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A Main Street Organization Sandy Chittum, President Volume 11, Issue 11

Miami County Chamber of Commerce 13 East Main Street, Peru, IN 46970 765-472-1923 FAX 765-472-7099

Mission Statement

To promote a strong business and industrial

climate for Chamber members through a

partnership with businesses and the Miami County

community.

2009 Chamber

Board of Directors

Larry Graham

NIPSCO Melody Edwards

Miller’s Merry Manor Nancy Masten

Miami Co. Museum Kerry Heiser

Dunn-Jenkins Abstract Ralph Duckwall

Duckwall and Associates

Dennis Garvin

Norris Insurance Paul Hayden

Jerry Horn

Caring Hands Jim Tidd

Miami County Economic Development

Authority Randy Mitchell

Peru Tribune Holly Ward

Rock Industries Deb Close

Dukes Memorial Hospital

Jody Long

Miami-Cass REMC George McCarty

First Christian Church

2009 Gold Sponsors

American Family Insurance

American Health Network

AmericanTrust Federal Savings Bank

Beacon Credit Union Comerford & Company,

CPA Dukes Memorial

Hospital First Farmers Bank &

Trust First Merchants Bank Get Right Computers

Guyer the Mover Indiana Pest Control Miami Cass REMC

Miami County Economic Development Authority

Miami Trucking Miller’s Merry Manor Montgomery Aviation

NIPSCO Rock Industries, Inc.

Smith Office Square D Company Wells Fargo Bank

Service Organizations Calendar

Peru/Grissom Kiwanis Club

Meet Every Thursday 12 Noon

Peru Civic Center Lions Club

Every First and Third Tuesday 6:30 pm

First Baptist Church Peru Rotary Club

Every Tuesday 12 Noon

The Siding Business Professional Women

First Thursday of Month 6:30 pm

Peru Civic Center Harvesting Capabilities Support Group

2nd and 4th Tuesday of Month 6 pm

Ivy Tech Community College - Peru

The Wabash Friends Counseling Center Leadership Luncheon is Thursday, December 3rd from 12 noon to 1 pm, Creating Leaders From Within Your Company by Luther Whitfield, Senior Pastor at New Covenant Worship Center. The luncheon is located at Wabash Friends Church at 3563 South, SR 13 in Wabash. Cost is $20 with a light lunch included. For more information, call 260-563-8452.

The Honeywell Center offers hospitality services which include weddings, anniversaries, baby showers, meetings, banquets, seminars and conferences. For more information call 260-563-1102 or hospitality@honeywellcenter.org . Wednesday, November 4th at 7 pm, Aaron Barker, Friday, November 6th at 7:30 pm, Steve Seskin, Friday, November 20th at7:30 pm, A Sandi Patti Christmas, Sunday, November 23rd at 4 pm and Jim Brickman Beautiful World Christmas, Wednesday, December 2nd at 7:30 pm. Dial 2-1-1 is a three-digit phone number anyone can call to get information about health and human services. Call 2-1-1 if you need information on housing, employment, legal aid, counseling and much more. It is easy to use and is good for business, helping employees with family situations, better use of volunteers, local and faith-based services, and track service gaps, duplication and trends.

Peak Community Services, Inc. of Logansport is available to help businesses with the responsible destruction of confidential documents. Now that tax time is here, you might be thinking about all of those boxes of old documents that need to go! Peak Community Services, Inc. will pick up large purge jobs and you will receive a certificate of destruction to prove the safe disposal of those documents. Documents are handled in a secure manner and all shredded material is recycled. Call for details about our system and security. Contact Tina Foust at 574-753-4104 ext. 200. A Shredding Day is planned for November 21st from 9 am to 11 am at their location in Logansport at 1416 Woodlawn Avenue. Any individual or business that brings documents in that day receives up to 25 pounds of shredding for FREE! We welcome visitors to our facility. Prepaid Legal Small Business Plans offer the following features to home based business owners. Online access to business counsel, unlimited telephone consultations for legal questions, 4 page website for immediate internet presence, documents and tools to grow the business, 2 directory listings on gosmallbiz.com and much more. For more information call Todd at 765-398-9158 mobile or www.prepaidlegal.com/hub/pattont. Midwest Financial Services, LLC is offering free benefit plan reviews. These include voluntary and involuntary group insurance and retirement plans. Employers are being held liable for plan fees and, in some cases performance. We also have a 401(k) plan for self employed business owners and their spouses. This is a low cost option for those that would like to save more for retirement than is currently allowed with IRA’s. If people would like more information, please call Giles Hoagland at 765-473-9627 or e-mail at ghoagland@midwestfinancialservices.net.

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Hoosier Heartland Small Business Development Center will be hosting “How to Start Your Business” workshop from 11 am to 1 pm on October 8th and November 12th at the CRC Building at 13 East Main Street in Peru. For more information or to make a reservation, call Monty Hendersen at 765-454-7922. In Your Own Backyard Home and Pet Sitting – With Halloween and the holidays upon us, here are some tips to protect your pet. To protect your pet during trick or treating make sure you walk the dog either before or after the trick or treats start their visits. Find a secure place to keep your dogs and cats during the time the trick or treaters come to your home. If you dress your dog up for Halloween or for Christmas, make sure the costume/outfit is safe for your pet. Keep dogs/cats out of the treat/candy bowl. Wrappers and chocolate are not safe for your pet. With Thanksgiving around the corner, turkey carcass, fatty or rich foods and baked goods are not good for our pets either. Many pet stores have special treats made for our pets. Treat your pets to goodies and treats made especially for them. Make sure your pets can not reach lit candles or decorations that may hurt them. Please do not leave your pets outside at this time of year. May pets are poisoned and pet thefts are higher during this time of year. Take care of your pets; they have so much to give in return. Whether you are gone hours, days, weeks or more, even holidays and weekends, call me to care for your home and/or pets while you are away. I customize my services to the home/pet owner providing your pet with the same care and comfort they receive from you at home and I’ll care for your home with the same pride you have for it. I will water our plants and flowers, I will also gather your newspapers and mail. Call me, Jo Ann Hughes, for more details at 765-472-5970 and let’s set up an appointment.

Health Tips from Seeds of Health for the month of November. Olive Leaf Extract – Is a powerful antiviral antimicrobial. Olive leaf contains oleuropein, which has been shown to be the source of its extremely potent disease-resistance properties. It is needed to boost immune system during bacterial, fungal or viral illness. It also opens blocked pancreatic and bile ducts. It protects the heart; helps reverse hardening of the arteries and may be helpful for diabetes. Use 1 to 3 capsules per day This information provided in this newsletter is for educational purposes only and should not be used to diagnose or treat disease. If you have a serious health problem, please consult a competent health practitioner. Remember, this is for your education only and for the historical uses of HERBS, VITAMINS and MINERALS. Come visit your herb specialists, Don and Cindy Layman at 300 East Main in Peru or call 765-473-9544.

Beauty Tips & Tricks by Mary Kay Cosmetics – What’s your 2 favorite 4-letter words? How about LIFT and FIRM! With Mary Kay’s NEW Timewise Replenishing Serum +C skin will appear “lifted and firmed”. It’s formulate with ingredients that enhance the production of new collagen and helps keep existing collagen from breaking down. It also contains ingredients known to support elastin. The formula enriched with a potent blend of multiple botanical sources, known for their high levels of Vitamin C. Our in-depth Consumer Study Results: 89% said their skin looked lifted and more resilient, 86% said their skin looked more toned. 79% said their skin looked younger. 90% said

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their skin looked more enhanced. As we age, we lose elastin and collagen in our skin and it shows in our facial skin including throats, upper chest, hands and more….this new Mary Kay product: Timewise Replenishing Serum +C will be like “spanks” for your face! Call me at 765-985-9799 to be on my customer product trial team! Email me and I will send you pictures of those using the products at ppavey@mcremc.net. Get your “Spanks” for your face at a special price and when you see the results you can get a special on the set. Counting For More - One Dollar Never Did So Much – Last year we kicked off for the first time ever a global “Beauty that Counts” Charitable campaign and it was a enormous success. The Company donated nearly $2 million from the 09 “Beauty that Counts” global sales to causes that change the lives of women and children around the world. In the United States, the donations helped sponsor the groundbreaking Break the Cycle DVD. With the purchase of a Gingerbread and/or Pink Passion lipstick, you will be helping again this year as we reach our goal to help even more women and children. Through December 15th, 2009, every lipstick you order (Gingerbread, Pink Passion) the company will donate $1 to the Mary Kay Foundation in it’s efforts to end domestic violence. As a Mary Kay Sales Director, I will match the donation with an additional $1 personal donation for each tube purchased from me. Mary Kay is truly much more than selling Lipstick, Mary Kay is changing lives of women across the globe one woman at a time. Call Patty at 765-985-9799 for more information on the Lipsticks to purchase, booking a PARTY WITH A PURPOSE or about having your own business to enrich other women’s lives.

Huntington University EXCEL Adult Degree Program offers the chance for working adults to complete their degree by attending class one night a week in five convenient locations: Wabash, Huntington, Columbia City, Fort Wayne and Online. An Associate degree in Organizational Management allows someone with little or no previous college credits to pursue their dream of a college degree. With 60 plus previous college credits, we can offer four Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting, Business Administration, Organizational Management, Human Resources and Not-for-Profit Leadership. For more information stop by the Miami County Chamber of Commerce at 13 East Main or call 800-600-4888. Montgomery Aviation has come to serve the northern Indiana community at Grissom ARB. Along with the addition of a fixed base operation and the wonderful support of Grissom ARB, civil aviation is now permitted to land without prior permission. With 12,500 feet of runway, there is no airplane too large to land. We offer an array of services such as: complete maintenance capability, aircraft charter, aircraft rental, flight training, hanger rental, hotel reservations, rental car reservations, catering, pilot supplies and much more. You can expect world class service and a friendly atmosphere. Here at Montgomery Aviation, we look forward to serving pilots, aviation enthusiasts and the community. We are honored to share the runway with our United States Air Force and

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we are proud to be a new gateway for Miami County. For more information, call 765-689-8100. Do you want to fly the blue skies? If so, we can train you at Montgomery Aviation. We now rent aircraft to pilots.

Miami County Tobacco Awareness Group is offering stop smoking classes - five week, one hour meetings with a certified instructor at Dukes Memorial Hospital. If you want to quit, we can help you! This is available to Miami County residents only. Registration: $15 (non-refundable). Contact Mike Wilson for more information at 472-4450 or imsmokefree@comcast.net. Birthright of Peru, Inc. has a wish list that we would like to see filled. We need sizes 3, 4 and 5 in diapers and wipes. For more information, stop by our center at 65 West 6th Street or call 765-475-0706 between 12:30 and 3:30 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday or call our hotline at 800-550-4900 and someone will return your call. We are in need of volunteers, too.

Anytime Fitness, Peru has eSpinning bikes in their club. Members can now participate in popular spinning workouts whenever they choose. From the moment you climb aboard the eSpinner™, it’s obvious that they’re in for an experience you’ve never felt before on the cardio floor. It all begins with the state-of-the-art, embedded touch screen computer. But it’s more than an intuitive dashboard – it’s also home to your very own virtual Spinning® master instructor. Simply choose your time goal and intensity level, and are off on a guided, virtual Spinning® class experience. Integrated touch screen computer with digital TV tuner. Integrated iPod® connectivity with music and video. USB charging station allows users to display personal content while charging media devices. On board customized Spinning® video classes. Proprietary randomization program creates over 1 million possible ride variations. Personal fan creates a more rewarding workout. Motivational rider dashboard coaches and drives optimal performance with rider data including cadence and Heart Rate.

Smart Release™ braking system provides safe, dependable performance for unsupervised riders. ual-sided pedals with larger platform and SPD™ compatibility. Anytime Fitness is now your local source for the entire line of CompleteNutrition products. These range from essential vitamins, weight loss products, herbal cleansing, and meal replacement supplements, to sports nutrition. Stop in to check out these great products. Mention you say this in the chamber newsletter and you will receive a 20% discount an all nutritional products. Visit our web site at www.anytimefitness.com for more details or call the club @ 765-472-7004. Harvesting Capabilities is also in the arts stamping business. You can order your return address stamps or you can have something custom made. We are in need for volunteers that can work in our new office conveniently located in St. John’s Lutheran Church. Harvesting Capabilities, Inc. office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 10 am to 2 pm and Wednesday 2 pm to 6 pm. Our office number is 765-472-1902. Our

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website, designed and maintained by PROASSETS Website Design/SEO/Consulting is www.handicapableperu.com and our email is hc.incorporated@yahoo.com. We also want to thank all of you that came out for the 2nd annual Chili Cookoff. We had a great time with all of you. We want to thank all of you for judging the chili. Just want to remind everyone that our annual chicken noodle supper will be coming up in March. Positive Results Therapies is located at 105 South Benton Street. We will meet with you for a ONE time evaluation fee of $35 to develop a personal fitness plan. There are no contracts or hidden fees and you only pay $6 a week on weeks you use our facility. Positive Results Therapies’ hours are from 7:30 am to 6 pm, Monday through Friday. For additional information or to schedule an evaluation, please call Positive Results Therapies in Miami County at 765-473-6055 to set up an evaluation time or check out our website at www.positiveresults.org. Positive Results Therapies is another quality service provided by Bona Vista Programs.

Please, Take a Seat – Friends of the Auditorium at Ivy Tech Community College in

Peru – the renovation of the Psi Iota Xi Auditorium is almost complete. One hundred thirteen telescopic, armed seats have been installed and the Psi Otes made this possible. Lighting and sound will be the next piece of this project which also will require funding. To accomplish this, the college and the Psi Otes are asking for your help. You are invited to be an inaugural benefactor of this new community auditorium by participating in the Take-A-Seat Campaign. Sponsorship is payable over three years, but the plaque is permanent. Talk with your family, your board, your friends. Consider supporting the efforts of your community college and the lead from your local sorority who have each demonstrated their commitment to your community. One seat is $1,200 each and two or more seats are $1,000 each. For more information, contact Miriam Thomas at 800-459-0561, ext. 404 or mlthomas@ivytech.edu. Angel Food Ministries – First Presbyterian Church is pleased to offer Angel Food ministries to our community. It has been around since 1994 and is a non-profit grocery relief program. The USDA is excited about this program and is providing the largest grant ever given through the Faith-based Initiative Program. Angel Food is for everyone! There are no income requirements and no information asked. It is just good food at a great price! The meat is frozen and is restaurant quality. For more information call the church at 765-472-2962 or order on line at www.angelfoodministries.com. 1

st Commercial Lending, LLC has commercial SBA loan programs, loans for doctors,

unlimited cash out, church real estate financing, true no doc loans and no prepayment penalty loans. For more information call Russell Wormuth at 765-688-5626 or go to 1525 West Hoosier Blvd., Suite 106 in Peru. Call for an appointment today! LaSalle St. Securities, LLC has recognized Paul Markiewicz, a registered investment principal in Peru and honored him for his achievements by inviting him to be a member of the Leader’s Circle of Investment Professionals for 2009. LaSalle St. Securities realizes that the needs of today’s investors have become highly diverse as to the choice of

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financial advice and products. Today’s investors seek a firm with the expertise to address this ever-changing marketplace. Markiewicz’s professionalism exemplifies these ideals by offering comprehensive wealth and portfolio management tailored to their clients. He has offered full service investment planning, retirement planning, asset allocation, pension funds and a large amount of IRA rollover business for over 25 years for clients he serves in Miami County. For more information and to make an appointment, call 765-473-7211. We offer a free no obligation portfolio investment reviews and we are members of FINRA/SIPC. Caring Hands Health & Rehab has private suites featuring a living room that will accommodate one family member that may wish to stay with their loved one during rehab/recovery. Guests will be able to enter this quiet exclusive rehab unit through their own private entrance. These suites are only a few steps away from our movie theatre, ice cream parlor, beauty shop, lounge and family style dining room. We invite you to come and see for yourself these exclusive accommodations. If you should need more information, please contact Jerrie McCoy, Admissions Coordinator at 765-689-5000 or you may come in and visit at your convenience. We are located at 1850 Matador at the Grissom Aeroplex of Peru. Community Health Center of Miami County offers these services: medical home for infants, children, teens, adults and elders, prenatal care, immunizations, pneumonia and flu vaccines, lab tests, social service assistance, eligibility assistance with Medicaid, CHIP and HIP programs and schedule of fee discounts based on family size and income. PHP – The physician sponsored, not for profit health insurance company. Accidents happen and so does illness. They are a part of life. Because they are, keeping a healthy workforce means keeping that workforce insured. That is where we come in. WE are PHP, a not for profit health insurance provider, founded by independent physicians. We understand that in this day and age of spiraling healthcare costs, it can be a challenge for any business, big or small, to provide good coverage. So we use our expertise to create healthcare solutions that not only take care of your employees but your bottom line as well. Call us or visit us online and find out how PHP can give you and your employees the type of coverage you deserve at 800-982-6257 or www.phpni.com. Now businesses

with 2 to 50 eligible employees will be able to receive up to a 5% discount on their

PHP health insurance premiums if they are a member of the chamber. This change

to the program’s eligibility requirements will greatly increase the number of area

employers who now qualify to participate in a discount!

Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana (PHP), a local managed-care organization, is providing scholarship opportunities for high school seniors planning to pursue a career in a health-related field. PHP will award a one-time scholarship of $3,000 to the first place winner; a one-time scholarship of $2,000 to the second place winner; and third place will receive a one-time scholarship of $1,000. All entries must be postmarked by February 26th, 2010, to be eligible. You can download entry requirements

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and an application by visiting our Web site at www.phpni.com or call 260-432-6690, ext 331 or 800=982-6257, ext. 331.

The HUB, under the direction New Life Praise and Worship Center, is now taking applications for volunteers to help with the youth center. The Hub is looking for those who are willing to give one or more evenings a month to invest in the youth of our community. The center is open on Friday from 6:30 pm to 11:30 pm and Saturday from 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Requirements are fill out a simple application, must be 21 years of age of older, a desire to invest your life in the lives of our youth and agree to a criminal records check. To secure an application, stop by New Life Praise & Worship Center at 52 North Broadway in Peru Monday through Thursday between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm or call Pastor Carol Zumwalt at 765-473-9325. The United Way of Miami County – Live United by Giving, Advocating or Volunteering. The United Way of Miami County is currently looking for volunteer board members to start in January 2010. The United Way board meets the second Thursday of each month at noon. If you now of someone you would like to recommend, please call the United Way office. The United Way of Miami County is currently at 62% of its $300,000 goal. There has never been a greater need for the services provided by our agencies, but unfortunately less funds to go around. This makes this year’s campaign all that much more important. Our agencies offer many valuable services to this community, but cannot continue to serve the community without much needed funds. Please, if you have not made your contribution this year; please contact the United Way office at 765-473-4240 or stop in the office at 13 East Main. NIPSCO heating bills projected to drop this winter. NIPSCO announced earlier in the month that assuming that we have normal winter temperatures, customers should experience a decrease of more than 35 in their overall home heating bills this upcoming heating season. Peru Salvation Army will be accepting applications for their Food and Toy Program for Christmas from October 26th to November 20th. This is by appointment only. To apply, please bring the following information with you. Verification of all persons in your household, verification of all household income and verification of all household expense. To make an appointment contact Deb at 765-473-5498. Peru Salvation Army Chili Dinner which includes chili, grilled cheese or peanut butter sandwich, drink and dessert at St. John’s Lutheran Church on November 11th from 4 pm to 8 p. $5 per person and $1.00 off for Veterans. Alco will be sponsoring a Canned Food Drive from November 23rd through December 6th. The theme will be “A Season of Giving”. At the suggestion of the national Chamber of Commerce, we are coming to you, as the driving business force in the community, for assistance with this food drive. Duckwall-Also will be placing a canned food donation

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container at the front of all of our stores during this two week period. We will also be advertising the food drive in our weekly ads. The foods collected will be provided to a local food bank. We are asking for your support in identifying the leading food bank in your community for our store to partner with. The Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana, in partnership with the American Indian Center of Indiana will be hosting a Native American Resource Fair on November 18th from 10 am to 2 pm. We would like to invite your organization to participate in this exchange of information in order to enhance and educate Native Americans to utilize the services our community provides. Those in attendance include the U.S. Census Bureau, the Veteran’s Administration and the American Indian Center, to name a few. Education of our community resources is a top priority of the Miami Nation and we ask for your assistance in achieving this goal. For more information, contact Sara Siders at 765-473-9631. American Cancer Society has several committee positions that are available at this time for planning the 2010 Relay for Life. You can volunteer as little or as much as you would like. Please call Angie at 765-455-9905 to help make a difference in Miami County. Guardian Angel Hospice invites you to help them celebrate National Hospice and Palliative Care Month in November. Come for lunch at the Walnut Creek Apartments Community Room at 4600 Colter Drive in Kokomo on November 18th from 11 an to 2 pm. For more information call 765-453-7702.

Ambassadors are messengers and representatives of the Chamber who spread the word to seasoned and new members about the Chamber and the community. It’s a commitment they make above and beyond their regular jobs. They are ready to take action when needed, attend grand openings, ribbon cuttings and act as greeters at many of our Chamber events. Every month we will list the upcoming ribbon cuttings, open houses and business after hours that are open to all members. If you would like to have a business after hours/open house at your place of business, please call the Chamber at 765-472-1923. The next ambassador event is our December Holiday Business Break. It will be held at the Firehouse Ministries on Main and Miami Streets on December 2nd from 12 noon to 1 pm. Cost is $9.

The Ambassadors had several ribbon cuttings the month of September and October. They were held at Bronzin’ on Broadway, McDonalds located on Business 31, Hair Razors and the North Broadway project. We also had a Miami Mike presentation at the Tiki Hut and Miami County Community Health Center. Congratulations to all these new businesses, new additions and/or new owners!

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November 4th – St. John’s Lutheran Church Youth Group will be hosting a Nelson’s Chicken Dinner from 4 pm to 7 pm to help raise funds for their trip to New Orleans to attend the LCMS – National Youth Gathering. November 7th – Circus City Booster Club Tenderloin Supper at the AmericanTrust Circus City Center from 4 pm to 7 pm. Take out or eat in. Tickets are available at the door or at the Circus office. Menu consists of Lions Club hand breaded tenderloins, baked beans, applesauce, chips, dessert and beverage. All funds raised to benefit the Peru Circus. For more information, call 765-395-3448. November 7th – 8th – Deck the Halls Craft Show at Borderman Gm in Converse. November 11th – Salvation Army is having a chili supper from 4 pm to 8 pm at St. Johns Lutheran Church located at 181 West Main. Veterans are $4 each and adults are $5 each. For more information, call 765-473-5498. November 13th – 15th – Quigley Jazz Festival at Peru High School Auditorium at 7 pm. Free to the public. Friday night in Combo Concert Night. Saturday night is Big Band Concert Night and Sunday from 5 pm to 8 pm is Jam Session at the Peru Maennerchor. For more information, contact Tom Gustin at 765-472-3960. This event is generously sponsored by Steve Wacknitz. November 14th and 15th – Craft Show at the Circus Building. For more info, contact Linda Cawood at 765-472-3918. November 18th – Downtown Christmas Open House in downtown Peru. Prizes given to winners. There will be music up and down the streets with specials in the stores and refreshments all over! Music, fun, food and prizes. Event starts off with a parade at the Depot starting at 6 pm with Santa on his sleight and he will be at the Santa House by 7pm for picture taking and the shops will be open for “stamping”. There will be a Christmas Tree and Wreath Auction located at the museum this night. December 3rd – 6th – Ole Olsen presents Neil Simon’s “California Suite”. Friday and Sat. nights and Sunday afternoon. December 6th – Main Street Methodist Church will have “Christmas on Main Street”. This will be a free Christmas program and a free will donation supper.

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Please set the date for the Annual Chamber Awards Dinner on January 30th, 2010 starting at 5:30 pm. We will be at the new Western Howard Conservation Club located on Eel River Road in Peru. We will have a band, buffet dinner by the Siding, awards and a chance to win a 4 night 5 day stay in Florida along with a dinner for two. Details to follow. You won’t want to miss this annual dinner! Fun in the Sun with Awards to be Done!

Grissom Business Center at Eagles Nest

2345 Randolph Peru, IN 46970 765-689-8664 Contact: Chris Davidson-Martin Community and Business office suites Eagles Nest Christian Fellowship and Community Center

2345 Randolf Peru, IN 46970 765-689-8664 Contact: Anthony Brunnemer Church, Clothing Ministry (God’s Will), Furniture Ministry, Food Pantry, Arcade for the Teens (Wed., Fri., Sat night)

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Eastside Medical Clinic

685 East Main Street Peru, IN 46970 765-460-5608 Fax: 765-460-5610 Email: Kewonda@sbcglobal.net Website: wonda@eastsidemedicalclinic.comcastbiz.net Contact: Wonda Elmore Quality medical family services Monday thru Friday, 8 am – 5 pm, Saturday by appointment Miami County Speedway

1079 West 200 North - at the Miami County Fairgrounds (location) 2309 Burningtree Lane, Kokomo, IN 46902 – (mailing address) 765-475-9705 Email: baileyx2@sbcglobal.net Website: www.miamicountyspeedway.com Contact: Julie Bailey Race Track

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DOWNTOWN CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE

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6 pm – 6:30 pm – Parade starts at The Depot and goes up Broadway to W. 7th Street. Santa will be on his sleigh and be dropped off at the Circus building and then taken to the Santa House by 6:30 pm to take pictures with the children until 8 pm. 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Participating merchants are open and are stamping the flyers, offering refreshments, displaying and selling merchandise, offering discounts and sharing the Christmas spirit. There will be entertainment throughout the downtown area. There will be a business sponsored event with decorating a tree and/or wreath. All the trees/wreaths will be auctioned off by silent bid at 8 pm the night of this event with 100% of the proceeds going to Helping Hands and the Historical Museum. The trees/wreaths will be on display at the Miami County Museum.

The Santa House will be open from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Pictures with Santa will be $3 per photo and with that you get a beanie baby and candy cane! Toys for Tots will be located at the CRC Building from 6 pm to 8 pm. The object of the stamping of the flyer is to get at least half of the page completed and then that individual has the opportunity to win a cash prize. There are three lucky winners that are drawn later that week. Approximately 1200 people come downtown and possibly 500 or so that come through your place of business.

DOWNTOWN PERU CHRISTMAS PARADE

The Downtown Peru Christmas Committee is in the planning stages for the Christmas Parade being held during the Downtown Peru Christmas Open House on November 18th, 2009. The parade will start at 6 pm and we anticipate it taking no more that 30 minutes. The parade route will begin at the Depot on East Canal Street and head north on Broadway and end at the Circus Building. Any interested party will need to be on East Canal Street by 5:30 pm to start lining up for placement for the parade. We are looking for people who would like to be an entrant in the parade. Any individual, organization, school band or choir is welcome to join us. Please contact the Chamber office at 765-472-1923 or Mike Walsh at 765-469-7143. The theme for the parade is “The Parade of Lights”. We are looking for anyone interested to put a float or display in the parade. Any display should have Christmas lights. We ask that the displays not have a real life Santa on them as it would conflict with the Santa the Chamber has arranged. Please participate and share the joy of the holidays at this wonderful event.

THE MIAMI COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AMBASSADORS PRESENT:

HOLIDAY BUSINESS BREAKHOLIDAY BUSINESS BREAKHOLIDAY BUSINESS BREAKHOLIDAY BUSINESS BREAK Wednesday, December 2nd at Noon

Firehouse Ministries (old fire station) Corner of Main Street & Miami Street, Peru, Indiana

Come & share the hour with friends and listen to Christmas music Food, Fun and Fellowship!

In order to make appropriate arrangements for food and beverage, please be

courteous and make reservations no later than 12-noon on Monday, November 30th. Company: _________________________________________________________

Attendees: _________________________ ______________________________

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Amount Enclosed @ $9.00 each: _____________________________________

Return to: Miami County Chamber of Commerce, 13 E. Main St, Peru, IN 46970 or call 765-472-1923

*Please Note* You will be charged for reservations, unless cancellations

are made before Monday, November 30th. Sending an alternate is acceptable.

Dear Chamber Member, Making health and wellness a priority can mean big rewards for employers. Healthy employees are more productive, have less absenteeism and have lower health care costs. We, at the Miami County YMCA, have considered that it is not always cost effective for companies with fewer employees to have on-site wellness testing. So we have designed a wellness testing program for those companies to be held at the Miami County YMCA. You and your employees can pick and choose to attend the programs that work for you. November 30th, 2009, at 12:00 pm, and 5:30 pm, we will kick off our program by talking about the importance of “Taking Charge of Your Health“, and we will be handing out medical evaluations and other paperwork to be completed before the next session. We will conduct the blood draws on Wednesday, December 2nd, which require a 12-hour fast. Also, due to fasting, we will check body composition, resting blood pressure and pulse for those who choose the wellness assessment. Monday, December 7th, we will conduct the fitness testing. You may schedule this at your convenience. This test is somewhat strenuous so you will need to pass the medical evaluation. Fitness testing includes flexibility, core strength, upper body strength, exercise blood pressure and pulse, and cardiac recovery assessment. Those who choose to have fitness testing will also need to get body composition and resting blood pressure and pulse on Wednesday, December 2nd. On Wednesday, December 9th, we will meet to go over the results of the testing including blood work, wellness assessment, and fitness testing. You may schedule a time at your convenience. We look forward to helping you and your employees meet your wellness needs to maintain a healthy, happy, and more productive work force. Please contact Kathy Brehmer or Michelle for more information or to schedule your wellness program. Sincerely, Michelle Beard & Kathy Brehmer Miami County YMCA staff