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Friends Don't Let Friends Golf in the Snow!

There is still time to get involved in the 23rd-annual Skywalk Open Golf Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, in the skywalks of downtown Des Moines. This wintertime celebration is a great way to get out of the house and shake the winter blues. Click here to register to golf today! (https://www.skywalkgolf.com/signup/signup.aspx)

All you need is a putter and we provide three zany miniature golf courses, a souvenir golf ball courtesy of Waste Management, Inc., and a long-sleeved t-shirt. We even have putters to borrow if you need one! Skywalk Golf consists of three 18-hole miniature golf courses laid out in the downtown skywalk system. The day's events wrap up with entertainment, refreshments, and more fun and games at the 19th Hole at the food court at Kaleidoscope at the Hub.

Registration is available in three divisions: singles, doubles and foursomes, and costs $25 per golfer through Jan. 26, 2008, and $30 per golfer from Jan. 27-Feb. 8, 2008, so get signed up early. Tee times are available from 7:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 9.

Skywalk Golf also offers a plethora of sponsorship and volunteer opportunities. Tee Sponsors get the opportunity to interact with over 1,800 golfers and have fun doing it. Visit www.skywalkgolf.com for more details.

Skywalk Golf is produced by Downtown Events Group, and sponsored by Waste Management, Inc. and Des Moines Radio Group.

Partnership Perks - Online Job/Resume Database

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is dedicated to drive the economic growth of our region - this cannot be done with out connecting employers and job seekers to match the right people with the right jobs. One workforce tool that is useful and available to all Partnership members is the online job and resume database. This exclusive perk for Partnership member employers allows companies and organizations to post job listings and review resumes. All Job seekers looking for employment in the region are able to browse open jobs or post their resumes. This service is free to all Partnership Investors and its Regional Members. To view the online job/resume database and all of the Partnership's workforce recruitment tools, click here (http://www.desmoinesmetro.com/employment/index.asp).

*Editor's Note - Partnership Perks is a series of articles to inform new Regional Members of benefits and services that is now offered through their Regional Memberships.

Regional Calendar of Events SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 Carlisle Chamber of Commerce - Annual Dinner Where: Carlisle Community Middle School, 325 Scotch Ridge Rd, Carlisle When: 5:30 - 9 p.m. More Info>>> MONDAY, JANUARY 21 Altoona Area Chamber of Commerce - Economic Development Committee Meeting Where: Fireside Grille, 523 8th St. SE, Altoona When: Noon More Info >>> TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce - Reservations due for Annual Dinner Where: Copper Creek Gold Clubhouse Where: 6 p.m. More Info >>> Urbandale Chamber of Commerce - Des Moines Business Record Economic Forecast Where: Hotel Fort Des Moines When: 4:30 - 6 p.m. More Info >>> WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23 Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce - Groundbreaking Ceremony Where: Keystone Savings Bank, 6871 NE 12th Ave., Pleasant Hill When: 2 p.m. More Info >>> Altoona Area Chamber of Commerce - Deadline to Register for Annual Dinner Where: The Meadows Event Center, Prairie Meadows When: Friday, February 1 at 6 p.m. More Info >>> Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce - Ribbon Cutting Where: Hunziker and Associates, 2310 SE Delaware Ave # M, Ankeny When: Noon More Info >>> Young Professionals Connection - Membership Committee Meeting Where: Greater Des Moines Partnership, 700 Locust St., Suite 100, Des Moines, Second-Floor Board Room When: Noon More Info >>> Johnston Chamber of Commerce - JEDCO Annual Meeting Where: Stoney Creek Inn, 5291 Stoney Creek Pt. Johnston When: 6 p.m. More Info >>> THURSDAY, JANUARY 24 Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce - Lunch Club Where: Toad Valley Golf Course When: 11:30 a.m. More Info >>> Urbandale Chamber of Commerce - AM Exchange Where: Trilogy Solutions, 2570 73rd St., Urbandale When: 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. More Info >>> Johnston Chamber of Commerce - Luncheon Where : Foxboro Business & Conference Center, 6165 NW 86th St., Johnston When: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. More Info >>> West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce - Lunch and Learn Where: West Des Moines City Hall When: 11:30 a.m. More Info >>> ALIANZA (Latino Business Association) - Pachanga Nights Where: Principal Financial Group, 650 8th St., Des Moines When: 5:30 - 7 p.m. More Info >>> FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 Norwalk Area Chamber of Commerce - Annual Dinner Where: St. John's the Apostle Catholic Church When: 6 - 9 p.m. More Info >>> Bondurant Chamber of Commerce - Annual Dinner Where: The Meadows Ballroom at Prairie Meadows When: 6 - 9 p.m. More Info >>> All Events >>>

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