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For access to the Community Calendar
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http://www.minneapolischamber.org/chamber_calendar_community.php
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July 23 Get Acquainted Breakfast: Network at
the Nines – Columbia Golf Course
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August 12 Meet the Chamber - Bloomington
8:30 - 10 a.m. / Columbia Manor – Columbia Golf
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11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. / Bloomington Chamber
Offices / free
Course / free
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us for Meet the Chamber, designed to give you an overview of
Join us for a free networking breakfast with a view of the links
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Chamber. New members, new employees and those who would
from Columbia Manor, the onsite banquet facility at Columbia Golf
like to gain a better understanding of what the Chamber can do for
Course. The tradition of the one-minute commercial continues
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with sharing information about your business at our display
sponsor Principal Financial.M
tables, and a little fun with a putting contest on the practice green.
Make it a day and schedule a tee-time after the event. Thank you
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August 14 Northeast Bowling Tournament
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the event sponsors Comcast, East Side Neighborhood Services, NE
UBP!Ideas, Columbia Golf Course
3:30 - 9 p.m. / Elsie’s, 729 Marshall Street NE / $25
members only
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July 25 DRIVE-Emerging Leaders Roundtables -
Join the Northeast Chamber for our semi-annual Bowling Tourna-
Public Safety
ment at Elsie’s (www.elsies.com). Get a team of 4-6 people together
to bowl three games, wear funky shoes, enjoy the complimentary
7:30 - 9 a.m. / the Local / free
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taco
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bar and have a great time. Not a bowler? Join us for happy
you a young professional ages 25 to 40 in the Minneapolis/Saint
hour and get some networking in before the tournament beginning
Paul region looking to make a deeper connection with other young
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professionals? Join us the last Friday of the month, January through
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3:30 p.m., with bowling beginning at 6 p.m. Marketing opportu-
nities are available. Thank you to our event host, Elsie’s.
October, for an engaging roundtable discussion led by our DRIVE-
Emerging Leaders committee around topics that are timely in our
community. Selected 2008 topics include poverty, economic devel- M
August 19 Meet the Chamber - Minneapolis
opment, education, transportation, and volunteering. Participants
8 - 9 a.m. / Minneapolis Chamber Offices / free
are asked to be at the Local by 7:30 a.m.; food is available.B
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us for Meet the Chamber, designed to give you an overview of
the Chamber. New members, new employees and those who would
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August 5 Good Morning Minneapolis! Collective
like to gain a better understanding of what the Chamber can do for
Leadership for the Common Good
your
7:30 - 9 a.m. / The Grand Hotel / $20 for members,
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business are encouraged to attend. Thank you to the event
sponsors Bruegger’s Bagels and Starbucks Coffee.
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$30 non-members
Sandy Vargas, President & CEO of the Minneapolis Foundation, will
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August 29 DRIVE-Emerging Leaders Roundtables
highlight opportunities for improvement in our community – real
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problems that need to be addressed to retain our competitive edge
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and superb quality of life. Many of these issues directly affect urban
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7:30 – 9 a.m. / the Local / free
Are you a young professional ages 25 to 40 in the Minneapolis/Saint
businesses: homelessness, immigration, education, youth violence,
Paul region looking to make a deeper connection with other young
and more. She will highlight a few of the ways in The Minneapolis
professionals? Join us the last Friday of the month, January through
Foundation is partnering with others to make a tangible difference
October, for an engaging roundtable discussion led by our DRIVE-
on these issues and will suggest ways for businesses to participate
Emerging Leaders committee around topics that are timely in our
that can strengthen a company’s double bottom line. Thank you to
community. Selected 2008 topics include poverty, economic devel-
our sponsor M & I Bank.
opment, education, transportation, and volunteering. Participants
are asked to be at the Local by 7:30 a.m.; food is available.
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August 7 Good Morning Bloomington! Bridges
and Congestion Improvement
7:30 – 10 a.m. / Hilton Mpls./St. Paul Airport – Mall of
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America / $10 for members, $20 non-members
After just more than one year since the tragic collapse of the I-35W
bridge
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over the Mississippi River, members are invited to hear from
Mn/DOT about what is being done around the region and state to
ensure our transportation infrastructure is improved. Members will
hear
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an update of the new bridge construction, what’s being done
to ease congestion along our major freeways and when we can ex-
pect to see results. BONUS SESSION: Stick around after the pro-
gram and enjoy a one-hour networking mixer, meet and greet new
contacts, and discuss your thoughts about the expansion. Thank
you to our sponsor Associated Bank.
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