November 2022 Community Connections
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Board of Directors Officers:<br />
Chair<br />
Keith Hoye<br />
KSUM and KFMC<br />
Radio<br />
Vice Chair<br />
Joe Evans<br />
Mayo Clinic Health<br />
Systems<br />
Board of Directors:<br />
Rick Ash<br />
United Hospital<br />
District<br />
John Christ<br />
Kahler Automation<br />
Mike Christians<br />
Green Mill<br />
Sara Cyphers<br />
D & S Trophies<br />
Wendy Emler<br />
Century 21<br />
Northland Realty<br />
Staff:<br />
Mission Statement: The Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce is an advocate for promoting a healthy business clim<br />
Past Chair<br />
DeAnn Eversman<br />
Dee’s Floral & Designs<br />
Treasurer<br />
Aaron Speltz<br />
Hy-Vee<br />
Marcus Eytcheson<br />
Fairmont Roofing<br />
Nicole Johnston<br />
Visit Fairmont<br />
Blake Potthoff<br />
Fairmont Opera<br />
House, Inc.<br />
Jeff Rouse<br />
Destination Small<br />
Town<br />
Kandi Menne<br />
President<br />
president@fairmontchamber.org<br />
Rachel Manwarren<br />
Finance Director<br />
finance@fairmontchamber.org<br />
Office Manager/Director of<br />
Communications<br />
info@fairmontchamber.org<br />
Contact Information:<br />
Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce<br />
323 East Blue Earth Avenue<br />
P.O. Box 826<br />
Fairmont, MN 56031<br />
Phone: (507) 235-5547<br />
www.FairmontChamber.org<br />
An Exciting Year is ahead of US<br />
Kandi Menne: Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce President<br />
look forward to working with everyone.<br />
I'm writing this message<br />
bursting with excitement and<br />
enthusiasm for the future!<br />
For just over 7 years I have<br />
been the Office Manager and<br />
Director of Communications for<br />
the Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce. The<br />
numerous connections and relationships built<br />
within our business sector and our community<br />
are invaluable to me. Those experiences have<br />
additionally prepared me for the next step in my<br />
Chamber career. It is with great excitement and<br />
enthusiasm I write to you as the new President of<br />
the Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce.<br />
Fall is just one of the seasons that brings<br />
change in to our lives. We begin<br />
the preparation for the cold<br />
months ahead leaving us with all<br />
the warm memories that spring<br />
and summer give us. Those often<br />
include valuable extended time<br />
with family, friends and hopefully<br />
a well-deserved and needed vacation. Change fits<br />
beautifully with what is in place for the future of<br />
the Chamber of Commerce!<br />
Over the next few months, we hope to<br />
rejuvenate or revamp many of the Chamber‘s<br />
social gatherings. We anticipate incorporating<br />
new seminars or learning sessions so we can<br />
all grow together. We will be working on<br />
networking, membership growth and retention,<br />
local connections within our community,<br />
economic growth, strengthening our educational<br />
engagement and more!<br />
What we want from our members is to<br />
find out what are we doing right and what we<br />
could do better What More Can We Do for You.<br />
If you are not a member of the<br />
Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce, please<br />
join us today. Your membership will benefit your<br />
business and the community for years to come. I<br />
Coming up in the next few months:<br />
• Soon all businesses will be receiving the<br />
Chamber’s annual membership verification<br />
form to update your business information.<br />
Not only do we send this to our members but<br />
non members are asked to keep us updated<br />
too. We want and need to know the correct<br />
phone numbers, mailing address, e-mail and<br />
who your employees are as we get calls and<br />
emails on a regular basis requesting phone<br />
numbers and who to contact. We want to be<br />
able to give them the correct information.<br />
• With the brisk air brings thoughts of the<br />
holiday's and gift giving. While you prepare<br />
your shopping list, remember to always think<br />
Shop Local. When you do,<br />
that puts money back into the<br />
community you live in, When<br />
you shop local, you're making<br />
a personal investment in your<br />
neighborhood and community.<br />
In fact, for every $100 spent,<br />
roughly $68 to $73 of it returns locally. Money<br />
is kept in the community because locally-owned<br />
businesses often purchase from other local<br />
businesses, service providers, and farms.<br />
• Bureau 14, Agri Business, Ambassadors and<br />
Young Professionals groups are meeting<br />
regularly each month.<br />
• GLOWS Parade is <strong>November</strong> 18, if you haven't<br />
registered your Glowing Float contact us now,<br />
we will be doing the line up soon<br />
• We have a few Chamber PM Exchanges<br />
scheduled watch for save the date e-mail. PM<br />
Exchanges are a unique opportunity for your<br />
business to host an open house.. The Chamber<br />
sends out an e-mail to our members inviting<br />
them to come. PM Exchanges offer a casual<br />
come and go (or stay all night) atmosphere.<br />
• We are still looking for volunteers to go into<br />
the Kindergarten though 6 grade classrooms 5<br />
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