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CHAMBER CONNECTION - March 22, 2017
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FEATURED EVENT -- LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!
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Friday, March 24
Sales & Marketing Conference
Andiamo, Warren
Tuesday, April 11
The Art of Networking
UHY Training Center, Sterling Heights
Thursday, April 13
Chamber Cares 3rd Annual Charity Basketball & Tastefest
Parkway Christian School
Wednesday, April 19
Member Orientation
UHY Training Center, Sterling Heights
Thursday, April 20
#YoPros Mixer
Danny J's, Utica
Monday, April 24
Governor's Luncheon - SOLD OUT!!
MacRay Harbor
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Wednesday, April 26
eat.at.the.creek. Chamber Grub Crawl
Featuring restaurants at The Mall at Partridge Creek
Thursday, May 11
Manufacturers Engage
Velocity, Sterling Heights
SAVE THE DATE!
Thursday, May 11
#YoPros Fraser/Clinton Township Firefighters Cornhole Tournament
Vintage House Banquets & Catering
SAVE THE DATE!
Wednesday, May 17
Michigan Week Luncheon featuring Sterling Edge Awards
Wyndham Garden, Sterling Heights
SAVE THE DATE!
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SAVE THE DATE:
MAY 11 - STRIKES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS BOWLING FUNDRAISER
5 STAR LANES, STERLING HEIGHTS
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LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR OUR
SALES & MARKETING CONFERENCE!
Click here to see the detailed agenda.
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DID YOU HEAR?
Conference sponsor
Comcast Spotlight
is giving away a brand new 32GB iPad Air 2 to one of our lucky attendees!!
Who couldn't use an iPad Air 2?
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CHAMBER CHAMPION
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NON-PROFIT NEWS
March Newsletter
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Contact Gina at 586.731.5400, x15 or email OR Stephanie at 586.731.5400, x11 or email.
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HOT DEAL!
EVENT: THE ART OF NETWORKING - April 11
Regular Price: $10/person
TODAY ONLY: BOGO - 2 for $10
*Limited to the first 10
who use this offer!*
Expires: March 22, 2017 at 11:45 pm
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Company: BIG DON'S BALLOONS
Main Contact: Don Combs Jr.
Category: Entertainment/Recreation
Member Since: 2009
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MEMBER BENEFIT OF THE WEEK
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FREE SAFETY TRAINING
WorkSafe provides free safety training through a State of Michigan educational grant to many industries including Healthcare, Manufacturing, Warehousing & Storage, and Transportation, focusing primarily on small to medium size companies.
There is no charge to employers as all costs are covered by the grant.
We help reduce back and ergonomic injuries through onsite, 1-hour presentations. We provide the instructor, educational materials and demonstrate techniques to keep injuries low while promoting personal responsibility.
In the last 15 years, we have helped over 35,000 Michigan workers including employers in West Michigan.
The grant ends September 30, 2017.
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Are you a woman business owner?
Then we invite you to visit our April
Women Business Owners Alliance lunch meeting on April 5, at 12:30 pm, Mr. B's (48550 Van Dyke) Shelby Township. The subject will be Wellness and Mental Health for the Woman Business Owner.
As a business owner, you know there are many rewards of self-employment. Yet, it can also include challenges to your mental health and overall well-being. Attend this lunch meeting to gain insight into your overall health and find strategies to reduce stress, create balance, and manage mental wellness in your work setting.
Presented by: Cathy Saputo. Cathy is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Owner of
Saputo Counseling Services LLC in Sterling Heights. She helps individuals and couples ages 13 and up to improve their overall health through therapy using an integrated approach to meet each client's goals. Specialty areas include Anxiety, Depression, Couples and Relationships, Grief and Loss, Life Transitions, Sexual Concerns, and Trauma. She became a Chamber member in December 2016, and is a member of
WBOA.
Call Lynne Fiscelli,
WBOA Chair, at 586.884.6476 to reserve your seat, or for more information. Also, we are looking for speakers for our upcoming meetings. If you feel you have something to share that would help the
WBOA members grow their business and you would like to be a speaker, please call or email me at
lynne@paneviewwindowcleaning.com. I would be happy to discuss your subject matter and see if it's a fit for our group.
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MEMBER TIP:
Top Tips to Prevent Identity Theft
By: Terri North of Legal Strategies, PC
It's sad to think that even after a loved one dies, he can be the victim of identity theft. But unfortunately, it happens regularly. Click on the button for
some important steps you can take to prevent identity theft of a deceased person...
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Business Hosting with RS Solutions Online
With our award-winning data centers, lightning-fast load times and 24/7 monitoring, you know your site will be safe and secure.
Did you know a 1 second delay in your website page load time can cause a 7% reduction in conversion? This can have an impact on your bottom line which is why we maintain top page load times in the industry.
Hosting starts at $29.95/mo. Webmaster Hosting includes two hours of webmaster support, a $300 a value, for $99/mo. We'll do what you want done, leaving you more time to focus on your business.
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SERVPRO of Fraser understands the strain that comes with fire or water damage.
We want to help minimize the interruption to your life and make it "Like it never even happened."
SERVPRO of Fraser specializes in the cleanup and restoration of residential and commercial property after a fire, smoke or water damage. SERVPRO of Fraser can also mitigate mold and mildew from your home or business.
Our staff is IICRC-certified and has an immediate response time. If you would like to schedule service for your home or business, please call 586.296.3331 or visit our website at
www.servprofraser.com.
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Will You Answer the Call?
YOU can save the future.
Macomb County High School Students Need You!
Many students are struggling to find the pathway to their full potential.
Do you ever wish you had super powers? You do!
Be super to someone as a virtual mentor with MI Bright Future. Any industry
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.any career
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any advice you have.
I am especially in need of crisis counselors, addictions counselors, family therapists, video production professionals, music professionals, physicians (in all areas of medicine, including surgeons), dentists, physician assistants, certified registered nurse anesthetists, psychologists, plumbers, drywallers and other skilled trades to get involved. Students are very interested in these careers but have questions about the professions that their school counselors cannot answer. It takes less than 15 minutes per week responding to online questions about your profession.
Visit
mibrightfuture.org
to get started today, or contact Pat Wynn at the MISD
pwynn@misd.net
or 586.228.3523 for more information.
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Free Event for Chamber Members
ALLSTATE / VAN TIEM INSURANCE is sponsoring a Craig Proctor Seminar and would like to invite Chamber Members to come for free. Normally it's $195 registration fee, but since we are sponsoring it, our guests can use the code:
VIPVTI1
to visit for free.
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Detroit Tigers Fantasy Campers Opening Day Tailgate
J
ACK'S PLACE
for Autism Foundation invites you and your family/friends to join them at the Detroit Tigers Fantasy Campers Opening Day Tailgate on Friday, April 7. It's time for Detroit Tigers Baseball! Click on the button, below, for more information!
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Celebrate Spring 2017
Keep Michigan Beautiful, Inc will host Celebrate Spring 2017 at The Gazebo Banquet Center, 33104 Mound Road, Warren, on April 12 beginning at 10:30 am.
This is the non-profit's annual kickoff to the "Clean Up Days" period designated in Michigan as the months of April and May.
Speakers will include Jan Bliss; "Two Women and a Hoe" and Dan Welihan: "Capturing the Beauty of Michigan". You can view the announcement at
http://www.keepmichiganbeautiful.org
.
Keep Michigan Beautiful, Inc. (KMB) is a non-profit, educational organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Michigan. KMB is comprised of volunteers-men, women and youth-who work on a wide variety of projects intended to carry out the objectives of KMB. Included are municipalities, businesses, foundations, local clubs/organizations, schools and places of worship. KMB is supported by Donor-Memberships, other contributions and various fund raising campaigns. It enjoys the moral support of state agencies which also have a direct interest in controlling the problems created by litter.
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Oakland University's 2017 Summer Career Camps for High School Teens
Oakland University's Summer Career Camps are a unique pre-college experience for motivated and ambitious high school teens - giving them a glimpse of their potential college majors and future careers. Teen campers are immersed in the fastest-growing careers like health care, engineering and computer science, criminal justice, business, graphic design and more through hands-on skill-building activities and team exercises, action-packed field trips and dynamic discussions with industry professionals and OU staff and faculty. Registration for OU's Summer Career Camps is now open. Visit
oakland.edu/careercamps
to register your teen and for camp dates/descriptions, past-camp photos and videos and financial assistance application.
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Spring Tree, Shrub and Plant Sale
As part of the
Green Macomb
initiative, the
Macomb County Department of Planning & Economic Development
is working with the Sanilac/St. Clair Conservation District to bring a new Spring Tree, Shrub and Plant Sale to Macomb County's residents and business owners.
Historically, the spring sale has been geared toward rural and agricultural communities, selling smaller trees in larger quantities. Through the efforts of Green Macomb and the Sanilac/St. Clair Conservation District, this year's sale provides an opportunity to buy smaller quantities of slightly larger tree stock for those in more urban and suburban areas of the county. For business owners, this is an inexpensive way to install new landscaping.
Click to read more about Spring 2017 Tree, Shrub and Plant Sale in full bloom.
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Care House of Macomb County
Please join us for our 2nd Annual Champions for Children Luncheon on Thursday, April 20
at the beautiful Burning Tree Golf and Country Club in Macomb Township located at 22871 21 Mile Road. Our featured luncheon speaker Kevin Mulcahy will share a presentation "Randy & Me: A Prosecutor's Story of his Childhood Sexual Abuse", in which he will share lessons learned from his experience both as a victim and a long-time prosecutor of child exploitation cases. Tickets are $50 per person and the event is from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. For more information or to purchase tickets please contact Care House at 586.463.0123 or www.mccarehouse.org.
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Garden Party Weekend
English Gardens is hosting its Garden Party Weekend on April 1 and April 2, where gardening experts will share the latest tips and trends. It's an event that will be packed full of informative gardening and decorating seminars.
Click here for the complete schedule.
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M-59 RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT UPDATE FROM MDOT:
Construction crews were out in full force last week working through cold temperatures and poor weather conditions. The contractor continued to excavate for the temporary roadway and then placed sand and aggregate base which goes under the temporary pavement. Electrical crews continued working on prepping for the installation of temporary signals. Additionally, the majority of our tree removals in the median are complete for the Phase 1 section (we will replace trees and flowers removed with over 10,500 plantings on this project!).
This week, crews will continue working on the same tasks as they did last week including placing wood poles for the new temporary signals. Crews were out today, both day and night, patching the road and that operation is expected to continue for the next two days.
After evaluating the traffic patterns for the first few weeks of construction, we have adjusted the signal timing to better serve the motor public. Another bit of good news was the opening of the crossover between Utica Park Boulevard and Delco.
Again, thank you for your patience while we continue to move forward reconstructing Macomb County's Golden Corridor.
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22 Years
Northern Metalcraft, Inc.
17 Years
Jeffery Tool & Mfg. Co.
16 Years
Heartland Payment Systems
14 Years
All Around Pools
11 Years
P.J. Hebert, Inc.
10 Years
Macomb Tutoring
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Martin's Landscaping
Wesner Tuxedo
5 Years
Camelot Cleaning
Design Source Media
Shelby Family Dental Care
4 Years
Allstate / Van Tiem Insurance
2 Years
Allure Medical Spa, Warren
Burger King, St. Clair Shores
Willockx Law PLLC/Alfred Paul Willockx III
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