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Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce
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Rochester Regional Chamber E-Newsletter Presented by
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Greetings!
This week is our annual Mixer on the Green event! Please join us on Thursday at beautiful Great Oaks Country Club for this fun networking event. Details below.
If you have any good news or testimonials to share, we want to hear from you! Please send your information to Kelly at info@rrc-mi.com.
Please check out the following link to the newest promotion from Pure Michigan.
Pure Michigan Video
Remember to "Go Create Commerce!"
Remember to send us your "Good News!" 50 words or less should be sent to info@rrc-mi.com. Please join us online on the following sites - TwitterClick here to view our FaceBook page!
Everyone, don't forget we have a section on our website for job postings. Click here to see our listings.
Sheri Heiney
Executive Director
As always, we'd like to thank our partners!
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Featured Business of the Month - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
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Upcoming Chamber Events
Click here to register
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Mixer on the Green
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Great Oaks Country Club
777 Great Oaks Blvd.
Rochester, MI 48307
$10/person - Cash Bar
Monday, July 25, 2011
Chamber Orientation
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Chamber Office
71 Walnut, Suite 110
Rochester, MI 48307
No charge
Monday, August 1,2011
Think Tank
3:30 p.m.
Auburn Hills Community Center
1827 N. Squirrel Road
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
No charge
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Economic Development Committee Meeting
2:00 p.m.
Chamber Office
71 Walnut, Suite 110
Rochester, MI 48307
No charge
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Ambassador Network Meeting
4:00 p.m.
Rochester Hills Public Library
500 Olde Towne Rd.
Rochester, MI 48307
No charge
Friday, August 5, 2011
Legislative Committee Meeting
8:00 a.m.
Chamber Office
71 Walnut, Suite 110
Rochester, MI 48307
No charge
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Business Development Series - "He Said/She Said How Gender Communication is Effecting Your Business"
9:00 a.m.
Rochester Hills Public Library
500 Olde Towne Rd.
Rochester, MI 48307
No charge
Friday, August 19, 2011
Naughty Friday
4:00 p.m.
Rochester Mills Beer Co.
400 Water Street, Suite 101
Rochester, MI 48307
No charge Monday, August 29, 2011
Chamber Orientation
9:00 a.m.
Chamber Office
71 Walnut, Suite 110
Rochester, MI 48307
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Weekly Wellness Tip from HAP
 Tame your sweet tooth with the sweet craving cure: Drink a glass of water and eat a serving of fruit every four hours. No more sweet cravings! www.hap.org
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Welcome New Chamber Members
CenterPointe Solutions Inc.
Steve Kuczaj
2633 Ridgecrest Shelby, MI 48316 248-302-4119
www.centerpointesolutions.com
Payroll/HR Services
Grace be Salon
Annie D'Alessandro 898 S. Rochester Rd. Rochester Hills, MI 48307 www.gracebe.com Hair Salon
Marquardt Switches
Juergen Keller, Director Automotive Group, NA Michael Heaman, Business Unit Manager 2917 Waterview Drive Rochester Hills, MI 48309
248-293-7701
www.marquardt.com
Design and Manufacturing of Automotive Switches Oakridge Dental Center Carol Wennerstrom 441 S. Livernois
Suite 210 Rochester Hills, MI 48307 248-652-1100 www.oakridgedentalcenter.com General Dental Practice Photography by Cinda
Cinda Shevrovich, Owner
204 S. Hunter Street
Capac, MI 48014
810-751-1972
www.photographybycinda.com
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2011 AMCIS CONFERENCE
Americas Conference on Information Systems 2011
August 4-7
Detroit, Michigan A Renaissance of Information Technology for Sustainability and Global Competitiveness Dear Chamber Member Welcome to the 2011 AMCIS Conference (http://amcis2011.aisnet.org) an international IS conference coming to Detroit this August and you can be a part of influencing the future of IS research and curriculum that impacts the students of today and the work force of tomorrow. One of the major objectives of this conference is to connect academic and business professionals and allow them to mutually: ˇ Inform each other both the latest research along different IT themes as well as the practice ˇ Share with each other our view points to gain greater synergy in the development of the IT field, and potentially ˇ Influence the future of IS research and curriculum that impacts both of our stakeholders: the students of today and the work force of tomorrow You can help by: ˇ Registering, attending and interacting with the academic community either through the one-day Business Academic Exchange (Aug 5) or the full two-and-one-half day conference ˇ Chairing a session -- Where you can attend just one research session and chair it (this involves scheduling presentations and interacting with faculty). Review the session information and let me know which session you're interested. ˇ Sponsoring a session (we have 133 sessions spread over the 17 thematic tracks), so we can support students and recognize your interest in the topic on the web site associated with each session (which will remain active for a year under the business academic exchange web site. Contact the sponsorship coordinators identified on the web site for more information. ˇ Spreading the information about the conference to those who might be interested in registering for the conference or sponsoring a session. A variety of special event packages are also available for those interested in experiencing and exploring Michigan and Detroit.
Thank you for your consideration and commitment to this conference Mohan Tanniru Conference Co-Chair
Dean and Professor, MIS
School of Business Administration
Oakland University
Rochester MI 48309
248-370-3275 tanniru@oakland.edu
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Business Development Series - "He Said/She Said"
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OAKLAND CHAMBER NETWORK MIXER
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Online Coupons on Chamber Website
Click here to download the PDF version.
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Member Spotlight - Genisys Credit Union
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Member Advertisements
sponsored by Health Alliance Plan of Michigan |
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MG Photography & Design
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J. Thomas Jewelers
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Have a Big, Bright Ball This Summer!
GET READY TO HAVE A BIG, BRIGHT BALL THIS SUMMER!
ROCHESTER, Mich. - July 6, 2011 - It's big, bright and back again this summer, so get ready to have a ball! The Big, Bright Ball is the signature fundraising event for The Big, Bright Light Show. The fun takes place from 4:00 - 7:00 pm on Sunday, July 31 at the Royal Park Hotel.
Join us for an evening of food, music and fun. Enjoy a strolling dinner featuring your favorite downtown restaurants including, Beyond Juice, Boho Cupcakes, Kruse & Muer and the Rochester Chop House, Main Street Deli, O'Connor's Public House, Rochester Mills Beer Co., Rojo Mexican Bistro, the Royal Park Hotel and Sanders.
Kids can check-out the Make-A-Magic-Wand Station, sponsored by Paint Creek Center for the Arts and the Ice Cream Sundae Bar, sponsored by Sanders. Additionally, partygoers can get some big, bright "bling" strands courtesy of Studio One Salon! Dance to the tunes of our DJ and be sure to capture your favorite moments at the photobooth!
Be sure to bring your checkbooks so you can bid on fabulous silent auction items. Don't miss the "Light The Town" Raffle, for the opportunity to flip the switch on opening night of The Big, Bright Light Show, and take a chance at Snow Miser's Cold Cash Catch to win gift certificates to your favorite downtown Rochester businesses!
Tickets for The Big, Bright Ball are $30 for adults, $10 for kids 5- 12 and kids under 5 years of age are free. Tickets are available at the Rochester DDA Office, 308 ˝ Main Street (above Holland Floral & Gifts). Cash, check, VISA/MC accepted. Or purchase your tickets online at www.downtownrochestermi.com/shop.
Other downtown Rochester events include the Downtown Rochester Farmers' Market, every Saturday morning through Oct. 29; Movies in the Moonlight on July 23 and 30; Rochester's Great American Bake Sale on Aug. 6 and Downtown Rochester Restaurant Week, Aug. 7 - 12. For more information on the Rochester DDA and downtown Rochester, including a complete schedule of events, please visit www.DowntownRochesterMI.com or call 248.656.0060.
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TCF Bank in Rochester Hills Artwork by Paint A Miracle Artists
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Oakland County 2011 Heritage Conference-Save the Date!
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Thomas Richard Charity to Hold Fundraiser for Draper Family, Rochester High School's Video Production Programs
Rochester, MI - July 29, 2011 - Thomas Richards Charity will be hoping to raise over $25,000 for a local and inspirational 3-generation family hit with multiple life-threatening health problems, with proceeds also impacting Rochester High School's video production program to purchase updated equipment for this high-demand field.
The fundraiser, expecting over 1,000 attendees, will be held on Friday, July 29th at Main St. Billiards in Rochester, MI from 5:00 p.m. to 2 a.m. and will include live music, dancing, silent auction items and one free draft beer with a $10 donation.
Also coordinated through TRC is the Matt Moscato Charity Golf also on Friday, July 29th with a noon shotgun start at the Twin Lakes Golf Course in Oakland Township. $85 per person covers 18 holes of golf, cart, and snacks and beverages.
The causes include Tina Draper, a single mother of four who receives no child support. Tina has a daughter, Taylor, who has been diagnosed with Medulloblastoma brain cancer stage 4. Tina's grandson Javen, has water on the brain, has had multiple shunts in his brain and back, as well as many surgeries for his eyes.
Donations will also impact Rochester High's video production program, also available to Adams and Stoney Creek high school students, which is in desperate need of equipment for teens enrolled in the high-demand field of video production.
To take a deeper look at the causes, donate, register, or donate silent auction items, Please go to our website TRCares.com
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Calling All Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs!
The library has resources to help you start, grow, and expand your business. For instance, do you know that you have online access to a database that providesaccess to more than 14 million U.S. businesses and allows you to generate custom lists of business contacts, prospective customers, mailing lists, and job contacts based on the criteria you choose? Do you know that this valuable product was used over 3,000 times last year by local business people? If you'd like to find out more about this and other valuable business resources, click here, to view our current quarterly newsletter Do What You Do Better: Business Info from the Rochester Hills Public Library. While you're at it, sign-up to automatically receive Do What You Do Better in your email inbox four times a year!
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Assistance League-Save the Date
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Rochester Hills Museum
Rochester Hills Museum to host Wet and Wild Wednesdays in July The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm will be hosting Wet and Wild Wednesdays every Wednesday in July. Enjoy a great escape from the summer with entertainment and water! Each day includes entertainment in the gazebo from 12-1 and slip and slide, fire truck sprays, and creek wading from 1-2. Special thanks to our sponsor Genisys Credit Union and for our support at each of these events from the Clinton River Watershed Council who help all of us enjoy, preserve, and protect Stoney Creek Stream and the water all around us. The Museum's Children's garden will be open for viewing throughout the event. Admission is free for Museum members and $ 2 for nonmembers, ages 2 and up. No advanced registration is necessary. Wednesday, July 20 - Kevin Devine - Rollicking concert and sing alongs Wednesday, July 27 - Chris Linn - "America's Magical Funnyman" The Rochester Hills Museum is a 16 acre complex of historic buildings and grounds listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Museum is located at 1005 Van Hoosen Road, one mile east of Rochester Road off Tienken Road. For more information call 248.656.4663 or visit www.rochesterhills.org. Rochester Hills Museum Hosts Summer Camps Terrific Tuesdays are truly terrific in the Rochester Hills Museum Children's Garden where parents, grandparents, and caregivers join their children for garden themed stories, crafts and treats. Children, ages 3-5, are invited from 10:00-11:00, for programs that include The Three Billy Goats, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Breakfast with Butterflies, Alphabet Soup, and Ladybug Picnic. Children, ages 6-10, learn about gardening with teacher and Master Gardener, Michele Dunham, from 1:00-2:30, with Sensational Soil and Wonderful Worms, Powerful Plants and their Perfect Parts, Fabulous Flowers, What's Bugging Us, Tops and Bottoms - Plant Parts We Eat, Scarecrows and much more. Join us for Tuesdays, July 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16, and 23. Pre-registration is required and space is limited in our corncrib classroom. The cost for each Terrific Tuesday is $3 for Museum members and $5 for non-members. All grown-ups are free! Little House by the Creek - One Day Camps are the perfect place to be on Thursdays, July 28, and August 11. Campers, ages 7-11, travel back in time to days along the Stoney Creek in a small village and take part in activities from the 1800s including children's chores like hauling water from the creek, candle-dipping, sewing, rug-beating, vegetable gardening, tin-punching, and butter-churning. The school marm will teach them reading, writing and 'rithmetic at the one-room schoolhouse and, if they get all of their chores and schoolwork done, there will be time to play with old-fashioned toys and go wading in the river! Re-registration is required and space is limited. Cost is $30 for Museum members and $35 for non-members. Little House in the Village Writer's Camp is planned for August 22-25 for ages 9-12. They will be using the Museum's unique natural and historic setting to read, write and illustrate a variety of genres while experiencing life in a 1860s village - working and playing like yesterday. Pre-registration is required and spaces is limited. Cost is $120 for Museum members and $140 for non-members. For more information or to register, call 248-656-4663, visit our website at www.rochesterhills.org, or email us at rhmuseum@rochesterhills.org. The Rochester Hills Museum is a 16 acre complex of historic buildings and grounds listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Museum is located at 1005 Van Hoosen Road, one mile east of Rochester Road off Tienken Road. For more information call 248.656.4663 or visit www.rochesterhills.org. |
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Walter P. Chrysler Museum 2011 Lecture/Workshop Series
The Walter P. Chrysler Museum is pleased to announce our complete 2011 Lecture/Workshop Series comprised of six sessions highlighting a wide range of topics for die-hard auto enthusiasts as well as novice car owners. The series kicks off Saturday, April 16 with The Art of the Auction, featuring RM Auctions and Auctions America by RM.
Following are highlights of each program, which you will also find - along with online registration - by clicking here. The attached form is provided for your convenience in registering via mail.
We look forward to seeing you.
Maintaining Today's Cars 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 $10 per person advance/$12 per person door (Museum members $8 and $10, respectively) If you're a first-time vehicle owner or have a new driver in the family, this session is for you. Protect your investment and avoid getting stranded by learning about required maintenance including checking the oil, safely filling the fuel tank and changing a flat tire. Learn what dashboard warning lights indicate and how to handle roadside emergencies. Tips and techniques presented in the session's first half will be reinforced via hands-on demonstrations in the second half. From Chrysler's Vintage Master Tech Files 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26 $13 per person advance/$15 per person door (Museum members $11 and $13, respectively) For more than 60 years, Chrysler dealership technicians have learned in-depth diagnostics and service procedures through a monthly training program that's believed to be the longest running of its kind. Master Tech courses - which are Web-based today - have advanced as much as the vehicles they highlight. Join Steve Shugg, retired Director of MoparŽ Sales and Training and Field Operations, for an entertainingly nostalgic look back at the then cutting-edge training from Master Tech's earliest days via delightfully antiquated original filmstrips. Model Train Clinic 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 $2 per person ages 5 and up with regular Museum admission ($1 for Museum members) Celebrate the season with a stroll through the Museum's Cars, Trees & Traditions exhibition and delight in a variety of trains running through elaborate landscapes on an oval track in Boss Chrysler's Garage every holiday weekend with regular Museum admission, courtesy of the Stoney Creek Model Railroad Club. Club members will host a Model Train Clinic Dec. 3 to work with young train lovers in creating lifelike scenery from everyday materials and provide tips to moms and dads about easy, inexpensive ways to start a model train tradition at home. Click here to register online for any of the Museum's 2011 Lecture/Workshop programs. For additional information, e-mail events@wpchryslermuseum.org or call 248-944-0450. |
2011 Chevrolet Cruze Raffle
TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE RAFFLE TICKET PRICE $20.00 Drawing to be held Saturday, October 22, 2011 All proceeds benefit RAYA services and programs Contact RAYA -248-656-3558 - for more information!!!!
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Pet of the Week - Lucy
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You'll love Lucy! This two-year-old Basset Hound is one sweet girl. At 57 pounds, she is full grown and loves to play. Lucy is a goofball who would be a perfect match for a mature and active family. Her adoption fee includes sterilization, age-appropriate vaccinations and much more. Visit or call the Michigan Humane Society's Rochester Hills Center for Animal Care at (248) 852-7420 and provide the pet ID number 13448515.
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