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A MONTHLY PUBLICATION of the GRAND BLANC CHAMBER of COMMERCE • November 2011 • www.grandblancchamber.org
Second Act
Has
Moved
Stop in and see them at
3023 E. Grand Blanc Rd. and
Dort Hwy. next to
Sweet Water Bar and Grill.
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Volunteer For Education - Join The Enrichment Brigade
There is a new volunteer
organization starting: The Enrichment Brigade! The idea was
born while watching volunteer
engineers run a short term enrichment project in a classroom.
The Grand Blanc community is
full of talented, skilled people
Funtastic Does Christmas
With Rooms To Rent &
Visits From Santa Claus
Need a gathering place for
a Christmas Get Together. They
have the perfect spot. Their
1200 square foot room is available for rental for your Christmas Party. Table and chairs are
available. The floor is carpeted.
Tell them your needs and they
can help you make your Christmas party fun, relaxing, and very
comfortable.
Having a Christmas party
but need a visit from Santa?
They have a direct line to Santa
and are guaranteed to make him
available at your next party! Call
for details. Santa will be available
through the Christmas season.
Funtastic Inflatables can
be reached at 877-654-5867
or online at www.FuntasticInflatablesOnline.com. Located at
the Ross Properties Warehouse,
#7 at 6434 S. Dort Highway in
Grand Blanc.
Who Doesn’t Love A Deal?
Who Doesn’t Love A Deal?
The Old Newsboys of Flint is
thrilled to be one of the charities
featured at bargainback.com.
The proceeds of this promotion
will go toward the Old Newsboys Christmas Box program.
Bargain Back was founded by
a Genesee County entrepreneur, to offer the public a great
‘Deal of the Day Website’ and
also do something greater in
the process. Bargain Back has
512 E. Grand Blanc Rd.
(Front Bldg.),
Grand Blanc, MI 48439
(810) 695-4222,
FAX (810) 695-0053
www.grandblancchamber.org
President: Jet Kilmer
Business Index is a publication
of the Grand Blanc Chamber of
Commerce for distribution to
500 businesses and community
leaders in the Grand Blanc area.
For advertising call
810-695-4222.
three goals. The first is to help
local businesses increase foot
traffic by finding large groups of
people who want their product.
Second, they assist hard-working people by helping them find
and obtain great bargains in and
around their area. Lastly, they
help local non-profit groups
generate much needed funds by
donating a portion of each sale
to the charity of the customer’s
choice. You get a great deal
and a minimum of 10% of the
coupon price can be donated to
the Old Newsboys.
If you would like more information or would like to schedule an
interview with Chris Hamilton,
please call the Old Newsboys’
office at: 744-1840.
that could help our teachers and
students in innumerable ways.
The “EB” is a data bank of adults
offering their skills, interests,
abilities, experiences and time
so that teachers can find them
easily. Both short term and long
term commitments are available.
There is an informational meeting October 27th at East Middle
School from 7 to 8, but you can
find forms at your school’s office
if interested. This is for everyone in Grand Blanc, not just
parents. Tell your neighbors and
friends! We need you to help us
help our schools! Questions can
be directed to Susan Hendricks,
[email protected]
CARS108 & VFW Collecting
Items For Care Packages
Rod Prahin and Erin Bishop
from Cars 108 Morning show
will be broadcasting from the
VFW Post 822 on Veterans Day,
November 11 from 6am to 12
noon. They will be collecting
items to send to the HHC 1-125
National Guard Unit that was
just deployed to Afghanistan.
They are looking for travel
size items such as individual
hand wipes, sun block, hard
candies, hand held games, deck
of cards, dice, Pringles in small
cans and band aids. Monetary
donation will also be accepted.
The event will be held at the
VFW Post 822 located at 5065 S.
Saginaw in Grand Blanc. There
will be plenty of activities going
on with a chance to meet some
of the men from this unit. If
you have question please call
Lori Etue at 810-348-7817 or go
to the Cars 108 website www.
wcrz.com for a complete list of
items to donate.
Thinking Holiday Parties?
Think Woodfield
It’s almost that time again
when you celebrate the joy,
warmth and happiness of friends
and family for the Holiday Season. A time to get together with
ones you have not seen all year
as well as taking time to enjoy
festivities with the ones you see
daily. The Captain’s Club at
Woodfield would like to extend
an invitation to help make your
holiday party the most enjoy-
able event of the season. They
offer delectable food, a beautiful
venue as well as a professional
and friendly staff. Right now they
are offering incredible specials
on their room rates for week
day parties.
Call them today to schedule
a tour of their venue as well as
help you start checking off your
list of details to make your event
spectacular. 695-5555
Happy Holidays From The LaFontaine Family
The LaFontaine Cadillac
Buick GMC Dealership in Highland on the corner of Hickory
Ridge and M59 would like to
invite you to book your next
meeting, fundraiser, or networking group in the LaFontaine conference room that is available to
you free of charge. Please call
248-887-4747 to reserve your
spot today!
The LaFontaine family
would also like to invite you to
stop by any day for a free coffee from our Ooh La La Café
while you wait for your $9.95 oil
change. All Chamber Members
receive 10% off your manicure
at La Salon & Spa on Tuesdays
only and 20% off your purchase
at Lady La’s Boutique on Mondays only.
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Ann Burton, MD Joins Dr. Bouvier’s Practice In Grand Mall
Ann Y Burton MD is an
internal medicine physician who
has recently joined the practice of Dr. Robert M. Bouvier,
PLC, in Grand Mall. Dr. Burton
specializes in adult medicine, occupational medicine, preventive
medicine, and home care.
She is a graduate of Kalamazoo College where she majored
in psychology and focused in premed studies. She completed her
training in primary care internal
medicine at Cook County Hos-
pital in Chicago, and received
additional training in occupational
and environmental medicine
at the University of Chicago in
Illinios. As Medical Director,
she conducted medical services
in the GM plant in Indiana. She
is also a retired Captain in the
Army Reserves, and has worked
at the VA and military bases in
several different parts of the
country.
With her experience Dr
Burton focuses particularly on
women’s health and psychiatric
issues. She understands and is
willing to work in particular with
beers. Larger brewing equipindividuals who don’t like the
ment and kegs are arriving and a idea of seeing a doctor.
new custom built walk-in cooler
Listening to patients is very
will accommodate an expanded important; Dr. Burton wants
beer list.
to spend the time investigating
The new tap room is sched- any medical program presented
uled to open this November.
to her. Dr. Burton as well as
Learn more about FWB, call
Dr. Bouvier recognize a variety
(810) 373-4194 or visit: www.
of treatment modalities and
fentonbrewery.com.
firmly believe in implementing an
integrative approach to maintain
optimum health and wellness.
Dr. Burton is located in the
office of Dr. Robert Bouvier at
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office? Subscribe today at www. the Grand Mall. You can contact
her at 810-344-4635
w2wmichigan.com.
Micro Brewery Expanding In Fenton
The local favorite, Fenton
Winery & Brewery (FWB), is
growing. In particular, the brewery operations are expanding,
FWB is staying at 1545 N. Leroy
Street, but adding an additional
3,600 square feet by taking over
an adjoining suite. They are
increasing production capacity,
adding a new tap room and a
banquet area.
It became apparent to owners, Matt and Ginny Sherrow,
that the current operations had
out grown its space mid way
through the year. They anticipated producing double the amount
of bottled wine as last year, but
did not expect the exponential
growth in demand for their craft
Women2Women Hosts Best Event Ever
Women2Women Michigan
will host its best event ever on
November 4th and 5th. The
event will showcase over 20
speakers and over 100 vendors.
Learn some quick holiday
appetizers, reinvent yourself,
empower yourself, love yourself, bless your stress, plan for
tomorrow, ignite your life and
more. There is a whole line up
of inspiration to get you through
the holidays and beyond.
The event “No Boys Allowed” will be held at IINN
Conference Center at Hemphill
and S. Saginaw (South end of
the Great Lakes Tech Building)
on Friday, November 4th and
Saturday, November 5th. You
will also love the fashion shows
featuring clothes from Maynard’s
of Flint, pampering, dancing,
shopping, zumba, workshops,
w2w bookstore and more.
Want a block of tickets to
give to your customers/employees/friends or just get one for
you and your daughter? Ticket
proceeds will be donated to
Old Newsboys. Call them today
at 810.744-1840 or online at
www.w2wmichigan.com.
Catch the newest publication out now featuring Shuntai
Beaugard, author of “Temporarily Disconnected: How To Turn
On The Power In Your Life.”
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Goodwill Industries & Kettering University Loud-n-Proud
The partnership involved
collecting vintage luggage to be
transformed into “Boom” cases
or audio touristers. The students were given the challenge
of utilizing older hard shell suit
cases and engineering them for
sound. This is a capstone project for the electrical engineering
senior design class. They were
placed in groups of two and give
the direction to design and build
a “boom” case. Upon comple-
tion of their “boom case”, they
will be presented to a panel of
judges before receiving their
grade. On November 9, 2011,
there will be a public auction in
the Great Court at Kettering
more information, contact Kathy
Rometty, at Goodwill Industries
of Mid-Michigan at 762-9960 or
Professor Doug Melton at Kettering University at 762-7993.
Explore Second Act Consignment For Everything
If you are looking for that
unique accent piece for that
special room in your home, stop
in and see all of the wonderful
household items and decorative
The Teddy Bears Are Back!
The Grand Blanc Chamber
and Tavern On The Green are
bringing back the “Teddy Bear
Patrol” for the Genesee County
and surrounding areas law
enforcement agencies. Local law
enforcement use these cuddly
teddy bears to give to children
that are involved in some type of
trauma (house fire, lost child, car
accident, domestic dispute, etc.).
University starting at 3:30pm.
For the unique Christmas gift for
that hard to buy for family member, these beautiful upcycled
“boom cases” could be just
what you are looking for. For
Funding has been cut and the
Chamber and Tavern On The
Green wants you to help us raise
funds to purchase “Back Seat
Bears” for local law enforcement
agencies.
Come out and join us
December 1st from 5:30 to 9:00
for food, prizes, and great fun at
Tavern On the Green. Its going
to be a good time.
pieces there are at Second Act
Consignment.
Second Act carries furniture, lamps, bedding, linens,
pictures, antiques, collectibles,
and home décor. Their selection comes from all different
directions and can probably
satisfy the taste of many.
If you have a student going
off to college or moving into
a new apartment, be sure to
stop in and see the inexpensive household items. You will
probably be able to furnish their
dorm or apartment with everything they may need to start
them off.
For the frugal men, they
have many different types of
hand tools (wrenches, hammers,
screwdrivers, hatchets, etc.) Be
sure to check out their various
tools.
If you enjoy eclectic styles
of jewelry, Second Act Consignment has something for you to
look at. They have acquired a
vast amount of jewelry including rings, necklaces, men’s and
women’s watches, bracelets.
Currently they have hundreds of
DVD’s of your favorite movies
and books for you to curl up on
the couch with. Stop in and see
what Second Act Consignment
has for you.
NYNY Pizza Wants A Cure
During Flint’s ACS Breast
Cancer Walk weekend, NYNY
Pizza donated $1 for every pizza
sold. That is over $100 to help
find a cure for cancer! Please
consider NYNY Pizza as a deli-
cious option for lunch or dinner.
They have a friendly, hardworking staff making high quality food
for your enjoyment. They are
located at 363 E. Grand Blanc
Road or call at 810.953.6969.
Grand Blanc Family Fun Fest
A Big Thanks To Our Sponsors
A big thank you to all of the volunteers and Sponsors of the 5th
Annual Grand Blanc Chamber
Family Fun Fest!
Please thank these merchants
when you see them
Blessings Plumbing and Heating
Financial Plus Federal Credit
Union
Brundle Allstate Insurance
City of Grand Blanc
Dort Federal Credit Union
Elga Credit Union
McDonalds
The State Bank
Funtastic Inflatables
The DM Burr Group
The Grand Blanc View
The Flint Journal
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Cantleberry Selected Realtor Of The Year
Kristy Cantleberry was selected
as the REALTOR® of the Year
for 2011/2012 by the F.A.A.R
Board of REALTORs® serving
Genesee County. The REALTOR® of the Year award recognizes the outstanding F.A.A.R
members for their commitment
to the real estate profession,
customers and clients, as well as
the community. This award pays
tribute to the one REALTOR®
whose leadership qualities exemplify the real estate profession
at the local, state and national
levels. Kristy is proud of this
achievement as she is it recognigather up your belongings and go tion for her dedication to her
clients and the communities she
home because they are cleanserves.
ing up the mess! Call today to
get your certificates. Funtastic
Inflatables can be reached at
877-654-5867 or online at www.
FuntasticInflatablesOnline.com.
Open play hours are Monday Friday 10 AM – 3PM. Admission
As the bustling holiday sea$3 per child. Located at the Ross son approaches, Genesee Valley
Properties warehouse, #7 at
Center invites local nonprofit
6434 S. Dort Highway in Grand organizations to share in a little
Blanc.
of the holiday cheer while earning money by having volunteers
gift wrap customer purchases.
The program gives 100% of
profits collected directly to the
organization. Funds are collected by the organization at the
time of service.
home - Social Security Cards (or
They’ve had a tremendous
a print out from the social secu- response to this program in
rity office dated within 30 days
years past. They would like to
• Current Bills – Bills must
have an organization in the mall
contain the name and address
every weekend.
of the individual applying for
The program will take place
assistance. Current bills include on Friday through Sunday of
Rent, Mortgage, Water, Gas,
Electric, Telephone, Cable, etc.
• Proof of Income
- Pay stubs, Child
Support Statement,
Social Security, SSI,
SSDI, DHS Statement, Unemployment/Workman’s
Comp, etc.
For more
information, please
visit The Salvation
Army’s website
at www.salarmygenesee.orgor call
810-232-2196.
Give A Funtastic Inflatables
Gift Certificate For Christmas
Looking for a unique gift this
Christmas? Purchase a Funtastic
Inflatables gift certificate for an
indoor inflatable party and save
$15 off the price of a party. Valued at $175, you can purchase
these gift certificates for $160
and gift the gift of an inflatable
party.
Party packages include: 3
hour private party, 2 inflatables,
seating for 30, and a party attendant. When the party is over,
The Salvation Army Accepting
Applications for Help with
Holiday Food & Toys
The Salvation Army will be
taking applications for Christmas assistance from Monday,
October 31 through Friday,
November 4, 2011 from 9:00 am
to 2:30 pm for Genesee County
residents. The Christmas Assistance program is intended to
help Genesee County residents
who would otherwise be unable
to celebrate Christmas.
Those in need of assistance with
food and toys will have the option of two locations to apply in
person. The Salvation Army, 211
W. Kearsley Street in downtown
Flint and The Salvation Army
Beecher Corps located at 1475
W. Coldwater Road. No appointment needed.
To sign up, residents must bring
the following documents:
• Current I.D. for all adults in
the household - Social Security
Card or a print out from the social security office dated within
30 days and Michigan Driver’s
License or Michigan State I.D.
• Proof of dependents in the
Non Profits Can
Wrap It Up This Holiday
each week. Shifts will vary based
on mall holiday hours and must
be staffed by volunteers at all
times. Gift wrapping materials are the responsibility of the
organization and each must be
able to present their Tax ID and
proof of liability insurance coverage. A limited number of dates
remain available for 2011.
To register, organizations
can download a form from the
mall website, www.geneseemall.
com under “information” and
then “community.” Registration
is available on a first come; first
serve basis. For additional inquiries, please call 810.732.4000.
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IICRC Offers Residential/Commercial Carpet Cleaning
Experience professional
carpet cleaning for your home
or business with our IICRC Certified Carpet Cleaning Techni-
cians and Process
Step 1: Dry soil removal (Does
your carpet cleaner ask you to
vacuum before they arrive?) This
Celebrate This Holiday At Woodfield
Happy Holidays from the
Captain’s Club at Woodfield!
Woodfield can accommodate
groups as small as 10 and as
large as 300 for parties and banquets. There are many different
menu and bar options ranging
from the restaurant menu, to
cocktail parties and elegant
plated entrees and buffets.
There are still dates available for
the holidays, call the Sales and
Banquet Office to reserve your
spot at (810) 695-5555 ext. 100.
Gift Certificates to the Captain’s
Club also make the perfect holiday gift- they are available year
round for golf and the restaurant. A Holiday Wine Tasting will
be held on Thursday, November
17th from 6pm-8pm. Cost is $12
per person and reservation are
requested through November
14th. Enjoy some great wine
delicious appetizers!
NCG Offers Dinner & Movie
The holiday season is rapidly approaching, which means
great Hollywood Blockbusters
and easy last minute gift items.
NCG offers Dinner and a Movie
packages that include 2 movie
tickets and a $25 gift certificate
valid at any of our great restaurant partners for only $39. We
also have the quick and easy $14
Gift Basket that is filled with fun
items in a bucket valid for free
popcorn on 3 separate visits.
There is also the great fallback
option of the NCG Club Card,
which is a gift card and loyalty
card in one. Tickets are on sale
now for The Twilight Saga:
Breaking Dawn Part 1, which
opens November 18th.
is the most important step in
carpet cleaning and should be
performed with a commercial
grade HEPA vacuum
Step 2: Pre-Spray to emulsify
contaminants not removed during vacuuming
Step 3: Agitation, D.M. Burr
Technicians utilize carpet
grooming tools to work the prespray into the fibers to ensure a
deep cleaning is accomplished
Step 4: Hot water extraction
with 240 degree heat. Dry
cleaning systems leave particles
GB Music Ready For The Holidays
Christmas time has arrived at Grand Blanc Music and
their holiday music selection
is larger than ever. With two
new racks of sheet music to
peruse, there is something there
for everyone. Stop in and find
your recital piece today. Grand
Blanc Music’s selection of music
related gifts has also grown.
Marketing Workshop Offers Fundamentals
A “Fundamentals of Marketing a Business” workshop is
being offered by The Michigan
Small Business and Technology
Development Center (MI-SBTDC) at Kettering University in
Flint on Thursday, November 3,
9:00am to noon.
This workshop presents
practical applications of marketing concepts designed to
grow small businesses. It covers
basic marketing tools including
market analysis and research,
target marketing, assessing
competitors, and key marketing
implementation tools. Before
taking this marketing seminar,
it is highly recommended to
first complete “Fundamentals of
Starting a Business” and “Fundamentals of Writing a Business
Plan” seminars, also offered
through MI-SBTDC.
The workshop fee is $20
per person and advance registration and payment is required.
Registration can be made online
at http://misbtdc.net/workshop.
aspx?ekey=60310099.
MI-SBTDC is a statewide
organization with 12 regional
offices that provide no cost
counseling, training, information,
tools, and resources for new
ventures, existing businesses, and
innovative technology ventures,
funded through a cooperative
agreement with the U. S. Small
Business Administration. More
information on MI-SBTDC can
be found at www.misbtdc.org.
For more information
contact: Region 6 MI-SBTDC at
Kettering University, 810-7629660.
behind that can shorten the life
of your carpet
Step 5: Neutralization, prevents
your carpet from re-soiling prematurely and softens the fibers.
This step is skipped by most
cleaners.
Step 6: Setting the pile, when
we leave your home or business
your carpeting will be restored
to a like new condition
Call (810) 233-9114 for your appointment and get your carpets
cleaned right!
Call today810.730.2964
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Finding a stocking stuffer for
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is teaching lessons of all kinds
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teaching staff of nearly 20. Call
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your life with music.
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November Events
Friday, November 4th
Chamber Breakfast Meeting
7:30 am Brickstreet
Speaker: TBA
Friday, November 4th
Grand Opening &
Ribbon Cutting
Crazy Crab Shack
5494 S. Dort Hwy. at Hill Rd.
Refreshments Served.
Friday, Nov. 4th 12 - 8
Saturday, Nov. 5th 9 - 5
“No Boys Allowed”
Women’s Event
Women2Women Michigan
IINN Conference Center
(Hemphill & S. Saginaw)
Wednesday, November 9th
Grand Blanc Chamber
Annual Meeting
12:00 noon
Warwick
Keynote Speaker:
L. Brooks Patterson
35.00 per person
Wednesday, November 9th
Speed Networking
Perani Arena
5:30 pm
Hockey game
to follow included
10 Chambers
5.00 at the door
Thursday, November 10th
Grand Opening &
Ribbon Cutting
Second Act Consignment
3023 E. Grand Blanc Rd.
and Dort Hwy. (next to
Sweet Water Bar and Grill)
11:00 am
Refreshments served
Thursday, November 17th
Holiday Wine Tasting
Captain’s Club at Woodfield
6 - 8 pm $12 per person
Thursday, December 1st
Teddy Bear Patrol
5:30 - 9:00 pm
Tavern on the Green
Hammerberg Rd.
Wednesday, November 9th
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
Luncheon & Program at noon
Speaker: L. Brooks Patterson
Genesee County and Oakland County Working Together
$35.00 per person
RSVP by Wednesday, November 2