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Upcoming
Events
June 2008
June 4, 2008
Branch Out Networking
7:30 am @ Italian Pasta Restaurant,
12895 Josey Lane, $1 per person
June 10, 2008
Ambassador/Member Relations
Committee
4:00 pm, FB Chamber
June 11, 2008
Branch Out Networking
7:30 am @ Italian Pasta Restaurant,
12895 Josey Lane, $1 per person
June
13, 2008
Board of Directors
10:30 am, Holiday Inn Select, 2645 LBJ
Freeway
June Membership
Luncheon
11:30 am, Holiday Inn Select, 2645 LBJ
Freeway, $25 per person
June 18, 2008
7:30 am @ Italian Pasta Restaurant,
12895 Josey Lane, $1 per person
Branch Out Networking
Group
7:30 am @ Italian Pasta
Restaurant, 12895 Josey Lane, $1 per
person
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SAVE THE DATE!
Monday , August 25
7:30 am
Brookhaven Country Club |
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Membership Renewals
A Link for Life
America's Best Value Inn
Balcones Recycling
Bea's Kids
Beck, Charles
Bird, Charlie
C.W. Lowrimore Tex-Tenn Transporters
Corkery, Joena
Cuquita's Restaurant
Curves of Farmers Branch
Davis, Calla
Doerler, Donna
Edward Jones-Abercrombie
Essilor of America
Fox, Kay
Freed's Furniture Showcase
Frost National Bank
Goode, Vicki
Grainger
Hennessey Engineering
LegacyTexas Bank
Moses, Barbara
Orchid Cellmark
Parish Episcopal School
Phelps, Dee
Quebecor World Dallas
Rhoton Funeral Home
Sam Pack's Five Star Ford
Sid's Rainbow Grill
Sizer, Phillip
Southwest Bank
Sterling Bank
Texas Credit Union League
Volt Services Group
Wagner, Codispoti & Co.
Your Federal Credit
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SCORE
News
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) "Counselors
to America's Small Business" is a national non-profit
organization of volunteer retired and semi-retired business
executives. The association fills a need in communities by
providing no-fee business counseling and mentoring to
entrepreneurs. This service is provided at no charge by a team
of over 10,500 volunteers and 389 chapters nationwide. SCORE
is a resource partner with the Small Business Administration
(SBA).
Our SCORE counselors meet on Wednesday mornings by
appointment only at the Farmers Branch Chamber office. To
schedule an appointment, please contact Lara at
972.243.8966. |
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In order for your Chamber's
Member Listing to be an effective tool, accuracy is very
important. If you have had any personnel changes, address,
phone or email changes, etc., please contact the Chamber staff
at 972.243.8966 with your new
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Chairman's
Message
Richard Brown, Chairman
of the Board
May has been
one of those special months for our Chamber. Our Youth
Leadership Class of 20 students graduated at our May
9th luncheon at Brookhaven Country Club.
Their next year as Seniors at R.L.Turner
High
School will be
even more successful thanks to the team building
leadership skills learned this past
year.
At our May
luncheon we honored Mayor Bob Phelps for his many years
of dedication to the Farmers
Branch community.
At his last official Chamber function as Mayor, State
Representative Jim Jackson read a proclamation and
presented a Texas flag that
flew over the Capital in Austin. A gift
basket was also given to Dee and Bob as
our appreciation for his great leadership. We wish both
of you the very best on your cruise and years
ahead.
Our June luncheon will feature Brian
Hocker from KXAS-TV,Channel 5 talking about the digital
television transition that will happen in 2009. We are
seeing the commercials and announcements that our
television sets may not work next year. This will be a
very informative program that every member should plan
to attend. It will be held at the Holiday Inn Select
North Dallas.
Finally, our annual Golf Tournament is
planned for Monday, August 25th at Brookhaven
Country Club. Your business or organization has lots of
opportunities to take part from sponsorship levels, to
hole sponsors and prizes. Participate when you are
contacted and let's make this our most successful golf
tournament ever.
Sincerely,
Richard
Brown
Chairman
of the
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June Membership
Luncheon
Digital TV: Are You Ready?
Brian Hocker, NBC 5/KXAS-TV
For over 60 years local television stations have
transmitted an analog signal to viewers, but now the
federal government has mandated that stations turn off
their analog signals on February 17, 2009. Stations will
continue to transmit signals digitally, but will you be
prepared to receive them?
Join us on June 13 as Brian Hocker,
Vice President, Digital Media, Programming and Research,
NBC 5, shares information about what the government has
mandated, who is at risk and how the many issues
surrounding the transition to digital are being
addressed.
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Omni Dallas Hotel Park West & Time Warner
Cable to Sponsor June
Membership Luncheon
Omni
Dallas Hotel Park West
Contemporary
and sophisticated style is the feel of the newly
renovated Omni Park West. Each of its 337
guestrooms include new furnishings, new 32-inch LCD HD
flat screen televisions, window treatments, pillow
mattresses, linens, carpet, crown molding, artwork and
lighting. The new dark maple stained millwork with
over scaled bevel edge detailing, glass tops and brushed
nickel metal detailing completes the peaceful
surroundings. Tall headboards with blue and gold
bedding and decorative pillows create a central focal
point in the room. The modern guest baths reflect
the same sense of style, serenity and comfort with
marble vanity tops, polished chrome faucets and
fixtures, framed mirrors, hair dyers, make up mirrors
and tranquil artwork. In addition, complimentary
wireless high speed Internet access is available in all
guestrooms and public spaces.
The
12-story Omni is located 13 miles from downtown and
within nine miles of Texas Stadium and the Dallas
Galleria. On-site recreation includes an outdoor splash
pool and spa tub and an adjacent fitness center. Guests
enjoy complimentary swing-dancing lessons in Hunter's
Lounge on weekends, and the 12th-floor Club Lounge has a
big-screen TV, a lending library of books and magazines,
and couches and armchairs. The Omni Kids program
provides complimentary welcome bags, games, and books
for young travelers.
Business-friendly
amenities include complimentary high-speed wireless
Internet access in the lobby. A business center provides
printing, scanning, faxing, and high-speed Internet
access (surcharge). The hotel has 17,000 square feet of
meeting and event space, including two ballrooms and a
300-seat amphitheater with ergonomic chairs. Audiovisual
equipment, event catering, and high-speed Internet
access are available (surcharge). A complimentary
24-hour shuttle transports guests within five miles of
the hotel, upon request.
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable brings the best in technology,
innovation and entertainment to the North Texas
community. With Digital Home Phone, Internet, and
television, Time Warner Cable North Texas now offers
more digital and bundling options for its customers.
Plus, Time Warner Cable delivers full-time, local
customer service and technical support available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week. For more information, visit
www.timewarnercable.com/dallas or call
972-PICK TWC
(972-742-5892). |
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Event Photos
Introduction to Financial Planning
Seminar
Branch Out Networking Group
Youth Leadership Graduation
Luncheon
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Education Committee Update
by Joel Lebsack, C-FB ISD
Youth Leadership
Graduation
On May 9th, the Farmers Branch Chamber
of Commerce held their annual Leadership Graduation
Luncheon.
The two highlights of the luncheon were the
Mayors' Scholarship presentation and the graduation of
this year's Youth Leadership class.
Since 1991,
Town North Bank has awarded the Mayors' Scholarship to
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD seniors in honor of the
mayors of Farmers
Branch and
Carrollton. Through this
scholarship program, Town North Bank has awarded over
$251,000 to 84 students. At the luncheon,
Ms. Cinda Bowers from Town North Bank and Farmers Branch
Mayor Bob Phelps presented the R. L. Turner scholarships
to a pair of students from the class of 2008.
The 2008 R.
L. Turner recipients are Elmer Herrera and Taylor
Rahm. Elmer
has been accepted at the University of Texas-Arlington,
and he plans on majoring in architecture. Taylor has been
accepted at Louisiana St. University and will major in
chemical engineering. Congratulations
to these students; and thanks to Town North Bank for
their continuing generosity.
The other
luncheon highlight was the graduation of the 20 students
who are participating in this year's Youth Leadership
class.
Since 1996, the Farmers Branch Chamber of
Commerce has sponsored a Youth Leadership program for 20
selected juniors from R.L.TurnerHigh
School. The program is
completely underwritten by IBM, so there is no charge to
the students.
The students
have been involved in a variety of activities beginning
with a ropes team-building activity in October, and
culminating with a trip to Austin for State
Government Day in April. The adult
sponsors of the group are Jo Gillen from the
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, and Lara Orlic is the
group's Chamber liaison. The members of
the Youth Leadership Class for 2007-08 are: Zahra Ali,
Michael Bortnyck, Deborah Burgos, Preston Cale, Mehreen
Charania, Derek Chui, Caroline Claiborne, Natalie
Contreras, Kyle Cook, Charuta Gavankar, Hussain Lalanie,
Mercedes Matute, Phuong Nguyen, Sol-JeePark, Stephanie
Rios, Rabab Surani, Renee Tran, Elizabeth Travis, Andre
Walker, and Turkessa Whitten. We thank these
students for their commitment to becoming leaders, and
congratulations on their completion of the
program. |
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