Less than two weeks to go

Thank you ISD194!

Thank you to Interim Superintendent, Michael Baumann, and Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Emily McDonald, for spending time with us this week and for the thorough update on what the team at Lakeville Area Schools is working on. Also, a reminder that if you missed State of the Schools, but want to hear more about the referendum on the ballot – there are two sessions coming up, one is tonight - Thursday, October 24, 6 p.m., Lakeville South High School, Lecture Hall D-202 and Tuesday, October 29, 6 p.m., Lakeville Area Schools District Office, Oak Room. You can also find information here.

Thank you to Lakeview Bank and McDonald Eye Care for sponsoring this important event each year! Both of these organizations support our students in various ways throughout the year. Check out Lakeview's Legacy Award program and watch this quick video about vision and student success from McDonald!

New opportunity....

The Chamber Foundation is offering members a new opportunity to use our 501(c)(3) to facilitate a named scholarship program. See details below and click link to email our Foundation President, Mel Simon, to explore further.

October 29

Some of you may remember when we invited Treehouse to speak at a Chamber luncheon a couple of years ago. It was very moving to hear from a teen who talked about how this program helped them. This town hall next week features some leaders in our community and is going to talk about ways the community can support some of our teens in need.

November 6

This is our annual joint after-hours event with all 6 Chambers in the county. Our booth spaces are currently sold out; however, it is free to come, mingle, and eat! Join the six Chambers in the county for fun, food, friendship, and prizes! Thank you to Dakota Electric for making it possible for this event to be free to attend. Click image to register.

Last week’s front page

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Official Business.

New Chamber Board Member!

In our October board meeting, the Chamber Board of Directors approved Nicole Larson, Allina Specialty Clinic Operations Leader, for a 3-year term. Nicole will be replacing our medical category representative - Brian Knapp , VP of Operations at M Health Fairview Ridges, who is finishing his third 3-year term in December.

In accordance with article IV, section 3 of our bylaws.... Additional candidates for Directors can be nominated by petition bearing the genuine signature of at least five (5) qualified members of the Chamber. Such petition will be filed with the Nominating Committee within ten (10) days after notice has been given of those nominated. The determination of the Nominating Committee as to the legality of the petition(s) will be final. If no petition is filed within the designated period, the nominations will be closed and the nominated slate of candidates will be presented to the membership. If a legal petition will present additional candidates, the names of all candidates will be arranged on a ballot in alphabetical order. Instructions will be to vote for the appropriate number of vacancies to be filled. The President will send this ballot to all active members at least twenty (20) days before the time designated for the meeting. The ballots will be marked in accordance with instructions printed on the ballot and including the instruction that ballots must be returned to the Chamber office within ten (10) days. The Chair will declare the candidates with the greatest number of votes elected. The Chair will appoint, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, at least three (3) but not more than five (5) judges who are not members of the Board of Directors or candidates for election. Such judges will have complete supervision of the election, including the auditing of the ballots. They will report the results of the election to the Nominating Committee Chair and Committee members.

Month 2 in the books!

We completed month #2 of Leadership Lakeville last week! Our Facilitator, Pat Arling, recapped month 1 with the group and got feedback we can use going forward. A huge shout our to our series sponsor, Loeffler Construction & Consulting, and to Jennifer from Green Mill for donating some incredible boxed lunches. If you are looking for something to wow your next lunch meeting you have to check these out. I recommend the Millhouse Club!

Leadership Training: Sheri Stolp, of the Stolp Group, talked with us about sensitivity training from several angles and gave us tips and tricks for handling hard conversations related to various topics. Sheri is a long-time Lakeville resident and supports businesses with HR-related needs, including one-on-one coaching and group supervisory training (monthly lunch/learns or onsite workshops) covering different leadership topics. She also provides new/revised employee handbooks, hiring assessments, and performance management tools – like annual reviews, progressive discipline forms. She facilitates small groups of HR professionals as well – click HERE for more information!
Community Panel - A huge thank you to Laurie Bolin (360 Communities & Lakeville Rotary), Tara Lashley (The Open Door Food Pantry), Shanen Corlett (Lakeville Public Safety Foundation), and Paul Jacobus (Lakeville Lions & Pan-O-Prog) for sharing about the various non-profits and service organizations in our community. Part of our Leadership Lakeville program is 4 hours of community service and there are so many ways to give back through these, and so many other, organizations in Lakeville!

Less than three weeks away!

Join us for a day of enrichment, connections, prizes, and retail therapy! And, help us honor our 4^th Businesswoman of the Year – Amy Povroznik – owner of Flora Etcetera. in downtown Lakeville. Amy does so much for others and we are excited to celebrate her this year!

Parents of 8-12 Graders

Help us spread the word! Click the image to print an 8.5 x 11 flyer to hang in your office. This is a free event open to families of students in grades 8-12. They can attend up to three breakout sessions to start to explore their high school, and post-secondary paths to success!

JUDGES NEEDED!

The Lakeville North DECA club is in search of volunteers to help pre-judge students to get them ready for their January district competition. No experience or background needed, you will get all you need when you get there. I have done his multiple times and it is a neat experience to use your professional skills and experience to guide them in this process.