The Greater La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation encourages and administers charitable gifts to advance and support Chamber activities and programs that promote our educational goals. The Foundation is a not-for-profit Wisconsin corporation under Section 501(c) 3.
Who’s on the Board of DirectorsOur Goals:
- Enhance Chamber educational activities advancing business and community
- Promote collaboration between area employers and educators
- Position the Chamber as a focal point for collaboration
What We Do
Educating Our Businesses
Coming Soon – Educational Sessions for Businesses
Connect Businesses to the Community
Examples:
- united more than 100 people for a forum on how to better utilize young adults with disabilities in the workforce
- united more than 70 businessess with the Department of Transportation to talk about north-south traffic flows
About the Honor Student Banquet
Since 1959 Chamber members have united the top five-percent of soon-to-be graduates the area’s now 12 high schools for the Honor Student Banquet. Sponsoring companies host the student and their parent/guardian at the table for a nice meal as an inspiring graduate from an area high school provides and address. A student is chosen to give an address. All students then walk across the stage to be recognized and to receive recognition from the community.
How to Sponsor Contact Us
EVENT DATE: April 20, 2016 · University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, Valhalla
Event Sponsorship $750
- Two tickets to attend the event
- Verbal recognition the evening of the program
- Logo on the printed program
- Recognition in the follow up newsletter article
Centerpiece Sponsorship $500
- Verbal recognition the evening of the event
- Business logoed item and/or business name
incorporated in with the flowers - Logo on the printed program
- Recognition in the follow up newsletter article
Program Printing Sponsorship $400
- Logo on the front of the printed program
- Verbal recognition the evening of the program
- Recognition in the follow up newsletter article
Punch Sponsorship $250
- Signage on the punch table with business logo
- Recognition in the program as the punch sponsor
- Recognition in the follow up newsletter article
Stage Floral Planters Sponsorship In-Kind or $200
- Verbal recognition the evening of the event
- Recognition in the program as the stage floral sponsor
- Recognition in the follow up newsletter
Photographer Sponsorship In-Kind
- Verbal recognition the evening of the event
- Recognition in the follow up newsletter article
Student Sponsorship $170
- Dinner with student and their guests
- Business name recognized in program and on table mementos as a sponsor
- Recognition in the follow up newsletter article
One of my favorite Chamber programs is the Honor Student Banquet. I believe it is the Chamber’s finest moment every year when we honor those top five-percent of high school students from our area high schools. It’s a great event. I think I’ve been to 20 of them.
Joe KruseMoving in 2017 to the Foundation
- Community Leadership
Education Sponsors
