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Local Promotional Programs • Sale Fest: 44 participants • Friday Fun Nights: held each Friday between Memorial Day and Labor Day with an average of 6 entertainers each evening. Funded solely by gracious local businesses, totaling over $7,500 in sponsorships • Scarecrow Competition with 36 participating local businesses. Winner for 1st place was Diversifi ed Fitness Club • Wein & Stein with 16 participating locations – winner for 1st place was Modern Craft Winery • Small Business Saturday: 35 local businesses participated in our Shop Local campaign. We gave away 200 Shop Small goodie bags fi lled with local offers from participating businesses within 45-min of opening! • Peppermint Perks Holiday Campaign: $5 off any $25 purchase, 38 participating businesses Networking Events • Kickoff Dinner, attended by over 300 guests in 2019 • 3 Business After Hours events celebrating anniversaries, expansions, remodels • K & B Bierlein Builders: 25th Anniversary • Frankenmuth Woolen Mill: 125th Anniversary • Amazin' Mitten, Mitten on Main, & Nuremburgers • 6 Ribbon Cutting ceremonies • Annual Golf Outing with 144 registered golfers • 2 Morning Mingle breakfast meetings with an average attendance of 60 guests • The Frankenmuth Levee (Presented by Bridget Smith - City Manager of City of Frankenmuth, and Jason Matteo - Engineer • Three Important Votes: An Impact on Our School District (Presented by Adele Martin - Superintendent, and Brandon Muller - Current School Board President) • 1 Lunch & Learn event • Mentoring For Success: How Your Business Can Help Develop the Up-and-Coming Workforce (Presented by Ryan Ford - Frankenmuth High School Teacher, Ashley Smith - Communications & Creative Manager at Frankenmuth Chamber of Commerce & CVB, and Joshua Vanderhaar - Former Intern at Frankenmuth Chamber of Commerce & CVB) At the conclusion of the fi scal year, we had 361 members and over 90 clubs, organizations and honorary members. We continued our popular Bavarian Bargains Coupon Book, which weighed in at 77 participants, making it our biggest promotion of the year, ordering 85,000 copies! Membership & Events Gain of 26 new members and retention rate of 93% See next page for new members • Burger King • Adorn Boutique • Kernel Benny's & Frankenmuth House of Cigar • The Comedy Series • Salon Meraki • Frankenmuth Country Bed & Breakfast 5