|  The chamber event is a fun-filled afternoon and evening of golf, 
			dinner, drinks, silent and live auctions, and games. If you are not 
			a golfer, that's not a problem. You can come for dinner, cocktails, 
			auctions and fun that evening. With many ways to become involved, 
			the chamber hopes that you find a way to participate. The chamber 
			is currently looking for teams, dinner reservations, auction items 
			and sponsors. The event offers opportunities to businesses and 
			organizations to partner with the chamber with many levels of 
			sponsorship. Businesses can also donate auction items or baskets for 
			the silent and live auctions to promote their services and products. 
			Donating an item and being a sponsor are both great publicity and 
			advertisement for your business.  
			
			 The chamber golf event is open to the community and is a great 
			way to network and promote your business. Playing golf with your 
			clients is said to help secure business deals. They also say that 
			people who play golf experience an 85 percent better chance of 
			securing a business deal on the golf course than through 
			conventional methods of marketing.*  The early registration deadline is May 21. Golfer registration 
			and dinner reservation forms are available at
			
			www.lincolnillinois.com or by calling the chamber office at 
			217-735-2385. Sign up to have fun on a Friday in June. 
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			 The proceeds of the golf event go to support the chamber's 
			mission to advocate, support and unify local businesses for the 
			prosperity of Logan County. *Statistics from Golf Hospitality. 
            [Text from file received from 
			the Lincoln/Logan County
            Chamber of Commerce] 
            
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