Steve Hyer is preparing for one of his final duties as president of the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce ? his address at the chamber’s Annual Meeting.
‘I’ll recognize the hard work of those who make the chamber work, the volunteers, board, chairmen, committees,? Hyer said. ‘We’ve come a long way this year.?
‘The things that make the chamber great,? said Penny Shanks, executive director of the Clarkston chamber, ‘the attitude, loyalty to hometown, willingness to accept new leaders and ideas need to be celebrated.?
Incoming President Lou Melone will also speak at this meeting, sharing his vision for the upcoming year. Melone will officially take over as president, Oct. 1.
The chamber will also elect six board members and install new officers.
The meeting begins with a cocktail social hour at 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 14, at Oakhurst Country Club, 7000 Oakhurst Lane. Dinner and the program will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person, $75 for non-members.
Suggested dress code for the annual meeting is dressy business.
‘No jeans,? Shanks said.
This event also kicks off the chamber’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Year, which begins Oct. 1.
Activities will include a Black Tie Dinner Anniversary Celebration, Thursday, Jan. 24. It will include keynote speaker, music and entertainment, and displays from the chamber’s past, including photographs from the 1980s, a time when popular hairstyles included the mullet.
‘Eighty’s hair ? it’s hysterical,? Shanks said.
For more information, call the chamber at 248-625-8041.