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September Chamber Review

Chamber of Commerce March month at a glance

Coffee Connections: Grandview Cafe and Lounge hosted Coffee Connections on September 3rd. The next Coffee Connection will be held in November.

Ambassadors: The Aurora Chamber of Commerce launched their new Ambassadors Program in September. We had a training on September 6th for the 5 selected Ambassadors. They started to visit chamber members that following Monday. Our Ambassadors are Taylor Willis with Pinnacle Bank, Luke Wright with Cornerstone Bank, Derek Rose with Rose Chiropractic, Jenny Wyatt with The Edgerton Explorit Center, and Lynsey Martenson with Nebraska Kinesiology Center. If you are interested in joining the Ambassadors Program, please contact Justise at the Chamber.

Husker Harvest Days: The Aurora Chamber of Commerce along with several community members helped with the information booths at Husker Harvest Days this year on September 10th.

Business After Hours: East Park Villa hosted this month's Business After Hours on September 13th for Assisted Living Week. They had food, drinks and offered tours of the facility during the event.

Hamilton County Leadership Tomorrow Class: Class is back in session for this years Hamilton County Leadership Tomorrow Class. The first session was held at Aurora Public Schools where the students learned about their leadership strengths based on their personality. They also had guest speakers from the Rural Future Institute.

Ground Breaking: After Hours Grafix broke ground on the new building that will be going up by spring of 2020 located near Interstate 80.

New Members

Every month we will recognize our new members that join the chamber. To see a full list of all chamber members please visit auroranebraska.com/Home/Businesses.

Helpers of the month

The Aurora Chamber of Commerce would like to recognize the Chamber Members that help us do what we do for the community. We want to thank all of our members that helped at Husker Harvest Days. We want to thank the helpers from Aurora Coop, Cornerstone Bank, Grosshans International, and Wood Bros Realty.

Coffee Connections and Business After Hours

This is a new event to promote networking with the community members and businesses. If you are interested in signing up for a month please contact Justise Rhoden at (402) 694-6911 or at justise.rhoden@auroranebraska.com.

Coffee Connections Business After Hours

Oct: Available Oct: Plainsman Museum
Nov: Unavailable Nov: Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop
Dec: Available Dec: Hamilton County Leadership Tomorrow Class

Individual Member of the Month

The Aurora Chamber of Commerce would like to recognize an individual member of the Chamber each month. This month we want to recognize:

Marlin & Nancy Seeman

If you are interested in being an individual member of the chamber please contact Justise Rhoden at (402) 694-6911 or at justise.rhoden@auroranebraska.com.

Meet the Chamber Board of Directors

The Aurora Chamber of Commerce will be featuring one of our many Chamber Board of Directors each month.

Julie Wasem

Julie Wasem currently works as a Real Estate Associate Broker for Woods Bros Realty.She moved to Aurora right out of college with her first career as an Extension Educator in 1976. Her favorite part of Hamilton county is the people, the city of Aurora, the Courthouse, the small communities that stay vibrant, and the progressive community that it is. When asked why she wanted to join the Chamber Board she said, "I wanted to see Aurora and Hamilton County stay competitive and vibrant. We need to support local businesses and continue to offer activities to keep families involved and enjoy where they live. However, it takes working together and the Aurora Chamber of Commerce is a perfect place to start. Together, through the Aurora Chamber of Commerce, we can centralize our businesses, our talents and can capture the interests and economy of a broader base."

Board of Directors include: Pres. Damon McDonald,VP. Sara Sutherland,Tres. Alan Anderson, Sect. Jeri Willis, Mayor Marlin Seeman, Lukas Griess, Jeremy Heeg, Mitchell Lyon, Julie Wasem, Kylie Rader, Marni Danhauer and Shelba Vasquez

What to look forward to next Month

Member of the Month

Check out this months Member of the Month: Diamond J Custom Services on our Facebook Page.

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