
10.07.16 Your Place for Business News, Local Events and Updates
Chamber Chat The Chamber is seeking its next sponsor for the bi-weekly Chamber Chat! Your business will be featured on each segment where we highlight community and chamber events and allow members to speak live on air about what's happening in their business or organization. Great opportunity show your support for our community! Call 517-278-5985 and ask for Nichole today! Preview a chamber chat segment here. Congressman Walberg Visits Chamber The Chamber of Commerce welcomed Congressman Walberg to a round table discussion in the chamber conference room this week. Community Development Block Grant Funds Available Jeff Budd, City Manager The City of Coldwater has a community development block grant revolving loan fund of over $700,000 available to be loaned to any business in Coldwater, which can also be extended to Branch County. The link in the additional content gives an overview of the program and more thorough guidelines. The program is designed to create jobs as well as meet the national objectives. read more... Chamber Coffee Hour Open House Stop at the Chamber of Commerce for warm baked goods, fresh coffee and great conversation with your chamber board of directors, ambassadors and member businesses on Tuesday, October 25th from 7:30 - 9am. Diamond Members Calendar of Events Annual Fall Banquet - Beginnings Care for Life 10/13/2016 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM E Dearth Community Center Sprague St Coldwater, MI 49036 Quincy Homecoming Parade 10/14/2016 E Village of Quincy 20 Division Street Quincy, MI 49082 Fall Art Walk 10/14/2016 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM E Downtown Coldwater Halloween Charity Pub Crawl AABC 10/14/2016 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM E Downtown Coldwater Ribbon Cutting- Lilah's Bridal 10/14/2016 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM E Lilah's Bridal 38 West Chicago Coldwater, MI 49036 Team Trivia Night Broadway Grille 10/15/2016 E Broadway Grille 19 S Monroe St Coldwater, MI 49036 Home Depot Behr Paint Workshop 10/20/2016 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM E Coldwater Home Depot 825 E Chicago Coldwater, MI 49036 Coffee Hour at the Chamber 10/25/2016 07:30 AM - 09:00 AM E Coldwater Chamber of Commerce 20 Division Street Coldwater, MI 49036 West Michigan Design & Construction Expo 10/27/2016 12:30 PM - 06:00 PM E The Pinnacle Center 3330 Highland Dr Hudsonville, MI 49426 Zombie Chase 10/29/2016 E Village of Quincy 20 Division Street Quincy, MI 49082 Wal-Mart Trunk or Treat 10/29/2016 05:30 AM - 07:00 AM E Wal-Mart 800 E. Chicago Street Coldwater, MI 49036 Quincy Halloween Parade & Safe Trick or Treat 10/31/2016 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM E Village of Quincy 47 Cole Street Quincy, MI 49082	Coldwater Homecoming Tonight October 7 - "Go Cards" Homecoming Parade, 5 PM, Downtown Coldwater (line up at 4:30 PM) Home Sporting Event: Football vs. Harper Creek, 7 PM at Cardinal Field (with announcement of King and Queen at halftime) Dance, 9-11 PM (or after game if earlier) Artwalk Lilah's Bridal Ribbon Cuttng Halloween Parade Still time to register your float... contact Brenda Parker at 517-918-4655 or visit Coldwater Halloween Parade on Facebook. Halloween Charity Pub Crawl Click here to register for the AABC Halloween Charity Pub Crawl! Team Trivia Night Fundraiser Consumers Credit Union Applefest 30-Year Celebration It was an amazing 30-year 3-day celebration of Applefest in Downtown Coldwater. Thanks to everyone who participated and to our main sponsors Southern Michigan Bank & Trust, Royal Chevy Buick GMC,Coldwater Country Fun & BlueOx Credit Union!!! To view the Applefest Photo Album, click here. Chamber Golf Outing This year's 34th Annual Chamber Golf Outing raised over $6,000! We'd like to recognize Southern Michigan Bank & Trust, our partner sponsor who supported, sent volunteers, played and sponsored a hole with golfer giveaways! In addition, Ponderosa provided boxed lunches for our golfers and Maroa Farms was the generous sponsor of our dinner reception at Oscar Browns. The Royal Chevy team took first place in the scramble, Gary Younce won longest putt, Corey Collins won closest to the pin, Rachel Iford and Jared Hoffmaster won longest drives... way to go! Thank you to all of our golfers, hole sponsors and volunteers!
Chamber E-News - 10.07.16