Greater Union Grove Area Chamber of Commerce The LinkJuly 2012

With the warm/hot weather this year,we are hopeful to have some greattasting local corn for our corn roast atthe Racine County Fair. We will alsobe selling fruit cups, hot dogs, bratsand beverages.

If you have not worked the ChamberCorn Roast before, maybe you wouldlike to volunteer for a shift this year.It is a fun way to get to know fellowchamber members. Many of ourvolunteers come back year after yearbecause they enjoy it so much. If youwould like to help, contact Terri Grayat 262-878-4606 or emailugchamber@att.net. Shifts runWednesday through Friday at either10:30 am - 4:30 pm OR 4:30 - 10:30pm. The following shifts are full:Thursday AM, Friday AM, SaturdayPM.

Meet our new member.................................2

President’s Message.......................................3

LUG & Parade Info..............................................4

Multi Chamber Networking ......................5

Featured Member.............................................6

Recycling Challenge..........................................7

Calendar......................................................................8

Corn Roast’nAdvertising

The 2012 “In the Bag” advertisingprogram is coming along well. Wehave over 20 businesses signed up.We have purchased 5,000 printedbags to give away at the RacineCounty Fair this year. The bags aregiven to people as they purchase foodat our building. Participatingbusinesses are providing ads and theywill be put into a booklet form andplaced inside the bags.

Get a form to sign up atwww.uniongrovechamber.org andclick on Corn Roast AdvertisingOpportunity. Registration is openuntil July 11.

You can place an ad for as little as$15. If you are looking for a new wayto reach Racine County residents, thisis it. Contact me if you have questions.

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Ray Alderman & Sons, Inc. is committedto being the premier provider of DairyProducts in Wisconsin.

Ray Alderman & Sons, Inc. is dedicatedto providing our customers withproducts and service, second to none inour industry. We will never lose sight ofthe fact that we are continuouslybuilding a reputation with ourcustomers, employees, suppliers, andcommunity, not resting on one.

Currently Ray Alderman & Sons, Inc.provides service to many different typesof businesses: ConvenienceStores/Neighborhood Grocery Stores,Restaurants, Public and Private Schools,Hospitals/Nursing Facilities, Federal,State, and County Facilities, FoodGrade Manufacturing Plants, Vendingand Wholesale Suppliers, Major RetailGrocers

Services are tailored to fit the needs ofthe individual customer, rather than the"one size fits all" business model.

began his career withBowman Dairy, Chicago, IL, deliveringvia a horse and wagon in the early1900's. In 1938, he became theGeneral Manager of Spinney RunFarms in Libertyville, IL, eventuallybecoming President and part owner.

began his career atSpinney Run Farms in 1950. He startedas a home delivery driver. He servedSpinney Run Farms in many differentroles until he became Vice-President in1968.

was introduced tothe family business in 1975, unloadingtrucks and helping on routes.

In 1979, Spinney Run Farms was sold toa competitor. Ray Sr. retired from thebusiness. In 1985, Ray Jr. purchased atruck and route that was available inKenosha, WI, from Dean Foods. RayAlderman & Sons, Inc. was born fromthis single truck and 32 accounts.

with Ray Alderman III asPresident, Ray Alderman & Sons, Inc. isone of the largest independentdistributors within the Dean Foodsorganization, and the largest inWisconsin. We are presently servicingover 1,000 customers in SoutheasternWisconsin and Northern Illinois,operating a distribution fleet of 30vehicles.

Let us remove thehassle of managing your dairy case soyou can focus on what you do best,running your business! Using ourproprietary route software, DeliveryManager, your complete order is filled atthe time of delivery. Upon arrival on yourday of service, your Route SalesRepresentative will provide the following:1. Perform a complete inventory of yourDairy case.2. Remove any out dated or damagedmerchandise from your dairy case.3. Consult with the location owner ormanager regarding add needs/requests.4. We will completely stock your dairycase and rotate any back stock to ensureany first in/first out sales cycle.5. Remove all empty cases from yourlocation.

Shepherds College recently celebratedtheir second annual commencement.Seven graduates received their certificateof completion during the ceremony onJune 9.

Over 150 people attended thecommencement. Special guests includedWisconsin State Representative Robin Vosand three alumni from ShepherdsCollege’s first graduating class.

The ceremony began at 1:00 pm with aflag processional that included a flagfrom each graduate’s home state orcountry. The audience then stood as theywatched the Class of 2012 walk to thefront of the auditorium in their silver capsand gowns.

Melissa Holm of Union Grove,a student with Down syndrome,was chosen to represent thegraduating class as the student

speaker. She thanked her teachers,family, friends, and internship supervisor.She also shared what she had learned atShepherds College and how she hadchanged during her three years atShepherds.

“During my time at Shepherds College, Ilearned how to control my emotions,”Holm said. She concluded her speechwith a challenge to her classmates. “Iencourage you to remember that God isalways with you,” Holm said. “Keepfollowing God’s plan for your life, evenwhen it seems difficult.”

As Angela Houk, Dean of ShepherdsCollege, read the students’ names, thegraduates stepped up to the platform toreceive their certificates of completionfrom Executive Director of ShepherdsCollege Tracy Terrill and Dr. WilliamAmstutz, president of ShepherdsMinistries.

The Shepherds College Class of 2012then turned to face the audience. Thesmiles on their faces revealed how thestudents felt about their accomplishments.Together, they turned their tassels, andseven new graduates joined theShepherds College alumni.

Back row of guys: Kyle Engdahl,Brett Fischer, Seth Peters, Pieter Roberts

Front row of girls:Melissa Holm, Rachel Ames,Jocelyn Monroe

This Chamber of Commerce is organized for the purpose of advancing the economic well-being of the Greater Union GroveArea. Through planning, education and cooperation, the Chamber shall serve the commercial, industrial, professional,educational and civic interests of the area.

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Community State BankPolnasek-Daniels Family Funeral Home

The Family DentistsTalmer Bank and TrustMartin’s Garage Chrysler DodgeMartin Ford Sales

Silver Sponsors:

Gold Sponsors:Eric Daniels

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Barbara Fischer-GalleyWisconsin Women’s BusinessInitiative Corporation

Nancy SuhrRegional AppraisalManagement, LLC

Leadership Union Grove is now enrolling students forthe 2012 – 2013 class. Classes are held on the secondWednesday of every month from October to May. Ifyou know of anyone who would benefit from LUG orwant more information about the program pleasecontact Terri Gray at ugchamber@att.net or 262-878-4606. For an application form go towww.uniongrovechamber.org. Students are sponsoredby their employers or by a service group such as theLions Club of Union Grove or the Kiwanis who providescholarships.

If thoseoptions are not available, a student can pay their owntuition. Every student’s employer must approve thestudent’s absence from work one day a month.

The Leadership Union Grove Advisory Board is proud to welcome Barb Fischer-Galley and Nancy Suhr as Co-Chairman.Advisory Board includes: Linda Beebe, Terri Gray (Director), Linda Hrupka, Ann Kerkman, Tim Mallach, Michele McGarry,Sandra Nelson, Brent Schuebel and Betsy Weese. Interested in joining us? Call Terri Gray at 262-878-4606.

To Register for the Children's Parade call Talmer Bank & Trust at 262-878-0951. On the day of theparade, parents can park in the Talmer Bank and Trust back parking lot or on the street in back of the bank. The Children’s Paradewill assemble at 8:45 am at the entrance to Main by the drive thru and go to Village Square Park, ahead of the main parade. Smallchildren must be accompanied by an adult.

We are selling these items $2 each or 2/$3. You can purchase items in advance at: theChamber of Commerce offifce and Talmer Bank and Trust.

will also be on sale at our tent.

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185 people attended theMulti-Chamber NetworkingEvent in May. The Union GroveChamber was representedby 18 members. If you missedthis one - don’t worry. ABIGGER one is being planned forthe tentative date of Nov. 1. Watchthe newsletter for more details.

Our deepest sympathiesgo to the family ofWilliam Heinz whopassed away May 26

If you haven’t had the R&R Club experience yet…you don’tknow what you are missing. We serve up the best food intown and have an amazing, friendly staff that serves youwith a smile on every visit. Our new outdoor patio offers afull service bar, comfortable lounging, dining and servicewith a smile. It is, by far, Racine County’s best outdoorpatio experience. Come on out and enjoy one of our dailylunch specials. We offer a different all you can eat lunchspecial every day of the week from 11 am to 2 pm for avery reasonable price. R&R Pizza also offers carryout anddelivery specials and is open 7 days a week from 10 am to10 pm. Check us out on Facebook atfacebook.com/rrpizzauniongrove to see what we have tooffer. During the summer you can come out and enjoybands on the patio, comedy night on the patio, or justenjoy a night of R&R at R&R. We also offer many nighttimebar specials from 8 pm to close to satisfy any craving.Monday Nights we offer .35 wings, $1.50 Domestic

Bottles, $3 Bombs and FREE pool. Tuesday is Ladies Nightwhich includes a $20 Bottomless Glass special for theladies. Thursday Nights we offer a free 18” pizza andround of drinks to any ball team that comes in. SaturdayNight is by far our most popular special offering $35Bottomless Glass (includes everything) and a DJ takingrequests all night long. Check us out on facebook for morespecials and events at facebook.com/rrclubuniongrove.

This year we are proud to be celebrating 10 years ofbusiness. We want to thank our loyal customers for 10years of allowing us to serve them with a smile. We will beoffering a week long drink special which will include adifferent special every day of the week. There will bebands, games, tournaments, and a lot of fun. Thecelebration will begin Monday, July 16th and end with a PigRoast on Sunday, July 22nd. Please come out and join usin celebrating 10 amazing years in Union Grove.

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Terri Gray presents a $50 Gift Certificate for theUnion Grove Farmers’ Market to Ginny Spring.Ginny won our Spring Package Give Away worthover $200. Congratulations!

Our Spring Package Give Away was designed tobring customers to our members’ business. 24different Businesses were visited by participants inthe contest.

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R&R is celebrating 10 amazing years of business andwould like to show their appreciation to their loyal patronsby offering an outrageous week long party - startingMonday, July 9th and going through Sunday, July 15th.$25 Bottomless Glass! All Day, Everyday! Includesanything you want! Pay $25 on each day Monday thruSaturday and drink all you want during normal businesshours. Yes...All Day. We wanted to make sure to includeour daytime and happy hour patrons on this special so weextended our regular special hours to include 10 am to 10pm! Participate everyday (Mon-Sat) and enjoy acomplimentary Pig Roast Party and unlimited FREEcocktails on Sunday Funday, July 15th, 11 am - 7 pm!

R&R Club1017 Main StreetUnion Grove, WIContact: Jen Email: Jenrrclub@gmail.com

The Recyclebank Green Choices Recycling Challenge is anationwide competition to increase curbside recycling.One community from each state has been selected in thiscompetition for the chance to win a $100,000 grant basedon recycling participation.

TheChallenge begins July 2, 2012.

Recyclebank members get rewarded for taking greenactions, like recycling, with Recyclebank Points. Membersuse their points to shop Recyclebank’s online catalog forrewards from retailers, major brands, restaurants,pharmacies, grocers and more.

Rewards are deals and discounts – offers – from ourpartners. We have national partners like Ziploc®,AVEENO®, The Coca-Cola Company®, Honest Tea,Kashi®, Macy’s and Nestle Purina®. See more atRecyclebank.com.

If there are local businesses in your community that wishto participate in the program—by providing an offer totheir place of business—we want to hear from them! Thebenefits are obvious: it’s a way to increase sales, acquirenew customers and increase average sales per visit. Andof course, you will be aligning yourself with the city-wideinitiative to create a more sustainable community.

If a local business owner would like to participate andprovide an offer, they can reach out to us by visiting thefollowing page: http://www.recyclebank.com/about-us/corporate-info/request-info

Instructions for filling out the web form:Step 1. Choose “local Merchant / advertiser” from ourdrop down menu

Step 2. Fill out all fields in the form so we understand thetype of business you operate

Step 3. Allow us 5 – 7 business days to respond to yourrequest

All businesses are welcome to apply and we willrespond to every application. Recyclebank willwelcome businesses based on fit with theprogram goals as well as number and type ofcurrent partners in the program.

Kathy and Mike Boehmer at theFox River Fire and Safety Open House

We are pleased to announce that our ChamberMembers can reserve our booth at the FarmersMarket for a week on a first come first serve basis.There is for you to use the booth. Just sendBetsy an email at betsy.ugchamber@att.net or call262-878-4606 with the date you are interested into check availability.

Date Time Title location

July 3, 10,17, 24, 31

3:00 - 7:00 pm Union Grove Farmers Market Village Square Park

July 4 8:45 am Children’s Parade Line Up Talmer Bank and Trust, 1201 Main St., UG

July 4 9:15 am 4th of July Parade begins Racine County Fairgrounds

July 9 - 15 All day R & R 10 Year AnniversaryCelebration

R & R Club, 1017 Main Street, UG

July 19 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Board of Directors Meeting Chamber of Commerce

July 25-29 10:00 am open Racine County Fair Racine County Fairgrounds

Greater Union Grove AreaChamber of Commerce925 - 15th AvenuePO Box 44Union Grove, WI 53182Phone: 262-878-4606Fax: 262-878-9125Email: ugchamber@att.net

Visit our website at:www.uniongrovechamber.org