1. Con: Carrie Johnston, Detroit Lakes
           Pros and Cons of your chamber leading a major community event or festival
Con: Carrie Johnston, Detroit Lakes

2. Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Event Policy (approved 2008)
 It is the desire of the Chamber to develop, embrace, support and foster events in Detroit Lakes that attract people to the Detroit Lakes area. Chamber events will be evaluated for continued viability based on the following criteria:
* How the event fits into the strategic plan of the Chamber
* The profitability/feasibility of the event
* Value of the event to the Chamber, its members, and the community
The Chamber recognizes that events pose a financial risk to the Chamber, as well as potential reward for each event. The Chamber is liable for the losses that may occur, and event profits will be incorporated into the annual operating budget of the Chamber as non-dues revenue.
 Events are defined by the Chamber: 
Chamber Events: These are events that are run by a volunteer Chamber committee and there is a start and end date. The event and budget are approved by the Board of Directors during the annual budget process.
 Chamber Supported Events: These are events which are not run by the Chamber. The Chamber may choose to support an event in the community: administratively, serving as a fiscal agent, donating money or time, advertising and promotion, using the Chamber name, or in other capacities. There may be administrative or other fees charged which will be determined and dependent on each specific event.

3. Before you say Yes or No Community Impact?
Chamber Member Impact – Mission Driven & Board Supported?
Volunteers Needed?
Staff Time – Planning, Promoting, Volunteer Coordinating & at Event?
Liability & Insurance?
Permits & Regulations?
One Time Event or Annual?
Storage and Equipment?
Finances – Cash Before Event, Rainy Day Contingency, Profits?
Grants, Donor Expectations and Partnership Opportunities?
Area of Chamber Expertise? (Does is use up your “favors”?)

4. A Dream & An Idea
All members of DL Chamber

6. Construction

7. More than a Palace

9. 500+ Volunteers = Hours

11. Media Impact 65 interviews and articles in local and national media
Star Tribune
Minnesota Public Radio
National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition
Connecticut to Georgia to Hawaii
Over 50% of Minnesota & North Dakota newspapers

12. Social Media Website: 22,600 page views! Total Harvest – Pummeling:
Facebook totals over ,000 screens
Palace Lighting
Facebook: 15,000 viewers
Twitter: 200 engaged
Palace & Fireworks
Facebook: 17,500 viewers and 1,800 reactions/comments
Instagram: 100 hearts
Twitter: 65 engagements reaching 800 Twitter users
Super Bowl Twitter Feed!
Website: 22,600 page views!

13. Visitors – at least 18,000 # Open 9am-9pm Total Per Hour 12 Hours
Per Day
Week Day  50 12
600
Weekend
100
1200
Valentines Day
150
1800
Ice Harvest Ribbon Cutting
350
January 11-13, Harvest
1450
February 8 Grand Lighting
2000
Grand Lighting
Friday, Feb 9
Saturday, Feb 10
Sunday, Feb 11
Monday, Feb 12
Tuesday, Feb 13
Wednesday, Feb 14 
Valentine's Day
Thursday, Feb 15
Friday, Feb 16
Saturday, Feb 17
3000
Fireworks
Sunday, Feb 18
Monday, Feb 19
Friday, Feb 23
1000
Palace Pummeling
TOTALS
18,000

14. By the Community, For the Community

15. Before you say Yes or No Liability & Insurance? Permits & Regulations?
Community Impact?
Chamber Member Impact – Mission Driven & Board Supported?
Volunteers Needed?
Staff Time – Planning, Promoting, Volunteer Coordinating & at Event?
One Time Event or Annual?
Storage and Equipment?
Finances – Cash Before Event, Rainy Day Contingency, Profits
Grants and Partnership Opportunities
Area of Chamber Expertise? (Does is use up your “favors”?)