MACC GOLF CLASSIC IS
JUNE 23 AT BRANSON BAY
The 33rd annual MACC Golf Classic will take place at Branson Bay Golf Course on Friday, June 23rd. The outing begins with a continental breakfast and check in with shotgun start to follow at 10 a.m. The cost per golfer is a great value, with 18 holes of golf with a cart, breakfast, lunch at the turn, and the after-golf reception with steak dinner now included. Contests and prizes are plentiful. Sponsors are also always an important part of the golf outing and several sponsorships are still available. A great way to get involved is to sponsor a hole (tee or green). This opportunity showcases your business as part of an enjoyable outdoor networking event. We also need non-golfer volunteers to help on the day of the outing.
All Chamber member businesses are invited to provide door prizes and advertising specialties or other items for about 80 “golfer goodie bags. Each year approximately 100 business people take advantage of this outing to do some business and have some fun on the course. A hard-working committee helps plan details for the event and volunteers to help on the day of the outing. For information on sponsorship or to register golfers, see the enclosed flyer or just contact the Chamber office.
Thanks go to all the sponsors who have already signed on to be a part of the Golf Classic. So far, they include Shafer Redi-Mix, Kelly Automotive Group, Dart Bank, A&W Restaurant, Benedict Auto Body, Ware’s Pharmacy, CRG Directories, Homant Quality Water, Curves for Women, Fiedler Insurance Agency, Flood Reid Agency, Mason Insurance Agency, Joseph A. Young & Associates, Raymond James & Associates, Merindorf Meats, ServiceMaster Clean, Judy & Russ Whipple, with more to come!
Shafer Brothers, Inc.
29150 C Drive North
Albion, Michigan 49224
GET READY FOR JULY 4th INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION
Enjoy a great July 4th family celebration in Mason this year. Take in the car show from 10 a.m. to about 5 p.m. in the beautiful setting of Mason’s downtown around the Courthouse square hosted by the County Seat Old Car Club. Streets downtown are closed to traffic so cars can be on display in a relaxed atmosphere for families to view. The car show features over 200 vehicles of many types and oldies music played from a specially-equipped 1954 Greyhound Scenic Cruiser bus. Food will be available all day from vendor and service club booths, as well as from some downtown eateries.
Come back after dinner for mid-Michigan’s only evening July 4th parade, which is hosted by the Chamber. The open parade starts at Mason High School and proceeds through the downtown area, goes around the Courthouse, and then returns to the school. For the ninth year, it is sponsored by Ingham County Community News and steps off at 7:30 p.m. The fireworks begin at dusk at the Ingham County Fairgrounds on the east side of Mason. The fireworks are sponsored by the City of Mason, Dansville and Leslie Fire Departments and the Mason Lions Club.
MACC COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED
Each year, the Chamber awards a $500 community service scholarship to a Mason Public Schools graduating senior. This year’s scholarship was presented at Mason High School’s awards ceremony on May 11th to Kaitlin Lamphere. The presentation was made by Dan Schlattman of Daniel J. Schlattman CPA and president of the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce. This Chamber scholarship emphasizes the importance of community service and is awarded each year to a student who, like Kaitlin Lamphere, demonstrates a sustained commitment to community volunteerism.
NEW VALUE CARD DISCOUNT
Arbonne International Independent Consultant Janet Hucul is a newer Chamber member and the newest member to provide a Member Value Card offer. She will offer 15% off to member value card holders or after $100 in purchases will pay for your discount membership so that you will receive 35% off for an entire year. Contact her at (517) 623-6481 or (517) 525-3614 or e-mail her at janeth@hughes.net or see her www.puregratitude.myarbonne.com website. Offers are on the Chamber website. Members just contact the Chamber if they need cards.
MASON BRASS QUINTET AT NEXT TNL! CONCERT
Bring your lawn chairs and blankets to downtown Mason on Thursday evening June 29th, when the Mason Brass Quintet will play on the Courthouse lawn starting at 6:30 p.m. Mason’s First United Methodist Church will also host an ice cream social at the concert. In July, the Mason Optimist Club will have sweet corn and popcorn and the Backwoods Band will play starting at 5:30 p.m. August’s concert will be the Sweet Adelines. September will be the Mason High School Band and Cheer Squad. Concerts are on the Courthouse lawn the last Thursday of the month, weather permitting.
NEW MEMBER JOINS
Welcome to the following new Chamber member:
Healthy & Fit Magazine
P.O. Box 26
Mason, MI 48854
Phone: (517) 256-1077
tim@healthyandfitmagazine.com
www.healthyandfitmagazine.com
Tim Kissman
Healthy and Fit Magazine is mid-Michigan’s fastest growing – and most read – health and fitness magazine. It features interesting local information from area trainers, doctors and athletes.
NEWS FROM OUR CHAMBER MEMBERS
There will be a Mason Jewett Airport Open House on Saturday, June 10th, 2006, from 10 AM to 2 PM. Members of the community are welcome to come see the airport facilities and enjoy a free hot dog lunch. Concurrently, Young Eagles Aviation Day will be held on that same Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 55 hanger. Local pilots will be offering area youngsters ages 8 to 17 their first airplane flight FREE of charge. Flights will be on a first come, first served basis; approximately 20 minutes in length. A parent or guardian MUST be present or provide a signed permission slip. Advance reservations for large groups are encouraged.
On Sunday, June 11th, 2006, EAA Chapter 55 will host their annual Mason Dawn Patrol Pancake Breakfast from 7 AM to 12:30 PM. Come and enjoy a hearty breakfast of all-you-can-eat pancakes (served with eggs, sausage, juice and coffee). $5 per adult; children 12 and under $3. Enjoy an opportunity to visit Mason Jewett Airport and see homebuilt, antique, classic and military aircraft. Parking and admission to the airport is FREE. For additional information call Bill Purosky 517-214-2729 or Tom Botsford 517-256-4381 or visit their website at www.EAA55.org
The Eldorado Golf Course, located at 3750 W. Howell Road, will be hosting the fifth annual Corporate Golf Challenge Fundraiser on Friday, June 2nd for Closing the Digital Gap (CTDG) and the Black Child & family Institute in conjunction with Rich Garza. The event’s package at $80 per person has a 9 AM shotgun start and includes a hospitality tent, skins pot, and an additional 18 holes at Eldorado. To sign up, call Marcus Jefferson at (517) 485-7581. You may also visit their website at www.ctdg.org/event/golf2006/index.shtml for more information.
Carl Howard of ServiceMaster Clean invites you be a part of the fifth annual Robert Alan Howard Memorial Golf Outing on Wednesday, June 21st at Centennial Acres. This fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association is a great way to tune up your game before our 33rd annual MACC Golf Classic two days later at Branson Bay! For an entry form and details, including sponsorship information, just contact us at the Chamber office and we’ll mail or fax the information to you right away.
CHAMBER VOLUNTEERS VALUED AND NEEDED
Volunteers are a driving force behind all that the Chamber accomplishes each year. From coordinating networking events to overseeing the Chamber’s economic development efforts, volunteers provide the critical resources needed to help the Chamber serve its members. Right now, we’re in need of a few people to help with our Horse Show on June 9, 10 & 11. Let us know if you would be able to help out.
Volunteers who serve on our event groups and standing committees enable the Chamber to provide services that strengthen the economic vitality and quality of life in our region by generating economic development, influencing public policy, and providing services that help our local businesses prosper and grow. These committees are a great way to meet fellow members, network and contribute to the community. They’re also a great way to share your expertise and increase your company's visibility.
Chamber volunteer opportunities are open to all associates and employees of Chamber member companies and organizations. For more information on where you fit in -- or to review the committee, activity, opportunities -- just call Doug Klein at the Chamber office at (517) 676-1046.
FARMERS MARKET RETURNS JULY 15
The 100 block of East Maple Street in downtown Mason will again see a Saturday morning Farmers Market beginning July 15. The Market will be open every Saturday through October 14. The Farmers Market is sponsored by the Mason Farmers Market Association, a non-profit group with a Board of Directors that is looking for new members. Ten to fifteen vendors are again expected to offer a variety of produce including fruits, vegetables, flowers - both fresh and dried, plants, foods and value-added products. The Farmers Market is a program to bring a new, fun, social, and exciting event to downtown Mason and to generate potential customers for existing businesses in the Mason area.
MAY MIXER FEATURED MANY PRIZE WINNERS
Our Margaritaville Mixer on May 18th was a fun networking event, thanks to the hard work of all our MACC Ambassadors. Over 60 people enjoyed a variety of fun activities, golf games, door prizes, cash bar, tasty food, and beverages at the Eldorado. The big winner of the “Millionaire Sweepstakes” (winning the interest on a million dollars for one day) was Dr. Lynne Sowers of Sowers Chiropractic Center. She had a lucky roll of the “big die” of 5, which meant she won at 5%, which was about $135! Thanks to Independent Bank for their sponsorship of the contest.
Our May Mixer euchre tournament produced its first trophy winners: Jeff Haueter of A&W Restaurant and Mary Tressel of Dart Bank will have their names engraved on our new “traveling trophy.”
Our thanks also go to GCC Technologies, who sponsored a golf putting game that was very popular, and to the many who contributed great door prizes: Dart Bank, LAFCU, Senator Valde Garcia, Randy Gladstone, Sam’s Club, Star Associates, Dart Container Corporation, and the LCC Foundation.
MACC HORSE SHOW IS AT FAIRGROUNDS
For the 34th consecutive year, the Chamber will sponsor the Arabian Horse Show on June 9, 10 and 11 at the Ingham County Fairgrounds. This is our longest-running Chamber special event. Cathy Groce, our Horse Show Manager, expects over 250 horses, their owners and trainers from throughout the Midwest to converge on Mason to take part in the show this year. Participants hope to earn points to qualify for the National Arabian Horse Show finals later this year. For three days, a large group of professional horse show staff, ranging from the judge to the hands-on blacksmith to the photographer who chronicles winners in each class, will play their expert parts. We still need a few “non-expert” Chamber volunteers to assist in an “on-call” status for the weekend to help Cathy, so contact the Chamber office if you’ll be in town that weekend!