constable

Welcome Casey Constable

Casey joined our Chamber leadership team for the summer as a Marketing Intern.  Casey is completing her marketing degree at DMACC.  Her main focus is to help our Chamber Members in utilizing our new ChamberMaster software.   Remember: Every Chamber Member now has a FULL PAGE of information about their business or organization on our website as well as on the new Mobile App!   Our goal is to make sure that your page accurately reflects and promotes your business or organization.  If you receive a phone call from Casey, please welcome her to Newton and look forward to her showing you more about ChamberMaster and the new opportunities we have to promote our Chamber Members.   (NOTE: When you see a Chamber Member mentioned in an E-Blast, their name will often LINK to their profile page!)  Here are a few samples of some completed member profile pages. 

 

Uncle Nancy's                 AmericInn                Cardinal Corner

Iowa Speedway               Integrated Treatment Services

E-Clips                           Newton KOA Campground

 

NEW!!!

South Skunk Blues Society       Bridal Sweet

Hansen Directory Service          Mattingly Music & Books

 

Anxious to get started?  Call us at the Chamber and ask for Casey if you want to get started sooner rather than later!  (641) 792-5545 or email info@experiencenewton.com.

Celebrations!
Click on each picture for more pics
Juat Teasin' RC
Ribbon Cutting for Just Teasin' Hair Studio.

Park Centre 
Ribbon Cutting  and 20th Anniversary for Park Centre

YMCA RC 
Ribbon Cutting for the new Child Care Center at the
Flip Flop RC
Celebration with Terri Rock and Flip Flop Cruises!
E-News
Follow the LINK on the left for an archive of our past Friday Forecasts and E-News from the Newton Chamber.
LINKS to Business Blogs & Resources 
This list changes now and then but these are great resources for anyone running a business or organization, small or large, for profit or not-for-priofit.
  
Co-author of "The Go-Giver", one of our recommended books.  It's all about doing business with those you know, like and trust.  If you are in sales or want to understand the power of networking, this is a great blog.
  
If you want to be remarkable, Seth will help you get started.  We recommended his book "The Big Moo" but he has much more to say.  Great for marketing ideas too.
  
Facebook? Twitter?  You'll find resources, links and articles for all of the all the latest tips and trends in social media.
  
Why do many small businesses fail?  Michael Gerber wrote a book called the E-Myth (The Entrepreneaur Myth - Voted #1 business book by Inc. 500 CEOs.) to examine that fact, and he's been coaching hundreds ever since. 
  
Got a recommended resource?  Send a link to darrell@experiencenewton.com.

 Newton Chamber Logo 

Have you seen our new improved Chamber Directory?  Click below!!

 

Current Chamber Membership Directory

 

Chamber Mobile

 

 

 Have you seen our NEW

Community Calendar 

 

Year of the Skunk! 

SS Blues
 
 
With the 20th Anniversary of the Bowlful of Blues coming Labor Day Weekend, the SSBS has a steady line-up of events this year. Click on their logo above to see the latest.  Many of their events are also posted in our Community Calendar.

Forward this to a friend so they can sign-up for our Chamber E-Blasts!

Enter Your Email Here! 

Facebook 

Don't forget to "Like" our Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook Page.

Member Discounts

Art A La Carte

Need a good website?

Art A La Carte has some special website offers JUST for Chamber Members!  This FLYER has all the details.  They have a very creative team who will make your business look classy and professional!

 

Clemon-Maki Insurance

Clemon-Maki Insurance has a special offer just for Chamber Members.  Here's a FLYER with details.
How about you?  Would you like to offer a special discount or offer to your fellow Chamber Members?  Let us know!
About this E-Blast
Welcome to Our E-Blast Update from the Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce
Greetings from the Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce.   Our email system is designed to keep you informed and inspired with all of the events, news, and resources from your Chamber of Commerce.  While we will continue to send out the traditional Friday Forecast each week, we will be using this new format as well for updates, news, and even profile some of our Chamber members. There will also be opportunities for Chamber Members to sponsor an exclusive email to promote their products and services to the Chamber and the business community.

 

This E-Blast is going to our entire Friday Forecast list which includes Chamber Members, friends of our Chamber, and organizations who love Newton and want to keep up on our latest news and events.  If you know someone who would like to receive our E-Blasts, forward this email to them and they can sign-up in the space above!

Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce
(641) 792-5545 

www.experiencenewton.com