ANNANDALE AREA

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Board Meeting Minutes

June 11, 2003, 11:30 AM

South Brook Golf Course, Annandale MN

President Marlene Young called the meeting to order at 11:30 AM.

Attendance: 15 Members

Adoption / Amendment of Agenda: Motion made by Mike Zieska, second by Charlene

Donnelly to accept agenda. Motion carried

Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes:

Motion made by Doug Kantor to approve minutes from the May 14th meeting, Charlene Donnelly 2^ndthe motion. Motion carried

New Business in the Community:

Correspondence:

Treasurer’s Report: President Marlene Young reported that there had been no unexpected expense. Mike Zieska made a motion to accept report and Charlene Donnelly 2^nd the motion.

Committee Reports:

8.a Membership Committee

No report

8.b Ambassador Committee

Ribbon cutting was held at Black Dog Reality.

8.c Business Expo

No report.

8.d All City Garage Sale

No report

8.e Chili Cook-Off

A great time was had by all, we had 231 participants voting for the best chili. The

2^nd annual cook-off will be the Saturday of Memorial Week-end of 2004.

8.f Queen’s Committee

Everything is going great. A great time to meet the candidates will be on June 21^st

for the Meet the Candidates Brunch. Royalty from the last 25 years will be

there and tell how the occasion affected their lifes. On Friday, June 27^th the

Annandale Chamber of Commerce 4^th of July Celebration Gala will be held at

Reichel’s Event Center.

8.g Fourth of July Committee

Everything is on schedule.

8.h Arts and Crafts

Date is Saturday August 9^th. Booth sign-up is ahead of last year.

8.i Golf Tournament

Wednesday, July 30^th, sign-up sheets will be out soon. 1 PM start for the Golf

Tournament, 5:00 PM Social and 6 PM Dinner Buffet.

8.j Halloween

No report

8.k Community Christmas

No report.

8.l Social Committee

No report.

9.0 Old Business:

Map Update: Motion made by Don Nelson, 2^nd by Doug Kantor to put the map on hold until a later date due to production problems.

Kiosk: The Boy Scout decided not to do the kiosk for his Eagle project. We are

still looking for suggestions for the East side of the kiosk.

Better Business Bureau: Motion was made by Charlene Donnelly to trade out

membership with the Better Business Bureau, Denise Mielke 2^nd the motion.

Motion carried to be a member of the Better Business Bureau.

Fundraiser Art Project: Jeff Lundquist found Betty Anderson, a local artist. She

will look at the information and talk with Mark Casey and Jeff Lundquist about

doing this project.

4^th of July: We discussed having a 4^th of July booth. We have always had a

presence down at the park, but there was no interest to pursue it at this point. The

Chamber banner will be hung on the Queen’s clothing booth.

Emergency response drill will be Saturday, June 14^th. All Chamber members are invited to observe. Invitations passed out.

. Functional Industry out of Buffalo requested to do a power point presentation in

the Fall.

Annandale Library Committee asked to use the ambassador scissors on the 5^th of

July for their Open House. Motion made by Doug Kantor to let the committee

use the scissor, Jeff Lundquist 2^nd the motion. Motion carried.

10. 10. New Business: None

      11.     Upcoming Events/Meetings

                Saturday, June 21, 2003, Meet the Candidates Brunch

                Friday, June, 27, 2003, Annandale Chamber of Commerce 4^th of

                July Celebration Gala.

                 Next Meeting: Lake Center Bar & Grill, July 9^th at 11:30 AM

      12.     Adjournment:

                Derek Groth made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Mike Zieska 2^nd the

                motion. Motion carrie

Minutes and Agenda respectfully submitted by Charlene Donnelly & Mary Wilson, Chamber Secretary.