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Committee Meetings |
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All Chamber members
and staff are
welcome to join a
committee!
Get
involved in one of
our monthly
committee meetings!
Members who attend
functions, provide
feedback and become
involved in
committees and
events benefit the
most from their
Chamber membership.
If you are unable to
attend, please send
a representative
from your business
to attend.
Wednesday, Aug 4th, Noon, Government Affairs Committee Meeting:
at Rich's Bar &
Grill, 3160 8th
St. S.W.
Thursday, Aug 5,
11:30 a.m
Ambassadors Meeting:
The Coffee Barn,
120 1st
Ave. N. Suite G
In the Johnston
Development Building
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Chamber News &
Events |
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The Altoona Area
Chamber of Commerce
is now on Facebook!
Click HERE
to become
a FAN. Check out
the Chamber's weekly
events and
announcements!
Altoona Area
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
are proposing a
Chamber Membership
Special
during the month of
July. New businesses
will be
offered a 1/2 price
membership
fee until July
31st, lasting until
the the end of
December. Call the
Chamber office today
with your referral
and staff will
contact them in
person!
Friday, July 30 -
NOON - Ground
Breaking Ceremony,
Community Choice
Credit Union
- 818 8th
Street SW. Light
refreshments served.
Tuesday, Aug 3, AACC
Noon Networking at
Terrace Hills Golf
Course,
- meet at
11:45am 8700 NE 46th
Ave Altoona
Iowa Classic Parade
- Register Your
Business Today!
In
partnership with
Prairie Meadow's
Iowa Classic
Weekend, the Chamber
is looking for
businesses to
sign-up for the 3rd
Annual Iowa Classic
Parade, to be held
on Saturday, August
7, at 11 a.m.
Registration is
free! The theme is
Rockin' and Racin' -
cash prizes for the
best-themed floats.
Parade will begin
and end at Prairie
Meadows while making
it's way in the mean
time through the
streets of Altoona.
For more information
and to register, go
to
www.altoonachamber.org
and download the
registration form or
stop in to the
Chamber and pick up
a registration
packet!
Help the Chamber Recognize
Our Educators!
The 2010 Teacher's
Breakfast, hosted by
the Altoona Area,
Mitchellville and
Pleasant Hill
Chambers of
Commerce, will be
held on Wednesday,
August 18.
Sponsorship
opportunities are
available to those
businesses
interested in
helping out or
having their name on
this event we will
recognize more than
400 teachers/staff
of the SE Polk
District. Come meet
those who are
shaping our
student's lives
every day! To check
out the
opportunities, visit
www.altoonachamber.org
and download the
Teacher's Breakfast
Flier. Fill out and
send it in to the
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Member
News & Events
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If you have any
questions or news of
events, please call
the Altoona Area
Chamber of Commerce
at 515-967-3366 or
e-mail at
altoona@netins.net.
Monday, August 2 -
6-9:00 pm, Bike
Night at Fireside
Grille
- 525 8th Street SE
Tuesday, August 3
- HeartReach Mobile
Lab sponsored by
Hy-Vee - 108 8th
Street SW.
Appointments are
required, please
call 1-866-935-5432
for information or
to schedule an
appointment.
Tuesday, Aug 3,
4:30- 6:30 pm -
Altoona Farmers
Market @ ISU
Extension office,
1625 Adventureland
Dr. Open to the
Public. Interested
vendors should
contact Jeanine
Baldwin at
515-957-5777 or
baldwinj@iastate.edu.
Saturday, August 7,
6:00 pm, Iowa
Classic Night at the
Races
Prairie Meadows Race
Track
Sunday, August.
8. 9:30 am -
Registration
Cityview's Bike Ride
and Blues at the
Ballpark. Principal
Park 10:30 am. -
bike ride begins.
Participate in
5-mile or 25-mile
bicycle ride
starting and ending
at Principal Park.
Commemorative event
t-shirt for first
500 participants who
register. General
admission ticket to
the August 8 I-Cubs
game-hot dog, pop
and chips at
Principal Park. Free
parking at Principal
Park. Blues music at
the ball park.
Postgame party with
blues music at
Mullets. To register
visit
http://bikeandblues.eventbrite.com.
Thursday, August.
19. 5-7:00 pm -
Regional Business
After Hours with
Norwalk Area Chamber
& The Wright Place
340 Wright Rd,
Norwalk, IA. (next
to McAninch Soccer
Complex)
Food-Drinks-Door
Prizes. To confirm
your attendance:
norwalkchamber@msn.com
or call:
515-981-0619.
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Community News |
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Every Tuesday from
July19 through
August 10, Altoona
Hy-Vee 2010 Summer
Kids Camp! Registration now! Every Tuesday from July 13 through
August 10, there
will be five, themed
sessions from 10 am
- noon upstairs in
the Club Room and
outdoors. Camp is
for children 6 and
older and cost is
$6/session. Visit
our website at
www.hy-vee.com/store/altoona,
and click on the
Calendar of Events
for the weekly
descriptions. You
may register at
Customer Service and
payment is due at
time of
registration.
Contact Kelly Crosby
at
1011catering@hy-vee.com
for more
information.
Saturday, July 31 -
Pleasant Hill
Summerfest - Copper Creek Lake & University. Activities and
events begin at 7:00
am with the Marfan
Walk. The parade
begins at 10:00 am.
VOLUNTEERS are
needed, Please
contact (515)
261-0466.
Thursday, August 5
to Saturday, August
7 - Citywide Garage
Sale
Friday and Saturday,
August 6 and
7, 2010 Iowa Sales
Tax Holiday, The
11th
annual Iowa Sales
Tax Holiday.
Clothing and
footwear under $100
will be exempt from
the state 6% sales
tax and the 1% local
option tax, if
applicable, only
this weekend only.
When completing the
tax return, list
qualifying Sales Tax
Holiday sales on the
"exemptions" line.
For more
information, please
see the Iowa
Department of
Revenue Web site at
www.iowa.gov/tax/educate/holiday1.html
Saturday, August 7,
10:00 am lineup/
11:00 am, Iowa
Classic Parade
Register your float today to participate in the
Iowa Classic
Parade! Meet us at
the North Prairie
Meadows Parking Lot
at 10:00 a.m. for
the lineup. Visit
the
altoonachamber.org
website for a
registration packet
or call the Chamber
at 515-967-3366. The
registration
deadline is July 30th
at 5:00 pm
Friday, August 13,
SEP Black & Gold
Night - 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Scrimmage at 6:30 pm.
Admission is FREE.
August 15, 2010
PRAIRIE MEADOWS,
Altoona, IA-The
Prairie Meadows 2010
Community Betterment
Grant deadline is
Sunday, August 15,
2010, at which time
all completed grant
applications and
required documents
are due. Applicants
must be non-profit,
tax-exempt
organizations that
have received a
501(c)(3) or
501(c)(4)
designation from the
Internal Revenue
Service, or must be
a unit of a
political
subdivision, or
other such
non-profit
organizations
organized
exclusively for the
promotion of social
welfare as
determined by
Prairie Meadows at
its sole discretion.
Applications can be
found on the Prairie
Meadows website:
www.prairiemeadows.com.
Completed grant
applications may be
mailed to Prairie
Meadows, Attn:
Community Relations
Department, PO Box
1000, Altoona, Iowa,
50009-0901.
Applications may
also be
hand-delivered to
the Prairie Gold
Club Desk located
inside the main
casino entrance
adjacent to the
lobby. Applications
will be accepted
until 12:00 noon on
Sunday, August 15,
2010. All Community
Betterment Grant
applications are
forwarded to the
Prairie Meadows
Grant Advisory
Committee for
review. For further
information on
Community Betterment
Grants or Legacy
Grants, contact Gina
Rooney, Community
Relations
Administrator, at
515-967-8630, or
gina.rooney@prairiemeadows.com.
Prairie Meadows has
given more than $1
billion through
taxes, grants and
charitable donations
to the state of
Iowa. More than $466
million of that
figure has remained
right here in our
community to promote
education, economic
development,
agriculture, jobs
and tourism.
Sunday, August 29,
7:00pm Music in the
Park:Haines Park Altoona, 700 Block 3rd Ave.
SE Bob Ban Hook and
Company singing the
new songs and the
oldies.
An effort is
underway in the
Southeast Polk Area
to establish an
Optimist Clubaffiliated
with the service
organization
Optimist
International. ( www.optimist.org
) Contact: Jim
Boyd at 707-3956.
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JOB POSTINGS |
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If
your business has a
job opening, take
advantage of placing
it in the Friday
Flash. Job postings
will run in the
Flash for two
weeks.
To
send a posting,
e-mail the Chamber
at
altoona@netins.net.
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How
Does My
Chamber
Work for
Me?
Information - we have contact information for more
than 400
member-businesses.
Thinking
of
Starting
a
Business
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Chamber
partners
with
East
Polk
Regional
Development
to give
upcoming
entrepreneurs
the
resources
they
need to
help
them get
started.
Relocation
- know
of
someone
moving
to
Altoona?
We can
send
them a
relocation
packet
with
brochures
on the
community.
Planning
an Event
in
Altoona
- if you
have a
wedding,
family
or class
reunion,
the
Chamber
can
provide
you with
a
tourism
map
listing
where to
eat and
shop
while
visitors
are in
town.
The
Chamber
is the
front
door to
your
community
- check
us out
on line
at
www.altoonachamber.org.
Always
remember
to Shop
Local!
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FRIDAY FLASH SUBMISSIONS |
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The Friday Flash is sent
out every week on
Thursdays. To
submit information,
please e-mail
altoona@netins.net
by Thursday at 10
a.m. You
can also access the
Friday Flash on-line at
www.altoonachamber.org.
For more information,
contact us at
515-967-3366 or
altoona@netins.net
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