Middleton Chamber of Commerce
Board Meeting 8:00am May 2nd 2012

Meeting started at 8:04a and took place at Kassa Hartley’s office in the Century 21 building.
Board members attending were; Kassa Hartley, Jackie Grayson, Nancy Phillips, Dr. Richard Bauscher, Jim Hintze, Bob Arnett and visitor Brad Spencer.
Kassa Hartley asked Brad Spencer to start off the meeting. He brought up the GMPRD meeting, Thursday evening at 7:00p at the GMPRD Building on Hawthorne St, and that the Chamber should have someone there representing the Chamber. He was concerned about them referring to the Car Show as old business and wasn’t sure if there was a problem or not. It is most likely going over the cars on the grass, the vendors and any traffic or parking information everyone needs. Bob Arnett will attend representing the Chamber.
Jim Hintze reported on his attendance at the Candidate Forum. He said the Mayor was there along with 7 Candidates, and up to 40 spectators. It was brought up that Middleton was the largest city in District 11. Lenny Ricco monitored the Candidates and all went very well. They had children as timers and each candidate was given 1 minute to respond to questions as he rotated through the candidates
Bob Arnett mentioned the Grand Opening for the refurbished Car Wash in Downtown Middleton. The ribbon Cutting will be scheduled later on in the month.
Jim Hintze gave a brief overview of the membership of the Chamber and that it was now over 100 members strong. Some of the new members came from Access Middleton merging with the Chamber as well as many new members.
Jackie Grayson was concerned that we had more fundraisers for the Chamber to raise money so we had plenty of operating capital. She felt status Quo was not working.
There was a concern that the Chamber had not been mentioned for the (two) $250.00 Scholarship donations to the local high school. Rich said he would make sure we were mentioned. The students that win the scholarship must show proof of enrollment toward ongoing education before a check is given to them.
Kassa will be sending Nancy the email addresses for the Craft Bazaar.
It was mentioned that the Luncheon sponsor fee had been changed from $50 to $30.
The Sponsor for the May luncheon has not been established. The Speaker will be Andrew Chorlton from SCORE, and the meal will be provided by Garbanzo’s
Meeting was over at 9:05a.

04/19/2012
Hi All,
WOW! Great meeting with great participation!
If you missed it, there are a couple items you need to know about:

Wake up now for merchants- a program for merchants to offer discounts for Wake up now members. Cost is $100.00 a year. Wake up now is now selling memberships for both customers and merchants in Middleton.
If you have questions or want more information please contact Erin Rush 208-794-8978 erin.annalee@gmail.com.

UL (urban Liaison) Magazine has made the Middleton businesses a smokin' deal!!!

A full page add for $500.00 an issue. (Reg price is $600.00). .
NOW DON'T GET ALL FREAKED OUT BY THE PRICE...YES, I KNOW, WE'RE ALL JUST SMALL BUSINESSES.

Here's what we (Access Middleton/Chamber) would like to do...
We want to break that full page up into smaller more affordable ads and create a couple of "Middleton Business" pages in the magazine.

So here's a breakdown of two favorite sizes:
1/4 page ad-$125.00 ($62.50 a month)
Business card ad is $50.00---only $25 a month
And these are full color nice ads in a classy publication that is distributed here in Middleton as well as Caldwell, and Nampa.

Each issue is for 2 months but ad space can be paid monthly.
Usually UL Magazine looks for a year advertising commitment and they have offered us a 3 issue option (6 months)
That 6 months would cover July through December of 2012.
DEADLINE FOR THIS OFFER IS April 30, 2012.
ALL ADS AND FIRST MONTH PAYMENT DUE BY APRIL 30, 2012.

If you're interested....here's what you need to do:

Contact Sharon Katzke at 454-8565, 888-3199, photonic@iceainc.com and let her know what size ad you want to do.
She's our liaison with UL magazine so we know when our page is full and if we can fill another.

Your payment will be paid to Nancy Phillips 585-2861 340-1278 bryanshomemom@hotmail.com.
Make your checks out to Middleton Chamber, first month payment due April 30. 2012.

You will need to supply your business card or PDF ready ad to by April 30, 2012 to Sharon Katzke at photonic@iceainc.com.

If you'd like someone familiar with the style of the magazine to help you design a professional ad at a very reasonable cost, contact Patrick Bochnak at 794-2920.



The screaming good UL Magazine ad rates are:
¼ page ad is $62.50/mo **
Business card ad is $25/mo **
1/6 page ad is $41.67/mo
½ page ad is $125/mo **These are the 2 most popular sizes.

UL was able to talk with a lot of you and those that saw the opportunity and have signed up for you spot, thank you!
It looks like there will be 3 and maybe 4 pages of advertisers just for the Middleton businesses.
There is A LOT of value to having your business advertised with other local businesses especially when you reach outside of the city limits.
This magazine reaches the entire west valley – from Murphy to Ontario and somehow, all the way up to Baker City!
So far, those that have committed are:
Spencer Music
Jackie’s Livestock & Pet Emporium
Fix-It Computer Repair
Damsels in Defense
Tupperware
Xtreme Fuel Treatment
Middleton Chamber – 4th of July Promo

Several of you said you would like to participate and we need to hear from you now!

Are you a Chamber member looking to make your business name more visible? Well, we have a deal for you! The Chamber website has multiple advertising spaces available and for a limited time we will help advertise your business...for free on the Chamber Website! This is a first come first serve offer and space is limited. If you are interest please call Kassa Hartley at 867-6750 for details! (you must be a 2011 Chamber Member to take advantage of this offer...not a Chamber member? join today!)