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Upcoming
Events
March 2008
March 5,
2008
Branch Out Networking
Group
7:30 am @ Italian Pasta
Restaurant, 12895 Josey Lane, $1 per person
March 6, 2008
Education
Committee
1:30 pm, FB Chamber
Economic Development
Committee
3:00 pm, FB Chamber
March 11, 2008
Ambassador Committee
4:00 pm, FB Chamber
March 12, 2008
Branch Out Networking
7:30 am @ Italian Pasta Restaurant,
12895 Josey Lane, $1 per person
March 14, 2008
Board of Directors
10:30 am, Brookhaven Country Club, 3333 Golfing Green
Drive
March Luncheon
"Request Referrals Repeatedly"
11:30 am, Brookhaven Country Club, 3333 Golfing Green
Drive,
$25 per person
March 18, 2008
Introduction to Financial Planning
Seminar
3:00 pm, TBA
March 19, 2008
Branch Out Networking
Group
7:30 am @ Italian Pasta
Restaurant, 12895 Josey Lane, $1 per person
March 21,
2008
FB Chamber Closed for Good
Friday
Branch Out Networking
Group
7:30 am @ Italian Pasta
Restaurant, 12895 Josey Lane, $1 per person
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New
Members
Adventure & Victory Dream Resale
Store
Jacqueline Johnson
3065 Forest Lane, #106
Dallas, TX 75234
P 972.247.7960
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American Business Electronics
Joe Kearley
2741 Satsuma Dr., #101
Dallas, TX 75229
P 972.620.7667
F 972.620.8878
Andre S. Gabel
2695 Villa Creek, #207
Farmers Branch, TX 75234
P 469.364.7587
F 469.364.7592
BMX Logistics
Terry Zimmer
13401 Denton Drive
Farmers Branch, TX 75234
P 214.909.9633
F 972.620.2448
Umbrella Counseling
Linda Pilone
1601 Valley View Lane, Bldg 1, Suite 103
Farmers Branch, TX 75234
P 972.241.2330
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Membership Renewals
Block Vision
C-FB ISD Educational Foundation
C-FB ISD
Ebby Halliday Realtors
Fairfield Inn by the Marriott Dallas North
Glazer's Distributors
Joe's Italian Cafe
Laguna Vista
Metrocrest Medical Foundation
North Dallas Funeral Home
Nuevo Leon Mex-Mex
Occidental Chemical
Sheraton Dallas North
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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
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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
It's hard to believe March is fast
approaching and we have already had a well attended
State of the City Dinner and a successful February
Sweetheart luncheon. In addition we have had two
educational seminars. All of this providing our members
with lots of benefits and networking opportunities. I
hope your company or organization is attending these
activities as it only gets better in
2008.
Thank you to our Special Events and Member
Relations/Ambassador Committees for their hard work and
planning as they worked closely with our Chamber Staff
to ensure these successful events. A big thank you to
Joan Abbey & Ed Thompson for the beautiful table
decorations at our February luncheon and to our sponsor
Your Federal Credit Union.
Mark your calendars for Friday, March
14th for our next Membership Luncheon to be
held at Brookhaven Country Club. Judy Bragg, Bragg
Resources will share her expertise on building
referrals. Her message is,"Request Referrals
Repeatedly". Call the Chamber Office to make your
reservation today!
The
6th Annual Wild and Wacky Waiters Dinner will
be held Friday, April 4th at Brookhaven
Country Club. We have some very talented and creative
members who really get into the theme each year. Who
will be the celebrity waiters in 2008? Make your plans
to be part of this fun and entertaining evening. You
have got to be there to believe it. Also, remember the
live and silent auctions too. What great advertising for
your company or organization. Plan to attend and be sure
to donate an item or two for the auctions.
Richard
Brown
Chairman
of the Board
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March Membership Luncheon
"Request Referrals Repeatedly"
Join us on March 14 as Judy Bragg, Bragg Resources,
shares tips on building referrals.
Do you spend more time cold calling or asking
current clients for referrals? Judy Bragg speaks on how
to build a referral-based business.
- Learn the best time frame to ask your clients for
referrals.
- How to setup a simple system to follow-up with
your referrals.
- Different methods to use when asking for
referrals.
March Membership
Luncheon
Friday, March 14,
2008
Brookhaven Country Club
3333 Golfing Green
Drive
11:30 am Luncheon &
Program
$25 per person |
Reservations Preferred
Please R.S.V.P. by March
10, to Debbie at 972.243.8966 or dwitt@fbchamber.com.
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Time Warner Cable to Sponsor the March
Membership Luncheon
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
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Promotion Opportunity! 
The Farmers Branch Chamber of Commerce is hosting
its 6th Annual Wild & Wacky Waiter Dinner on April
4, 2008 at Brookhaven Country Club. Many community,
school and City leaders will wait on approx. 200
attendees.
We will be conducting both a live and silent
auction during the event. We are asking you to consider
promoting your business by donating a gift certificate
or item to the event. This is a terrific way of
showcasing your company to our community.
To thank you for your generosity, we will post a
link to your company website on our Sneak Peek page and
a listing in the event program.
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Event Photos
Ribbon Cutting at Italian Pasta
Restaurant
Febuary Sweetheart Luncheon Sponsored by
Your Federal Credit Union
Matt Hall, Mary Handley,
& Fred Ferguson
Travis Poppel, Donna
Steindorf, Lisa Connell, Fred Ferguson, Cheryl Edwards,
& Matt
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Education Committee Update
by Joel Lebsack, C-FB ISD
TOWN NORTH BANK RECIEVES 2008
TAPE CRYSTAL AWARD
The Texas
Association of Partners in Education announced their
2008 TAPE Education Partnership Award winners at the
TAPE Annual Banquet on January 29,
2008 in
Austin,
Texas. Town North Bank
and the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD received the
Crystal Award in the Texas Business Partnership category
in the Medium District-Medium Business division. This prestigious
award, the highest award presented by the organization,
is a well-deserved honor for Town North
Bank.
Over
the past seventeen years, Town North Bank has made it
possible for 78 students to attend college by providing
more than $227,000 in scholarships for graduating
seniors in the Carrollton-FarmersBranchSchool
District. Without these
funds, many of these students may not have been able to
afford to attend college. Also, many of
the recipients are the first in their families to attend
college.
In
addition, over the past five years, Town North Bank has
allowed many of its employees to be trained and then to
present the Texas Scholars theme to middle school
students in our school district. The intent of
the Texas Scholars program is to encourage the
8th graders to take more challenging courses
when they attend high school.
Over
the years, Town North Bank has also helped sponsor the
New Teacher Luncheon, the Red Ribbon Breakfast, the
Leadership Graduation Luncheon, and the Student
Recognition Luncheon.
We
want to congratulate Town North Bank on being recognized
by the Texas Association of Partners in Education. We are also very
thankful for the generous support that the
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD has received from Town
North Bank over the years.
RLT
SENIOR WALK SCHOLARSHIPS
The Senior
Walk at R.L.TurnerHigh
School will be held
on Thursday, May
22, 2008. Each year, a
number of businesses present scholarships to the
graduating seniors on behalf of their company. If your business
is interested in presenting a scholarship to a R. L.
Turner senior at the Senior Walk next May, please
contact Lara Orlic at lorlic@fbchamber.com, or (972)
243-8966.
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