Chamber President

Donna Bullard

Clarkston Brandon Community Credit Union

From the President

Fall is here and your Chamber is in full swing to head into this busy time of year!  We have just completed another successful Taste of Clarkston event, once more putting Clarkston on the map as a small town treasure that does things in a big town way.  The 25^th Business Expo is this month and your Chamber promises you excitement worthy of 25 years.  We will be rolling out the Red Carpets to celebrate 25 successful years of showcasing our community businesses. This event also exposes not only   . . . . (MORE)

Clean, gently used donations can be dropped off at any of Spano’s three Allstate Offices. 

Orion 4301 S. Baldwin Road, Lake Orion, MI 48359 (248) 391-3272

Warren 31924 Ryan Road, Warren, MI 48092 (586) 274-1150

Keego Harbor 2900 Orchard Lake Road, Keego Harbor, MI 48320 (248) 499-5135

All donations will be distributed free of charge, directly to local shelters and organizations.

OCN Business Card Mixer

November 30, 2011

5:30-7:30 pm

Register online with the Troy Chamber

APPETIZERS CASH BAR

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Ortonville Chamber invites you to their Holiday mixer

Tuesday Dec 6

5:30-8 pm

Bullfrog's Bar & Grill

225 South Ortonville Rd.

Ortonville, MI 48462

$15 prepaid by Dec 2 or $20 at the door. 

Networking, Dinner, 505/50 Raffle, Door Prizes, Drink specials & Lots of fun.

RSVP to Ortonville Chamber 248-627-8079 email  FLYER

Chamber BOB

December 8, 2011

7:45-9:00 a.m.

Fountains Golf & Banquet

(co-hosted with Ideas for You)

6060 Maybee Rd.

Clarkston, MI 48346

BUY ONE GET ONE FREE!

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

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Open House: 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Ribbon Cutting: 4 p.m.

Join us as we celebrate our new location and facility at

6770 Dixie Hwy., Ste: 202,

Clarkston, MI  48346

Comprehensive Family Healthcare/Urgent Care

Dr. Theodore Engelmann and staff invite you to an Open House/Ribbon Cutting

Light refreshments will be served 

Comprehensive Family Healthcare/Urgent Care is a family practice for total health care.

Urgent Care is emergency medicine for those critically ill due to injury or disease.

Did you know that as a Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce member you may be eligible for a Long Term Care Insurance discount through Mass Mutual Insurance?

For more information click here

or Contact Tim Martin or Deanna Olsen at

Planned Financial Services, LLC

5980 S. Main St.  Suite 100

Clarkston, MI 48348

(248) 625-0000 Office

www.plannedfinancialservices.org

Congratulations to Changing Places Moving, awarded the 2011 Gold Quality Agent Award from Arpin Van Lines at the company’s recent annual meetings.  This marks the 6^th year in a row they have won this award which is presented to agents who display exceptional quality customer service.  “You only get one chance to make a first impression” says owner Johnna Struck.  Nationally, less than 10% of the 120 Arpin agents surpass the lofty guidelines for the award.

Changing Places Moving, established in 1979, is located at 4290 Hatchery Rd., Waterford, MI.  They are a full service moving and storage company specializing in local and long distance relocation. 

WE ARE MOVING.      Come December we will be in our new studio downstairs and behind Pete's Coney at 6160 Dixie Hwy., just down the street from where we are.  The studio is much larger and more open and we are so excited to share it with you.

You can check out our website at  YogaOasis.us   or  visit us at www.facebook.com/Yogaoasis   for updates. 

7355 Hall Road Davisburg, MI 48350

Current offerings ~~ Specialized massage designed for you
~ Private & group yoga sessions
~ Spiritual & life coaching
~ Sports conditioning for individuals & teams
Upcoming offerings ~~ All of the above...PLUS
~ Yo gazebo (Year round "karma" Gazebo)
~ Workshops & special classes
~ Spiritually designing home & office space by combining feng shui cures, classic yoga philosophy with traditional design techniques
~ Home store to include a variety of items: feng shui cures, wind chimes, crystals, essential oils, motivational decor, books & more... 

Holiday Stress Survival Workshop

Nuview Nutrition & Holistic Harmony

Cindy Crandell RN CN and Michelle Phaup on November 30^th at 6:30 pm

Clarkston Big Boy Conference room

This workshop is fun, educational and interactive

• Navigate the holiday season with stress relief techniques and without weight gain
• Increase your knowledge of stress and understanding of the mind body connection
• Explore the health impact, causes, symptoms, effects on hormones & weight gain
• Develop understanding of stress in leaky gut and the cortisol connection
• Learn techniques to effectively manage stress during the holiday season & daily
• Incorporate lifestyle strategies that enhance vitality & increase endurance
• Uncover the nutritional secrets to reduce stress, improve health & vitality
• Identify your stress type:
• Stressed & Fatigued, Stressed & Tired, Stressed & Wired or Stressed & inflexible
• Discover natural alternatives that helps your body adapt to stress

If you are burning the candle at both ends, have increased waist circumference, are easily distracted, anxious, irritable, trouble sleeping, headaches or have hormonal issues this workshop is for you sign up now to save your seat!

Cost of the workshop is $30.00 each attendee will receive $65.00 in free services.  RSVP 248-766-2210 bring a friend and you will both be entered into a raffle for a free product.

EDUCATION Investor Education @ Your Library

Financial Planning for Women

Thursday, December 1^st, 6:30-8:30pm

Women, gain control of your financial future!  Learn to create a realistic budget, develop a financial plan, read investment statements, and have the freedom to ask questions about investing basics.  Understand the power of your money! This is a non-commercial Investor Education program sponsored by Michigan's Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation Securities Section and the Friends of the Independence Township Library. NO SOLICITATION - NO SALES PITCH

Independence Township Library  6495 Clarkston Road  248.625.2212 www.indelib.org

Ladies Night Thursday, December 1 • 7:00-9:00 pm Fountains Golf & Banquet Center 6060 Maybee Road • Clarkston

20^th Annual Greens Market

Clarkston Farm & Garden Club

Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, from 9 to 4 pm.

at the Church of the Resurrection, 6490 Clarkston Rd.

(across from the Independence Township Library).

Inside the doors of this holiday wonderland you will find décor to ring in the season including wreaths & roping made from fresh Michigan mixed-greens, many sizes of fresh tabletop arrangements, fresh loose greens, bundles of greens designed for outside urns, and small gift selections. This year’s Greens Market raffle will feature a beautiful hand-stitched holiday quilt. Raffle tickets can be purchased only on the day of the market.

All proceeds from the sale are used by the club to benefit the community in various ways. These include the Clarkston Main Street planters, Independence Township Library gardens, scholarships for high school seniors, funding for environmental programs for Clarkston students, and horticulture & conservation mini-grants for Clarkston teachers.

For more information, call 248-625-9399

Log on to www.clarkstongardenclub.org to preorder wreaths and roping

Better Bodies Fitness & Triadic Martial Arts

There is a Tactical Knife seminar on the December 3, 2011  12-2 . Cost is 20 dollars.

The next womans self defense class is also the third 830-1000 cost is 20 dollars or 30 if you bring a friend. 

Womans self defense covers awareness, real survival strategies and statistics. It will be all inclusive and different than any other class ladies may have taken in the past.

Oakland County Sportsmen's Club (OCSC) will be hosting a Desert Angel Miracle Box Packing Party on December 8, 2011, 4:00pm until 7:00pm.  Donated items will be packed and shipped to our service men and women serving overseas.  Along with the suggested items, we will be focusing on homemade cookies, hot cocoa mixes and Christmas CD's/DVD's.   Please pack cookies in tins or plastic storage containers labeled with your name and address.  For a listing of suggested items or if you need further information, please call the OCSC Office, 248/623-0444, or check out the Desert Angel website at TheDesertAngel.org.  It does cost $12.00 to ship a box and cash or check donations would be greatly appreciated.  Please make checks payable to Desert Angel.  Packing a Miracle Box is a simple way to reach out and remind our troops of how much they are appreciated and that they are not forgotten, especially during the upcoming Holiday Season.  OCSC is located at 4770 Waterford Road in Clarkston.  Making a difference, one box at a time! FLYER

FAMILY HEALTHClarkston Area Lions Club Kidsight Free Vision Screening

Free monthly vision screening for children ages 6 months to 5 years.  Special digital photos are taken of the child’s eyes to check for potential vision problems.  Results are immediate and a report is provided at the screening.  No registration required – simply drop-in.

Second Saturday of each month10am-Noon December 10^th Independence Township Library  6495 Clarkston Road  248.625.2212  www.indelib.org

FAMILY St. Stephen Lutheran School (4860 Midland Avenue, Waterford) is sponsoring a Craft Show and Annual Cookie Walk on December 10, 2011 from 9:00 - 2:00.  There will also be a Book Fair and Pictures with Santa.  For more information and registration information please see our school website www.ss-lc.com.

The Lewis E. Wint & Son Funeral Home of Clarkston will host its third annual Holiday Memorial Candle Lighting Ceremony program on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 7:00 p.m., at Clarkston Community Church, 6300 Clarkston Rd., Clarkston.  Psychologist and Grief Specialist Dr. John Canine will provide a brief presentation and a special remembrance ceremony where participants will be invited to light a candle in honor of a loved one who has passed away.  Light refreshments will be served.  Sponsored by the Lewis E. Wint & Son Funeral Home, Clarkston. No registration is required but rsvp is encouraged by calling the funeral home at (248) 625-5231 or emailing wintfuneralhome@aol.com   FLYER

You are invited!  The Clarkston Post Office is holding a grow your business day on December 14th at our office.  We will be covering the new Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM) in Postal Service commercials currently being aired along with assistance with international shipping.   

Thank you,

Tim Gipprich
Supervisor Customer Service
Clarkston Post Office
Phone: 248/625-0648
Fax: 651/456-6687

Home Instead Senior Care is sponsoring the

“Be A Santa To A Senior” Program.

This is the 7^th year for the program, designed to provide gifts and bring smiles

to lonely and financially needy seniors in our community.

We need your help to fulfill the gift requests of seniors. Check our website, www.beasantatoasenior.com for locations of giving trees in the community,

or you can purchase a gift (candy, towels, cookie tins, fleece blankets, socks,

gloves, sweatshirts, gift cards, etc.), and without wrapping the gift,

drop it off at our offices at Home Instead Senior Care,

located at 3990 W. Walton Blvd in Waterford or alternatively at

109 Legato in Walled Lake, between now and December 9^th.

Join us at a community wrap party, on December 14^th,

from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Waterford Parks and Recreation Building,

located at 2303 Crescent Lake Rd, Waterford, Michigan.

For more information, please visit the special website at :

www.beasantatoasenior.com

or call directly to the phone numbers below!

Thank you so very much for your assistance in this wonderful program!

Lorraine Janes 248-802-5581

Nancy Wasilk 248-514-2329

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Consider This:
* Every 45 seconds someone has a stroke, Every 3 minutes someone dies of a stroke.  
* Stroke is the #4 reason for deaths in the US  
* 80% of all Strokes Can Be Prevented!!  
  
Life Line Screening takes pride in the services we provide.   
8 - 10% of all screening result in ABNORMAL to CRITICAL Findings. The Screenings are Effective and are Saving Lives!!   

Knights of Columbus Council 5436 on Monday, January 30, 2012.  

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