Chamber Information - Committees
Ambassadors
Acts as the public relations group and goodwill outreach arm of the Chamber. Its objectives are to visit existing members and act as official welcome and host group of the Chamber. This is an excellent way to meet new people in the business community.
Meet: Monthly
Government Relations
Become educated and informed about community government items that affect the Chamber of Commerce and members and make recommendations to the full Board on possible action.
Meet: Ad-hoc
Leadership River Falls
This is the ‘executive’ committee of the Leadership River Falls Program. This is an intense program that develops local, business, organizational, and personal leadership skills. Leadership River Falls Mission Statement: Leadership River Falls is dedicated to providing a comprehensive learning experience that cultivates community leadership while participants explore key community issues and avenues of involvement.
Meet: Quarterly
Membership
Assist in recruiting new Chamber members by reviewing membership materials, follow-up on materials sent to prospective new members, visit with new/existing businesses to the area about the benefits of Chamber membership, and look for other ways to inform the business community about the River Falls Chamber.
Meet: Quarterly
Awards & Recognition Banquet Committee
The Award & Recognition Banquet committee plans the annual banquet which is attended by more than 230 community leaders. The members of this committee come up with a theme, find entertainment, book caterers, decorate, actively seek out sponsorship, order awards and put together all the details of the program.
Meetings: November-January (weekly)
Annual Golf Outing
The Golf Outing committee is a sub-committee of the Ambassadors (but all volunteers are welcome). This committee works hard to promote networking by having a golf outing, fun yet very rewarding for your organization. The golf outing is to get employers, employees, clients, etc. out of the everyday routine to spread the word about their organization. The committee makes the decisions how to improve networking, the event, costs, prizes, sponsorships, advertising, and events at the outing.
Meet: Starting in February/on an as needed basis
River Falls Days*
River Falls Days is an annual four-day event with a family focus, held on the second full weekend in July. The highlight of the celebration is the parade, one of the largest in the area. River Falls Days also has a carnival, a children’s art tent, a medallion hunt, a 10K-2 mile race, truck and tractor pulls, demolition derby, street dances, dunk tank, weight lifting competition, an all day food and beer garden and a fireworks display. River Falls days has many sub committees to work on all aspects of this huge community event. We also welcome community members and businesses to provide activities as well for this event. Got an idea? Contact the Chamber for details.
Meet: Varies from committee to committee
Town & Country Day
This committee is one of our longest running committees. Town & Country Day is to thank the community and to remember the River Falls agricultural background. Generous sponsors contribute to the event so to make this a fun-filled activity day for all ages. The entire River Falls Community is invited to have breakfast (pancakes, sausage, and milk) in the morning and cherries jubilee in the afternoon all for FREE! Town & Country Day is always during the “Dairy Month” of June and is the third Thursday of the month. This is an all day event with entertainment, more food, and a ton of fun!
Meet: March - June
*Many sub committees for more information contact us
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