Chamber President

Bill Burr

All Saints Cemetery

Thoughts from your President:

This is my last article as my term of office winds down.  It has been a privilege to serve as your President this year.  I have had the pleasure of meeting so many of you this year and I trust your membership is worth its weight in gold.  I know mine is! 

The Chamber’s activities this year have been awesome.  The many events have all proved that this is a great Chamber.  As a board member we look at the finances and I assure you that the Chamber is running on all cylinders.  We have surpassed our budget in Concerts, Women in Business, Expo, Golf and Beer University.  What this tells me is that we offer a great brand in everything we do.

Please continue to attend the various mixers, this is where you meet and learn what is going on and use it as a way to market your business.  All of us need help getting the word out about what we do and where we do it and what better way that to use the resources of your wonderful Chamber.

You will still see me around at the various events and I am always willing to help if you ask.

Continue to prosper!

Bill Burr

Chamber Annual Meeting

September 15, 2011

6:00 pm-9:00 pm

Oakhurst Golf & Country Club

7000 Oakhurst Lane

Clarkston, MI 48348

MEMBERS registration $50/person.

Non-members $75/person

Online Reservations

Multi Chamber Mixer

Oxford, Orion, Lapper, Metamora and Clarkston

September 27

5:00-8:30 pm

Oxford Hills Golf Club

3400 E. Drahner Rd.

Oxford, MI

$20 for members/ $25 for non members.

HOSTED by Oxford Chamber of Commerce

CALL TO REGISTER: 248-628-0410

Registration includes: networking, appetizers, all beverages that are not alcohol, and a short presentation by Colin McConnell at Bizmatchconnect.com on being prepared to network!

FREE GIFT for the first 50 people to RSVP!

FLYER

NEW LaFontaine Automotive is co-hosting with Mesquite Creek of Clarkston a Cadillac Premier Night from 5pm to 9pm Tuesday September 13, 2011.  Come join us and view the entire new 2012 Cadillac lineup!  Rick and Dayna Lieder band, cash bar and complimentary hor d’oevures.  Feel free to invite others that you think are interested in Cadillac’s.  Let me know if you can come, we would love to have you.  Carol Peters, LaFontaine Automotive Group.

NEW September 14, 2011 Veterans Benefits Seminar 

The Lewis E. Wint and Son Funeral Home, Clarkston is hosting two Veteran’s Benefits Seminars on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at American Legion Post #63, 8047 Ortonville Rd., Clarkston, at your choice of 10 AM or 6 PM.  The seminars will cover a number of benefits available for honorably discharged veterans and feature speakers from Great Lakes National Cemetery and Oakland County Veterans.  Light refreshments will be served.  To ensure accommodation and to be entered into the prize drawing,  please RSVP to Wint Funeral Home (248) 625-5231 or wintfuneralhome@aol.com.  

NEW Please don't miss our best deal of the year! 
If you've been planning to "get back in shape" there can't be a better time than now!

  Clarkston Snap Fitness is making it easier for new members to get the results they want this season with our 60-day Fast Start Program to get you on your way quickly, and with this special joining offer:

• FREE SEPTEMBER DUES (your first dues begin Oct. 1, 2011)
• FREE TANNING FOR SEPTEMBER  
• FREE ENROLLMENT
• FREE ACCESS KEY CARD
• FREE PERSONAL TRAINER SESSION  

Why make a free offer? It gives us a chance to impress you with our club, so much so that you'll want to make it your's for a lifetime.  You probably already know Clarkston News readers voted Snap Fitness the best place to exercise for the last four years in a row! We're proud of that honor and committed to going all out to keep it! 

Snap's Fast Start Program includes meeting with a personal trainer to develop a personalized workout plan  The Program also includes our Basic 8 Training Session, online workouts and meal plans, rewards programs and much more. This is more than the typical health club offers, especially in our price range, but we earn customers for life because they see results and feel the difference in their lives. 

Getting started on a fitness plan can be kind of intimidating sometimes.  That's why we take the stress out of it with our 30-day results guarantee. If you're motivated enough to get on a plan, then we'll help you get the results you want.

 Come see us at  5900 Sashabaw Rd., in Clarkston in the Kroger plaza .  We offer 24/7 access to our club via electronic key card entry, along with the industry's best cardio and weight training equipment, giving members more value for their money than any comparable health club. 

CLICK HERE to visit the Snap Fitness of Clarkston website. 

 This year, ask yourself what do YOU have to lose? Stop in today to findout for yourself.  You just can't beat FREE as the price to get started!

 REMEMBER, Clarkston Snap Fitness does NOT require long-term contracts to join! 

Be Well, 

Snap Fitness of Clarkston       (248)-625-2100 

OXFORD BANK AND CINTAS HOST FREE COMMUNITY SHRED DAY ON SEPTEMBER 24^th  

Oxford, Michigan -- Oxford Bank, a subsidiary of Oxford Bank Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: OXBC), and Cintas will host a FREE shredding event on Saturday, September 24^th, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  It will be held at the Bank’s Clarkston Office, located at 7199 North Main Street (M-15).  For more information, please call 248-625-0011. 

This project highlights the Bank’s on-going efforts to provide resources to the entire community for the prevention of identity theft and fraud.  According to the Federal Trade Commission, more than nine million Americans are victims of identity theft or identity fraud every year.  The majority of ID theft occurs when the thief has direct contact with the victim’s personal information, through a stolen or lost wallet, rifling through a mailbox or trashcan, or even lifting documents from inside a home or business.  It is a devastating crime from which it can take victims years to recover.  Secure destruction of personal documents is the first step in identity protection. 

This is Oxford Bank’s fourth shredding event.  The last two events (Oxford – May 7, 2011 and Clarkston – September 11, 2010) have produced 10.57 tons of shredded and recycled paper; equating to the preservation of 180 trees. 

Participating individuals and businesses can shred credit cards, pre-approved credit offers, insurance forms, charge card receipts, paycheck stubs, credit applications, personal documents listing social security numbers, and more.

It's never to early to be thinking about EXPO.

Check out the attached info on Expo Table Covers. 

The Price for the 6 ft. would be $99.99. and the price for the 8 ft. would be $109.99.  Price includes a one color imprint.  Set up would be $80.00. Also if any Chamber Members are looking for any pass outs for the Expo, remember all Chamber Members get special pricing.

Thanks, FritzJackson

Ideas for You ideasforyou@ymail.com

Embrace this season of change and beauty!  Jules is now taking appointments for massage and private yoga/fitness sessions at her new location at 7355 Hall Rd. in Davisburg.  Come and experience a restorative massage in a new and relaxing setting.  Private sessions are also available for athletes and their parents to learn and grow through mental conditioning.  Call today for an appointment; 248-390-9270.

See the website at www.jewelsyogafitness.com

Jewels Yoga & Fitness

7355 Hall Rd.

Davisburg, MI  48350

248-390-9270

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

HEALTH KIDS YOGA through Clarkston Community Education

We will help your child learn how to reduce anxiety, handle stress and calm the mind!They will learn ways to use the breathe to increase focus in sports, schoolwork or relaxing the body while increasing body flexibility, strength and confidence!       . Grades  2nd - 5th at  Independence Elementary and Springfield Elementary on           (Fridays)  Sept. 30, Oct 7, Oct 14  from 4-5:30pm                                               

Taught by owners of Clarkston’s Yoga Oasis, who are also parents of IE and SP students

$35 per student for all three weeks, $25 for each additional sibling

 Kids should bring/wear comfortable clothes for exercising, if they have a mat they can bring it, no shoes are necessary, practice is done with bare feet.
Contact CCE @ (248) 623-4326 to sign up.

Please help us make a difference in the lives of Oakland County’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged citizens, our seniors and the disabled.

We are hosting a fundraiser with proceeds dedicated to establish the ‘Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Organization’ in Oakland County.  The Interfaith program originally began in Macomb County 18 years ago.  It is a most impressive charitable organization that serves a significant segment of our population that is often forgotten.  Currently Oakland County does not have an organization of this kind that will assist our older and disabled residents free of charge.  Macomb County has generously offered their time and resources to help us start our program but we are in need of funding for us to begin.

On October 15, 2011 "Let Your Heart Light Shine", a formal dinner dance, will be held at the Great Oaks Country Club in Rochester Hills.

More information HERE.  5 Ways you can be involved  Oakland County Interfaith Volunteer Care Givers

NEW FAMILYWe are hosting an Family Reunion at our community.  It’s a great, relaxed way for people to experience the American House Oakland Family.  Please include the below information in the E-Blast.  Thanks a bunch and as always if you have any thoughts for me, please don’t hesitate to share.   

Make 2011 history at American House Oakland

Saturday, September 17^th 12 noon- 2 p.m.

Family Reunion

Join us for our annual picnic to celebrate what makes our community so special….FAMILY!!! From good eats and entertainment to family and good times, this afternoon is sure to offer a little for everyone!

Please RSVP by September 14^th

248-335-7020

Canterbury on the Lake 5K      Sunday 9/18/11 at 10 am

Registration includes entry fee, t-shirt and goody bag

$25 for pre-race registration and

$30 for race day registration 

New this year…

*Fun walk for all levels of fitness, bring your walker, wheelchair or scooter

*Bounce house for the kids to enjoy!

*Join us for brunch with your family/friends afterwards in our beautiful Iris Dining Room - $10/person – offered from 11 am – 1 pm

Race starts at:

Canterbury on the Lake

5601 Hatchery Rd, Waterford, MI  48329

FLYER

NEW CHARITABLE    Join us for a fun evening at Palazzo di Bocce in Orion.  Tickets are on sale at the Center for $50.00 each. On Thursday, September 22^nd, Palazzo di Bocce in Orion will be hosting the 5^th annual fundraiser, “Bucks for Buses has gone Bocce”, from 6-9pm to help support Independence Townships Senior Transportation Services. 

“Bucks for Buses” was designed to raise funds for the Senior Center, which transports seniors and those with disabilities to doctor appointments, grocery stores, jobs, pharmacies, Dr. appointments and kidney dialysis.  “The goal of the Friends of the Independence Twp Senior Center is to raise money to help offset the expenses of senior center programs.  The transportation services the Senior Center provides for seniors and persons with disabilities enables them to be as independent as possible and stay socially active within the community”, say Lois Seddon, President, Friends of the Independence Township Senior Adult Activity Center.

In 2010, over 4,000 rides were given by the Independence Township Senior Center to senior citizens and those with disabilities.  Between 5 vehicles, over 4,500 miles are logged each month transporting seniors & people with disabilities around Clarkston, Independence and Springfield Townships.

  The evening includes a buffet dinner, musical entertainment by Dr. Michael Baker, prizes and Bocce play.  Help support this worthy cause. 

Please contact Barbara Rollin at the Independence Township Senior Adult Activity Center at 248-625-8231 if you are interested in sponsoring or donating to “Bucks for Busses”.  Otherwise, join in on the good food, fun, raffle prizes and entertainment September 22, 2011 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Palazzo di Bocce at 4291 Lapeer Road in Orion.  Please reserve your ticket.

NEW   CHARITABLE  FAMILY Calvary Lutheran Church is celebrating 50 years of ministry. Our theme is 'Blessed to be a blessing.'  

Saturday September 24, 2011 we'll be packing food for global mission (come help us pack 50,000 meals for Kids Against Hunger!

Sunday September 25, 2011 (after Taste of Clarkston) FREE CONCERT Alexander Zonjic, a jazz musician performing in concert. Join us for this free concert.  (Free will offering will benefit Kids Against Hunger)

MORE INFORMATION here

NEW CHARITABLE  Designer Showcase House  September 24-October 2, 2011  Hosted by Clarkston SCAMP 

Tickets for the Clarkston SCAMP Designer Showcase Home are now available at the Chamber.  Benefit Night – Sept. 23 - $85.00           General Admission: 9/24 – 10/2 :  $10.00

NEW FAMILYThe Oakland County Fair Association is having a MOM2MOM Sale Event on September 24, 9-2pm at the fairgrounds in Davisburg.  Sale tables available for $20.  Admission is FREE.  See attached flyer or call the fairgrounds @ 248-634-8830.  FLYER

NEW FAMILYThe Oakland County Fair Association is having an OUTDOOR GARAGE SALE FUNDRAISER Sept 24, 9-3pm at the fairgrounds 12451 Andersonville Rd., Davisburg.  Rain or shine.  $15 per 10' space.  Call the fair office 248-634-8830 for more details or visit www.oakfair.org.

Walter P. Chrysler Museum

One Chrysler Drive

Auburn Hills, MI  48326

248-944-0450

www.wpchryslermuseum.org

NEW The Walter P. Chrysler Museum is hosting a workshop – the details of which we invite you to share via the attached flyer – with the young people in your lives who are new drivers, eligible for driver’s training or are enrolled in automotive courses.  

Maintaining Today’s Cars is slated for 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Museum, in Auburn Hills.  Led by the Chrysler Academy School of Technical Training, Maintaining Today’s Cars will feature key components inside vehicles as well as under the hood and under the car.  Chrysler Academy staff – the same professionals who lead the automaker’s national dealership training programs – will explain and illustrate vehicle maintenance tips and schedules that will help drivers keep vehicles in good working condition and avoid getting stranded.  

Maintaining Today’s Cars will emphasize:

·         changing tires and starting vehicles

·         servicing various fluids and filters

·         navigating dashboard gauges

·         what various warning lights indicate

·         handling roadside emergencies and more. 

Tips and techniques presented in the program’s first half will be demonstrated at hands on vehicle stations in the second half.  

Admission for Maintaining Today’s Cars – including refreshments – is $10 per person in advance and $12 at the door ($8 and $10, respectively, for Museum members).  Advance registration is accepted online at www.wpchryslermuseum.org, via e-mail at events@wpchryslermuseum.org or by phone at 248-944-0450. 

NEW FAMILY Clarkston Area Mothers & More
Mom 2 Mom Sale

When: Saturday, October 1st 9am-1pm

Where: First Missionary Church
4832 Clintonville Rd
Clarkston, MI 48346

Tables still available to rent. Please contact Kim at mcclain2186@gmail.com

“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

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

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