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State of the Community Luncheon
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Wow! More than 325 of you attended our 11th Annual State of the Community Luncheon last Friday. That was a record crowd to hear our own Carlin Smith introduce the chamber's new Thriving Petoskey program. And to hear David Zechman of McLaren Northern Michigan discuss the urgent need for recruiting health care professionals to our region. Jill O'Neill told the audience about the all new Great Lakes Center for the Arts coming to Bay Harbor. And DJ of the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation urged us to check out spotlightonemmet.org, a new web site showcasing the status and work of our non-profit organizations in Emmet County. To see the Thriving Petoskey videos, and to read the State of the Community Reports of 33-agencies in the area, click here.
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Carlin Smith introduced Thriving Petoskey at Friday's State of the Community Luncheon, a local offshoot of Thriving Michigan which is a statewide initiative of the Conscious Capitalism Movement. Ashley Brower of Harbor-Brenn Agencies is joining Carlin on this learning experience and shared her thoughts in this blog.
Birchwood Construction and Mottify-Consulting have joined Harbor-Brenn Agencies as early sponsors of this local initiative.
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Business After Hours at Buffalo Wild Wings, Feb. 18
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Join us for the next Business After Hours (BAH) at Buffalo Wild Wings on Thursday, February 18th from 5-7 p.m. Come sporting your favorite team gear and win prizes during this Sports Theme event. BAH is a well-attended "end-of-the-work-day" networking event designed to help participants make new business contacts, develop potential new customers, and build exposure for their businesses. In addition to great networking opportunities, along with hors d'oeuvres, cash-bar refreshments you can win fabulous door prizes as well! Admission cost is $7 for members; $12 for not-yet members.
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Take advantage of your Chamber Membership, be a BAH sponsor!
Are you looking to get the word out about a new service or product or increasing visibility?? Looking to make business connections??
An average of 100-125 chamber members attend each event for networking opportunities, along with hors d'oeuvres, cash-bar refreshments and door prizes at our member properties. Learn more about being a sponsor of Business After Hours. Space is limited, and many BAH's sell out sponsor space, so call Nikki Devitt at 347-4150 or email nikki@petoskeychamber.com to reserve your spot for 2016 today. |  |
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CWIB Go Grants Fundraiser is February 23rd
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This is the annual Connecting Women in Business GO GRANTS Fundraiser Luncheon that features an amazing silent auction. The money raised by the silent auction goes directly to Go Grants. Register Online Now
Great items are coming in everyday for the silent auction.
One highlight is this Resort Shopper Bag from B. May Bags which is embossed crocodile with a retail value of $450.00.
 Here are some other items:- Digital Advertising Package on 9&10 News ($500 value)
- Landscape master plan for home or business from Green Room Landscape Architecture ($500 value)
- One Year Residential Trash Pick Up from American Waste ($500 value)
- 30,000 online impressions on petoskeynews.com ($360 value)
- Overnight Stay for two with breakfast at Stafford's Perry Hotel ($240 value)
- Fustini's Gift Basket ($75 value)
Many, many other great baskets and gift cards!
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Go Grants are an important element of the Connecting Women in Business Group. Grants provide small grants to girls in grades 6 to 10 in the Char-Em ISD service area and reach out to young girls in the area who have an idea and a passion to try something new. Grants range up to $500. Since 2010, 105 girls have received almost $37,000 in GO Grants.
The Cost to attend is $35. $20 of the ticket price goes directly to the grants program as well as proceeds from the silent auction and sponsorships. Register online and pay by credit card so you can breeze through registration. Your business can support the silent auction and the Go Grants by making a silent auction donation.
Individuals can to support this event by being part of the GO GRANTS wine brigade - drop off a bottle of wine at the chamber office and we will put it into a basket with other donated wines to turn into a wonderful silent auction item.
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"Make the Most of You Membership" Free Breakfast Tuesday, March 8
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The FREE breakfast is designed to help members understand what the chamber does to help businesses and organizations in the area and how to utilize the chamber to help your business succeed.
You will get a solid overview of the work of your chamber and learn about opportunities to promote your business. It is a great opportunity to meet other Chamber members too!
Are you a new member? Make plans to attend. Been a member for a long time, but could use a refresher? Make plans to attend. New staff at your office? Send them so they can get involved.
Reservations are required. Call 347-4150 or click here to reserve your spot today - register here.
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Win By Loosing - It's almost Time!
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It's time to put your team together for the chamber's annual Win by Losing Competition. Hosted by the chamber's Health Care Task Force and utilizing the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan structure, teams can compete for loc al prizes as they lose weight! The competition runs from Feb. 29 through April 29. So start to get your team together. Registration information will be provided soon!
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Downtown Petoskey Winter Carnival is This Weekend!
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Downtown Petoskey and the Winter Sports Park team up again to bring you Petoskey's 88th Annual Winter Carnival!
The Wine & Dine Progressive Dinner, Chocoholic Frolic, Ice Sculptures and live Carving, Ice Bar Celebration, Broomball Tournament, Kids Carnival Day, and more are coming your way in Downtown Petoskey this Presidents' Day Weekend.
Head over to the Winter Sports Park for Ice Skating, Bump Jumping, Curling, the Cardboard Sled Challenge, and more.
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Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce | 231-347-4150 | www.petoskeychamber.com 401 E. Mitchell St. Petoskey, MI 49770 |
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