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MAY 2018

MAY Upcoming Events

May 4th - First Friday Lunch Connect @ Mario’s Italian Restaurant 11:30am to 1pm

May 9th - Monthly Business

Luncheon @ Christ Covenant Church 11am to 1pm

May 12th - Healthy Living

Expo in Downtown Matthews 10am to 2pm “On The Green”

May 17th - May’s Business After Hours Event @ City

BBQ 5pm to 7pm

May 22nd - Women In Business “WiB” event. Party

on the Patio @ Seaboard Taproom & Winebar

5pm to 7pm

May 30th - Matthews Young Professionals “MYPro” event

is at Blackfinn Ameripub/Ballantyne Village

5pm to 7pm

May 31st - Nonprofit Workshop @ Southern Garden

Events 11am to 4pm. Exclusively for Nonprofits.

Our Offices will be CLOSED Memorial Day Monday 28th.

704-847-3649

This is the Premier Health and Wellness event of the southeast Charlotte market! If you or your business is

in the health and wellness field, please consider joining us for this great event! This event will also be next

door to the ever-popular Town of Matthews Beachfest event!

Vendor Registration is HERE

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Wednesday, May 9th 2018

@ Christ Covenant Church

800 Fullwood Lane, Mathews, NC

11:00am to 1:00pm

TOPIC:

Mecklenburg County's Office of Economic Development

Portfolio of Programs and Services

Details:

Please join the Mecklenburg County Office of Economic Development to learn about new and innovative economic

development outreach led by the County. The presentation will include information on programs, including services

such as business retention, small business concierge, MWSBE and financial coaching and lending.

Speakers:

Gretchen Carson - Existing Business Manager

Mark Stewart - Small Business Concierge

Teresa McDow - Minority, Women & Small Business Enterprise Program

Fred Atiemo - Business Lending & Credit Coaching

TO REGISTER FOR MONTHLY LUNCHEON CLICK HERE

A special THANK YOU to our MAY Luncheon Sponsor:

(click on logo to learn more)

Monthly Luncheon Caterer:

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PLEASE ADD TO YOUR CALENDAR

May 17th - Join us at City BBQ from 5pm to 7pm

Register By Clicking Here

Upcoming May

Business After Hours:

Our April Business After Hours was a GREAT collaboration

from multiple chamber members. Held at the Matthews Festival

Shopping Center; Ziff Properties along with tenants MOD

Pizza, Sola Salons and Metro Diner provided great food,

beverages, door prizes and networking opportunities. Held in

the Sola Salon studios, we were able to hear from various own-

ers about their successful new businesses in Matthews! Thank

you to all who came out! See you at the next one in May!

~ 2018 TITLE Sponsor ~

Our Monthly Event will be May 22nd, 5pm to 7pm

“Party on the Patio” at Seaboard Taproom & Winebar

Casual networking on the patio - join us to meet some of the best women professionals in our area!

WiB Members are free to attend and non-members must pay $10 at the door.

This Event will be sponsored by Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

The nonprofit for this event is the Local Family Network (COSKids; Matthews HELP Center; Matthews Free Medical Clinic)

Register by CLICKING HERE

~ 2018 TITLE Sponsors ~

The Pentagon Group and Weaver Budd Attorneys

Our Monthly MYPro Event will be May 30th 5p to 7p at

Blackfinn Ameripub in Ballantyne Village

Register by CLICKING HERE

Non-members and Guests pay $10 at-door

Lyon Counseling & Consulting, PLLC

Kresak & Company

Get Me Some Green

A Plus Roofing & Construction

Face Art & More Please welcome the following

NEW MEMBERS

for April 2018!

STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST NEWS AND ACTIVITES

BY CLICKING ON THE LOGOS HERE:

Our Annual Golf Classic Tournament was April 26th at Olde Sycamore

Golf Plantation. Over 100 golfers participated in this fun event!

A special THANK YOU to our Major Sponsors of the day:

Title Sponsor: Harris Teeter

Silver Sponsor: Kisella Surgery Center

Hole-In-One Sponsor: Liberty Buick GMC and City BBQ (Matthews)

Beverage Cart Sponsor: Melaleuca (Terry Hess)

Scorecard Sponsor: Supercuts at Sycamore Commons

Lunch Sponsor: Chick-fil-A Matthews

Dinner Sponsor: Beantown Tavern

And another special THANK YOU to all of our HOLE SPONSORS

for this year’s tournament:

Atrium Health

Brand RPM/Huck’s Sportswear

Carolina Underwriters Insurance

Century 21 Vanguard

Cheuvront Clinic of Chiropractic &

Sports Medicine

City Barbeque

Courtyard by Marriott

Garrity & Gossage, LLP

Harris Teeter

Kisella Surgery Center

Liberty Buick GMC Trucks

MTRC Investments

Novant Health

Optavia

Power Business Products LLC

State Farm Insurance - Tyler Windha,m

Taziki’s Mediterranean Café

Technocom

The Flying Locksmiths

Dean, Heckle & Hill, Inc

The Perfect Touch Mobile Massage

Therapy

Victory Bolt & Specialty, Inc.

A portion of this year’s event proceeds will go to:

The Matthews Chamber proudly presents its FIRST Nonprofit Workshop!

Save the date for Thursday, May 31st at Southern Garden Events from 11am to 4pm. We have brought in a world savvy speaker who has spo-

ken to thousands of people about various nonprofit topics. In the first of series to come, we will explore the below information, Chamber mem-

ber nonprofits receive a special discount rate.

Register by CLICKING HERE

About FSIoffice: Locally owned and operated since 1962, FSIoffice is one of the largest independent dealers in the United States. As a member of AOPD we proudly offer service to national

accounts with a local touch. FSIoffice is committed to maintaining the highest degree of integrity, service and technical advancements to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. Our

customers benefit daily from our single source philosophy; let us be your one stop shop. From office supplies and furniture to coffee and promotional printing, “you will appreciate our service”.

Forms and Supply, Inc. (FSIoffice) is pleased to announce our new partnership with the Matthews

Chamber of Commerce.

FSIoffice was established in 1962 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. During the past 56 years

FSIoffice has served the Carolina’s growing into one of the largest independent office supply dealers in

the United States. Now a third generation, family –owned company with local, regional and national ac-

count affiliations FSIoffice is committed to maintaining the highest degree of integrity, service and tech-

nical advancements to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers.

Products & Services:

Our products and services include Office Supplies, Office Furniture with Design and Space Planning,

Breakroom Solutions, Janitorial and Safety Products, Custom Printing and Promotional Products and Ed-

ucational Supplies. Visit www.fsioffice.com to access our 2018 catalog, please put “MB Chamber” in the

comments so we can connect you to the correct discounted pricing.

What you Get:

When you open an account with FSIoffice, you are partnering with an experienced team including a dedi-

cated local account manager and a personal customer service representative (never outsourced); your

team will provide you with an ordering program customized to fit the way you do business.

We offer our customers FREE next-day delivery with NO minimum order requirements.

Single sourcing products through FSIoffice will help eliminate pollution, fuel consumption, time and or-der processing costs, which will result in your company saving money!

We live local, shop local and support local businesses!

Contact Information: Mark Turcotte – Senior Account Manager P: (800) 532-0335 ext. 2259

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chris Hutter, President

Novant Health Matthews Medical

Center

Becky Hawke, Vice President

Town of Matthews

Rob Jacik, Past President

Carolina Beer Temple

Jennifer Anthony, Treasurer

Novant Health

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lee Weaver, Weaver Budd Attorneys (2018)

Dericus Scott, Standing Ovation Barber (2018)

Bill Blalock, The Sign Factory (2018)

Joe Grooms, Sharp Business Systems (2019)

Sue Sproat, COS Kids Matthews (2019)

Jeff Atwood, QwikDash (2019)

Mike Huckaby, Brand RPM (2020)

Kim Gossage, Garrity & Gossage LLP (2020)

Edith McElroy, CPCC (2020)

MEMBERS AT-LARGE

Barry Steiger, Mario’s Italian

Restaurant

Barbara Dement

Town of Matthews Commissioner

CHAMBER STAFF

Kelly Barnhardt

Executive Director

Dana Ramsey

Office Manager

Dawn Sigmund

Member Engagement

Coordinator / Events

Rebecca Esteras

Administration

Vision To be the Chamber of choice in the Greater Matthews Region.

Mission • Provide best-in-class professional opportunities that promote education, networking, business growth and

development. • Build collaborative relationships and community partnerships throughout the Greater Matthews region to create an

optimal business climate. • Deliver on-going value to our members while maintaining our relationship-oriented, small town character.

EX-OFFICIO

Paul Bailey

Mayor, Town of Matthews

Bill James

Mecklenburg County Commissioner

Chamber Member Benefits you might not know about!

To Find out more about how to maximize your Chamber membership, contact the Chamber office at

704-847-3649 or chamberinfo@matthewschamber.org

* Monthly Networking Luncheons (the 2nd Wednesday of each month) with informative speakers and a venue for putting out your business information as well as networking with 120 - 150 members and guests

* Ability to have a “Spotlight Table” at a monthly luncheon for a minimal fee of $50

* Receive important legislative updates on the Town, City, County, State and Federal level that affect your business

* Involvement in Economic Development for the greater Matthews area & region

* Postage savings through the use of the Matthews Chamber Bulk Mail Permit through the Matthews Post Office

* Marketing Package at no charge on your Business Page on the Chamber website!