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If you are looking to permanently move your business or office to Grapevine or you need assistance in helping to relocate your business, Dan Truex, Grapevine Economic Development Specialist, can help you find the perfect office, building or site to suit your needs. You can reach Dan by calling 817-410-3153 or email: The mission of the Dant@grapevinetexas.gov.

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121 Community Church Blagg Tire & Service The Carlyle @ Stonebridge Park Chesapeake Energy Corporation Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport First Financial Bank, NA Renewing Members RaDonna Hessel Women’s Division Mills September Calendar Grapevine Grubbs Infiniti Northgate Constructors Stacy Furniture The T WCK Cleaners, LLC Wells Fargo Bank - Grapevine Main Wright Development Co., Inc.

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Discover a world of possibilities at the 27th Annual GrapeFest, Sept. 12- 15 in the heart of Historic Downtown Grapevine. The theme for this year’s festival is Discoveries, and guests of all ages will find a variety of new wines, vendors, bands and more to discover and celebrate throughout the four-day festival. For updated GrapeFest information and schedules, visit GrapevineTexasUSA.com/ GrapeFest. Along with celebrating the fruit of the vine, the annual

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festival offers a variety of activities and events to discover like the People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic, GrapeStomp, the Vintners’ Auction Classic, the Champagne Terrace presented by Gaylord Texan Resort, KidsWorld presented by Baylor Regional Medical Center of Grapevine, Culinary Pavilion, GrapeFest Golf Classic, GrapeFest Tennis Classic, five stages offering live entertainment, Texas Wine Tribute and much more! If festival food is what you’re Continued on page 3

Education and Charity - Moving the Grapevine Chamber Forward Education. Charity. These concepts have been a part of your Grapevine Chamber for decades. I estimate that nearly every member of the Chamber has participated, in one way or another, in the educational or charitable projects of the Chamber, such as Leadership Grapevine, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) or the School Supply Drives or Holiday Spirit programs hosted by the Women’s Division. Our commitment to these programs truly enhances our

mission. Not only do these programs further our mission, but they truly put into action the committed and collaborative relationship between the Chamber, Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, City of Grapevine, local businesses, social service organizations and our members, all in an effort to improve the economic, civic and cultural wellbeing of our community. Despite successes in the name of charity and education, the Chamber has encountered roadblocks to outside funding and servicing of these programs, mainly because the Chamber, being a section 501(c)(6)

organization, is not a public charity and is not able to accept charitable contributions. Because of this, some corporate donors are hesitant (if not prohibited) from funding or providing volunteers to support to these programs. To better serve the Chamber and the business community, your Chamber Board authorized the incorporation of the Grapevine Chamber Foundation as a charitable “arm” of the Chamber. On Feb. 28, 2013, the Foundation was officially incorporated, and on Aug. 1, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service determined that the Continued on page 2

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Grapevine Chamber of Commerce 2013 Board of Directors Lavon Bolech

Bolech Home Selling Team/Keller Williams

Steve Brown

Esparza’s Restaurante Mexicano

Steve Haley

Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center

Cory D. Halliburton

Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber, P.C.

Stacy MacLure Peoples Bank

Theresa Mason W2W Painting, LLC

Steve Newton

Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine

Iain Scouller

SEA LIFE Aquarium

Paul Slechta

Panda Embroidery

Executive Board Perry Leonard

Blagg Tire & Service Chairman of the Board

Education and Charity - Moving the Grapevine Chamber Forward Continued from page 1 Foundation is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. YEA! (or Yeah!). The purposes of the Foundation are to facilitate charitable and educational programs aimed to benefit the greater northeast Tarrant County area. The Foundation will be governed by a Board of Directors consisting of community representatives and directors appointed from your Chamber Board. The overlap of governance will help ensure the vision and mission of the Chamber is in line with the charitable mission and vision of the Foundation. As an example of the impact we expect from our Foundation, the Foundation’s Board, in conjunction

with your Chamber Board and some members of the Women’s Division, constituted the Kathee Livengood Memorial Scholarship Committee and Scholarship Fund, known as “Kathee’s Kitty”. Kathee’s Kitty exists to memorialize longtime community leader, Kathee Livengood, and more importantly to afford scholarship opportunities to qualified and deserving women in the Greater Tarrant County area. Kathee’s Kitty will hold its first scholarship fundraiser on September 5, 2013 from 5-7 p.m. at Cross Timbers Winery (805 N. Main). You are welcomed and encouraged to attend this inaugural event and fundraiser. By creating the Grapevine

Chamber Foundation, this venture ensures that the long-standing charitable and educational programs of the Chamber may receive maximum support and can give maximum benefit to both contributors and beneficiaries, hopefully without unnecessary funding constraints or volunteer limitations, but certainly to further promote business and community growth while enhancing and maintaining the quality of life. Stay tuned as your Chamber continues to move forward. Best regards, Perry Leonard President/COO Blagg Tire & Service

Be a Part of the Grapevine Chamber Ambassadors Want to get involved in the Chamber, meet new businesses and make connections? Then the Grapevine Chamber Ambassadors is the perfect fit for you. The Ambassadors are the “Welcoming Arm” of the Chamber, and they attend ribbon cuttings, ground breakings and other Chamber events to support the Chamber’s mission, which is to “promote business that adds value to our community.”

C. W. Higgins

Classic Chevrolet / The Thompson Group Chairman Elect

Jane Richards

Cowboys Golf Club VC-Business Partnerships

Interested? Make plans to join the next Ambassadors meeting, Wed., Sept. 18, 5:30 p.m. at J.R.’s Grill (5220 Hwy. 121) in Colleyville.

Scott Summers Club Car, LLC Treasurer

RaDonna Hessel

Grapevine Chamber of Commerce CEO

Ex-Officio P.W. McCallum

Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau

Bruno Rumbelow City of Grapevine

Dr. Robin Ryan

Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District

Carolyn Sims

County Commissioner, Tarrant County Precinct 3

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The 27th Annual GrapeFest A Wine Experience Comes to Grapevine, Sept. 12-15 Continued from page 1 looking for, GrapeFest has it, and don’t forget to visit the Grapevine Chamber’s Concession Trailer and Beer Booth, both will be near the Bud Light Main Stage at Main St. & E. Franklin St. At the People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic, the largest consumer judged wine competition in the United States, sample more than 125 wines from more than 35 Texas wineries in ten categories. Tickets are $20 and advance purchase is recommended. Guests must be 21 and up. The Vintners’ Auction Classic, benefitting the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association, Saturday, Sept. 14 at 4:30 p.m., features exciting vacation packages, wine dinners, vineyard tours and more. Tickets for the Vintners’ Auction Classic are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. The Vintners’ Auction Classic will be held at the Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Grand Gallery, 636 S. Main St. Discover what it feels like to squish, stomp and get the juice going at the GrapeStomp competition! Two-person teams take turns stomping approximately 18 pounds of grapes for two minutes. Teams that stomp the most juice are eligible to participate in the Grand Champion StompOff on Sunday, with the winners being awarded the coveted “Purple Foot” award and a beautiful glass foot from Grapevine’s Vetro Glassblowing Studio. Entry fee is $5 per person. Discover new festival vendors at GrapeFest! Festival guests will enjoy new vendors such as Customize365, from Oklahoma City, specializing in handmade and laser-engraved wine accessories, serving trays and cheese platters. Or, check out the first-time GrapeFest vendor Gemz and Jewelz, from Lincoln, NE, offering hand-stamped bracelets, necklaces and jewelry. Bring your holiday gift list and get started shopping early at GrapeFest! The 27th Annual GrapeFest will feature a variety of new vendors so come out and check out some new finds and returning favorites.

Pre-festival events include: • ItalianCarFest Sat., Sept. 7, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• Texas Wine Tribute Sat., Sept. 7, 7 p.m.

• GrapeFest Golf Classic Mon,, Sept. 9, 8 a.m. The largest wine festival in the Southwest, GrapeFest - A Wine Experience begins Thur., Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. Admission is free all day Thursday and until 5 p.m. Friday. Hours are Thursday, 10 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.; and Sunday , 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for seniors (62+) and children (6-12). Weekend passes are available for $18 and souvenir weekend passes are $23. Admission is free for children five and under. For more information, call the Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-457-6338 or 817-410-3185 or visit GrapevineTexasUSA. com/GrapeFest.

Volunteers and Sponsors Needed for Chamber Golf Tournament, Sept. 30 The 34th Annual Grapevine Chamber Golf Classic is September 30, 2013 at Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine. In addition to the change in location this year, the tournament will have a morning flight and an afternoon flight of golfers. With an expanded day of golf, this means the Chamber is in need of more volunteers for registration both in the morning and afternoon, as well as volunteers for the course during both flights. If you’re interested in volunteering in any capacity, contact Michael Miori at michael@grapevinechamber.org. Sponsorship opportunities are going fast. If you would like to be a part of the tournament as a sponsor, contact Marti Pevehouse at martip@grapevinechamber.org.

Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available: Dinner Sponsor:....................................................................... $1,500 Drink Coolers:.........................................................Product or $1,000 Women’s Longest Drive Hole:...................................................... $300 Driving Range Sponsor:............................................................... $500 Hole in Ones .............................................................................. $500 Closest to the Pin ....................................................................... $300 ** Exclusive Tee Box Sponsor: ........................... $500 ($300 w/team) ** Tee Box Sponsor: ........................................... $200 ($100 w/team) Goodie Bag Items (225 items needed) Raffle Prizes (Value at $50 or above) Live Auction Prizes (Value at $500 or above to be considered) ** Tee Box and Exclusive Tee Box Sponsors are invited to provide company representatives to be on the golf course the day of play, at their designated hole to meet and greet the players. Previous companies have also had a wide variety of gifts and even themes for their hole. Companies would need to provide their own chairs, awnings or other required props

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Title Sponsor: Classic Chevrolet Registration: Frost Bank Breakfast: Grapevine Craft Brewery Luncheon: Gaylord Texas Resort & Convention Center Golf Shirts: Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine Golf Towels: Golf Galaxy Golf Balls: Golf Galaxy Caps: Panda Embroidery Water: Kristine Munaretto, CPA Photos: Photos By Walt Signage: Impact Signs & Graphics Golfer’s Goodie Bags: TNT Promotions Men’s Longest Drive: Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center Volunteer Shirts: Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Golf Carts: Grapevine Golf Cars & Club Car LLC Mulligans: Buzzbomb Creative Closest to the Pin: o WCK Cleaners, LLC o Whitsell and Company, P.C. o Sharon Limousine Inc. Hole in One Contests: o Classic Chevrolet o Embassy Suites – Outdoor World

• Tee Box Sponsors: o Chill Sports Bar & Grill o WordPlay Public Relations & Marketing o Grapevine StorageHouse, Ltd. • Exclusive Tee Box Sponsors: o Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake o Julie Sullins Real Estate o Waterway Adventures o KD Factors & Financial Services, LLC

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Leadership Breakfast Series Mastering Sales Leadership

The Grapevine Chamber of Commerce 2013 Leadership Breakfast Series sponsored by Lead It 2 Win It® continues September 27 at Cowboys Golf Club with Dr. Edward Lewellen speaking on the topic Mastering Sales Leadership. This series is open to all Chamber members and designed for individual employees, managers or business owners who are interested in improving or developing their overall leadership skills. In leadership, especially sales leadership, there is a need for qualities, characteristics, talents and skills that cause others to follow and, as a whole, find success. However, here’s the reality, if you had an 11-person team… • Only 4 of 11 players would know which goal was theirs • Only 2 of 11 would care • Only 2 of 11 would know what position they play and what their role is • 9 of 11 would, in some way, be competing against their own team, instead of the opponent How do you change these statistics to be in your favor? What skills and traits must you possess? What beliefs must change? In this lively discussion, you’ll find out how to get motivated, inspired, and strategic about leading your sales beyond mediocre and into the exceptional! Dr. Edward Lewellen is President of Ed Lewellen Enterprises and Transformative Thinking. Dr. Lewellen is an Executive and Master Life Coach with a benefit few others with his business background have to offer; he is also a Master Hypnotist! With the recent discoveries of Neuroscience supporting what hypnosis is able to do for people stuck in limiting beliefs, along with hurts, habits and hang-ups, this is a proven tool to assist you on the road to success. Dr. Lewellen has coined a very special term for his work with business executives called Coachnosis, combining Executive/Life Coaching with hypnosis to get results in hours, instead of months! Make plans to join us! Doors open at 8 a.m., and the program will begin at 8:30 a.m. Register online at the Chamber’s Events’ Page or contact the Chamber at (817) 481-1522. Cost is $15. Questions? Contact Michael Miori, Director of Program Development, at Michael@GrapevineChamber.org

Nominations Now Being Accepted for 2013 Grapevine Community Awards Each year, the Grapevine Chamber takes time to recognize deserving individuals and businesses in our community. If you know someone deserving of an award, nominate them today!

The Awards Are: • Don Ramey Community Spirit • Ted Willhoite Legacy Award • D. E. Box Citizen of the Year • **Business Hall of Fame • **Member of the Year To download the nomination form, visit www.GrapevineChamber. org, and click on Events > Community Awards. Descriptions and criteria for the awards can be found on the nomination form. Nomination forms must be submitted to the Chamber office by Dec. 13, 2013. **Must be a member of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce

YEA! Program Seeks Sponsors & Volunteers The Grapevine Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA! Program) is set to begin another successful year of launching Grapevine’s newest businesses with students from GCISD! The Chamber is currently seeking sponsors to support the program and volunteers to help in facilitating it.

Sponsorship levels include:

Congratulations to NorthGate Constructors on the substantial completion of the DFW Connector Project! Photo Credit: Texas Department of Transportation

• Star Sponsor $500 • Two Star Sponsor $1,000 • Three Star Sponsor $1,500 • Four Star Sponsor $2,500* • Five Star Sponsor $5,000* An asterisk (*) denotes that the level holds an Investor Panel Judge spot at the Investor Panel Presentations at the end of the program. With the Chamber’s newly incorporated 501(c)(3) Grapevine Chamber Foundation, donations can be a charitable donation.

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New Members: July Renata Salon & Day Spa Sherry Jaquess (817) 488-3444 224 E. College St. Grapevine, TX 76051 Salons

Chateau on Wildbriar Lake - Luxury Senior Living Architectural Finishes Jeff Casey (972) 877-8230 1245 W. Hudgins Grapevine, TX 76051 Construction, Remodeling & Specialty Services

Bear Creek Golf Club Kelly Searight (972) 615-7418 P.O. Box 613108 DFW Airport, TX 75261 Golf

Bone Daddy’s Mark Annunziato (214) 769-5055 15303 N Dallas Pkwy., #285 Addison, TX 75001 Restaurants

Donyse Jadlowski (972) 399-4800 1515 Hard Rock Rd. Irving, TX 75061 Retirement Communities & Assisted Living

Rising Point Solutions, LLC

Honey Creek Garden Design

Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, LLP

Carolyn Clark (817) 510-9800 4851 Merlot Ave., #540 Grapevine, TX 76051 Credit Services

Amy Alexander (972) 567-6108 2813 Woodhaven Dr. Grapevine, TX 76051 Landscaping Services, Garden Centers & Nurseries

Jennifer Cameron (817) 882-7671 777 Main St., #3800 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Attorneys & Legal Services

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Leigh Massey (817) 421-8300 210 West Wall St. Grapevine, TX 76051 Marketing & Related Services

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Ribbon Cuttings Grapevine Parade of Lights, Dec. 5 Great Day Promotions Robin Dunda P.O. Box 777, Colleyville, TX 76034 (817) 991-0052

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WorldPay Brian Baker 5113 Haydenbend Circle, Grapevine, TX 76051 (253) 355-3672

The Annual Grapevine Parade of Lights will take place Thrusday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. in Historic Downtown Grapevine. The theme has yet to be determined, but if you’re interested in entering a float in the parade watch the Chamber website Events Page for the theme and online registration form. We are looking forward to another amazing parade!

AMP’T Continues October 21 The next session of AMP’T – Advancing Modern Professionals for Tomorrow - is Monday, Oct. 21, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. AMP’T is designed for Chamber members age 21-39 seeking to advance their career by learning from senior executives. More than just a meet and greet, attend and receive applicable advice from a senior executive willing to share their experience and answer questions. If you have someone in your business or organization who falls in this age range, the Chamber encourages you to send them to receive real-world advice to enhance their career. The location and speaker will be announced at a later date, but at each AMP’T session, the senior executive will discuss: • Their career path • What they looks for in the younger generation when hiring/promoting • Ways to advance a career There will also be time for Q&A at the end of the session. Due to limited seating, advanced registration is required. Please call the Chamber or register online at the Event Page on the Chamber website. The event is free to attend. The only cost is your lunch. Questions? Contact Michael Miori, Director of Program Development, at (817) 481-1522 or michael@grapevinechamber.org.

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Chamber CEO, RaDonna Hessel, One of 21 in Nation to Earn CCE The American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) has designated RaDonna Hessel, CEO of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce, Certified Chamber Executive (CCE). The CCE is the only national certification for Chamber professionals. The announcement was made July 24 at ACCE’s annual convention in Oklahoma City. “The applicants who are designated CCEs rightfully earn this outstanding recognition through hard work, countless hours of dedication to their field, and leadership of their Chambers. We applaud this year’s recipients and are proud to have them join a long tradition of professional excellence,” says Raymond Burns, CCE, president and CEO of Rogers - Lowell Area (Ark.) Chamber of Commerce and CCE Commission Chairman. Hessel was one of 21 Chamber executives in the nation who earned the CCE designation this year. The CCE program is designed to assess and test the applicant’s knowledge of the core Chamber management areas: management, planning and development, membership and communication and operations. Candidates are required to submit an application outlining their professional achievements and activities, write two essays, make a formal presentation, complete an intensive interview by a panel of CCEs and pass a comprehensive four-hour examination. Since the program was initiated more than 40 years ago, approximately 530 individuals have earned this highest designation in the profession. Today there are about 270 active CCEs. Hessel, CEO of the Grapevine Chamber since June of 2008, has served in five different communities around the state of Texas since 1990. She has completed the Institute for Organizational Management at SMU and the Oklahoma University, graduating in 1997, and she is currently attending Northwood University to expand her education. Professionally, Hessel currently serves on the Executive Board of the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executive’s Association (TCCE), the oldest State Chamber organization in the United States, and she will be the Chairman of TCCE in 2018. Hessel also serves on the Board of the North Texas Chamber of Commerce Executive’s Association (NTCCEA), of which she was the President in 2008. In 2007 and 2008, she served on the Board for the Texas Association of Businesses, and Hessel has also served an advisory position for the Northwood University ESPM program. Additionally, Hessel has served as a planning facilitator for numerous Chambers and other non-profit organizations and assisted various Chambers in their search for a President. Established in 1914, the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (www.acce.org) is the only national association serving the professional development needs of Chamber professionals throughout the United States and Canada. Representing more than 7,000 individuals, ACCE enhances the knowledge, leadership skills, and management effectiveness of chamber executives and their staff through education, benefits programs, trend analysis, benchmarking, and network development. ACCE supports and develops chamber professionals to lead businesses and their communities.

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Grapevine Chamber of Commerce Women’s Division

Thanks for your help so we can continue to help the community. We are so appreciative of the support of fellow Chamber members and others in the community as well as outside Grapevine for support of our fundraising programs – Great Taste of Grapevine and our holiday party the HoHoHoeDown. It’s because of this support that we were able to provide 1231 pre-packaged School Supply kits to underserved Kindergarten through Middle School children in the GCISD. The overall need was considerably greater this year and fortunately CONNECT was able to provide funds so that the High School students could be provided for as well. We had so much fun at the Back to School Fair handing out the school supply packs and sharing in the excitement of the children as they prepared for the 2013/14 school year. Their excitement was contagious! The Women’s Division also continued a long standing tradition of supporting the new educators in GCISD by providing a small sponsorship for the New Educators Luncheon. The Women’s Division started this event in 1965 – we called it the New Teachers Luncheon – and although the GCISD Education Foundation has taken over the reins for the event, we are still excited to be able to participate in a small way. There are still lots of exciting events happening in the Women’s Division for the remainder of the year. Plans are now underway for our holiday fundraiser, the HoHoHoeDown. This event is tons of fun eating, dancing and raffling all to support our school children and our senior citizens with our

Women’s Division projects. Make sure Thursday, December 19th is marked on your calendar for this fabulous event. We are also in the planning stages for our Christmas Spirit program in which we provide holiday gifts for under-served senior citizens and disabled in Grapevine. We will soon put our Santa’s helper hats on and be off to interview those folks for the Angel Tree that we facilitate for the community as well. We had a great time at our August luncheon. The venue was fabulous – thanks so much to Cross Timbers Winery for hosting us, providing a very tasty lunch and for our program. It was great to learn a little bit about the winery. Please join us for our luncheon on Tuesday, September 17th. We will be back in the Community Room on the 3rd floor of the Stacy Furniture building. We meet at 11:45 am. Our program will be Lisa Rose with Gatehouse, the new transitional housing facility for women. Our luncheon sponsor will be Shonda Schaefer with GRACE. To RSVP for the August luncheon, please contact Casey Hege at 682-551-6824 or casey@boxinsurance.com.

BJ Wilson, Chair Women’s Division Grapevine Chamber of Commerce

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Cover-Tek, Inc.

Hampton Inn & Suites

Master Eye Associates

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CarolAnne Crossan

Allison Patterson

Michael Brumels

Mark Zebrowski

Jennifer Woodson

(469) 628-7447 1925 Woodhill Dr. Flower Mound, TX 75022

(817) 329-6900 551 Silicon Dr., #100 Southlake, TX 76092

(972) 471-5000 1750 N. Hwy. 121 Grapevine, TX 76051

(817) 421-9705 1319 Hwy. 114 W., #320 Grapevine, TX 76051

(817) 251-3250 600 W. Southlake Blvd., #120 Southlake, TX 76092

A Prompt Computer Service, Inc.

Cox Law Firm, PLLC

Huffaker Roofing Company, Inc.

Merla Leadership Group

Silver Ridge Assisted Living

Rick Boggs

Ed Cox

Larry E. Huffaker

Carlos Merla

Keith Kithsiri

(817) 421-8647 2020 W. Northwest Hwy., #110 Grapevine, TX 76051

(817) 860-9200 1300 Norwood Dr., Ste. 100 Bedford, TX 76022

(817) 379-6533 880 Davis Blvd., #C Southlake, TX 76092

(682) 551-4020 Grapevine, TX 76051

(817) 514-3826 5314 Bransford Rd. Colleyville, TX 76034

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Fish Window Cleaning

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Sheri Matson

ScottDowns

Michael Burns

(817) 481-4535 601 Westport Pkwy., #1601 Grapevine, TX 76051

(817) 479-9333 Grapevine, TX 76051

Allstate Insurance/ Edwards-Correa Agency Frank Correa (817) 488-9798 520 E. Northwest Hwy., #101 Grapevine, TX 76051

AT&T Linda Caram (817) 424-4288 1401 Wm. D. Tate Ave. Suite 600 Grapevine, TX 76051

Bikram Yoga North Texas Stacey Stier-Herndon (817) 416-9642 240 N. Main St. Grapevine, TX 76051

Box Insurance Agency Casey Hege (817) 865-1801 1200 S. Main St., #1600 Grapevine, TX 76051

Century 21 Mike Bowman, Inc. Mike Bowman (817) 354-7653 4101 William D. Tate Ave., #100 Grapevine, TX 76051

Cotton Patch Cafe Tommy Price (817) 545-5511 4020 William D. Tate Ave., #118 Grapevine, TX 76051

Minuteman Press Ralph Hall

Smith, Jan S. Jan S. Smith

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Jonte Freed, Inc.

NJ Graphic Design, Inc.

Craig Edwards

Darlene Freed

Nathaniel Neal

Sonic Drive-In

(817) 251-9800 415 W. State Hwy. 114 Grapevine, TX 76051

(817) 480-6434 2021 Forest Hills Rd. Grapevine, TX 76051

(817) 329-9911 203 E. Worth St. Grapevine, TX 76051

Scott Adams

Frost Bank

Kids Matter International

Painting with a Twist

Susie Howell

Joe King

Colleen Grant

SpringHill Suites by Marriott

(817) 420-5200 975 William D. Tate Ave. Grapevine, TX 76051

(817) 488-7679 535 Nolan Dr., Suite 300 Southlake, TX 76092

(817) 328-8788 203 E. Worth St., #100 Grapevine, TX 76051

Stacie Colbert

Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District

Law Office of Mark E. Wewers, P.C. Pineider, Ford & Associates PLLC

Robin Ryan (817) 488-9588 3051 Ira E. Woods Ave. Grapevine, TX 76051

GRATEX SALES COMPANY, INC. Ken White (817) 481-2922 2811 Southridge Grapevine, TX 76099

Green Valley Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Sandra Redmon (817) 514-4940 6850 RufeSnow Dr. North Richland Hills, TX 76148

Grubbs Infiniti George Grubbs (817) 318-1200 1661 Airport Frwy. Euless, TX 76040

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(817) 329-3612 3509 Windview Grapevine, TX 76051

(817) 481-2711 201 W. Northwest Hwy. Grapevine, TX 76051

(972) 724-5500 2240 W. Grapevine Mills Cr. Grapevine, TX 76051

Mark E. Wewers

Paul Pineider

Sprint By Fast Wireless

(817) 410-4735 611 S. Main St., #400 Grapevine, TX 76051

(817) 410-3700 2241 E. Continental, #140 Southlake, TX 76092

Travis Sorrells

Law Office of Phyllis Lambert

Power Rooter Plumbing

Phyllis Lambert

Steven Lux

(817) 988-9381 P.O. Box 93342 Southlake, TX 76092

(972) 839-3724 1835 Sonnet Dr. Grapevine, TX 76051

MaidPro

Premier Hearing Center

Angie Sanchez

Beau Gatlin

(817) 251-4989 1115 C. W Northwest Hwy. Grapevine, TX 76051

(817) 605-1053 1400 W. Northwest Hwy., #200 Grapevine, TX 76051

Main Street Barber Shop

Providence Bank of Texas

Larry Davis

Janice Spooner

(817) 251-0243 120 S. Main St., #30 Grapevine, TX 76051

(817) 912-3444 325 E. Southlake Blvd. Southlake, TX 76092

(972) 874-2900 3300 Grapevine Mills Pkwy., #106 Grapevine, TX 76051

Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County Judy McDonald (817) 413-4400 1320 S. University Dr., #600 Fort Worth, TX 76107

September, 2013

Grapevine Chamber of Commerce

September Activities MONDAY

SUNDAY

TUESDAY

Chamber Closed Labor Day

4 p.m. Women’s Division Board Meeting @ Chamber

5:30 p.m. Business After Hours Mixer @ Boston’s The Gourmet Pizza

WEDNESDAY

8:15 a.m. Business Over Coffee @ The Original Pancake House 11:30 a.m. Women’s Division Luncheon @ Stacy Furniture & Design

GrapeFest

THURSDAY

9 a.m. Senior Services Alliance @ Chamber

5:30 p.m. Ribbon Cutting for Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

12 GrapeFest

11:30 a.m. Business Builders @ The Back Porch Grill & Tavern

FRIDAY

5:30 p.m. Ambassadors Meeting @ J.R.’s Grill

SATURDAY

GrapeFest

5:30 p.m. Ribbon Cutting for Sportsman Shooting Center

5:30 p.m. Ribbon Cutting for Vineyard Steak House

24 4 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting @ Chamber

8 a.m. Economic Development @ City Hall

11:30 a.m. Business Builders @ The Back Porch Grill & Tavern

5:30 p.m. Business After Hours Mixer @ Esparza’s Restaurante Mexicano

278 a.m.

Leadership Breakfast Series @ Cowboys Golf Club Dr. Edward Lewellen Mastering Sales Leadership

30 34th Annual Grapevine Chamber Golf Classic Tournament @ Cowboys Golf Club

Reminder:

No Membership Luncheon in September www.grapevinechamber.org S E P TE M B E R 2013 l 11

Grapevine Chamber of Commerce 200 Vine Street Grapevine, TX 76051

Mission Statement: “to promote business that adds value to our community”

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