THANK YOU and MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Member Brief Bytes

WHO'S THAT MEMBER BUSINESS/BUILDING?

And the final winner of the year is......

WHO'S THAT MEMBER BUILDING

The winner of last week's business was Randy Latzig of Buffalo Country Store with Sterling Drug! I used to work there for years when I was in high school/college and they were my sponsor for Buffalo Days royalty!

It is also the end of the quarter here and we picked a winner from the 13 correct guessers so far!

Drum roll please........... the winner of the whopping $10 in Buffalo Bucks is........ JUDY MUZNIO from the Wright County Journal Press and Drummer ! She did guess correctly and first 3 times in a row! Congrats Judy!

Are you enjoying this? Do you want us to keep doing it in 2020? Let us know!!

OUR YEAR END THANK YOU

Suzanne and I want to thank you for another great year of memorable meetings, action packed events, heart warming stories, and many laughs! Serving you, our members, is why we exist! We thank you for supporting us and your community!

There is not better time to be a Chamber member as the new Directory is in the works! That goes out to over 15,000 addresses, is at the hotels, mailed in our relocation packets and sent to new residents of the area monthly. Add the digital version of the Directory and our Chamber website business listing - and you will see why we get over 10,000 hits from people looking for you as trusted Chamber businesses. It's great because they find you and can link directly to your website through us.

Be sure to communicate with us any news, events and highlights that you would like us to share with the membership in 2020. We have 300 members, over 500 in our email list and nearly 2500 Facebook followers. Help us help you!

We are looking to change up our FEEDBACC training sessions to be more often and over a lunch hour - making it convenient and with topics of interest to all. Let us know of something you would like to learn more about! We want to provide topics you want to hear about!

We wish you and yours a wonderful Christmas and a great blessings into the New Year! Let's work together to make 2020 the best yet!

New Members 2019

US Bank

307 Pine Street

Monticello, MN 55362

USBank.com

Aaron.Cosellian@USBankcom

Aaron Cosellian, the new Commercial Banking Relationship Manager at the branch in Monticello is excited to meet some Buffalo business leaders and community members, both, as he and his family just moved to Buffalo in July.

Aaron has been in the banking industry for 9 years, starting out as a college intern. He got a job as a credit analyst right out of college and later moved to commercial lending. What he loves best is the ability to interact with local businesses on a day to day basis.

Though the history dates back some 150 years, US Bank formed in 1997 as a result of several smaller banks merging creating US Bancorp, with Minneapolis as their headquarters. Though it's got all the resources of big banks, US Bank still has the hometown feel. Through acquisitions, they were able to keep their staff, so there are many 20-30 year veterans working and paving the way for the younger generation of bankers like Aaron. The customer comes first - the reason Aaron chose to work there!

Locally here, the closest bank is in Monticello which has several FT and PT staff. The Branch Manager, Liz Volner, would be happy to meet you!

Aaron and his wife have 3 girls who I assume will learn to play hockey as it's one of Aaron's passions along with hunting, fishing and golf. He recently joined the men's hockey league here in Buffalo! Be sure to stop by the bank or introduce yourself to Aaron at our Good Morning Buffalo's!

Chamber Events

ANNUAL CHAMBER BANQUET

Thursday, January 23rd, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Buffalo American Legion

THE SPONSOR LIST IS GROWING - THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Thomes Insurance Group

MidCountry Bank/Insurance

Grindstone Construction

Country Financial - Mark Benzer

Edward Jones' Buffalo offices

PRIME Advertising

State Farm Insurance - Mark Olson

Wright County Historical Society

There's still time for you to be a sponsor and get on the official invitation that will go out next week! Just give us a call! You get a couple "tickets" to come and an opportunity to get some press!

You also have the opportunity to donate a prize or cash to purchase prizes and the best opportunity of all......BEING THERE!! Be sure to put it on your calendar. It's always a great night of fun with fellow members!

Look what Seth Klosowski from the Dairy Queen dropped off for us?

The DQ is closing this Saturday and will reopen again on January 13th! Be sure to stop in and grab your cake or treats before the weekend!! Thanks guys - you delivered our favorite flavors!

We appreciate you and your support of the Chamber!