ALEXANDRIA —
McCarten Design
and
Pinecasa Rentals
will host the
Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce
Wake Up Alexandria event on Friday, Dec. 15 from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Starling House (a Pinecasa rental), 519 6th Ave. West.
Wake Up Alexandria is a Chamber networking event that is open to everyone. It offers an opportunity for attendees to learn about the businesses and organizations within the community.
A $1 admission is requested, with all proceeds donated to the day’s nonprofit recipient,
Windmill Ponds
. All Chamber members will be placed in a drawing for the Pot of Gold currently valued at more than $7,200. There will also be a Holiday Attire Contest. Wear your most creative, unique, festive holiday attire for a chance to win.
McCarten Design is a full-service residential design-build company that works with homeowners, builders, subcontractors, and artisans from the beginning design concept through the building process to completion. Services include interior and exterior design work and project management.
Co-owners Kari Ziesemer and Courtney Childers possess interior architecture and design, construction management, and sustainability degrees and carry accreditation by the Council for Interior Design and the National Kitchen and Bath Association. For more information, visit mccartendesign.com
Pinecasa Rentals, also owned by Ziesemer and Childers, features the Starling House, a spacious historic home on the shores of Lake Winona with original 1909 solid wood floors, stained glass, built-ins, a grand staircase, sleeping porch, and more. It is available for overnight rentals (
airbnb.com/h/starling-house
) and hourly rentals for meetings and events (
host.peerspace.com/Starling-House
).
By
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