Photo courtesy of Tom Hughes

Red Wing Area Chamber of Commerce
Welcome to the Red Wing Area Chamber of Commerce located in Red Wing, MN nestled along the banks
of the mighty Mississippi River beneath the towering limestone bluffs. Visit Red Wing and enjoy the
historic downtown, the St. James Hotel, Red Wing Pottery, Red Wing Shoe Store...Home of the World's
Biggest Boot and beautiful Red Wing Hanging Flower Baskets.

Red Wing provides a playground for all ages to shop, hike, walk, bike, ski,  fish, boat and much more.

Chamber Ambassador Visits on May 14

Collins Financial Services Staff & Ambassadors	StarTech Computer, Inc. Staff & Ambassadors

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Red Wing Guest Pass
We’re excited to announce the Red Wing Guest Pass will be given to soldiers and their families in the Minnesota National Guard 434^th Chemical Family Appreciation Picnic on June 8. Plus the Guest Pass will be distributed to over 13,000 visitors to our area during 2013! We’ve redesigned the Guest Pass this year to make it even better! It now has a tear off coupon so businesses can easily track how many people are using them in their business. If you’d like to see a sample of this newly designed Guest Pass, please contact the Chamber office. For more details on this program, please contact the Chamber office!

 
THANK YOU to our Current 2013 Red Wing Guest Pass Participants:

Bev’s Café
Body Kneads Wellness & Massage
Brickhouse Pub & Grille
DeLeon Jewelers
Falconer Vineyards Winery & Bistro
Fiesta Mexicana
4 Season Sports
Hallstrom's Florist & Greenhouse
Kwik Trip
Liberty’s Restaurant & Lounge
Marie's Underground Grill & Tap House
Mount Frontenac Golf Course
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
Randys
Red Wing Brewery 
Red Wing Chamber
Red Wing Coin Laundry
Red Wing Shoe Store
Red Wing Trolley Co.
Riverbend Market Cooperative
St. James Hotel
The Smokin' Oak
The Subhouse

Thank you to our 2013 Diamond Members! 

Remodeled Red Wing Health Care Community Open House & Ribbon Cutting on May 7

UPCOMING EVENTS

Business After Hours—Tuesday, May 21—Merchants Bank—5PM--6:30PM
Our next Business After Hours will be at Merchants Bank (located at 2835 South Service Drive) on Tuesday, May 21 from 5—6:30PM (notice the extended time!). Mike Grove and his crew are looking forward to hosting and showing why Merchants Bank is the bank that service built! And they’re promising several door prizes, good food and beverages and good company, so please plan on attending! Business After Hours is a Chamber event that is a great way to network with other business people in the Red Wing area and learn about our business community. We hope to see YOU on Tuesday, May 21 at Merchants Bank! Even if you can’t attend the entire time, please pop in for a quick visit! For more information, contact the Chamber office at 388-4719.

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Lunch & Learn Seminar—May 22—If An Emergency Strikes, Is Your Business Ready?—Noon—1PM—Location TBD
The Red Cross Ready Rating program is a free program designed to help businesses become better prepared for emergencies (medical, natural and man-made) at the workplace and help businesses develop a business continuity plan following a disaster. OSHA requires businesses to be able to respond to an emergency within the first 3 minutes, yet the national average response time for EMT is 8-9 minutes. The Red Cross gives employees the tools they need to respond to emergencies until professional rescuers arrive on the scene. Develop or enhance your emergency response plan by outlining steps you can take before, during and after an emergency. Learn how to access assessment tools and resources. In addition, during this session we will actually demonstrate the use of an AED. Judith Bostrom, Preparedness Consultant from the American Red Cross is our instructor for this educational seminar. The Red Cross is the leading provider of health and safety certification courses in CPR, First Aid and AED. We will also discuss First Aid Emergency Drills and how this unique preparedness assessment tool can measure the effectiveness of your first responder team. As businesses train their employees to respond to emergencies at work they take their skills with them into their churches, schools and community events. They may save a life by using an AED at a local sporting event, or help a choking senior citizen at a church luncheon. Lunch & Learn Seminars are free to Chamber Members, but reservations are required by May 17. To reserve your spot, contact the Chamber office at 651-388-4719.