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My Business AdvocateBuilding Better Communities by Building Better Businesses
October 2009 Volume 29, Issue 10
Coming Events
Membership Drive Puts Event Focus on Member Referrals
In August, the Wyoming-KentwoodArea Chamber of Commerce Boardof Directors challenged our staff,Board and Membership to sign atotal of 25 new members betweenSeptember 1 and November 30,2009 and the best way we knowto do that is by signing up yourmembership referrals.
Between September 1 andNovember 30, the Chamber willoffer multiple opportunities for youto invite your potential memberguests to great low-cost to no-costnetworking events. (Check out theComing Events Box in the lower leftcolumns on this page).
We're offering access to greatbusiness building benets and you
can help us spread the word.
Simply invite all of your businessacquaintances to attend one ormore of the free or nearly no costevents scheduled this fall andgive them a taste of ChamberNetworking and insight into someof the other business buildingopportunities available to ourmembers.
The Chamber will have membershipinformation and applicationsat each event and will haverepresentatives on hand to discuss
the potential growth and brandrecognition that can be accessed
when they join. Get them to comeand we'll do all the work!
Special incentive packagesare being offered by CitadelBroadcasting and The GrandRapids Press in addition to thefree business card sized ad that
will be available to every newmember turning in the couponposted on the website and theMember Recuitment Challengeoffered by Pat Pols and the MembRecruitment Committee.
There will be a Member/NewMember Reception at the BusineExpo on October 29th from 5-7 P
Join us and try to Crack theChamber Vault. Get a chance to
win $25,000 in cash. Bring a not
yet member guest to earn anothechance to win. Each potentialmember referral is another chancto crack the vault.
There have never been moreincentives for referrals as there aright now, and it is for a limitedtime. Reservations for most eventcan be made on line at www.southkent.org or call 616-531-5990.
Board Election Ballots Delivered 10/1-10/3
Government Matters @ Chamber Ofce 10/5
Metro South Multi Chamber Seminar w/ T. Rubleski
@ Pine Rest Family Institute, 300 68th Street SE 10/8
Chamber Ater Hours @ Sarah Care Adult Day Care 10/8
Multi Chamber Speed Networking
@ Woodland Creek Community Room 10/9
"Ask The Pros" Forum 10/15
Board Elections-Ballot Deadline 10/15
3rd Fridays! 10/16
Orientation Breakast 11/19
Santa Parade 12/5
Legislative Luncheon @ Brann's Conerence Center 10/26
South Kent Business Connections @ Applause Banquet Ctr 10/29
Government Matters @ Chamber Ofce 11/2
Chamber Ater Hours 11/12
3rd Fridays! @ Hilton Hotel 11/20
Annual Meeting and Silent Auction 1/29/2010Calendars on Pages 6 & 7
Log on to www.southkent.orgfor details.
Who do you
know that
should be a
member?
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YOUR CHAMBER MANAGEMENT
2009 Board of Directors*indicates Executive Committee Member
*John Crawford - President & CEO*Todd Duncan - Consumers Energy, Board Chair*Steve Marshall- MAS Advisory Service, Chair, Fin. &Budget*Norine Mulvihill - Sr. V. Chair - American Diabetes
Association*Kathey Batey - Priority Health/SpiritedPresentations*Brent Holland - Chameleon Ltd.*Skip Knapp - EdwardJones Investments*Tom Kruisenga - The Kruisenga Agency, PastChair*Brent Vander Kolk - Vander Kolk & Vander KolkPLC, Legal Counsel
Community Relations Division (Blue)*Kathey Batey - Vice ChairTommy Brann - Branns Steakhouse & Grille
Dan Van Dyke - PCO Associates, LLC*Brent Vander Kolk - Vander Kolk & VanderKolk,.PLCLillian VanderVeen - Lenger Travel Services
Member Relations Division (Red)*Brent Holland - Vice ChairRichard Chrisman - Hungerford, Aldrin, Nichols &CarterDanna Mathiesen - Mercantile BankJohn Schwartz - AT&T
Membership Development Division (Gold)
*Skip Knapp - Vice ChairBob O'Callaghan - Citadel BroadcastingRob Wells - VantagePointe Financial Group
Financial Development Division (Green)*Norine Mulvihill - Sr. Vice ChairBetsy Artz - Loeks Theaters (Celebration Cinema)Joel Iakiri - Huntington BankDavid Szidik - Proforma Innite Marketing
Matt Uhl - National City
Ex-Ofcio
Carol Sheets - City of Wyoming, MayorRichard Root - City of Kentwood, Mayor
Curtis Holt - City of Wyoming, ManagerBill Doren - Chamber Foundation Chair
My Business Advocate,Copyright 2009
Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce590 - 32nd Street SE
Wyoming, MI 49548-2345Tel: 616-531-5990Fax: 616-531-0252
Newsletter/Advert Information: [email protected]
Building Better Communities by
Building Better Businesses
Opinion by JohnSeptember 2009By John J. Crawford, Jr.President & CEO
Neighboring Local Chambers Begin
New Era in CollaborationThinking Locally, Acting RegionallyWill Create New Opnities for Local Businesses
I am very happy to announce some more great progresin our unending quest to enhance the value of yourChamber Membership! Five local Chambers of Commein the South Metropolitan area have elevated their levecollaboration.
Metro South ChambersThe Grandville-Jenison Area
Chamber, the Wyoming-KentwoArea Chamber, the HudsonvilleArea Chamber, Byron Center anCutlerville-Gaines Area Chambplanning a series of joint projecto create and encourage newopportunities for business in th
respective areas. Were billing our joint efforts under thheading of the Metro South Chambers of Commerce have developed a logo for these programs.
The Metro South Chambers logo is a fast way for us tolet our Members know that a particular workshop or
other event is open to all participating Chambers. All othe Chambers in West Michigan and across the statecommunicate with each other regularly. We are blessehave 35 to 40 active and successful local Chambers inregion!
The Metro South Chambers are next door neighbors thlocal, suburban Chambers. We have found that our Mbusinesses have asked for increased cooperation and tvalue this broader interaction enormously!
Sandy LeBlanc is the Executive Director of the newly mGrandville-Jenison Chamber. For now, we are really o
focusing on those programs that create added busines
building opportunities for our Members. LeBlanc saidHelping our area businesses nd and develop new
customers is a very high priority for all of our Chambe
LeBlanc and Crawford rst started putting some joint
together in early 2009 and they have proven to be very
popular among many Chamber Members. In combinat
the four Chambers have about 1,400 Member rms.
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BUSINESS GROWTH
The Biggest and Best Networking Event of the Year Oct 29th!
Want to grow your business? Thenplan on attending the SOUTH KENTBUSINESS CONNECTIONSEvent onThursday, October 29 th from 11:30p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the ApplauseBanquet Center on 28th Street.
This event combines a Lunch NLearn, a Business Expo, and aMembership Drive Reception -- all
in one action packed afternoon. Itpromises to offer great learning andgreat connections to build yourbusiness.
This year, the Event will be opento and marketed to all METROSOUTH CHAMBER Members andNot Yet Members through multipleChamber Newsletters, E-mail
Blasts, NewsTalk Radio Advertisiand Direct Mail Advertising to W-K Area businesses. This event isshaping up to be the Biggest andthe Best Networking Event of theYear!
We already have 33 Sponsors andExhibitors signed up with someshowcase tables still available.We moved locations this year to amore central location and a largefacility to allow more than the 42exhibitors and 450 attendees thaparticipated last year.
The Lunch n Learn will featuredynamic and knowledgeable PennGeorgevich, Executive Director fr
BNI Michigan on How to Build YoBusiness with Referrals!from 11:a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Learn valuabletips on building your businessthrough referrals during this powerpacked Lunch n Learn. Cost for thLunch n Learn is $15 for ChambMembers and $21 for Not YetMembers.
A Membership Drive Reception(Free Appetizers/Cash Bar) from p.m. to 7:00 p.m. will be held in t
Expo area for new members andnot yet members to meet the Boaof Directors, Committee Chairs another active members.
Contact Julie Janes-Brown at theWyoming Kentwood Area Chambeor at www.southkent.org for furthdetails.
We would like to thank ourGOLSPONSORSProformaInnite Marketing
Solutions and CitadelBroadcasting's new WJRW1340 AM News Talk station;and SILVER SPONSORS IOI Pay, MarketingHelp!, Preso
Services, Great Lakes Community
Directories and Principal Financia
Michael DeVries; for helping mak
this event possible.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.New Member Reception Starts at 5:00 p.m.
FREE ADMITTANCE WITH YOUR BUSINESS CARD
Applause Event Center28th Street SE Just West of Breton (Behind Pietro's)
Support Our Sponsors
Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
ATL Credit Union Two Men and a Truck
Costco BNI of Michigan
Lake Michigan Credit Union The Rapid
Edward Jones/Skip Knapp Cambridge Partners Inc.
Signworks Hungerford Aldrin Nichols & Carter
Huntington Bank Fast Signs
Mapes Insurance Agency
Produced By
South KentBusiness Connections
Great Learning and Great Connections to Build Your Business
The Biggest and Best
Networking Event of the Year
Great LakesCommunity Directories
Michael DeVries
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You will discover:
Effective ways to generatereferrals and salesNetworking tips that produceBIG resultsA close look at how to useWeb 2.0 (Facebook, YouTube,etc.) in your marketing.
Referral Magic: How To Capture Sales Online and Ofine
Back by popular
demand - Tony Rubleski
with Referral Magic
Thursday, October 88am to 10 amPostma Center for Worshipand EducationPine Rest Family Institute
300 68th Street SE$20 - Chamber Members$30 - Not-Yet- Members
Tony Rubleski, www.mindcapturegroup.com, Author ofthe Amazon #1 Best Selling
Book: Mind Capture, How YouCan Stand Out in the Age ofAdvertising Defcit Disorder".
(Continued from page 1)
The Metro South Chambers2009 calendar includes
Thursday, September
24, 5 7 PM, a specialAfter-HoursNetworkingEvent where businesspeople will meet dozens ofother business people tonetwork and share businesscontacts. We had more than200 Members and over 27Showcase Businesses at thisevent!
Thursday, October 8, 7:30 10:00 AM, A workshop onGrowing Sales via SocialNetworking, presented bynoted author and speaker,Tony Rubleski of the MindCapture Group of SpringLake, MI. Tony will bebringing attendees up tospeed on the latest business
use of Social Networking andother technologies, like Twitter,Facebook, LinkedIn, ConstantContact and others to expandbusiness sales and retainexisting clients. The seminar will
be held on the Pine Rest Campusat 68th Street and DivisionAvenue. Please register with
your home Chamber.
Friday, October 9, 7:30 9:30AM, Metro South SPEEDNetworking. Hosted this timeby the Wyoming-KentwoodArea Chamber of Commerce,it is held the 2nd Friday in theeven-numbered months, thisprogram has been enormouslypopular among the ChambersMemberships. SPEEDNetworking is restricted toMembers-in-Good Standingof theMetro South Chambers.
This months event is held
at Woodland CreekApartments CommunityBuilding, 3300 East ParisAvenue in Kentwood.Please register withyour home Chamber at
Southkent.org Meetings &Events.
And that's my...
Opinion by Joh
Opinion by John - Metro South Chamber Network
The power of content to attractnew businessProven ways to stay in touch
with clients and key prospects
Tony's entertaining presentationstyle will be full of motivationalinformation and ideas you can useto improve your marketing effortsboth online and ofine. Register at
www.southkent.org or call 616-531-5990. Guests are welcome at eventrates.
Another Great Event Providedby Metro South Chambers ofCommerce:
Cutlerville-GainesHudsonville
Grandville-Jenison andWyoming-Kentwood Area Cham-bers of Commerce
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CHAMBER PARTNERS
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Member 2 Member
DiscountsA program of WKACC ChamberPartners for any Member in GoodStanding. Contact [email protected] [email protected] to list youMember 2 Member Discount.
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WKACC Chamber Partner
TTaakkee tthhee BBeenneeffii tt ss CChhaa ll ll eennggee!!
TAB offers business owners peeradvice, at a discounted rate, toempower you and yourorganization to achieve yourbusiness vision.
TAB has been a ChamberPartnersince 2008 and recently renewed
their partnership for another year.
The Alternative Board helps yougrow your business, make moremoney and work fewer hours.
Contact Carol Crawford at 616-301-8081 or email her at [email protected].
Working
withChamber
Partnersis
GoodBusiness!
As a Chamber Partner, Choice Business Services offersany member of the Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber
of Commerce a signicant discount on all ofce supportservices.
CBS provides professional business support through Business Address,Conferencing Services, Clerical/Administrative Support services.
Telephone Answering, Temporary and Permanent Ofce Leasing and
much more..You give us the task we gure out the best way to
complete it! Contact Debra Bates at [email protected] or call 616-975-0100 for discount details.
Meet Your Newest Chamber PartnerMichael DeVries from PrincipalFinancial Group is offering Membersof the Wyoming-Kentwood AreaChamber of Commerce signicant
cost savings on Disability Insuranceand only for our Chamber Member
Employers and their employees.
Contact Michael at 616-942-1251 ext3020 for price and coverage details.
Chamber Partner Committee NeedsYou!The committee is currentlylooking for member businesses that
offer products or services that canhelp our members reduce the costof running a business. ContactCarol Crawford at The AlternativeBoard, 616-301-8081 or [email protected].
Recruiting Committee Members- Contact [email protected] if
you would be interested in helpingus build the Chamber PartnersProgram.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NoonGov Matters atthe Chamber
4pEducationComm @
CelebrationSouth
8:15aChamber
Foundation
7:30aMulti Chamber
SpeedNetworking
8aPAC
9-11a SCOREby appt.
4p
Ambassadors @
Main Street Pub
8aGov Matters at
KentwoodCity Hall
8amActivation &
Retention10a,
Finance11:30a,
ExecutiveCommittee
7:30aCEO Exchange
ElectionBallots
Submitted by5pm
11:30a-1p3rd Fridays!Hilton Hotel
1p
Chamber Partners
OCTOBERNEWSLETTER
DEADLINE
11 aSanta ParadeCommittee
Staff Meetingson the
Thursdaybefore 3rd
Fridays! andon all otherFridays at
10am
October 2009
31
1801 Breton Rd SE, Ste E
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
616-942-5770
To see why it makes sense to roll your 401(k) to Edward Jones, call today.
www.edwardjones.com Member SIPCS.A. (Skip) Knapp IIIFinancial Advisor
IF YOU'RE NOT AT YOUR LAST JOB,YOUR 401(K) SHOULDN'T BE EITHER.
4641 N. Breton Ct., SE
Kentwood, MI 49508
Phone: 616.656.1090
E-mail: Brinks.Law.Firm@
Prodigy.net
WEB: BrinksLawFirm.com
8aRecruitingCommittee
8-10 amMetro SouthWorkshop w/Tony Rubleski
9aBus Growth
5-7 pmChamber After
Hours
1-7 pmSouth Kent
BusinessConnections
(Expo -Lunch 'n Learn-
Networking)
11 aSanta ParadeCommittee
ElectionBallot
PostmarkDeadline
11:30aBoard ofDirectors
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Don't Forget!Marketing incentives
available from CitadeBroadcasting to allnew and renewing
Members:
Make it a point to renew your dueon time or even early if you can.
There is a great bonus advertisingbenet from Citadel Broadcasting
for timely renewals. Ask Sue,Julor John for all the details before
your Membership is due.
Refer a New Member and receivea $25.00 Chamber Bucks Credittoward your next invoice. Contacthe Chamber with your referralinformation and when yourreferral joins you will receive thecredit. Don't forget to mention themarketing package valued at $15fromCitadel Broadcasting.
Grow Your Business Through Referrals
Lunch N Learn Oct 29th
Want to grow yourbusiness?
The October Lunch n Learnwillfeature dynamic and knowledgeablePenny Georgevich, ExecutiveDirector from BNI Michigan onHow to Build Your Business withReferrals!from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00p.m. Of all the marketing toolsavailable to protably grow your
business, referrals are generally themost effective and efcient. In order to
turbo-charge your prospect generationfrom referrals, there are three keyfunctions to perform developing
your network, educating your networkand asking your network for referrals.
Learn valuable tips on building yourbusiness through referrals during thispower-packed Lunch n Learn.
Cost for the Lunch n Learn is $15for Chamber Members and $21 forNot Yet Members.
To register, contact Julie at the
Wyoming Kentwood AreaChamberor check it out at www.southkent.org.
Santa Parade Offers Business Building Opportunities
There are at least two waysthe WKACC Division AvenueSanta Parade can help growyour business. Whether yourcustomers are other businesses
or consumers, participation in theSanta Parade will put your name infront of hundreds of residents andbusinesses in the Wyoming andKentwood area.
The Santa Parade Committeedistributes more than 10,000yers to local schools at the end of
November to announce the paradeand those yers have the names
of the event sponsors on them.There are also posters placed in
businesses along the DivisionAvenue route with the names ofour sponsoring business on them.This distribution begins early inNovember.
What if you can't do asponsorship?The 3rd AnnualWKACC Division Avenue SantaParade is currently reserving spotsin their December 5th Parade onDivision between 33rd and 43rd
Streets for Member and Non-Member Business ParticipantEntries. You don't have to be amember of WKACC to sponsor orparticipate in the parade but you'llsave money with your ChamberMembership.
Whether you can offer a oat,
decorated trailer or eet vehicle, we
would love to hear from you.
Have some employees that wouldlike to march carrying a banner
with your company logo or speciaevent on it? Just let us know
and we'll get the participantapplication to you. Don't miss thiopportunity to place your businename prominently on this growincommunity event.
For more information or to getan application, log on to www.southkent.org or check outthe Santa Parade Blog at www.
wyoming-kentwoodsantaparade.blogspot.com posted by CommitteChair, Susan Sasek.
If you have any questions or woulike more information contact
Janine Burns at 616-531-5990 oemail [email protected].
Considering a supportingsponsorship? Let us know rightaway so you won't miss beingincluded on any pre-eventpublicity.
Employees from Lake Michigan CreditUnion share the spirit of the season atthe '08 WKACC Division Avenue SantaParade
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Advertise in the New & Improved My Business AdvocateGet Your Message in Front of 750+ Business and Community Leaders Each Month!
(These rates for Members Only. Non-members pay 150% of member rate).
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For more information, contact Sue Bynum at 616-531-5990 or at [email protected] deadline is the 3rd Friday of the month prior to publication. Preferred formatsare PDF, Word and JPEG. Other formats may be acceptable, call to verify.
Chamber Foundation Fundraiser Will Save Your MoneyPurchase your 2010 Entertainment Passbook and support the Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber FoundatioPassbooks only cost $20 and they're chocked full of two-for-one coupons at local restaurants, entertainmentfacilities and much much more. We have them at the Chamber ofce. Get yours today by contacting Julie at 61
531-5990 or email her at [email protected]. Books are also available from any member of the WKA ChamberFoundation Board.
Jeff Van Natter and Steven Graf from Tulip City DetailPlus and employees cut the ribbon at their new facilitylocated at 154 E Lakewood Blvd, Suite 100 in Holland.
Members of the Chamber Board, Ambassadors andStaff were on hand to offer congratulations at Tulip
City Detail Plus' recent Grand Opening.Grand Openings and Ribbon Cuttings are some of tmany services the chamber can provide for MembeLet everyone you know about all the great benets
becoming a Member of the Wyoming-Kentwood AreChamber of Commerce.
The Chamber Ambassadors will be sure to leteveryone they talk to know about your event and
we'll put it on the Chamber Calendar for all of ourmembers to see. Contact us to see if the event youare planning qualies for this service and let your
potential member referrals know we can do it forthem too.
Contact [email protected] to have the Chamberrepresented at your next public event. We'll bring tribbon, scissors and a nice commemorative plaquefor your "wall of fame". We request at least 30 daysadvance notice of your event.
Let Us Help Make Your Next Event Extra Special
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Welcome New Members
Renewing Members
Member MilestonesBusinesses listed on this page are marking a Member Milestone. Pleasetake the time to welcome new members and congratulate renewingmembers, especially those celebrating an anniversary, on their continuingsupport of YOUR Chamber of Commerce.
For more information on any of these members log on to www.southkent.org and click on information request or call 616-531-5990 for more details
September Volunteerof the Month
Congratulations to Gregg
Howard on being namedVolunteer of the Month.
Member SpotlightBoard Executives meet monthly and select the
outstanding volunteer and Committee for their
effort and results on behalf of WKACC.
September Committeeof the Month
The 5th Annual 28th StreetMetro Cruise receives heartycongratulations from the BoardExecutives on a successful event toremember.
Nearly 80,000 visitors and 10,000cars participated despite almost twofull days of less than ideal weatherconditions. Committee Membersand Lead Volunteers included:Joel Iakiri - Division DirectorDan Van Dyke - Committee ChairRick Sturim - Interim CommitteeChair/co chairGregg Howard - Logistics and SiteManagementDenise Hughes - PR and MarketingErin Bowen - Visitor RelationsScott Gardnew - Public SafetyTodd Duncan - Board Chair,Committee Advisor
Charlie Steen - Special EventCoordinator, Sponsorship SalesLillian Vander Veen - Hospitality
Tent at Klingman's, Day of EventVolunteerLaurie Hable - Centerpointe Mall,Day of Event VolunteerJanna Falicki - Day of EventVolunteerJohn Crawford - Chamber StaffJulie Janes-Brown - Chamber Staff
Gregg was a volunteer on the 5thAnnual 28th Street Metro CruiseExecutive Committee and served asDirector of Logistics and Site Managerfor the two day event. Using a SegueScooter, Gregg traveled over 80 milesat the Rogers' Plaza Parking Lotalone on Friday and Saturday. Howmuch more of the area he walked isanyones guess! Nice Job Gregg, greatevent!
Arrow Roong & Supply,
IncBaymont Inn & SuitesCascade WineryComerica Bank
Fire Fighters Sales &ServiceFlagstar BankGillis Family ChiropracticGrand Rapids InnHairstyles by JanetHobart Sales & ServiceInformation TechnologySystems, LLC
Lenger Travel Center, IncMetro Motors, IncMichigan Lake to Lake BedBreakfast AssociationNorl Schut Greenhouses, I
Palmer Hills CondoAssociationParkwood Pharmacy, LLCPriority Construction, IncPriority Health ManagedBenets
Quick Printing CoResidence Inn by Marriott
McDonald Plumbing, Inc- Ed McDonald, (616) 698-6771
John Russos WineWarehouse & Deli - JohnRusso, (616) 827-3902
EnvironmentalInnovations -
William Mohr, (616) 366-3518
Holiday Inn Express -Matt Piromari, (616) 940-8100
Farmers Insurance Grou- John Todd, (616) 956-35
Steen, Charles M. - CharSteen, (616) 635-2840
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New Deadline for
3rd Fridays! Early
Registration Discount!
Friday, Oct 16
11:30 am to 1 pmOur rst of the next three 3rd Fridays!
Luncheons will be at Hilton GrandRapids Airport Hotel Memberspay only $15 with early registrationby NOON ON BY MONDAY OCT12. Not-yet-member and memberregistration after 12pm on October 12is still only $21.00
Showcase tables are available forOctober, November and Decemberwhile availability lasts. Reserve yours
today for only $35.00 more.
Contact [email protected] formore information or download theapplication at www.southkent.org.Register on-line and don't forgetyour business cards!
MEMBER NEWS AND NOTES
Forest of Fear Opens Oct 2!Get $5 off on select Dates:Oct 2, 3, 8, 9Get $3 off all other nights
Paid Advertisement
except Saturday).Forest of Fear will be openOct 2, 3, 8-10, 15-18, 22-25, & 29-31.www.forestoffear.com
The Forest of Fearis run by theKentwood Jaycees! Forest of Fear
s a totally volunteer run event Soplease come out and support theKentwood Junior Chamber and treatyourself to what has quickly becomea Halloween tradition in our area!
Would you like to get more involvedn your community Join the KentwoodJaycees we are looking for membersbetween the ages of 21-40.
The Kentwood Jaycees are a uniquegroup of individuals that wantto make a difference in theircommunity. They also have ahuge business background theleadership skills learned can beimplemented in the workplace!
The Jaycees is leadershiptraining with a net. You'llbenet through personal growth
along with new life-lasting
friendships!Please contact Jenny Dukarski if
you would like more informationabout the
Kentwood Jaycees Jenny Dukarski Forest of FearChair, Management VPeMail: [email protected]
Save up to 25% with a 3rd Fridays! ANNUAL PASSIf you attend frequently, SAVEMONEY with a 3rd Fridays!Luncheon Annual Pass or a 3rdFridays! Showcase Pass.
For a one-time fee of $126, yourbusiness is issued a laminatedAnnual Pass which reserves yourspot at 12 consecutive 3rd Fridays!luncheons
The Advantages? SAVE 25% ofRegular Monthly RSVP Cost!(SAVE almost 50% off of theregular member rate costs)!!RSVP your REGRETS only! Weresaving YOUR seat!No need to stop at registration,
just start networking!
NOTE: Annual Passes expire 12months after issue.Annual Passes are transferrableWITHIN your business, (but NOTfrom business to business).
You may still bring a Guest and still
set up your Business SHOWCASEfor the regular small added charges!
Add an Annual Showcase toyour 3rd Fridays! Annual
Pass!Wow! And here is a Great Add-On!! You can now SHOWCASEDisplay Your Business at up totwelve consecutive 3rd Fridays!events for only $396 which includesone lunch per month! That is a 25%savings from our per month charge!A Showcase Display includes somepodium time and normally is $35per date. Same restrictions apply tothe Annual Pass as for the Luncheon
Pass.
Contact [email protected] to orderyour 3rd Fridays! Annual Pass- or Annual Showcase Pass - now!Call today and have it activatedby the October 16th 3rd Fridays!
2010 Board Elections
The Chamber needs your voteto choose our leadership for
2010. Ballots are to be cast forapproximately one-third of theBoard members each year. Three-
year terms of ofce begin in January
each year.
Ballots were mailed on September30, 2009. They were mailed toprimary contacts for each MemberBusiness.
All completed ballots must bepostmarked no later than October
13th. (Ballots may be dropped offat the Chamber Ofce until 5pm on
Thursday, October 15th).
Watch the NovemberAdvocatefor the results of the 2010 Boardof Directors Election and planto attend the Annual Meeting on
January 29, 2010 to meet them.