March 2011 - Pewaukee Chamber of Commerce

Pewaukee Chamber of Commerce
1285 Sunnyridge Road
Pewaukee, WI 53072
262-691-8851
www.pewaukeechamber.org
Email: info@pewaukeechamber.org
Pewaukee Chamber of Commerce
Newsletter
In This Issue
Mark Your Calendar
March 9 Luncheon
We Listened to Your
Feedback
ABLE 6 March 15
Breakfast
Biz After 4 March 31
Meet Our Newest
Directors
Meet our Newest Chamber
Member
Municipal Update
Visit Spain with Us!
Renewing Chamber
Members
NEW COMMUNITY GUIDE
June 3 Golf Outing
Feb. 4 Awards Dinner
Five O'Clock Club
Join a Committee!
Country Spring's Minute
to Win It
WCTC is looking for Board
Members
Milwaukee Marriott West
Composure Graphics
Westwood Health and
Fitness Center
Pursenal X'Pressions
ADVERTISE IN MONTHLY
NEWSLETTER
Quick Links
March 15 A.B.L.E. 6
Breakfast
March 2011
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Calendar
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Ambassador & Membership Committee Mt
Open House Fiesta at Salsa Cafe & Cantin
Chamber Board Meeting
Cajun Rajun Mardi Gras Festival at Thund
Bay Grille
Pewaukee Chamber Luncheon/Spring Cre
Program Committee Meeting
Pewaukee Day with the Wave
ABLE 6 Breakfast
Tri-Chamber Golf Commmittee - Golf Date
June 3 at Western Lakes Golf Club
Biz After 4 at Piano Blu (4:00-7:30 p.m.)
Ambassador & Membership Committee M
Chamber Board Meeting
WCTC Micro Entrepreneuer Conference
March 9 Luncheon Topic: 10
Ways to Leverage Social
Media for Your Business at
Spring Creek Church
Join Phil Gerbyshak, Marketing Technology Specialis
shares 10 of the easiest and most effective ways you
business can leverage social media. As Phil will sha
not about the tools, it's about the people, strategies
the techniques!
Social Media is all the buzz! Your customers are using it...
employees are using it...your competitors are using it... is
business using it? Here's what you will learn through this
presentation:
• Why you need to build a blog to be the
base as a communications portal for
information
• Why Twitter can be the most powerful t
your company's tool belt
• How you can create a newsletter that g
March 9 Luncheon
Newsletter/Email
Advertising Fees
Distribution: 600+biz
$25 per monthly newsletter
$50 for 3 newsletters (one
free)
$199 for 12 issues (less than
$17 per issue)
Newsletter Advertising
Information
2011
Pewa
ukee
Cha
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Boar
d of
Direc
tors
opened and shared by your cusstomers and potent
customrs
• What free videos can do for your business that no o
medium can match
Location: Spring Creek Church, N35 W22000 Capitol Driv
Catered by: Chocolate Factory
Time: 11:00 - 1:00 - New Luncheon Format! ONE HOUR
NETWORKING, ONE HOUR LUNCHEON AND SPEAKER
Register Online for March 9 Luncheon (Back to o
Normal - Second Wednesday of each month)
to register is Friday, March 4.
NEW IMPROVED LUNCHEON
FORMAT - WE LISTENED TO
YOUR SURVEY FEEDBACK!
You told us in the December survey that you would l
see more STRUCTURED networking at the luncheons
changed the luncheon format to include one hour of
networking from 11-12 before the lunch and speake
If
Feeback from the Feburary 16 luncheon at
was very positive and we heard a number of
you recieved some great business leads!
Russ Roberts, President,
WCTC Small Business
Center
Bill Miller, Vice
President,
Guardian
Insurance/Park Avenue
Securities
Shannon Schlitz,
Treasurer, Hau &
Associates
Matt Titel, Secretary,
Commonwealth
Mortgage Group
Cathy Zmudzinski,
Director, Waukesha
State Bank
Register for March 15
A.B.L.E. 6 Breakfast Meeting
Dr. Mandy Pearce, Director,
Pewaukee Family
Chiropractic
LaVonne Beecher,
Director, Safari Specialty
Advertising
Kathy Oleinik, Director,
Neighborhood Welcome
2011
Pewa
ukee
Cha
mber
Offic
e
Hour
s
Lots of networking opportunities with Six Chambers
March 15, 2011
Pro Health Care Center
N17 W24100 Riverwood Drive
Pewaukee, WI 53072
7:00 - 8:30 a.m.
$15 registration online before March 10
WALK INS ARE NOT ALLOWED - PLEASE RSVP BEFORE DE
During last month's ABLE 6 meeting there were 24 busine
13 success stories. Add your business to this growing list.
Register today online with your Credit Card (MC/Visa/Am
Ex/Discover) Deadline to register is March 10 at Noon.
Piano Blu, 179 W. Wisconsin
Avenue,
Hosts Next Biz After 4 on
Thursday, March 31 4-7:30
p.m.
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednes
day,
Thursda
y
7:00 3:30
Closed
Fridays,
Saturda
ys and
Sundays
Kathy
Eckhardt,
Executive
Director
Meet our
Newest Directors
Meet
our Newest Board of Directors
Contact
Kathy
262-6918851
Join Our List
Shannon Schlitz
Treasurer
Hau & Associates, S.C.
Shannon Schlitz, our new Treasurer, has a B.S.
Economics from UW-Madison and is working towards her M
Degree in Acccounting from UW-Milwaukee.
Staff Accountant at Hau and Associates, and is an expert a
Quickbooks. She has been most helpful in setting up our
Chamber Accounts and reconciling our accounts.
Shannon lives in Union Grove and loves animals, having re
several cats and a dog and owns horses. She has compet
successfully in show jumping throughout the Midwest.
LaVonne Beecher
Director
Safari Specialty
Advertising
LaVonne Beecher founded Safari Specialty Advertising in 2
is affiliated with IPROMOTEU, one of the largest buying gro
of promotional products in the U.S. Prior positions include
partnership with SaberCor, LLC, sales and customer repres
posiions with Sundance Communications, Dunn & Bradstre
Chicago. She formerly served as Chapter Presidnt of BNI,
of Adult Ministries at RiverGlen Christian Church and found
WMAI, (Women Making An Impact). She enjoys sports an
watching her kids participate in their activities.
Kathy Oleinik
Director
Neighborhood
Welcome
Kathy Oleinik has been a resident of Pewaukee since Nove
1982 and raised four children here, all attending Pewaukee
Schools. She began working with Welcome Wagon in 1992
when they reformatted she began her own Welcoming Ser
June of 2000, now known as Neighborhood Welcome with
part time staff members. She has worked as a Chamber
Ambassador this past year and now serves as Co-Chair of
Membership Committee.
WELCOME NEW BOARD DIRECTORS!
Meet Our Newest Chamber
Memberunches
Cerissa Dickerson, Shakl
Distributor/Health
Wellness Advisor
www.dickerson.myshakl
email: donae79@hotmai
262-347-7911
Shaklee is the number one natural nutrition compan
U.S. I enjoy helping anyone who is interested in rea
optimal health by being their reliable source in the a
healthy nutrition, healthy home with nontoxic cleane
healthy weight and beauty.
Cerissa was referred by Stefanie Berner of Pursenal
X'Pressions. In appreciation - Stefanie will receive a
ad in this month's newsletter and will have a display
along side Cerissa's at a future luncheon.
Refer a new member and if they join, you too, can re
the benefits Stefanie received! Thank you Stefanie!
MUNICIPAL UPDATE unches
Update from the Village:
 Taco Bell and Aldis will break ground April 1.
 Costco is still working with Department of Transportatio
obtaining permits for "right of way" before breaking groun
 Prime Leather Finishes is adding an addition on Hickory
 Village received $223K Community Development Emerg
Assistance Grant to be used for reconstruction of the Pewa
Lake Dam.
Update from the City:
 Spring Weight Enforcement on certain city streets as ou
in Sectiion 5.05(2) of the Municipal Code may affect some
local businesses. The language can be found on the city's
under Ordinances. The list of streets that have been ident
2011 can also be found on the city's website at
www.cityofpewaukee.us.
 The City Common Council is currently exploring Firewor
the Fourth of July. If funding is forthcoming and Village ap
food and alcohol permits - then the Chamber is willing to s
and coordinate the event.
NEW THIS YEAR PEWAUKEE CHAMBER IS
PARTNERING WITH LAKE
COUNTRY TRAVEL TO TAKE
YOU TO SPAIN!hat's My
Return on My Investment?"
Alcazar, Day 8 of Tour - This Royal Palace in Spain dates b
and is the best remaining example of Medieval Spanish A
EXPERIENCE SPECTACULAR SPAIN
The Pewaukee Chamber of Commerce, Lake Country Trave
Globus invite your to enjoy the grace and beauty of Spain.
escorted tour is set to depart on September 23rd and retu
October 2, 2011. Registration Deadline is May 15.
We recognize the
following Renewing
MembersMembers
Celebrate their Anniversaries
with us!
CAN'T FIND YOUR CHAMBER PLAQUE?
LIKE OUR NEW ONE BETTER?
For $15 we can get you a new silver/blue one like
picture.
Email: info@pewaukeechamber.org
Look how many years renewing members
supporting the Chamber through the years.
thanking the following members who renewed t
memberships since the February newsletter.
Sixty Four Years
Century 21 - Koepp Realty - WOW - THANK YOU FOR
LOYALTY THROUGH THE YEARS! If our records are
- Century 21 - Koepp Realty is one of our founding
most senior member.
Eighteen Years
All Safe Mini Stor It
Fifteen Years
Harris Bank
Country Springs Hotel
Fourteen Years
M Magazine
Pro Health
Thirteen Years
Advanced Design Concepts, Inc.
Manor Care
Eleven Years
Saddlebrook Apartments
Pewaukee Public Schools
Ten Years
TDS Metrocom
Seven Years
Prime Leather Finishes
Pewaukee Dental
Six Years
J Kane Home Repairs
Sign Synergy
Five Years
Droegkamp Furnace
Goff's Auto Body
Three Years
Mary Kay Cosmetics - Jodi Keene
Pewaukee Area Arts Council
Dental Works
Two Years
Hau & Associates
Pewaukee Family Chiropractic
One Year
Neighborhood Welcome - Kathy Oleinik
Quad Direct
Opportunity to Promote Your
Business and Support the
Chamber through
Advertising in 2011 - 2012
Community Guide
As a chamber member your listing is free - Lake Cou
Publications will call you in case you would like a lar
colored ad. This year's publication will be glossy an
larger.
Mark Your Calendar for the
June 3, 2011 Golf Outing
Feb. 4 Awards Dinner was a
"Spectacular" Success!
The Awards Dinner held on February 4 at the Milwaukee M
had the largest attendance in our Award Dinner history.
Silent Auction and Raffle raised enough money to pay our
the year so we thank all you chamber members who gene
donated certificates and items and bid on them as well.
We are already planning next year's event to be held again
Milwaukee Marriott. So mark your calendars for a great pr
Valentine's Day weekend to include a wonderful social afte
9:00 - 11:00 on Friday February 3, 2012!
Dr. Mandy Pearce, Pewaukee Family Chiropractic, Ambassador
Deborah Bayee, Kirkland Crossings, Business Advocate of
Helen S. Ackley, Citizen of the Year
Helen S. Ackley, "Citizen of the Year": "What a spectacula
Chamber did in planning and executing the Awards Dinner
ambience, food, drink and attendees were wonderful."
Amy Pugh, Pewaukee Public Schools, Employee Appreciatio
Becky's Blissful Bakery, Entrepreneur of the Year
Rebecca Scarberry, Becky's Blissful Bakery and "Entrepren
the Year" "Thank you for a wonderful night.
happen".
Minuteman Press - Waukesha "Small Business of the Y
AmeriSign & Graphics, Innovative Marketing Award
Heather Mangold, Mangold Creative, "What a great event o
4th. Much enjoyed by all."
Pat Gallagher, Pewaukee Kiwanis, "The Marriott did a very
and I think everyone had a good time. It was well organiz
All photos courtesy of Ron Sankey
at www.zonphotography.com Contact him at 414-367
view pictures from Awards Dinner or to request a higher re
photo. Thank you again Ron for all the wonderful pictures
Five O'Clock Club in the
News!embers Celebrate
Anniversaries
For 82 years straight, it's been 5 O'Clock on Pewauk
- Four generations behind restaurant...
Freeman
1/27/2011
Join a NEW
Committee this year!
Most committees
meet one hour per month. a
Committee
Join one of our New 2011 Committes.
chaired by Kathy Eckhardt, Executive Director.
info@pewaukeechamber.org Call 262-691-8851.
still be involved even if you can't make monthly com
meetings.
Program Committee: Chaired by Bill Miller.
bill_miller@glic.com
Purpose: Plan/organize monthly lunches, breakfast
networking events in the evening. Generally meet
Thursday mornings after Monthly Luncheons.
Membership Committee: Co-Chairs Dr. Mandy Pearc
Kathy Oleinik. Email:
pewaukeefamilychiropractic@hotmail.com
neighborhoodwelcome@yahoo.com.
Ambassador Sub-Committee Chaired by Alisha Schul
Email: allisha.schulz@associatedbank.com
Purpose: Recruit New members and retain current
members. Generally meet Tuesday noon before Mon
Luncheons.
Events Committee: Chaired by Cathy Zmudzinski.
czmudzinski@waukeshabank.com
Purpose: Plan/organize two - three major events ea
year, including Community Awards, Summer Golf Ou
and other events to be determined. Meet as needed
All of these committees need additional members to make
work. If you are looking for a fun, educational and network
building membership benefit while generating revenue nee
support chamber operations - then join a committee!
Committee Chairs for meeting times.
Country Spring's Minute to
Win It Played at their Biz
After 4 on Thursday,
February 24 was a big hit!aE!
Bill Miller, Guardian Insurance and Debbie Landers, River
Care Center team up to play "Iron Man".
package donated by Nelson's Automotive of Pewa
WCTC is looking for Board
Members aE!
Read on if you are interested in serving on WCTC Bo
Directors
Milwaukee Marriott West aE!
Composure Graphics aE!
West Wood Health and
Fitness Center aE!
www.westwoodfitness.org
Pursenal X'Pressions aE!
Composure Graphics
Volunteers to Create Ads for
Chamber Newsletter! at
Shakespeare Wealth
Management
Call Peter Fenelon at 262-369-9600 or email:
pfenelon@composuregraphics.com
Here's the Ad rates (size of business card and would
appear within a block such as this) Or you can subm
business card or 100 words or less and your compan
logo:
1. Monthly ad is $25/issue
2. Quarterly ad (appearing in 3 newsletters) is $50/one fre
3. Annually at a cost of $199 (less than $17/mo)
NEW MEMBERS:
Receive their first Ad at No Charge
Contact: Kathy Eckhardt, Executive Director at 262-691-8
email: info@pewaukeechamber.org
Newsletters are sent out the first Wednesday of each mon
Ads for April newsletter should be received by March 15.
newsletter is sent to over 600 businesses in 13 Pewaukee
Business Parks.
Enjoy the month of March. This month we'll continue planning the Tri-Chamber
Golf Outing, learn more about Social Media improving our business at the March
9 luncheon, enjoy a Biz After 4 at Piano Blu and learn whether the City and
Village will once again work with us to sponsor the Annual Pewaukee 4th of
July celebration. We'll begin planning the new Community
Guide with Lake Country publications.
Dance an Irish Jig - Spring is around the corner!
Sincerely,
Kathleen Mary Rose Murphy Eckhardt (my real Irish name comes
out this month!)
Pewaukee Chamber of Commerce
p.s. Please note new 2011 Chamber Office Hours M-Th 7:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Closed F,S,S (weekend).
Email: info@pewaukeechamber.org
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