Clarkston Chamber eNews Connection
March 9, 2010
Welcome to the Electronic Newsletter of the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce
www.clarkston.org
5856 S. Main St.
Clarkston, MI 48346
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Take 5 (Five Fast Facts)
1. March 24, 2010 7:30-10 a.m. The 3/50 Project's founder and CEO Cinda Baxter is being hosted by Oxford DDA and you're invited to attend. Register here
2. Check out the most recent Voices of Detroit Podcast with Nancy Huessner, O.A.T.S. and Dr. Bryan Cornwall, Advanced Petcare of Oakland. (More Podcasts will be online soon!)
3. Next Chamber Podcast with Voices of Detroit will be April 29, 2010, 4:00 pm concurrent with the April Women in Business True Colors event AND Beer University at Oakhurst. I'm interested in podcasting.
4. 7 Essential Online HR Tools for your Business
5. Oakland Mediation Center April 9th GALA sponsorship information
Upcoming Networking events
CHAMBER BOB March 11, 2010 7:45-9:00 a.m. |
Tropical Smoothie (Dixie Hwy) 6459 Dixie Hwy. Clarkston, MI 48346 |
$10 with PREPAID reservations $15 at the door NON-MEMBERS $25 per person |
LUNCHEON MIXER March 18, 2010 11:45-1pm |
Bullfrog's Bar & Grill 2225 Ortonville Rd. Ortonville, MI |
$25 per person at the door. MEMBERS save $5 on registration when you sign up and pay in advance. ($20 per person). |
Women in Business March 25, 2010 10:45-1pm |
Fountains Golf & Banquet 6060 Maybee Rd. Clarkston, MI 48346 |
$50 per person at the door. MEMBERS save $20 on registration when you sign up and pay in advance. ($30 per person). |
Chamber and Community CALENDAR Events
- March 11, 2010 7:00 pm at CHS--Understanding School Funding Flyer
- March 23, 2010 5:30-8 pm FLYER The Orion Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to a Multi-Chamber Mixer to be held on Tuesday, March 23rd at Canterbury Castle. The theme is "JAZZ IT UP WITH THE CHAMBER". $10 admission includes appetizers and soft drinks. CASH BAR.
- March 24, 2010 7:30-10 a.m. The 3/50 Project's founder Cinda Baxter is being hosted by Oxford DDA and you're invited to attend. Register here
- March 26-27 Empowerment in Motion FLYER
- April 20, 2010 Oakland Chamber Network Chambers collaborate! Ferndale Chamber of Commerce invites you to Kaffe Connect at IKEA April 20th. FLYER Register here
- April 21, 2010 5:30 pm The public is invited to 'bone up" on the latest treatment and trends in joint replacement procedures and therapy at a free seminar scheduled Wednesday, at the McLaren Health Care Village in Clarkston.
McLaren's Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine program is teaming up with the Michigan Center for Orthopedic Surgery to present this communituy outreach program focusing on hip and knee replacements. The program will be held in the Clarkston Medical Building (third floor, Suite 300) on the McLaren Health Care Village campus, 5701 Bow Pointe Drive, Clarkston. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. and the program is slated from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.Program presenters and topics are as follows:Dr. Shivajee Nallamothu, orthopedic surgeon, "Total Knee Replacement"; Dr. Andrew Ciarlone, orthopedic surgeon, "Total Hip Replacement"; Dr. Edward Lis, Jr., orthopedic surgeon, "Hip and Knee Resurfacing"; and Travis Summerville, physical therapist, "Physical Therapy for the Hip and Knee".A question and answer session will conclude the evening.
To register for this free program, call McLaren Connect toll free at 1-877-625-2736.
Member News
- Great Lakes Cancer Institute-Clarkston to Distribute Free Colorectal Cancer Screening Kits During March Press Release
Contributor's Corner
Improving Business Performance by Ron Delorme
Great Local Businesses, Give Them a Try
Buy Local/Buy from Chamber Members: I’m a BIG supporter of the Buy Local movement! It’s microeconomics in action and, in Michigan, it is the right thing to do! You name the item - I try to buy it locally and, if possible, from my friends in the Chamber of Commerce.
Have you read Penny Shanks’ 12/20/09 Chamber Blog on the positive impact of buying local (“Think Local, Buy Chamber”)? Here are a couple of excerpts that demonstrate the POWER of BUYING LOCAL:
“Did you realize that when $100 is spent locally at an independently owned business (restaurant, retail or service provider) $68 of that immediately stays in the community through payroll, taxes, rent, supplies and other operating expenses.”
“Keeping money in the community is important. www.buymichigan.com reports that $1 spent locally can cycle 7x through the community before leaving for another community. SEVEN TIMES. That's powerful.”
Want to help the local economy get better and make it possible for others to buy your services? Buy locally!
Below, I list some local businesses that have provided great products/services to my family recently and over the years. Consider making your . .. . MORE