September 1, 2010

To:            Members of our Manufacturing Community

Subject:     2010-2011 Minn-Dak Manufacturers Association Membership Renewal and Special Offer Notice

The 2010-2011 tour/event season for the Minn-Dak Manufacturers Association (MDMA) promises to be outstanding.  We want to bring clear value to every session you take time to attend.  For those of you who haven’t been active in the association, Minn-Dak is a group of people representing a variety of our regional manufacturing companies and service bureaus.

We plan to continue our traditional noon meetings including the Christmas get-together in December.  Our meeting will be held during noon time on the third Tuesday of each month. Guests are always welcome and can register for the tour/meeting ahead of time.  Lunch will be provided to the MDMA members at no cost.  Non-members can purchase lunch for $10. 

The Fargo/ Moorhead manufacturing community abounds with state-of-the-art technology and best practices.  Our meetings present a great opportunity to share ideas and gain insights on how to improve our own operations and to network with key people from other companies. 

It should be every member’s goal to have at least one person attending the tour each month (and hopefully several people).  We are working hard to increase our membership, and are challenging all of our members to bring a non-member with them to one of our monthly meetings this year.  Growing our association, like our businesses, is a team effort and we appreciate your help.  Tour information will be emailed to you in advance of the tour to allow plenty of time to put it on your calendar.  We encourage you to forward this email to every person in your organization who may be interested in attending.  If you send us a list of the appropriate people’s email addresses at your company, we will make sure they get copied when the tour email is sent out.

SPECIAL OFFER

Please fill out the attached membership application as soon as possible and return it to the address listed below.  If we receive it by Friday, October 1, 2010 you will qualify for two memberships for the price of one….a savings of $100.00.  This should make our membership dues collection process more efficient while providing you with an additional membership at no charge.  Please review the registration form for information about the fees and the special offer. 

Please support the MDMA by participating in various activities that we plan and by continuing your membership.

We are looking forward to another great year!  If you would like to have the Minn-Dak Manufacturers Association tour your facility or have ideas for places that you would like to tour, please let us know ASAP.  The Minn-Dak Board is in the process of developing the tour schedule for the upcoming season so there is still time to get your facility on the list!

On behalf of MDMA

Sincerely,

Reza Maleki – President

Minn-Dak Manufacturers Association 

2010  Minn-Dak Manufacturers Association Membership Application.pdf