NEW ULM — The New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Mingle With A Purpose, an evening for networking and development for women on Thursday, Feb 17 at the New Ulm Conference Center at the Best Western Plus at 6:30 p.m. Come mingle with a purpose and “Never Give Up–The Survivor Way.”

As an extra incentive to purchase tickets, the Chamber will give away leather bags donated by Beacon beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 31. To take part in this promotion, you must purchase a minimum of 4 tickets at the regular cost of $25. Each ticket purchased gets a free leather bag, while supplies last.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for mingling, networking, dessert and cash bar. The featured speaker Holly Hoffman is an American author, motivational speaker and television personality. She also was the last remaining member of the Espada Tribe and the last women standing on Season 21 of “Survivor Nicaragua” on CBS. Through that experience and others throughout her life, Holly was inspired to share her message of positivity, determination and confidence. She is the author of two books Write Yourself a Note and Your Winner Within and is currently working on her third book.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the Chamber office at 1 N. Minnesota Street. Tickets are also available online at www.newulm.com For more information contact the Chamber at chamber@newulm.com, 507-233-4300.

This event is sponsored by Diamond Sponsor: Blethen Berens Law Office. Garnet Sponsors: Drs. Akre & Clark, Christensen Farms, and Furth-Meile Insurance. Ruby Sponsors: Gutes Essen Deli & Catering, Markgraf Consulting, Nuvera, Oak Hills Living Center and Thrivent Financial-New Ulm Area Group.

Health attestation:

To help maintain safety at our events, we are implementing a “health attestation” policy for all attendees and staff. This means when a person attends one of our events, they are attesting to the of their knowledge, neither they nor any member of their household are experiencing any of the CDC-defined COVID-19 symptoms listed below.

• Fever above 100.4 degrees

• Cough

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

• Chills or repeated shaking with chills

• Muscle pain

• Headache

• Sore throat

• New loss of taste or smell