Allegan Area Chamber

Celebrate Theresa Lynn's PhD with Wings of Hope
2015-03-11 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Detroit) | Wings of Hope Hospice, 530 Linn St, Allegan, MI, 49010, United States

31st Cabaret Band Show
2015-03-13 19:00 - 22:00, 2015-03-14 07:00 - 22:00 | Griswold Auditorium, 401 Hubbard St., Allegan, MI, 49010, United States
Save your seat!! Join us for the 31st Cabaret Band Show! You don’t want to miss this year’s incredible talent and contagious laughter! Say goodbye to winter and hello to spring with a most entertaining evening of today’s hits, yesterday’s favorites and assortment of singing commercials.
Show dates are March 13, 14 & 20, 21 at the Griswold Auditorium in Allegan. All seats are reserved and can be purchased at Wings of Hope Hospice. Call 269-686-8659 or stop in at 530 Linn St, Allegan to order yours today!!
Proceeds to benefit Wings of Hope Hospice.

Allegan Lions Club White Cane Days
2015-04-22 - 2015-04-25 | Unnamed Venue, Allegan, MI, United States
The Allegan Lions Club will be conducting their annual White Cane Days fundraiser Wednesday, April 22 through Saturday, April 25. Club members will be accepting donations outside of Village Market, Shopco, and the Allegan Community Federal Credit Union.
Since 1945, the members of the Allegan Lions Club have dedicated their time, energy, and resources to to the betterment of this community. The Lions Club motto, “We serve”, is evident in all of the clubs projects and events. Well-known for their long-standing efforts to promote sight, the Lions assist families in need with costs resulting from diabetes, macular degeneration, cataracts, vision impairment, and blindness through the funding of vision screenings, eye exams, and the provision of glasses and other aids for the visually impaired. Other local projects include support for music camp, college scholarships, summer tennis program, Boy Scouts of America, Paws with A Cause, Camp Kidwell, and much more.

The Allegan Lions Club meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Allegan County Area Technical and Education Center (VoTech) at 6:30 PM. For membership inquiries, call Shirley Hoffman at 269.673.3015.

Eye-Opener Marketing Seminar: Building your Marketing Toolkit
2015-04-22 08:00 - 10:00 | AATEC: Allegan County Area Technical & Education Center, 2891 116th Ave. (M-222), Allegan, MI, 49010, United States
Register Here
With sincere thanks to our lodging partner, The DeLano Mansion Inn
Many small businesses and organizations find themselves seeking the right strategies to make their marketing efforts as effective as possible. But with so many different marketing activities that they could focus on, they often miss some of the important marketing concepts that will help them understand why those activities are so important.
Our special guest for this month, Kim Schott, will uncover some of those core concepts and show that a little bit of marketing knowledge can go a long way.
8:00am-8:15am – Registration & Networking
8:16am-9:30am – Build Your Marketing Toolkit
9:40am – Bonus Seminar: Getting Started with Email Marketing
In this seminar, you’ll learn:

• What marketing really is (and isn’t).
• How marketing has changed in ways that benefit small businesses.
• The importance of setting goals and objectives for their marketing efforts.
• The 4 Pillars or Marketing Success – a framework that shows how different marketing activities all fit together, and will help small businesses reflect on their own marketing program.
• And, so much more!
Register Here

18th Annual Night of Hope
2015-05-16 17:00 - 22:00 | St. Mary’s Visitation Center, 2455 146th Ave., Byron Center, MI, 49315, United States
Mark your calendars for May 16, 2015! The 18th Annual Night of Hope Auction begins at 5:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Visitation Community Center. The evening is always festive and lots of fun, with both silent and live auctions, various games of chance, and fabulous food donated by area restaurants and gourmet chefs.
St. Mary’s Visitation Community Center is located at 2455 146th Ave., Byron Center (just north of Dorr). Tickets to the event are $50/person. For more information please contact Wings of Hope Hospice at 269-686-8659 or wings@wingsofhopehospice.com.

Eye-Opener Event: The Power of Social Media
2015-05-27 08:00 - 09:30 | ACATEC: Allegan County Area Technical & Education Center, 2891 116th Ave (M-222), Allegan, MI, 49010, United States
Thank you to our lodging sponsor, The DeLano Mansion Inn.
Want to increase internet traffic, generate leads and increase your sales? Join us at this Eye Opener event as we welcome Kim Schott back to Allegan to demystify email marketing and social media.
Agenda:
8:00am – 8:15am – Registration & Networking
8:16am – 9:30am Seminar
In this seminar, you’ll learn:
• Why and how to engage with your audience on Social Media
• How to post compelling content to turn fans into customers
• Social media marketing resources
• And, so much more!
Who should attend:
• Small business and nonprofit marketers
• People who have used Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest or LinkedIn to market their business or organization
• People who have used other digital marketing tools to reach their audience (email, blogs, Twitter, other social media sites)
• People who are actively posting content online
Click here for more information and registration

Cheshire Hills GC hosts outing benefiting VA Hospital
2015-06-13 08:00 - 15:00 | Cheshire Hills Golf Couse, 3829 102nd Ave., Allegan, MI, 49010, United States

Chamber Classic Golf Tournament set for June 25
2015-06-25 08:00 - 14:30 | Cheshire HIlls Golf Course, 3829 102nd Ave, Allegan, MI, 49010, United States
The Allegan Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual golf outing will take place at Cheshire Hills Golf Course on Thursday, June 25, 2015 with a 9:00 AM shotgun start. Cash prizes, 50/50, lottery tree, event holes, and door prizes are all part of the fun. Registration is $265 per foursome and includes 18-holes of golf with cart, and lunch. As always, Cheshire Hills’ renowned prime rib will be on the menu for your after-golf nourishment. Or, take advantage of the $300 Early Bird Special before Monday, June 8 and receive in addition to the above, four prepaid mulligans, 12 lottery tree tickets per golfer, and one bag of range balls for each golfer on the team (courtesy of Cheshire Hills Golf Course).
Sponsorships are available—from individual hole sponsorships to Presenting Event sponsorships—and provide a unique and enjoyable manner in which to promote your business and network with potential customers. Contact the Allegan Area Chamber of Commerce for more information.
Get your foursome set, and watch the Allegan Area Chamber of Commerce facebook page and website for details.

ACLAC Justice For All Golf Outing
2015-09-18 09:00 - 14:30 | Cheshire Hills Golf Couse, 3829 102nd Ave., Allegan, MI, 49010, United States

2016 Chamber Classic Golf Tournament
2016-06-23 09:00 - 15:00 | Cheshire Hills Golf Course, 3829 102nd Ave., Allegan, MI, 49010, United States
The Allegan Area Chamber of Commerce’s 22nd annual Chamber Classic Golf Tournament will take place at Cheshire Hills Golf Course on Thursday, June 23, 2015 with a 9:00 AM shotgun start. Cash prizes, 50/50, lottery tree, event holes, and door prizes are all part of the fun. Registration is $280 per foursome and includes 18-holes of golf with cart, and lunch. As always, Cheshire Hills’ renowned prime rib will be on the menu for your after-golf nourishment. Or, take advantage of the $320 Early Bird Special before Monday, June 8 and receive in addition to the above, four prepaid mulligans, 12 lottery tree tickets per golfer, and one bag of range balls for each golfer on the team (courtesy of Cheshire Hills Golf Course).
Sponsorships are available—from individual hole sponsorships to Presenting Event sponsorships—and provide a unique and enjoyable manner in which to promote your business and network with potential customers. Contact the Allegan Area Chamber of Commerce for more information.
Download Registration Form (pdf)
Online Registration

2016 Allegan County Cruise-In
2016-07-30 08:00 - 13:00 | Allegan High School, 1560 M-40 N, Allegan, MI, 49010, United States
(Article by Virginia Ransbottom: Used with permission from Allegan County News. For the full story, pick up a copy of the July 21 issue of The Allegan County News or subscribe to the e-edition.)
The inaugural Allegan County Cruise-In is revving up its engines to offer a car show that will be pulling into Allegan High School on Saturday, July 30, with registration starting at 8 a.m.
Dash plaques will be given to the first 250 automobiles. Spectators can get a good look at the street rods and cruisers until 1 p.m. when the school will be in the vehicles’ rearview mirrors.
“We’re hoping to get about 500,” said sponsor Dan Chilla of State Farm. “We’re giving it a 120 percent effort.”
Motorcycles and tractors are welcome, too.
A kid’s carnival will be hosted in a separate area and include a bounce house, inflatable slide, and face painting.
Virginia Ransbottom can be contacted at vransbottom@allegannews.com or at (269) 673-5534.

Wings Home Golf Outing
2016-07-30 09:00 - 14:00 | Cheshire Hills Golf Course, 3829 102nd Ave., Allegan, MI, 49010, United States
The 3rd Annual Wings Home Golf Outing is Saturday, July 30th at Cheshire Hills Golf Gourse. Get your foursome together and come out for a GREAT cause!!! Call Wings of Hope at 269-686-8659 for questions. Call Cheshire Hills to register your team at 269-673-2882. The Wings Home needs your support!!

2016 Allegan General Hospital Foundation Golf Classic
2016-08-11 08:30 - 14:00 | Cheshire Hills Golf Course, 3829 102nd Ave., Allegan, MI, 49010, United States
Mark your calendars for Thursday, August 11 at Cheshire Hills Golf Course in Allegan (8:30a shotgun start), for an exceptionally great day of golf and help support an even greater cause. Proceeds from our 25th annual golf outing will help support Allegan General Hospital and help to provide exceptional, compassionate, and personalized healthcare to our community.
Team Registration Form

PalletPalooza Day & Awards Presentation
2016-08-13 14:00 - 18:00 | WMU Student Recreation Center, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008, United States
PalletPalooza will be fun for the whole family. Craft and vendor booths, food, kid’s activities, great music and more. See all the amazing Pallet creations entered into the contest. You may be able to purchase some too.
Grand Finale – See who wins PalletPalooza 2016 at our awards presentation.
PalletPalooza™ benefits Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan–an Allegan Area Chamber of Commerce member–and its mission to provide employment, education, training, and support services to individuals and families so they can achieve self-sufficiency.
Interested in having a booth at the event? Contact us at info@palletswmi.com. Limited space available.
For more information, click here.

Strides for Health 2016
2016-08-20 08:30 - 22:30 | Allegan General Hospital, 555 Linn Street, Allegan, MI, 49010, United States
Strides for Health 2016 will be on Saturday, August 20, with events beginning at 8:30 a.m. near the front entrance to Allegan General Hospital in Allegan, Michigan.
The 5K run/walk will begin at 8:30 a.m. followed by the Chemical Bank 1 Mile Kids Fun Run at 9:15 a.m.
For more information about Strides for Health, and to sign up to participate, click here.

Comedy Night @ The Lynx
2017-01-14 18:00 - 21:30 | LYNX Golf Course, 900 Lincoln Road, Otsego, MI, 49078, United States

Breakfast Buffet: Allegan Snowmobile Club
2017-01-29 08:00 - 12:00, 2017-02-05 08:00 - 12:00, 2017-02-12 08:00 - 12:00, 2017-02-19 08:00 - 12:00, 2017-02-26 08:00 - 12:00 | Allegan County Snowmobile Club, 1697 36th Ave., Allegan, 49010, United States
Support the Allegan County Snowmobile Club at their weekly, buffet-style, all-you-can eat Sunday breakfast. Snow, rain, or shine.
The mission of the Allegan County Snowmobile Club is to promote and educate the public concerning the sport of safe snowmobiling. Using our members, clubhouse facilities, grooming operations and affiliation with the State of Michigan and Michigan Snowmobile Association, we strive to promote all aspects of the sport and to educate our members and other enthusiasts to practice safe snowmobiling. We encourage all members to ride in a friendly and safe manner.

Snowfest
2017-02-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Allegan County Snowmobile Club, 1697 36th Ave., Allegan, 49010, United States

Networking Series: Networking @ Noon
2018-01-11 12:00 - 13:00 | MI
Vicinia Gardens, an Allegan Area Chamber of Commerce member, is pleased to host the January 2018 edition of Networking @ Noon. Vicinia Gardens of Otsego is a Home for the Aged consisting of 52 suites and 56 beds with 48 single units and four double units that are divided in half with Assisted Living in one wing and Alzheimer’s Memory Care in the other wing. This is a great opportunity to tour Vicinia Gardens’ beautiful facility while growing your business through networking.
Soup and sandwiches will be provided by Vicinia Gardens. Please RSVP at alleganchamber.com or call 269-673-2479
Vicinia Gardens is located at 700 Eley St. in Otsego (just off M-89).

Evening of Recognition
2018-02-22 17:00 - 20:00 | MI
Evening of Recognition, the Allegan Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual community awards gala, will be held on Thursday, February 22, 2018, in the Grand Ballroom at The Silo. This event celebrates individuals, organizations, and businesses that represent the best of Allegan. New businesses, new owners of current businesses, and those that have demonstrated their commitment to the Allegan area through relocation, expansion, and renovation will also be recognized.
Promote your business and show your support the Allegan Community with a table sponsorship. Other sponsorship opportunities available: Contact the Chamber at 269-673-2479 for details.
The event begins at 5:00 PM (cash bar available) with an opportunity to catch up with old friends, meet new acquaintances, and network with the Allegan business community. Attendees will enjoy a plated meal prepared by the The Silo’s accomplished kitchen staff at 6:00 PM, with the awards ceremony immediately following. Ticket prices are $30.00/individual or $280.00/table (seating for 10). Meatless or other dietary considerations are available (please request when purchasing tickets).

Allegan EXPO 2018
2018-03-17 10:00 - 14:00 | MI
Irish eyes will be smilin’ on March 17 as the 2018 Allegan EXPO is scheduled for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The event will be held at The Silo Banquets and Catering from 10:00 AM -2:00 PM.
EXPO is a great opportunity to showcase your products and services, book home parties, build your contact list, and introduce yourself to more than 1000 attendees. EXPO features live, local entertainment, the ever-popular kid’s corner, emergency vehicle display, a smorgasbord of samples from area eateries, free giveaways and drawings. The Chamber is continuing the EXPO Expedition game (BINGO-type game to drive attendees to your booth) and the “Now Hiring” pennants if your business is accepting applications for non-contract employees.
Available again this year is a demonstration/performance area in the lower level near the entrance. This may be used to demonstrate your product, or offer an educational presentation about one of your services. This space may also be used for small dance troupes, musical ensembles, karate/personal protection demonstrations, etc.. Contact the Chamber if you are interested in utilizing that space.
Booth pricing is unchanged from last year’s event – Allegan Area Chamber of Commerce Members ($65 by February 16; $75 after) and Non-members ($115.00 by February 17; $130.00 after). Premier Sponsor spaces are available: Call for details.
More information available soon online at alleganchamber.com. Please contact the Allegan Area Chamber of Commerce with questions – director@alleganchamber.com; or call, 269-673-2479.

Digital Dementia Workshop
2018-03-24 10:30 - 11:30 | Allegan County Chiropractic Health Center, 279 Thomas St., Allean, MI, 49010, United States
Dr. Kathryn Hafer will be presenting a workshop on Digital Dementia on Saturday, March 24 at 10:30 AM. Topics to include:

What is Digital Dementia
What causes it
What can you do about it
How you can avoid it with takeaways you can implement immediately

Open Your Own Business - Starting A Business, session 1
2018-04-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Griswold Auditorium, 401 Hubbard St., Allegan, MI, 49010, United States
Is it your dream to open your own business? The Allegan Area Chamber of Commerce and City of Allegan are pleased to partner with the Michigan Small Business Development Center in presenting SBDC’s Starting And Operating A Small Business series. Learn from experts about the issues and questions facing prospective and existing entrepreneurs. This is a FREE event.
Schedule:

Starting A Business – This is session is being presented twice. Choose either the April 12 or April 19 session.

APR 12, 7:00 PM
APR 19, 9:00 AM

Writing A Business Plan – APR 26, 7:00 PM
Marketing – MAY 3, 7:00 PM
Social Media – MAY 10, 7:00 PM
Financial Reports – MAY 17, 7:00 PM

All sessions are held at the Griswold Auditorium located at 401 Hubbard St in Downtown Allegan (Map).
Click here for more information.
Registration is appreciated but is not required. We want you there: We want your friends there. Please help us spread the word. Register Here

Open Your Own Business - Starting A Business, session 2
2018-04-19 09:00 - 11:00 | Griswold Auditorium, 401 Hubbard St., Allegan, MI, 49010, United States

Open Your Own Business - Writing A Business Plan
2018-04-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Griswold Auditorium, 401 Hubbard St., Allegan, MI, 49010, United States
