June 2020

Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of CommerceCHAMBER CONNECTION

THE ROAD TO RECOVERY:

Since the "Safer at Home" Order was lifted, there have

been many questions on how to move forward. We've

worked to compile all of the local, state, and federal

resources for our members to get back to business.

Whether you are looking for state safety guidelines

specific to your industry or financial assistance options

available, we have put that information all together in

one place for you.

The Chippewa County Department of Public

Health has released a COVID-19 Business

Toolkit and continues to ask businesses to

follow the reopening guidelines put forth by

the Wisconsin Economic Development

Corporation. Please take special note that

the guidelines are broken down by industry.

STATE & LOCAL REOPENING

GUIDELINES

EAU CLAIRE COUNTYThe Eau Claire City/County Department of

Public Health asks businesses to follow

their order signed on May 18.

CHIPPEWA COUNTY

LEARN MORE

All meals will be assembled away from the public in carryout containers

Drive through lane will be available for attendees not comfortable entering the building

Dinner seating will be spaced to ensure proper distancing.

The recent outbreak of COVID-19 is putting our families, communities, countries and economies under

unprecedented pressure. Farmers are standing strong in the middle of this storm. In the face of great

uncertainty, the Chamber is hoping to express our gratitude to those keeping food on our table.

However, we need your help to determine the feasibility of this event.

The Farmer Appreciation Dinner (formerly the June Dairy Day Dinner) has been postponed

to Wednesday, August 19 at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. The committee is working hard

to safely provide a meal for the farmers and our community members in accordance with all regulations

and guidelines:

In order to successfully run this event, the Chamber needs to have a commitment for 1,000

tickets (half of the usual ticket sales) prior to June 15. Only then, will we begin advertising

the event to farmers.

**New opportunity this year, Platinum and Gold sponsors have the opportunity to have a booth display at

the event, a 10' x 10' area will be provided inside the building.**

2020 FARMER APPRECIATION DINNERWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2020

SPONSOR A FARMER

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FARMER APPRECIATIONDINNER

TICKET ORDER FORM

PLATINUM LEVELPurchase 200 or more tickets or $1,200 in-kind donation. Your business logo will be printedon the front of all tickets. You may hang a banner in the Dining Hall, on the grounds and inthe Beer Garden. You may also set up a booth to interact with attendees. Your logo will beput on all your donated farm tickets. Due by June 17.

GOLD LEVELPurchase 100-199 tickets or $600 in-kind donation. You may hang a banner in the DiningHall and in the Beer Garden. You may also set up a booth to interact with attendees. Yourlogo will be put on all your donated farm tickets.

MUSIC SPONSORSponsor a local band for $400. You mayhang a banner in the Beer Garden and willbe recognized in the Dining Hall andnewsletter. First come first serve basis.

1 N. Bridge St. | Chippewa Falls, WIP: 715-723-0331 | F: 715-723-0332mandy@chippewachamber.org

COMPANY NAME

CONTACT NAME

# FARM TICKETS

# BUSINESS TICKETS

AMOUNT ENCLOSED

INVOICE ME

I WILL DISTRIBUTE MY TICKETS

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE TICKETS TOAREA FARMERS ON MY BEHALF

SILVER LEVELPurchase 50-99 tickets or $300 in-kinddonation. You may hang a banner in theDining Hall. Your logo will be put on allyour donated farm tickets.

CONTRIBUTING LEVELPurchase 1-49 tickets or in-kind donationless than $300. Your business name willbe put on all your donated farm tickets.

EXCLUSIVE ON-SITE BOOTH SPONSORSHIPS:

ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIPS:

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MAJOR SPONSORS

ANNUAL GOLF

OUTING

2 Hole Sponsor • $150

Company logo on Signage

at 2 tee boxes

(front & back 9's)

Recognition in Chamber

Newsletter

Prize Sponsor

Chamber members can

donate gifts for door

prizes & contest winners.

Each item must have

value of $40+

Drop off at Chamber by

July 20th

July 28, 2020

9 HOLE SCRAMBLE

Host & Sponsor:

Registration: 12pm

Shotgun Start: 1pm

FROM NOW - JULY 31

WE WILL BE COLLECTING DONATIONS

AT THE CHAMBER. GET YOUR

BUSINESS NAME OUT TO THESE NEW

LOCALS BY DONATING 80 ITEMS FOR

WELCOME BAGS.

PLEASE JOIN THE

CHIPPEWA FALLS CHAMBER AND

AREA SCHOOLS IN WELCOMING

NEW TEACHERS TO OUR

COMMUNITY.

CONTACT:

MICHELLE@CHIPPEWACHAMBER.ORG

TO COORDINATE A DROP OFF

Welcome New

Teachers

GREEN OASIS & KLINGER FARM MARKETFOR SPONSORING THE CHAMBER'S ENTRANCE

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO

LEADERSHIPCHIPPEWA

FALLSEngage Your Community

Connect With Fellow Leaders

Develop Problem Solving

Skills

2020 - 2021

APPLICATIONDEADLINE

JULY 17

ECONOMIC

IMPACTS OF

COVID-19

Last month, member businesses were invited to

participate in a survey conducted by UW-

Oshkosh measuring the impacts of COVID-19

on businesses as well as recording recovery

efforts.

VIEW RESULTS

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MEMBER 2 MEMBER

NEWSWNB Financial is pleased to announce the promotion of David Vaselaar to President and Chief Operating Officer. The promotion was made at a recent meeting of the Bank’s Board of Directors. In his new role, Vaselaar will assume the responsibility of managing and directing the day-to-day leadership of the Bank and its various business lines.

Charter Bank is proud to announce and welcome Sam Caswell as their new Senior Credit Analyst &. Shelley Schemenauer as their new Deposit Operations Specialist.

Security Financial Services Corporation (SFSC), the parent company of Security Financial Bank (SFB), and Wisconsin Bank Services, Inc., the parent company of Jackson County Bank, announced that SFSC intends to acquire Jackson County Bank.

Jeremy Forster, M.D., recently joined the Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine Department at Mayo Clinic Health System – Chippewa Valley in Chippewa Falls.

APRIL 2020BY THE NUMBERS

northwesternbank.comChippewa Falls | River Prairie | Lafayette | Boyd | Cornell | Thorp

WHEN WE’RE APART.Even more than ever, we continue to remain available helping customers and communities succeed. Because at Northwestern Bank, you matter.

Helping YOU EVEN

(Visitor Center Closed March 17)

GOOD WORD

SFB DONATES

$20,000 TO LOCAL

FOOD PANTRIES

THE

On May 29, McDonell

Central Catholic High

School will be hosting

a Virtual Graduation

Ceremony. On June 3,

Chippewa Falls High

School Seniors will

drive in a police-

escorted procession

from the fairgrounds to

the high school, where

they will receive their

diplomas, awards, and

commendations, drive-

in style.

CHIPPEWA FALLS

SENIORS WILL HAVE

A GRADUATION

CEREMONY

MAR AWOOD

HE L P S HOP E

GOSP E L MI SSI ON

L . E . P H I L L I P S

MAKE S OVE R

2 4 , 000 MASKS T O

HE L P COMMUNI T Y

At the beginning of

the COVID-19

outbreak, L.E. Phillips

Career Development

Center changed their

production to make

free alternative masks.

To date they have

given out over 24,000

masks to individuals,

businesses, and

organization. They

continue to donate

masks to help with

businesses' reopening

efforts.

The completion of the

storage garage at

Hope Gospel Mission's

Hope Renewal Center

for Men is being made

possible through a

generation donation of

time and materials by

Marawood

Construction Services.

The project had been

put on hold previously

due to the pandemic.

Area food pantries will be

able to buy more food for

those in need in

five area communities

thanks to a donation from

Security Financial Bank

(SFB). Through a

partnership with the

Federal Home Loan Bank

of Chicago, SFB recently

donated a total of

$20,000 to local food

pantries. 

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ECO Group, Inc.Dean MakemsonChippewa Falls, WI 715-303-5995ecogroup-inc.com/

BOARD Chair Amy Forcier-Pabst Royal Credit Union

Chair ElectMark Broses Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.

First Vice ChairJohn Lynn TTM Technologies

Treasurer Jamie Leibrandt Northwestern Bank

Immediate Past ChairBen Lane Wiley Law S.C.

CHAMBER STAFFMike JordanPresidentMandy NunesFirst Impressions &Administrative Assistant

The mission of the Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is to improve the quality of life in our community by providing leadership to coordinate, support, and promote the business interest of our membership.

MEETUS!

DIRECTORSCourtney BergCCF Bank

Angela EckmanChippewa Valley Technical College

David GoldbachAlliance Plastics Corp.

Tom HubbardCedar Falls Building Systems

Cathy LeibkeHoliday Inn Express & Suites

Erin LorberterCountry Inn & Suites by Radisson

Mike OlsonMicon Cinemas

Stacy PickerignPederson-Volker Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services

Scott SmithNordson Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC

Brandon ThorsnessMarshfield Clinic Health System

Mayor Greg HoffmanEx-Officio

Michelle FarrowWorkforce Development CoordinatorKathy StreckerMembership Coordinator

Jackie BoosTourism DirectorCami JohnsonTourism Sales Manager

Tasha WeissPrograms Director

WELCOME NEW MEMBER

MORTGAGE COMPANIESBMO Harris BankCharter BankRoyal Credit Union - Bay St.Royal Credit Union - Woodward Ave.WESTconsin Credit Union

MOTORCYCLES, ATV’S, SNOWMOBILESChippewa Falls Harley-DavidsonIndian Motorcycle of the Chippewa ValleyNextGen PowerSportsZacho Sports Center

MOVING & STORAGECaring Transitions of the Chippewa ValleyMobile 1 StoragePrecison 1 StorageRegal Property ManagementShredAway USA, Inc.

MUSEUMSCFMITChildren’s Museum of Eau Claire

Chippewa County Historical Society

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSNorthwoods Violins, LLC

NEWSPAPERSChippewa Valley Business ReportChippewa Valley NewspapersChippewa Valley’s Hidden TreasuresLeader-TelegramThe Chippewa HeraldThe Country TodayVolume One Magazine/The Local Store

NON-PROFITBig Brothers Big Sisters of NW WisconsinBoys & Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa ValleyBright SmilesChildren’s Museum of Eau ClaireChippewa County Historical SocietyChippewa Falls Main Street, Inc. Chippewa Falls Optimist Club

MEMBERS OF THE MONTHChippewa Valley Boy ScoutsCommunity Foundation of Chippewa CountyEdward & Hannah M. Rutledge CharitiesFamily Support Center/River Source Family CenterFeed My People Food BankGirls Scouts of the Northwestern Great LakesHope Gospel MissionInnovative Services, Inc.Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, Inc.Kiwanis Club of Chippewa FallsKnights of Columbus 974L.E. Phillips Career Dev. Center Outreach Center

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