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Chamber e-Reminder
How are Chamber Dues calculated?
I was just on the phone with one of our members when I realized
that, unless you were following the links to join our Chamber, you
wouldn’t know where to look to calculate your dues amount.
To find our dues schedule online, follow the “Joining Our Chamber”
link on the entrance page of www.DoorCountyChamber.org and
clicking on “Dues Structure”.
Here’s the direct link:
http://www.doorcountychamber.org/Chamber_Membership_Information/chamber_membership_costs.htm
If you find an error in your billing or, your business has reached
a new level of success, please contact us:
Phil Berndt, Membership Director, at:
phil@doorcounty.com
or
Barb Cochart, Bookkeeper at:
barb@doorcounty.com or ext. 805 at: (920)746-6663 or 868-3521
(8-2 Tues, Wed, Thurs)
Most of all, we appreciate your support.
Our organization relies exclusively upon the collection of dues
and the sale of services to market Door County as a premier travel
destination. While we still need to keep our eye on
sustainability, tourism is still the greatest “smokeless industry”
to fuel the Door County economy. And, without it, a community of
this size would never have access to the number of cultural and
natural activities we are afforded, nor would we have enough jobs
to support even the smallest of populations.
Over one hundred years ago, our business community realized they
could never survive without the influx of the traveling public.
Door County would never be a stop “along the way” so they needed
to reach out and market Door County as a travel Destination and,
it could never be achieved if each business had to do it alone.
Our Dues are Expensive – or, are they? Did you know that prior to
the recent adoption of a room tax, members of the Wisconsin Dells
Chamber paid 3% of their Gross – Each Year! Because they keep
loosing customers to “puberty”, their members still contribute 1%
of their Gross to fuel the need to continually find new customers
– over 8 million dollars!.
On the other hand, for the cost of a single classified ad in the
Tribune, most of our members receive a full year of benefits while
strengthening our efforts to promote Door County as a travel
destination. Your support is vital to our success and we do
everything we can to maximize the return on your investment. If
we didn’t have your support, who would be working to attract
visitors to Door County? No one creates more promotion for Door
County than your Chamber of Commerce and we will continue to do
our very best on your behalf.
We are strongest with EVERYONE on board and we really appreciate
your support!
If you or someone you know, has any questions about our
organization, please contact me or visit our members’ site at:
www.DoorCountyChamber.org
I’m here to help in any way I can.
Sincerely,
Phil
phil@doorcounty.com
Philip Berndt
Membership Director
Door County Chamber of Commerce
(920)746-6663 or 868-3521 ext. 809
A little history:
In my office hangs the original declarations of association of the
Business Men’s Association of the City of Sturgeon Bay (BMACSB?)
signed on April 8th, 1891. In 1915, they changed
their name to the Sturgeon Bay Commercial Club. On April 21st,
1916, the Club discussed the need to advertise in the City Papers
and it was decided to spend $20 in the Chicago Tribune and $50 in
the Chicago Herald. In 1921, the name was changed to the
Sturgeon Bay Chamber of Commerce and on May 26th, 1924, the
organization voted to change the name to The Door County Chamber
of Commerce. And, another signed on the 16th of June,
1952, acknowledging the creation of the Door County Chamber of
Commerce for the “Purpose of securing the cooperation of all
classes of people in the community for the promotion of the
commercial, industrial and public interests; etc.”
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