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Here is a list of the calendar of events in the Fort Dodge Area. For further information, contact the Chamber of Commerce, 1406 Central Avenue, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501, Phone 515-955-5500, FAX 515-955-3245, email info@fortdodgechamber.com

Chamber and Member Events Calendar

2012

January l February l March l April l May l June l July l August

September l October l November l December

February 2012
1 Songwriter's Workshop - Free and open to the public ICCC Music Dept. 12:45 - 2 pm
1 An Evening of Cabaret (6-8 pm) and French Cuisine (5:30 - 9 pm) Willow Ridge See times to the left
2 Ag Relations Committee Meeting - Speaker: Mark Schrader from Zeigler AmericInn 7 am
2 Leadership Steering Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
2,3 "Deadpan" Mystery Dinner Theatre  - $35 per person Willow Ridge - Call 576-5711 for reservations 5:30 - 9 pm
3

"Deadpan" Mystery Dinner Theatre 

Matinee from 11:30 to 2:30 pm - $25 per person

Evening from 5:30 to 9 pm - $35 per person

Willow Ridge - Call 576-5711 for reservations See times to the left
4 Cross Country Skiing Dolliver Park 9 to 11 am
6 Market on Central Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
7 Growth Alliance Development Group Meeting GFDGA Office 7 am
7 Growth Alliance Executive Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
7 Evening Skiing and Snowshoeing Kennedy Park 5 to 7 pm
8 School to Career Committee Meeting FDSH 7:30 am
8 Membership and Public Relations Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
9 Growth Alliance Marketing Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
9 Growth Alliance Finance Committee Meeting Decker Truck Line 12 pm
9 CVB Board Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
9 Leadership Class Various Locations All Day
11 Cross Country Skiing Dolliver Park 9 to 11 am
13 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
14 Ambassador's Breakfast Starlite 7:30 am
14

Employers' Network "Behavioral Interviewing"

Speaker - Jen Leiting

TBD 12 to 2 pm
14 Holiday Event Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
14 Evening Skiing and Snowshoeing Kennedy Park 5 to 7 pm
15 Chamber/City/County Meeting GFDGA Office 8 am
16 Image Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
16 Network @ Noon Call GFDGA for Site 11:45 - 1 pm
17 Legislative Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12:30 pm
18 United All Stars Cheerleading "Cheer for Good Health"  Cost is $25 United All Stars Cheerleading Facility 11 am - 4 pm
18 YP - Beer Tasting FD Country Club 6 pm
18 YP Casino Night - $40 for YP members Willow Ridge 7 to 11 pm
20 President's Day    
21 Evening Skiing and Snowshoeing Kennedy Park 5 to 7 pm
26 "A Cowboy Event"  with Bill Tilghman, a Fort Dodge native and wild west lawman.  Includes a Cowboy Supper, freewill offering.  Proceeds benefit Beacon of Hope. Good Shepherd Luthern Church 4:30 pm
27 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
27 Hunter Safety - Kennedy Park Heun Shelter Kennedy Park 5:30 to 9 pm
28 Evening Skiing and Snowshoeing Kennedy Park 5 to 7 pm
March 2012
1 Ag Relations Committee Meeting - Speaker: Brent Bunte from New Coop AmericInn 7 am
1 Leadership Steering Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
1 Hunter Safety - Kennedy Park Heun Shelter Kennedy Park 5:30 to 9 pm
5 Market on Central Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
7 Transportation Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 1:30 pm
8 Leadership Class Various Locations All Day
8 Growth Alliance Marketing Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
8 Growth Alliance Finance Committee Meeting Decker Truck Line 12 pm
8 CVB Board Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
12 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
13 Growth Alliance Development Group Meeting GFDGA Office 7 am
13 Growth Alliance Executive Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
13

Employer's Network "Affordable Healthcare for Employer and

Employee"

Call GFDGA for Location 12 - 2 pm
13 Holiday Event Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
14 School to Career Committee Meeting FDSH 7:30 am
14 Membership and Public Relations Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
15 Image Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
15 Network @ Noon Call GFDGA for Site 11:45 - 1 pm
16 Legislative Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12:30 pm
16 The Messenger's Home and Garden Show ICCC 4 - 8 pm
17 Bald Eagle Workshop - Kennedy Park Heun Shelter Kennedy Park 10 am to 4:30 pm
17 The Messenger's Home and Garden Show ICCC 9 am - 4 pm
17 Fort Dodge Sportsmen's Show - Call 570-3209 for space Webster County Fairgrounds 9 am - 4 pm
17 St. Patrick's Day    
17

Fort Dodge Noon Kiwanis Annual Pancake Day

includes beverage, sausage and all the pancakes you can eat!

YSC Girls Program Gym (former Holy Rosary School) 6:30 am -     12 pm
17 Geo-cache Hide & Seek - Kennedy Park Heun Shelter Kennedy Park 5:30 to 7:30 pm
17 YP - St. Patrick's Day at Olde Boston's - Free Beverages Olde Boston's 5 - 7 pm
18 Fort Dodge Sportsmen's Show - Call 570-3209 for space Webster County Fairgrounds 10 am - 4 pm
18 The Messenger's Home and Garden Show ICCC 11 am - 4 pm
21 Chamber/City/County Meeting GFDGA Office 8 am
21 Growth Alliance Board Meeting Starlite 12 pm
24 Trout Stocking Clinic Moorland Pond 1 - 3 pm
26 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
April 2012
2 YP - Ncaa Championship Game - Free Appetizers Sports Page 5 to 7 pm
5 Ag Relations Committee Meeting - Speaker: Mark Schroeder, Koch Nitrogen Plant Manager AmericInn 7 am
5 Growth Alliance Finance Committee Meeting Decker Truck Line 12 pm
5 Leadership Steering Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
7,8 Jewish Passover    
8 Easter Sunday    
9 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
10 Growth Alliance Development Group Meeting GFDGA Office 7 am
10 Growth Alliance Executive Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
10 Employer's Network "Annual Employment Law Review" Call GFDGA Office 12 - 2 pm
10 Holiday Event Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
11 School to Career Committee Meeting FDSH 7:30 am
11 Membership and Public Relations Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
12 Leadership Class Various Locations All Day
12 Growth Alliance Marketing Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
12 CVB Board Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
13,14 Jewish Passover    
14 Harmony Brigades 65th Annual Concert " I Believe in Music" ICCC's Decker Auditorium 2pm & 7 pm
14 Spring Park Festival (Earth Day Celebration) Brushy Creek / Kennedy Park 10 am to 7:30 pm
14 YP Bus Trip to Black Hawks Game in Waterloo    
15 Kennedy Park Campground Opens    
18 Chamber/City/County Meeting GFDGA Office 8 am
18 Growth Alliance Board Meeting Starlite 12 pm
19 Image Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
19 Network @ Noon Call GFDGA for Site 11:45 - 1 pm
20 Legislative Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12:30 pm
23 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
May 2012
2 Transportation Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 1:30 pm
3 Ag Relations Committee Meeting AmericInn 7 am
3 Growth Alliance Finance Committee Meeting Decker Truck Line 12 pm
3 Leadership Steering Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
4 Night Paddling Brushy Creek 8:30 pm
7 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
7 Growth Alliance Development Group Meeting GFDGA Office 7 am
8 Growth Alliance Executive Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
8 Employer's Network "Child Labor Laws" Call Chamber 12 - 2 pm
8 Holiday Event Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
9 School to Career Committee Meeting FDSH 7:30 am
9 Membership and Public Relations Committee Meeting Chamber Office 12 pm
10 Leadership Class Various Locations All Day
10 Growth Alliance Marketing Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
10 CVB Board Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
12 Duane Bills Fishing Derby Badger Lake / Kennedy Park 1 to 4 pm
13 Mother's Day    
15 Ambassador's Breakfast Starlite 7:30 am
15 Leadership Class Graduation Willow Ridge 6 pm
16 Chamber/City/County Meeting GFDGA Office 8 am
16 Growth Alliance Board Meeting Starlite 12 pm
17 Image Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
17 Network @ Noon Call GFDGA for Site 11:45 - 1 pm
17 Fort Dodge Noon Lions Steak Fry The Lions Den 5 to 9 pm
18 Legislative Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12:30 pm
21 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
28 Memorial Day - Chamber Office Closed    
June 2012
2 Archery Shoot Kennedy Park 8 am to 3 pm
2 Fishing Derby Brushy Creek 10 am to Noon
2 Night Paddling Brushy Creek 9 pm
3 Archery Shoot Kennedy Park 8 am to 3 pm
4 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
5 Growth Alliance Development Group Meeting GFDGA Office 7 am
5 Growth Alliance Executive Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
7 Ag Relations Committee Meeting AmericInn 7 am
7 Growth Alliance Finance Committee Meeting Decker Truck Line 12 pm
7 Leadership Steering Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
8,9

Golden K Kiwanis will be selling peanuts during "Peanut Days"

Call Leroy Hartquist for locations - 576-0239

Fort Dodge All day
9 Women in the Outdoors Brushy Creek 8 am to 4:30 pm
9 Market on Central Central Avenue 8 am to 1 pm
12 Employer's Network "Unemployment from the Employee's Perspective" Call GFDGA 12 - 2 pm
12 Holiday Event Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
13 School to Career Committee Meeting FDSH 7:30 am
13 Membership and Public Relations Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
14 Flag Day    
14 Growth Alliance Marketing Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
14 CVB Board Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
15 Legislative Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12:30 pm
16 Paddling Class Kennedy Park 9 am to 4 pm
17 Father's Day    
18 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
20 Chamber/City/County Meeting GFDGA Office 8 am
20 Growth Alliance Board Meeting Starlite 12 pm
21 Image Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
21 Network @ Noon Call GFDGA for Site 11:45 - 1 pm
22 Legislative Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12:30 pm
23 Market on Central Central Avenue 8 am to 1 pm
30 Prairie Hike Brushy Creek 10 am
July 2012
2 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
3 Night Paddling Brushy Creek 9 pm
4 Independence Day - Chamber Office Closed    
5 Ag Relations Committee Meeting AmericInn 7 am
5 Growth Alliance Finance Committee Meeting Decker Truck Line 12 pm
5 Leadership Steering Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
10 Growth Alliance Development Group Meeting GFDGA Office 7 am
10 Growth Alliance Executive Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
10 Employer's Network "Iowa's Changing Demographics / Implications for HR" Call GFDGA 12 - 2 pm
10 Holiday Event Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
11 School to Career Committee Meeting FDSH 7:30 am
11 Membership and Public Relations Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
11 Transportation Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 1:30 pm
12 Growth Alliance Marketing Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
12 CVB Board Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
13 Water Trails Dedication / Paddle the Lizard  Route TBD 10 am
14 Market on Central Central Avenue 8 am to 1 pm
14 River Trash Bash - Route to be determined 8 am
14 Sweet Corn Feed Webster Cnty Fairgrounds 5 - 7 pm
14 Summer Park Festival Kennedy Park 5 to 10 pm
16 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
18 Chamber/City/County Meeting GFDGA Office 8 am
18 Growth Alliance Board Meeting Starlite 12 pm
19 Image Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
19 Network @ Noon Call GFDGA for Site 11:45 - 1 pm
20 Legislative Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12:30 pm
21,22 3-D Archery Shoot Kennedy Park 8 am to 3 pm
28 Market on Central Central Avenue 8 am to 1 pm
30 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
August 2012
  New Teacher Welcome - Date to be determined    
1 Night Paddling Brushy Creek 9 pm
2 Ag Relations Committee Meeting AmericInn 7 am
2 Golf Outing Country Club All Day
2 Leadership Steering Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
7 Growth Alliance Development Group Meeting GFDGA Office 7 am
7 Growth Alliance Executive Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
8 School to Career Committee Meeting FDSH 7:30 am
8 Membership and Public Relations Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
9 Growth Alliance Marketing Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
9 Growth Alliance Finance Committee Meeting Decker Truck Line 12 pm
9 CVB Board Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
11 Market on Central Central Avenue 8 am to 1 pm
13 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
13,14 Hunter Safety- Kennedy Park Heun Shelter Kennedy Park 5:30 to 9 pm
14 Ambassador's Breakfast Starlite 7:30 am
14 Employer's Network - Topic and Location TBA   12 - 2 pm
14 Holiday Event Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
15 Chamber/City/County Meeting GFDGA Office 8 am
15 Growth Alliance Board Meeting Starlite 12 pm
16 Image Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
16 Network @ Noon Call GFDGA for Site 11:45 - 1 pm
16 Hunter Safety- Kennedy Park Heun Shelter Kennedy Park 5:30 to 9 pm
17 Legislative Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12:30 pm
18,19 3-D Archery Shoot Kennedy Park 8 am to 3 pm
25 Adventure Race Fort Dodge Area 8 am
25 Market on Central Central Avenue 8 am to 1 pm
25 Butterfly Tagging Brushy Creek 1 pm
27 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
31 Night Paddling Brushy Creek 8 pm
September 2012
3 Labor Day - Chamber Office Closed    
5 Transportation Committee Meeting Chamber Office 1:30 pm
6 Ag Relations Committee Meeting AmericInn 7 am
6 Leadership Class Graduation Willow Ridge 11:30 - 1 pm
6 Growth Alliance Finance Committee Meeting Decker Truck Line 12 pm
6 Leadership Steering Committee Meeting Chamber Office 4 pm
8 Market on Central Central Avenue 8 am to 1 pm
9 Skillet Creek Hike - Skillet Creek Indian Mounds Dayton, IA 2 pm
10 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting Chamber Office 3 pm
11 Growth Alliance Development Group Meeting Chamber Office 7 am
11 Growth Alliance Executive Committee Meeting Chamber Office 7:30 am
11 Employer's Network - Topic and Location TBD   12 - 2 pm
11 Holiday Event Committee Meeting Chamber Office 4 pm
12 School to Career Committee Meeting FDSH 7:30 am
12 Membership and Public Relations Committee Meeting Chamber Office 12 pm
13 Growth Alliance Marketing Committee Meeting Chamber Office 12 pm
13 CVB Board Meeting Chamber Office 4 pm
13 Leadership Class Various Locations All Day
16 Rosh Hashanah    
19 Chamber/City/County Meeting Chamber Office 8 am
19 Growth Alliance Board Meeting Starlite 12 pm
20 Image Committee Meeting Chamber Office 7:30 am
20 Network @ Noon Call Chamber for Site 11:45 - 1 pm
21 Legislative Committee Meeting Chamber Office 12:30 pm
22 Market on Central Central Avenue 8 am to 1 pm
24 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting Chamber Office 3 pm
25 Yom Kippur    
October 2012
4 Ag Relations Committee Meeting AmericInn 7 am
4 Growth Alliance Finance Committee Meeting Decker Truck Line 12 pm
4 Leadership Steering Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
8 Columbus Day    
8 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
9 Growth Alliance Development Group Meeting GFDGA Office 7 am
9 Growth Alliance Executive Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
9 Employer's Network - Topic and Location TBA   12 - 2 pm
9 Holiday Event Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
10 School to Career Committee Meeting FDSH 7:30 am
10 Membership and Public Relations Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
11 Growth Alliance Marketing Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
11 CVB Board Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
11 Leadership Class Various Locations All Day
13 Fall Park Festival Kennedy Park Time TBD
15 Kennedy Park Campground closes    
17 Chamber/City/County Meeting GFDGA Office 8 am
17 Growth Alliance Board Meeting Starlite 12 pm
18 Image Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
18 Network @ Noon Call GFDGA for Site 11:45 - 1 pm
19 Legislative Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12:30 pm
22 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
November 2012
1 Ag Relations Committee Meeting AmericInn 7 am
1 Leadership Steering Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
5 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
6 Ambassador's Breakfast Starlite 7:30 am
7 Transportation Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 1:30 pm
8 Leadership Class Various Locations All Day
8 Growth Alliance Marketing Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
8 Growth Alliance Finance Committee Meeting Decker Truck Line 12 pm
8 CVB Board Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
8 Friends Banquet - Kennedy Park's Heun Shelter Kennedy Park 5 pm
13 Growth Alliance Development Group Meeting GFDGA Office 7 am
13 Growth Alliance Executive Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
13 Employer's Network - Topic and Location TBD   12 - 2 pm
13 Holiday Event Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
14 School to Career Committee Meeting FDSH 7:30 am
14 Membership and Public Relations Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
15 Image Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
15 Network @ Noon Call GFDGA for Site 11:45 - 1 pm
16 Legislative Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12:30 pm
17 Archeology Workshop - Kennedy Park's Heun Shelter Kennedy Park 5 pm
19 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
21 Chamber/City/County Meeting GFDGA Office 8 am
21 Growth Alliance Board Meeting Starlite 12 pm
22 Thanksgiving Day - Chamber Office Closed    
23 Chamber Office Closed    
26 Holiday Lighting Downtown 5:30 - 7:30 pm
December 2012
3 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
5,6 Farm News / Chamber Ag Show ICCC All Day
6 Ag Relations Committee Meeting AmericInn 7 am
6 Growth Alliance Finance Committee Meeting Decker Truck Line 12 pm
6 Leadership Steering Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
6 Growth Alliance Development Group Meeting GFDGA Office 7 am
11 Growth Alliance Executive Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
11 Employer's Network - Topic and Location TBD   12 -2 pm
11 Holiday Event Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
12 School to Career Committee Meeting FDSH 7:30 am
12 Membership and Public Relations Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
13 Growth Alliance Marketing Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12 pm
13 CVB Board Meeting GFDGA Office 4 pm
13 Leadership Class Various Locations All Day
17 Way Finding Signs Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 3 pm
19 Chamber/City/County Meeting GFDGA Office 8 am
19 Growth Alliance Board Meeting Starlite 12 pm
20 Image Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 7:30 am
20 Network @ Noon Call GFDGA for Site 11:45 - 1 pm
21 Legislative Committee Meeting GFDGA Office 12:30 pm
24 Christmas Eve - Chamber Office Closed at Noon    
25 Christmas Day - Chamber Office Closed    
1406 Central Ave, Box T, Fort Dodge, Iowa, 50501 | P: 515-955-5500 | F: 515-955-3245 | Email: info@fortdodgechamber.com

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