May Monthly Recap

New Members!

	Dungarvin     Chippewa Falls
	Oakwood Bank     Eau Claire
	Fear Not     Lublin
	Althea Medical Group     Lake Hallie
	Airtec Sports     Holcombe
	House of Eggrolls     Chippewa Falls

Ribbon Cuttings

Coffee & Commerce
Coffee & Commerce made it's way back outside for the season, held at Riverfront Park and sponsored by Northwestern Bank. Thank you to our members for attending this beautiful morning of networking and coffee!

       


Business After Hours
May Business After Hours was hosted by Hampton Inn & Suites Chippewa Falls and sponsored by Dove Healthcare! Thank you to everyone who attended and to our host and sponsor for providing wonderful food, cold beverages, and exciting door prizes! We appreciate our members who open their doors for us to see their business, and our sponsors for creating a fun, relaxed atmosphere that allows our members to network with some tasty treats!

     


Ambassador Meeting & Visits
Our ambassador meeting in May gathered the group at Bridge Street Brew for a quick bite and coffee before heading out to visit some new businesses in downtown Chippewa Falls. We look forward to these visits to learn more about businesses in our area and how the Chamber can support them! Thank you to these ambassadors for dedicating their time to attend our meeting and business visits to Chip's Barbershop, House of Eggrolls, and Dave's Drive-In.

Trina Banks, Hannah Cowan, Mike Crawford, Mike Farrow, Sarah Gordee, Jen Moen, Rob Mooney, Zach Schimmel, Tyler Sperry, Mike Stoffel, Tiffany Thompson, Josh Beaudette, Amber Karn, and Justin Troyan

      


School2Skills Session
For this session of the Chamber’s Schools2Skills program, students from Chippewa Falls Middle School learned about careers in Agriculture. They first toured AMPI in Jim Falls where they learned how cheese is made and how it is graded. After visiting Klinger Farm Market and Rooney Grain, the students stopped in at Chi-Hi’s Ag Department where the CVTC Agriculture instructor set up a variety of learning stations. We are grateful for these Chamber member businesses who opened their doors to host these students.

      


Excellence in Education Banquet

This year we hosted the 39th Annual Excellence in Education Banquet, honoring the top 5% of graduating seniors from McDonell Central Catholic High School and Chippewa Falls Senior High School. What an incredible evening honoring the students and their most influential educators for their achievements and hearing the adventures these students are embarking on after graduation! Thank you to the educators from McDonell Area Catholic Schools and Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District who truly make a difference in these students' lives and our community! This year, over 30 businesses, organizations, and individuals generously sponsored, allowing this long-standing event to continue, since its start in 1986. The 21 students that were honored will have been featured Thank you to the school districts, sponsors, speakers, and everyone that helped make this a night to remember!

Leadership Chippewa Falls Session
The last session of the 2023-2024 Leadership Chippewa Falls program began with a panel discussion featuring members of our local Media. Following that discussion, the class visited a series of stations which highlighted a variety of Volunteer Opportunities in our area. Thank you to all our members who participated to educate participants in media and volunteer opportunities in our area!

    

Leadership Chippewa Falls Banquet
Congratulations to the 2023-2024 Leadership Chippewa Falls participants for their successful completion of our program over the past 8 months. Leadership Chippewa Falls is a program that offers participants the opportunity to learn about various life and business sectors of the community, interacting with key leaders on issues they are facing and how challenges might be resolved. This program offers participants a greater personal and professional vision of civic leadership, incorporating networking, the opportunity to learn what makes our community function and thrive, and how leaders are necessary to create the Chippewa Falls community we know and love.