PRESIDENT'S LETTER

To Our Members:

Words cannot begin to describe how flattered and honored I was when I was asked to serve another year as president. The year 2013 was a record breaking year for our chamber. Our membership continues to grow and, through the Power of More, we offered over 40 wonderful networking events.

Our Holiday Party at the 100th Bomb Group was the best attended event ever with over 300 members. One of the highlights of the evening was when we awarded the $1,000.00 Golf Outing Grand Prize to Jeff Knight of Independence Village.

Speaking of golf outings, mark your calendars for Friday, June 6th at Sweetbriar. This event always sells out so make your reservations early! Don't get closed out. More information is available in the Feb. newsletter on pages 6 & 7. Once again, thanks to the sponsorship of Ray's Auto & Truck Service, we will be having a raffle for a grand prize of $1,500.00. In addition, Ray Frank and the Golf Committee will be awarding $1,000.00 to a lucky random foursome. There will be other great prizes given away at the outing!

Join us for our largest lunch of the year which is the Annual Mayors' Lunch on March 19th from 11:30a-1:30p at Tom's Country Place. All four mayors from Avon, Avon Lake, Sheffield and Sheffield Lake are scheduled to speak. Reserve your spot by emailing sharon@northcoastchamber.com or call 440-933-9311. Thank you to CommStar Credit Union for sponsoring this lunch!

Once again, I would like to thank the board for their confidence in me. Last, but not least, I would like to thank John Sobolewski and Sharon Matthews for their support of the chamber.

I look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event!