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December 2016 Newsle韄�er
From the President & CEO:
Tis the Season. It is the season for giving.
The Salva埱�on Army's Red Ke韄�le Campaign is in fullswing and we hope you will pause to consider the less fortunate. As you pass the volunteersringing the bell, stop and drop a dona埱�on to helpthose less fortunate.
I personally find those few hours when I get the chance to ring the bells verygra埱�fying. It never ceases to amaze me how many people will dig into their pocketsto help their neighbors, but people don't give so much when noone is ringing thebells. Please consider calling the Salva埱�on Army at 263‐8272 to volunteer to ringthe bells.
The annual Two Weeks of Love is underway. TanTara's Hawkeye hauler is located inthe Hy‐Vee parking lot through Friday, December 2, where they are freezing forfood. Star埱�ng Monday, December 5, the Hawkeye hauler moves to Kreiger's wherethey will be collec埱�ng toys during Toy埱�me. Thanks to Hy‐Vee, Kreigers, TanTara,Vintage Sound and KWPC for all they do to help their neighbors in our community.
Another opportunity to make a difference for our community is to support the Y'sefforts to raise funds for their expansion. Our Y is unlike any other in Iowa. Theservices they provide and their efforts to support all of the members of ourcommunity makes the Musca埱�ne Community YMCA a vital part of Musca埱�ne. Theirefforts to be able to meet the needs of our community as we move forward isdependent on their ability expand the facility. The Y has done a great job raising themoney necessary to meet the need, but they need some help to cross the line. Recently an anonymous donor has stepped up to offer a match of up to $500,000.
What a great opportunity for all of us to get behind this important project. Pleasemake your pledge today and encourage others to do the same. Please plan to joinus December 15th at the Y to help us reach the goal ‐‐ more to come on this specialevent.
Greg Jenkins gjenkins@musca埱�ne.com
December Membership Renewals:
Comprehensive Rehab 12 yearsEdward Jones ‐ Toby McCarter 35 yearsHallTree Bou埱�que 13 yearsMilestones ‐ Area Agency on Aging 15 yearsMusca埱�ne Kiwanis Club 2 yearsMusca埱�ne Rental 2 yearsPearl City Wood Products 2 yearsPizza Ranch 10 yearsPort City Underground 2 yearsRoush Pain埱�ng, LLC. 8 yearsSalon Incognito 3 yearsSunnyBrook at Musca埱�ne 8 years
Musca�ne Receives Healthy Hometown Founder Award
Healthiest State Ini翞�a翞�ve recognizes community efforts to improve health and well‐being
Musca埱�ne was presented a Healthy HometownSM POWERED BY Wellmark award atthe Iowa Healthiest State Ini埱�a埱�ve Bringing it Home conference on Nov.1, 2016. Theaward recognizes Musca埱�ne for their dedica埱�on and accomplishments towardmeaningful health improvement ini埱�a埱�ves in their community. "The Healthy Hometown Founder award celebrates the achievements made inMusca埱�ne," said Jami Haberl, Iowa Healthiest State Ini埱�a埱�ve execu埱�ve director.
"Musca埱�ne has been a model for other Iowa communi埱�es and is an encouragingexample of what can be done when the ci埱�zens of a community join together totruly transform their environment." Healthy Hometown program available for all Iowa communi翞�es
The Healthy Hometown program is available to all Iowa communi埱�es ready to takesteps to make the healthy choice the easy choice and improve the overall well‐beingof their communi埱�es.
"One of the best parts of the Healthy Hometown program is the ability for Iowacommuni埱�es to make improvements that are important to them," said LauraJackson, Iowa Healthiest State Ini埱�a埱�ve board president. "The program offersvarious levels of support ‐ including assistance from experts if they choose ‐ andguides them to exis埱�ng resources so they can make their hometown an even be韄�erplace to live." There are three ways communi埱�es or organiza埱�ons can get started. The first is anonline self‐assessment tool for communi埱�es to review where they are at today andhow they can connect with exis埱�ng resources to make enhancements. In 2017, twoaddi埱�onal op埱�ons will be available to help communi埱�es put a plan in place foreither a specific project or a complete community transforma埱�on.
Accep埱�ng the award for Musca埱�ne from le៊� to right: Gregg Mandsager, CityAdministrator, City of Musca埱�ne, Governor Terry Branstad, Lieutenant GovernorKim Reynolds, Representa埱�ve Gary Carlson, Jodi Hansen, Blue Zones ProjectCommunity Lead, Greater Musca埱�ne Chamber of Commerce and Industry, AndrewFangman, City Planner, City of Musca埱�ne, and Greg Jenkins, President and CEO,Greater Musca埱�ne Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Healthiest State Ini埱�a埱�ve is a nonpar埱�san, nonprofit organiza埱�on driven by thegoal to make Iowa the healthiest state in the na埱�on. By engaging worksites,
communi埱�es, schools, retail food, organiza埱�ons, ins埱�tu埱�ons and individuals, we caninspire Iowans and their communi埱�es to improve their health and happiness, andul埱�mately achieve our goal. For more informa埱�on,visitwww.iowahealthieststate.com.
Upcoming Blue Zones Events:December 13Plant‐Based Cooking Class"Holiday Appe埱�zers"Hy‐Vee Club RoomNoon‐1pm
Downtown Musca�neJust a reminder...many Downtown Musca埱�ne businesses will be open Sundays un埱�lChristmas. Keep the holiday shopping tradi埱�ons alive and support DowntownMusca埱�ne's amazing businesses. Shop Local and find deligh༅ul and unique gi៊�s foreveryone on your shopping list in Downtown Musca埱�ne!
For details on this and other items, "Like" us on Facebook to stay up to date with allof the downtown happenings. For more informa埱�on contact Jodi Hansenat jhansen@musca埱�ne.com or by calling 563‐263‐8895.
Member Resources
Become an Ambassador
This social group of fun, energe埱�c GMCCI members a韄�ends GMCCI events andmeets monthly. They also visit small business members to say hi and to deliver themonthly Top 10 list. Click here for October's Top 10 list.
Join us. Request an applica埱�on from jmorrow@musca埱�ne.com.
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As a GMCCI member, you should be receiving 2 e‐newsle韄�ers every week: 1. Wednesday's = "What's Up Musca�ne" event lis埱�ngs2. Thursday's = "Member to Member" news from our members to our membersonly.
If you are not receiving these, please contact Susan at sfulton@musca埱�ne.com.
The Employers' Council is designed to partner employers with Iowa WorkforceDevelopment (IWD) to inform and educate the community about IWD and othergovernment services germane to employment and general business opera埱�ons. Involvement in ECI provides an ideal vehicle for employers to become be韄�erinformed and to serve their community in the process.Some of the immediate and long‐range benefits are:
Business input into government to be韄�er serve the needs of the community.A forum for voicing the business view on workplace issues.Increased informa埱�on about employment and training services.Lower unemployment compensa埱�on costs due to be韄�er understanding of thesystem and procedures.Increased use and be韄�er understanding of IWD services resul埱�ng in be韄�eru埱�liza埱�on of employer tax dollars.A be韄�er understanding of workers' compensa埱�on and OSHA.
If your business would like to par埱�cipate in our workshops and educa埱�onal sessions,please contact GMCCI at 563‐263‐8895 or email Susan at sfulton@musca埱�ne.com. For more informa埱�on on the Employers' Council of Iowa, please visit: h韄�p://www.iowaworkforce.org.eci.
December Events
December 1SCORE1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
December 15SCORE1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
December 8SCORE1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Business A៊�er HoursUnited Way of Musca埱�ne208 W. 2nd StreetSuite 201
It's A Wonderful Life in Musca埱�neYMCA Expansion FundraiserLogan Street5:30 pm to 7:00 pm December 22No SCORE
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm YPN's Third ThursdayRose Bowl1411 Grandview Avenue5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
December 23GMCCI Office Closed December 26Observing Christmas DayGMCCI Office Closed
December 13Plant‐Based Cooking DemoHy‐Vee Club Room2400 2nd AvenueNoon to 1:00 pm
December 29No SCORE
Thank you to our Newsle�er Sponsors:
Board Members
Execu�ve Commi�ee
CHAIR of the BoardJim HayesUnityPoint Health‐Trinity Musca埱�ne PAST CHAIRBob Allbee CHAIR ELECT
Shawn SchraderMonsanto Company TREASURER & CHAIR of FINANCEBob HowardCBI Bank & Trust CHAIR ‐ MEMBERSHIPJim SimmonsHy‐Vee Food Store
CHAIR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTTiarr SweereStanley, Lande, Hunter, P.C. CHAIR of PUBLIC POLICYMark PostCarver Pump Company
Directors
Bob Allbee Re埱�red Execu埱�ve
Donna MeadeHNI Corpora埱�on
Chris DanielBridgestone Bandag
Dave MohrEastern Iowa Light & Power
Naomi DeWinter Musca埱�ne Community College
Millie MorrisAllsteel, Inc.
Aaron Eversmeyer River Rehabilita埱�on, Inc.
Seth MunierYPN Representa埱�ve/HON Company
Jason Gregory Grain Processing Corpora埱�on
Bre韄� NelsonMUSCO Sports Ligh埱�ng
Jenna Hacke韄�Todd Hacke韄� Construc埱�on Company
Shane OrrUnited Way of Musca埱�ne
Kevin HarleSSAB Steel
Mark PostCarver Pump Company
Bill HarperStanley Consultants
Krista Regenni韄�erISU Extension & Outreach
James HayesUnityPoint Health‐Trinity Musca埱�ne
Jerry RiibeMusca埱�ne Community School Dist.
Bob HowardCBI Bank & Trust
Shawn SchraderMonsanto Company
Stan HoweMember Emeritus
Jim SimmonsHy‐Vee Food Store
Sco韄� Ingstad First Na埱�onal Bank
Gary SlightCommunity Bank
Kyle JensenTemp Associates
Nancy SnaadtAlliant Energy
Joseph KriegerKrieger Auto Group
Jeff SorensenMusca埱�ne Cty Board of Supervisors
Sal LoBiancoMusca埱�ne Power & Water
Tiarr SweereStanley, Lande, Hunter, P.C.
Gregg MandsagerCity of Musca埱�ne
Dorothy ThulenKent Corpora埱�on
GMCCI Team:
Janet Morrow
Director ofMembership &Marke埱�ng
jmorrow@musca埱�ne.com
Jodi Hansen
Blue Zones ProjectMusca埱�ne CommunityLead
jhansen@musca埱�ne.com
Shelley Sides
Communica埱�ons &Event Coordinator
Susan Fulton
Office Coordinator
ssides@musca埱�ne.com sfulton@musca埱�ne.com
Greater Musca埱�ne Chamber of Commerce & Industry 563‐263‐8895 | info@musca埱�ne.com | www.musca埱�ne.com
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