I hope everyone had
a nice holiday—now, it’s back to work. Our
Holiday Extravaganza
at the
Christmas In The Park
festivities brought
$1409.39 in gift certificates or merchandise to those who entered at
some of our Chamber member businesses or at the park. The grand prize
winner for a $100 gift certificate to Hardings Market was Ruben Favela.
Click here for the
winners list. Congratulations to those who won and thank you to the Hartford Chamber
member businesses who participated in making this a better Christmas
for 59 happy people. There was a good turnout for the festivities and
everyone seem to enjoy visiting with their neighbors and friends on a
beautiful evening with nice weather. Kudos to the Lions Club for a
great job of coordinating the parade and activities for
the
Christmas In The Park.
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Our
Chamber annual dinner-meeting is February 23rd, 6:00 p.m. at the ISD
Conference Center in Lawrence. Dinners may be paid for at the
door. To assist in ordering the correct number of meals, please let us
know by February 15th if you plan to attend the dinner by returning the
reservation form, call
(269) 621-4349, or
click here to send us an email.
At the annual meeting, we will vote on 5 businesses for “Best
in….” awards
to be selected from Chamber membership.
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The
Chamber nomination committee is pleased to recommend Pat Vawter of the
Hair Forum, Ron Sefcik of AR Controls, and Sandra Clark of Kid Builders
for 3-year terms on the Chamber board. We appreciated Sheila Nye’s 4
years of service and wish her good luck in her new position at the
National City Bank in Portage MI. Hartford’s new branch manager, Toni
Yannie, has agreed to complete Sheila Nye’s position on our board.
Voting on the perspective board members will take place at the annual
meeting. The board will then vote on specific administrative board
positions.
A 2010 Strawberry
Festival kick-off meeting will be held on Monday - January 25th, 7 p.m.
at Hartford Township Hall. So, beat the weather by thinking
s-u-m-m-e-r
and come help plan the festival. As the festival grows, we need ideas
and volunteers to assist in the planning stage, as well as to help
during the festival. You are ALL invited to attend.
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The Chamber
is pleased to welcome two new businesses in our community.
That Massage Place
is located at 100
60th Avenue, Hartford MI - out by I-94 in the same building as Rick’s
Tack. Store hours are Tuesday-Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and
Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Stop by and say
hello,
schedule an appointment, relax and enjoy life for an hour or so. Ph#
is (269) 621-3069.
The other business,
Stage Coach Embroidery,
offers custom embroidery of items and apparel. It is located in the
building with That Massage Place and has the same telephone and
business hours.
Thank you, Cody Brewer, for bringing these new specialties to
Hartford.
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Reminder . .
. our Chamber pays a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of any person(s) vandalizing or breaking into the
premises of any chamber member - including Chamber signs. Call Silent
Observer (269) 343-2100 or thru Van Buren Co. Sheriff
www.vanburencountysheriff.com
or the City
of Hartford Police at (269) 621-3225 with confidential information that
may solve these crimes.
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All Chamber
memberships expired December 31, 2009 and are now due. For the board
and myself, we thank you and hope you will continue to support the
Chamber. New members and ideas are always welcomed!
The online
Hartford Business
Directory and membership list is updated daily with
CoC
designation beside business and individual names. Not a Chamber
member? Send your new or renewal membership payment today. We are
pleased to renew or add new memberships.
An advertising
bargain
at
$15.00 for individuals
or
$30.00 for businesses and organizations.
Click here for a
Renewal - New Member Application
