Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce
Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce
Weekly Newletter
 
February 26, 2010
 

The Great Texas Scholar Program

is your opportunity to recognize those students who have invested in themselves and their own future by making good grades, providing community service and their commitment to excellence!

These students will be honored at the Great Texas Scholars Luncheon on March 10th at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie presented by the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce and Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.

Wanna Help?

Opportunities Available:

Sponsor a Student for $25.00

Sponsor a Scholarship for $250, $500, or $1000,

(presented in the name of your choice)

Provide a Door Prize

Provide Goody Bag Items (300 Items)

Sponsor the T-Shirts for $2500, includes your company name a logo.

This Luncheon honors students who have completed a rigorous set of requirements. In addition to graduating on the recommended program with a 2.5 grade point, they have attended a City Council Meeting, A School Board Meeting. They have completed 10 hours of community service for this program. They have attended a presentation on basic interview skills and have practiced their interview skills with a business leader.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE IN SOME WAY,

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE PRINTABLE FORM.  
 
 

Sara Dedeluk

Vice President-Events

 
Branding Irons Breakfast
 
The February Branding Iron Breakfast took place on Thursday, February 25th at 7:45 am, at Outlaws BBQ which is located at 2334 SE Beltline Line Road.
 

This committee of dedicated chamber members is responsible for being the welcoming committee for the Chamber and serves as Ambassadors to make all feel welcome. They serve as official greeters at Luncheons and Business After Hour mixers. They preside over all ribbon cuttings that are specifically scheduled to welcome new members to the Chamber.

Prudence Mathis
2010 Chairperson
Upcoming Events.....

 

 
Monday, March 1st
Executive Board Meeting
11:30 a.m.
Chamber
 
Wednesday, March 3rd
Leadership Grand Prairie
"Transportation Day"
8:00 a.m.
Chamber
 
 
Tuesday, March 9th
Board of Directors Meeting
4:00 p.m.
Chamber
 
Wednesday, March 10th
Great Texas Scholars Luncheon
Presented by the Grand Prairie Chamber and
Vought Aircraft Industries - Marshall Street
Location: Lone Star Park, 1000 Lone Star Pkwy
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
$25 per person, please RSVP to 972-264-1558
 
 -
 
Leadership Alumni Committee
4:00 p.m.
Chamber
 
Friday, March 12th
Business Exchange Breakfast
Breakfast Sponsor:  Liberty Mutual-David Kendall
Business Seminar-Ramona Logan Series
Competitive Edge 30 second Elevator Speech Workshop
Seminar Sponsor:  Bill Thorn
Free to Grand Prairie Chamber Members, $20 for Non-Members. You must preregister by calling 972-264-1558.
7:30 am - 10 am
Chamber
 
Monday, March 15th
Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening
Family Health Center of Grand Prairie
2950 W. Camp Wisdom Road, #100
5:00 p.m. 

Business Seminar

Please make plans to join us on
Friday, March 12, 2010
7:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Business Exchange Breakfast


Breakfast Sponsor
Liberty Mutual - David Kendall

 
Business Seminar
Ramona Logan
Series

COMPETITIVE EDGE ELEVATOR SPEECH WORKSHOP

Media strategy expert Ramona Logan will help you develop a new elevator speech that will be an effective marketing tool.

Seminar Sponsor
Bill Thorn Realty


Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce
900 Conover Dr.
Grand Prairie, Texas 75051



This session is free for Grand Prairie Chamber members $20.00 for non-members. You must pre-register to attend.
 Call 972-264-1558 to RSVP
.
Welcome our Newest Members!

Family Health Center of Grand Prairie

2950 W. Camp Wisdom, #100

Grand Prairie, TX75052

(972) 602-4466

 

 

Patty Diaz

Community Volunteer

2955 Volturno Dr.

Grand Prairie, TX75052

(214) 264-2496

 

 

TXU Energy

6555 Sierra Dr

Irving, TX75039

(972) 868-4819


 

Great Texas Scholar Senior Student Luncheon

 March 10, 2010  11:30 a.m.- 1:30p.m.

Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie

 
 
Emerging Business

In case you missed it.....North Texas shattered a Super Bowl record Tuesday morning at Cowboys Stadium. More then 2,000 people attended the second of three workshops for Super Bowl XLV's Emerging Business Program. That's the largest crowd ever to attend the NFL program. The Emerging Business workshop helps educate minority and woman owned business on possible procurement opportunities for Super Bowl XLV.

 
CHAMBER LINKS
Click on any of the Chamber links below.
 
Visit our new website at www.grandprairiechamber.org
 
 
View current Hot Deals 
 
Messages from our members

 Lifeline Gospel Concert
Friday, March 5, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Calvary Baptist Church
401 W. Church St.
for more info contact
Lila Thorn 214-244-5978 
 
Brighter Tomorrows
Chocolate & Chec: Vegas Nights
Saturday, March 6th,
for more info click here 
"Call to Action" - Current Volunteer request
Milam Elementary Green Team is trying to WIN the RECYCLING CONTEST for the district and we need any and all magazines, newspapers and office paper you have to recycle!
 
We are competing on weight in our Abitibi dumpster so drop your recycling by or let me know and I will pick it up!  We are pushing this week to fill that recycling bin!!
 
 
***Please no phone books or cardboard boxes
***
 
We are competing for a cash prize so we can put that money to our Learning Garden.  
 
Contact me here, kelly.giessner@gpisd.org or call me at 972-824-7386 and thanks for your help!
 
 
Kelly Giessner
 
Milam Elementary 

Art Teacher
 
972-262-7131
 
Renewing Members
Click on the underlined word to visit their website
65 Years
Atmos Energy 
 
28 Years
Prestige Auto Brokers, Inc.
 
17 Years
Wright & Associates
 
12 Years
Piccolo Mondo Restaurant
 
11 Years
Fulbright & Jaworski  L.L.P.
 
6 Years
Oak Timbers Grand Prairie, LP
 

Richard Fregoe
Grand Prairie City Council District 4

 Soroptimist Int'l of Grand Prairie
 
 
2 Years
C O Waggoner
 
 

 

Ribbon Cutting
  and Grand Opening
 
Family Health Center of Grand Prairie
2950 W. Camp Wisdom
#100 
Monday,  March 15, 2010
5:00 p.m.
 

 
 


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