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CHAMBER NEWS

Second Quarter 2012 Newsletter

Welcome to the Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce. Promoting the community and its economy is vital to the chamber. The Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce is an independent, private, non-profit organization financed by its members to promote business and advocate on their behalf. It is not a government agency and is autonomous from the City of Wayland.

The Chamber recognizes that our most valuable resources are our members, volunteers and staff, and that by working together and using our resources in a balanced manner will we accomplish our set mission. Our members consist of over 190 local business owners. While many of the members have an actual storefront in Wayland or the nearby area,  we have many businesses that are managed from home or have a mobile business.

The chamber holds several annual networking events including various types of formal and informal gatherings, the annual golf outing, and the annual business EXPO. Our members are also encouraged to initiate member networking events that the chamber will help organize and plan.

If you are a new business or have a special anniversary or celebration, we can help arrange for a ribbon cutting ceremony and press releases. The chamber will inform all members of the celebration and invite local city officials and media. We encourage our citizens to shop and support the chamber businesses. Membership in the Chamber is an investment in your business development and the economic health of Wayland. 

 
UPCOMING CHAMBER MEMBER EVENTS
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Save the Dates 

Thursday, May 17th: Chamber After Hours, Bay Pointe Inn Lakefront Resort, 5:00pm-7:00pm (inside the Terrace Grille Restaurant)

Friday, June 1, 2012:  Connected Chamber Women luncheon, Sunnybrook Country Club, Grandville. 12:00pm-1:30pm. 

Thursday, June 14th: Chamber After Hours, Inn at Mill Pond, 5:00pm-8:00pm

Friday, June 22nd: Chamber West Michigan Whitecaps Baseball event. Game begins at 7:00pm, fireworks at game conclusion. Special group pricing includes All-U-Can-Eat buffet and seats on the Centennial Securities Dream Deck. More information soon! (generously sponsored by Koval Properties)

Thursday, July 12th: Chamber Lunch & Learn Event, "How to Maximize Your Presence Using Social Media" Presented By Pete Brand, Co-Founder of Mindscape and Author, 11:30am-1:00pm, Windsor Woods Community Center (luncheon generously sponsored by Yankee Springs Golf Course)

Thursday, July 26th: Chamber After Hours, Peerebooms Garden Center & Greenhouse, 6:00pm-8:00pm

Friday, August 3rd: Chamber Golf Outing (Public Event)

Thursday, August 9th: Chamber After Hours, Pennock Health-Gun Lake, 4:30pm-7:00pm

Friday, September 14th: CCW (Connected Chamber Women) Luncheon & Presentation (with several West MI Chambers), Railside Restaurant in Byron Center, more info soon

Saturday, October 6th: Wayland Chamber Business Expo (Public Event)

Tuesday, October 16th: Chamber After Hours, United Bank (Wayland branch), 5:30pm-7:30pm

Thursday, November 8th: Chamber Lunch & Learn Event, with Dante Villarreal, Regional Director for the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center, 11:30am-1:00pm, at Windsor Woods Community Center in Wayland (luncheon generously sponsored by Chemical Bank)

2011/2012 Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce Business Directory & Visitors Guide

 

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