MASON`S 5TH ANNUAL SUN DRIED MUSIC FEST IS ON AUGUST

MASON in Motion
MASON’S 5TH ANNUAL SUN DRIED
MUSIC FEST IS ON AUGUST 22 - 24
The fifth annual Sun Dried Music
Fest will return to downtown
Mason on August 22, 23 & 24,
2014. The event, hosted by the
nonprofit Sun Dried Music
Festival, Inc., will again
showcase a variety of exciting
musical performances: rock,
blues, jazz, folk, country, and
many more!
The music festival is free,
thanks to support from sponsors,
most of whom are Chamber
members. This event always
features many popular bands in
the mid-Michigan area. There will be lots of music, plenty of food, a variety
of merchandise vendors, and a refreshment tent right next to the main stage.
On the evening of Friday, August 22, there will be an old-fashioned street
dance with the Life Support Band on the streets of downtown Mason from
7:00 to 11:00 PM. The refreshment tent and vendor booths will also be open
Friday evening. The music fest begins in earnest on Saturday, August 23 at
12 noon with bands playing consecutive sets through to the late evening.
Some of the bands scheduled
include Assume Nothing
Band, The Backwoods Band,
Showdown, Avon Bomb,
North
Country
Flyers,
Soultown Lansing Band, and
Freddie Cunningham & The
Root Doctor. They will each
take the stage at the corner of
Photo by Larry Hook at MLive
Maple and Jefferson Street, in
historic downtown Mason. Families are invited to enjoy the special
attractions for kids as well as the food, refreshments, and other vendors that
are a part of the festival again this year.
The venue focus for all the events is the downtown street corner of Jefferson
and Maple -- but the festival extends a block each way east and south from
the intersection. Additional attractions and vendors will be found on Barnes
Street through Saturday evening. The Mason Ministerial Association is again
organizing worship music on Sunday morning.
Sponsors of the fifth annual Sun Dried Music Fest include the Mason Area
Chamber of Commerce, Ware’s Pharmacy, Mason Auto Body Repair,
Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, Bestsellers Books &
Coffee Co., WOW!, Dart Bank, Timothy Zielinski DDS,
Masontoday.com, The Daily Scoop, among many others.
A publication of the
148 E. Ash Street
Mason, Michigan 48854
Phone: 676-1046 ~ Fax: 676-8504
[email protected]
www.masonchamber.org
August 2014
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
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Sun Dried Music Fest August 22 - 24
Good Morning Mason! August 28
Darrell’s 12th Car Show August 3
More TNL! Courthouse Concerts
EAA Mason Aviation Day August 16
St. James Festival August 9 & 10
Welcome New Chamber Members
News from our Chamber Members
Inserts: 13th annual MACC Raffle,
Mason 150 Club and Legacy Tree
programs and 41st annual Down Home
Days Courthouse Show Forms.
GOOD MORNING MASON IS ON
AUGUST 28TH AT FAIRGROUNDS
Since 1996, the Chamber has held over 110
consecutive “Good Morning Mason!” news and
networking programs every other month. These
take place at the Ingham County Fairgrounds
Community Building, 700 E. Ash Street in
Mason at 7:15 AM on the last Thursdays of
February, April, June, August, October and a
Thursday in mid-December.
Organized by members of the Chamber’s
Ambassadors committee and presented by Dart
Bank since the very beginning, Good Morning
Mason! is also the Chamber’s most popular
networking event. Admission is $5 for members
and $8 for nonmembers and includes a
continental breakfast. Attendees have the
opportunity to meet and greet each other before
they sit down to hear news snippets. Join us for
our next Good Morning, Mason! on Thursday,
August 28th at 7:15 AM. It is sponsored this
month by T.A. Forsberg, Inc.
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NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE COURTHOUSE
CONCERT FEATURES THE BACKWOODS BAND
Bring your lawn chairs
and blankets to downtown
Mason on Thursday
evening, August 7, when
a concert by The
Backwoods Band will
start at 6:00 p.m.
sponsored by the City of
Mason
Downtown
Development Authority.
This concert is part of Mason’s tenth season of “Thursday Night
Live! Courthouse Concerts,” a summer series
of live musical entertainment hosted by the
Chamber and presented by Independent Bank.
Concerts are free and are scheduled for select
Thursdays through the middle of September,
weather permitting.
The Mason Optimist Club will sell hot dogs, chips and pop
on the Courthouse lawn for your picnic dinner as a fundraiser for
local youth projects. Many downtown eateries will be open
before and after the event, as well.
The August 21 concert on the Courthouse lawn, sponsored by
the Dart Container Corporation, will feature Twilight
Memories Big Band. A band yet to be announced may play on a
“rain date” of Thursday, September 4 – keep your eyes and ears
open for an announcement.
The entertainment series concludes with the Mason High
School Band on Thursday, September 18 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 41st annual anniversary “Down Home Days” festival.
All concerts are weather permitting.
NEWS OF OUR MEMBERS:
Bringing freshness to you! The Mason Farmers Market runs
through October 5 on Saturdays, 9 AM to 1 PM on Maple Street
between Jefferson & Barnes. On August 24 only, the market will
be at the pavilion by Austin Park.
Darrell’s Market & Hardware will have their 12th Annual Car
Show on Sunday, August 3 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Live music will
feature The Sea Cruisers and DJ Jeff Douglas. Darrell’s Market
& Hardware is located at 4520 W. Columbia, three miles west of
Mason. Net proceeds benefit the Mason Optimist Club’s youth programs.
Join ServiceMaster Absolute on Friday, August 15 at 9:00 AM at Eldorado
Golf Course, 3750 W. Howell Road, just west of Mason. They’ll “Raise Hope
and Foster Dreams” through their first annual “Golf 'Fore' Kids” outing. Win
great prizes, enjoy a beautiful day of golf, raise money for 14,000 children in
Michigan foster care! Space is limited. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
Tickets are $100 each or $375 for a foursome with 9:00 AM registration and a
10:00 AM shotgun start.
Between 1854 and 1929, over 200,000 orphan children were transported by
train from the East Coast to be adopted by families in the Midwest. The first
“orphan train” left New York City in 1854 and arrived in Dowagiac. Over
5,000 orphan train children were adopted by families in Michigan. Please join
the Mason Area Historical Society at the museum, 200 E. Oak Street on
Monday, August 4 at 7:00 PM to learn more about the Orphan Train in
Michigan. The public is welcome.
NEW MACC BOARD
MEMBER NAMED
Mark Voss of Farm Bureau
Insurance – Mark Voss Agency has
been elected to the board of directors of
the Mason Area Chamber of
Commerce. His agency is located at
700 W. Ash Street in Mason and offers
home, auto, life and health insurance -- along with annuities
and financial planning.
He is replacing Shelbi Frayer of Mason Public Schools who
has taken a job with the State of Michigan. Mark Voss
attended Ferris State University and has received numerous
honors and recognitions in his profession, including Executive
Club - Circle of Champions and the Pacesetters Award.
Terms on the MACC board are usually three years in length.
Board members who have completed full terms are not
eligible to rejoin the board for one year. Often, three to five
new individuals are elected to the board each year.
MACC president Lori Pfost encourages any and all
individuals who are employees, principals, or associates of
Chamber member businesses and organizations to consider
serving on one or more of the Chamber’s many standing and
ad hoc committees. “Doing so is the best preparation for any
future board members,” she says.
AUGUST 2014
MASON in Motion
RULING ALLOWS STATE TO
IMPOSE BOTH SALES AND USE
TAX ON SAME TRANSACTION
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WELCOME NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS:
David R. Bruegel, PC
155 W. Maple Street - Mason, MI 48854
Phone: (517) 244-0100
AUGUST
2013Chamber of Commerce is passing along
MASON
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The Michigan
this in Motion
Fax: (517) 676-6035 - www.bruegelpc.com
“glimpse of possible things to come” to their members:
David R. Bruegel – [email protected]
The Michigan Supreme Court recently ruled 5-1 in Andrie
Inc v Department of Treasury to allow the Michigan We assist persons in legal concerns to help real people with the very real
problems they encounter in life’s journey. Sharing offices and integrating
Department of Treasury to collect both the 6% Sales and the practices with John and Bill Noud, we create a resource for Mason area
6% Use Tax on the same Michigan-based transaction -- unless
clients with a combined 100 years in law practice.
the consumer can prove that the sales tax was paid. This
ruling turns the burden of proof on its head and has very
serious consequences for both Michigan sellers and
Michigan consumers alike.
Michigan sellers could now be faced with masses of
requests for separately stated line items showing the tax
and/or affidavits from their customers in order to prove that
the tax was paid to Michigan, and consumers must now
keep every receipt and/or affidavit to demonstrate that the
seller paid the tax. If the consumer cannot prove this, they
may be forced to pay the 6% Use Tax even if they rightly
assume that the 6% Sales Tax was included in the total
price.
The Michigan Chamber advises that their members who
are purchasing items in Michigan now be diligent in making
sure to either obtain receipts that explicitly show a line item
for sales tax, or ask the seller for an Affidavit so you can
later prove under audit that the tax was paid by the seller to
the state of Michigan. For more information, contact Tricia
Kinley at (517) 371-7669 or [email protected].
TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® SUPPORTS
OUR LOCAL OPERATION BACKPACK
“Back to School” means stocking up on all the latest gadgets,
backpacks, and trendy and kid-friendly binders and notebooks.
Unfortunately, many children will head into the new school year
without everyday classroom essentials critical to their learning and
development.
TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® in Lansing is proud to partner with
area businesses and organizations to serve as a drop-off location for
these much needed items that will be donated to elementary and middle
school-level children in time for the new school year: backpacks, threering binders, planners and folders (3-hole punched), spiral notebooks,
lined notebook paper, pencil and pen holders (3-hole punched), pens,
pencils, erasers, colored pencils or markers, highlighters, calculators,
glue sticks, rulers, and 3x5 cards.
For nearly eight years, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® is proud to
support Operation Backpack in its effort to supply local children with
back-to-school essentials. TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® in Lansing
delivers all collection boxes to collection sites, then picks up and
delivers items at the end of the drive.
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LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THEY CAN
STAY INFORMED ON UPCOMING
MASON AREA EVENTS AT:
www.masonchamber.org/calendar
Michigan State University
Federal Credit Union
Mason Branch (Opening Soon)
1133 S. Cedar Street - Mason, MI 48854
MSU Federal Credit Union, the world’s largest university-based credit
union, offers a full range of personal and business-related financial
services. The new MSUFCU Mason Branch provides a growing
membership in the area the same superior service to which they are
accustomed to, now at a more convenient location.
CHILD & FAMILY CHARITIES
RECEIVES $10,000 GRANT FOR
TEEN COURT PROGRAM
Child and Family Charities’ Ingham Teen Court
program was awarded a grant in the amount of $10,000.00
from the Capital Region Community Foundation. Under
the leadership of Mike Botke, program director, Ingham
Teen Court is a program that annually helps nearly 200
local at-risk teens and their families through four areas of
juvenile justice. These are as follows: diversion,
intervention, prevention, and education.
As such, Ingham Teen Court provides a juvenile justice
diversion program, giving first-time youth offenders the
opportunity to take personal responsibility for an offense
committed without establishing a formal juvenile record.
Additionally, Teen Court offers over 500 area junior and
senior high school students a chance to volunteer and serve
as peer jurors, court bailiffs, and clerks.
Hearings are overseen by Ingham County Family and
District Court Judges (volunteering their time) at Thomas
M. Cooley Law School in Lansing (Cooley Law School
donates office space and courtroom use to Teen Court) and
the Ingham County Courthouse in Mason.
Child and Family Charities is a local nonprofit
organization with over 100 years of service to midMichigan. Child and Family Charities provides child
welfare, behavioral health, juvenile justice, residential,
prevention and advocacy programs for children, youth and
families. Their programs include Angel House, a
residential program for pregnant and parenting teens and
their babies.
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THERE’S A PLACE FOR YOU ON CHAMBER COMMITTEES
The Chamber’s Board of Directors relies on many committees to plan, implement, and evaluate programs and activities during the year. Each committee depends on
volunteers like you to contribute time and energy to help make every activity a value for Chamber members. Contact the Chamber office to get in on the action! Ad hoc
committees meet as necessary, usually only three or four times a year. Standing committees meet monthly and make their reports to the Board of Directors. Four of these
standing committees and their chairpersons are:
Ambassadors Committee – Lori Pfost, Dart Bank -- The Ambassadors Committee helps members get the most value from their Chamber membership by coordinating
several networking events, sponsoring ribbon cuttings to bring attention to business milestones, and by providing a variety of additional opportunities to mentor new and
current members. They oversee the Chamber’s networking events, for which there are several ad hoc committees.
Economic Development Committee – Jeff Oesterle, Little Creeks Cattle & Grain -- The Economic Development Committee seeks out opportunities for business growth
in the Mason area to create value for our entire business community. They maintain a list of available commercial space, identify and help resolve issues that may inhibit
business growth, and provide community information to prospective business partners to promote economic growth.
Hometown USA Committee – Jeff Haueter, A&W Restaurant -- The Hometown USA Committee has an overall objective of highlighting the value of the Mason area and
Mason area businesses through supporting the marketing and promotional activities of members. Organizing group advertising programs, assisting with marketing planning,
promoting the Member Value Card and gift certificate programs, community events, and more -- are all activities aimed at bringing more business to the Mason area and
keeping resident dollars close to home. They oversee the Chamber’s community events, for which there are several ad hoc committees.
Membership Services Committee – Andrew Serratelli, Dart Container Corporation -- The Membership Services Committee recommends new Chamber member services
and enhances the value of membership by providing opportunities for businesses to become more efficient and effective. The committee looks for new services and benefit
programs that add value to Chamber membership. They organize and work on the annual Raffle Party and other fundraisers that provide essential funding for creating value
in our community.
2014 MACC Board of Directors
Sue Fulk.................................................................................. Independent Bank
Jeff Haueter .................................................................. Mason A&W Restaurant
Shireen Luther ............................................................................ TomCo Asphalt
Jeff Oesterle ............................................................ Little Creeks Cattle & Grain
Scott Russ ................................................................. Oracle Financial Solutions
Neil Sheridan ...................................................... BlueGrass Lawn & Landscape
Mark Voss………………………Farm Bureau Insurance – Mark Voss Agency
Kathy Wakefield ..................................................................... Mason State Bank
Bruce Wigginton.......................................................... Mason Auto Body Repair
Doug Klein …. Executive Director
Bonnie Root ….. Administrative Assistant
Aleasha Wood ….. Program Assistant
Lori Pfost ………………………………………………………..…....….. President
Dart Bank
Kathy Smith ………………………………………...……………… Vice-President
Mason Insurance Agency
Marlon Brown ……………………………………....……………............ Treasurer
City of Mason
Andrew Serratelli ………………………………………………...… Past President
Dart Container Corporation
148 E. Ash Street
Mason, Michigan 48854
www.masonchamber.org
Mason Area Chamber of Commerce
41st annual
148 E. Ash Street - Mason, MI 48854
Phone: (517) 676-1046 - Fax: (517) 676-8504
[email protected]
www.masonchamber.org
Thanks to our Courthouse Show Presenting Sponsor:
Thanks to our Entertainments Sponsors to date: Dart Container
Corporation, Ware’s Pharmacy, and CP Federal Credit Union
Please reserve this $200 sponsorship for us:
Down Home Days in Mason,
Michigan - Hometown U.S.A.
TNL Courthouse Concert:
Thursday, September 18 &
41st annual Down Home
Days Courthouse Show:
Saturday, September 20
 Saturday Entertainment Sponsor
Please reserve this $100 sponsorship for us:
 Saturday Special Event Sponsor
CONTACT NAME:
____________________________________
BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION:
____________________________________
ADDRESS:
____________________________________
CITY: _______________________________
STATE: __________ ZIP: _____________
Mason’s 41st annual
“Down Home Days” 2014
PHONE: ____________________________
Festival has a wide
variety of community events and
programs that are put on by a number of E-MAIL: _____________________________
groups.
The major event is the
Courthouse Show during the day on
Saturday, September 20st. The outdoor show on Saturday only is held around
the Ingham County Courthouse in downtown Mason and goes on rain or shine.
Show hours are 9 AM to 4:30 PM. Show your community pride! To participate
in the Down Home Days Courthouse Show as a sponsor, complete the form on
this page, make your check payable to MACC and mail it in to us right away!
41st annual Down Home Days
Courthouse Show presented by:
BUY LOCALLY- KEEP YOUR
PROMOTIONS LOCAL TOO !
PRESENTED BY:
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41 annual
MACC members get a $10
discount per space for the Down
Home Days Courthouse Show.
Go to www.masonchamber.org
for membership information!
The Mason Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to host the
Down Home Days Courthouse Show
on Saturday, September 20, 2014 in
Mason, Michigan – Hometown U.S.A.
Our 41st annual Down Home Days Courthouse Show on Saturday, September 20, 2014 is an outdoor show held around the Ingham County
Courthouse in downtown Mason and is held rain or shine. Show hours are 9 AM to 4:30 PM. The 130 lawn and street spaces are 10' x 10'
and the fee is $60.00 per space. Exhibitors may set up any time after 6 AM on the day of the show. This show is non-juried and applications
are accepted on a first come, first served basis until all booth spaces are reserved or until 3:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the show, whichever
comes first. Electricity and water are not available. No carpeting or flooring of any kind on the lawn spaces is allowed. Whenever possible,
we ask that you set up 18 inches in from the sidewalk to avoid sprinkler lines. Free parking after setup must be in designated municipal lots.
You will receive a postcard confirming your booth space after July 15th for the Down Home Days Courthouse Show. Local and state
governments have requested that we furnish them with the sales tax license numbers of our exhibitors. The City of Mason has requested that
we furnish them with the vehicle license numbers of our exhibitors, as parking all day in two-hour spots is prohibited. There is a space on the
application form for you to provide those numbers. If you need to get a sales tax number, you may contact the Michigan Department of
Treasury at 517-636-4660 or apply online through the www.michigan.gov website. There are separate availability, fees, applications and
procedures for a small and limited number of food vendors. Please contact the Chamber for information and separate food vendor applications.
If you were an exhibitor at the Down Home Days Courthouse Show in 2013, you may have your same booth space in 2014, if we receive your
application and payment by July 15, 2014. This year, we will again be assigning new vendors in three sections: “Artisan’s Row” for arts &
crafts, “Community Corner” for local groups, and “East Market” for flea market and manufactured items. Only one vendor for certain
manufactured items is allowed (i.e. Tupperware, Mary Kay, etc.). Requests for Down Home Days Courthouse Show refunds will be honored,
less a $10 handling fee, only until August 15, 2014. To participate, complete the form on this page, make your check payable to MACC, and
mail it to us right away!
MAIL TO: MASON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - 148 E. ASH STREET - MASON, MI 48854
Include payment of $60.00 for each 10'x10' space you are requesting ($50.00 for MACC members)
Phone: (517) 676-1046 - Fax: (517) 676-8504 - E-Mail: [email protected] - Website: www.masonchamber.org
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Contact Person _________________________________________________________ Telephone_______________________________
Address_________________________________________________________City__________________State______ Zip___________
Description of Arts/Crafts/Merchandise/Services ______________________________________________________________________
Michigan State Sales Tax License Number__________________________ (As may be required by the State of Michigan and Ingham County)
Vehicle(s) License Plate Number(s)______________________________________________________________________________
The exhibitor hereby agrees to follow show rules and releases the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce, the City of Mason, the County of Ingham, its
members, board of directors, staff and volunteers of any liability for damage, injury, or loss to any person or goods from any cause whatsoever. The Mason
Area Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to require the removal of any items the Chamber deems objectionable and inappropriate without refund of
fees.
Signed:______________________________________________________________________________
Please indicate the number of booths required:
Down Home Days _________ 9/20/14
_____________________________________________ Please do not write below this line _________________________________________
Mason Area Chamber of Commerce
13th Annual MACC Raffle
PRESENTED BY
ML#R26700
Raffle Drawing to be held at the
conclusion of an “After Hours” at
Bestsellers Extra! 356 S. Jefferson
KEEP MASON’S
BIG TREE LIT!
in downtown Mason on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 7:00 PM
“After Hours” starts at 5:00 PM with top prize drawings at 7:00 PM. All 2014 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 2014 MACC Raffle is licensed event ML#R26700. 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 2014 MACC Raffle Tickets:
ML#R26700
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_____
ADDRESS AND PHONE ABOVE MUST BE THE SAME FOR THIS CREDIT CARD
2014 MACC Raffle
PRESENTED BY
The MACC Raffle is a licensed event ML#R26700. 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!
2014 MACC Raffle Rules:
KEEP MASON’S
BIG TREE LIT!
ML#R26700
The MACC Raffle ticket price for 2014 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 9, 2014 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 13, 2014 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, 2014 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 13, 2014 after 11:00 AM at the MACC
office, 148 E. Ash Street, Mason, MI 48854.
Mason’s Sesquicentennial Legacy Tree Program
In today's fast paced world, it's good to lay down roots. Mason City residents will be able to do that -- literally -with the help of planning from the Mason 150 Committee. The group has been working on a program to plant
at least 150 trees in the City to commemorate Mason’s sesquicentennial in 2015. Individuals, companies,
service groups and other organizations can now order trees to enhance their suggested location. Location
choices include along streets, public rights of way and City of Mason parks. The Legacy Tree Program is a
great way to honor someone, while also promoting community spirit, improving native species habitat, and
supporting outdoor education. The $150.00 cost of your tree will include professional planting of a large tree,
including soil preparation, planting, watering and mulch. April and September 2015 plantings are planned,
incorporating Earth and Arbor Day events.
Donations can be mailed to the City of Mason, Attn: Legacy Trees, 201 W. Ash St. Mason, MI 48854.
Questions? Please call Ingrid Nova at 517-676-5891 or e-mail:[email protected]
“Help Make and Keep Mason Beautiful for another 150 Years!”
Your gift helps enhance our community for future generations. Tree purchase costs, soil preparation, planting,
mulch and continuing care are all included in your donation. The trees are guaranteed by the City of Mason for
two years. Each tree can be purchased for $150.00, payable to the City of Mason. Individual donations can be
grouped to combine donations for a tree, or multiple trees. If the donations are made separately, please add a
note so that we can recognize this as a separate donation to be combined with other named donors. e.g.,
“Please combine for the Jane Doe Family.”
Donor Information:
First Name ________________Last Name ____________________
Business Name__________________________________________
Street Address __________________________________________
City ________________________ State ______ ZIP ____________
Phone # _________________ E-mail ________________________
Dedication Information:
Donated by... In memory of... In honor of... Please enter a Dedication Name exactly as you would like
it to be listed or leave blank for an anonymous donation:
___________________________________________________________________________
Location Preferences: Any – where trees are needed
most, City Parks, Public Buildings and Rights of Way,
Other Locations, i.e. Mason High School, Bond Park,
Maple Grove Cemetery, etc.
First Location Choice ____________________
Second Location Choice _________________
The City reserves the right for the final determinations of
placement and type of trees. The donations, dedication
information, GPS location and type of tree will all be documented,
which will allow families to track the history of their donated
Legacy Tree. While the species of tree will be determined by its
location, here is a list of trees that will be planted through the
Legacy Tree Program.