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Wake Up Alexandria!

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Wake Up Alexandria is an informative one-hour social networking event held the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month. Each event is sponsored by a different Chamber member TYPICALLY at their location. A dollar gets you in the door (public and non-Chamber members welcome). All members may give a brief announcement about their business or an upcoming event. All dollars collected are donated to a local non-profit.

​Thanks to our friends at Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management we are now offering recycling and organics recycling at our Wake Up events!

Due to COVID-19, these events are being held virtually unless social distancing can be maintained.
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​>> Click here to view upcoming Wake Up Alexandria dates!

upcoming virtual wake up events

Friday, February 5
7:30 - 8:30 am
Hosted by AMS Digital Productions
Click here to register
Friday, February 19
7:30 - 8:30 am
Hosted by Pinnacle Consulting Group
Click here to register
Host a Wake Up Alexandria!
Hosting a Wake Up Alexandria is a great way to promote your business. The event brings many people into your business to learn more about the services that you offer. With the $200 host fee, the host business also receives promotion prior to the event through radio, newspaper, social media and Chamber email blasts.
Contact Jess at 320-763-3161 or jess@alexandriamn.org for more information!

Pot of Gold

The Pot of Gold drawing is a highly anticipated part of our Wake Up Alexandria event. The Pot of Gold is generously sponsored by Chamber members who donate business items, discounted services or gift certificates. Sponsors of the Pot of Gold are promoted through email blasts, displayed at the event, published on the Chamber website and listed in a press release when the Pot of Gold is won. If you are interested in being a sponsor contact Jess Ptacek at 320-763-3161 or jess@alexandriamn.org. 
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“I always try and stick around just in case Heartland Orthopedic Specialists is drawn for the Pot of Gold.  When I was the President of the Chamber of Commerce I was only lucky enough to draw a winner one time at the last Wake Up Alexandria I was president over.  With over 600 members in the Chamber of Commerce you know the odds are actually pretty good of having a winner.  One of the best parts is you can feel how happy everyone in the room is for a winner to be drawn.  The support from local businesses in support of the Pot of Gold is tremendous.  We will utilize the donations to help promote Heartland Orthopedic Specialists externally along with reward staff internally.” 
- Mike Doyle, Administrative Director, Heartland Orthopedic Specialists
January 2020 Pot of Gold Winner


current pot of gold value: $6,010

Current Pot of Gold Sponsors

  • Alexandria Area YMCA
  • Alexandria Farmers Market
  • Alexandria Technical & Community College
  • AMS Digital Productions
  • Amy Christopherson - State Farm Insurance
  • Avon Independent Rep. - Mary Becker
  • Bethany on the Lake
  • Bruckner Mediation
  • Casey's Amusement Park
  • Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra
  • Cherry Street Books
  • Coldwell Banker Crown Realtors
  • Corral Saloon & Eatery​
  • Douglas County Developmental Achievement Center
  • Echo Press Newspaper
  • Ellingson Plumbing, Heating, A/C & Electrical
  • Evolve Orthodontics
  • Executive Express​
  • Garden Center Lanes / Fat Daddy's Bar & Grill​
  • Glenwood State Bank
  • ​​G'Mariecee Portrait Studios​​
  • Habitat for Humanity of Douglas County ReStore​
  • ​Hampton Inn & Suites​​































































































































































































































































































































  • ​​Hilltop Lumber & Rental Center​​
  • ​Innovative Builders, Inc.
  • KIK-FM & COOL-FM
  • Legacy Hearing Centers​
  • Manpower
  • Multi Business Solutions​
  • Palmer Creations
  • Past & Present Home Gallery
  • Pike & Pint Grill
  • Pinnacle Consulting Group
  • Pioneer Public Television
  • Profile by Sanford​
  • Quality Computer Services of Central Minnesota
  • Rose City Sign
  • Runestone Electric Association
  • Runestone Museum Foundation​
  • Someplace Safe Thrift Store & Advocacy
  • UCAN (United Communities Advocating Non-Violence, Inc.)
  • West Central Sanitation
  • Willy T's at Holiday Inn of Alexandria
  • Winning Edge
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206 Broadway St.  Alexandria, MN 56308
Toll Free: 1-800-235-9441    Local: 320-763-3161 
info@alexandriamn.org
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