Lightbulb Moment of the Month Archive

The goal of our featured Lightbulb Moment of the Month is to highlight our members who are doing something to give back to the community. Past features have included fundraisers, canned food drives, and a variety of other ways that those in our Clarkston community support one another. If you're interested in being featured, contact us at (248) 625-8055 or info@clarkston.org. Our schedule fills up quickly, so please let us know as soon as you're interested!

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®- Clarkson is hosting its first Movers for Meals® collection drive to provide nonperishable food items to families with the goal of putting more food on tables.

First launched in 2010 by TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®, our Movers for Meals program seeks to help families facing hunger by donating nonperishable food items for Thanksgiving. In recent years, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK locations across the country have collected more than 5,000 lbs., of food for families living in hunger.

The Rainforest Gives Back Program is brand new this year. We used to have a fundraising program that was similar but we weren’t seeing anyone utilizing it. I was chosen by our Vice President of Restaurants to be on a team to rework the program. We completely rebranded. A new name, new images, and just a better program that allows us to give more back to the non-profit organizations to continue their amazing work in our local communities. We are doing something extra special for the Down Syndrome Guild as well.

I would like to first thank the chamber for acknowledging the Red Cross drive I am hosting.  It is so important for community members to come and give a very vital part of what is needed to heal and give hope to so many people who need this resource.  This is my third year to host a Red Cross blood drive and is always rewarding.  I hope that those who can will turn out and donate.  I have been a chamber member for a number of years.  Currently a board Member and past President.  It is an organization that focuses on relationships in business and the community. I have met people that I would

Emilia is a 7th grader at Sherman middle school in Holly. In many ways she’s a typical 13 year old girl. She loves music, shopping and spending time with her friends. Emilia is also on the autism spectrum. She was first diagnosed as high functioning autistic at the age of 4. When she was first diagnosed her father and I were not sure what to expect for her as she grew. There was a lot of fear and grief for the life our beautiful girl wouldn’t have. Yet everyday we are amazed at her strength and her love of life.

Eyebrows are the most important feature on the face.  Most women invest a lot of time and struggle with their eyebrow makeup every morning.  At Bespoke we specialize in customized eyebrow design followed by semi-permanent makeup such as microblading and micropigmentation so we can make women’s lives easier.  At Bespoke we are aware that different conditions or diseases can cause eyebrow hair loss, so we like to help clients with these challenges.  We are in a unique position to be able to help those that have Alopecia, a diagnoses of hair loss affecting woman and men that includes loss of e

"DRAW is collecting all plastic bags to reuse/recycle, in order to create backpacks that can be used by flood victims as they muck out their homes and salvage their belongings going forward.

L.A. Cafe has been selected for putting on Peacefest, an outdoor art and music festival that brings peace and love to the community.

I'm Ilze Lucero the photographer and owner of Ilze Lucero Photography. My goal is to create images that tell the story my clients want to share. I mainly photograph head-shots, high school seniors and weddings. I've been part of Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce for three years now and love being part of the community. I have met some amazing people through Chamber  networking events.

Ilze was choosen because of her donation of headshots at the CACOC 2018 Women In Business event.