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Thursday, April 1st
Nutrishop Ribbon Cutting
3040 W Camp Wisdom Road
11:00 am
Friday, April 2nd
Good Friday
Chamber office Closed
Monday, April 5th
Executive Board Meeting
Chamber, 11:30 am
Wednesday, April 7th
Leadership Grand Prairie
"Tourism Day"
Chamber, 8:00 am
Friday, April 9th
Business Exchange Breakfast
Sponsor: Rodriguez Bakery
Chamber, 7:45 am
Tuesday, April 13th
Board of Directors
Chamber, 4:00 pm
Wednesday, April 14th
Leadership Grand Prairie
Committee Meeting
Chamber 4:00 pm
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Welcome our Newest Members!
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Odessa Pumps
2430 W. Main Street
Grand Prairie, TX 75051
(972) 522-1296
Techsterz
2421 S. Carrier Pkwy
Grand Prairie, TX 75051
(817) 704-9880
Grand Prairie Healthcare
820 Small Street
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
(972) 262-1351
Smile Design Orthodontics; Fernan Rodriguez, DDS, MS
325 W. Westechester Pkwy. Suite 100
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
(972) 263-1755
Southern Dallas Development Corporation
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 1210
Dallas, TX 75208
(214) 948-7800
Chase Bank / Beltline Branch
220 N Beltline Road
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
(972) 266-9401
Rodney Anderson for Texas State Representative
548 Edgeview Dr.
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
(214) 293-8067
Grand Prairie Community Lions Club
(469) 323-1618
West Fork Presbyterian Church
P. O. Box 535456
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
(972) 423-8611
Arlington Career Institute
901 Ave K
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
(972) 647-1607
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Chamber Member DISCOUNTED MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL OFFER
Each Chamber member in good standing is eligible to buy a
CareFlite Ambulance Membership at a cost of $10 per employee. |
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Per Jim Swartz, President and CEO of CareFlite, this is quite an offer:
"A one year family membership (usually) costs $49. The lowest public price which you can see on our website is $149 for 5 years or $30 per year. But the real value is if someone is transported. A typical ground transport is $1500 and a typical air transport is $15,000. In our experience, insurance companies on average pay about 50% leaving the balance to patient responsibility. Over the past 30 years we have transported over 500,000 patients. This year we will transport about 40,000. This is a bargain at $10 and yours would be about the 10th Chamber to offer it to their members as a special benefit. While our service covers all of North Texas, if someone is getting a helicopter transport in Grand Prairie, it is 99.5% likely to be CareFlite."
Contact the Chamber Office and we will gladly send you the Caring-Heart Membership Application so that you can offer this great benefit to your employees. |
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We want to thank our host, Ripley's Entertainment, Inc. for hosting our Business After Hours on April 25th!
Kaylene Howe of Ripley's with Chamber staff, Sara Dedeluk and Carmen Ramirez-Partlow and Lila Thorne of Hexter-Fair.
Jessica Romo of PDQ Temporaries, Inc. with her daughter, Sophie visit the Enchanted Mirrors!
Mark Hepworth with S & P Investors, Inc has been a member since 2008 and was officially presented with his membership plaque by Branding Iron Deborah Hepworth with Mary Kay and Kaylene Howe with Ripley's Entertainment, Inc. | |
Messages from our members
Chocolate & Chic: Vegas Nights
Saturday, March 27th,
Manhattan Construction is currently soliciting bids for the Construction of the new $63M University of North Texas football stadium. Click here for more info.
Prairie Ride, benefiting Rotary Service Projects and Children's Charities, Saturday, April 24th, for more info click here. |
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Renewing Members
Click on the underlined word to visit their website
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| "Call to Action" current volunteer request |
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The City of Grand Prairie, in cooperation with Grand Prairie United Charities, has made it easier to help your friends and neighbors in need. There is an opportunity to add an additional $1 monthly, with your water bill payment, in order to help Grand Prairie families who may have trouble paying their water bill.
If you are a resident of Grand Prairie or have a business in Grand Prairie and wish to participate in this program, please call the City of Grand Prairie Water Department at (972)237-8200.
Debra Blubaugh
Executive Director
Grand Prairie United Charities
1417 Densman Street
Grand Prairie, Texas 75051
(972)262-2014 x11
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The Grand Prairie Historical Commission held its Awards Reception on March 24th at the Ruthe Jackson Center. The following were individuals and originations were recognized for their contributions to the preservation of Grand Prairie's history: |
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Rita Heep
Barb Owen
Centennial Planning Committee
Ruby Jefferson and Sallye Moore
Rick Herold
Johnie Stanton
Lois Brown
Dr. Denise Rodrigue
Grand Prairie Arts Council
May Ann Hartsell
Hilma Emmick
Kathy Ritterhouse and Peter Sime
Eric Hansen
Johnny Twine
Sharon Chaparas and Dawn Foster
Emma Dean Berry (posthumous)
Ruthe Jackson | |
