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CHAMBER HORIZONS
Official Newsletter of the Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce JANUARY 2024 | VOLUME 117 | ISSUE 1
‘The future starts today, not tomorrow’ The above quote by Pope John Paul II seems basic and obvious. Yet many of us fall into the habit of thinking about the “future” as tomorrow or beyond, when in reality, even 30 seconds from now is the future. As this quote alludes to, the future we are going to realize is based on the actions we take today. Incoming Chamber Board President Brad Lenertz of Alexandria Clinic, A Service of Alomere, has chosen “Building Tomorrow” as the Chamber’s operational theme for 2024. It is an exciting transition from the Chamber’s 2023 theme, “Better Than Yesterday,” which encouraged the Chamber, its members, and the entire community to focus on taking steps every day
to improve at least one thing over the day before. That theme helped drive us to improve general operations, to continue building effective collaborations, to better serve our members and to provide even better events and programs. This year, we will continue striving to improve from day to day, while also focusing on how today’s actions are building our future. We are never “done” with a Chamber theme. Instead, we continue utilizing the valuable tools a theme provided us
while moving into a new theme of focus. Striving to continously be better is something we will keep focusing on daily at the Chamber. And, under this new theme, we will also spend more time thinking about our community’s future, and identifying how what we do today will impact that future. By doing so, we hope we are strategically “Building Tomorrow” in the healthiest way possible for this great community we all love. ~ Tara Bitzan, Director, Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce
Upcoming Chamber Events
Wake Up Alexandria! Friday, January 5 from 7:30-8:30 am Alexandria Police Department 501 3rd Ave. W Nonprofit of the Day: Santa for Seniors Chamber Open House (see page 6 for details) Wednesday, January 10 from 10 am - 2 pm Alexandria Chamber | 206 Broadway St. Stop in and pick up your 2024 Member materials! Member Webinar: ResortForward Software Demo (Details on Page 6) Monday, January 8 from 10-11 am Alexandria Chamber | Virtual Event Visit www.AlexandriaMN.org to register
Wake Up Alexandria! Friday, January 19 from 7:30-8:30 am Alomere Health | 111 17th Ave. E Nonprofit of the Day: Titus II, Inc. Chamber Annual Celebration Monday, February 5 from 5-8 pm Social: 5 pm | Dinner/Program: 6 pm Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center 2100 Arrowwood Ln. NW
Join us for the Chamber Annual Celebration! Monday, February 5 - Social at 5 pm, Dinner/Program at 6 pm Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center, 2100 Arrowwood Ln. NW, Alexandria Join us in celebrating the successes of 2023 and looking ahead to 2024. We will recognize board members, pay tribute to this year’s “Top 5 Under 40” honorees, honor the 2023 Friend of the Chamber, and share other recognitions. Tickets are $35 per person or reserve a table of 10 for $350. Purchase tickets online at alexandriamn.org or call 320-763-3161 for more information. Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber Horizons, USPS 330070, is published monthly by the Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce. Periodicals postage paid at Alexandria, MN 56308. Postmaster: Send address changes to
Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce | 206 Broadway St, Alexandria, MN 56308 info@alexandriamn.org | 320-763-3161 | www.alexandriamn.org