Accomplishments

• Tried more marketing of Chamber events in the media
• Increased the awareness of the Chamber presence
• Printed and distributed a Membership Directory
• Designed new Chamber logo
• 8:02 AM Meet N Greet started
• Sponsored:
  • Pictures with the Easter Bunny - an event for the children of the community
  • Chamber Golf Outing - fundraising activity, promotes networking opportunities and allows advertising venue for our members
  • Halloween Event - an activity for the children of the community
  • Hometown Winter Holiday - showcases Dyer; an event for everyone in the community
• Began holding general membership meetings in the morning
• Donated to the Dyer Freedom Fest, Dyer Hometown Celebration, Dyer Parks Department
• Began taking credit card payments
• Increased membership
• Participated in and won the Freedom Fest Bed Race
• Purchased 33 American flags for display around Dyer streets
• Held a candidate forum for the Dyer Town Council election
• Purchased more Holiday decorations for the Town
• Continued quality of life commitment by caroling during the Winter Holiday at two Dyer nursing homes

Goals

• Complete the launch of our new Chamber web site
• Revitalize and expand membership packet information
• Revisit Chamber By-Laws and Mission Statement
• Expand communication opportunities between Chamber members and Directors
• Ask members for comments/suggestions/ideas; making the Chamber more responsive to its members
• Cut response time to member's requests
• Develop support mechanism to assist Chamber members in time of need
• Make our Chamber Easter, Halloween and Hometown Winter Holiday Events free of charge to the public
• Purchase color laser printer to cut costs and expand, colorize the Chamber Newsletter
• Publish and distribute new Membership Directory
• Return the Chamber presence to the Dyer Freedom Fest and attend the Dyer Hometown Celebration. Both will allow more networking opportunities with the public
• 50:50 charity raffle started at our general meetings
• Maintain the Chamber military honor flag display on US 30
• Continue assisting the Dyer Department of Public Works by purchasing more American flags for Dyer streets
• Maintain or increase our philanthropy to worthwhile local charities
• Produce membership plaques with the new Chamber logo
• Continue to improve our Hometown Winter Holiday Event
• Continue to support business and quality of life issues in our community
• Plan January 2009 Annual Dinner Dance for more fun and better opportunity to build relationships