QUARTERLY COFFEE RECAP | MARCH 24
Nearly 100 attended the Quarterly Coffee on March 24 at the Surf Ballroom & Museum, where they received updates from Clear Lake Schools Superintendent Doug Gee, Clear Lake City Administrator Scott Flory and North Iowa Corridor Vice President of Existing Business and Project Management Shaun Arneson as well as a special report and demonstration from the Clear Lake High School Robotics Club, which qualified for the World Championships!
Plus, new employees and new members were introduced, upcoming events were shared and business accomplishments were celebrated Miss the event? Find the full video online here, and mark your calendars for our next one on June 16!
UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS
Fridays, April 14, May 12 & June 9 | 10 a.m. Monthly Senior Chamber Coffee Chamber, 205 Main Ave
Thursday, April 20 | 4-7 p.m. Green Expo
Surf Ballroom, 460 N. Shore Dr.
Friday, April 21 | 10-11 a.m.
Membership 101 Chamber, 205 Main Ave
Learn how to maximize your member benefits, optimize your business directory listing, and more RSVP to stacy@clearlakeiowacom
Saturday, April 22 | 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Earth Day Youth Mile, 5K/10K & OutdoorFest City Park
Kick off the 2023 racing season! Register at clearlakeiowacom/events/earth-day/ Then, stay downtown and enjoy family-friendly activities during OutdoorFest
Tuesday, April 25 | 8 a.m.
Wake Up to Lower Processing Fees: A Breakfast Seminar for Small Businesses
Clear Lake Athletics & Wellness Center
An educational opportunity presented by Payteva in partnership with the NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center Breakfast provided wwwclearlakeiowacom
Friday, May 26, & Saturday, May 27
Youth Splash and Dash & TRI Clear Lake
Downtown Clear Lake
Learn more or register at https://clearlakeiowa com/events/tri-clearlake/
Thursday, June 1 | 6-9 p.m. Thursdays on Main begins
Downtown Clear Lake
A fun, family-friendly weekly festival featuring live music, food and retail vendors and more on Main Avenue For additional dates and the entertainment schedule, visit https://clearlakeiowa com/events/thursdayson-main/
Tuesday, June 13 | 4:30-6 p.m.
Business After Hours
Clear Lake Yacht Club, 103 Main Ave. Hosted by the Association for the Preservation of Clear Lake, Clear Lake Yacht Club and Clear Lake Sailing Center Beverages and light appetizers will be provided
Friday, June 16 | 7:30 a m
Quarterly Coffee Surf Lounge, 460 N Shore Dr New hire, promotion, award, recognition or event you'd like to share? Email ashley@clearlakeiowa com to get on the agenda
Chamber Golf FUNdraiser
Friday, July 21 Veterans Memorial Golf Club 9:45 a m Happy Hour/Registration at Club House 10:45 a m Rules Meeting 11 a m Shotgun Start 4 p m Social Hour with Hors d'oeuvres
Cost: $240 for a four-person team Register online here: https://bit ly/3Ye0CmL
3 MUST-READ BLOG POSTS
Clear Lake’s YouTube Channel
We might not ever be "YouTube famous," but we can dream Like and subscribe to our free channel featuring our little slice of heaven in Iowa, Clear Lake!
The Chamber & City Connection
The Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is not the City of Clear Lake, and the City of Clear Lake is not the Clear Lake Area Chamber Read more about our relationship in this blog
Decades of Fun
Looking forward to summer? Us too! Here's a look at the special milestone our July 4th carnival, Evans United Shows, is celebrating in Clear Lake this year.
GET WEISS: MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR CHAMBER BENEFITS
One of the most valuable benefits of your Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce membership is your online business directory listing on clearlakeiowa com because it is not only working for you but marketing your business 24/7.
Our online business directory was searched more than 450,000 times in 2022, and many of your listings show up thousands of times in those searches That is why it is important to make sure your listing has a logo, description, up-todate hours, photos, videos and your social media accounts
So, how do you update yours?
First, log into the Member Information Center at https://clearlakeiowa.com/member-login/ to review your directory listing information
If you haven’t logged in before, simply click “No login created? Sign up now.” Enter the email you provided to the Chamber, and you should receive an email with setup instructions within a few minutes.
Once logged in, click on “Company Information” along the left-hand side of your screen. Then, review the Organization Information, Employees, Website Information, and Map Pin Information
You can also pay your membership dues and view activity on your business directory listing under Reports
Need help logging in or updating your information on your directory listing? Give Ashley Weiss a call at 641-357-2159 or email her at ashley@clearlakeiowa com
As a member of the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, you can promote your products, services, sales and specials in our "Shop Local Clear Lake" Facebook group, www.facebook.com/groups/shoplocalclearlakeiowa/. The public group has nearly 2,500 members and it's growing Get your content in front of more eyes through this benefit
