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Board of Directors
Ambassadors Club
Officers
Ken Schultz, Coldwell Banker – Chair
Tony Andereck, First National Bank – President
Gerald Zieja, Allenton Promotion – Vice Chair
Heidi Schaefer, SIGNworks of Wisconsin– Vice President
Andrea Jeffery, Hartford Area Chamber – Secretary
Jason Wix, Faith & Giggles – Past President Directors Sarah Andritsch, First Bank Financial Centre Jennifer Chitwood, Helgesen Industries Christa Gavin, First Bank Financial Centre Jeri Mallow, Nail Essentials
David Morbeck, ComForcare Senior Services Laura O’Gorman, Schloemer Law Firm Joe Schumacher, Joe’s Slinger Service, LLC Bette VonGunten, Valley TechNologies Timothy C. Michalak, Mayor of Hartford
Your Connection to Chamber Events and Opportunities Volume 23 Issue 12 www.HartfordChamber.org
Phone: (262) 673-7002 | www.Hartfordchamber.org
Teresa Steger, HED—Treasurer
It’s Your Business
Jerry Falkenstein, Hartford Lions Allana Gonzalez, RE/MAX Insight Anna Jensen, 92.5 Buzz Country Martha Kolins, Associated Bank Carol Sasse, Shorewest Realtor John Schumacher, First National Bank of Hartford Pamela Stoiber, The Threshold, Inc. Debi Vachalek, Conley Media Erin Wilk, Grand Avenue Dental Care CHAMBER STAFF Scott M. Henke, Executive Director Andrea Jeffery, Administrative Assistant
Chamber Office Hours Monday thru Friday — 8am to 5pm
Supporting and Nurturing Growth in the Hartford Area. Mission—Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce
December 2016
Advertise in It’s Your Business
Director’s Message Merry Christmas! December is here, the Christmas season, End of the Year tasks and Holiday parties all take our time and energy. But let’s take time to be grateful for the Chamber blessings of this year: 265 members to promote, I am grateful. A wonderful celebration of Hartford’s Business successes at the Annual Dinner in March, I am grateful. A successful 2016 Future Hartford leadership program, I am grateful. A beautiful day on the golf course at the Chamber outing, I am grateful. Never forgetting our local first responders in a 9/11 tribute, I am grateful. 9 member Businesses opening up their doors for AfterHours networking, I am grateful. The many Business relationships created in 2016, I am grateful! Scott In this Issue Holiday Riverwalk Sponsors…………………..Cover Page Director’s Message……………………………………………….2 Member News……………………………………………………...3 Networking ……...….…….…….………………………..4,5 & 6 Advertise in 2017 It’s Your Business …………………….7 Board Members & Ambassadors…………..................8
60 west towards Slinger/Hartford.
Inserts in this issue: Sunday Morning Brew—Divine Savior Lutheran Church HAMILTON The Private Bank Theatre August 16, 2017—KM Tours
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Networking
Member News
WELCOME New Members!
Breakfast Meeting Washington County Interactive Networking
Join us for our next WIN! Hosted by
Perc Place
Friday, December 16, 2016 7:30am to 9am
39 & 43A N Main street Hartford, WI 53027
Join us for an evening of mixing & mingling at Perc Place! Live Entertainment hors d'oeuvres & beverages
RENEE CULL, Broker/Owner www.verradarealty.com | 262-966-9706 DIRECTIONS: I-41 to Hartford—exit WI-60 west towards Slinger/Hartford. Hwy 83 (The Mineshaft and Hanks Drinkery are on the corners.) North on Main Street over the railroad tracks to Highland Avenue. Turn right (east) on Highland Avenue to Senior Friends. Register by December 9, 2016—Early Bird cost $12 $15 per member of Hartford, Germantown or West Bend Area Chambers $17 at the Door
$25 per person for non-members
Substitutions accepted anytime; no shows will be charged.
Business AfterHours is a networking event for Chamber members and their guests held the third Wednesday of each month at various member host locations.
ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST REV. JAMES E. SCHLEIF 228 W State Street, Hartford | www.uccchurch-hartford.org | 262-673-5215 520 W Washington Street, Slinger | www.stjohnsucc-slinger.org | 262-644-5250 VERRADA REALTY LLC
December 21, 2016
5-7pm
KETTLE MORAINE BRASS QUINTET | FANCY FINGERS PIANO DUETS JEANIE HAUGEN, PIANO PLAYER | 262-673-0341
REGISTER Email:
[email protected] Phone: (262) 673-7002 Online: www.hartfordchamber.org >Featured Events
Ribbon Cutting The Chamber welcomed new member Reneé Cull, Broker/ Owner of Verrada Realty LLC with a ribbon cutting ceremony at W1039 Stonebridge Ct, Rubicon. Reneé held an open house on November 17, 2016 to showcase two luxurious new construction homes built by Woodbury Homes LLC. Visit www.verradarealty.com to take a virtual reality tour of the
Pictured left to right: Jerry Falkenstein, Bette VonGunten, Andrea Jeffery, Reneé Cull, Tony Andereck, Debi Vachalek, Anna Jensen, Scott Henke, Christa Gavin, and John Schumacher
home pictured in the ribbon cutting photo.
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Networking
Networking U.S. Bank hosted Business AfterHours on November 16, 2016. 1 Jim Giese and Debbie Pietsch of Affiliated Clinical Services
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2 Steve Volkert of City of Hartford and Ray VonGunten of Valley TechNologies, LLC 3 Michael Cibulka of U.S. Bank and Joe Konrad of Schauer Arts Center
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The Hartford Chamber & Kettle Moraine Lions Club hosted its annual $10,000 Cash Giveaway at the Chandelier Ballroom on November 10, 2016. Entertainment provided by the Kettle Moraine Brass Quintet. Proceeds from the raffle ticket sales will benefit the 9/11 OUR COMMUNITY NEVER FORGETS monument.
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4 Dawn Marino-Griesbach of U.S. Bank leads her team with over 20 years in bank management. Pictured left to right Rachel Baker, Linda Blando, Leah Ratzmann, Dawn Marino-Griesbach, Stacy Frase, Jennifer Pues, Beth Rettler, Erika Harrington, Brian Leonard, and Dan McCabe 5 Scott Henke, Executive Director of Hartford Area Chamber poses with NovoPrint USA sales team 6 Sue Millin of Volunteer Center of Washington County spoke about The Do Good Bus—an innovative approach to giving back
CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS!
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$5000 ERIN WILK (pictured left) $3000 JORDAN BURG $1000 STEVE HELD (pictured left) $200 WINNERS HEIDI KAYON (pictured above) CHARLES NEHM MARY KRENTZ RICHARD MELIUS JOE MARX
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