Enter to Win a Freeburg Chamber Beer Bucket! 

Enter to Win a Freeburg Chamber Beer Bucket! 

The Chili Cook Off and Fall Festival was a big hit in 2018, thrilling the community, filling bellies, giving local businesses a platform to promote themselves, and raising money for two worth causes in our great community. A big part of that success is the triumphant return of the Freeburg beer bucket, which we sell at the Chili Cook Off with the option for refills of draft beer. For the last few years, we’ve offered the buckets with an imprint relating to the history of our community. 

In 2018, our bucket featured the antique pumper that has been a parade and display fixture of the Freeburg Fire Department. Once the buckets are sold, they are in private hands forever. The Fall Festival is the one and only place to get your hands on this beautiful, practical piece of Freeburg memorabilia that makes a one-of-a-kind addition to any home bar.

…or is it? 

This is your chance to get ahold of one of our commemorative beer buckets. We are giving away the last of our beer buckets on our Facebook account and our newly created Twitter account. 

Enter on Facebook by liking the post, sharing the post, and commenting below. Enter on Twitter by liking and retweeting. A winner will be selected at random and given this great piece of Freeburg memorabilia. 

If you miss out and want to get in on the action next year, be sure to like the Freeburg Chamber and the Chili Cook Off on Facebook for all the latest updates. Be sure to follow our new Twitter account for all the latest on the fun community events being organized by the Chamber. 

Save the Date – February 9, 2019

Speaking of great events, our annual banquet this year is can’t miss. For $40, you will get admission to the Freeburg Downs Mouse Races. These races feature high-end prizes, as well as marketing opportunities. You can sponsor a mouse by contacting Cindy Niebruegge at ______. 

With your ticket, you are also entitled to an all-you-can-eat prime rib dinner (with chicken breast also available), as well as an open bar. Please join us for fun, good food, better company, and a celebration of the vibrant business community in Freeburg. 

Freeburg Chamber Mouse Races Just Around the Corner! 

Freeburg Chamber Mouse Races Just Around the Corner! 

Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 9.  The Freeburg Chamber is holding its Annual Banquet in the St. Joseph Parish Center. Like last year, this event will feature mouse races. Attendees are given tokens to bet on mouse races, and can purchase more if they wish. If your mouse wins, you can win more tokens which can be used for large raffle prizes at the end of the night. We will also have a 50/50 drawing, lottery boards, and many more great prizes. 

In addition to the mouse races, tickets also include a prime rib dinner (with chicken breast also available) and an open bar! Tickets are $40 per person or $300 for a table of eight. Tickets can only be purchased in advance by calling Cindy Niebruegge at 618-539-6000 or by visiting Citizens Community Bank, Niebruegge Insurance, or the Freeburg Village Hall. 

We also have sponsorship opportunities available. You can call Cindy at 618-539-6000 or Dave at 618-539-5878 to learn more about sponsoring a mouse or to donate to our silent auction. 

A Message from the Outgoing Chamber President, Matt Trout

A Message from the Outgoing Chamber President, Matt Trout

Dear Freeburg Chamber of Commerce Members,

I want to take some time to say Thank You to the Freeburg Chamber of Commerce and its members for allowing me to serve on the Board of Directors for 3 Years and as the President for the past 2 years. It is my hope that during my time serving as President, that I was able to leave the community a better place for everyone. I take great pride in the things that we were able to accomplish during my tenure.

This group has taken many steps to keep up with the ever-changing business trends and strives towards supporting the businesses in our town. The addition of the Business Luncheons has been a great success and heavily supported by those in the community. The Luncheons help us reach out to our business leaders and encourage open and honest discussion. I hope to see this event and other events continue.

We have also successfully launched a new website and generated a strong social media presence, allowing us the opportunity to communicate more efficiently about our events as well as topics that affect the community at large. The change in bylaws regarding meeting time has allowed the The Board of Directors as well as the Chamber body, to work with a more flexible meeting schedule to accommodate all members.

The overwhelming success of the The Fall Festival and Chili Cookoff cannot be denied. This event has become a “can’t miss” activity for families as well as business owners. In addition to providing a great community event, roughly $23,500 of proceeds have been donated to the Freeburg Food & Clothing Bank and the Freeburg Utility Assistance Fund. There’s nothing better than seeing the citizens of Freeburg coming together for a fun time, a great cause and seeing the proceeds going directly back into the town.

My hope as I step down is that the progress, we have made in the past several years continues to move forward so that we see even more community involvement, support of business development and the overall improvement of the town.

Thank you so much for allowing me to serve the Freeburg Chamber of Commerce and please feel free to reach out if I can ever be of help.

Thank you,

Matt Trout