MASON IN
MOTION UPDATE
Mid-Month Supplement to the Monthly “Mason in Motion” Newsletter
Mason Area Chamber of
Commerce
Phone 517-676-1046 - Fax
517-676-8504
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Welcome New Members --
Extend welcome to the following new Chamber members! We have three new members
since the August “Mason In Motion” Newsletter was published. D’Haene Insurance
Agency,
Committee Meetings -- This
week we'll have our very first Down Home Days Committee meeting on Tuesday,
August 15th at
Ribbon Cuttings & Open
Houses -- New
member Anne D'Haene had her ribbon cutting last Wednesday. Thanks to the many
who turned out! While there, we found our that the new Baja Grille will be
opening in early September in to the old Cayenne Grille spot. Owner Ryan Carter
was at Anne’s ribbon cutting near the end and picked up membership materials on
Friday from our office.
-- Our Mason Area Chamber
Ambassadors will have a joint ribbon cutting with the Lansing Regional Chamber
Ambassadors at the
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Sign Up for Committees --
Check the insert in your last newsletter for our committee signup sheet. Make
copies and distribute to those in your company or organization who should be
more involved. We have an immediate need for leadership on Down Home Days,
Corvette Raffle Party, and the Holiday Celebration. Details are at
http://www.masonchamber.org/committees.htm on our
opportunities for volunteers and leaders. Who else can help us?
Mason Festival of Balloons
-- This coming
weekend’s Mason Festival of Balloons has information linked to our website.
Just scroll down to the end of the homepage at www.masonchamber.org
and click on the balloon.
Mason Aviation Day –
EAA Chapter 55’s Mason Aviation Day at the airport has invited us to have a
visitor’s booth and the Corvette at their Sunday event August 20. They’ll have
a pancake breakfast and steak dinner. See details at
www.eaa55.org. For our booth there, we have
shifts still open: two at
Downtown Mason Merchants --
A meeting of downtown merchants arranged by the DDA was last Friday at Mike’s
Firehouse Grill. “Ideas to increase downtown shopping traffic” was the topic.
Many good ideas were shared. The group decided to get behind the “
Thursday Night Live
-- Letters about Thursday
Night Live! concert sponsorship ($300 each) for August and September went to a
few members early last week. Please help us find sponsorship for our August and
September concerts. We’re tentatively planning eight concerts in 2007 (up from
five the past two years), but will need sponsorships for each next year to make
that happen.
Good Morning Mason
The Wanger Home Project --
New member GLHBA Foundation asked us to send a pitch letter to joint members of
the Chamber and GLHBA for assistance with their Wanger house project. We did so
late last week. A radio station remote and groundbreaking with Rich Michaels
will be at
Office and Other Reminders
-- Bonnie Root, our
administrative assistant, will be on vacation August 28 through September 4.
The MACC office will be closed Labor Day
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