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Chamber News

A publication of the Chamber of Commerce of Jefferson – January 2014

Board of Directors:

President Cindy Wade Badger Bank

President Elect Gail Vogel

First Merit Bank

Vice President Robin Novesky

St. Coletta Matt Janz

Individual Member

Dawn Koch Sylvan Crossings

Toby Krause Krause Custom Builders

Sarah Lembrich Brickhaus Café

Todd Goldbeck Xcel Physical Therapy

Barb Kersten B.E. Hive Hair Salon & Spa

Danielle Thompson Brantmeier Law, LLC

Dr. Bill Lust Pain Relief Chiropractic

Robbie Wedl Wedl’s Hamb. Stand & Ice Cream

David Zarwell Zarwell Law Office, LLC

Tom Merfeld Premier Bank

Nicole Pupanek Council for the Performing Arts

Ex-Officio Members: Tim Freitag

City Administrator

Wayne Hartwig Steve Cross

Crosstown Floors Craig Gerlach

Superintendent of Schools

Officer Jeffrey Schultz Janet M. Werner Executive Director

Amanda Damp Administrative Assistant

Phone 920-674-4511 or 674-4632

Email coc@jefnet.com www.jeffersonchamberwi.com

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Brrrrr it sure has been cold out. Another year has come and

gone. 2013 sure has been an eventful year. Looking forward to a prosperous 2014.

I would like to give a big Thank You to Bill Lust for his

awesome year as Chamber President. I hope I can continue the success in the next year.

I would like to tell everyone a little bit about myself. I am married to Shane Wade and we have two amazing sons Manuel and Spencer. We moved to Jefferson in 2007 and

was going to build a home somewhere in Jefferson County. The flood of 2008 came

and we saw how the Jefferson community worked together during such a devastating time. We felt all the caring and love of all the residents. My husband and I truly knew

that Jefferson was some where we wanted to raise our family and we became part of

this amazing community. In 2008, I was offered a management position at Badger

Bank. Now after 5 ½ years I would not change a thing. Jefferson is called our home and we have been blessed to be welcomed by all.

On to other things. The Parade of Lights on Dec. 7th was a huge success. Even through it was very cold we had 34 floats entered. The floats were decorated creatively which

made it very difficult to judge this year. Winners were as follows: In youth 1st place

was East Elementary, 2nd was Boot Hungry and 3rd was Old Time Christmas. In Business 1st was Wine & Roses, 2nd was Sullivan Saloon and 3rd was Century 21. Civic

Service 1st was Bambi Club, 2nd was Jefferson SnoHawks and 3rd was Jefferson County

Head Start. Congratulations to all the winners.

I know that Christmas has come and gone and I hope you all took advantage of the

Jefferson Chamber gift certificates. These certificates do make a wonderful gift not

only for the receiver, but for our community. We sell the certificates through out the year so please stop by and get yours when you are in need of an awesome gift…..

The 2014 Jefferson Chamber Annual Dinner is coming up quickly. It will be at the

Jefferson Area Business Center this year. The date is January 27th 2014. Invitations have been sent out. We will be awaiting your response.

Continue to brave the cold weather. We only have 4 more months of winter left.

“To serve you, our Members and Community through PACE, we Promote, Advocate, Connect and Educate our Members.”

Cindy Wade Badger Bank

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Rainbow Hospice Care offers On

Grief and Grieving, a three-part

educational DVD series for

professional caregivers

Johnson Creek WI— Rainbow Hospice Care is pleased to present On Grief and Grieving, an innovative and inspiring educational program that looks at the way we experience the process of grief. Created by David Kessler, a renowned end-of-life expert, author, speaker and close collaborator with the legendary Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, the program is especially beneficial to clinical caregivers and administrators, counselors, social workers, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, spiritual leaders, and volunteers. Attendees will learn healthy and supportive ways to respond to grief and to help loved ones learn to live with loss instead of "getting over" loss. Some of the many topics addressed in the program include: how the stages of grief influence healing after loss; the milestones that often occur after a loss, including anticipatory grief; appropriate responses to grief and mourning within the care team; why children are often the forgotten grievers and how to help them; and the impact of natural disasters vs. man-made disasters. The series further offers dozens of tools and interventions to be used by clinicians, hospitals, palliative

care services and hospices when working with grief and loss. On Grief and Grieving will be presented from 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. on three consecutive Friday afternoons, January 17, 24, and 31, at the Rainbow Hospice Care Inpatient Center, 1225 Remmel Drive, in Johnson Creek. Each session will include two-hour DVD presentation, followed by a 30 minute discussion period. Pre-registration is required and the cost to attend is $5 per person/per session, which includes refreshments. A Certificate of Attendance will also be provided to each participant. David Kessler is one of the most well-known experts and lecturers on grief and loss today, reaching hundreds of thousands of people through his books. His first book, The Needs of the Dying, received praise by Mother Teresa and has been the #1 bestselling hospice book. David also co-authored two books with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief through the Five Stages and Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us about the Mysteries of Life and Living. “David is one of my favorite speakers on bereavement,” says Rainbow Hospice Care’s bereavement counselor, Angie Shubkegel. “He is genuine and a wonderful storyteller. The program is full of examples and stories that engage and inform the listener. He interacts with the audience and provides tools and interventions for professionals to help families cope with grief.” David has helped thousands of men, women, and children face life and death with peace, dignity and courage. His work has been

discussed in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Business Week and Life Magazine, and has been featured on “CNN-Cross Fire”, NBC, MSNBC, PBS, and “Entertainment Tonight”. David is a contributing writer on Oprah.com, Dr. Oz’s Sharecare.com and, “Anderson Cooper 360”. As a real life character counterpart, he did press for the Clint Eastwood/Matt Damon film, “Hereafter”. David’s work has a strong Internet and social media presence. His web site www.Grief.com is visited for help and inspiration by reaching hundreds of thousands of people in more than 167 countries. He is now working on new book with the much loved author Louise Hay about the grief that follows after death, but also around grief after a relationship or marriage ends. As a modern day thanatologist, David has a master’s degree in Health Care Bioethics from Loyola Marymount University, did his undergraduate work at University of Southern California, and is a member of the American College of Health Care. He is a certified AMA/EPEC trainer and the founding chairperson for the Hospital Association of Southern California Palliative Care Committee. He spent the last decade as a C-suite executive in a 650-bed, three-hospital system in Los Angeles County. To register, and to learn more about On Grief and Grieving, please call Angie Schubkegel, Rainbow Hospice Care’s bereavement counselor at: (920) 674-6255 or angie.schubkegel@rainbowhospicecare.org.

Rainbow Hospice Care is a community based not-for-profit organization that provides a full spectrum of physical, emotional and spiritual care to terminally ill patients and their families. Founded in1990, the organization provides in-home and inpatient care to residents in Jefferson County, as well as parts of Dane, Walworth, Waukesha, Dodge, and Rock counties. Rainbow Hospice Care serves patients with any type of life-limiting illness such as cancer; heart, lung, and liver diseases; stroke; Parkinson’s disease; Alzheimer’s; ALS; or AIDS; with a life expectancy of less than a year. Regardless of age, race, gender, faith, ethnicity, insurance coverage or economic status, patients and their loved ones are all treated with the same respect, kindness and concern—focusing on quality of life, maintaining comfort and dignity, and providing expert support tailored to each individual’s unique needs and wishes. Hospice services are generally covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance plans. When a patient is ineligible for coverage or otherwise uninsured, care is never denied due to inability to pay. To learn more about Rainbow Hospice Care, please call (920) 674-6255, or visit www.rainbowhospicecare.org.

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2014 Annual Dinner

January 27

Our Annual Dinner will be held at

the Jefferson Area Business Center. You should have received your invite

in the mail. Pleas join us for a

wonderful night of good food, fun and networking.

Get your Reservations in soon.

Thank You!!

Santa House

Thank you to Country Nurses for being the Home for the Santa

House again this year.

The decorations looked like a winter wonderland.

The Santa Train never looked so

good.

We appreciate all of the wonderful helpers we had throughout the month of

December.

Santa hopes you all had a great Christmas.

See you next year!!

The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce would

like to say

Thank You To The

Jefferson Utilities

&

City Garage Workers

Throughout the year they have a big hand in

making our city beautiful. Changing the

banners and hanging our Christmas

decorations.

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NEW MEMBER

One Source Imaging Joann Wendt

301 S. Barstow St

Eau Claire, WI 54701

Local Address: 716 N. Jackson Ave Jefferson, WI 53549

Phone: 920-728-5242

Fax: 715-838-7561 Website: www.1sourceimaging.com

E-mail: rlwjew@gmail.com

Providing quality ink and toner, business checks, printer sales and service, a general

line of office supplies. Ink and toner is our main emphasis.

Thank You to everyone who participated in the

18th Annual Parade of Lights!!

It was amazing to see all the beautiful floats

adorned with lights. It was truly a sight to

behold.

Also, thank you to the

Starters and judges who helped us out.

Santa & Mrs. Claus warmly welcomed the

children at his house following his ride in the

Parade.

Thank you to the Parade Committee Members

Danielle, Peg, Robbie, Charlotte, and

Janet.

Everyone’s hard work paid off with a successful

parade.

Thanks!!

If you have changed any

information about your

business, please let Janet or

Amanda know, so we can

keep all of your information

up to date.

Thanks

In December we SENT out the renewal

letters for your 2014 dues. Please send back as soon as

possible. Thank You.

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Jefferson County

Cancer Coalition donates

to Mammogram Voucher

program

FORT ATKINSON –

Recently, members of the

Jefferson County Cancer

coalition presented a

donation in the amount of

$2,000 to Fort HealthCare.

The funds were designated

for the Fort HealthCare

Mammogram Voucher

program, a service that offers

free or reduced cost

mammograms to women who

may not be able to afford

them.

The Jefferson County

Cancer Coalition is a non-

profit organization that

provides financial assistance

to cancer victims and their

families residing in Jefferson

County. The organization

was founded by volunteers in

an effort to raise funds that

assist individuals and families

through the difficult times

caused by a cancer

diagnosis. A variety of

fundraising activities occur

each year, including the All-

Witches Ball, a Tough

Mudder obstacle course

event and the annual Frosty

Pink Balls Golf Outing.

The organization’s board of

directors reviews applications

for aid, providing assistance

such as gas cards to help the

patient get to treatments and

doctor visits, assistance in

paying for costly

prescriptions, or covering

rent, utilities and grocery

costs for families burdened

with unforeseen expenses.

Benefits are distributed via a

voucher. There are no cash

payouts. Funds are available

to anyone residing in

Jefferson County

currently diagnosed with

cancer and seeking medical

care. Verification of residence

in Jefferson County

is required.

Fort Memorial Hospital is a Pink Ribbon facility, recognized for providing excellence in breast health paired with exceptional commitment and support to the women of our community. If detected early, the five-year survival rate for breast cancer exceeds 96 percent. Mammograms are among the best early detection methods, yet 13 million U.S. women 40 years of age or older have never had a mammogram.

The National Cancer Institute

and U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services

recommend that women in

their forties and older have

mammograms every one to

two years. A complete early

detection plan also includes

regular clinical breast

examinations by a trained

medical professional. In

addition, monthly breast self-

exams are strongly

suggested.

For more information on the

Fort Memorial Hospital

Foundation mammogram

vouchers, please contact

Sandee Schunk, Jefferson

County Health Department at

(920) 674-7193.

Heaney is Fort

Memorial Hospital

Foundation director

FORT ATKINSON – Fort

HealthCare and the Fort

Memorial Hospital

Foundation recently

announced the appointment

of Dwight Heaney as the

Foundation’s executive

director. In this role, Heaney

will provide leadership to

raise philanthropic funds in

support of Fort HealthCare’s

mission to improve the health

and well-being of our

community.

According to Michael

Wallace, Fort HealthCare

president and CEO, “Heaney

brings extensive experience

to this high-profile position,

which is central to future fund

raising activities for our

organization.”

Heaney’s professional skillset

includes fundraising through

planned giving, major gifts

and capital campaigns. He is

a Certified Fund Raising

Executive (CFRE) and is a

member of various

organizations important to the

community of fundraising

professionals including the

Association for Healthcare

Philanthropy, the Partnership

for Philanthropic Planning

and the Association of

Fundraising Professionals.

He holds a B.A. in Philosophy

and Sociology from Augsburg

College, and attended Keller

Graduate School in

Milwaukee.

Heaney comes to Fort

HealthCare with 22 years of

non-profit fundraising

experience, leading capital

campaigns, major gifts,

planned giving and

comprehensive fundraising

programs. Prior to his

appointment at the Fort

Memorial Hospital

Foundation, Heaney served

as chief development officer

for St. John’s Hospital in

Springfield, Illinois. He was

responsible for raising funds

and preparing the hospital for

a $20 million major gift

campaign.

Together, Heaney and his

wife Beth enjoy traveling,

boating and gourmet foods.

He also enjoys fishing,

birding and the outdoors.

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Abendroth Water Conditioning Aumann’s Service Bethesda Lutheran Communities Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rock, Walworth & Jefferson Counties Brantmeier Law Brown Cab Service Carpentry by Chris Comfort Suits of Johnson Creek Country Nurse’s Crawfish Corners Daily Jefferson County Union DDR Insurance DJC CPA’s & Advisors Duntley Water Endl-Gruennert VFW Post 3589 Family Promise of Jefferson County Fidelity Land Title FISH FLEX Consulting Fort Health Care Goodwill Industries of South Central WI Green Links Lawnscaping Ground Affects Landscaping Hilltop Motel Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suits-Fort Atkinson Immanuel United Methodist Church J & L Tire JDP HVAC Jefferson Area Business Center Jefferson Blue Devils Baseball Team Jefferson Glass Jefferson Public Library Jefferson Veterinary Clinic Jelli’s Market John’s Fire Protection Kiwanis Club of Jefferson Krause Custom Builders Kwik Trip of Jefferson Lake Country Heating & Cooling Lawton & Cates Lemke Fence of Jefferson Madison College-Fort Atkinson Main Street Station Maple Grove Homes Miller Law Office MK Cellular NAPA Auto Parts of Jefferson Once & Again Consignments One Source Imaging Parkway Center People Against Domestic & Sexual Abuse Pine Cone Restaurant Pitz Stop Premier Bank Port Light Technology

Rainbow Hospice Care River Bend RV Resort River’s Edge Meat Market Robin’s Nest II Styling Salon Rock & Bowl Hall of Lane Ry-Mak Services School District of Jefferson SK Windows & Doors Smiles by Turley Sport & Spine Clinic of Jefferson St. John the Baptist Catholic State Farm Insurance-Eric Felth Stauffer-Klug Insurance Agency Subway-Jefferson The Drug Store Town & Country Homes Waldmann’s Shoe Store Wedls’ Hamburger Stand & Ice Cream Parlor Zarwell Law Office

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING

YOUR CHAMBER

Thank You to all of you that have

renewed your 2014 membership.

For those of you that have not

done so please get them in as soon

as possible.

2014 “Our Chamber Members are GREAT!”

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Jefferson Chamber of Commerce 623 W. Racine Street Jefferson, WI 53549 www.jeffersonchamberwi.com

Jan 6 CPA Bingo - Council for the Performing Arts - Rox’s Banquet Hall Jan 10 The Jefferson High School Art Show Artist Reception - Rock River Gallery and Coffeehouse Jan 12 Flea Market - Jefferson County Fair Park Jan 13 CPA Bingo - Council for the Performing Arts - Rox’s Banquet Hall Jan 18 Avner the Eccentri - Council for the Performing Arts - Jefferson High School Auditorium Jan 18 Winter Blues Wine Bazaar - Vetro Winery - Vetro Winery Jan 19 4-H Tack Sale & Food Drive - Jefferson County Fair Park Jan 20 CPA Bingo - Council for the Performing Arts - Rox’s Banquet Hall Jan 26 Flea Market - Jefferson County Fair Park Jan 27 Annual Dinner - Jefferson Chamber of Commerce - Jefferson Area Business Center Jan 27 CPA Bingo - Council for the Performing Arts - Rox’s Banquet Hall Jan 31 Watertown Pigeon Show - Jefferson County Fair Park

January 2014 Calendar of Events