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    • Welcome to Monona
    • About MCED
    • Board of Directors
    • Membership Benefits >
      • Why Join a Chamber?
      • Top 10 Reasons to Belong
    • Small Business Funding & Resources
    • How to Join >
      • 2020 Membership Request
      • 2019 Accomplishments / 2020 Goals / 2020 Board of Directors & Staff
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  • News & Events
    • COVID-19 >
      • COVID-19 Test Iowa Initiative
      • COVID-19 Assistance (for Individual-Business-Employee from Iowa Dept. of Human Resources)
      • COVID-19 Resources (state, county, local)
      • COVID-19 Treatment at Home
      • COVID-19 How to Sew a Facemask
      • COVID-19 Guidance to Sewing Facemasks
    • Events & Activities >
      • 6/17/20 - 10/7/20: Monona Farmers Market
      • 7/6/19: Emma Big Bear -- Ho-Chunk life in NE Iowa 150 years ago
      • 6/8/19: Hay Days Festival, Parade & Live Music
      • 5/18/19: "Run the River" 5K Run/Walk
      • 2/9/19: "Taste of Tuscany" Elegant Italian Dining Experience
      • 2/9/19: Free Services of Family Dentistry of Monona
      • 9/20/18 - 9/22/18: Shop-Dine-Play PROMOS + City-wide GARAGE SALES
      • 9/29/18: Manned FALL Goodwill Donations Truck
      • 9/12/18: Crossing Rivers Health's 7th Annual Golf Classic
      • 6/9/18: Hay Days Festival
      • 5/30/18 - 10/3/18: Wed. Farmers Markets (Gateway Park)
      • 5/5/18: Manned SPRING Goodwill Donations Truck
      • 4/26/18 - 4/28/18: SPRING FLING Shopping-Dining Promo + City-wide Garage Sales
      • 4/28/18: Spring Vendor Fling (at Community Center)
    • Event Calendars >
      • Monona-area Calendar
      • Clayton Co. Calendar
    • In the News >
      • Business & Tourism Update During COVID-19 Pandemic
      • VMH Expands Services with New Monona Clinic
      • Birdnow Chevrolet Family Retains Strong Monona Location
      • QCSS, Inc. Certified by Women's Business Enterprise National Council
      • Casey's General Store Breaks Ground
      • Library Completes $1M in Enhancements
      • Early Bird Discount on 2016 Season Pass!
      • Spring Has (Almost) Sprung in Monona
      • Do you care about Monona's Butterfly Gardens & Trail?
      • Monona Chamber Holds Annual Elections
      • Ground Breaking of New Home of Family Dentistry Associates
      • Monona Conducts Bioregional Assessment
      • Two Directors Retire from Monona Chamber
    • Member Blogs >
      • Monona Pharmacy & Gifts: "Offering Convenience to Clayton Co. Residents & Visitors"
      • Knockel's Floor Covering & Sincerely Yours, Interiors by Kay: "Turn Your House into a Home"
      • MJ's Bar & Grill: "Taste the Fresh, Never Frozen Flavor"
      • Suhdron Fabrics: "A True Quilting & Crafting Paradise"
      • Outdoor Creations: "Jump into Spring in Monona with a Perfect Day Trip Destination"
    • Local Business Spotlights >
      • 2020, Jul. (Sincerely Yours Interiors by Kay)
      • 2020, June (Fisk Farm & Home Supply & Rental)
      • 2020, May (Veterans Memorial Hospital)
      • 2020, Apr. (Crossing Rivers Hospital)
      • 2020, Mar. (Joe's Auto Body)
      • 2020, Feb. (Suhdron Fabrics Mall)
      • 2020, Jan. (Luana Community & Rec Center)
      • 2019, Dec. (Monona Veterinary Hospital PC)
      • 2019, Nov. (Quillin's Quality Foods)
      • 2019, Sept. (Allen Roofing & Construction)
      • 2019, August (Garden View Place)
      • 2019, July (Outdoor Creations Landscape, Garden Center, Floral & Gifts)
      • 2019, June (R and R Auto)
      • 2019, May (Exit Realty Premiere Properties)
      • 2019, April (Signature Styles Salon by Kristen)
      • 2019, March (MercyOne Elkader Medical Center)
      • 2019, February (Smitty's Oil & Tire)
      • 2019, January (Heying Carpentry / Heying Subdivision)
      • 2018, November (Grau Funeral Homes)
      • 2018, October (FreedomAgency)
      • 2018, September (Hackett's Porta Potty Rental & Service)
      • 2018, August (KCTN/KADR Radio)
      • 2018, July (Froelich Foundation)
      • 2018, June (Nathan Trappe's "ARC" / Wausau Homes of Monona)
      • 2018, May (Croell Redi-Mix, Inc. of Monona)
      • 2018, Apr. (Meyer's Auto Service)
      • 2018, Mar. (NEIT - Northeast Iowa Telephone Co.)
      • 2018, Feb. (Schultz Sign Co.P
      • 2018, Jan. (Brenen's Interior & Exterior Painting)
      • 2017, Dec. (Eagles Landing B&B)
      • 2017, Nov. (Havlicek Trucking, Inc.)
      • 2017, Oct. (Prairie Farms Dairy)
      • 2017, Sept. (VMH Monona Clinic)
      • 2017, July (Superior Building Center)
      • 2017, June (Family Dentistry Assoc. of Monona)
      • 2017, May (Medical Associates Clinic of Monona)
      • 2017, April (Hometown Insurance Agency)
      • 2017, March (M's Machine & Mfg. Co.)
      • 2017, February (Bruns & James Insurance)
      • 2017, January (QCSS, Inc.)
      • 2016, December (Clayton Co. Recycling)
      • 2016, November ( Birdnow Chevrolet -- Monona)
  • COMMUNITY
    • Community Visioning
    • Living in Monona
    • Lodging in Monona
    • Working in Monona >
      • Our Industries
      • Our Workforce
    • Jobs Available Today! >
      • CVG (Commercial Vehicle Group)
      • Fisk Farm & Home and Rental -- FT / PT Sales Staff
      • Froelich Foundation -- Tour Guide
      • Garden View Place -- General Employment
      • Havlicek Trucking, Inc. -- Over-the-road Driver
      • KCTN/KADR -- On-air Reporting - Recording - Boardcasting
      • M's Machine & Mfg. Co., Inc. -- General Employment
      • MJ's Bar & Grill -- FT / PT Cooks & Servers
      • Prairie Farms -- Several Immediate Positions
      • Prairie Farms -- General Positions
      • QCSS, Inc. -- FT (Day) & PT (Day/Eve) Telesales & Servicing Staff
      • Quillin's Monona -- FT / PT Staff
      • Subway of Monona -- FT / PT Staff
      • Supreme Graphics -- Print Sales/Account Representative (PdC, WI)
      • Suhdron Fabrics Mall -- Part-time Sales Clerks
      • Veterans Memorial Hospital -- Varied Positions
    • Moving To Monona >
      • Housing
      • Senior Care & Community
      • Childcare
      • Churches >
        • Faith Lutheran Church (NALC)
        • Living Faith United Methodist Parish
        • St Patrick Catholic Church (Trinity Cluster)
        • St. Paul Luthern Church (ELCA)
      • Continuing Ed / Distance Learning
      • Schools
      • Utilities / Services
      • Monona Community Center
    • Public Transportation
    • Volunteer to Give Back
    • Recreational Amenities >
      • Aquatic Center
      • Camping, Cabins
      • Canoeing, Kayaking, Tubing
      • Fishing, Hunting
      • Golfing
      • Snowmobiling & Winter Sports
      • Trails for Gravel Road Biking
      • Trails for Hiking & Biking
      • Parks, Playgrounds
    • Retail Shopping & Services >
      • 11/25/20 - 12/24/20: Monona Chamber 10th Annual Holiday Shop Hop
      • 9/17/20 - 9/20/20: SHOP-DINE-PLAY MONONA (with City-wide Garage Sales)
      • 2019 WINTER / Holiday Shop Hop Featuring Retail & Specialty Shops, Service Centers, Dining & Entertainment (11/22/19 - 12/24/19)
      • 9/19/19 - 9/22/19: SHOP-DINE-PLAY MONONA (with City-wide Garage Sales)
      • 4/25/19 - 4/28/19: Spring SHOP-DINE-PLAY Promo (with City-wide Garage Sales)
      • 4/27/19: A Spring Gathering of Vendors
      • 2018 WINTER / Holiday Shop Hop Featuring Retail & Specialty Shops, Service Centers, Dining & Entertainment (11/23/18 - 12/24/18)
      • 9/20/18 - 9/23/18: SHOP-DINE-PLAY MONONA
      • 4/26/18 - 4/28/18: SPRING FLING Shopping-Dining Promotion
      • 4/28/18: Spring Vendor Fling (at Community Center)
      • 2017 WINTER / Holiday Shop Hop Featuring Retail & Specialty Shops, Service Centers, Dining & Entertainment (12/2/17 - 12/23/17)
      • 11/24 - 11/25/17 Black Friday & Small Biz Saturday
  • MEMBERS
    • CHARTER Members
    • PLATINUM Members
    • ASSOCIATE & FRIEND Members
    • BUSINESS Members (Alphabetized) >
      • 2020 Member Roster (Alphabetized)
      • 2019 Member Roster (Alphabetized)
    • BUSINESS Members (Categorized) >
      • Advertising / Media / Marketing >
        • Epic Wear of Monona
        • KCTN FM / KADR AM Radio
        • NEIT (Northeast Iowa Telephone Co.)
        • North Iowa Times (Pocket City Publishing)
        • The Outlook Newspaper (a division of Mid-America Publishing & Printing)
        • QCSS, Inc. (Quality Customer Service & Sales)
        • Schultz Sign Co.
        • Supreme Graphics
      • Airport >
        • Monona Municipal Airport
      • Attractions / Tourism >
        • Emma Big Bear Foundation
        • Froelich Tractor Museum
        • Murphy Helwig Library
        • Spook Cave Tours, Cabins & Campground
      • Auto Sales / Services / Recycling >
        • Birdnow Chevrolet
        • Clayton County Recycling
        • Davis Street Auto Wash
        • Joe's Auto Body
        • Meyer's Auto Service
        • R and R Auto LLC
        • Smitty’s Oil & Tire, Inc.
      • Banking & Financial Services >
        • FreedomBank -- Monona
      • Building Supplies (Residential / Commercial) >
        • Croell Redi-Mix, Inc.
        • Fisk Farm & Home Supply & Rental
        • Knockel's Floor Covering
        • Superior Building Centers / Brenton Buildings
        • Wausau Homes Monona
      • Campgrounds (RV / Tent / Cabins) >
        • Spook Cave, Cabins & Campground
      • Catering >
        • Casey's General Store -- Monona
        • Franklin Street Liquor Store
        • Subway
        • Quillin's Deli, Spirits & Grocery
      • Churches >
        • Faith Lutheran Church (NALC)
        • Living Faith United Methodist Parish
        • St Patrick Catholic Church (Trinity Cluster)
        • St. Paul Luthern Church (ELCA)
      • Computer Sales / Services; Web Hosting / Website Design >
        • NEIT (Northeast Iowa Telephone Co.)
      • Construction Services (Residential / Commercial / Roads) >
        • Allen Roofing & Construction
        • Brenen's Interior & Exterior Painting
        • Croell Redi-Mix, Inc.
        • Hackett's Porta Potty Rental & Service
        • Heying Subdivision / Heying Carpentry
        • Joe & Matt's Plumbing & HVAC
        • Kurt's Plumbing & Heating
        • Pat's Electric
        • Superior Building Centers / Brenton Buildings
        • Vorwald Enterprises, Inc.
        • Wausau Homes Monona
      • Contractor Building Services >
        • Allen Roofing & Construction
        • Brenen's Interior & Exterior Painting
        • Croell Redi-Mix, Inc.
        • Hackett's Porta Potty Rental & Service
        • Heying Subdivision / Heying Carpentry
        • Joe & Matt's Plumbing & HVAC
        • Kurt's Plumbing & Heating
        • Outdoor Creations Landscape, Garden Center, Floral & Gifts
        • Pat's Electric
        • Superior Building Centers / Brenton Buildings
        • Vorwald Enterprises, Inc.
        • Wausau Homes Monona
      • Dentist / Orthodontist >
        • Family Dentistry Assoc. of Monona
      • Dine in / Take Out Food / Refreshments >
        • Casey's General Store -- Monona
        • Kwik Star -- Monona
        • MJ's Bar & Grill
        • Quillin's Deli, Spirits & Grocery
        • St. Olaf Tavern
        • Subway
        • T J’s Pizza of Monona
      • Doctor / Medical Specialist >
        • Crossing Rivers Health
        • Medical Associates Clinic
        • MercyOne Elkader Medical Center (fka Central Community Hospital)
        • Veterans Memorial Hospital
      • Funerals & Funeral/Cremation Services >
        • Grau Funeral Homes, Inc. & Cremation Services
        • Outdoor Creations Landscape, Garden Center, Floral & Gifts
        • Churches (All Demoninations) >
          • Faith Lutheran Church (NALC)
          • Living Faith United Methodist Parish
          • St Patrick Catholic Church (Trinity Cluster)
          • St. Paul Luthern Church (LCA)
      • Garden Center >
        • Fisk Farm & Home Supply & Rental
        • Outdoor Creations Landscape, Garden Center, Floral & Gifts
      • Gas / Grocery / C-Stores >
        • Casey's General Store -- Monona
        • Kwik Star -- Monona
        • Quillin's Deli, Spirits & Grocery
      • Gifts / Arts / Crafts / Antiques >
        • Epic Wear of Monona
        • Fisk Farm & Home Supply & Rental
        • Franklin Street Liquor Store
        • NuCara Pharmacy & Gifts
        • Outdoor Creations Landscape, Garden Center, Floral & Gifts
        • Quillin's Deli, Spirits & Grocery
        • Schultz Sign Co.
        • Spook Cave Tours, Cabins & Campground (Seasonal Gifts May - Oct.)
        • Suhdron Fabrics ("The Mall")
      • Health & Fitness Facility >
        • Luana Community & Rec Center
      • Hospital / Medical Clinic & Dental Clinic >
        • Crossing Rivers Health
        • Family Dentistry Assoc. of Monona
        • Medical Associates Clinic
        • MercyOne Elkader Medical Center (fka Central Community Hospital)
        • Veterans Memorial Hospital
      • Insurance >
        • Bruns & James Insurance
        • Community Insurance of Iowa (dba Hometown Insurance)
      • Interior Design / Installation >
        • Knockel's Floor Covering
        • Sincerely Yours Interiors
      • Investment Services >
        • FreedomBank -- Monona
      • Landscape Design / Installation >
        • Croell Redi-Mix, Inc.
        • Outdoor Creations Landscape, Garden Center, Floral & Gifts
      • Liquor, Beer, Wine Sales >
        • Franklin Street Liquor Store
        • Outdoor Creations Landscape, Garden Center, Floral & Gifts
        • Quillin's Deli, Spirits & Grocery
      • Legal / Business Consulting Services >
        • QCSS, Inc. (Quality Customer Service & Sales)
        • Schiller Law Office
      • Lodging >
        • Driftless Manor Getaway, Monona, IA
        • Eagles Landing B&B (retired), Marquette, IA
        • Monona Guesthouse, Monona, IA
        • Spook Cave, Cabins & Campground, McGregor (nextdoor to Monona), IA
      • Manufacturing / Production >
        • Clayton County Recycling
        • Commercial Vehicle Group (CVG)
        • M’s Machine & Mfg. Co., Inc.
        • Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. Cheese Division
      • Museums & Library >
        • Froelich Tractor Museum
        • Murphy Helwig Library
      • Night Life / Entertainment >
        • MJ's Bar & Grill
        • T J’s Pizza of Monona
      • Pharmacy / Prescriptions / Physical Rehab >
        • Crossing Rivers Health
        • Licensed Massage Therapist (at Signature Styles Salon & Spa by Kristen)
        • Luana Community & Rec Center
        • Medical Associates Clinic
        • MercyOne Elkader Medical Center (fka Central Community Hospital)
        • NuCara Pharmacy & Gifts
        • Veterans Memorial Hospital
      • Printing / Publishing / Signage / Graphic Design >
        • Epic Wear of Monona
        • Mid-America Publishing Corp.
        • Pocket City Publishing (North Iowa Times)
        • Schultz Sign Co.
        • Supreme Graphics
      • Professional Services / Consulting >
        • Grau Funeral Homes, Inc. & Cremation Services
        • QCSS, Inc. (Quality Customer Service & Sales)
        • Schiller Law Office
      • Real Estate Sales / Investments >
        • Allen Real Estate Co. & Allen Rentals Co.
        • Exit Realty Premier Properties
        • FreedomAgency -- Monona
        • Heying Subdivision / Heying Carpentry
      • Recreation / Sports >
        • Spook Cave, Cabins & Campground
      • Rentals (Equipment & Supplies) >
        • Fisk Farm & Home Supply and Rental
        • Hacketts Porta Potty Rental & Service
        • Quillin's Deli, Spirits & Grocery
      • Rentals (House or Apartment) >
        • Allen Real Estate Co. & Allen Rentals Co.
      • Rentals (Reception Hall / Meeting Rooms / Party Barn) >
        • Froelich Foundation (Party Barn / Reception Hall)
        • MJ's Bar & Grill
      • Retail Sales / Shopping >
        • Epic Wear of Monona
        • Fisk Farm & Home Supply & Rental
        • Franklin Street Liquor Store
        • Knockel's Floor Covering
        • NuCara Pharmacy & Gifts
        • Outdoor Creations Landscape, Garden Center, Floral & Gifts
        • Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. Cheese Division
        • Quillin's Deli, Spirits & Grocery
        • Schultz Sign Co.
        • Signature Styles Salon & Spa by Kristen
        • Sincerely Yours Interiors
        • Suhdron Fabrics ("The Mall")
      • Salon / Spa / Barber >
        • Signature Styles Salon & Spa by Kristen
      • Sr. Independent / Assisted Living >
        • Garden View Place
      • Snow Removal >
        • Allen Roofing & Construction
        • Outdoor Creations Landscape, Garden Center, Floral & Gifts
        • Vorwald Enterprises, Inc.
      • Towing / Transportation / Trucking >
        • Birdnow Chevrolet
        • Havlicek Trucking, Inc.
        • Joe's Auto Body
        • Smitty’s Oil & Tire, Inc.
      • Utility / Telephonic Services >
        • Alliant Energy
        • Black Hills Energy
        • NEIT (Northeast Iowa Telephone Co.)
      • Veterinarian Clinic / Hospital >
        • Monona Veterinary Hospital PC
      • Wholesale Sales / Stores >
        • Franklin Street Liquor Store
        • Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. Cheese Division
  • Sale/Lease
    • Real Estate Agents / For Sale by Owner >
      • FOR SALE: Residential, Acreages, Commercial Properties, Listed by Allen Real Estate Co.
      • FOR SALE: Residential, Acreage, Commercial Properties, Listed by Exit Realty Premiere Properties
      • FOR SALE: Residential, Acreage, Commercial Properties, Listed by FreedomAgency
      • FOR SALE: Residential Lots in 1) Gordon Estates; 2) Gordon Subdivision; and, 3) Heying Subdivision
    • Available Business Opportunities >
      • Put Your Biz for Sale or Lease Here: None LIsted at This Time -- Contact MCED
    • Available Commercial / Retail Properties >
      • FOR SALE: 111-113 W. Center St.
      • FOR SALE: 102 S. Main St.
      • FOR RENT: 104 W. Center St.
      • FOR RENT: 106 W. Center St.
      • FOR RENT: 107 S. Main St.
      • SOLD: 107 N. Page St.
    • Available Rental Housing (Apartments & Single-Family) Properties >
      • OCCUPIED: 3 BR Apartment Downtown on Main St.
      • OCCUPIED: 1 BR Apt. Downtown on W. Center St.
      • OCCUPIED: 2 BR Apt. Downtown on W. Center St.
      • OCCUPLIED: 2 BR Apt. Downtown on W. Center St.
      • OCCUPIED: 3 BR Apt. Downtown on E. Iowa St.
  • PHOTOS
    • WANTED: Photographers / Videographers
    • Trails, Parks, Gardens >
      • Butterfly Garden & Trail
  • QCSS, Inc. (Quality Customer Service & Sales)
  • QCSS, Inc. (Quality Customer Service & Sales)
  • QCSS, Inc. (Quality Customer Service & Sales)

Volunteering is a great way to strengthen, grow & make a difference in your community!

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Volunteers are the heart of any community -- Monona is no exception.  Whenever you volunteer, you pick the hours and project you work on, and then you personally can make a significant difference in the success v. failure of a project, activity, or event. Volunteerism gives one a feeling of self-worth and accomplishment for helping someone else or a non-profit group's worthy cause.

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Picture how much you and your family or friends love attending an annual signature event, say like a Monona Hay Days or GermanFest.  The event is planned and organized by community volunteers who've secured sponsors, vendors, activities, and all other event aspects.

Right now this volunteer group needs to find an extra 30 - 50 hrs. of manpower.  If 10 new volunteers would step forward and put in 3 hrs. each, Monona Hay Days would have its manpower to set up / tear down event equipment and barricades. Without the 30-hr. manpower volunteers helping the planning volunteers -- and the community attending, enjoying and spending their money for non-profits' gains -- this major Monona event may not happen again.  It's sad but true, and the entire community would be at a loss of its signature annual event that helps attract in-bound guests to our town to boost our local economy and keep Monona on their minds for return visits.

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There are many ways for you to give back and grow your community. Serve on the school board or one of the many city boards or commissions.  Join a church and support its local, regional, international missions.

​Share your time with a non-profit school group or other club to help operate its fundraising booth in order to raise donations for a community project like adding to its all-inclusive playground equipment or giving gas cards to the family of a student fighting cancer to get them to their doctor appointments. Give just an hour per month to read to children at the library or to elderly residents at the senior living center who can't read well or may be sight-challenged.

Volunteering is a selfless act that helps another person or group benefit from your actions without asking them for something in return.  Annually volunteering several hours of your time to your community may mean the difference between a successful and growing event to one that's a failure and will die out over time.

For example, Monona Hay Days is made up of about 30+/- different Monona-area volunteers, groups and organizations -- comes to about 100 community folks total -- donating their time and talents to put on the 20 - 30 individual components of the two-day festival.  Monona Hay Days could not go on or be a success with only its small group of ambitious planning volunteers . . . 
remember, it does take a village!
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There are so many volunteer opportunities around Monona that are in need of your help!  This means volunteers are getting harder to find or committing to help.

Sharing your valuable time is critical to this small town and its generally a small group of volunteers (20%) who are doing the bulk of the work (80%).  It is critical to Monona's success to cycle in new volunteers to existing projects as others cycle out or move on to another project or need.

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Spread around your volunteerism to help with multiple efforts in whatever time fits within your busy schedule.  If volunteerism numbers shrink, then events and projects around Monona will falter or fail.

​So start out with volunteering just an hour or two and you'll feel great helping to make a positive difference in your community.  Contact Monona Chamber to find out who's looking for volunteer help or to match your specific talent and expertise to the right project or cause.

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Folks, the message here is clear . . . Volunteers are a great gift to Monona + volunteers are needed to help our Monona-area community produce successful projects, events, activities and sustainable non-profit organizations.  The amount of time you spend giving of yourself, giving back, and volunteering is entirely up to you.  Ultimately, whatever you decide to do will positively impact Monona's ability to grow in a civic, social and economic manner and personally connect us closer to one another.

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Monona Chamber & Economic Development, Inc.
103 W. Center Street - P. O. Box 191
Monona, IA 52159

(563) 539-8340
MononaChamber@neitel.net
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