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HOMETOWN PRIDE BREAKFAST

featuring a great pancake
and sausage breakfast

Friday, July 25, 2014

7:30 am - 10:00 am

ST. BONIFACE PARISH CENTER
Free will donations accepted

Portion of the proceeds will benefit Girl Scout Gold Award Project with Assumption Home benefiting Alzheimer and Parkinsons patients

Entertainment: Provided by Great Northern Theatre Company's Fiddler on the Roof
(select members) cast
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AUGUST AFTER HOURS

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7

5:00-7:00 PM

HOSTS: Hess Family Chiropractic

Join us for great appetizers,
refreshments, tours and conversation

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BACK TO SCHOOL - FACULTY/CHAMBER LUNCHEON

Thursday, August 28
Noon-1:00 pm
RHS Commons
Caterer and Menu: TBD

A great opportunity for the business community to connect to the school community and share information about your services.
Lunches are $7.50/member and $8.50/non-members
Please RSVP at info@coldspringmn.com

by Tuesday, Aug. 26th

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2014 GOLF HIGHLIGHTS

Taken before event, 22 teams, 88 participants

Amy Statz, Granite Community Insurance Agency, shot a hole-in-one, winning her a 3 night/4 day stay at a Fairmont Resort on Hole #2 courtesy of Dickson Golf, #2's hole sponsor.

McClure Insurance won 1st place!

Stonecrafters won 2nd place!

Congratulations to all winning teams and a HUGE Thank you to all our sponsors including:

Steil Insurance
Xcel Energy
Minnesota Business Finance Corp.
Third Street Brewhouse
Carlson Advisors, LLP
Schwieter's Chevrolet
Willenbring, Dahl, Wocken & Zimmermann, PLLC
West Central Sanitation
GNP Companies
Assumption Home
Marnanteli's Pizza & Grille
Granite Tops LLC
Lumber One of Cold Spring
Granite Community Bank
Dickson Golf
Gresser Motor Cars
McClure Insurance Agency
Coldspring
Bicknell & Lehn Family Dentistry
Thrifty White Pharmacy
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Business Award Recipient
Nominations are in and recipient will be announced soon for the 3rd Quarter's Business Award

2nd Quarter Business Award recipient, Bob Lewellyn, Granite Community Bank, was recognized at May Luncheon

The 2nd Quarter Business Award was awarded to Bob Lewellyn, Credit Anaylist/Commercial Lender at Granite Community Bank. Scott Staska, Chamber board member, officiated and presented Bob with a certificate and two gift certificates from The Great Blue Heron Restaurant and The Red River Inn ($50 each). Bob was nominated by Terry Stein, Minnesota Business Finance Corporation, for his outstanding customer service and demonstrating his willingness to go above and beyond during his business transactions for clients. Also he was noted for the amount of service he gives to his church and the Cold Spring Lions. Congratulations Bob and Granite Community Bank!

FOR THE 4th QUARTER NOMINATIONS,

THEY ARE DUE,
TUESDAY, SEPT. 16

Mail or email to the CS Chamber Office at: info@coldspringmn.com or 20 Red River Ave. S. #110, Cold Spring, MN 56320

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Chamber's

Business Awards Program

The Board of Directors, with Scott Staska spearheading his idea, has started a new program where quarterly employees of business of the CS Area Chamber of Commerce members who engage in activities that go above and beyond what their job descriptions call for in the areas of community and customer service. Nominations can be made by employers or other Chamber members to recognize the work of employees who meet these criteria.
Deadlines will be the 15^th of January, April, July & October of each year. Winners will be recognized in the newsletter, CS Record, website and at the annual Holiday Party and will receive a prize as well.

Click Here for a Nomination form
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The Chamber Event Calendar
Click here

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***DON'T FORGET!!***

THE MORNING PERK
Every Friday Morning next meeting
Friday, July 11th & 18th**

**Beginning in September, the Morning Perk will be hold only on the 3rd Friday of the month (Sept. 19) and companies can have a turn to sponsor it much like the After Hours. (For $20 we supply coffee and rolls...anything more you'd like to offer is your responsibility). You supply location, or if you'd like to have it here at the Chamber office or at Granite Community Bank, these are open options). Please contact chamber office at 685-4186 for more details and to sign up for a month you'd like to sign up for, or email your request at info@coldspringmn.com. Note: Sept. 19 and Oct. 17th are spoken for.

**June 27th will be held at Granite Community Bank!!

Where: Cold Spring Chamber of Commerce office lobby,
in the Shurmann Bldg at 20 Red River Ave. S. #110

Coffee & Donuts Available

Come One, Come All to The Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce's Friday Morning Networking Session with Rolls and Coffee and the opportunity to network with members and non-members on Friday mornings from 7:30-9:00 am.
**Bring A Friend, Who's New to the Perk, and win a Chance for A Free Lunch. Your Friend is Free That First Week

The acronym PERK stands for 'People Exchanging Rhetoric and Knowledge'', so this is a great networking event with no set agenda. Come and go as you please as your schedule allows, we just ask that you stop by and say 'Hello''.

Rolls and Coffee will be served, $1.00 cost to cover refreshments

A table will be provided for any attendee to place business brochures or fliers on for the duration of the event.

Anyone wishing to attend may; do not need to be a member or RSVP for this event.

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TELL US HOW

WE'RE DOING

PLEASE FILL OUT THE SURVEY AND LET US KNOW
HOW WE'RE DOING!
The survey below is to help us understand how we're meeting your business needs or if you have any ideas, please let us know. This is your chance to let the Chamber know how we can serve you better or in what areas you're very pleased with. Thank you for taking the time to click on the link below and completing the survey.
THANK YOU!
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CONTACT US:

Phone:   320-685-4186
Fax 320-685-4186
email:  info@coldspringmn.com

Mailing address:
Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce
20 Red River Ave. S. Suite 110
Cold Spring MN, 56320G AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

...Bringing Business and Community Together

Mission Statement

To advance the general welfare
and prosperity of the Cold Spring Area
so that its citizens and all areas of
its business community prosper