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APRIL 2017 April 14, 2017 Good Friday, Office Closed April 18, 2017 Noon Ambassador Meeting Chamber Office April 19, 2017 11:30 pm Staff Appreciation Luncheon Carrabba’s Italian Grille Sponsored by Jack Demmer Ford April 26, 2017 NO BOARD MEETING MAY 2017 May 3, 2017 11:30 pm Leads & Feeds Luncheon Fellow’s Creek Golf Club May 10, 2017 8:30 am Membership to the MAX Chamber Office Sponsored by Jack Demmer Ford May 16, 2017 Noon Ambassador Meeting Chamber Office May 20, 2017 10 am—midnight Relay for Life Heritage Park, Canton May 24, 2017 8:30 am Board Meeting Chamber Office

Canton Chamber of Commerce 45525 Hanford Road, Canton MI 48187

The Networker is published monthly to provide

Canton Chamber members with information on

Chamber and Community events.

This edition of the Networker

is proudly

sponsored by:

NETW RKER Canton Chamber of Commerce

www.cantonchamber.com APRIL 2017 VOLUME IV

Staff Appreciation Luncheon ■ April 19, 11:30 am

Each year the Canton Chamber hosts a special Staff Appreciation luncheon to honor the support staff that each of us depends on to run our organizations. This luncheon will give you the opportunity to say Thank you to your staff and show your staff how much you appreciate them.

Carrabba’s Italian Grill will open for lunch for this special occasion and host this won-derful event on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Seating will begin at 11:45 am and lunch will be served at 12:15 pm. Cost for the luncheon is $25 per person for members, non-members $30 per person. Reservations are required. Reservation forms are available on the Chamber website at www.cantonchamber.com (forms/flyers) or contact the Chamber office at 734.453.4040.

Sponsored by:

Jack Demmer Ford, Inc.

American Cancer Society Relay for Life

May 20, 2017 ● Heritage Park

Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back. NEW this year, the Canton and Plymouth Relay For Life events will join forces for one BIG event on May 20th. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life event is a life-changing experience that gives every-one in communities across the globe a chance to Celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, Remember loved ones lost, and Fight Back against the dis-ease. Each year, more than 4 million people in over 20 countries take part in this global phenomenon and raise much needed funds and awareness to save lives from cancer.

The Canton Chamber of Commerce is looking for members to join our Relay for Life “Taking Care of Business Team” to help us find a Cure!

You can participate by making a donation, collecting donations at work or from friends, selling luminaries and/or walking with us the day of the event.

Please join us as we “TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS” and RELAY FOR LIFE!

For more information email or call:

Denise Staffeld, Team Chairperson

734.776.6593 email: dstaffeld@boaa.com

Schoolcraft college offers a pro-gram for seven of the states fast-est growing jobs including bio-medical engineering technology, certified home health aide, com-puter networking systems admin-istrator, environmental technician,

18600 Haggerty Rd., Livonia, MI 48152

(734)4624400

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The opportunity to connect with followers allows you to

build lasting relationships without actually having to

meet them.

Promoting your brand through social media allows you to

share your story. Why did you open your business? What

struggles did you face? Share the human side of your

business and watch engagement grow.

Our second Annual Wine Tasting was a huge success! We raised over $7,800 for the “Live Like Max” Foundation.

Thank you to our sponsors as well as those who pur-chased tickets for the Wine Tasting. Thanks to you, we were able to raise over $7,800 for the Live Like Max Foundation. The Wine Tasting took place February 17, 2017. The Chamber partnered with John & Lisa Pardington, own-ers of Holiday Market. Holiday Market provided great wine and great food.

“This year ticket sales and sponsorships were better than we anticipated, but we would like to continue to grow the event”, said Thomas Paden, Chamber Presi-dent.

Live Like Max Foundation provides heart checks.. LiveLikeMax Foundation, was established to spread awareness to all student athletes the importance of getting checked yearly to avoid this senseless death. The goal is to provide echocardiograms and electrocardiograms through Beaumont Hos-pitals “Healthy Heart Check” program for student athletes at no cost and push to make healthy heart screens a mandatory part of all high school athletic physicals.

Med Post Kids Urgent Care 43767 Ford Rd. Canton, MI (734) 928-2233

When you need immediate medical attention and treat-ment, count on MedPost for convenient and compassion-ate walk in care. We know that illness and injury can be frustrating, and that your regular doctor may not always be available. Our goal is to provide quality care that not only fits into your schedule, but is also much more afford-able than a visit to the ER.

No Appointment? No problem? Open 7 Days A Week Including nights and weekends! We offer a wide range of services including care for flu, infections, and minor illnesses. IV's, X-rays and treatment for migraines, sprains, cuts, bruises, burns and more. Checkups, back-to-school and sports physicals, lab services, immuniza-tions and screenings.

Wine & Canvas 44730 Ford Rd.

Canton, MI 48187 734-277-9253 Wine and Canvas is not just a paint class it is Art Entertain-ment at its finest. Awesome local artists, great customer service and beautiful surroundings make for an amazing experience that you don't find anywhere else. Sipping your favorite wine or cocktail, letting your inner artist out to create a masterpiece and maybe breaking into song throughout the night is what we have planned for you! Best part you take your artwork with you and leave the clean up behind!

Local artists in each city inspire and Instruct Wine and Canvas customers step-by-step to create their finished masterpiece. Each location hosts many events monthly with a different featured painting each night. With our step-by-step instruction method customers without a stroke of painting experience are at ease.

LEADS & FEEDS Luncheon May 3, 2017 11:30 am

Fellow’s Creek Golf Club

Please join us for our Leads & Feed Luncheon. The Luncheon will be held at Fellow’s Creek Golf Club, 2936 Lotz Road, Canton. This great networking event will give you the opportunity to meet new, potential customers and give and get referrals for your business.

The Luncheon will begin at 11:30 am with a Mix and Min-gle. A lite lunch will be served at noon. Following lunch, each attendee will have the opportunity to give a 40 sec-ond commercial about their business. They will introduce themselves, talk about their company and let other at-tendees know what would be a good referral for their busi-ness!

Reservations are required and can be made by calling the Chamber at 734.453.4040 or registering on the website at www.cantonchamber.com. The cost for each luncheon is $15.

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Jack Demmer Ford , Inc. ♥ St. Joseph Mercy

Please join us for our 3rd Annual Girls Night Out. It will be a fun night of socializing, shopping, discounts, re-freshments and other special surprises.

The evening begins: 6 pm Ladies will begin by coming to the Chamber Office where they will receive a special gift as well as a list of all the participating businesses.

6-8 pm Ladies can go to any/all of the participating businesses…they will be offering refreshments, dis-counts and other special gifts.

8 pm Everyone will head to Fellow’s Creek Golf Club on Lotz Road to close out the evening. You will enjoy m-o-r-e socializing, drink specials, light refreshments and lots of door prizes.

Tickets are $20. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Chamber Office today at 734.453.4040 or you can download the “Girls’ Night Out” Participant form on our Chamber Website at www.cantonchamber.com (forms/flyers).

BUSINESSES interested in participating in “Girl’s Night Out” should call the Chamber Office.

Thursday June 8, 2017