WHO WE ARE:
We are a group of individuals, businesses, and organizations in the Butternut community formed together with the primary goal of marketing and promotion of Butternut and the surrounding area. Some of our responsibilities include area identity awareness, marketing strategies, area beautification projects, website development & maintenance, representation on the Ashland County Marketing Board, oversight of the local Ashland County Mini-JEM grant, and collating our area's calendar of events. We also serve as a member of the Butternut Park Association and Pioneer Days Committee.
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION:Our
membership is open to
anyone interested in the
sustainability of our
community and does not
have any geographic
limits.
Besides having
members from Butternut,
we currently have
members from Glidden,
New things we have created for your area are, Community Wide Garage Sale in Butternut (which we advertise for everyone so there is no cost to anyone that participates), new this year we started a Farmers/Craft Market every Friday starting Memorial day and running until the end of September, we donated a larger amount to our Pioneer Days Festival along with helping volunteer hours at the festival, created an event called Christmas in the Village for our crafters to setup and sell their homemade crafts along with free pictures with Santa at the Village Hall (this takes place the first Saturday in December from 10am -2pm).
Some
of our past completed
projects include
establishing a logo for
the
Another issue we are tackling is the recreation trails in our area. We have taken over the responsibility of the snowmobile trail that runs from the south end of town out to Butternut Lake We want to create an image of a "snowmobile and ATV friendly" area and have started to address some of the complaints we have received in the past. New local snowmobile route maps are available at the Village Hall and online on our website. We are currently looking at detailed directional signage at various intersections on the trails that would allow for local businesses to advertise themselves to our visitors and make Butternut a much easier place to navigate. Along with that, we are spearheading a proposal to combine all area trail maps into one complete map. This would includeAshland, Price, and Iron counties.
MARKETING STRATEGIES:
We
are also starting to
develop marketing
strategies for our brand
new
OUR MAIN OBJECTIVES:
We
understand that time is
not a commodity most of
us have an abundance of,
and understand that a
lot of our members
simply cannot find time
in their schedules to
get more involved. Most
of what we are asking
for is a little input
and feedback. Full
member meetings are held
quarterly with most
board meetings held
semi-monthly. Our
main objective is to
show area visitors,
potential new
businesses, or people
looking to relocate,
just how blessed we are
to live in this
community.
The first time
someone checks out our
town's website, they
will get a chance to do
just that.
If you haven't
had a chance to do so,
please check it out at
www.butternutwi.com
This
is where your membership
really helps out.First
by showing visitors that
we have quite a bit to
offer them, and
secondly, it puts your
information directly in
front of them.We
also encourage members
to bring in any
marketing material, such
as business cards and
brochures, into the Visitor at the Village Hall for
display and
distribution.You
would be amazed at just
how many inquiries
Brenda recieves at the
Village Hall from people
wanting to know what is
around the area.The
same holds true for our
calender of events.Any
event you have can be
advertised for FREE!,
not just on the
Butternut website, but
also the Ashland County,
Price County, Mercer
Chamber, Park Falls
Chamber, and theTurtle
Flamabeau Flowage
websites just to name a
few. Let us know about
any specials or
promotions you have and
have it emailed to all
our members. That's
a whole lot of bang for
your advertising buck
right there! More
importantly, you are
helping strengthen our
community's identity as
a whole.
CONTACT
INFORMATION:
If
you would like to be a
part of this pro-active
organization or if you
would like any more
information, please feel
free to contact us.
Contact
Cindy Pritzl at 715-769-3113