Gather with family, friends and neighbors and enjoy hot cocoa, bonfires and singing around the tree for the annual Coon Rapids Community Tree Lighting Festival to be held on Saturday, December 9th. The event will be held from 3:30 to 6 pm at the Boulevard Plaza, 11000 Crooked Lake Boulevard. The tree lighting countdown and fireworks are at 5:30 pm.

Take pictures with Santa and bring a non-perishable food donation for CRHS Food Shelf. End the night with a spectacular sight as the tree sparkles with festive lights.

It has been an Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce tradition to host a special December Membership Luncheon in support of the Toys for Joy campaign.

Morgan Wolfe, the weekend news anchor at KARE TV, will be the guest speaker. She grew up in Blaine, graduated from the University of Minnesota and is honored to be home working in the Twin Cities at her favorite station. Morgan has wanted to be a journalist since she would watch Katie Couric on the Today Show with her mom before school.

The luncheon will be held on Tuesday, December 12th at Pizza Ranch, 13797 Jay Street NW in Andover. The event will begin with a registration and lunch from 11:00 AM to noon followed by the program from noon to 1 PM.

​The Toys for Joy program, which the Chamber has supported from its beginning, helps those in need in our area with gifts and food for the holidays. The Chamber is asking all those who attend this luncheon to bring an unwrapped gift or monetary donation for the Toys for Joy program.

Cost is $20 per person. To make reservations, please call the Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce office at 763-421-7130 or email to mail@anokaareachamber.com.

Don’t be a Scrooge! Give those dedicated employees of yours a nice lunch to take the edge off what is always a crazy month!

The Anoka Area Chamber AM Connections Networking Group meetings are a great networking opportunity!

This Networking Group called “Chamber A.M. Connections” meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month in person from 7:45 to 9 AM at the Chamber office. Take advantage of this FREE, Member only, opportunity to get in front of a captured audience and advertise your business.

Each networking meeting will include: One minute member infomercials, Business Card Exchange, 2 expanded member presentations on a rotation basis and Referral opportunities.

No RSVP needed, just show up and start networking.  For more information contact the Chamber office at 763-421-7130.