Denise Behm WAYLAND, MI — The Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce Dr. Bruce and Sara Sexton as the Grand Marshals of the 2025 Wayland Christmas Parade. Dr. Bruce Sexton, DDS, has been a familiar face in the community for decades, serving patients from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo since opening his dental practice in … Read more
For immediate release – August 18, 2025 WAYLAND, MI – The Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce a venue change for its highly anticipated 21st Annual Community Business Expo. This year’s event will be held at the Wayland Carpenter’s & Millwright’s Training Facility, located at 500 Reno Drive, Wayland, MI, on Saturday, … Read more
Wayland, Michigan (April 15, 2025) – The Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that 4 One 2 Cares of Wayland has been selected as this year’s Charity of Choice. Each year, the Chamber selects a local charity to spotlight, raising awareness and funds through a variety of events including, but not … Read more
WAYLAND CHAMBER ANNOUNCES PAUL & LUCY KACZANOWSKI AS GRAND MARSHALS FOR THE 2024 CHAMBER CHRISTMAS PARADE Wayland, Mich. (November 8, 2024) – On Saturday, December 7th, the Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce will host Wayland’s 46th Annual Christmas Parade beginning at 11:00am. We are proud to announce Paul and Lucy Kaczanowski of Wayland as the … Read more
WAYLAND CHAMBER ANNOUNCES ROGER & MARY JANE MERREN AS GRAND MARSHALS FOR THE 2023 CHAMBER CHRISTMAS PARADE The Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce proudly announces Roger and Mary Jane Merren of Wayland as the Grand Marshals of the 2023 Chamber Christmas Parade. “The Chamber of Commerce is honored to annually select the Grand Marshals to … Read more
Wayland, Michigan (April 6, 2023) The Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce have proudly announced that New Life Essentials Store of Wayland have been selected as the recipient of this year’s Charity of Choice. The chamber is honored to select annually a charity to raise awareness and funds for at various events throughout the year including, … Read more
The Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce Dr. Michael DeWeerd as our 2022 Christmas Parade Grand Marshal. Dr. DeWeerd has a lifelong heart of appreciation for our community. He was one of the first paramedics in Wayland and has volunteered for the Wayland EMS and their Board of Directors. Dr. DeWeerd started … Read more
WAYLAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES COUNTRY CAT LADY AS 2022 CHAMBER CHARITY RECIPIENT The Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce have proudly announced that Country Cat Lady of Wayland have been selected as the recipient of this year’s Charity of Choice. The chamber is honored to select annually a charity to raise awareness and funds … Read more
The Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the return of the very generous “Our Town” partnership with Consumers Energy that will help both our chamber members as well as our community and residents. To assist in the continuing challenging time, Consumers Energy is helping our community members stretch their dollars while … Read more
COVID-19 **CHAMBER MEMBER RESTAURANTS, BARS & COFFEE SHOPS – Updates/Specials** UPDATED 5/18/20 Below is a compiled list of our chamber members who are restaurants and coffee shops – along with their hours and what their new temporary “normal” is. This list will be updated as the chamber receives information. If you are a restaurant on … Read more