It s Your Business Your Connection to Chamber Events and Opportunities Volume 24 Issue 7 www.hartfordchamber.org July 2017 PLAY 18 With Us! New Day & Time! Friday, August 11, 2017 8am Shotgun Start Hartford Golf Club In this Issue Chamber Golf Outing.... 2 Chamber News... 3 Member Spotlight...4 & 5 Tourism....6 Networking 7 Board Members & Ambassadors...8 Inserts: Come Join the FUN with KM Tours, Divine Savior Lutheran Church Vacation Bible School
Chamber Golf Outing SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES include recognition and promotion in program and event related materials & more! Please choose your sponsorships below. Friday, August 11, 2017 Hartford Golf Club 7072 Lee Rd 7am Check In & Breakfast 8am Shotgun Start $1,000 Lunch Sponsor Includes: One Corporate team of 4 and recognition on all materials. $750 Continental Breakfast Sponsor Includes: One team of 4 and recognition on all materials. $500 Cart Sponsor: Business name on every cart. $250 Beverage Cart Sponsor: Business name on both beverage carts. $150 Hole Sponsor Network with Golfers! On-course presence at tee box & breakfast for two. $100 TEE Sponsor We ll create your sponsor sign and display on the Tee Box! Prize Sponsor: Donate a prize. (Min. $50) Golfers Gift Bag Sponsor Donate 144 corporate trinkets REGISTRATION Please complete all information below or register online www.hartfordchamber.org > Events Calendar > August 11 > Golf Outing Business Name Phone Contact Person Email GOLF Includes 18 Holes Golf w/cart, Breakfast & Lunch $425 per Corporate Team (Team of 4) $125 Individual Golfer GOLFERS Please Print! Please list full name and email address for all participants. Lunch Only Reservations $20 per person Lunch Attendee Lunch Attendee PAYMENT $ Cash, Check or Credit Card Accepted! Please mark appropriate payment option. Golfer 1 Please Invoice me Payment enclosed Golfer 2 Golfer 3 Golfer 4 Credit Card: Card # Expiration Date Digit Security Code Name Printed on Card
Chamber News The Chamber Board of Directors and Ambassadors welcomed new member Keller, Inc. with a ribbon cutting celebration on June 13, 2017. Keller is a design/build general contractor with offices throughout Wisconsin. Keller has continually evolved, broadening the scope of services to better meet the needs of their customers. Scott Lausten, Design Project Manager (pictured holding scissors) Slausten@kellerbuilds.com 262-250-9710 Email: Slausten@kellerbuilds.com Always Community Proud Donations are still being accepted for the Never Forget 9/11/2001 monument. Goal is set at $15,000 to fund the stone monument that commemorates 9/11. The tentative unveiling will be held on September 11, 2017 in Bernd Park. Call Scott Henke to learn more about how the design of the monument was chosen and how to support the project. Email: shenke@hartfordchamber.org Phone: 262-673-7002 Yard Signs available at the chamber office. Cost $10 3
Member Spotlight What s your business? Keller is a design-build firm that takes a project from its earliest conceptual phase. Providing planning and design services to bring a project within budget, Keller efficiently constructing the building with quality, budget, and timing in mind. What are some challenges you have faced & how have you overcome them? Building buildings as if they were our own. Owners: 100% employee Owned Est. 1960-Walter Keller Phone: 262-250-9710 Hours: 7:30am-4:30pm Keller faces challenges every day. However, there are (3) challenges we face year over year. Website: www.kellerbuilds.com A. Appropriate Staffing We are always on the lookout for people that are qualified to work in our concrete, carpentry, and erection crews. No. Employees: 200 Facebook: KellerPlannersArchitectsBuilders B. Finding Qualified Subcontractors We are always looking for subcontractors that can meet the high standards we are expected to provide to the client. C. Finding Qualified Leads We continually look for ways to reach potential clients. This could be as simple as an office visit, networking events, to implementing our marketing strategies. What s the brightest spot or most interesting fact about your business? Keller has more than one interesting fact. Here are (3) that makes us stand out. A. Keller Guarantee - Keller provides a quality product. To back up our product, we provide a (3) year warranty on the workmanship of our buildings. The industry standard is only 1 year. B. Everything Under One Roof Keller employs roughly 200 people. This allows us to provide work by our own staff. We provide all the necessary people to run a project smoothly. This includes our own in-house architects, draftsman, interior designers, estimators, expeditor s purchasers, and project managers. We have the ability to self perform work with our footing/wall crews, erection crews, and carpentry crews. Ultimately, Keller consistently provides smoothly run construction projects on time and within budget. C. ESOP Keller is 100% employee owned. This means that every Keller employee that works on your project is an owner of Keller. This responsibility passes through to your project, allowing faster problem solving, safer and cleaner job sites, and a project built with quality and pride for the client.
Member Spotlight What s your business? Faith & Giggles is a cute little family friendly gift shop. Inspired by the power of faith and importance of humor, you ll find fun, relevant gifts ranging from religious and non-religious inspirational items, to life event gifts for baptism, confirmations, first communions, weddings, memorials and lots of holiday! Wall plaques, local art and authors, purses, scarves, and GingerSnaps jewelry and a huge selection of greeting cards. Faith & Giggles has something for everyone! Inspirational Gifts, Cards, Books and More! Owners: Jason Wix and Wendy Smith Est. September 2011 Phone: 262-397-8689 Hours: Mon-Thurs 9am-6pm, Fri 9am-8pm Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-3pm What are some challenges you have faced & how have you overcome them? Facebook: Faith-and-Giggles-55897834453365 Email: fg.4life@yahoo.com No. Employees: 2 part-time Having the doors open seven days a week is a big challenge in balancing work and family. With two to three part-time employees who are flexible and willing to adapt to our crazy schedule, we are able to make it to most all of the important family occasions. What s the brightest spot or most interesting fact about your business? We feel the support from and the connection with our community is the brightest spot in our business. Relationships and friendships we have built here in Hartford through Faith & Giggles have been among the deepest and most rewarding we could ve ever imagined! 5
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1246-A E. Sumner Street PO Box 270305 Hartford, WI 53027 Phone: (262) 673-7002 www.hartfordchamber.org PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 18 HARTFORD, WI RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Board of Directors Officers Heidi Schaefer, SIGNworks of Wisconsin President Christa Gavin, First Bank Financial Centre Vice President Teresa Steger, HED Treasurer Tony Andereck, First National Bank Past President Directors 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 Jason Wix, Faith & Giggles Timothy C. Michalak, Mayor of Hartford Chamber Staff Scott M. Henke, Executive Director Andrea Jeffery, Administrative Assistant Chamber Office Hours Monday thru Friday 8am to 5pm Ambassadors Club Erin Wilk, Grand Avenue Dental Care Chair Ken Schultz, Coldwell Banker Vice Chair Andrea Jeffery, Hartford Area Chamber Secretary Jerry Falkenstein, Hartford Lions Allana Gonzalez, RE/MAX Insight Martha Kolins, Associated Bank Lori Mihm, First National Bank of Hartford Carol Sasse, Shorewest Realtor Gerald Zieja, Allenton Promotion Supporting and Nurturing Growth in the Hartford Area. Mission Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce