A publication of the Chamber of Commerce of Jefferson
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A publication of the Chamber of Commerce of Jefferson
Chamber News A publication of the Chamber of Commerce of Jefferson – February 2014 Board of Directors: PRESIDENTS MESSAGE President Cindy Wade Good evening and welcome to our 2014 Jefferson Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner. Badger Bank President Elect Gail Vogel First, I would like to recognize and thank Bill Lust for the wonderful job he has done this year. I do hope that I can continue the success he has had as Chamber President. I would also like to thank Janet Werner and Amanda Damp. All the hard work you do for the community is appreciated. Wow 2013 sure has come and gone. We have seen a lot of changes within this last year. We are now at 181 members and continuing to grow stronger. The new members I would like to welcome are Bethesda Lutheran Communities, Crawfish Junction, Carpentry by Chris, Derek Hambly, FLEX Consulting, Immanuel United Methodist Church, Jefferson County Locksmith, Kwik Trip, One Source Imaging, Port Light Technology, Ry-Mak Services, The Heron’s Landing and The Wisconsin Dream Center. If I missed anyone I am truly sorry. What a list. I hope we continue to get many new members. The Jefferson Chamber had another year of successful fundraising events. We had great weather, for once, for the Spring and Fall Car Shows. There was our City-Wide Rummage Sales and Fair bartending that turned out good this year. One again we had three fun filled days for our Gemuetlchkeit Days celebration. Autumn Fest had mild temperatures and we had many calls saying how well it was attended. The 2013 Golf Outing had 11 teams and 11 hole sponsors. Great times and lots of fun. Fidelity Land Title was a big winner once again. Congrats. The Christmas Lights Parade was a little cold, but the crowd braved the weather and made it a fantastic event. Good Morning Jefferson has seen great success again. And we are sure we will have another full year of informative topics. Next Good Morning Jefferson will be February 19th at 7:30am in the Puerner Room on the third floor of the Fort Community Credit Union. Continued on page 2. First Merit Bank Vice President Robin Novesky St. Coletta Matt Janz Individual Member Dawn Koch Sylvan Crossings Toby Krause Krause Custom Builders Sarah Lembrich Brickhaus Café Todd Goldbeck Xcel Physical Therapy Barb Kersten B.E. Hive Hair Salon & Spa Danielle Thompson Brantmeier Law, LLC Dr. Bill Lust Pain Relief Chiropractic Robby Wedl Wedl’s Hamb. Stand & Ice Cream David Zarwell Zarwell Law Office, LLC Tom Merfeld Premier Bank Nicole Pupanek Council for the Performing Arts Ex-Officio Members: Tim Freitag City Administrator Wayne Hartwig Steve Cross Crosstown Floors Craig Gerlach Superintendent of Schools Officer Jeffrey Schultz Janet M. Werner Executive Director Amanda Damp “To serve you, our Members and Community through PACE, we Promote, Advocate, Connect and Educate our Members.” Cindy Wade Badger Bank 1 Administrative Assistant Phone 920-674-4511 or 674-4632 Email [email protected] www.jeffersonchamberwi.com December 2013 My Credit Union It’s not a bank. It’s better. THE CHAMBER OFFICE RECEIVED Incoming Phone Calls: 135 Year 2013 Phone Calls: 2046 Visitors: 90 Year 2013 Visitors: 1113 Tourism Guides Mailed: 0 Year 2013 Tourism Guides Mailed: 14 Jefferson Profiles Mailed: 1 Year 2013 Jefferson Profiles Mailed: 17 When it does … and you know it will, see us! GORDON FLESCH COMPANY INC. SEE OUR FULL LINE OF OFFICE EQUIPMENT ___________________________________________ Ask for more information on . . . Copiers & Digital Networking Fax Machines Full Color Copiers & Large Format Printers Paper Shredders High Speed Laser Printers SALES - SUPPLIES - SUPPORT - SERVICE 800-333-5905 or 608-271-2100 Authorized Dealer Visit our web site at http://www.gflesch.com Continued from page 1 Taking a quick look back at 2013 there has been many changes. We are looking forward to many more in 2014. I would like to take this time to once again thank everyone for your support and hard work. The success of our community would not be what it is today without each and every one of you. Keep getting involved with our upcoming events or even join one of our committees. This will only help you and your business. And for a personal Thank You to Badger Bank for giving me the opportunity to work in such a great community which allows me to live in the same community and get the chance to know many of you. I am looking forward to serving as President of the Jefferson Chamber this year. It will be great to see the new, fresh Board of Directors in action with a lot of exciting ideas and what we can bring to you in the upcoming years. Thank you, and I hope you enjoy the rest of you evening. 2 Jefferson Chamber of Commerce 2013 Annual Dinner Our Annual Dinner was held on Monday, January 27, 2014 at the Jefferson Area Business Center. Once again our Annual Dinner committee did a terrific job of organizing and decorating this event; creating a wonderful night for all who attended. It was a night of networking, fun, and good food. River’s Edge did the catering again this year and as in years past did an incredible job providing a delicious meal and amazing desserts. Congratulations go out to our “Citizen of the Year” recipient Ron Michaelis of Schneider-Michaelis Funeral Home, and “Business of the Year” to Brickhaus Cafe. Also during the evening we held a 50/50 raffle and silent auction. Thank you to the following list of businesses for your generous silent auction donations. 10-33 Liquor B. E. Hive Hair Salon & Spa Badger Bank Brantmeier Law & Rock River Gallery & Coffee House Brickhaus Café Citgo City-County Credit Union Council for the Performing Arts Cross Town Floors Edward Jones-Tom Moore Office Father Coyle Fort Community Credit Union Fort Medical Equipment H & H Fire Protection Havill Motors Holiday Inn Express & Suites Jefferson Advertiser Jefferson Area Business Center & FedEx Office Jefferson Café Jefferson Movers & Storage Jefferson Piggly Wiggly JM Carpets Krause Custom Builders Kwik Trip Lake Country Heating & Cooling Little Caesars Pizza Main Street Station NAPA of Jefferson Pain Relief Chiropractic Pitz Stop Liquor Premier Bank Presidential Limousine River Bend RV Resort River’s Edge Farm Market Rock River Power Sports Schneider-Michaelis Funeral Home St. Coletta of Wisconsin Super Wash Sylvan Crossings The Drug Store The Works Hair Salon Town & Country Homes Town Inn Twice is Nice Waldmann’s Shoe Store Wal-Mart Wayne & Jean Hartwig Wed’s Hamburger Stand & Ice Cream Parlor Wine & Roses Winter Woods Wisconsin Plastic Drain Tile Xcel Physical Therapy Thank you again to all those that attended the dinner, River’s Edge Farm Market, Jefferson Area Business Center and the 2014 committee: Cindy Wade-Badger Bank, Danielle Thompson-Brantmeier Law, Dawn Koch-Sylvan Crossings, Dr. Bill Lust-Pain Relief Chiropractic, Robby Wedl 3 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD Don’t be shy about your Jefferson Chamber of Commerce membership! This year’s nominee is recognized for being, dedicated to the community, thoughtful, supportive, business owner, a Jefferson Chamber of Commerce member and served the country in the military. This person has been dedicated to the community, not just with the business and the Chamber, but has been involved with other organizations including the Jefferson Rotary Club, the Council for the Performing Arts. Served on the Planning Commission and Redevelopment Authority as well as the Jefferson Community Foundation. He seems too always be there when you needed. His favorite statement when volunteering is ● Network with other chamber members and members of the business community. What Dive In! This person has been an active member of the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce. Making suggestions and helping to make all our fundraisers more successful. Working hard to accomplish whatever the goal may be. Always cheerful and pleasant to be around, Good Morning Jefferson ● Find out what is happening at the Chamber, in the community or promote your upcoming events. ● Get information on business concerns during “Ask the Expert”. This month’s presentation by Humane Society of Jefferson County. ● Brainstorm with your table mates during “Table Talk”. This month’s topic: Chamber Betterment. * Are you a member? Why or why not? * How can we improve the chamber? * What can we do to get you to want to join? When Wednesday, February 19 7:00am-8:30am Where Puerner Room 100 N. Main Street Fort Community Credit Union Jefferson, WI I can help “unless we get a call then I may not be there or I might be late.” Ron along with his wife Marla devote their valuable time and money, supporting local events and fundraisers, as well as the Jefferson Senior Center. Ron not only gives it his all but does it with a smile. 4 BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD This is the ninth year we are presenting the business of the year award to one of our chamber members whose business has been in business for more than three years, grown during its existence, and contributed to the community in some way. Curiosity always builds when we see some remodeling/ renovations taking place. We see the transformation from old to new as a real asset to downtown revitalization. Participating in specials events and chamber functions is a great way to show presence in the community and this holds true for this business. The need was seen for a warm hometown café with great food and a relaxing atmosphere with a beautiful landscaped patio for summer dining. We are happy to present the Business of the Year Award for 2013 to Brickhaus Café. Sarah Lembrich Fort HealthCare Slimdown Challenge weigh-in begins January 27 FORT ATKINSON – It’s been reported that the most popular New Year’s resolutions made are related to losing weight, staying fit or becoming healthier. If you are among the thirty-eight percent who made a weight-related resolution, or if you’ve come to the conclusion that you need to lose weight after the time for resolutions had passed, then Fort HealthCare encourages you to join this year’s version of the successful Slimdown Challenge. The Fort HealthCare 2014 Slimdown Challenge, offered free of charge to all participants, begins on February 10 and continues for twelve weeks until May 4. Teams of four to six persons can join through a participating employer or through a community-based organization such as the Cambridge Activities Program (CAP), Fort Healthy (Fort Atkinson), JUMP (Jefferson), CHIC (Johnson Creek), Rock Lake Activity Center (Lake Mills) and Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (W3). Confirmed sponsoring corporations to date are Fort HealthCare, Fort Atkinson School District, Fort Community Credit Union, McCain Foods, Nasco, Premier Bank and the Village of Palmyra Fire Department. Persons not employed by sponsoring corporations are encouraged to weigh-in and weigh-out at one of the community -based organizations. In an effort to encourage physical fitness and reduce obesity in the community, Fort HealthCare is providing monetary incentives to the non-profit organizations based on the number of participants that weigh-in and complete the twelve week Challenge. Persons interested in participating should visit www.FortHealthCare.com/Slimdown for more information and to register. Teams of four to six persons can join. On-site registrations and weigh official start and end weights only. Individuals -ins will begin at community and employer may participate on only one Slimdown challenge locations on January 27. team. Locations for weigh-ins and weigh-out are listed on the Slimdown Challenge website and Players can win prizes for team and individual additional times and locations will be added as weight loss accomplishments, and any person they are scheduled. All participants must be has multiple chances to win. The team with the weighed in and registered by February 7, 2014. highest weight loss percentage, calculated by An official weigh-in and weigh-out is required for averaging each team member’s weight loss every team member to be eligible for the grand percentage, based on official weigh-in and weigh prizes. Weigh-outs will be scheduled for May 5, -out will win one $250 Visa gift card per team 2014 at participating community agencies and member. employers. Every team that achieves a 10% weight loss, calculated by averaging each team member’s weight loss percentage, based on official weighin and weigh-out, will be entered into a drawing to win one $250 Visa gift card per team member. Four teams will be drawn as winners. Prize winners will be announced by Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Team and individual results will be shared with local media. Additional rules are specified on the Challenge website. A similar Fort HealthCare weight loss challenge held last year had a very favorable result: on Each participant who achieves a 10 percent average, each player lost about six pounds- the weight loss, based on official weigh-in and weigh equivalent of losing one point on the body mass -out, will be entered into a drawing to win a index (BMI) scale. The combined total weight $100 Visa gift card. Ten individuals will be drawn loss was 6,403 pounds- nearly three and oneas winners. quarter tons. The number of participants who completed the challenge was 1,050. Last, every person who is actively participating in the competition each week, by recording a As the leading healthcare provider in the region, weight and completing a short quiz about Fort HealthCare has determined that widevarious wellness topics, will be entered into a reaching health and wellness campaigns such as weekly drawing to win one of three $25 Visa gift the Slimdown Challenge can positively affect cards. individual and community-wide health outcomes and behaviors. The call to action and campaign Players may participate in an official, proctored brand is: Let’s Do This! The theme is a literal call weigh-in with one of the following employers or to action, intended to be positive, motivating community agencies: Fort HealthCare, and appealing to all audiences, from individuals, Cambridge Activities Program (CAP), Fort to employers to community coalitions. Atkinson School District, Fort Community Credit Accomplishing the campaign’s long-term goals Union, Fort Healthy (Fort Atkinson), JUMP will help Fort HealthCare achieve its Vision: to be (Jefferson), CHIC (Johnson Creek), McCain Foods, the healthiest community in Wisconsin. For Nasco, Premier Bank, Rock Lake Activity Center more information and to find resources that will (Lake Mills), Village of Palmyra Fire Department help individuals become as healthy as can be, or Working for Whitewater's Wellness (W3). The visit FortHealthCare.com/LetsDoThis. percent weight-loss will be determined using 5 2013 Report In 2013 sixteen businesses were welcomed to Jefferson. Fourteen businesses were presented membership plaques. We ended the year with 181 members. The Chamber website www.jeffersonchamberwi.com is your link to everything going on each month. Email is our fastest means of communication. Be sure we have yours. Our Relocate.org video link is on the website and our new community profile/map will be published in a few months. The Chamber promotes economic development with links to City www.jeffersonwis.com and County www.co.jefferson.wi.us government, and Jefferson Economic Development Consortium www.jcedc.net. The Chamber promotes tourism www.enjoyjeffersoncounty.com, community awareness and business opportunities. We are the visitor information center, promoting Jefferson through the Chamber website and Jefferson County Tourism Guide and their website. This guide is our invite to Jefferson and what we have to offer. The more businesses that advertise the more we show the outside world what we have to offer and a reason to come to Jefferson. Our gift certificate program started several years ago as benefit to Chamber members and 2013 saw a huge increase over the previous year. Over $10,000 in gift certificates were purchased and that money goes back to our chamber members. Shopping local and using the services of our businesses is what keeps them open. Our Santa House proved a hit again as over 280 children were seen this year. We continue to promote Jefferson through our events held each year. We hope you can find time to join us at our bi-monthly Good Morning Jefferson meetings. February 19, 2014 is the date for our first one in 2014. If you would like to sponsor one of these meetings please give us a call. These are informative meetings held in the Puerner Room to keep you all informed on what is happening on the chamber and city level and our Ask the Expert segment deals with different topics. Is Jefferson a wonderful place to be? Yes, we think so. Proud of where we are, of what we’ve accomplished and what we will continue to do to promote our members, businesses and our city. River’s Edge Farm Market & Citgo opened in spring. Kwik Trip opened on the south end of town. Foremost Buildings moved into their new building in North Industrial Park, DJC CPA moved into their new building. Ground breaking for two memory care facilities Jefferson Memory Care and Sunset Ridge took place in fall. The solar plant is up and running. With all the development this year we have a lot to be proud of. Jefferson is moving in the right direction. Communication and working together is the key to great success. When this takes place we all prosper and grow and our dedication and love for Jefferson is see by all. Thank you to all of our dedicated volunteers who come forward year after year to help make all of our events run smoothly. We hope you will join us at one of them this coming year which also provides for some good networking opportunities for you. Thank you for supporting the chamber throughout the years. Janet M. Werner, Executive Director 6 2014 “Our Chamber Members are GREAT!” Abendroth Water Conditioning ACT 4HIM Aumann’s Service Badger Bank Bethesda Lutheran Communities Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rock, Walworth & Jefferson Counties Brantmeier Law Brickhaus Cafe Brown Cab Service Carpentry by Chris Comfort Suits of Johnson Creek County-City Credit Union Country Nurse’s Crawfish Corners Crawfish Junction Daily Jefferson County Union DDR Insurance DJC CPA’s & Advisors Duntley Water Endl-Gruennert VFW Post 3589 Family Promise of Jefferson County Fidelity Land Title First Merit FISH FLEX Consulting Foremost Buildings Fort Community Credit Union Fort Health Care Fort Health Care-Jefferson go.Jefferson.com Goodwill Industries of South Central WI Gordon Flesch Company Green Links Lawnscaping Ground Affects Landscaping Hans Bros Ready Mix Hilltop Motel Hi-Way Harry’s Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suits-Fort Atkinson Immanuel United Methodist Church J & L Tire Jan Niebler Interior Design JDP HVAC Jefferson Advertiser Jefferson Area Business Center Jefferson Blue Devils Baseball Team Jefferson City Administrator Jefferson County Fair Park Jefferson County Headstart Jefferson County Literacy Council Jefferson County Masonic Lodge #9 Jefferson Glass Jefferson Lions Jefferson Public Library Jefferson Rotary Club Jefferson Travel Jefferson Veterinary Clinic Jelli’s Market John’s Fire Protection Kearns Motor Car Co. Ken Olsen Kiwanis Club of Jefferson Krause Custom Builders Kwik Trip of Jefferson Lake Country Heating & Cooling Lawton & Cates Lemke Fence of Jefferson Madison College-Fort Atkinson Main Street Station Maple Grove Homes Miller Law Office MK Cellular NAPA Auto Parts of Jefferson Netwurx Once & Again Consignments One Source Imaging Oregon Mental Health Services Pain Relief Chiropractic Parkway Center People Against Domestic & Sexual Abuse Pepsi-Cola Bottling Pine Cone Restaurant Pitz Stop Premier Bank Port Light Technology R & S Insurance Rainbow Hospice Care River Bend RV Resort River’s Edge Meat Market Robin’s Nest II Styling Salon Rock & Bowl Hall of Lane Rock Bottom Ron’s Korner Ry-Mak Services Schneider-Michaelis Funeral Home School District of Jefferson SK Windows & Doors Smiles by Turley Sport & Spine Clinic of Jefferson St. Coletta of Wisconsin St. John the Baptist Catholic St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Congregation St. Vincent de Paul State Farm Insurance-Eric Felth Stauffer-Klug Insurance Agency Subway-Jefferson Sylvan Crossings The Drug Store Town & Country Homes Vetro Winery Waldmann’s Shoe Store Wal-Mart Wedls’ Hamburger Stand & Ice Cream 7 Parlor WFAW-WSJY-WKCH Xcel Physical Therapy Zarwell Law Office Ziggies THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YOUR CHAMBER Thank You to all of you that have renewed your 2014 membership. For those of you that have not done so please get them in as soon as possible. Jefferson Chamber of Commerce 623 W. Racine Street Jefferson, WI 53549 www.jeffersonchamberwi.com February 2014 Calendar of Events Feb 1 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 7-9 Feb 10 Feb 15 Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 19 Feb 22 Feb 22 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Jefferson Optimist Trivia - Jefferson County Fair Park Pigeon Show - Jefferson County Fair Park Flea Market - Jefferson County Fair Park CPA Bingo Night - Rox’s Banquet Hall Antique Auction - Jefferson County Fair Park Gun Show - Jefferson County Fair Park CPA Bingo Night - Rox’s Banquet Hall Valentine’s Day Raffle - Jefferson Rotary - Jefferson Area Business Center “Family Game Night” Workshop - Humane Society of Jefferson County - Tractor Supply, Watertown WI Swap Meet - Jefferson County Fair Park CPA Bingo Night - Rox’s Banquet Hall Good Morning Jefferson - Jefferson Chamber of Commerce - Puerner Room Taste of Literacy - Jefferson County Literacy Council - Soulful Toad, Fort Atkinson The Choir Boys - Council for the Performing Arts - Jefferson High School Auditorium Pet Swap - Jefferson County Fair Park Flea Market - Jefferson County Fair Park CPA Bingo Night - Rox’s Banquet Hall 8