Grafton Chamber Messenger
A Publication of the Grafton Area Chamber of Commerce 
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April, 2015
From Your Chamber President 
Sharon McKelvey Investment Center of Grafton

 

Welcome to spring! Check out this month's newsletter as it is chalked full of information on several of our Chamber member businesses and their numerous events coming up in April. There are just too many to mention.
We are very excited about our new upcoming event our Women Empowered Conference at Concordia University on May 2nd. The conference will be educating attendees all aspects of women's health including emotional, physical, and financial. Please contact the Chamber office if you are interested in sponsoring this great event.

Don't forget, that the Chamber is currently accepting nominations for Grafton Chamber's "Outstanding Business/Business person of the Year" award. Each year we recognize an extraordinary business and or business person that make a difference in our community. Nomination information is also included below. Finally mark your calendar and plan to attend our Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on May 13th at the Bog, where our winners will be honored.
 

Blessings to all!

  

Sharon McKelvey

Investment Center of Grafton

Chamber President

Each year the Grafton Area Chamber of Commerce recognizes a Member Business and/or Individual for their outstanding achievements and contributions to our local community.
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Please consider nominating a Business and/or an Individual for their OUTSTANDING contributions -
a few minutes of your time is all it takes!
MUST BE SUBMITTED BY APRIL 20th!
The Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner will take place on Wednesday, May 13th 2015 at The BOG.
 

 Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015  

7:30am - 9:00am

The Black Swan, 1218 13th Avenue, Grafton

 

Agenda

7:30 - 7:45   Networking
7:45 - 8:15   Breakfast Catered by Out and Out

Ham & Swiss Quiche - Tomato Basil & Mozerella Quiche, Hash Browns, Double-Smoked Bacon, Fresh Fruit

8:15 - 8:45   Attendee's Business Promotions
8:45 - 9:00   Chamber Updates & Upcoming Events

9:00   Adjourn

$15.00 Chamber Member 

$25.00 Non-members or Registering After April 17th

 

PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE

  

Click here to register online

or

Click here to download the registration form    
In This Issue
From Your Chamber President
Business of the Year
OED Outreach Event
Welcome New Members
From Our Chamber Members
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  April 16th 
Leadership Toolbox #1
 
April 22nd
ONCE
Ozaukee Networking Chamber Exchange

April 29th
OED Outreach Event
 
May 2nd
Women's Wellness Conference

May 13th
Chamber Annual Meeting & Awards

OED
You are cordially invited to attend the 8th Annual

Ozaukee Economic Development
Outreach Event

Wednesday, April 29,2015
4:30 - 7:00pm
The Watermark at Shully's

Featured Speaker
Tom Shannon, President
Brightstar Wisconsin

Free event
Complimentary Hors d'oeuvres & cash bar
or call 262-238-7730
Columbia St. Mary's
Presenting Sponsor
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The Grafton Town Supervisor and Village Board
Candidate Forums

took place in March. If you were unable to attend, the forums were recorded and available for viewing on our Website Homepage
Thank you to the GHS Video Club for filming the forums and providing the videos.

Don't forget to vote on April 7th!
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The Village of Grafton
Planning and Development Department Newsletter

keeps you up-to-date on Village activities throughout the month. 

Click here to read the March 2015 Newsletter

Visit the Village of Grafton website for all your Village information

  www.village.grafton.wi.us
 
WELCOME NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS 

Wisconsin Bank & Trust

20300 Watertower Boulevard, Suite 210

Brookfield, WI 53005

Contact: Claudio Lanza

At Wisconsin Bank & Trust, we provide comprehensive banking solutions that help make the job of managing your business finances easier. Our experienced business bankers have a unique understanding of local industries, issues, and markets. And we pride ourselves on offering outstanding personal service that puts you at the center of everything we do. Need a quick response to a credit request? A strategy for optimizing cash flow? A long-term roadmap for improving your financial processes?   

 

 FROM OUR CHAMBER MEMBERS
 

 

Please join us Thursday April 23rd at 5:30pm as Advocates of Ozaukee celebrates 35 years of supporting, educating and empowering victims and our community to end domestic and sexual violence. WE are proud to present Up Close and Personal -featuring Donald Driver. Visit our website at www.advocatesofozaukee.com or Click here to view our flyer


Aurora
Aurora Health Care will be sponsoring Live Well Ozaukee Benefiting emergency medical services in Ozaukee County on Friday, August 14th, 2015 at the Watermark at Shully's. Guests will be treated to a gourmet "Farm to Fork" dinner prepared with locally grown and raised products; fun, interactive, and educational Live Well learning stations; and fabulous silent and live auction packages. Early bird tickets $85.00/$880 per table now through April 15th. Regular priced tickets resume April 16th of $100 and $1,000. Contact Erin Starck at  262-329-1070 or erin.starck@aurora.org or visit  www.give.aurora.org/livewellozaukee  Sponsorship Form

 

cedarburg cultural center

The Cedarburg Cultural Center is happy to host  the Blueburg Café Open Mic Night TONIGHT,  Wednesday, April 1st. First Fridays features headliner "The Invaders" Friday, April 3 and don't miss the last Throwback Thursdays concert of the season featuring Reverand Raven blues on Thursday, April 16. The Ozaukee County Art Show & Gallery of Student Art plus the Main Street Gallery featuring a total of nearly 600 original works of art from Kindergarten age up to retired seniors all month long. Please note the Rockabilly concert (originally scheduled for April 25) has been rescheduled to May 16. Visit www.cedarburgculturalcenter.org  for more!


Please join us at the Glass Palette Wine & Social Bar www.theglasspalettegrafton.com and the Grafton Arts Mill Coffee Roastery www.facebook.com/AMCoffeeRoastery on Friday, April 10th at 8:00pm for  local musician Jim Bohn, the 'Original Blues Cowboy'.


Grafton Music Parents are sponsoring Wisconsin Singers for UW Madison on April 19th at 3pm.  This event will include performances by the 3 Elementary Choirs from Grafton. Proceeds from the event will go to support all the music programs  in Grafton in the form of scholarships for college, camps and honor choirs.  We also help in buying and repairing instruments. Click her to view the flyer


The Grafton Public Library BIG Spring Book Sale starts Thursday, April 16th and goes through Monday, April 20th (no Sunday). Hardcovers, Paperbacks, Movies, Music and More! The Technology Club is also looking for new faces! Meet the third Wednesday of the month starting April 15th at 6:30. Click here for more details on the Book Sale and Technology Club. If you're a Game of Thrones fan, don't miss the Premier Celebration April 11th from 11:00-noon to discuss all things Game of Thrones! 


Grapes and Tastes logoGrapes and Tastes Wine Shop & Tasting Bar offers wine, beer, spirits, cigars and specialty foods. Free wine tasting on the second Saturday of each month (3-5pm) and free beer tasting the third Thursday of each month (6-9pm). Call 376-1200 or visit Tues-Thurs 12-8 & Fri-Sat 12-9.


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Cope Service and Starting Point of Ozaukee County are having a 'Breakfast for a Brighter Tomorrow' on Thursday, April 16th, 7:30am at Concordia University. This is an educational event centered on loss and prevention featuring stories from guest speaker Miss Wisconsin, Raeanna Johnson. Call 262-375-1110 or Click here to view the flyer and Ticket Information  
 

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The Village of Grafton Residents can purchase their Super Pass now and receive a  10% discount season passes to their Aquatic Center through April (available at the Parks & Rec Center), and Super Passes good for admission to all four Ozaukee County Aquatic Centers!Click here for more info!

 

Grafton's Art in Motion Dam Illumination Inaugural Lighting Ceremony is on Thursday April 9, 2015. The Grafton Public Arts Board (GPAB) will turn the lights on the Bridge Street Dam. An inaugural lighting ceremony will be held at 8pm on the bridge and the public is invited to see the lights turned on the dam. This is 2-year/$1.4 Million effort! THANKS to ALL who helped make this possible! Click here to see the Press Release.  

 

The Grafton Public Arts Board focuses on one-of-a-kind artistic displays, which will be displayed throughout the community. The fourth project is "Sax in the Village". Artists are invited to submit Sax Art designs for consideration. Please click here to see the 'Call for Artists' and details on how you can contribute to this project!


  

Mels Pig Roast Enjoy a great shift of bowling with friends at Brian "BC" Clement's 8 Pin Tap Bowling Tournament to benefit Mel's Pig Roast's local charities. Raffles, prizes and commemorative gifts for all bowlers. May 8-9, Cedars III in Cedaburg. Cost $25 per person-Sign up as a team or individual (5 bowlers per lane. Entry fee must be received by April 24th! For more details contact Sue at sue.clement@aol.com, or call: 262-375-0463 Click here for flyer



The Ozaukee County Historical Society has partnered with the 1st Allied Airborne Living History Group to announce their new WWII event, "Final Push to Victory" to be held on Armed Forces Day, May 16th and will commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the 1945 V-E Day. Mark your calendars-you won't want to miss this! Go to www.ochs.co.ozaukee.wi.us for the complete schedule, more information and sponsorship opportunities. Click here for the event flyer

 

 

OED

 

Keep in touch with all things Ozaukee Economic! Please take a minute 'Like' Ozaukee Economic Development on on facebook  www.facebook.com/Ozaukeebusiness  twitter.com/OzEconDev  and LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/ozau 

 

  

 

Ozaukee Family Services is holding their Spring 'Breakfast for a Brighter Tomorrow'  on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from 10am-noon at Shully's Watermark in Thiensville. Barbara Rinella returns to entertain the crowd with her dramatization of the book The Traitor's Wife, by Allison Pataki. Proceeds to benefit child abuse prevention programs at Ozaukee Family Services. $45/person. Click here to view the flyer.  Don't miss the opportunity to support OFS Annual Family Fun Raffle! Tickets $20 each/3 for $50/8 for $100 on sale now at Piggly Wiggly in Cedarburg & Mequon. Prizes: $3,000 cash, 42" TV, $250 Marcus Movie Gift Card. Drawing May 6!  Click here for details!  

 

   American Legion Auxiliary  

The Rose Harms Unit 355 American Legion Auxiliary holds their monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. Please join them on Tuesday, April 21, or call Sue Turowski at 262-389-4644 for more information.

  

 

  

Shully's Cuisine & Catering invites you to 'Beer Dinner' a beer pairing featuring four courses. Friday, April 3rd (Good Friday) at 6:30. $45 per person. Click HERE to see the menu and more information about the event. www.shullyscuisine.com

  

 

     

St. Paul Lutheran School is pleased to announce that they were selected as one of five schools across the country to receive the very prestigious commendation 'National Lutheran School Accredited Exemplary Status' demonstrating innovative leadership and quality spiritual development for its students. Please click here to see the full announcement.  


 

   

St Joseph Parish School in Grafton will be hosting their annual "Spring is in the Air" dinner and auction on May 9th, 2015.   The auction committee is currently seeking auction contributions and advertising partners, as well as table and underwriting sponsorships. Please call 262-375-6505 or email auction@stjosephgrafton.org for details.


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Please support Starting Point of Ozaukee by joining us on Monday April 20, 2015 from 6:00pm-7:30m at the Homestead HS Auditorium for "The Road Ahead: Making the Transition from High School to College" Joyce Garbaciak is the Guest Moderator of academic professionals. Click here to view the informational flyer or call 262-375-1110 or 262-284-3144 or Email: start@startingpointoz.org

 

Ozaukee Toastmasters meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month, from 6:30 - 8:00 pm, at Aurora Medical Center, 1st Floor, Room 5, 975 Port Washington Road, Grafton. Guests welcome for FREE anytime! www.ozaukee.toastmastersclubs.org

 

Volunteer Center

The Volunteer Center of Ozaukee County  will be honoring their volunteers at the Volunteer Recognition Event on April 15th at the Cedarburg Cultural Center. For more information about the event  click here to see flyer  or visit www.volunteerozaukee.org