Chamber President

Bill Burr

All Saints Cemetery

Thoughts from your President:Summertime and the living is easy.  Your Chamber has been busy.  Concerts in the Park had a great run, with record attendance each week, which meant tremendous Ice Cream sales.  Though many travel this time of year our attendance at BOB’s has been outstanding.  Having a great summer is the Challenge Cup, if you follow its exploits on Facebook you will know that it has been all over the Detroit area.  From all appearances it is having a better time than me.

Work is underway for a new Beer University, the chair women have some awesome plans, stay tuned for more info.  Taste of Clarkston our major fundraiser is coming up on Sunday, September 25^th we will need plenty of volunteers.  Also, there are exhibit opportunities for you business.  Finally, the 25^th Anniversary  of Expo is coming on Thursday, November 10^th.  This promises to be a grand event showcasing the Best of the Best businesses of the Clarkston area.

Soon I will take a little vacation and some time with my wife.  We all need time away from the grind to refocus ourselves and I intend on doing just that.

See you at the next event.  Continue to prosper!

Bill Burr

Chamber BOB

August 11, 2011

7:45-9:00 a.m.

The Dental Spa

6100 Dixie Hwy., Suite A

Clarkston, MI 48346

MEMBERS registration $15/person.

Non-members $25/person

MEMBERS Save $5 when you sign up and pay in advance.  Early Bird discounts apply to registrations received 48 hours prior to the event.

Online Reservations

MacPhee's

650 S. Ortonville Rd.

Ortonville, MI

August 18, 2011

11:45-1:00 p.m.

SPEAKER: Clarkston Performing Arts Center

MEMBER Registration $25

Non-member Registration $30

MEMBERS Save $5 when you sign up and pay in advance! Early Bird Registration applies to registrations received 48 hours prior to the event.

Online Registration

Get on the Bus!
ONE NIGHT
WEDNESDAY

August 24, 2011
5:30-9:00 pm

Three Venues

Fountains, Mesquite Creek and Mr. B's

FREE Parking and Bus Shuttle
Park at Fountains
Party Buses by 24/7 Limousines

$35 per person

LIMIT 75 tickets

Online Registration

OCN Business Card Exchange

Bayside Sports Grille

142 E. Walled Lake Drive, Walled Lake

(at the historic lakefront district)

August 31, 2011

5:30-7:30 p.m.

www.LakesAreaChamber.com

Register by phone: 248.624.2826

or fax: 248.624.2892

Taste of Clarkston SPONSORSHIP BROCHURE is now available online. 

September 25, 2011 on Main Street!

Coming soon - J. Design Home & Office!  A spiritual approach to designing your home or office space to enhance and create a calm environment for all to enjoy.   Details to come; call Jules at 248-390-9270 with questions.

HEALTH Have you ever wondered if you were breathing properly when you do an asana?  Come to the Breath Class at Yoga Oasis  on Tuesday at 11:15 AM  where we will take you through breathing exercizes  to calm the mind,  enhance body awareness and  build energy.  It's an easy class for students  who have therapeutic issues, are just starting on their yoga journey or want to enhance their practice.

  For more information call 248-770-5388  or  go to www.YogaOasisNow.com

SERVICE Scott Lake Banquet Center can help you make any occasion elegant and memorable with our experienced staff, Executive Chef and our Banquet Coordinator we ask all of the right questions to make planning effortless for you. 

Our facility seats up to 300 people and our room rentals are waived for funeral luncheons.  

For Your convenience we offer:

·      Video Projectors

·      Flip charts

·      DVD and VCR capabilities

·      Easels

·      Podiums with microphones

·      Complete sound systems 

If you have any further questions about our Banquet facility or menus please call 248-673-9860 ext.2

For more information or to make a reservation please contact us at:
(248) 625-8844 (Lowries)
(248) 620-9000 (Plum Hollow)
Or email us at: reception@lowrieslandscape.com

Karen  S. McMurray        
karenmcmurray@allstate.com
248.625.5880
248.625.3319 fax

Hello fellow Chamber members,

This is a reminder that we give gas gift cards for referrals! Or if you call in for a quote ask for a $10 gas card. We appreciate being a part of the chamber and try to stop and buy from other chamber members. Here is an added bonus!

Also, we have added a new staff member Carla McLaughlin-Kane. She is licensed and ready to work, give her a call for a quote and test her skills! She will be attending the chamber meetings starting this month.

4000 W Highland Road
Highland MI 48357
248.714.1094

NEW DISCOUNT COUPON

Dear Chamber Member,
The month of August is Chamber Appreciation Month for all of its members.
We are offering 20 % off your entire purchase or 25% off any one regular priced item.
Offer expires August 31st
Lady La’s Boutique is expanding its lines and would like to invite you to come check us out.  FLYER

“Live, Love, Believe in the Cure” 

Michigan Hematology Oncology, P.C. and the Swan for Life Cancer Foundation are inviting you to partner with us to host our second annual event in honor of Breast Health Awareness Month. 

What: Afternoon Tea 

Luncheon

Keynote speaker

Medical Expert 

When: Saturday, October 1, 2011 

Where: Michigan Hematology Oncology, P.C.

               Great Lakes Cancer Institute, 5680 Bow Pointe Drive, Clarkston, MI 48346 

Time:  1:00 – 3:00 p.m. 

Ways to Partner with Us:

• Become a Table Captain and provide the following, choosing your own special theme:*
• Table Linens (white tablecloth provided)
• Table settings for 10 to include the following items:

Teacups, Silverware, 1 Serving Platter, Cream/sugar, Water Glasses

• Centerpiece
• Table Favors for 10
• Door Prize Donations
• Your partnership includes 4 seats for guests of your choosing at your table.  The remaining 6 seats will be Breast Cancer Survivors invited by our organization.  We encourage you to provide us with any names of survivors who may be interested in attending this special event. 

*A tax deductible donation of $100 is requested to secure your table.  Feel free to utilize items that you already have!  Creativity is encouraged.  Please acknowledge your business or organization in the table design.  We will recognize your business in the promotional materials for the event.  Swan for Life Cancer Foundation Tax ID # is 26-3989312.  

Rsvp @ 248.620.9600, ext. 5, to either Angela Andary or Leah McLean at Swan for Life Cancer Foundation

NEW CHARITABLE Oakland County Sportsmen’s Club (OCSC) will be participating in another **Desert Angel Miracle Box Packing Party here at our club on Thursday, August 4, 4:00pm until 7:00pm.  The theme will be Shake, Rattle & Roll so rev up your classic cruiser or hot rod and roll on over to OCSC and pack a Miracle Box!  Get your picture taken of you and your box in front of your car and we’ll send it with the next shipment of boxes!  Don’t have a classic car?  No problem!  Lace up your saddle oxfords or zip up those go-go boots and come join the fun and pack a Miracle Box! 

Making a difference, one box at a time!   

Along with the suggested items below, we will be collecting NEW men's and women's sock (black only), NEW T-shirts (black only) and NEW boxer shorts (sizes medium & large only)

Suggested items: breakfast/granola bars, pop tarts, dried fruit, jerky, crackers, nuts, snacks, cookies, canned or packaged tuna or meats (no pork), fruit snacks, “instant foods” such as ramen noodles, instant soup cups, oatmeal, cereal, mac & cheese, peanut butter, hard candy, gum, dry beverage mixes (Kool Aid, Gatorade, etc), coffee-ground or instant, coffee creamer, tea bags. Miscellaneous items:  foot care items, skin care; soap, lotion, shampoo, wet wipes, stick deodorant, oral & lip care; toothbrushes/toothpaste, mouthwash, lip balm, women’s personal hygiene items, phone cards, note pads, pens, sun block, blank greeting cards, Ziploc bags (all sizes). 

NOTE:  NO aerosols of any kind, NO chocolate candy (melts) 

The O.C.S.C. Office will be collecting items for these boxes and donations can be left in the collection boxes by the office door or bring them on August 4.  If further information is required, please call the Club Office at 248/623-0444, 9:00am until 5:00 pm, Tuesday through Saturday, or check out Louise’s website TheDesertAngel.org.  Please remember that it does cost $12.00 to ship one box, so cash or check donations are needed and greatly appreciated!  Please help support this program.  Packing Miracle Boxes is a simple way to reach out and remind our troops how much we appreciate them and that they are not forgotten.  Come and join us.  You will make a difference!

NEW FAMILY  Hi Everyone!

I hope that everyone is having a fantastic summer!  We're hoping to add to your festivities.  On August 6th we're hosting our a benefit for Homes For Our Troops.  It will be held in the back of our property from 4-8pm.  We are hoping to generate a lot of interest which in turn will generate attendance.  It is going to be what we think will be a fantastic afternoon of family fun.  We'll be featuring a few different bands including Clarkston's 'The Locals'.  Local food from The Woodshop and Cook's Farm ice cream.  We'll have a dunk tank, which we hope will generate a couple of bucks!!!  Our own Don Rush has kindly agreed to volunteer for one of the slots - whoop!  If anyone is interested in volunteering in any capacity we would most grateful.  Many of our vendors our donating their services, some are discounting services, some are volunteering their time.  I've attached a letter from the organization if you are interested in posting it in your store.  We are really hoping to spread the word and could use your help.  Please feel free to phone me or Steph with any questions.   

Fondly,

Shari Schulz

Clarkston Flower Shoppe

The Clarkston Football for a Cure annual game is a fundraising event that honors those that have been touched by cancer.  READ MORE about Football for a Cure ORDER A SHIRT

CLARKSTON FOOTBALL TO KICK OFF

CANCER FUNDRAISER AUG. 14

Community Invited to Support “Football for A Cure”

 Clarkston High School’s football team will be taking the field in the fight against cancer on Saturday, August 13, 2011. The second annual “Football for a Cure” will feature a pre-season scrimmage among the varsity players, with kick-off slated for 7 p.m. at the Clarkston High School football field.

For this game, players will trade in their blue and gold jerseys for pink or blue jerseys, featuring the name of a family member or friend who has been touched by cancer.

The game is open to the general public, and all proceeds will benefit the Great Lakes Cancer Institute-Clarkston and the McLaren Breast Center-Clarkston, both located at the McLaren Health Care Village in Clarkston. 

Community members can support the event through the following donor opportunities:

Donate $100 to buy a commemorative game jersey with name plate on the back

• Donate $50 for a commemorative nameplate honor your loved one on the back of a Clarkston game jersey
• Donate $50 to be an honorary “Coach of the Day” and enjoy sideline viewing of the game plus receive a polo shirt.
• Donate $10 to purchase a “Football for a Cure” t-shirt.
• Donate a monetary gift of your choice.

NOTE: The orders for jerseys are due by July 31, 2011. 

More information on how to make a donation or further support the event can be obtained by calling the McLaren Breast Center-Clarkston at 248-922-6810. Checks are payable to Clarkston Football.

The McLaren Breast Center is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to providing advanced and comprehensive breast health services. The Breast Center features the latest diagnostic technology, including digital mammography, which is critical to the early detection of breast cancer and other breast conditions. Other major components of the Breast Center include evaluation and treatment planning by a multidisciplinary team of specialists; services of a dedicated patient navigator to assist patients through the diagnostic and treatment process, and a full range of education and support services.

Great Lakes Cancer Institute-Clarkston is committed to keeping the cancer patient in the center of all services, treatment plans and programs of support. The team of skilled and experienced cancer physicians and experts at GLCI-Clarkston create personalized treatment plans in collaboration with the patient and family.  Among GLCI’s services are: clinical research, a specialty clinic, medical oncology, radiation oncology, orthopedic oncology, specially-trained oncology nurses, multi-disciplinary cancer conferences, PET/CT services, a laboratory patient service center, a patient resource center, oncology community education and patient support services. The adjacent Garden of Healing and Renewal provides a beautiful retreat for patients, care givers, clinicians, and community members to find peace and serenity. For more information, call 248-922-6610.

NEW CHARITABLE"Scoop for Hearts" fundraiser at Culver's of Clarkston Tuesday evening, August 16th from 4-8pm.  (Kick off event for the Congential Heart Walk)

OUR BIGGEST “KID’S NIGHT” EVER! 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16^th, 4–8pm

Culver’s of Clarkston, 6910 Sashabaw Rd 

IT’S A PARTY ON THE LAWN! 

●Huge Inflatables & Slides from Oakland County Parks

●Pony Rides by Blueberry Hill

●Planet Kids crafts & bounce house

●Face Painting & Balloons

●Music, Games, Entertainment and More! 

Join us for delicious food, family fun, and to make a difference!

This Kid’s Night is also our annual “Scoop for Hearts” fundraiser—10% of all food sales will go to The Children’s Heart Foundation.

Thank you to our co-sponsor Oakland County Parks & Recreation!

Culver’s of Clarkston, 6910 Sashabaw Rd.  248-922-9224

PRESS RELEASE  FLYER

NEW CHARITABLE SE Michigan's first "Congenital Heart Walk".

The Walk will be held in Depot Park on Sunday, September 11th at 9am. This is a national fundraising campaign happening at 20 cities across the country and we're proud to bring it to SE Michigan this year. Adults, children and families in the CHD community and beyond will rally to raise awareness and funds, then walk through the downtown village. Adults, children adn families in the CHD community and beyond will rally and walk to raise awareness and funds. Both events support The Children's Heart Foundation, which funds breakthrough research for children born with congenital heart defects.  

Congenital Heart Walk - Metro Detroit

 We’re fighting CHD’s one step at a time!

SEPTEMBER 11th - SAVE THE DATE!

The Congenital Heart Walk is a national effort between The Children’s Heart Foundation and the Adult Congenital Heart Association. This year, thousands will walk in over 20 cities across the country to honor and support the millions of children and adults living with congenital heart disease. CHD’s are the most common and deadly birth defect in the U.S.  Money raised supports the missions of these national non-profit organizations by funding services, programs, and cutting-edge medical research. Join the Congenital Heart Walk to show the nation how a team of inspired individuals in our community can make a difference!

REGISTER TODAY!

www.congenitalheartwalk.org

Click “Register” and “Metro Detroit”

This event will feature a spirited walk through the downtown Village of Clarkston. We’ll begin with an inspirational rally at Depot Park, which will include food, music, entertainment, giveaways, and more! Register on our website today to start making a difference.  

For more information contact sallypowers@hotmail.com

PRESS RELEASE  FLYER

NEW ENVIRONMENT Wild Ones, North Oakland Chapter will be hosting a Seven Ponds Prairie Restoration Tour

Led by Mike Champagne Saturday, August 13, 2011

9:30am – 12:00pm

Please refer to the event flyer and press release for more information. 

Seven Ponds Nature Center

3854 Crawford Road

Dryden, Mi  48428

NEW BUSINESS and COMMUNITY

Best of the Best EXPO

November 10, 2011

6-8 at Clarkston High School

Business to Business Hour 5-6 p.m.

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION COMING SOON!

Watch for your August Advertising Advantage Mailer!

The Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to offer GREAT DEALS with the

Chamber Advantage Program from Office Depot!

Pens, folders, files, computer software, palm pilots... Are your company’s office supply costs getting out of control or are you looking to maximize your dollar?

The partnership between Office Depot and the Chamber can now help cut your office supply expenses with great savings on the items you purchase the most! Chamber members now have the exclusive opportunity to save as much as 90% at Office Depot on all office supplies. That’s an incredible discount on paper, hardware, post-its, labels and all your office needs.

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Office Depot makes ordering easy for Chamber members with next day delivery and monitoring your company’s office supply expenses with monthly reporting. Plus save time with convenient ways to order – phone, fax or internet! With each purchase that you make, Office Depot will give back to your Chamber! It’s easy and free to use- get yours from the Chamber.

Contact Teri or Molly

248-625-8055