Chamber Events

March 11, 2008

Chamber Monthly Luncheon
Speaker: Tammy Oberle &
Business : Financial & Estate Planning
$10 Members
$15.00 Nonmembers
RSVP by March 7, 2008
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March 18, 2008

Business Over Coffee
8:AM - 8:45AM
Eagle Creek Coffee Company
Main St., Zionsville
Complimentary coffee

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President/Kent Frandsen
Parr Richey Obremskey Morton

Vice President/Curtis Wood
Ulen Country Club

Treasurer/Ed Burgin
Indy Tractor, LLC

Secretary/Andrea Montgomery
Montgomery Aviation

Clyde Bodkin
Bodkin Associates Inc.

Michael Burton
Jackson McCormick Insurance

Chris Colson
The Creighton Studios

Ron Lind
Ronald L. Lind CPA

Elmer Parks
Culligan Water of Boone County

Margie Thomas
M.A.T. Consulting

Greg Turner
RL Turner

Robert Warnick
TDS Telecommunications

Vicki Whitney
Angie's List
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NEW MEMBERS

Drury & Leppert Mortuary
2400 N. Lebanon St. Lebanon
Mathew Drury (765)482-2700
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Gene Lewis Ford
1515 Indianapolis Ave., Lebanon
Jim Lewis (317)482-0170
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K & S Photography
265 W. Anderson Lane, Lebanon
Vince Hollinsworth (765)482-7092
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Letter from the Executive Director
Dear Member,

The Boone County Chamber of Commerce is very busy planning our upcoming annual events to ensure they are bigger and even better this year. We hope you will join us again.

This year, North Park Community Credit Union will present the Boone County Chamber of Commerce Home & Garden Show.
We are asking all Boone County businesses to take advantage of this great opportunity to showcase your trade and business through out Boone County. The Home & Garden Show is on April 17, 18, and 19 with extended hours on Saturday from 12-8pm. In addition, look out for details on a contest for a front yard makeover.

The Boone County Chamber will partner again this year with the BEDC, along with the BCLN and WorkOne to host a Hiring Fair on April 30, 2008. Employer's booth spaces are now available.

The Chamber Golf Outing is schedule for Wednesday, June 4, 2008, and sponsored by The Farmers Bank. The Polo Charity is scheduled for July 12, 2008. These events continue to grow and are a great opportunity to network and promote your business while having fun in the sun.

Please visit our new website at www.boonechamber.org and take advantage of our new Member to Member Discount Program, Calendar of Events, Member Directory and Business Resources.

In addition, the Chamber is working on offering classes to help your business succeed. If there is a particular class or training that you or your business would be interested in, please don't hesitate to contact me.

As the Chamber continues to move forward, we are always looking for ways to improve and increase our services to you and your business. If you have any questions, suggestions or feedback, please contact me at (765) 482-1320.

Sincerely,

Hope

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CHAMBER INTERNSHIP POSITION

We are pleased to offer an internship that will provide a qualified candidate an opportunity to gain valuable experience in a professinal environment. Qualified individual will be pursuing a degree in a related field such as communications, public relations, business or marketing. For more information, please contact the Executive Director at 482-1320.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The Chamber is recruiting volunteers from the membership to assist the staff at our upcoming major events. This is a great opportunity to network you and your business and meet new people in the community. Please contact the Chamber for more information at 482-1320.