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NEWS RELEASE
GRAFTON'S
HOLIDAY EVENTS
Sponsored
by YOUR Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, November 21, 2000
6 P.M.
- Community
Christmas Tree Lighting - A community gathering downtown to usher in the
holiday season. The tree is on
the village triangle in front of Ferrante's Grafton Hotel.
The Ozaukee Chorus will entertain and lead the group in song.
Jolly the Elf will be on hand to collect letters to Santa from the
children and to give them a holiday treat.
Saturday,
November 25, 2000
Breakfast
With Santa 7:30
A.M. until 10 A.M.
Circle B Recreation, Hwy. 60
Cost: $5.00 children $6.50 Adults
Advance prepaid reservations only (sorry no refunds).
Mail payment to:
"Breakfast"
P. O. Box 132
Grafton, WI 53024
(tickets will be held at the door)
- The
21st Annual Christmas Parade 11
A.M.
The
theme of the event is "A Christmas Carol" and will feature an
abundance of holiday floats, marching units and bands -- a special appearance
by the Racine Kilties Drum & Bugle Corps is a new exciting addition to the
parade this year. We also have a
commitment from the South Shore Drill Team, an annual favorite and the star of
the show, Santa Claus.
NEW
ROUTE - This spectacular event will start at Hwy. 60 & Sixth Avenue east
to 12th Avenue and south on Wisconsin Avenue and will END at 7th Avenue and
Wisconsin (this is at Little Cesar's Pizza & Sears).
A dedicated committee of Chamber and community volunteers has been
working since spring to make this parade generously sponsored by YOUR
businesses the best yet!
- Community
Christmas Party & Auction 5
P.M. - Social 6
P.M. - Dinner
Your
Chamber will honor Dave Antoine with the Outstanding Citizen Award and the
Grafton Lion's Club with the Outstanding Community Group Award.
A silent auction will be held throughout the evening to benefit the
Chamber Scholarship Fund. Join your friends, co-workers, and fellow Chamber members at
Circle B Recreation. $20.00 per
person (cash bar), sit-down dining and entertainment capped off by a voice
auction of high quality items. RSVP
by November 17 with payment and names of persons attending to: Christmas Party, P. O. Box 132, Grafton, WI
53024. Your tickets will
be held at the door.
From
the Chamber President . . . Sharon Irwin
Ozaukee Bank
Well, one down . . . one to go!
That's what it feels like for your busy Chamber of Commerce.
One
a rainy weekend in September, a dedicated group of individuals presented our
Third Annual Grafton Grand Prix. This
years event was a little heartbreaking to the organizing committee due to Mother
Nature's abundance of precipitation. But,
everyone pulled together as best they could during Friday's rain, came back
Saturday and pulled off the entire competition in a timely and professional
manner.
A
big thanks goes out to Paul Leyton and his group of talented volunteers whose
dedication to this event was invaluable. Rain
or shine, the community was still "a buzz" with Grand Prix talk long
after the final checkered flag.
Now
for more family fun, let's start singing those "Christmas Carols"
because here come the Grafton Holiday Events.
This years event chair Dave Antoine and co-chair Liz Fischer have been
meeting regularly with their committee to put together our annual festivities.
Don't
miss any of the fun starting with our Community Christmas Tree Lighting on the
Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Then,
on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, plan on attending Breakfast With Santa just
prior to the county's largest holiday parade and end your day celebrating the
presentation of Grafton's Outstanding Citizen Award and Community Group Award
for the year 2000 at our holiday dinner party.
I'll guarantee a great time. (I
cannot guarantee the weather, but I will cross my fingers!)
As
the year 2000 comes to an end, I hope everyone has succeeded in achieving his or
her goals for the first year of the new century and will find even greater
happiness in the years to come. Make
sure to take time to reflect and give thanks for all the good things you have.
Cherish your family and friends and create memories to last forever.
Until
next year! Best regards,
Sharon
Irwin
DAVE
ANTOINE IS GRAFTON'S OUTSTANDING CITIZEN
One
of the nominators stated in his letter, "I truly believe that Dave is an
outstanding representative of Grafton and would make an excellent choice for the
outstanding citizen award. One
thing that I am very certain of with Dave is that he does not look for personal
recognition for any of the things that he volunteers for.
He simply cares very much about the Grafton community.
I believe that Dave is one of our greatest assets!"
Caring,
volunteering and saying "yes" has been a way of life for Dave Antoine
over the years that he has lived in Grafton.
St. Joseph's Church and School, the Grafton Little League, Big Brothers
Big Sisters, and your Chamber of Commerce are among the groups that have
benefited from Dave's can do spirit and sense of pride in the community he calls
home. His wife of twenty-five
years, Nan, and children Nicole and Geoff can usually be found at his side at
the functions for which he volunteers, exhibiting his great sense of family
values.
Dave,
through the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ozaukee County, has shared these family
values. Dave has been matched as a
"Big Brother" for nine years; he serves on the Board of Directors; has
been the organization's President; has chaired the Golf for Kids, the Bowl for
Kids and has been Public Relations Chairman. He has also served on the committee for the Berry Big Run.
As
an involved member of St. Joseph's Church, Dave served on the School Board
holding the office of Vice President; chaired the school's Centennial
celebration, is on the Funival Committee, and is past chairman of the Grounds
and Maintenance Committee.
Dave's
first association with the Chamber was as a community volunteer working on the
Grafton Christmas Parade. For many
years, he organized the Car Segment of the Parade and was always available to
fill any other role as the need arose. This
association lead to his involvement in the Grafton Grand Prix as organizer of
the clothing sales and expo area and the Grand Prix Raffle.
As
an Account Executive for Hydrite Chemical in Waukesha, Dave has also been
involved in professionally related organizations service on the board of
directors and as President of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers.
The
Chamber will be recognizing and thanking Dave for the many contributions he has
made to Grafton on November 25, as he serves as the Grand Marshal of the Grafton
Christmas Parade and receives his Outstanding Citizen recognition at the
Community Christmas Party that evening.
The
public is invited to the award presentation, which will take place at Circle B
Recreation in Cedarburg. The social
hour (cash bar) will begin at 5 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m.
The cost for the evening is $20.00 per person.
RSVP to the Grafton Chamber, 262-377-1650, with the names of persons
attending by November 17.
Grafton
Lion's Club Recognized as Outstanding Community Group
The
Grafton Area Chamber of Commerce will recognize the Grafton Lion's Club as
Grafton's Outstanding Community Group on November 25 at the Grafton Community
Christmas Party. Each year, the
Chamber recognizes a non-profit, volunteer-based group whose mission and plan of
work enhances the quality of life in Grafton.
"The
Grafton Lion's Club has a long list of community projects and exemplary leaders
of this community as members", states one of the nominators of this group
for the Outstanding Community Group Award.
The 61 Lions in the Grafton club can be seen throughout the community
working the concession stand at the ball park in the summer; building a reading
loft in the new children's library; they have donated funds and built the
shelter at Veteran's Park; support organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters
by sponsoring a team in the Bowl for Kids; and throw hundreds of pounds of candy
to spectators at the Grafton Christmas Parade.
Each spring the Lions organize a canoe ride for the visually impaired on
the Milwaukee River.
The
Club's donations to the community don't stop there; the list goes on to include
the "ways" that they achieve their "means".
The annual Chicken Fry not only raises funds that are put back into
Grafton, but serves as a great community builder and event.
Dollars raised from this event, along with the sale of Entertainment
Books, and providing manpower at a beverage stand at County Fair are used to
lend support to Family Sharing, the Grafton Little League, the Grafton Fire
Department and the Lion's Camp for the visually impaired in Rosholt, WI to name
a few.
Greatly
concerned with the youth of this community, each month the Lions honor a Grafton
High School student with a Student Achievement Award and give a scholarship each
year to an outstanding senior, who has done well academically and contributed
volunteer service to the community.
The
efforts and priorities of the Grafton Lion's Club have truly enriched Grafton's
quality of life. Please join us as
the Chamber of Commerce acknowledges their accomplishments with the Outstanding
Community Group Award on November 25.
Notes
From Nancy . . .
- The
new Chamber Business & Community Directory ready for distribution.
Thank you to all of the businesses who purchased display ads and made
the publication of this directory possible.
- The
new Grafton Map produced by NovoPrint USA, Inc. and sponsored by the Chamber
was also delivered in September. A
big thank you to Grafton State Bank, who was the mailing sponsor for this
publication. Every resident in
the 53024 zip code received a map in the mail.
This is great exposure for the Chamber and for those businesses who
purchased display ads. If you
would like a supply of maps for your customers or clients, please call the
Chamber office.
- Countryside
Floral & Garden Center invites everyone to their "Back to a
Traditional Christmas" Open House on Friday and Saturday November 17th
and 18th. Need ideas for
Christmas decorating and gifts? Come
for the traditional and the new. The
hours will be from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
on Saturday. Friday evening
will include wine and hors d' oeuvres in celebration of their 10th
Anniversary. Everyone is invited.
- The
Farmer's Market sponsored by the Chamber enjoyed brisk business throughout
the growing season. Many thanks
to Bob Lauer, of Lauer Equipment Sales for setting up the market area every
Thursday from mid-July through October, and for collecting the fees for the
daily space rentals.
- Congratulations
to Susan and Keith Garot, owners of the Baymont Inn & Suites.
The ground-breaking for the new facility was held in September and
the expected opening date is February of 2001.
- Thank
you to Dave Eberhardt of Tecumseh Products for serving on the panel at the
Ozaukee County Industrial Council breakfast which was held on September 12.
Dave's input and expertise will guide local Chambers into areas where
we can better service our manufacturing businesses.
- Attendance
at the Ozaukee County Chambers' joint luncheon at the Bog was remarkable.
Our thanks to Marilyn Gierczak, Executive Director of Advocates for
her enlightening presentation on domestic abuse and what we can all do to
help.
- Bill
Stangl, Communication Sales Specialist is the new representative for
POWERCOM the long distance service company endorsed by your Chamber.
He can save you money on your long distance charges, just as Powercom
has for Chamber members currently using their service.
- Is
your business celebrating a special anniversary or holding a special event?
Let the Chamber help you get the word out in the Messenger.
Fax your information to Nancy at 262-375-7087 or call the Chamber
office for more information.
- Your
Chamber membership also entitles you to purchase mailing labels to promote a
special event or sale. Labels
can be ordered through the Chamber office, please allow at least a one-week
notice for label purchases.
Around
the Downtown
A
"Facade Improvement" workshop will be held in the lower level
boardroom of Village Hall on November 9. This
program is targeted to businesses in the downtown.
Appointments will be set up with the downtown improvement consultants
between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Please
call Village Hall, 375-5300 to schedule an appointment.
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UP-COMING
EVENTS
November
1
Business After Hours Open House Tour - Grafton Mill
6
Parade Staging Meeting
7
Election Day - Your Vote Counts
9
Luncheon Meeting - 11:30 a.m. SEEK, Inc cialis super active.
Facade Improvement Workshop - Village Hall
14
Chamber Board Meeting - Ferrante's - 11:30 a.m.
21
Community Christmas Tree Lighting - 6 p.m. - Downtown
23
Happy Turkey Day!
25
Grafton Holiday Events: Breakfast With Santa 7:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Christmas Parade 11 a.m.
Community Christmas Party &
Auction 5 p.m.
December
12
Chamber Board Meeting - Grafton Family Restaurant 11:30 a.m.
Happy
Holidays!!!!!
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