| Issue No. 268 Serving the Entire Business Community December 2006 | |||||
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Charity Auction - Chamber Members Give to Community The Plymouth Calendar or from the Chamber's web site (www.plychamber.org on the upper right bar) is a community calendar. If your church, not-for-profit organization, or business is planning an event, send us the details. Subject to Chamber approval, we will post these events so organizations may use this calendar as a planning tool and interested participants may see up coming events. Email your event info to plychamber@plychamber.org.This is a special invitation and a request for your support in a new charitable event the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring this season. It gives our Chamber community a way to participate in assisting our not-for-profit entities that give assistance to our community's less fortunate neighbors. This new holiday event is to raise money for three local not-for-profit agencies. All three of these agencies anticipate increased demands for their services during this winter season. These agencies are Care and Share, Red Cross food pantry and the Marshall County Neighborhood Center. All monies raised will be divided among these three agencies. Twenty-nine Chamber members have donated and decorated a combined total of 31 trees and wreaths; trees and wreaths decorated and ready to grace an office, a home or to be given as a gift. The Marshall County Historical Society / Museum has offered their facility in which to hold this event. To make the evening complete, food and beverage will be provided by Professional Caterers and Embarq. From now through December 7th, the public is invited to view these decorated donations during museum hours and to actually vote on their favorite tree and wreath by putting one dollar in the gift box tagged for each creation. The winning creations will be announced the evening of the auction on December 7th. We hope that you will plan to attend and support this charitable cause. This event starts at 5:00 P.M. Sam Goebel, RE/MAX Oak Crest Realty and Oak Crest Auctions has donated his services as our auctioneer. The trees that are auctioned off, will, as needed, be delivered to the recipient, compliments of Lowe's of Plymouth. So that we may plan the food and beverage needs for this event, please let us know that you plan to attend and call 574-936-2323. R.S.V.P. FOR Auction for Charity Event: Thursday, December 7, 2006 Event starts 5:00 PM / Auction at 5:30 PM Marshall County Museum 123 N. Michigan St., Plymouth CALL 574-936-2323   Mi Camino Real Mexican Restaurant 2550 N. Michigan St., Plymouth; 574-941-4406 Mi Camino Real has announced they will feature Mariachi music two evenings in December. Mariachi Celaya will provide entertainment on Dec. 1 and 22 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. For further information, call 941-4406. McCormick Electrical Services, Inc. 28620 State Road 4, North Liberty; 574-656-8328; www.meservicesinc.com McCormick Electrical Services Inc. are proud to announce the addition of Jim Burke as their newest residential electrician as of August 18, 2006. Since then, Jim has attended an additional training class in St. Louis qualifying him for all the standards of McCormick Electrical Services & www.mysafetyseal.com & www.excellentelectrician.com. They are proud to stand by the qualities of being bonded, licensed, insured, background checked, and drug-tested for their residential client's safety. Virtual Assistant - Your Administrative Partner 574-935-5077 Marla Murasko, Virtual Assistant-Your Administrative Partner, is having her 'virtual' grand opening in January 2007. A Virtual Assistant (VA) is a highly skilled professional, who provides administrative/secretarial support to business professionals. As an independent contractor who works from their home office, a Virtual Assistant uses advanced technology to communicate with clients and performs an array of administrative/secretarial tasks to work on different projects. Marla Murasko has over 15 years experience and has worked with large companies such as Johnson & Johnson, to small companies such as Little Blessings Preschool in Illinois. Her past experiences allows her to serve business needs with the utmost integrity and professionalism from administrative support to event and meeting planning. Outsourcing is an economic way to do business. Expenses related to employee insurance, benefits, taxes or the overhead of office space do not apply. A VA works off-site, using technology tools of today. Call Marla for the information concerning her virtual grand opening at (574) 935-5077 or email at Virtuallywrite@aol.com. Gibson Insurance Group 333 E. Jefferson Street, Plymouth; 574-936-2122; www.gibsonins.com Gibson Insurance Group has been awarded $7,350.00 by the Indiana Economic Development Grant INSPIRE (Indiana Specific Insurance Related Education). According to the State of Indiana's website, "Indiana recognizes that the most pressing need the insurance industry faces over the coming decades may be the shortage of human talent. We believe that employers with facilities in Indiana will find a strong existing pool of talent, qualified new hires and a state that is collectively partnering with the industry to address the impending shortage of talented employees in the insurance industry." Gibson Insurance Group is among the top 1% of agencies in the nation and ranked in revenue among the top five privately held independent agencies in Indiana .Offering customized risk management solutions to a wide array of clients, Gibson Insurance Group specializes in Commercial, Personal and Employee Benefits Insurance programs that are fully supported by Loss Prevention and Claims Services.Gibson has offices in both South Bend and Plymouth, Indiana, with clients and association member clients throughout the country. For further details contact Tania Bengtsson, Director of Marketing at (574) 245-3546 or tbengtsson@gibsonins.com. Caboodle Cartridge 1454 Pilgrim Lane, Plymouth; 574-936-5555; www.caboodle.com Caboodle Cartridge, a national chain of retail stores specializing in high quality, lower-cost refilled inkjet and toner cartridges, has opened a new retail location in Plymouth. Serving business and residential customers alike, the new Caboodle Cartridge store is located in the K-Mart plaza at 1454 Pilgrim Lane. The store is managed by Janell Birchmeier along with two sons, Rick and Randy Davis. There are plans to open three more Caboodle Cartridge stores in South Bend, Elkhart and Warsaw. The new Caboodle Cartridge offers surrounding county customers a smart choice-the option to buy remanufactured inkjet and toner cartridges that are just as good as their new, name brand counter parts at a cost that can be 50% lower. The quality of the cartridges and inks are virtually indistinguishable from the leading brands, and are backed up with a 100% money-back guarantee. Customers can get additional savings by returning an empty cartridge to the store. Delivery service is available for business customers, offering them even more convenience. Janell Birchmeier has worked for a Fortune 500 company in Indiana for 16 years and in Sales for an Automotive company out of Indianapolis. The Plymouth Caboodle Cartridge is supported by a state-of-the-art production facility in Santa Clara, California that rebuilds and recharges laser and inkjet cartridges under one of the strictest quality control processes in the cartridge remanufacturing industry. Caboodle recharges all popular cartridges for color and black laser and ink jet printers, including Hewlett Packard, Panasonic, Brother, Samsung, Minolta, Epson, Canon and Lexmark. Store hours are from 9:00 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. weekdays, closed Saturday, open Sunday 12-5. Caboodle Cartridge is creating an entirely new distribution channel for ink jet and laser printer cartridges by providing franchise stores cartridges that come from its own state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. Founded by a father and son team, Daniel and Chris Wencel, Caboodle also exchanges empty cartridges for recycling. Caboodle guarantees the same consistent high quality that consumers expect from the original cartridge manufacturers. Providing lower costs, unparalleled responsiveness and environmentally responsibility, Caboodle cartridges meet OEM specifications. New Members
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