WKACC Newsletter March 09

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Building Bett er Communities by Building Bett er Businesses

200 9 Grub Craw l Southkent

Orientation Breakfast

M a r c h 2 0 0 9 V ol um e 2 9 , I s su e 3

Inside This Issue

Th i s is a r s t t im e e ve n t fo r ou r

Ch a m b e r . We a r e e x c it e d t o

a n n o u n c e t h a t ou r r s t S ou t h k e n t

Gr u b Cr a wl will b e o n Th u r s d a y ,

Ap r i l 3 0 , 2 0 0 9 f r om 5 t o 1 0 p m .

W o n d e r i n g wh a t Gr u b Cr a wl

S o u t h k e n t is ?

Grub Crawl is a food samplingt o u r o f 1 0 1 2 re s t au ra nt s .

Participants of Grub Crawl will

b e t r a n s p o r t e d b y t ou r b u s e s

a n d / or t r o lle y s o n a c o n t i n u o u s

c ir c u i t b e t wee n t h e p a r t i c ip a t i n g

r e s t a u r a n t s , w it h s t o p s a t e a c h

r e s t a u r a n t eve r y 1 5 - m in u t e s . H o s t

r e s t a u r a n t s wi ll h a v e fo o d s a m p l e s

fo r y ou t o t a s t e a n d d r i n k s p e c ia l s

t o p u r c h a s e t h r o u g h o u t t h e e ve n t .

G r u b C r a w le r s m a y r e m a in a t e a c h

location for as l i t t le or as long as

t h e y d e s i r e.

Th i s i s a g r ea t o p p o r t u n it y t o b r in g

your friends together to enjoy a

n i gh t o u t o r p r o vid e a b o n d i n g

o p p o r t u n it y fo r y o u r c o r p or a t e

t e a m ! Ti c k e t p r i c e s a r e $ 2 0 .0 0 p e r

p e r s o n o r $ 1 5 .0 0 e a c h f o r g r o u p s o f

t e n o r m o r e .

We will be hosting two food

t o u r i n g e ve n t s e a c h y ea r ; o n e

in the spring, which will feature

Ke n t w oo d r e s t a u r a n t s a n d o n e in

th e fall, wh ich will featu re Wyom

r e s t a u r a n t s .

The Wyoming Kentwood Area

Ch a m b e r o f Co m m e r c e i s c u r r e n t

a c c e p t i n g s p o n s o r s h i p s f o r t h e

Fir s t An n u a l Gr u b Cr a wl. Th e r e

a r e s p o n s o r s h i p p a c k a g e s a v a i l a bt o a c c o m o d a t e e v er y b u s i n e s s 's

b u d g e t . Th i s e ve n t i s a g r e a t

o p p o r t u n i t y t o s u p p o r t o u r l o c a l

c om m u n it y a n d g ro w a w a r en e s s

th e Wyoming Kentwood Area.

Th e e v e n t s a r e o p e n t o t h e g e n e r a

pu blic, an d will provide for severa

o p p o r t u n it ie s t o p r o m o t e a n d g r o

y ou r b u s in e s s .

For more details log on to www.

g r u b c r a wl s o u t h k e n t .c o m o r c o n t [email protected] today. Find

h o w yo u a n d y ou r b u s i n e s s c a n g

involved in this exciting event!

J oin u s a t t he

C h a m b e r a t 7 : 3 0

am on W ednes day,

Ma r c h 2 5 t h . S p a c e

is l imited and

advance registration

is requ ired. Register

at w w w . s out hkent .

or g or cal l 616- 531-

5 9 9 0 .

Whet h er you ' r e new t o C ham ber

Membership or you've been a member

for a while but want to get more for

your du es inves t m ent s , t h is i s t he

event you s h oul d n ot m i s s . T her e is

no cost. an d we'll provide a deliciou s

cont inen t al s t yle br eakf as t an d a

bottomless coffee pot to make up fo

t he ear l y hour .

We'll have act i ve m em ber s on ha nd

t o ans w er ques t i ons and hel p you g

pl ugged i n. C om e t o t hi s b r eakfas t

and di s cover w hat t he C ham ber cad o fo r yo u r B u s i n e s s a n d m a k e t h e

m os t of your d u es i nves t m en t .

Gr u b Cr a wl 1

Or ien ta tion Br ea kfa st 1

Op in ion b y J oh n 2

Net wor k in g in Ma rch 3

B t o C E xp o 3

Ch a m b er Bu ck s 4

Ch a m b er Pa r t n er s 5Ca ll for Volu n teer s 8

Ad voca te Ad ver t is in g 8

Am ba s s a d or s Cor n er 9

Th e Cr u is e Cor n er 1 0

E d u ca tion Com m it t ee 1 1

Mem ber Miles t on es 1 2

Mem b er Sp ot ligh t 1 2

Ca l e n d a r s o n Pa g e s 6 & 7

Lo g o n t o www.s o u t h k e n t .o r g

For details.
http://www.southkent.org/http://www.southkent/


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YOUR CHAMBER MANAGEMENT

2 0 0 9 B o a rd o f D ire c t o r s*indicates Executive Committee Member

*J ohn Crawford - Presiden t & CEO

* To d d Du n c a n - Co n s u m e r s En e r g y , Bo a r d Ch a i r

*S te ve Ma rs h a ll- MAS Advisory Service, Chair, Fin. & Budget

*Norine Mu lvihill - Option 1 Credit Un ion , Sr. V. Ch air

*Kath ey Batey - Priority Health/ Sp irited Pres ent ations

*Brent Holland - Chameleon Ltd.

*Sk i p Kn a p p - Ed wa r d J o n e s In v e s t m e n t s

*To m Kr u i s e n g a - W. MI Bu s i n e s s Gr o u p , Pa s t Ch a i r

*Bren t Van der Kolk - Vand er Kolk & Van der Kolk PLC,

Le ga l Co u n s e l

C om m uni t y R el at i ons D i vi s i on ( B l ue)*Kath ey Batey - Vice Ch air

To m m y Br a n n - Br a n n s St e a k h o u s e & Gr i l l e

Dan Van Dyke - PCO Associates, LLC

*Bren t Van der Kolk - Van der Kolk & Vand er Kolk,.PLC

Lillian Van derVeen - Lenger Travel Services

Mem ber R el at i ons D i vis i on (R ed)

*Bren t Hollan d - Vice Cha ir

Richa rd Ch rism an - Hu ngerford, Aldrin, Nichols & Carter

Da n n a M a t h i e s e n - M e r c a n t i l e Ba n k

J ohn Sch wartz - AT&T

Mem bers hi p D evel opm e nt D i vis i on (Gol d)*Skip Kn ap p - Vice Ch air

Rob Wells - AXA Advisors

Diane Zandstra - W. MI Center for Family Health

Fi nanci al D evel opm e nt D i vis i on (Gree n)

*Norine Mulvih ill - Sr. Vice Ch air

Betsy Artz - Loeks Theaters (Celebration Cinema)

J oel Iakiri - Huntington Bank

David S zidik - Money Mailers of SE Kent Coun ty

M a t t Uh l - Fla g s t a r Ba n k

E x-Of ci o

Carol Sh eets - City of Wyoming, Mayor

Richa rd Root - City of Kent wood, Mayor

Cu rtis Holt - City of Wyoming, Man ager

Bil l Do r e n - Ch a m b e r Fo u n d a t i o n Ch a ir

My B u s i n e s s A d v o c a t e ,Co p yr i gh t 2 0 0 9

Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce

5 9 0 - 3 2 n d S t r e et S E

Wy om i n g , MI 4 9 5 4 8 - 2 3 4 5

Te l: 6 1 6 - 5 3 1 - 5 9 9 0

F a x : 6 1 6 - 5 3 1 - 0 2 5 2

Newsletter/ Advert Information: [email protected]

Opinion by JohnMarch 2009

By J ohn J . Cra wford, President & CEO

Popular Misunderstanding of Howthe Economy Works

You h ave hear d m e s a y before t hat t o have jobs , w e r s t h at o have an ef ci ent Infrastructure , a Workforce t o d o t h e

w or k and B us i nes s Capital Money trying to make Mone

Does Michigan need J obs? If you

believe tha t we do, ou r Pu blic Policies

t hen , need t o S ol ve t he E q u a t i on . We

do have I nf r as t r uct ur e and w e do

h ave a Workforce. W h a t s mi s s i n g

Th e Do w J o n e s Th e Ga s Ga u ge

of our Capital . O n N ovem ber 4 , 200

t h e n a t io n s b u s i n e s s ca p i ta l g a s

gau ge (th e Dow J ones Avg) stood

a t 9 , 6 2 5 .2 8 . O n Ma r c h 5 , 2 0 0 9 ,

af t er i m pl em ent i ng and announci ng

s w eeping U .S . gover nm ent pr ogr am

t he gau ge s t ood at 6, 594 . 44. - a decline of 32% . Tha t s

dr am at i c.

Inves t or s ar e s eei ng t hei r C apit al evapor at e a nd ar e n ot

liki ng wha t t hey s ee com ing out of Was h ingt on B us i nes s

C api t al ows t o w her e it is w elcom ed an d s t ays w her e i t is

t r eat ed t he bes t .

It s N o t t h e S UP PLY o f Mo n e y It s t h e S P E ED o f Mo n

S O m a n y o f u s , b e c a u s e o f t h e m e d ia a n d la c k o f u nder s t a nd ing, believe t ha t econom y i s t he s u m t ot al of a

t he cas h i n t he econom y like it s a gian t bat ht u b fu ll of

dollar s . If you h ave m or e t han I do it m u s t be becaus e y

ha ve gr abbed m or e ou t of t he t u b t ha n I was a bl e t o. Tha

not f air ! . S o, we ha ve bas ed our pu bl ic policies ba s ed on

t ha t w idely accept ed m is u nder s t a nd ing.

The E conom y is dynam ic. It is m eas u r ed by t he S PE E D

at w hi ch t he m oney s u ppl y t ur n s over . It is n ot a t ub f ul l

o f c a s h . Th e t u b is c a lle d t h e m o n e y s u p p ly . It m i gh t b e

something l ike $500 bil l ion while the nation s economy

s t a n d s a t $ 1 5 t r illio n GD P t h a t m e a n s t h a t m o n e y s u p p

has t ur ned over 30 t i m es i n one year .

If w e wan t bu s i nes s capi t al back i n t h e m a r ket , if w e wan

c on s u m e r c on d e n c e r et ir e d , if w e w a n t m o r e J O BS t h e

al l our pu bl ic policies need t o be s et t o encour age t he ow

m on ey and cap it al once m or e.

Was h i ngton s pl an of G over nm ent S p endi ng as an econom

s ol ut i on ar e t r oubl es om e becaus e

1. it s n ot s us t ai nabl e over a l ong per iod of t im e, an d

2 . t h e m o n e y s p e n t m u s t b e ta k e n fr o m s om e o n e els

T r y t o s t ay as upbeat as pos s i bl e and s eek out new m ar ke

for w hat you do. We ll get t hr ou gh t hi s t oget her . The

C ham ber is w or king ha r d for you! Keep S m i ling!

is Capital t he i nves t m ent s needed t o put bus i nes s i deas

in t o p r a c t ic e. We n e e d t o a n d we c a n m a k e Mic h iga n a

C api t al Magnet r a t h e r t h a n a C a p it a l Repellant.


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SPECIAL EVENTS

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Cham ber of Comm erce

Building Better Communities

by Building Better Businesses

1, 2, 3 Huge Networking Opportunities in March

Thursday, March 12 from 5-7pm

c h e c k o u t Ch a m b e r Af t e r Ho u r s a t

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Fr i d a y , M a r c h 2 0 , 1 1 : 3 0 - 1 p m .

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e ve n t . W e 've h a d r e c o r d n u m b e r

f o r t h e p a s t t wo m o n t h s s o we 'r e

a t t h e Hya t t o n e m o r e t im e ! If yo

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M a r c h 2 0 . Pl a n t o j o i n u s a t t h e

Hyatt, 2150 Metro Lane SW, Byr

Center at M-6. Invite your not-ye

member guests to be eligible for

special prize drawing. They could

win a f r ee lu n c h !

Friday, March 13 with Hudsonville,

J enison, Greater Grandville Chamber

& Wyomin g- Kentwood Area

C h a m b e r . It's FREE for MembersOnly. Space is l imited, advance

registration is required. Contact

julie@sou th ken t.org or call 531 -5990 .

S p e e d Ne t w o r k i n g is a tool for

groups or people wishing to meet,

exchange i deas and expand t hei r

net working circles. Par ticipan ts in

t h e p r og ra m e n g a ge in s o m e 2 0 ve -

minute, face-to-face, conversations

with l ike-mind ed in dividua ls in

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7: 30 am - 8: 00 am - I nf or m al

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8: 00 am - 9: 00 am - S peed

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Referring

New

Members

Is

Good

Business!

MEMBER RECRUITING

Th e M em b e r Re cr u it in g

Committee is responsible for

p r o g r a m s t o i n c r e a s e n e w

m emb er r eferrals from WKACC

M em b e r s a n d p r o m o t e n e w

m e m b e r r e c ru i t m e n t .

Mo re i s de n i t e l y be t t e r

w h e n i t c o m e s t o C h a m b e rMem bers hi p. Higherm e m b e r s h ip n u m b e r s m e a n

a f fo r d a b l e d u e s c o s t s , b e t t e r

n e t wo r k i n g a n d a wi d e r r a n g e

o f r e s o u r c e s a n d o p p o r t u n i t i e s

fo r y ou r Bu s i n e s s . I n a d d it io n ,

m o r e Bu s i n e s s e s in v o lve d i n t h e

Ch a m b e r m e a n a l o u d e r v o i c e

w h e n w e n e e d t o b e h e a r d .

Wh o d o y o u k n o w t h a t s h o u l db e a m e m b e r? It 's easy tom a k e a r e fe r r a l . Con t a c t Bo b

O'Ca l l a g h a n a t 6 1 6 - 5 3 1 - 5 9 9 0

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a n d g ive h i m t h e n a m e o f t h e

b u s i n e s s , a c on t a c t n a m e a n d

p h o n e n u m b e r o r e m a il a d d r e s s .

He will contact your referral to set

u p a n a p p o i n t m e n t t o t a l k a b o u t

t h e op p o r t u n i t ie s a n d b e n e t s

o f Ch a m b e r M e m b e r s h i p . On c e

the application is received in our

o f c e a n d p a y m e n t is p r o c e s s ed

we will is s u e a c e r t i c a t e fo r $ 2 5

in C h a m b e r B u c k s w h i ch c a n

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n e t wo r k in g e ve n t fe e s , s h o wc a s e

fe e s , d u e s r e n e wa l fe e s o r n e a r l y

a n y o t h e r Ch a m b e r in v o ic e ,

(exclu ding GVHP Prem ium s).

Bi-Monthly Challenge is Incentive to Refer N ew Mem bersHere is the Bi-MonthlyCh a ll e n g e f o r t h e m o n t h o f

February and March . Th e

m e m b e r m a k i n g t h e m o s t

referra ls will receive a gift

c e r t i c a t e fo r a n o v er n i g h t s t a y

a t t h e n e w H yat t Pl ace H ot elat Byron Center Ave and M-6

n e a r t h e Me t r o He a lt h C a m p u s .

A drawing will be h eld if a t ie-

b r e a k e r i s n e e d e d .

We'll reset the counter on April

1 s t a n d d u r in g t h e m o n t h s o f

April an d May we'll ha ve a wh ole

n e w s u r p r is e b o n u s fo r t h e

most referrals. Watch the April

newsletter for more information.

Bi-Monthly Incentive

Prize provided by

Hyatt Place. Contact

Bo Schmitz or Amanda

Volkers for Hotel info at

(616) 724-1234.

March is Open Enrollment Month

Quality healthcare for you and your employees atconvenient locations throughout our Membership Area.Whether you are a company of one or 10,000, if you owna business, live in the GVHP service area and belong tothe Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce,you and your employees are probably eligible through

your Chamber Membership.

Contact Janine Burns at 616-531-5990 or email [email protected] to get current coverage and pricinginformation. Administration of the WKACC GVHP Groupplan is done at the Chamber.

New this year: Contact us and ask about GVHP PrimeCare Basic, health care designed with the student inmind. You can also log on to www.gvhp.com for moredetails on Prime Care Basic.

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Working

with a

ChamberPartneris

Good

Business!

CHAMBERPARTNERS

What is a ChamberPartner?

He lp i n g M em b e r s r e d u c e t h e i r

c o s t s i s a p r i m a r y c o n c e r n t o t h e

C h a m b e r . Th i s k in d o f b e n e t

p u t s s m a l l e r e m p l o y e r s o n t h e

s a m e p la y in g e ld a s t h o s e la r g er

e m p l o ye r s , a b le t o e n t i c e a n d t h e n

keep employees. An active program

t h a t w e c a ll C h a m b e r Pa r t n e r s

seeks out, implements and monitors

o t h e r s p e c i a lly -e n d o r s e d p r o g r a m s

f o r M e m b e r s t h a t h e l p k e e p d u e s

r a t e s d ow n a n d M e m b e r B e n e t s

h i g h .

Members g a in a s i gn i c a n tb e n e t w h e n t h e p a r t n e r offe r s a

produ ct or service with wide appeal,

a d d ed fe a t u r e s a n d a s u b s t a n t ia l

d i s c o u n t .

ChamberPartners b e n e t fr o m

s p e c i a l m a r k e t i n g p a c k a g e st h r o u g h t h e C h a m b e r t o p r om o t e

t h e i r o ffe r , t h e a d d i t io n a l b u s i n e s s

g en e r a t e d , a s we ll a s i n c r e a s e d

r e c og n i t io n b y o t h e r b u s i n e s s

le a d e r s wh o a r e a g r ea t s o u r c e fo r

referrals.

T he C ham ber b e n e t s fr o m

a d d e d r e v e n u e r e c e ive d f r om t h e

C h a m b e r Pa r t n e r a c c or d in g t o

a n a g r ee m e n t b y b o t h p a r t ie s a s

well as from the ability to offer

m e m b e r s h ip i n c e n t i ve t o p o t e n t i a l

m e m b e r s . Th i s i s a t h r e e wa y

p a r t n e r s h ip d e s ign e d t o b e n e t a l l

involved.

Th e Ch a m b e r Pa r t n e r Co m m i t t e e

is currently re-evaluating existing

p r o g r a m s a n d r e v ie win g n e w

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AMBASSADORS COMMITTEE

Ma rc h 2 0 0 9 It is with greatp le a s u r e t h a t I a m s e r vin g a s t h e

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mission of a WKACC Ambassador

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28TH STREET METRO CRUISE

The Cruise Corner

A ve r y s p e c ia l t h a n k y ou t o Da nVan Dyke from PCO Associates ,Lillian VanderVeen from Lenger

Travel Center, J oel Iak iri fromHuntington Bank, John Crawforda n d Bo b O'Ca l l a g h a n f r o m t h e

Ch a m b e r St a f f, a n d Ch a r l ie St e e n

from th e Metro Cruise Sales Crew

fo r v olu n t e e r i n g t h e ir t i m e a t t h e

2 0 0 9 In t e r n a t io n a l Au t o S h o w

i n Fe b r u a r y . Th i s i s t h e s e c o n d

y ea r w e 've a t t e n d e d t h is a n n u a l

c o m m u n i t y e v e n t .

Once again, we received very

positive comments from visitors

s t o p p in g b y a n d e a r n e d s o m e g r ea t

name recognition for the event i tself

an d for WKACC in genera l. Th ec o m m u n i t y is e x c it e d a b o u t t h is

year 's event.

Ou r d r a wi n g t o wi n t h e MainSt reet Pub d in n e r a n d a m o vie

from Celebration Cinema fort w o, w a s S u s a n S a s e k o f Tony's

T u n e s . Co n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o Su e .

Winners were selected from entries

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w h o s t o p p e d b y t h e b o o th d u r in g

t h e Au t o Sh o w.

The Cruise Committee would l ike

t o t a k e t h is o p p o r t u n t y t o we lc o m e

Er i n Bo wa n t o o u r t e a m . Er i n

wo r k s a t Lenger Travel Centera n d is a s t u d e n t a t G r a n d Va lle y

St a t e Un i ve r s i t y. Sh e i s d o in g h e r

intern sh ip with WKACC's Metro

Cr u i s e Co m m i t t e e a s p a r t o f h e r

degree in Hospitality Management

wit h a m in o r i n Ev e n t Pl a n n in g .

S h e a t t e n d s t h e E x e cu t i ve a n d

Sa l e s Co m m it t e e m e e t i n g s a n d wi ll

A corne r of Rogers Plaz a Lot s how s

jus t a sa mp le of the hu ge crow ds

that turn out for the Annual tw o-day

long 28th S treet Metro Cruise . The

200 9 event w ill be August 28 & 29th!

Contact Bob O'Callagha n at 6 16-

53 1-5990 or em ail bob@southk ent

org to get involved !

b e w o r k in g o n m a n y a r e a s o f t h eevent.

Board Member J oel Iak iri from

H unt i ngt on B ank is the Division

Ch a ir a n d Ric k St u r i m fr o m St ev

Antique Auto Repair is t h e Ev en

Ch a i r f o r t h e 5 t h An n u a l e v e n t .

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a n d t h e e x e cu t ive c o m m i t t e e m e e

o n Th u r s d a y a t 4 p m . W e we l c o m e

y o u r c o m m e n t s a n d i n p u t .

Co n t a c t M em b e r Se r v ic e s M a n a g

Bo b O'Ca l l a g h a n a t 6 1 6 - 5 3 1 - 5 9 9

for pr omotiona l idea s involving th

"Cru ise". Bob will des ign a sp eci

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f o r y o u r b u s i n e s s .

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y ou r b u s in e s s n a m e in fr o n t o f

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EDUCATION COMMITTEE

M a r c h 2 3 - 2 7 th is th e week we willb e s e n d i n g a b o u t 6 0 b u s in e s s m e n

a n d wo m e n in t o i n d i vid u a l s e c o n d

g ra d e c la s s r o o m s t o d e m o n s t r a t e

t h e im p o r t a n c e o f r e a d i n g . Th is

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Committee of the Month to spotlight outstanding volunteer effort and

results on behalf of your Chamber.

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from AXA Advisors wh o c h a i r e d

the Silent Auction Committee.

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it e m a n d / or a t t e n d e d t h e An n u a l

Meeting. We hope it was a great

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