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October 31, 2025 Newsletter
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Magical Evening of Community and Celebration: 2025 Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner
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The Greater Ellettsville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner on Tuesday, October 28, bringing together members, business leaders, and friends for an evening of celebration, connection, and community pride. The event was truly magical — filled with laughter, heartfelt moments, and a shared appreciation for the people and organizations that make Ellettsville such a special …
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Thank you to our event Sponsors:
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New Member Spotlight
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Please help us welcome another outstanding business to our Chamber family! Each new member strengthens our community and helps build a brighter future for Ellettsville.
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Lynn, her husband Eric, and their son David Bloch are happy transplants from Pennsylvania, though Lynn and Eric originally hail from Wisconsin. Before opening Knitting Romance, Lynn spent twenty years working as a veterinary technician before shifting her focus to family life after David’s arrival. Taught to crochet by her grandmother and later a self-taught knitter, Lynn’s lifelong love of creating naturally evolved into a passion for yarn. Reading reentered her life when she began sharing story time with her son, and soon she rediscovered her own joy in books, especially escape. Those twin hobbies became the heart of her new venture, Knitting Romance, a cozy Ellettsville shop blending yarn, fiber arts, and books. The store offers a curated selection of yarns, notions, romance titles, and children’s books, all chosen to celebrate creativity and connection. Lynn and her family live on a small Bloomington hobby farm complete with dogs, chickens, ducks, sheep, cows, and honeybees—a constant source of inspiration for the warmth and community she hopes Knitting Romance brings to others.
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Volunteer Spotlight
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Get to know the friendly faces behind the Ellettsville Chamber! Each month, we will highlight our dedicated volunteers so you can learn more about the people helping connect, support, and grow our Chamber community.
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Billy Neal, Hoosier Hills Credit Union
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In addition to my work in insurance and financial services at Hoosier Hills Credit Union, I’m also a Certified Heroic Coach through Heroic Public Benefit Corporation, where I’ve had the opportunity to coach and connect with incredible people who are committed to living with purpose, energy, and courage every day.
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Outside of work, I’m married to my amazing wife, Angela, who owns Create Wellness LLC here in the community. We have two great kids — our daughter Margo, who’s 14, and our son Jack, who’s 9. As a family, we love spending time outdoors, exploring new places, playing golf, and staying active here in the Ellettsville and Bloomington area.
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Power Your Business - IU Kelley
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Featuring Dr. Keith Gelarden Dayton, Senior Lecturer at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, where he brings over two decades of leadership in curriculum design, global program development, and student mentorship.
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- Current Work: Highlight of ongoing initiatives that connect students with real-world challenges through coursework, consulting projects, and community-based learning.
- What is Offered: Showcasing the collaborative capacity of our team to design student engagements tailored to the needs of local businesses, nonprofits, and community partners.
- Proven Impact: Shared examples of successful student-led projects that have delivered measurable value to partners while fostering student growth and professional development.
- IU as a Talent Pipeline: Emphasizing the university’s unique ability to provide student talent that supports economic development—making engagement mutually beneficial, accountable, and scalable.
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Ribbon Cutting Celebration: Knitting Romance is Open in Historic Downtown Ellettsville
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The Greater Ellettsville Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us in welcoming Knitting Romance, a brand-new local business bringing creativity and community to Historic Downtown Ellettsville! 📅 Friday, November 21🕦 Ribbon Cutting at 11:30 a.m.📍 123 N. Sale Street, Ellettsville, IN 47429 Come celebrate this exciting new addition to our downtown district with us! Enjoy pizza, fun giveaways, …
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Missed the Coconut Bread Pudding at Tuesday's Annual Meeting?
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Come grab a FREE taste this Friday, Oct. 31st 11am–6pm (while supplies last)
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🍞 120 W Temperance St, Ellettsville, IN 47429
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Need assistance with marketing your event or series? Submit your 2026 event marketing support application today!
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Visit Bloomington’s 2026 Event Funding Support Program is open to interested applicants. All tourism-related events and partners seeking sponsorship dollars from Visit Bloomington will be directed to this program. We encourage and welcome everyone to apply, but please read the guidelines carefully before applying. The core function of this program is to use these dollars for destination marketing purposes.
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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
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Now Hiring!
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Customer Relations Representative - State Farm Agent Team Member
Full Time in Bloomington - Apply Here
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Health Insurance Representative - Are you a driven individual with a passion for helping others? We're seeking a health insurance representative to join our team! In this role, you'll help people obtain coverage. More information here
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Thank you to our Premium Partners!
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Thank you to our Executive Partners!
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