Ponderings of the President:
Hello Chesaning! My favorite joking answer (and hopefully Laura’s also), to the question of “how did you get involved in that?” is- “because Laura told me to”. Which is how I ended up serving in the chamber. All jokes aside, as President, I have some big shoes to fill as Laura steps down from President to Board member. I would like to welcome Jessica Stewart on as Vice President, and thank Amy Handley (Treasurer) and Jessica Lichnovsky (Secretary) for their continued service.
Although the holidays and winter months are generally quieter for our chamber, we still had some successful events this quarter! Our 100th Annual Dinner was a hit with 170 people in attendance despite an 8:00pm Detroit Lions game. We congratulated many businesses on their anniversaries, and handed out 4 community awards. Congratulations to Phil Geisken for the Lifetime Achievement award, Amanda Danek for Volunteer of the Year award, Matt Pierce for the Distinguished Business Person award, and Jeremiah Thorpe for the Star Employee award.
In February, we hosted our first Home Improvement night at Geisken’s Cabinetry + Flooring. This networking night gave our chamber members that don’t have storefronts a chance to display their work and products, network with other contractors, and find potential customers. Thank you to Ashley Archer for hosting and letting us use your beautiful showroom! If you would like to be involved in a night like this, keep your eyes peeled in our weekly email for information regarding our other networking events throughout the year.
Spring will be here before you know it, and so will our summer events. The comedy show benefiting our Chesaning Area Fireworks will be held March 15th at Riverfront Grill. The cost is $20 and be sure to wear your most festive Irish outfit! Sponsorship opportunities for this summer will be sent out soon, please take a look and see if there are advertising options that work for you. Our fireworks, scholarships, and chamber rely on you and your generous donations! If a monetary donation is not in the budget, we also have many volunteer opportunities. Our Dry-Tri will be back in September and this event takes a lot of help from our awesome community!
I am honored to serve as your Chamber President. I hope this year is a profitable one for all of our business. We are always welcome to new ideas, please let me know if there is anything we can do to better serve you!
-Emilly
Hello Chesaning! My favorite joking answer (and hopefully Laura’s also), to the question of “how did you get involved in that?” is- “because Laura told me to”. Which is how I ended up serving in the chamber. All jokes aside, as President, I have some big shoes to fill as Laura steps down from President to Board member. I would like to welcome Jessica Stewart on as Vice President, and thank Amy Handley (Treasurer) and Jessica Lichnovsky (Secretary) for their continued service.
Although the holidays and winter months are generally quieter for our chamber, we still had some successful events this quarter! Our 100th Annual Dinner was a hit with 170 people in attendance despite an 8:00pm Detroit Lions game. We congratulated many businesses on their anniversaries, and handed out 4 community awards. Congratulations to Phil Geisken for the Lifetime Achievement award, Amanda Danek for Volunteer of the Year award, Matt Pierce for the Distinguished Business Person award, and Jeremiah Thorpe for the Star Employee award.
In February, we hosted our first Home Improvement night at Geisken’s Cabinetry + Flooring. This networking night gave our chamber members that don’t have storefronts a chance to display their work and products, network with other contractors, and find potential customers. Thank you to Ashley Archer for hosting and letting us use your beautiful showroom! If you would like to be involved in a night like this, keep your eyes peeled in our weekly email for information regarding our other networking events throughout the year.
Spring will be here before you know it, and so will our summer events. The comedy show benefiting our Chesaning Area Fireworks will be held March 15th at Riverfront Grill. The cost is $20 and be sure to wear your most festive Irish outfit! Sponsorship opportunities for this summer will be sent out soon, please take a look and see if there are advertising options that work for you. Our fireworks, scholarships, and chamber rely on you and your generous donations! If a monetary donation is not in the budget, we also have many volunteer opportunities. Our Dry-Tri will be back in September and this event takes a lot of help from our awesome community!
I am honored to serve as your Chamber President. I hope this year is a profitable one for all of our business. We are always welcome to new ideas, please let me know if there is anything we can do to better serve you!
-Emilly
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