Monthly Edition: May 2014

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Manitowoc, WI 54220

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MINI-CHOPPERS TO BE UNVEILED APRIL 25

THE CHAMBER NOTEBOOK - MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS

CELEBRATE MANITOWOC COUNTY NATIONAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND FITNESS DAY ON MAY 21

CHAMBER MEMBERS CUT THE RIBBON!

CALLING ALL LEADERSHIP MANITOWOC COUNTY ALUMNI

SPRING IS HERE - POLISH OFF THOSE CLUBS!

WELLNESS COUNCIL UPDATE

JR LEADERSHIP MANITOWOC COUNTY CLASS GRADUATES

CHAMBER NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ATTEND BUSINESS WORLD

LEGISLATIVE INSIGHTS: WI DOT SECRETARY TO VISIT WITH CHAMBER MEMBERS

CELEBRATING ANOTHER YEAR OF CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

COMMUNITY CORNER

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MINI-CHOPPERS TO BE UNVEILED TOMORROW, APRIL 25

Hardcore Program Sponsors:

Join us for the Mini-Chopper Unveiling event on Friday, April 25, at the Manitowoc County Ice Center. There are six teams from local high schools that have taken on the challenge of designing and building a mini-chopper. Schools participating are: Lincoln High School, McKinley Academy, Two Rivers High School, Mishicot High School and Valders High School. Learn More...

Come to this year's Project-Mini Chopper Unveiling Event

THE CHAMBER NOTEBOOK - MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS

Every Sunday in the Herald Times Reporter, The Chamber of Manitowoc County features members in The Chamber Notebook located on the front page of the Business Section. Contact Heidi at info@chambermanitowoccounty.org for more information. This exposure is just another value-added opportunity in your Chamber membership. In case you missed some of the most recent Notebook features, we have provided links below:

Sunday, March 30 - Bits & Pieces

Sunday, April 6 - Lakeshore Wind Ensemble

Sunday, April 13 - TA Motorsports, Inc.

Sunday, April 20 - CUB Radio, Inc.

CELEBRATE MANITOWOC COUNTY NATIONAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND FITNESS DAY ON MAY 21!

Let's get our employees moving! The Manitowoc County National Employee Health and Fitness Day Challenge is a fun way to promote a healthy lifestyle by encouraging employees to engage in physical activity - and all it takes is just 30 minutes! There will be several planned activities on this day for your employees to participate in! Participating organizations that turn in their completed forms will be entered into a drawing to win Chamber Bucks! How can you get involved? LEARN MORE.

CHAMBER MEMBERS CUT THE RIBBON!

Click on the links below to view all of the photos from each ribbon cutting on Facebook!

*Novak's Service Center*	The Haven of Manitowoc County
*Menchie's Frozen Yogurt*	*energybank*

CALLING ALL LEADERSHIP MANITOWOC COUNTY ALUMNI!!!

Sponsored by:

Leadership Manitowoc County has over 450 Alumni members - and we're calling ALL alumni out to golf, and to help celebrate another graduating class! Please join us at the 7th Annual Leadership Alumni Golf Outing & Graduation Dinner on Wednesday, May 21, at Seven Lakes Golf Course. Following the short round of golf, will be dinner and the graduation program for the Leadership Manitowoc County class of 2013-2014. Learn More...

SPRING IS HERE - POLISH OFF THOSE CLUBS!

Mark Your Calendars: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - The Golf Course at Branch River

Eagle Sponsors:

Sponsorship opportunities for The Chamber Golf Outing are now available, and are going quickly. Be sure to grab up one of the remaining sponsorship opportunities so you can showcase your business at The Chamber's biggest event of the summer!

Find out which sponsorship opportunities still remain, or register your team for golf. LEARN MORE

Why should you golf in The Chamber's Golf Outing?

WELLNESS COUNCIL UPDATE

Submitted by: Sara Suckow, KI-Manitowoc, and Chairperson of The Chamber Wellness Council

Here is what you missed at our last wellness event:

Our "Reasonable Suspicion in the Workplace" event shared expertise from a panel of experts including Attorney Andy Krajnek from Kaminski & Pozorski, Officer John Bennett from the Manitowoc Police Department, Kathleen Zucchi from Red Arrow Products and Lori Wessel from HFM-Employee Assistance Program...LEARN MORE

JR LEADERSHIP MANITOWOC COUNTY CLASS GRADUATES

The Jr. Leadership class of 2014 completed their year-long program this week, with a graduation luncheon to celebrate. High school Juniors from six area schools, spent one day a month, over the past eight months, touring and visiting local businesses and organizations to learn more about Manitowoc County and the great things going on in the community.

Jr. Leadership Manitowoc County could not be possible without the generous support of sponsorship from Dominion. Pictured with the Jr. Leadership Manitowoc County class of 2014 are Mark Kanz from Dominion, and The Chamber of Manitowoc County Executive Director Karen Szyman.

Photos from the graduation luncheon are available on FACEBOOK.

Sponsored by:

CHAMBER NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ATTEND BUSINESS WORLD

The Chamber of Manitowoc County is pleased to offer the amazing opportunity to send four area high school students to attend the week-long, Business World 2014. Business World 2014 is held two separate times and locations in June, 2014: Week 1, June 15-18, Edgewood College, Madison; and Week 2, June 22-25, St. Norbert College, De Pere. LEARN MORE

LEGISLATIVE INSIGHTS: WI DOT SECRETARY TO VISIT WITH CHAMBER MEMBERS

WisDOT - Transportation Moves Wisconsin

Secretary Mark Gottlieb, WI Department of Transportation is coming to Manitowoc on Monday, May 5, 2014, to speak at our monthly Business Connects with Government Luncheon. Chamber members will have the opportunity to learn about upcoming projects in the area. Additionally, the secretary's goal is to get feedback from people about the state's comprehensive transportation needs and how the state should finance those needs into the future. LEARN MORE

CELEBRATING ANOTHER YEAR OF CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP

A Patch of Lakeshore Quilters

Beerntsen's Confectionary, Inc.

The C. Reiss Coal Company

The Cawley Company

Cellcom

Corner Point, LLC

Creative Solutions

Dug Out Bar LLC

Earth Sense Energy Systems

HYDER Industries

KI - Manitowoc

Lakeshore Business & Professional Women

Lakeshore Business Interiors, Inc.

Lakeshore Mall

Locate Staffing

The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

Manitowoc County Dairy Promotion Committee

Manitowoc Trading Company

School District of Mishicot

University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc

Van's Bar and Grill

Wells Fargo Bank Wisconsin, N.A.

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

AdviCoach-Baltus Group, LLC

Kenneth Stubbe
Manitowoc, WI
(920) 905-1929
www.advicoach.com

Allstates Rigging, Inc.

Sam Grage
400 Columbus St.
Two Rivers, WI
(920) 657-1717

www.asrig.com

Maritime Gardens Assisted Living

Karen Vandermause
1945 Dewey St.
Manitowoc, WI
(920) 682-1945

www.maritimegardens.com

Menchie's Frozen Yogurt

Tiffany Gilipsky

4550 Calumet Ave.
Sheboygan, WI
(920) 828-1060
www.menchies.com

Rose Thorn Community Church, Inc.

Tim Truss
1015 S. 11th St.
Manitowoc, WI 54220
(920) 629-1208

Wisco-Tech Bar & Grille

Mark Seidl
1228 Memorial Dr.
Manitowoc, WI 54220
(920) 482-3970

www.facebook.com/WiscoTech

COMMUNITY CORNER:

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Ant Hill Mob Motorcycle Club

32nd Annual Bike Show & Dance

Hope House of Manitowoc County - "Two Great Sales - One Awesome Cause"

Lakeshore Wind Ensemble "An American Salute" 30th Anniversary

Women in Management

June Social - 2014

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: MAY 2014

Visit the Event Page of our website to view all of our upcoming Chamber events as well as register online to attend.

	THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 5:30-7:30 PM \| SAIL YP ACADEMY - SESSION 3 "Lead Yourself First" Presented by: Jamie Schramm, MBA, Employee Development Manager, Kohler Credit Union UW-Manitowoc \| 705 Viebahn St., Manitowoc $40 per person
	FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 7:15 AM \| KINECT The Chamber of Manitowoc County \| 1515 Memorial Dr., Manitowoc An exciting new networking group that will help you build meaningful relationships for you and your business. REGISTER ONLINE
	FRIDAY, APRIL 25, \| PROJECT-MINI CHOPPER UNVEILING EVENT Manitowoc County Ice Center \| 5100 Vista Rd., Manitowoc RSVP to Melissa at the EDC, (920) 482-0540 www.projectchopper.org
	WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, NOON \| GRAND OPENING/RIBBON CUTTING United Way of Manitowoc County \| 21 E. Waldo Blvd., Manitowoc REGISTER ONLINE
	THURSDAY, MAY 1, NOON \| GRAND OPENING/RIBBON CUTTING Maritime Gardens \| 1945 Dewey St., Manitowoc REGISTER ONLINE
	THURSDAY, MAY 1, 7 PM \| SAIL GOES TO HEART-A-RAMA J.E. Hamilton Community House \| 1520 17th St., Two Rivers Attendees must purchase their own tickets at Fox's Piggly Wiggly or Inman Jewelers; Sail will have seats saved for the show! REGISTER ONLINE (To save a seat!)
	MONDAY, MAY 5, NOON-1:30 PM \| BUSINESS CONNECTS WITH GOVERNMENT LUNCHEON "Transportation Moves Wisconsin" Presented by: Secretary Paul Gottlieb, WI Department of Transportation Holiday Inn \| 4601 Calumet Ave., Manitowoc $10 per person for Chamber & Sail members $25 per person for non-Chamber & non-Sail members REGISTER ONLINE
Sponsored by:	TUESDAY, MAY 6, 7:45 AM \| REALITY STORE Two Rivers High School \| 4519 Calumet Ave., Manitowoc REGISTER ONLINE (To Volunteer)
	FRIDAY, MAY 9, 7:15 AM \| KINECT The Chamber of Manitowoc County \| 1515 Memorial Dr., Two Rivers REGISTER ONLINE
	THURSDAY, MAY 15, 7:30-9 AM \| SAFETY FORUM (TENTATIVE) Parker Hannifin HPD \| 1440 N. 24th St., Manitowoc REGISTER ONLINE
	THURSDAY, MAY 15, 5-7 PM \| 50th ANNIVERSARY BUSINESS AFTER HOURS Americollect \| 1851 S. Alverno Rd., Manitowoc REGISTER ONLINE
	WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 \| MANITOWOC COUNTY NATIONAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH & FITNESS DAY CHALLENGE LEARN MORE
	WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 3 PM GOLF; 5 PM SOCIAL; 6 PM DINNER & PROGRAM \| 7TH ANNUAL LEADERSHIP MANITOWOC COUNTY ALUMNI GOLF OUTING AND GRADUATION Seven Lakes Golf Course \| 1420 County Rd. S, Cato REGISTER ONLINE
	THURSDAY, MAY 22, NOON \| MEMBERSHIP 101 The Chamber of Manitowoc County \| 1515 Memorial Dr., Manitowoc REGISTER ONLINE
	FRIDAY, MAY 23, 7:15 AM \| KINECT The Chamber of Manitowoc County \| 1515 Memorial Dr., Manitowoc REGISTER ONLINE
	MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014 \| MEMORIAL DAY The Chamber of Manitowoc County office will be closed.
	THURSDAY, MAY 29, 6-8 PM \| SAIL AFTER HOURS Buffalo Wild Wings \| 4410 Harbortown Ln., Manitowoc REGISTER ONLINE