MASON in Motion

UPDATE June 14, 2019

Mid-Month Supplement to the Monthly "Mason in Motion" Newsletter

Mason Area Chamber of Commerce 148 E. Ash Street, Mason, MI 48854

Phone 517-676-1046 -- Fax 517-676-8504 masonchamber@masonchamber.org

www.masonchamber.org

A reminder: Names of MACC members are usually in bold type in our publications.

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2019 Mason Area Chamber of Commerce

Leadership Circle Douglas J. Klein, APR, CTA

Luanne Dancer in honor of Shirley Richards

Mike and Chris Waltz

Dart Bank in memory of Rollin B. Dart

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE MEMBERS ARE PROMINENT BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. OUR MACC MEMBERS VALUE THEIR COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF THE CHAMBER'S FUTURE. FOR INFORMATION ON HOW YOU, YOUR BUSINESS, OR

YOUR ORGANIZATION MAY JOIN THE LEADERSHIP CIRCLE, E-MAIL MASONCHAMBER@MASONCHAMBER.ORG

http://www.masonchamber.org/

CHAMBER VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED We have a big current need for people to help at our community events, including Independence Day, raffle ticket sales, and Thursday Night Live Courthouse Concerts. We especially need help with our visitors' booths at the Outdoor Expo, the Sun Dried Music Fest, Down Home Days, and the Ingham County Fair. This is another great way to network and boost your business, and it is great fun too!

Chamber volunteer opportunities are open to all associates and employees of Chamber member companies and organizations, their families, and friends. Those not affiliated with a business or organization may become Chamber associates at no charge by doing two or more hours of volunteering. For more information on where you fit in -- or to review the committee, activity, and event opportunities -- just call the Chamber office at (517) 676-1046.

Find out about ALL the MACC volunteer

opportunities at our community events!

Signup.com MACC Group Link:

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JUNE 29 MASON AREA FIREWORKS FUN BIKE RIDE IS A NEW EVENT THIS YEAR

The inaugural Mason Area Fireworks Fun Bike Ride event will take place the morning of Saturday, June 29, 2019. The rides will start and end at Mason High School, 1001 S. Barnes Street. Hosted by the Mason Firefighters Association and the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce, this first-ever fun bike ride event is set to run on paved streets and roads through mid-Michigan's Ingham County, including historic Mason, Dansville, Leslie, and surrounding townships. Net proceeds help support the Mason Firefighters Association annual fireworks display on the 4th of July, as well as the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce's parades and other community events. Routes are planned for all levels of cyclists. For enthusiastic cyclists, there is a 10-mile, 25-mile and 50-mile fun ride. There will be snack and water stations along each of those routes. Families with children may enjoy the special 3-mile family

loop and spend a more leisurely morning together. To participate, you may register either online or in person. Go to the website www.masonchamber.org and click on Events and then on the June 29 Fireworks Fun Bike Ride. For those enthusiastic cyclists, the registration fee is $30 with no shirt and $40 with a shirt (shirt size is guaranteed if registration is before June 14). You may choose which route you want to participate in advance or on the morning of the event. For the family loop, the registration fee is $10 per person or $25

per family in advance or on the date of the event. There will be a limited number of Fireworks Fun Bike Ride shirts in limited sizes available to purchase at check-in for the family loop participants and those who register later in June. The event begins at 8:00 a.m. in the south parking lot of the Mason High School and will run until 1:00 p.m. Those who have preregistered or are participating in the family loop may start any time before 12:00 noon. Helmets are mandatory. The ride is rain or shine. No rain dates or refunds will be available. Dart Container Corporation, Dart Bank, Mark Voss Agency, Robert Dowding Group, St. James Knights Angels, Kiwanis Golden K, Big Boy of Mason, Bad Brewing, Besco, and Tomco Asphalthave already signed up to sponsor the event. If your business or organization is a MACC member and would also like to be a sponsor of this event, please go to www.masonchamber.org, click on Events for June 29th and click on the Fireworks Fun Bike Ride, click on the Register button, login with your ChamberMaster login, and select the sponsorship of your choice. For more information, call the Chamber office at (517) 676-1046.

http://www.masonchamber.org/

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MSUFCU Helps Gather More Than 800 Items for Local Shelters

The MSU Federal Credit Union is proud to have partnered with Two Men and a Truck for their annual "Movers for Moms" item drive. Over 800 items for Child and Family Charities and Safe Center were dropped off at the Credit Union's branches by members and employees. The "Movers for Moms" item drive was able to collect over 4,000 items this year. One of Two Men and a Truck's core values is to give back to the community. For 12 years, Two Men and a Truck has worked with local businesses and shelters to make Mother's Day a special day for every mom, despite their current circumstances. The MSU Federal Credit Union is proud to continue and support Two Men and a Truck's item drives. Thank you to everyone that participated! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Mason Sycamore Creek Garden Club would like you to join them for a tour of the Sunflower House Learning Center located behind The Historic 1854 Pink School at Bi-Centennial Park in Mason, just west of the Harvey Education Center. Tours will be led by members of the Youth Garden Club, a free community-based program. Check out the Mammoth Sunflowers along with herb, vegetables and a Rainbow Garden. They have a nest in their Songbird Nesting Box. They will have Songbird Nesting Boxes for sale at the event for $20 assembled and $15 unassembled. Quilt tickets for $5 will also be available. The beautiful quilts were handmade by members of the Mason Sycamore Creek Garden Club. The quilt sizes are Twin XL, Full, and Queen. Proceeds from these fundraisers go directly to the

youth gardener program to support funding for supplies and to reassemble a donated building that will be used for instruction and hands-on work sessions.

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Last call for banner dangler sponsorship this year!

Please find below the link to the Making Mason Memories song and CD.

Making Mason Memories (Mason, MI Song)

The song and CD is from Dewey Longuski, Owner/Dewey's Ditties, LLC, (517) 643-0756

http://deweysditties.weebly.com/

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Local Modern Woodmen service project a success

Modem Woodmen of America members in Mason recently came together to revitalize the 9/11 Firemen Memorial. The project, which took place on May 20th at the Mason Fire Department, benefited the Mason Community and the families of the firemen who lost their lives on that dreadful day. "We're so happy to support our community in this way," says Randy, local Modern Woodmenvolunteer leader. "Events like this give our members an opportunity to make a difference." Coordinated by local Modern Woodmen members, the fraternal financial services organization's Summit chapters, chapters and youth service clubs provide opportunities for members to take part in social and educational activities and volunteer projects to meet local needs. For more information or to get involved, contact Chris Buck at (517) 525-2737. Modern Woodmenwas founded in 1883 as a fraternal benefit society. The organization supports members, families and communities with a unique blend of financial services, fraternal benefits and localimpact opportunities. In 2018, Modern Woodmen and its members provided $19.9 million and 470,000 volunteer hours to support fraternal activities and programs. Learn more at www.modernwoodmen.org. *Securities offered through MWA Financial Services Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Modem Woodmen of America.

http://www.modernwoodmen.org/

Congratulations to Melanie Squires of Dart Bank, our Chamber's vice president, for achieving Treasury Management, Banking and Financial Services Professional NMLS#1458101 from the Perry School of Banking class of 2019.

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How to login to your ChamberMaster

Member Information Center account...

ChamberMaster is an online membership tool that gives you, as a member, exclusive access to valuable resources and the opportunity to showcase your business on the Chamber's website.

ChamberMaster allows you to enhance your online directory listing with photos, videos and text. As a member of the Mason Area Chamber, you have access to ChamberMaster and the Member Information Center which gives you the opportunity to network and market your business by:

• Enhancing your informational home page with pictures and text (at the Professional, Executive and Corporate levels of membership)

• Posting job openings • Adding keywords to help consumers find you when they run searches • Running reports to see hit statistics for your home page

Anywhere that you have access to the internet, you will be able to edit your information by logging into ChamberMaster through the Chamber's website. If you have any questions, please contact the Chamber. Your MIC login can be accessed using your e-mail associated with the Mason Area Chamber. This is the e-mail you receive updates, newsletters, etc. from the Chamber. If you are still unsure of your Chamber associated email, contact our office at (517) 676-1046. If you have more than one representative, let us know at that time so we can authorize their e-mail addresses. Once you set up a password, it will be tied to each representative's unique e-mail address. Whether at work, home or traveling, anywhere that you have access to the internet you can edit your information by logging into the ChamberMaster website. If you have questions regarding this site, please contact our office at (517) 676-1046 or masonchamber@masonchamber.org. There are video tutorials on how to get started on ChamberMaster to promote your business effectively. We can e-mail you the links to the following tutorials:

• Getting started and logging into your account • Updating your personal profile • Updating your company profile • Paying your invoices online • Posting a discount offer, job opening & registering for events

https://www.bcbsm.com/employers.html

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GOOD MORNING, MASON! HAS A PATRIOTIC THEME ON JUNE 27 All Mason area businesspeople are invited to join us for our next "Good Morning, Mason!" news and networking meeting presented by Dart Bank and sponsored by Star Associates on Thursday, June 27, which will be patriotic-themed. Since 1996, the Chamber has held 135 consecutive "Good Morning Mason!" 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 a Thursday between the middle and end of February, April, June, August, October, and December. The Chamber's Ambassadors Committee organizes these popular networking events. Admission, which includes a continental breakfast catered by Darrell's Market and Bestsellers Books & Coffee Company, is just $5 per person for members and $8 per person for nonmembers. Please consider an event sponsorship at an upcoming GMM for five minutes on the agenda. Call us at (517) 676-1046 to find out more about how to enhance your visibility in the Mason area business community. -----------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LCC - MASON JEWETT CAMPUS by Mark Bathurst (bathursm@star.lcc.edu)

You've read a lot about the pilot and maintenance technician shortage not only in the U.S. but throughout the world. In the maintenance realm, airlines, manufactures, MRO facilities, corporate flight departments and all other aviation maintenance operations are scrambling to find enough qualified, competent technicians to meet their demand. Boeing forecasts a worldwide requirement for 754,000 new technicians in the next 20 years. In the U.S. alone there will be a demand for 189,000 new technicians. Filling that demand is everyone's focus-employers, schools and now even Congress. As part of the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act passed by Congress and signed into law, the bill authorizes the appropriation of $5,000,000 in the 2019-2023 fiscal years to fund various test programs of $500,000 each. These test programs would be an amalgam of an employer (airline, MRO, manufacturer, etc.), a state or local government entity and a school that teaches an approved FAA maintenance technician program under 14 CFR 147 (there are 177 FAA-approved schools in the U.S. that teach aircraft maintenance.) The test programs would be funded for the following opportunities: (1) To establish new educational programs that teach technical skills used in aviation maintenance, including purchasing equipment, or to improve existing such programs; (2) To establish scholarships or apprenticeships for individuals pursuing employment in the aviation maintenance industry, including obtaining airframe and powerplant mechanic certificates; (3) To support outreach about careers in the aviation maintenance industry in (a) Primary, secondary, and post-secondary school students; or (b) Communities underrepresented in the industry; (4) To support educational opportunities related to aviation maintenance in economically disadvantaged geographic areas; (5) To support transition to careers in aviation maintenance, including for members of the Armed Forces; or (6) To otherwise enhance aviation maintenance technical education or the aviation maintenance industry workforce, as determined by a unanimous vote of an FAA designated committee established to review applications.

This part of the FAA Reauthorization Act is designed to increase opportunities for individuals interested in aircraft maintenance careers and generally create awareness of the need for skilled technicians. Obviously, schools like LCC are very supportive of the direction Congress took and are extremely interested in participating in the test programs when made available by the FAA. --------------------------------------------------------------------

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The MemberPlus App is the app designed to increase your Chamber engagement. ChamberMaster users can now access a free mobile application that allows MACC members to:

• Receive push notifications • Access your Member Information Center • View member listings • Update your own profile information • Register, pay and check in for events • Interact with other members • Post & view jobs, hot deals and member-to-member specials MACC members can download the MemberPlus App, log in using their current credentials, and begin using it immediately. It's free to download and available for iOS and Google Play devices. Search for the MemberPlus App at your favorite app store.

Download the iOS app » https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/memberplus/id839204301?mt=8 Download the Google Play app » https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.micronet.android.memberplus -------------------------------------------------------------------

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Get Productive with Google's DigitalTools

Whether you're a student, a job seeker, a parent, a volunteer, an

employee or a business owner, digital tools can help you manage everyday tasks more efficiently.

Participants will learn how Google's office productivity tools-including Gmail, Calendar, Drive and other apps-can boost productivity, tips and

tricks for how to use them most efficiently, and creative ways to accomplish a variety of tasks for your professional and personal

projects.

Join us for a live stream workshop. Maximum of 12 participants, so sign up right away!

Date

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Time

12:00 NOON - 1:00 PM

Where

MACC Office, 148 E. Ash Street, Mason

Sign Up

https://community.grow.google/s/event/a0r1E00000Bh5DV

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We are looking for people who would like to be a docent at the Mason Area Historical Society's Pink School (a one room school that was built in 1854). If you are interested call Marie Coughlin at (517) 977-4055.

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Join the 16th Annual Independents Week -- Mason Area Independent Business Alliance members are looking ahead to the first week of July. Independents Week celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit and freedom our local businesses embody and provides a platform to help you generate positive attention for local entrepreneurs in the media, local government, and public alike. Many local groups have used the campaign as a debut initiative! AMIBA (MAiBA and MACC are affiliated with AMIBA) makes it easy for you to seize the opportunity with a huge library of local activity examples, "how-tos" and free templates for posters, graphics and more. Start here!

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Just $25 -- a punch card for our most popular Chamber networking events! Save $12! NOW AVAILABLE! Buy at the Chamber office right now!

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Do you have your MACC Member Value Card? If not, stop by the Chamber office to get one today! Check out all the values at the website.

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Check out our ad in the Michigan Trails magazine! A limited number of copies of MTM are available now in the MACC Visitors Center.

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Look ahead for upcoming events on: www.masonchamber.org AT THE HOME PAGE, CLICK ON THE

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Final Note: Continuing a 47-year tradition, the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce publishes its "MASON in Motion" printed and mailed newsletter near the end of each month. This hard-copy newsletter has information about Chamber events and programs, new Chamber members, news from member businesses and organizations, and more - in a short four-page format. The several insert pages included in the newsletter each month are designed to be removed for easy sharing or posting within a business or organization. For this reason, the Chamber has decided to continue distributing this newsletter in the conventional manner with no opt-out. This also maintains value for limited advertising. Advertising inserts are just $100 per insertion to reach 450 key decision-makers in the Mason area. This newsletter is mailed to all contact people for Chamber members, Chamber volunteers, and select stakeholders. A .pdf copy of the newsletter is also available to all the same day it is delivered by the post office at the Chamber's website www.masonchamber.org. Deadline is the 20th of the month for all submissions. Items are included as space is available and submissions are edited for space and consistency of the publication. Since August of 2006, the Chamber also publishes a mid-month "MASON in Motion UPDATE" newsletter electronically. This e-mailed newsletter is forwarded to all who have submitted their e-mail addresses to the Chamber, provided they are associated with a Chamber member, are a Chamber volunteer, or are a select stakeholder. A link to the archive on the website for the .pdf copies of the printed and mailed "MASON in Motion" newsletter is included on the website. A .pdf copy of this UPDATE newsletter is also available to all at the Chamber's website www.masonchamber.org under the "Newsletters" tab. Deadline is the 10th of the month for all UPDATE submissions. All items submitted are included, subject to minor editing for publication consistency. It is the intention of the Chamber to limit broadcast e-mails to those who have e-mail addresses submitted to the Chamber to 24 times per year at most. Of course, those who are Chamber leaders and volunteers get much more frequent information e-mailed to them. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FEEL FREE TO FORWARD THIS NEWSLETTER UPDATE TO OTHERS AND INVITE THEM TO SEE OUR REGULAR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER ONLINE

CLICK ON NEWS AT:

www.masonchamber.org

TO VIEW UPCOMING MASON AREA COMMUNITY CALENDAR EVENTS Click on Events at:

www.masonchamber.org

http://www.masonchamber.org/newsletterARCHIVE.htmlhttp://www.masonchamber.org/

MACC distributes UPDATE in "Constant Contact." This "Mason in Motion Update" bulletin is being sent to those who have e-mail addresses registered with the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce as contact people for Chamber members, associates of Chamber members, and

select Chamber stakeholders.

To be removed from this list automatically and permanently, do NOT reply to this e-mail. Instead, use the UNSUBSCRIBE button or send a new e-mail with the word "unsubscribe"

in the subject line to:masonchamber@masonchamber.org

Also, whenever you know of anyone who isn't getting this, but should be getting this by e-mail, just let us know. We'll be glad to add their e-mail address to the list!

FOR A .pdf FILE OF LAST MONTH'S PRINTED "MASON IN MOTION" NEWSLETTER AND OTHER MASON AREA

COMMUNITY INFORMATION, GO ONLINE AND CLICK ON NEWSLETTER AT WWW.MASONCHAMBER.ORG

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