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40TH ANNIVERSARY MACC GOLF CLASSIC
AT ELDORADO ON THURSDAY, JULY 25
Oracle Financial Solutions is presenting the 40th
anniversary Mason Area Chamber of Commerce Golf
Classic that will take place on Thursday, July 25 at
Eldorado Golf Course, 3750 W. Howell Road, west of Mason. The outing
will begin with registration at 9:00 a.m. followed by a 10:00 a.m. shotgun start.
All area residents and businesspeople are invited to participate in this year’s 4-
person scramble, which features numerous games and prizes for golfers. The
cost per golfer is a great value at just $75 per golfer/$300 per foursome. For
this low price, golfers play 18 holes with a cart and receive continental
breakfast, lunch-at-the-turn, a “goodie bag”,
contests, prizes, beverages, and dinner at the
after-golf Member Mixer. The three meals are
sponsored by Chamber members -- and beer and
wine tickets are also provided by our sponsors.
Those who choose not to golf may simply
attend the MACC Golf Classic Member Mixer at
3:00 p.m. Admission to the mixer is only twenty
dollars per person. This mixer is a great
opportunity to network and get to know other
Chamber and community members while
enjoying a tasty, but rather early dinner.
Again this year, net proceeds from the MACC Golf Classic will benefit the
MACC Agnes “Aggie” Corner Scholarship Fund for Community
Volunteerism. Each year this scholarship is awarded to deserving Mason High
School graduates. The 2013 scholarships were awarded to Traci Phillips and
Amelia Schon for their active participation and volunteerism in our community.
Other major sponsors of this year’s outing to date are Mason Auto Body
Repair, Dart Container Corporation, CP Federal Credit Union, A&W
Restaurant, LAFCU, Fiedler Insurance, Wendy’s Restaurant, Ware’s
Pharmacy, Origami Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center, and WOW!
Chamber member businesses and organizations are encouraged to sponsor,
provide door prizes, and contribute items for the “golfer goodie bags.”
“We doubled the number of golfers last year,” says Aaron Fiedler, MACC
Golf Committee chair. “We’d like to repeat that success this year.” As always,
sponsorships are an integral part of the MACC Golf Classic. See the insert in
this newsletter to sign up and/or sponsor!
A publication of the
148 E. Ash Street
Mason, Michigan 48854
Phone: 676-1046 ~ Fax: 676-8504
www.masonchamber.org
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
MACC Golf Classic July 25
TNL Courthouse Concerts Continue
Welcome New Chamber Members
News From Our Chamber Members
MACC Community Fundraising
Inserts: MACC Golf Classic
Reservation and Sponsorship Forms,
Mason Values Week Info, 12th annual
MACC Raffle Info, Michigan Steam
Engine & Threshers Reunion Flyer
MASON in Motion
July 2013
Jeff Haueter of Mason’s A&W
Restaurant has rejoined the board
of directors of the Mason Area
Chamber of Commerce. He
replaces Jeff Bohl of Ingham
Intermediate School District,
who has taken a job in Battle Creek. Jeff
Haueter is a past president of the Mason
Chamber and has had two previous terms on the
MACC board.
Beside Jeff Haueter, current members of the
board are president Andrew Serratelli of Dart
Container Corporation, vice president Lori
Pfost of Dart Bank, treasurer Nichole Dorr of
the Mason Area Community Fund, and past
president Jamie Robinson of Darrell’s Market
and Bestsellers, Neil Sheridan of BlueGrass
Lawn & Landscape, Shireen Luther of TomCo
Asphalt, Jeff Oesterle of Little Creeks Cattle &
Grain, Elaine Ferris of the City of Mason,
Bruce Wigginton of Mason Auto Body Repair,
Liz Luttrell-Wilson of Mason State Bank, Brent
Forsberg of T.A. Forsberg, and Mark
Dillingham of Mason Public Schools.
MASON’S THURSDAY EVENING COURTHOUSE CONCERTS CONTINUE WITH CLARKSONS
Bring your lawn chairs and blankets to downtown Mason on Thursday evening, July 11, and enjoy the sounds of The Clarksons, a popular area band, in their fourth annual performance on the Ingham County Courthouse lawn. This free concert is hosted by the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Dart Container Corporation. The Chamber is in their ninth season of “Thursday Night Live! Courthouse Concerts,” a summer series of live musical entertainment presented by
Independent Bank on select Thursday evenings. These free outdoor concerts take place at 6:00 p.m. on the west
Ingham County Courthouse lawn in downtown Mason. Remaining concerts are July 18, August 8 and 22, and September 19, weather permitting. The Mason Optimist Club sells hot dogs, chips, and pop nearby, so families can enjoy a picnic dinner during the concerts. Many concert-goers stop by restaurants and stores in Mason afterwards. Jamie Robinson of Darrell’s and Bestsellers, chair of the Hometown U.S.A. committee overseeing the concerts, says that “the Chamber is hosting Thursday Night Live! Courthouse Concerts again as a way to bring more fun and excitement to downtown Mason.” The Clarksons will be followed by From Big Sur, a local band
who will perform for the first time in the TNL Courthouse Concert series on July 18, sponsored by Mason State Bank.
On Thursday, August 8, sponsored by City of Mason Downtown Development Authority, the Backwoods Band will have the stage – back for their ninth year with Mason’s Mayor, Leon Clark. For the August 22 concert on the Courthouse lawn, sponsored by the Dart Container
Corporation, the series will feature the Twilight Memories Big Band, a 17-piece community band. The entertainment series concludes with the Mason High School Band on Thursday, September 19, led by Beth Bousfield, MHS Band Director. The Mason High School Cheer Squad will join them in the program sponsored by CP Federal Credit Union. This last concert will also mark the beginning of Mason’s “Down Home Days” festival. All concerts are weather permitting.
NEWS OF OUR MEMBERS:
Bringing freshness to you! The Mason Farmers
Market starts July 6 and runs through October 5 on
Saturday mornings, 9 AM to 1 PM on Maple Street
between Jefferson & Barnes.
Bring your marketing material for a noontime of great networking
between business people in our area on Friday, July 19th. Food will be
provided at no cost and the event is hosted by ServiceMaster Restore
and Benedict Auto Body. It runs 11:30 AM until 2 PM at Benedict
Auto Body, 246 West Maple in Mason.
Child and Family Charities’ Independent
Living Program was awarded a grant in the
amount of $15,000.00 from the Capital Region
Community Foundation for a program that
annually helps area teens living in foster care as
they transition into adulthood. Support services for this special
population of youth includes the following: start-up goods and costs,
help with planning a budget, meal planning, setting and reaching career
goals, mentoring and emergency support for program participants.
WE WELCOME OUR NEWEST MASON CHAMBER MEMBERS
Please welcome the following new members of the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce:
COE “Z” ACRES 3453 W. Columbia Road - Mason, MI 48854
Phone: (517) 676-9204 - www.coezacres.com
[email protected] - Dana Carl and Coe Emens III
Coe “Z” Acres is a farm market and sugarbush featuring homegrown
asparagus in season and pure maple syrup.
BALLYHOO 448 S. Jefferson Street
Mason, MI 48854
Phone: (517) 676-4971
[email protected] - Kim Funk
Ballyhoo is a cute, vintage-inspired gift shop in downtown Mason.
BURGDORF’S WINERY
5635 Shoeman Road
Haslett, MI 48840
Phone: (517) 655-2883
www.burgdorfwinery.com - [email protected]
David Burghoff
Burgdorf’s Winery is a local winery producing wines with only
Michigan-grown grapes and fruits.
2 MASON in Motion JULY 2013
$79,159 is a wonderful number! What makes it so special? It’s the amazing amount raised this year for the fight against cancer at the
Relay for Life of Mason! Every lap and every dollar raised helps the American Cancer Society create a world with less cancer and
more birthdays. ACS wants to thank their team captains and committee members for their commitment and passion to Relay: Vida
Klott, Angie Caskey, Jennifer Johnson, Jen Wahl, Rhiannon Schindewolf-Deshais, Kelly Hull, Elise McDaniel, Tammy March,
MaryAnn Davis, Becky Armstrong, Bonnie Jackson, Julie Elliott, Kara Weinstein, Steve Meddaugh, Shelly Winger, Lorri McCalla,
Deanna Woodcock, Alana Macdonald, Rita Vogel, Bill Friend, Sandy Maxim, Sherry Haueter, David Aldrich, Esther Jackson, Cherie
Sterle, Natasha Kirchmeier, Stephanie Berg, Laura McGonigal, Colleen Briggs, Pat Weiler, Kay Allison, Gladys Welker (and the
Presbyterians and Friends Survivorship Committee), Nancy Andrus, Shelly Zimmerman, Lynne Lindsay, Karen Meirndorf, Ina Lyon,
and Tammy March.
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Team members (left to right): Staci, Erin, Peter, Chuck, Roxy, Teresa, Ryan, Scott, and Kurt
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2013 MACC Golf Classic
TWO NEW WAYS TO
WELCOME PEOPLE TO
THE MASON AREA
Have you noticed the new welcome
sign on N. Cedar Street? Your
Chamber, the Mason Optimist Club,
Mason Rotary Club, American
Legion Post 148, Masonic Lodge
#70, Kiwanis Club of Mason, and the
Lions Club are the inaugural sponsors
of the sign. Another “welcome” effort
is also in the works.
The Mason Assembly of God is
inviting all their fellow Chamber member businesses and organizations
to contribute to their “Mason Welcomes You” outreach program for
new residents. They are asking Chamber members to contribute
advertising specialties, coupons, samples, etc. to be placed in welcome
baskets that will be given to new residents in the Mason area.
“We are asking for pens, coasters, refrigerator magnets, coffee mugs,
anything and everything that has local business information to initiate
new resident contact and contribute to local awareness,” says Pam
Bullen, member of Mason Assembly of God and an ambassador for the
MACC Ambassador’s Committee.
“Mason Welcomes You” is a new outreach program created by the
Mason Assembly of God Church to support the overall idea of “Mason
Values” and “Grow Mason.” Their goal is to pass along business
promotional materials suitable for a gift basket to new Mason residents.
They will be glad to include materials from any and all Mason area
businesses, organizations, churches, etc.
They will also invite the residents to visit the MACC Visitor Center,
which will provide them with additional information on all businesses,
organizations, events, and activities in Mason. “This is different from
“Welcome Wagon (another Chamber member), which is a very
valuable program, but Welcome Wagon no longer has a personal
touch,” says Doug Klein, MACC executive director. “‘Mason
Welcomes You’ is personal and tangible. They will assist in promoting
local businesses and organizations and invite new residents to fall in
love with Mason as we all have.”
Mason Assembly of God is accepting contributions at this time and is
extending the invitation to members to find non-chamber member
businesses in the area who may also want to receive the benefits of this
and many other related opportunities.
Donations will be collected by Pam Bullen or you may drop them off
at the Chamber office. If you have any questions or comments, please
contact Pam at (517) 203-9048 or the Mason Assembly of God at (517)
676-2308.
JULY 2013 MASON in Motion 3
BECKY BRIMLEY EARNS
ASSOCIATION CREDENTIAL
The American Society of Association Executives
has announced that Becky Brimley, executive
director of the Mid-Michigan Mechanical
Contractors Association (3MCA) has earned
the Certified Association Executive (CAE®) credential. The CAE is
the highest professional credential in the association industry. Becky
Brimley is also a board member for the Mason Public Schools.
To be designated as a Certified Association Executive, an
applicant must have a minimum of three years experience in
nonprofit organization management, complete a minimum of 100
hours of specialized professional development, pass a stringent
examination in association management, and pledge to uphold a
code of ethics. To maintain the certification, individuals must
undertake ongoing professional development and activities in
association and nonprofit management. The CAE program is
accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies
(NCCA).
159TH ANNUAL INGHAM COUNTY FAIR IS JULY 29 TO AUGUST 3
Don’t miss this year’s Ingham County Fair! The daily gate admission includes all grandstand events and is $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for children
(3-12) and seniors (62 & over). Children age 2 and under are always free. Free daily parking. Advance sale of carnival wristbands though July 28
only at the Ingham County Fair Office, 700 E. Ash Street in Mason. Every day at the Fair enjoy: Daily Carnival Ride Specials, Pony Rides, Bingo, Free Petting Zoo, Mark Maze, Circle of Life, Shirley Clark Pavilion
Events, Midway Games, Chainsaw Wood Carver, Commercial Exhibits, and more!
Kids Day is Tuesday, July 30. Activities start at 1 PM. Special thanks to the Mason Rotary Club for their time in generating the Kid's Day
program each year. Don't forget the carnival ride special on Kids Day of $17.00 for unlimited rides from 11 AM to close. Some of the other
scheduled events and grandstand entertainment are:
Monday, July 29, 2013, 6:00 p.m. Battle of the Bands
Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 7:00 p.m. SJO Super Cross Champion Series
Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Wolverine Pullers - Tractor Pulls
Thursday, August 1, 2013, 7:30 p.m. USA Demolition Derby - Auto Enduro
Friday, August 2, 2013, 7:30 p.m. USA Demolition Derby - Figure 8 & Truck Demo
Saturday, August 3, 2013, 7:30 p.m. USA Demolition Derby - Figure 8 & Car Demo
See the insert in this newsletter to participate in Mason Values Week activities. Stop by the
Chamber booth in the commercial building! Go to the website www.inghamfair.org for more details.
2013 Board of Directors
Doug Klein …. Executive Director
Bonnie Root ….. Administrative Assistant
Aleasha Wood ….. Program Assistant
Andrew Serratelli…………………………………………………….……. President
Dart Container Corporation
Lori Pfost ………………………………………………………...….. Vice-President
Dart Bank
Nichole Dorr ……………………………………………………….............Treasurer
Mason Area Community Fund
Jamie Robinson ……………………………………………………… Past President
Darrell’s Market / Bestsellers Books & Coffee Co.
148 E. Ash Street
Mason, Michigan 48854
4 MASON in Motion JULY 2013
PRESORTED
STANDARD
US POSTAGE
PAID
MASON, MI
48854
PERMIT NO. 42
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
Mark Dillingham ................................................................ Mason Public Schools Elaine Ferris ..................................................................................... City of Mason Brent Forsberg ................................................................................. T.A. Forsberg Jeff Haueter .....................................................................Mason A&W Restaurant Shireen Luther ............................................................................... TomCo Asphalt Jeff Oesterle .............................................................. Little Creeks Cattle & Grain Neil Sheridan ........................................................ BlueGrass Lawn & Landscape Bruce Wigginton ............................................................Mason Auto Body Repair Liz Luttrell-Wilson ................................................................... Mason State Bank
www.masonchamber.org
Mason Area Chamber of Commerce
12th Annual MACC Raffle
PRESENTED BY ML#R21540
Raffle Drawing to be held at the conclusion of an “After Hours” at Bestsellers Extra! 356 S. Jefferson in downtown Mason on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 7:00 PM
“After Hours” starts at 5:00 PM with top prize drawings at 7:00 PM. All 2013 MACC Raffle ticket holders
and their guests will be admitted as space allows. Note that no dinner is provided, but snacks and a cash
bar are available. The 2013 MACC Raffle is licensed event ML#R21540. Net proceeds benefit the
Chamber’s “Hometown USA” Fund for community identity and improvement programs and provides
partial funding for lights on the big Christmas tree in front of the Ingham County Courthouse. Thanks for
your support of our community!
Grand Prize: WIN UP TO $15,000 00 * **
First Prize: i-Pad Tablet Computer - Second Prize: 40” HD TV Third Prize: $100 Gift Certificate
Only $10 for a Ticket! -- Only 4000 Tickets Available!
All Tickets Sold Have an Equal Chance of Winning the Top Prizes! You need not be present to win any of the four top prizes.
Must be present for door prize drawings at 5:15, 5:30, 5:45, 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, and 6:45 PM.
* If 3000 tickets are not sold in advance, the Grand Prize drawing will revert to a 50/50 raffle with a minimum prize of $3,000.00 awarded.
** Before taxes, subject to federal withholding, all taxes are responsibility of the winner.
See Official Rules on the back...
Send the form below to: Mason Area Chamber of Commerce ~ 148 E. Ash Street - Mason, MI 48854 Phone: (517) 676-1046 ~ Fax: (517) 676-8504 ~ [email protected] ~ www.masonchamber.org
Mason Area Chamber of Commerce ~ 148 E. Ash Street - Mason, MI 48854
Please reserve my 2013 MACC Raffle Tickets: ML#R21540 NAME:______________________________________________________PHONE:____________________________ ADDRESS:_________________________________________ CITY/STATE/ZIP: ___________________________ E-MAIL:_________________________________________ SIGNATURE: __________________________________ Payment in full of $____________________________ for ______________ MACC Raffle Tickets is enclosed
Enclose ticket holder names (no businesses or organizations), addresses, e-mails, and phone numbers for each ticket on separate sheet.
Make checks payable to: MACC VISA/MC___________________________________________________ Exp. _________________CVV/CVC_____
2013 MACC Raffle PRESENTED BY
The MACC Raffle is a licensed event ML#R21540. Net proceeds benefit the
Chamber’s “Hometown USA” Fund for community identity and improvement
programs and provide partial funding for lights on the big Christmas tree in front
of the Ingham County Courthouse. Thanks for your support of our community!
2013 MACC Raffle Rules:
ML#R21540
The MACC Raffle ticket price for 2013 is $10 per ticket to allow most people in our community to participate in
supporting the MACC “Hometown USA” Fund that provides for Mason area community improvements and
promotions. Only 4000 tickets are available for sale. The winning ticket holders need not be present to win the
top four prizes. The top prize winners will be selected by random drawing from all valid tickets sold.
The drawings for the top prizes will be conducted by a random drawing method. Shortly before 7:00 PM on
October 10, 2013 at Bestsellers Extra!, 356 S. Jefferson Street in Mason, officials will place and verify
numbered ticket stubs in a drum. These stubs will represent all tickets sold. They will randomize the stubs in
the drum and draw ticket stubs as the winners of the top prizes.
The people who own the raffle tickets corresponding to the drawn stubs will be the winners of the top prizes – a
grand prize of a maximum $15,000 cash prize* or, if 3000 tickets are not sold in advance, the grand prize will
revert to a 50/50 raffle with a minimum prize of $3,000* awarded -- a first prize of an i-Pad tablet computer -- a
second prize of a 40” HD TV -- and a third prize of a $100 Gift Certificate. The top prizes will go to the “Ticket
Holders of Record” according to the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC). A “Ticket Holder of Record”
is defined as the individual person recorded who purchased the ticket from the MACC’s individual
representatives.
*Before taxes, subject to federal withholding, all taxes are responsibility of the winner.
The winners of the top prizes will take delivery no earlier than 11:00 AM on Monday, October 14, 2013 at the
Chamber office, 148 E. Ash Street in downtown Mason. The prizes may be subject to Federal income tax
withholding and those monies will be subtracted from the prize and must be immediately paid to the IRS on
behalf of the winner.
No persons under age 18 may buy a MACC Raffle Ticket. No organizations or business entities may purchase
or sell tickets, unless in the name of specific individuals. If you transfer ownership of your ticket, you must do so
prior to October 1, 2013 and you MUST notify the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce before that date. Buyers
of tickets must pay for purchases at once, by cash, check, or VISA/MasterCard. Upon issuance of a ticket, all
sales are final and non-refundable. Only employees of the MACC are ineligible to buy raffle tickets. Until
payment is received, ownership of all tickets will remain with the MACC. Ticket holders will not hold the MACC
responsible or liable for any accidents, theft, or damages resulting from their participation in this raffle or the
drawing event. Ticket holders, by purchase of a ticket, agree to allow the Chamber to use their names, photos,
and statements in promotional material. MACC will share ticket holder information only with participating
MACC Raffle sponsors.
The purchase of one $10 MACC Raffle ticket entitles the “Ticket Holder of Record” to be present at the site for
the drawing of the top prizes shortly before 7:00 PM and to be admitted to the hall at no extra charge beginning
at 5:00 PM as space is available. CASH BAR and snacks are also available, but no one under 21 years of age
may drink alcohol on the premises.
All Door Prizes awarded that evening are drawn from separate and randomized groups of “door prize” style
ticket stubs available only to those who are in attendance. The Mason Area Chamber of Commerce, and its
records, will have the final word in all transactions and/or disputes. No prizes are to be removed from the
premises until the appropriate paperwork has been completed. Prizes with higher value have paperwork that
requires later processing to be completed on Monday, October 14, 2013 after 11:00 AM at the MACC office, 148
E. Ash Street, Mason, MI 48854.
Buy locally.
It's good for our community and good for our future.
Mason
Values
Week is
July 29
to August 3!
This year, Ingham County Fair Week is again also
Mason Values Week! Join with other area
businesses to promote Mason’s many values to those
who are attending the 159th
Ingham County Fair –
right here in Mason, Michigan -- Hometown U.S.A.
The Chamber of Commerce will have a double
booth at the fair to help direct traffic to your
business during Mason Values Week. We’ll also be
there to encourage people to visit the Mason area
outside of Fair Week. We’ll be glad to distribute
any of your coupons, ad specialties, flyers, or other
promotional materials at the booth. Just drop off any
items at the Chamber office before July 15.
Call us today at 676-1046 about the limited
opportunities that are available at select times to
staff the Chamber booth at the Fair. If you can snag
one of our open shifts, you and your people can talk
directly to fairgoers about the Mason area and your
own business!
If you don’t have any coupons, ad specialties, flyers,
or other promotional materials to drop off to us to
distribute at the booth, we can still help you promote
at least one of your special values during this week.
You may send us the copy for an advertising coupon
to distribute along with our Visitors Guide. The
reservation form is at the right. The cost to be
included is just $30 to cover in-house printing. We
will give out your coupon with our Visitors Guide,
which features a map and a list of attractions for
Mason area. Be sure that at a minimum, your
coupon is good from Monday, July 29 through
Saturday, August 3 – the days of the Fair. Space is
limited, so send or fax your form in today!
MACC, 148 E. Ash Street, Mason, MI 48854 Phone: 517) 676-1046 Fax: (517) 676-8504 I don’t have any coupons, ad specialties, flyers, or other promotional materials for you to distribute, so please reserve our coupon to go along with the Visitors Guide that will be distributed at the MACC Mason Values Week booth at the Fair for our business or organization. (MACC members only, please.)
_____ Our check for $30 is enclosed _____ Please bill us
____________________ BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION NAME
____________________
CONTACT PERSON
____________________ PHONE NUMBER
_____ I’ve enclosed the copy for the advertising coupon _____ I’ll send that copy along to you before July 15
