Happy May Day!

Hurray, it's finally May!

With the beginning of the month comes the distribution of the Chamber newsletter.

Highlights:

• Being green in Sleepy Eye - more than 16 Chamber member businesses are doing something "green", whether it's selling reusable canvas bags to shop with or helping you save energy and money. For a list of who's green, check out http://www.sleepyeyechamber.com/green.htm
  
  
• Morgan Creek Vineyard is having their 10th Anniversary Opening Weekend on May 3 & 4. Sit back with a glass of wine, enjoy delicious appetizers and listen to music every Friday and Saturday through December.
  
• National Tourism Week is coming up on May 10-18.
  
  
• Don't miss HGTV's "If Walls Could Talk..." on May 12 at 4 p.m. The W.W. Smith Inn will be featured in this episode!
  
  
• The 2008 Business of the Year is BJ's Salon! An appreciation luncheon will be held in their honor on May 21 at noon at the Community Center. Congratulations BJ's Salon!!!
  
  
• Grand Openings of the Sleepy Eye Lake Trail and the Sleepy Eye Aquatic Center will be held on June 7 at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
  
  
• The 18th Annual Chamber Golf Tournament is coming up on June 19. Registration is due by May 30.
  
  
• Splish Splash Sales will be taking place during Sleepy Eye's Crazy Daze on July 17-20.
  
  
• The 33rd Annual Sleepy Eye Collector's Club Convention will be in Sleepy Eye on August 1-2, 2008. For registration and membership forms, check out http://www.sleepyeyechamber.com/ose.htm
  
  
• We are looking for Buttered Corn Days sponsorships to help with the expenses of the event, including the entertainment and parade. The 47th Annual Buttered Corn Days Celebration will be held on August 22-23, 2008 - mark your calendars!
  

Have a fabulous May!!!