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August 2, 2024 Newsletter

Chamber News

Smoke Detector Blitz - August 8 - Volunteers Needed!

The Ellettsville Chamber is looking for volunteers for the Smoke Detector Blitz on August 8 in collaboration with the Ellettsville Fire Department and the Red Cross.
The event will commence at 1 p.m. at the Ellettsville Fire Station with a training session, followed by activities in Arrowhead Addition starting at 2 p.m. The event is expected to conclude between 4 and 5 p.m.

A free lunch for the training session will be provided by Domino’s Ellettsville.

Volunteers will remain outside residents’ homes, providing fire safety information and offering free smoke detector installations or inspections of existing detectors. Please note that all smoke detectors, including wired ones, should be replaced every ten years.

Chamber Events

Searching for Success: How to Increase Online Visibility for Your Business

August Power Luncheon

Paige Stradtner
Join us to learn more about boosting your business’s visibility in search engine results. We will explore what search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) are and discuss strategies and tools to help you get started with these integral parts of digital marketing.

You will learn:
·The importance of search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM)
·Reasons why your business may not be appearing on the first page of results
·How to get started with SEO today
·Tips on improving local SEO
·How SEM can help you get quick, targeted results
Sponsored by
Join us for a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at The Hawaiian Hoosier
120 W. Temperance Street
August 15
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Ribbon Cutting at 4:30
Food Sampling
Live Music
Give Aways

Ribbon Cutting

Nominate Today! Ellettsville Chamber Annual Awards

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Nominations are open until August 16.
The Greater Ellettsville Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Annual Awards Program recognizes and celebrates the work, leadership and progress of its members and our community. Nominations will be accepted from chamber members, as well as the general public.
Award recipients will be selected by the Awards Committee for the Ellettsville Chamber of Commerce and honored at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony on October 24, 2024.

Sponsorships Available

Building Tomorrow’s Workforce: Insights from Indiana’s Secretary of Education

Dr. Katie Jenner
As the state’s first Secretary of Education, Dr. Katie Jenner leads the Indiana Department of Education and chairs the State Board of Education with a learner-centered, future-focused vision. Under Dr. Jenner’s leadership, Indiana is focused on three key pillars: student learning and opportunity; educator talent, quality, and value; and system-alignment and capacity.
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
11:30 - 1:15 p.m.

Gold Sponsor $500 Members
· Name/logo prominently included on all electronic communications
· Corporate recognition at event, including logo in program
· Reserved seating for four, with logo included on table signage
· Name included on event sign-up page and on website
· Name included on event PowerPoint presentation

Silver Sponsor $350 Members
· Corporate recognition at event
· Name in program
· Name included on event PowerPoint presentation
· Reserved seating for four, with logo included on table signage
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Gold Sponsors:

Member News

SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Businesses and Residents of IndianaAffected by Severe Storms and Tornadoes

Indiana businesses and residents affected by severe storms and tornadoes on June 25 are eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman announced today.Administrator Guzman made the loans available in response to a letter from Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb on July 17 requesting a disaster declaration by the SBA. …

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Ellettsville Lions Club 13th Annual Lion Hunt

This year’s 4 Person Scramble will be held
Friday, August 16th
at Rolling Meadows Golf Club.

Matt Baker Joins Ellettsville Police Department

Ellettsville Police Cheif Jimmie Durnil proudly welcomes Matt Baker to full-time status as a Ellettsville police officer. The community continues to be a desirable place to raise a family; a safe community and a good place for businesses to thrive.

COMMUNITY KITCHEN OF MONROE COUNTY RECEIVES $200,000 CAPITAL PROJECT GRANT FROM INDIANA UNITED WAYS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED WAY OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA

Community Kitchen of Monroe County is excited to announce that it has received a $200,000 matching capital grant from Indiana United Ways with cooperation from United Way of South Central Indiana in support of a rebuild and expansion for its Community Kitchen Express location in the Crestmont neighborhood of Bloomington. This location is central to reaching some of the most …
COMMUNITY KITCHEN OF MONROE COUNTY RECEIVES $200,000 CAPITAL PROJECT GRANT FROM INDIANA UNITED WAYS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED WAY OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA

Ellettsville Farmers Market

Sponsored by Chandler Funeral Home
Every Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
203 E Temperance St, Ellettsville, IN 47429

Food Truck Wednesday

May 8 – September 25
(with the exception of September 11 which is the week
of the Monroe County Fall Festival)
4:30 pm - 8:30 pm
live band every Wednesday beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Marci Jane Lewis Park (200 S. Park Street-see map below)

Job Opportunities

Are you a Chamber member? Do you have a job to fill? Post it free on our job board and in our newsletter. Email information to Jill
Thank you to our Premium Partners!
Thank you to our Executive Partners!

Adalie Allen State Farm
BBP Water Corporation
Bloomington Meadows Hospital
Building Associates, INC.
Bob Heaton, State Representative
Carpets Plus Colortile
Choice Realty & Management, Inc.
Edward Jones
Ellettsville Chiropractic
Floor Coverings International
The Hawaiian Hoosier
Hoosier Family Eyecare
Indiana University
IU Health Bloomington Hospital
Jimmy Johns
Mimosa Tree Florist & Gift Shoppe
The Niese Agency
Valu-Built Construction
Weddle Bros. Construction Companies

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