Mission Statement “It is the mission of the Rowlett Chamber of Commerce to repre-sent the business community, promote economic well-being and quality of life.”

Chamber Board of Directors Robert (Bobby) Montgomery - Chairman LPMC / Lake Pointe Health Network Staci Thomas, EA - Past Chair Lakeside Tax & Bookkeeping Eva Hummel - Chair Elect Baylor Medical Center at Garland Liz Beauchamp Atmos Energy Michelle Bounds Rowlett High School Martha Brown Keep Rowlett Beautiful Doug Chandler Elite Print Management, LLC Dawn Dorman Dallas Area Rapid Transit Dr. James Fowler, DC First Step Chiropractic Michael Gallops Modern Woodman Faternal Finacial Mindy Harris American National Bank Drew Howard - Treasurer H & S Manufacturing Company Nelda Lavender North Star Bank - Rowlett Owen Lokken The Law Office of Owen Lokken, LLC Kim Nguyen Dry Clean A2Z Dan Pence Still Water Community Church Everett Ping Lions Club Will Schale Crescent Gage & Tool Sale Co. Des Stewart - Secertary Garland Independent School District Robbert van Bloemendaal Travel Leaders Vernon Schrade - Chairman Emeritus Schrade Properties Larry Glick - Ex-Officio Individual Jim Grabenhorst -Ex-Officio City of Rowlett Economic Director

Rowlett Chamber of Commerce

3910 Main Street Rowlett , TX 75088-5075 Ph. 972/ 475-3200 FAX 972/ 463-1699

email:info@rowlettchamber.com

Web Site: www.rowlettchamber.com

To The Membership. . . .

Chamber Staff

Diane Lemmons, President

Carol Prano, Vice President

Laura Keasling, Communications & Events Coordinator

The Correspondent

Monthly Newsletter ~ March 2015

On March 9, 2015 the Chamber of Commerce will relocate to the Rowlett Fire Administration Building at the corner of Main Street and Rowlett Road, 4701 Rowlett Road. Please bear with us as we are going through this transition.

Better Days of Rowlett 3705 Lakeview Pkwy

Suite 105 Rowlett, TX. 75088

972-283-6277 www.hickorytrail.com

Welcome New Members

02/01/2015 - 02/28/2015 Add these new members to your

Business Directory.

Thank You for your investment in Rowlett & the Chamber of Commerce.

Coldwell Banker Apex Kim Smith 4016 Rowlett Rd. Rowlett, TX. 75088 214-668-4663 www.myrowletthome.com

FireWheel Brewing 3313 Enterprise Dr. Rowlett, TX. 75088 214-725-9080 www.firewheelbrewing.com

Marco’s Pizza 8701 Liberty Grove Rd. Rowlett, TX. 75089 972-463-4141 www.marco’s.com

Mason’s All Pro Roofing/Remodeling 1405 Buena Vista Mesquite, TX. 75149 214-527-4987 www.masonallproroofing.com

MedPost Urgent Care-Rowlett 2101 Lakeview Pkwy Rowlett, TX. 75088 972-412-1712 www.medpost.com

Moe’s Southwest Grill 5601 President George Bush Hwy. Rowlett, TX. 75089 972-412-6800

MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON March 11, 2015

Speaker: Lake Pointe Wound Care Center

Chris Burciaga Center Director &

Dr. Rebecca Jankowski

HOST: Better Days Rowlett

Join us on March 11, 2015 at the Rowlett Community Centre 5300 Main St., Rowlett, TX 75088

Food Service begins at 11:30 am, come early and network. Guests are always Welcome.

Bring brochures & promotional items for the information table.

Reservations should be made before 5:00 pm Monday, March 9, 2015

Please be aware that if you make a reservation and do not attend you must cancel by noon on Tuesday before the luncheon or you will be invoiced.

Cost is $15.00 for Chamber Members and $20.00 for Potential Members.

To RSVP Call 972-475-3200, email Carol Prano at carolprano@rowlettchamber.com

CLICK HERE to RSVP online.

Member Services Membership Directory Monthly Newsletter Monthly Membership Luncheon Members’ Memo Board Member Only Referrals Internet Exposure & Links Newcomer Packet Participation Ambassador Program Business of the Month Recognition Make a Connection Friday Night Live Networking Seminars

New Member Services Ribbon Cuttings & Ground Breakings Special Recognition in Chamber Publications Includes First Membership Luncheon Membership Plaque Opportunity for Discount Sponsorships in Chamber Publications

Special Events Annual Stampede Night Annual Awards Banquet Freedom 5 K on Main Annual Golf Tournament Taste & Trade of Rowlett Sunset Santa 5K

Local Involvement Leadership Rowlett Teacher & Principal of the Month Program

Information Source • Promotion of Rowlett • Member Only Referrals • City Maps & Directories • Demographics & Community Profiles

Service First Mortgage - The Davidson Group 3200 Broadway Blvd. Garland, TX. 75043 972-278-3400 www.davidsongroup.net

7501 Lakeview Pkwy Suite 240 Rowlett, TX. 75088

972-526-7600 www.lakepointemedical.com

Southern Price Openings 5101 Gordon Smith Dr. Rowlett, TX. 75088 972-475-9500 www.SoutherPrideOpening.com

Elite Print Management, LLC 208 West Rusk Street Suite B

Rockwall, TX. 75088 972-689-0191

www.eliteprintmanagement.com

March 2015 Business of the

Month

OPA! Greek Taverna 3801 Lakeview Pkwy Suite 600

Rowlett, TX. 75088 469-556-6488

www.oparowlett.com

Presentation will be March 11, 2015

Join us at the Monthly Membership Luncheon

5300 Main St. Rowlett, TX. 75088

for the plaque presentation in recognition of this outstanding

Member

MAKE A CONNECTION March Sponsor

Lawson & Company CPA’s, LLC 4509 Rowlett Rd.

Rowlett, TX. 75088-5082 972-475-0644

www.lawsoncpas.com

Networking event held every Thursday

8:00 - 9:00 am at OPA! Greek Taverna 3801 Lakeview Pkwy

Ste. 600. $5.00 fee for Light breakfast and coffee.

Bring Plenty of Business Cards!

March

Wed Mar 4 8:00 am Ambassadors Meet at the City of Rowlett Conference Room 4000 Main Street Rowlett, TX. Thurs Mar 5 8:00 - 9:00 am “ Make A Connection” Networking Event @ OPA! Greek Taverna 3801 Lakeview Pkwy Suite 600, Rowlett, TX. 75088 Mon Mar 9 8:00 am Chamber Office Moves to Fire Administration Building 4701 Rowlett Rd. Rowlett, TX. 75088 Tues Mar 10 11:30 am Ribbon Cutting Rowlett Fit Body Boot Camp 2502 Lawing Ln. Wed Mar 11 11:30 am Monthly Membership Luncheon Lake Pointe Wound Care Center @ Community Centre 5300 Main St.. Rowlett, TX. 75088 Wed Mar 11 11:30 am Business of the Month OPA! Greek Taverna @ Community Centre 5300 Main St. Rowlett, TX. 75088 Thurs Mar 12 8:00 - 9:00 am “Make A Connection” Networking Event @ OPA! Greek Taverna 3801 Lakeview Pkwy Suite 600, Rowlett, TX. 75088 Tues Mar 17 8:00 am Board of Directors Meeting Thurs Mar 19 8:00 - 9:00 am “Make A Connection” Networking Event @ OPA! Greek Taverna 3801 Lakeview Pkwy Suite 600, Rowlett, TX. 75088 Fri Mar 20 12:00 -12:30 pm Ribbon Cutting Better Days Rowlett 3705 Lakeview Pkwy Suite 105 Fri Mar 20 5:00 - 7:00 Friday Night Live @ Elite Print Management 208 West Rusk Street Suite B, Rockwall, TX. 75087 Tues Mar 24 11:30 - 12:00 pm Ribbon Cutting Firewheel Christian Academy 5500 Lavon Dr. Garland TX. 75040 Thurs Mar 26 8:00 - 9:00 am “Make A Connection” Networking Event @ OPA! Greek Taverna 3801 Lakeview Pkwy Suite 600, Rowlett TX. 75088

April

Wed Apr 1 8:00 am Ambassadors Meet at the Chamber Office Thurs Apr 2 8:00 - 9:00 am “ Make A Connection” Networking Event ~ Apr 9,16, 23, 30 Wed Apr 8 11:30 am Membership Luncheon Thurs Apr 9 6:30 - 10:00 pm Rowlett Chamber Awards Banquet @ Hyatt Place Dallas/Garland 5101 George Bush Hwy Garland, TX. 75040 Fri Apr 17 5:00 - 7:00 pm Friday Night Live Standard Pacific Tues Apr 21 8:00 am Board of Directors Meeting

Mark Your Calendar for the Following Events.

FNL networking event is a fun way to meet some great contacts for your business and have a blast doing it.

Grab your Business Cards & Let’s Have Some FUN!!!

This is a Chamber sponsored Networking Event

Friday Night Live!! March 20, 2015 5:00 to 7:00 PM

Host:

Elite Print Management 208 West Rusk Street, Suite B

Rockwall, TX. 75087 972-689-0191

www.eliteprintmanagement.com

Business of the Month for February

Lake Cities Community Church

Lake Cities Community Church has been ministering in Rowlett since 2007. Our church is built around four core purposes of worshiping, growing, loving and sharing. In 2012 we purchased property at 8601 Liberty Grove Road. Prior to this we had moved frequently, meeting in seven different locations over a five year period, including the Rowlett Bowl-a-Rama, the Cinemark movie theater in Rockwall and Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School. We are very excited to be settled in a new location and over the past year we have been working hard to beautiful our facility and put out a large "welcome mat" to the community. We look forward to continuing to be a positive part of the Rowlett com-munity for years to come. If we can serve you or if you are looking for a church home, please come visit this Sunday! We have Sunday School for all ages at 9:30am and a worship service at 10:45 am.

Chamber Ambassadors Chair - Bari Woolley - City Blends Healthy Café & The Costlow Insurance Group, Inc. Vice Chair- Jason Michaels - Massage Envy Spa Rowlett Tammy Alexander - Proforma Printmotions Pam Bell - Coldwell Banker Apex Ashlee Besherse - Elite Print Management LLC Gloria Young Brody - Arbonne International Doug Chandler - Elite Print Management, LLC Dawn Covin - McAlister’s Deli Ashley Evans - Inwood National Bank Suzan Fulton - ACTOR Michael Gallops - Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial Jan Hand - Main Street Events Mindy Harris - American National Bank Shirley Hawthorne - Shooting Starz Photography Brandy Ingle - Farmers Insurance Jessica Juderman Van Brunt - Drop Visionary Branding Berna Kliza - Hospice Select Gregg MacInnis - Cherry Financial Partners Karen Mack -Re/Max Karen Mack Lucy Massey - Re/Max Select Homes Kenneth McKelroy - Edward Jones Investments Jason Michaels - Massage Envy Spa Rowlett Edie Nelson - My Computer Guy Kim Nguyen - Dry Clean A2Z, Justin Romeyn - Anytime Fitness Robbie Ryan - The Ryan Insurance Agency Craig Schill - Lake Cities Community Church Becky Sebastian - ACTOR Curtis Starnes - Rest Haven Funeral Home Staci Thomas, EA - Lakeside Tax & Bookkeeping L. Kay Thornton - Century 21 Judge Fite Rockwall Robbert van Bloemendaal-Travel Leaders James Williams - Raymond James Fin. Services Renee Williams - Allure Lash Studio

City Council meetings are held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday - 7:30 pm

P & Z meetings are held on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday - 7:00 pm

City of Rowlett Television Network RTN 16 Video on Demand

Work Sessions are telecast at 7:00 pm on Wed. & Fri./ Sat. 12:30 pm

AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH FOR JANUARY

6307 Dalrock Rd Rowlett, TX. 75088 972-463-6003 www.rowlettdryclean.com

www.rowlettdryclean.com www.resthavenfuneral.com

(972) 722-3265 996 E I 30 Rockwall, TX. 75087

Free Hot Breakfast, Free WIFI

Indoor Pool/Spa / Fitness Room 1050 Sq. ft. Meeting

Room www.hotelrockwall.com

Lake Cities Community Church 8601 Liberty Grove Rd.

Rowlett, TX. 75088 www.lakecitiescommunity.org

www.mycomputerguy.com www.bestwesternrockwall.com

Personalized Travel Experiences from Beginning to End. Travel Leaders Rowlett can translate your vacation from a dream to a great story. Travel is their business and their passion. Their commitment to you: When your journey from a dream to a great story includes them, you travel better.

Robbert van Bloemendaal Travel Leader Rowlett 3326 Lakeview Pkwy Rowlett, TX. 75088

972-864-1441 www.travelleader.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Friday, February 27, 2015 Tammy Alexander 972-965-1804 - cell tammy@rowlettchamber.com

© 2004-2015 The Young Entrepreneurs Academy, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Back Row: Drew Howard, Jake Johnson, Brandon Parraway, Scott Airitam, Tammy Alexander, John Klitsch

Front Row: Kim Nguyen, Tara Davis, Jeannette Ponce, Sofia Alvarez, Sarah Edwards, Diane Lemmons

LOCAL CEOs SHARE TIPS WITH TEEN CEOs Young Entrepreneurs from Rowlett, TX learn from those at the Top

Rowlett, TX February 26, 2015– Students from the Rowlett Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) were introduced to Mr. John Klitsch, Associate Administrator of Business Development of Lake Pointe Medical Center, Mr. Drew Howard Vice President of H&S Manufacturing Company, Mr. Brandon Parraway CEO of S.W.E.A.T. Wellness & Nutrition, and Mrs. Kim Nguyen Owner of Dry Clean A2Z. All of the local CEOs volunteering their one-on-one time with the students discussed their roles, companies, backgrounds, and offered helpful business and networking advice to the students. The CEOs were able to share how they got their start in business to the next generation of CEOs. As part of the YEA! program, students are introduced to all facets of the business world including, but not limited to, advertising, insurance agents, graphic designers, accountants and web developers. Over the course of this year’s YEA! program, 7 students will launch 6 businesses. On April 1st, these students will present their businesses to a panel of local investors. Students will be awarded monies to launch their businesses. Two businesses will be awarded the opportunity to compete in the YEA! Western Region Competition to be held in Phoenix, AZ. As a non-profit organization, YEA! relies on the generosity of the community and of sponsors; people who identify with entrepreneurship and want to help pave the way for the future business leaders of tomorrow. “YEA! strengthens the community, and the community strengthens YEA!,” said Gayle Jagel, the Founder and CEO of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy. “Our program managers and instructors seek out people in every facet of the business community in which the program is housed, in order to help facilitate the creation of our student’s dreams- into a reality.” During the course 2014-2015 school year, many local businesses become involved with YEA! at various levels. Students work in close cooperation with local business leaders, community leaders and educators who use their personal experiences to demonstrate how to transform their ideas into tangible enterprises that create economic and social value for a better world. The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is a groundbreaking and exciting year long class that transforms middle and high school students into real, confident entrepreneurs. Throughout the class, students develop business ideas, write business plans, conduct market research, pitch their plans to a panel of investors, and actually launch and run their own

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Friday, February 27, 2015 Tammy Alexander 972-965-1804 - cell tammy@rowlettchamber.com

© 2004-2015 The Young Entrepreneurs Academy, Inc. All Rights Reserved

real, legal, fully formed companies and social movements. Founded in 2004 at the University of Rochester with support from the Kauffman Foundation, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy today serves thousands of students in communities across America. For more information about the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, please call 585.272.3535 or visit www.yeausa.org. To nominate a student or submit a student application for the 2015-2016 school year, contact Tammy Alexander, Rowlett Chamber of Commerce YEA! Program Manager 972-965-1804 or tammy@rowlettchamber.com, www.rowlettchamber.com. U.S. Chamber of Commerce The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business federation representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations. The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Partnership In 2011, the United States Chamber of Commerce and Campaign for Free Enterprise became a national sponsor and partner of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy to help promote the spirit of enterprise among today’s youth and tomorrow’s future leaders. Through coordination with its network of local chambers of commerce, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are celebrating the power and promise of young people in business and encouraging the next greatest generation to make a job, not just take a job.

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Back Row: Drew Howard, Jake Johnson, Brandon Parraway, Scott Airitam, Tammy Alexander, John Klitsch

Front Row: Kim Nguyen, Tara Davis, Jeannette Ponce, Sofia Alvarez, Sarah Edwards, Diane Lemmons

WELCOME TO THE CHAMBER!

The Chamber is proud to Recognize and say Welcome to these new Members with a Ribbon Cutting.

February 1, 2015 ~ February 28, 2015

972-463-8300 www.nstarbank.com

Thank You to our Ribbon Cutting Sponsors:

972-412-2273 www.lakepointemedical.com

Moe’s Southwest Grill 5601 President George Bush Hwy.

Rowlett, TX. 75088 972-412-6800

www.moes.com

Business Spotlight for March

“Making the Country Healthier One City at a Time.”

Nothing has changed but the name. City Blends Fit House Café.

City Blends Healthy Café is Rowlett’s Only Healthy Café. Proudly serving

Rowlett for the past ten years. We started out serving Protein, Fruit, City

Classics, Dessert and Healthy Specialty Smoothies. Along with a wide range of

pre-and post work out supplements and much more.

In 2007, we expanded our store and started serving a variety of healthy choices

for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Offering anything from our Breakfast Wraps to

our Café Wraps/Sandwiches and Flat bread Pizzas and not to mention our

Grilled Chicken Entrees.

Call us to cater your next event, we offer wrap trays, boxed meals and more,

information available at the store or give us a call 972-463-6200. We will be

glad to help.

If you haven't been by I encourage you to give us a try! You wont be disappointed. Rowlett’s healthy alternative to fast food.

City Blends Fit House Cafe 3518 Lakeview Pkwy.

Rowlett, TX 75088 972-463-6200

(Located next to Ci’s Ci’s Pizza)

We are open 7 days a week: