Music –Wine-Beer - Food
5:30 p.m.- 8 p.m.
Sample wines from wineries around the region and enjoy tasty dishes from fabulous restaurants/caterers while enjoying music and strolling the beautiful Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
Business Showcase/Silent Auction
5:30 p.m.- 8 p.m.
Stop in and check out the exhibits from area businesses and bid on great items offered by the exhibitors.
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BE A SPONSOR
(Call for details 704.825.5307)
EXHIBIT YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
($75 plus a minimum value $100 silent auction item to be displayed at your table)
ATTEND AUTUMN UNCORKED
($15 per ticket)
CLICK HERE
FOR REGISTRATION FORM
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Pamela Baxter and Kecia Davis cut ribbon at Salon 202.
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Salon 202 Grand Opening
Owners Pamela Baxter (left) and Kecia Davis, along with Cramerton Mayor Ronnie Worley, cut a ribbon at the grand opening of Salon 202 in Cramer Marketplace shopping center. They're joined in the photo by staff members and friends. The Montcross Area Chamber helped celebrate the occasion at a reception. Holding the ribbon are John Greenwell of International Minute Press (left) and Chamber board member Todd Van Der Meid of LPL Financial.
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Partnership for Children has new address
Board and staff members of the Partnershuip for Children of Gaston and Lincoln Counties, along with representatives of the Montcross Area and Gaston Regional Chambers of Commerce, celebrated new offices for the Partnership Wednesday. Executive Director Steve Eaton is shown cutting the ribbon. The PFC now occupies a floor of the Roechling Building at 120 Roechling St. in Dallas. (Montcross Area Chamber photo)
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Sake Express open for business
A third Gaston County location of Sake Express opened this week in Belmont with a ribbon-cutting and reception coordinated by the Montcross Area Chamber of Commerce. The new Japanese steakhouse and seafood restaurant is at 675 Park St., Belmont, in the Abbey Plaza Shopping Center. Sake Express also has restaurants in Mount Holly and Gastonia. In the photo, owners Lisa Trinh and Linda Tran are cutting the ribbon with family members and staff members. From the left, are Chamber board member Todd Van Der Meid of LPL Financial, Christie Ngo, Gail Chittamath, Nhi Do, John Babel, Phat Nguyen (seated), Lisa Trinh, Linda Tran, Nga Tran holding Kaylyna, Dalla Vang, Cassie Whisnant, Jocelyn Dominguez and Belmont Mayor Pro Tem Charlie Martin. The restaurant is open Monday-Saturday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. For more information, call 704-461-0400.
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107 was the official count of Chamber attendance at Grizzlies event.
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Networking With The Grizzlies
The temperature was just under 100, but the turnout of Chamber members and friends was well over when the Gastonia Grizzlies hosted "Networking After Work." In the photo above, Grizzlies GM Jesse Cole (center in black shirt) celebrates with Chamber members. In the photo below, are Todd and Noelle Van Der Meid of LPL Financial, Darryl Warren of Rocks Magazine and Ralph Dickson of Belmont Riverside Complex.
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Making business contacts at Chamber Networking After Work.
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Tara Pellegrino cuts ribbon at Million Dollar Dog.
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Million Dollar Dog grand opening Montcross Area Chamber members and friends (human and canine) helped celebrate the grand opening of Million Dollar Dog at 7206 Wilkinson Boulevard in Belmont on July 8. After operating for four years from her home, owner Tara Pellegrino and her staff are excited about their large new facility that includes stations for self-service dog washes and even a dog-free zone where children can wait while their pets are groomed. In the photo, Tara has just cut the ribbon. Also in the photo are, from left, Chamber Chair-elect Julie Roper of PSNC Energy, Chamber Chair Edward Lunsford of First National Bank, Chamber President Ted Hall, and from Million Dollar Dog, Melissa Barnette, Laura Nichols, Jennifer Evans, Tara Pellegrino, Laura Pennington, Christina Dalamangas, Kat Rathbun, Nicole Whitner, and Drew Jones of Eulitt & Jones Financial Services. For more information on Million Dollar Dog, call 704-266-4137 or visit www.milliondollardoginc.com.
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CLICK HERE for more Chamber news and photos.
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Belmont McDonalds Pays It Forward
McDonalds of Belmont and Stanton Enterprises have joined the parade of our Chamber members lending a hand to fellow businesses through the Pay It Forward Program. For only $175, any member of the Montcross Area Chamber can Pay It Forward for another business to become a Chamber member. That business will be asked to do the same when financially able.
Cottage Keepers
First National Bank
Stanton Enterprises / McDonalds
These Chamber members have paid it forward. CLICK HERE for more information on how your business can join this exclusive club in the PAY IT FORWARD Hall of Fame. Or call Teresa Rankin at 704.825.5307.
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Put Your Ad On This Website
For the first time, the Chamber is offering members the opportunity to place banner ads on this website. The ads will appear on all pages of the site including the homepage. (See live ads and sample ads at left.). To download a flyer with all of the details on how you can promote your products or services and drive traffic to your own website, CLICK HERE.
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Small Business
Issues Forum
Small business owners and managers in Gaston County are invited to share their views with state and local officials at a lunch on August 30 at the Kimbrell Campus of Gaston College in Belmont. CLICK HERE for more details, to give your views on a questionnaire and to sign up for the forum.
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BUSINESS UPDATE
Montcross Area Chamber's Business Update page appears on the second and fourth Sunday in The Gaston Gazette. Click below to download a pdf of the most recent issues.
Aug. 22, 2010
Aug. 8, 2010
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Our New Web Video
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Become A Fan
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2010
Visitor and
Newcomer Guide
The Chamber's 60-page, beautiful, full-color, 2010 Welcome Guide is now available. CLICK HERE to see the entire guide in greater detail.
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CHAMBER
UPDATE
Weekly Email
Sign up here for our weekly email update on what's happening in the dynamic eastern Gaston County business community.
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The Chamber uses Constant Contact for email marketing, and Chamber members who use Constant Contact qualify for substantial discounts. Click here to learn more, including how to get a free trial.
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CHAMBER
CALENDAR
HIGHLIGHTS
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Salon 202
grand opening
Aug. 19, 2010
5:30 p.m.
202 Market St.
Cramerton, NC
Friends Sports Bar
Chamber Event
Aug. 24, 2010
5 - 6:30 p.m.
16 N. Main St.
Belmont, NC
Small Business
Issues Forum
Aug. 30, 2010
11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Kimbrell Campus
Gaston College
Belmont, NC
Autumn Uncorked
Wine & Food Festival
Sept. 23, 2010
5:30 - 8 p.m.
Daniel Stowe
Botanical Garden
See Chamber Calendar for details on these and other events.
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For tips on how your business or organization can join in the "Buy Local" campaign, email Chamber VP Member Services Teresa Rankin.
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LEADS GROUP
As a service to members, the Chamber sponsors a sales Leads Group. For more information,
CLICK HERE.
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Chamber members help each other by offering Money$aver Member-2-Member discounts. To see the list of discounts available -- CLICK HERE. If you're a Chamber member in good standing, to get information on offering your own Member-2-Member discount, CLICK HERE.
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Welcome Our
New Members
World Group Securities
Greg's Family Restaurant
Sake Express
Belmont Riverside Complex
Pro Performance Painting
Judie's Gourmet Coffee Service
Sunshine Uniform Service
World Education Group
Lauren Liberto
Al Benthall
Allison Love's Fine Jewelry
Forsite Development, Inc.
Christmastown
Thomas Kinkade
Signature Gallery
Denise Price Thomas
aka Gladys Friday
James B. Corbin
Tod Kinlaw
Lutheran Church
of The Holy Comforter
Ranuccis's BBQ
Tailrace Marina
Tracy Philbeck
Carus Corporation
Reflection Pointe HOA
Frame & Art Gallery
Catherine's House
Sirmon Training & Consulting
Taxco Mexican Grill
R&R Dry Cleaners
Tammy Taylor Interiors
Moonflower Massage
Eulitt & Jones Financial Services
Becky Moser Massage
Terrace Ridge Assisted Living
Empire Ceilings & Floors
Live Fit Health Club
Peek-A-Boo Baby Planning
William Current
Elizabeth Manor
Your business can be on this list next month. Business memberships start at $175 per year, non-profits $150, individuals and couples $85. Join today. Download Membership Form
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