by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
If Jeny Meyer could make a wish come true, she’d wish for 50 new members for the St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce.
But wishing won’t make it so, and that is why Meyer, the Chamber Board and other members plan to kick off a membership drive by early winter.
In July, Meyer was named administrator for the Chamber, which currently has about 100 members.
“The more people, the stronger the organization,” she said. “More members – that will be the most important thing we do.”
Meyer said she is happy to be administrator for the Chamber because the Chamber reflects the city she loves – St. Joseph.
She loves the many small businesses in the city, the artsy feel of the downtown area and elsewhere, the creative forces, and the strong local connections between the city and the area colleges.
As administrator, the task will be to help implement the decisions made by the Chamber Board, she noted.
“I’m still learning,” Meyer said. “My goal would be to make the Chamber more active and more visible in the area.”
Meyer has long been an enthusiastic volunteer. She has done many hours of volunteer work for the elementary school and for the Catholic Church of St. Joseph. She said she loves helping at events of any kind, as well as fundraising for good causes.
Recently, she was named a “newbie” honoree by the St. Joseph Parish Quilters, a group her mother-in-law, Josephine, 87, has belonged to for many years. The quilting ladies spend enormous amounts of time and talent creating fabulous quilts that are auctioned off every Fourth of July as a fundraiser for the St. Joseph Catholic Parish and its good works. Meyer has been helping the women sew the quilts Mondays and Tuesdays at the church.
Some years ago, Meyer was the sales manager in the catering and events department of the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, St. Cloud.
Meyer’s husband, Mike, is co-owner of Pam’s Auto. They have three children: Tyler, a junior studying physics and computer science at St. John’s University; Josie, an eighth-grader at St. Cloud Cathedral; and Max, a seventh-grader at Cathedral.
To find out more about the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce or how to join, go to www.stjosephchamber.com.
Kim Poganski, volunteer president of the St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, greets visitors along with representatives from Coborn’s and Sentry Bank during the fourth Community Showcase held this past spring at Kennedy Community School.
