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Learn all about social media at our half-day summit on July 18 Story: Page 7 From left: Summit presenters Anthony Juliano of Asher Agency, Heather Schoegler of Parkview Health, and Kevin Mullett of Cirrus ABS.

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Chamber members and friends, As many of you know, I love the game of golf.

So, I love summer weather where I can be out on the golf course when I’m not devoting time to my family or The Chamber.

Summer 2012 is going to be another great one as The Chamber continues to focus on our commitment to make connections for our members.

On June 4, we will host our second annual Links 4 Leaders outing and Chamber Golf School, providing dozens of members the opportunity to spend the day with some of Fort Wayne’s best and most successful business professionals. We’re looking forward to great weather, great fun, and great connections. I hope you’ll join us.

Pat Sullivan will be hosting his Chairman’s Reception on June 7 at the Hylant Group. This reception provides a great way to meet and mingle in a powerful setting that introduces you to decision makers that you want to do business with.

Those who attended last year’s reception know the great time that’s had at our receptions.

Do it Best’s Bob Taylor will join Chamber mem-

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Volume 22, Issue 6 Mike Landram President/CEO Michelle Merritt Vice President of Membership and Communications Deb Boyd Controller Jennifer Fisher Graduate Retention Program Manager Katy StaffordCunningham Vice President of Government Affairs

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bers for June’s President’s Lunch on June 12. We are looking forward to sharing lunch at Club Soda with Bob and learning more about what has made him successful. The lunch is open to the first 10 Chamber members who register, so sign up today.

Our Live, Learn and Intern program begins in June. These free events are for all college and graduate interns and are designed to introduce interns to one another and to all that our great city has to offer. I encourage you to send your summer interns to these events. For more information, see the story on Page 7.

Registration for the Chamber Classic is also under way. This year’s Classic will be at Chestnut Hills Golf Club. We have continued with the major improvements from last year’s outing including valet service, fewer distractions on the course, and complimentary beverages. Register your team today!

Hope to see you in the month ahead!

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4 Legislative Council creates agenda, but keeps busy all year long 5 Your quick guide to a great summer internship program 6 New web site, app help you blaze path for healthy, fun walking 6 Even hand towels can lead to savings 7 Live, Learn, and Intern kicks off 8 Asking for D.C. flight support 9 Chamber gathers talent for social media summit 10 Ivy Tech’s New Venture competition preps for 2.0 11 Lean operating tools help identify organizational waste 12 Ribbon cuttings 13 New and renewing members 13 Your Chamber discount guide 14 Chamber Calendar of Events

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Katy StaffordCunningham Vice President of Government Affairs The Chamber kstafford@fwchamber.org fwchamber.org/gov

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Legislative Council creates agenda, but keeps busy all year long Every year, the Chamber’s Legislative Council meets throughout the summer to discuss local, state and federal issues that impact our Members.

One of the Legislative Council’s main responsibilities is creating the Chamber’s Legislative Agenda. The agenda is the backbone of the Government Affairs department and is our guide for positions on issues at all levels of government.

The process by which the agenda takes shape lasts for several months.

Legislative Council spends the summer hearing presentations by subject matter experts on topics to consider including in our agenda.

In addition, our department is responsible for presenting issues that have come forth due to Interim Study Committee discussion, as well as communication from our Members.

Once all pertinent issues are presented and discussed thoroughly, the Council decides which issues will be added to the agenda and what position the Chamber will take on those issues.

When the issues and positions are finalized, the Council goes through every agenda item with a

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close eye to ensure it aligns with our Guiding Principles.

Our Guiding Principles:  Promote a globally competitive tax climate  Decrease the regulatory burden on business  Sustain a strong workforce  Maintain a strong infrastructure  Support economic development  Promote an efficient governmental structure Once the final draft of the agenda has been approved by Legislative Council, it goes to the Chamber Board for approval.

Because our agenda is a representation of our Membership, I would encourage you to be involved.

If there is an issue you would like the Council to consider taking a position on, I encourage you to send me an e-mail explaining the issue. I will take that issue to the Council for discussion.

As advocates for our Members, it is important that you be involved with the entire agenda creation process. By getting your issue in front of the Council, you are doing just that.

“When the people become involved in their government, government becomes more accountable, and our society is stronger, more compassionate, and better prepared for the challenges of the future.” ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Your quick guide to a great summer internship program Jennifer Fisher Graduate Retention Program Manager The Chamber jfisher@fwchamber.org fwchamber.org/grad Follow us on Twitter: @gradretention

By now, most students have started their internships for the summer (or will be very soon). Hopefully, you are just as excited about the summer as your intern is. So here are a few tips that will help you, and your intern, have a productive internship.

Set your expectations I often hear from employers and students who report that an internship didn’t go the way they expected it to. I generally find that the breakdown comes when someone hasn’t been clear about what they wanted from the experience.

If you want to ensure that your expectations and that of your student intern are fully met this summer, fill out an internship agreement.

An internship agreement is a document that you and your intern go over at the beginning of the internship to discuss your particular expectations for the summer. This is your opportunity to reiterate exactly what you would like the intern to accomplish, work schedules, and anything else that is important for them to know.

It’s also an opportunity for your student intern to share with you what they would like to accomplish this summer.

This is your chance to manage your student intern’s expectations of the experience and discuss any potential barriers to success.

Check in at the midway point Completing an internship agreement is a good starting place for your summer internship program, but the conversation should not end there.

Your intern supervisors should be checking in no less than once a week with your summer interns to ensure that things are going well. This is critical to your intern’s success.

Aside from checking in weekly with your interns, you should plan to evaluate them midway through the summer. This is a great time to go back over your internship agreement and make sure your expectations and that of your intern are being met.

Provide honest feedback and ask your intern to talk about how things are going from their perspective.

If your expectations or theirs are not being met, there are still a few months to work on it.

Upcoming Live, Learn and Intern events June 6: Indiana Tech Recreation Center for bowling and networking, 6-9 p.m.

June 13: Behind the scenes look at the War Memorial Coliseum (with refreshments), 6-9 p.m.

June 22: River City Volleyball Complex, 6-10 p.m.

June 27: Shoaff Park Grill and Chill, 5-9 p.m.

July 12: Tailgate and TinCaps, 5:30-10 p.m.

More details: www.fwchamber.org/grad

Related story on Page 7

Connect them to the community Want to help your intern have a great summer in their internship? Let them have some fun outside of work. To help you with this, the Graduate Retention Program has a summer event series called “Live, Learn, and Intern.”

Our summer intern, Cassie Cashman, has developed a fun summer filled with several opportunities for your intern to see the fun side of Northeast Indiana. We’ll be going to a TinCaps game, taking a Trolley Tour around town to visit local art galleries, bowling, going to Pokagon State Park, and much more. To get your intern involved, visit www.fwchamber.org. You can sign them up for any of the free events and give them a chance to meet and network with other interns in the area.

Final thoughts Remember that your internship program can be a huge success if you are willing to communicate your expectations with your intern and allow them the opportunity to share with you what they are hoping to accomplish this summer.

By following these quick tips, you and your intern are on your way to a productive summer!

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New web site, app help you blaze path for healthy, fun walking The Chamber discount If your business has 2 to 50 employees, you qualify for a discount of up to five percent on your small business insurance premiums from PHP. Average annual savings is $3,500.

To receive a free quote, call PHP at (800) 9826257 or visit www. phpni.com and click on the Chamber Discount Program link.

Walking is the easiest form of exercise and one of the best exercises for your body. With just 30 minutes of walking each day, you will reduce your risk for heart disease, improve your blood pressure and achieve many other health benefits.

Going for a walk can sometimes feel like you are on auto-pilot. Taking that same old walking route around your neighborhood can get boring, but the scenery doesn’t have to stay the same anymore!

Mix it up by using the American Heart Association’s (AHA) free walking path tool called “My Walking Paths” that will help you keep your daily walking routine interesting. The AHA’s tool is available to help you find and create new walking paths in your area.

This not only provides you access to the paths that have been created and saved by others, but allows you to create your own path and track how

far you have walked.

Paths can be created anywhere! Log on to www. startwalkingnow.org or download the AHA Walking Path tool app to get started.

To create a new path, simply use the mapping tool and begin plotting your route. When you are finished, save the map either as private or public.

Every time you log on you will be able to view the paths you have created, as well as the ones that have been made public.

You can also flag your favorite paths and even share them with others through Facebook, Twitter or e-mail.

The AHA’s “My Walking Paths” is available for the iPhone, iPad and Android markets. Download it today and start walking For more information, log on to www.startwalkingnow.org today.

Even hand towels can lead to savings The Chamber discount Chamber members can save 60 percent on “core catalog” items and four percent off “retail catalog” purchases. You can also monitor expenses with monthly reporting, and order online, via phone or fax, and through retail stores.

For more info, contact Chris Michaels at (260) 249-3977.

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By Eric Sponable Office Depot has greatly expanded its offerings in Cleaning and Breakroom supplies, which means that I recently had to sit through a meeting that talked about all the “janitorial paper” selections that Office Depot offered.

An hour-and-a-half meeting that discusses toilet paper and hand towels can get pretty boring, but as the meeting went on, I began to find it interesting. My interest sprung not from the advantages of double-ply, nor which products were bleach free, but from the fact that I began to see these paper products in terms of money and savings.

Take hand towels. Like most people, I always seem to end up in a restroom that has the old Cfold, brown paper towels that are hanging from a free-pull wall dispenser.

And there’s typically a mess as people have washed their hands and grabbed small stacks of these towels to handle the drying process. You can’t ever seem to grab just one or two of these towels. You always end up with 5 to 7 and many times others simply fall from the dispenser to the

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floor. It’s a messy and inefficient system.

Or then there’s the places that have “upgraded” to the center-pull systems. They look good on the wall, but they somehow bring out in people the urge to see how much they can yank out in a single pull. Again, a messy and inefficient system.

These are both examples of old technology that was tried and eventually deemed a failure. Modern hand towel dispensers are designed to give you just what you need to get the job done without dealing out too much at once.

Businesses can realize a significant savings by switching to these new systems simply because they’re not going to use nearly as much paper product over the year.

Most companies that offer these products will also offer a free review designed to customize your dispensers to best fit your company’s needs. For larger companies buying in larger quantities, the dispensers can sometimes even be offered for free.

If you’re looking to save additional money this year, the answer may be just as simple as hand towels.

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Interns from around Northeast Indiana attend last year’s recognition reception at Sycamore Hills Golf Club.

Visit us on the web fwchamber.org/grad

Live, Learn, and Intern kicks off Live, Learn, and Intern is a series of free events for local area interns put on by the Graduate Retention Program of the Chamber.

The main objective of Live, Learn, and Intern is to highlight what Fort Wayne has to offer to the interns and keep them interested in staying in our region after graduation, promoting economic and community development.

These events also present a great opportunity for interns to network with one another and build professional relationships.

The Live, Learn, and Intern events are held at various locations throughout the community in hopes of promoting Fort Wayne to its fullest.

Who is eligible to participate? All Live, Learn, and Intern events are free to college or graduatelevel interns. Anyone wishing to participate should register at least three days before each event at fwchamber.org/grad, or by calling Cassie Cashman at 424-1435, Ext. 264.

Indiana Tech Recreation Center Wednesday, June 6, 6-9 p.m.

Join us for a night of bowling, airhockey, pool and pizza and a chance to meet other interns.

Memorial Coliseum Wednesday, June 13, 6-9 p.m.

Behind-the-scenes tour of the coliseum along with appetizers afterward in the Archer Room.

River City Sand Volleyball Friday, June 22, 6-10 p.m.

A night of sand volleyball, food, cash bar, and prizes.

Shoaff Park Grill & Chill Wednesday, June 27, 5-9 p.m.

Grill out, music, and games at Shoaff Park along with prize drawings Tailgate and TinCaps Game Thursday, July 12, 5:30-10 p.m.

Tailgate at The Chamber with cornhole, hillbilly golf and prize drawing, followed by a TinCaps game Downtown Fort Wayne

Wednesday, July 18, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

A trolly ride to the Pfieffer House Soda Fountain and toue various art galleries downtown Picnic & Play

Sunday, July 22, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

A day of fun, food, and sun at Pokagon State Park in Angola Recognition Reception

Wednesday, August 1, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

A recognition reception in honor of our interns.

Location TBA

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Asking for D.C. flight support Dave Young Vice President of Air Service Development The Chamber dyoung@fwchamber.org

The Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority and The Chamber have been pursuing new nonstop airline service to a number of destinations on behalf of the community with both parties conceptually and financially committed to the expansion of destinations from Fort Wayne International.

In order to determine the support our efforts would have if we were to secure flights to Washington Dulles Airport, a survey was recently completed by a large number of our members. The Washington market was chosen not only because of the demand of the local market, but for the ability to provide connecting opportunities, throughout the east coast.

For those of you that took the time to fill out this survey, thank you very much, as the results will help us in our ongoing discussions to secure this service.

In other news, Allegiant Air begins its non-stop flights to Myrtle Beach on May 17, and inaugurates new non-stop flights to the Fort Myers area on June 28.

Delta is adding additional non-stop flights in both the Atlanta and Minneapolis markets in June. Passenger traffic remains strong at FWA, currently showing an increase of 4.5 percent for the year.

Once again, thank you for supporting FWA.

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Design slides for guy in the back Jon Swerens Director of Communications The Chamber jswerens@fwchamber.org

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Here’s a column by Director of Communications Jon Swerens, who was one of the presenters at The Chamber’s Lunch ‘n Learn on May 2: “How to Create and Deliver a Great Presentation.”

The problem with trying to choose a font for your presentation is a typical American one: You have way too many choices.

Let’s narrow down the options by looking at the main purpose of the typeface in your presentation: Readability.

It doesn’t matter how well-written your text is if the guy in the back of the room can’t read it.

Clarity, not cleverness, is the goal. Here are four pointers:  Choose one font. Look at your local newspaper. Does it change its headline font on every other page? Nope! It uses one or perhaps two readable fonts for every headline in the publication.

Choose one font for every slide. And choose one with a bold variant  Choose a straight-forward font. You may think using Curlz makes your slides more feminine, or that Comic Sans makes them funnier. Actually, such fonts just make your slides look silly.

Instead, try a readable, classy font such as Helvet-

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ica, Franklin Gothic or Myriad. Let your choice of words carry the emotion of your story rather than the kind of font you use.  Think big. Make your text large enough so it can be read from the back of the room. That means a lot fewer words per slide, maybe six to eight per slide. Each bullet point might need its own slide.

But that’s OK: Slides are free. Use as many as you need!  Assume poor lighting conditions. High contrast between the text and the background is essential. You have to account for the fact that the room will not be – and should not be – completely dark. On simple slides with only text, use a completely black background with white text. When you place text on photos, choose photos that feature either some empty space for the text or a low-contrast photo that’s either light enough for black text or dark enough for white text. Failing that, adjust the brightness and contrast of a photo behind the text (you can do this in PowerPoint) to make the words pop better.

You don’t want your audience remembering your typeface. You want them remembering your words. Simple, big text helps your message shine.

Anthony Juliano, Heather Schoegler, and Kevin Mullett are among the speakers at The Chamber’s Social Media Summit on July 19.

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Chamber gathers talent for social media summit The Chamber’s next half-day summit is all about social media, and we’re gathering some of the area’s biggest names to bring their experience and expertise.

The Social Media Summit is 8 a.m.-1 p.m. July 19 at The Chamber.

Heather Schoegler, director of community engagement at Parkview Health, will be sharing creative ways non-profits can use social media to create brand ambassadors. I’ll focus on why social media isn’t a one-size fits all approach. Instead, nonprofits can have success by tailoring their strategy to their mission and in order to connect to people’s passions.

Anthony Juliano, vice president of marketing and social media strategy at Asher Agency, will help you go beyond the LinkedIn profile and understand its features and functionality so you can leverage its power. If you’ve ever asked yourself

“I’m on LinkedIn...Now What?” you’ll get the answers you’ve been looking for.

Kevin Mullett, Cirrus ABS’s director of product development and a recognized authority on social media, will be bringing his knowledge and passion about the Google+ social network to attendees.

Among the other presenters will be attorneys from Barrett & McNagny LLP, who will discuss social media and how it relates to employment, plus who “owns” social media content and how to protect your company.

Early-bird registration ends 5 p.m. Monday, July 9. The early-bird rate is $49 for Chamber members and $99 for nonmembers. After 5 p.m. July 9, the registration rate is $69 for Chamber members and $129 for nonmembers. The registration fee also includes breakfast, lunch, and all materials. Payment for this event is nonrefundable.

Register at fwchamber.org/smsummit.

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Olivia Fabian, 2011 New Venture Competition champion, addresses the media and this year’s student participants at a recent news conference announcing an expansion of the competition.

mentors. These two organizations will play a vital role in mentoring the finalists in the end stages of the competition.

Also, this year the competition is open to all Ivy Tech Community College−Northeast students and alumni, whereas before it was only open to those in the Business Administration program.

“We believe there are students in other programs who also have dreams of opening their own business,” said Tolbert. “As a result, we have a very strong interest base this year, with more than 25 students enrolled in the competition.”

Finally, 2011 sponsor JB Tool, Die & Engineering, Inc. and President Dave Bear generously agreed to sponsor New Venture for the next three years. His donation will provide start-up capital for the champions’ businesses.

The 2012 New Venture Competition is well under way and will conclude this summer with an award ceremony announcing the new champion.

For more information about the contest, visit IvyTech.edu/northeast/newventure.

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By Kelli Ford Marketing and Communications Ivy Tech Community College–Northeast The second New Venture Competition is gearing up at Ivy Tech Community College−Northeast, and it’s proving to be bigger and better than the first.

In 2011, the competition was born from the vision of Business Administration faculty member James Tolbert. The New Venture Competition is a business plan contest that awards one student the start-up capital to launch his or her dream business.

Around this time last year, the competition had whittled down to three finalists, each of whom made an investor presentation to a panel of judges. In the end, Olivia Fabian was announced the champion of the 2011 New Venture Competition and was awarded $17,000 in start-up capital to launch her business, OFabz Swimwear. She also received an internship package from the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center valued at $11,700.

OFabz Swimwear offers retro-inspired swimwear in moisture-wicking fabrics and other swimrelated accessories. Since the competition, Fabian has been working with the NIIC to further refine her business plan and has become a member of the Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce.

Most recently, Fabian has been able to secure her full manufacturing process for both men’s and women’s suits. She is currently working with local companies One Lucky Guitar, COYA and 323 Media to rebrand OFabz, build a website and create professional video and photo content.

“The competition helped me to support local businesses, being a local business myself,” said Fabian. “I wouldn’t be able to be as far in my business today if it weren’t for everybody who helped make this competition possible. The New Venture Competition gave me the capital and the confidence to make my dream a reality.”

On the heels of this success, New Venture Competition 2012 was announced in January with several improvements. Two new collaborators, the Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce and Fort Wayne SCORE, have come forward as community

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Lean operating tools help identify organizational waste

By Erv Glass Freedom Academy How much waste is really in your organization?

Estimates indicate organizations have in excess of 40 percent waste in daily operations.

Waste is everywhere – in the office, in retail operations, in manufacturing, and in project management. There are eight wastes found in many groups. These wastes can be identified and reduced using lean techniques.

Do you know how your work flows? By using value stream mapping techniques, you can identify the processes used in your organization. Value stream mapping techniques will identify time to complete processes and begin the process of improving customer delivery time.

You may have heard of Kaizen, but how is it really used? Kaizen is the term used for continuous improvement. Through the Kaizen process you identify processes, their wastes, and how to

successfully design a project to reduce time and delivery of products to their internal or external customer. How clean is clean? What does it really mean when someone asks if your factory or office is clean? Organization is the key to success.

Lean’s 6-S system helps an organization assure that the right tools are available in the right place at the right time to reduce waste. The process when properly executed ensures that the proper tools and materials are available to perform a job.

By carefully resolving what is necessary at the workplace, you will be able to improve the quality, time and delivery of products and services.

Learn more by attending Freedom Academy’s “Lean’s Operating Principles and Tools” workshop.

This day-long workshop will be held at The Chamber on Thursday, June 7, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The fee is $95, which includes the workshop, lunch and materials. Respond by June 1 to Freedom Academy at 800-200-6499.

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Chamber member Turnstone celebrated the opening of the Madge Rothschild Pediatric Therapy Wing with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, April 11, at 11 a.m. From left are board, foundation and donor representatives, plus friends of Turnstone: Carol Rolland, The Chamber’s Mike Landram, Sharon Peters, Dot Robinson, Marlene Buesching, Rosemary Noecker, Mayor Tom Henry, Mike Eikenberry, Brian Bauer and Robert Wagner.

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Chamber member Ross Medical Education Center in Fort Wayne celebrated its new Pharmacy Tech program with a ribbon cutting on Friday, April 13, at 1 p.m. Ross Medical is located at 4122 Lima Road A-5, in Glenbrook Commons across from Toys R Us. Campus Director Dawn Modlin cuts the ribbon during the ribbon cutting ceremony. Also present were Chamber President and CEO Mike Landram, Director of On-Ground Education Sharon Smith, and Mayor Tom Henry.

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More online Find more about these businesses and all of our members in our online business directory at: fwchamber.org/directory

New members April 2012 Adrian Medical BGI Fitness Cornerstone Christian College Prep School Degreasing Engineers Diversapack DRG Fort Wayne Auto & Truck Auction

Fowler Industries Ft Wayne Medical Education Program Indiana Vision Development Center Jumby’s Joint Leaders Staffing Maso, Inc Metro Insurance Ofab Swimwear Omni Instruments

Professional Medical Services Swan Lake Resort Thrivent Financial Transformations Furniture Tri Core Logic Veatch Insurance Services Westaff

Renewing members April 2012 Alconex Speciality Productions Allstar Communications Associated Anesthesiologists, inc.

Auto Collision Service B & B Loan Company BAE Systems Platform Solutions Barrett & McNagny LLP Bobick’s Golf, Inc. Canterbury School Chase Comfort Suites Hotel SW Community Development Corp of NE Indiana Country Inn & Suites Custom Art Screen Printing DaVita Fort Wayne South DuCharme, McMillen & Associates Educational Opportunity Center Enviro-Clean Incorporated Fox & Fox Frame Service, Inc. Gator Cases, Inc. Goodwill Industries of Northeast Indiana Hallmark Home Mortgage Hampton Inn & Suites Hampton Inn SW

Hanna Brothers Drywall & Painting, Inc. Indiana Tech Indiana Wesleyan University KB Search Team Korte Does It All, Inc. Lake Forest Apartments LaQunita Inn & Suites LCPA Group LTD Leadership Fort Wayne Logikos, Inc. Luarde, Michael J. DDS Lucky Harley Davidson Marshall, Incorporated May Oberfell Lorber Microtech Welding Corp Moore’s Welding Service, Inc Neuropsychiatric Associates, PC North Eastern Group Reality Northrop Grumman Nutcracker Sweet Shoppe OCE Document Printing Systems Paint The Town Graphics, Inc. Parkview Physicians Group Pepsi Performance Truck Sales, Inc. Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne, Inc. PNC Bank Premiere Heating & Air

Conditioning, LLC Professional Food Equipment Service Raymond James & Associates Red Lobster Rowe Electric Rudae’s School of Beauty Culture Safety Kleen Systems, Inc. Salin Bank & Trust Company Signs Now-Division of Indiana Stamp Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth St. Joseph Township Trustee-Allen County Steamatic of Fort Wayne Summit City Nursing & Rehabilitation Summit Plastic Surgery, P.C. The Cleaning Company The History Center The Janitors Supply Co., Inc. Three Rivers Running Company, Inc. Transworks Travel Leaders Wagner Electric of Fort Wayne Web Industries Fort Wayne, Inc. Witwer Construction, Inc

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Office Depot savings Chamber members can save 60 percent on “core catalog” items and four percent off retail catalog purchases. The average member using this discount saves $534 a year. Contact Chris Michaels at (260) 249-3977.

Cirrus ABS eBusiness Suite for the Web The Cirrus ABS eBusiness Suite provides web site services for members seeking more affordable alternatives to traditional web site designs and set up.

Read more at fwchamber.org/cirrus.

Comcast Business Class This program provides Chamber members with exceptional Internet services at a substantial discount of up to $29.95 per month. Info: fwchamber.org/ comcast.

Sam’s Club savings Chamber members receive a $25 gift card for a Plus membership or a $10 for a Business membership.

Info at samsclub.com/membership.

Event discounts and admittance Every employee of each of our members receives the member price for Chamber events. Also, all employees of members can attend member-only events, such as the Third House Forums.

Meeting rooms Members get free usage of meeting rooms large and small in the Chamber building during business hours. Call 424-1435 for details.

Promotion and referrals Members can create and offer member-to-member coupons on the web site. Members also get free promotion to a readership of 24,000 through Emphasis and free phone and web referrals.

Notarization and certification of origin Free for members by our front desk staff.

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Students get some pointers from PGA pro Mike Ahlers during last year’s Chamber Golf School at Pine Valley Golf Club.

The golf school is a popular part of our Links 4 Leaders event.

Sign up for our events!

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Go online at fwchamber.org/ events to get more details and register.

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Links 4 Leaders and Chamber Golf School Each team of three in our golf scramble is paired with a northeast Indiana business leader to make a foursome. The golf school will run concurrently with the scramble and feature small-group instruction from a PGA pro.

Cost: Individual golfer, which includes both meals, is $225. A team of three costs $650. Chamber Golf School, which also includes both meals, is $150.

Monday, June 4 | 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Pine Valley Country Club

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President’s Lunch Every month, meet a local business leader Chamber President and CEO Mike Landram hosts lunch with Bob Taylor, president and CEO of Do it Best Corp.

Cost: $25, including meal | Limited to the first 10 Chamber members to sign up Thursday, June 12 | noon-1 p.m.

Club Soda, 235 E. Superior St.

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Enjoy an evening of networking with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar Cost: Member: $5 | Nonmember: $10 Thursday, June 21 | 5-7 p.m.

Catalyst Marketing Design, 930 S. Calhoun St. (corner of Washington Boulevard)

Meet Me @ 5 at Holiday Inn, co-sponsored by Lutheran Life Villages Enjoy an evening of networking with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar Cost: Member: $5 | Nonmember: $10 Thursday, July 19 | 5-7 p.m.

Holiday Inn, 4111 Paul Shaffer Drive

Chairman’s Reception Meet Fort Wayne’s Who’s Who of leadership Hosted by Past Board Chairman Pat Sullivan and The Chamber. Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar.

Cost: Member: $10 | Nonmember: $20 Thursday, June 7 | 5-7 p.m.

Hylant Group of Fort Wayne, 6714 Pointe Inverness Drive.

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The Chamber Classic Our pre-eminent golf event returns!

Includes lunch on the course, beverages, and the award reception to follow. With one flight starting at 10 a.m., golfers get the opportunity to meet and mingle with all of the golfers in the outing.

Cost: Members: $125| Nonmembers: $150 | $475 for member foursome Thursday, July 26 | Registration 10 a.m., shotgun start 11 a.m., award reception dinner 5 p.m.

Chestnut Hills Golf Club, 11502 Illinois Road, Fort Wayne | Register online at fwchamber.org

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july 26, 2012 · chestnut hills golf club · fort wayne

You are cordially invited to the golf event of the season.

With a nod to outings past, this year’s Chamber Classic stays with one flight, features lunch, beverages and fewer interruptions on the course, and includes an award reception to follow.

At just $125 per member and $150 per nonmember for the day, this is an outing you won’t want to miss. With one full flight starting at 11 a.m., you are assured the opportunity to meet and mingle with all of the golfers participating.

Register today at www.fwchamber.org/classic