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Weekly E-Newsletter                                                                                         September 25, 2014

Clayton Chamber of Commerce

Events, Member Announcements & Much More!

 

Dear Chamber Members,

 

After the success of the 2014 Harvest & Music Festival, we are excited to kick off an autumn filled with networking events with our wonderful Chamber Members. Join us this Friday for our Member Breakfast Exchange, then mark your calendar for other upcoming events in October. We'll see you soon! 

Member Breakfast Exchange

Our next Member Breakfast Exchange will be this Friday, September 26th from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Chamber offices, 301 E. Main Street, Clayton. Member Breakfast Exchanges are a great way to gather early in the morning and get things started off on the right foot. This event will be sponsored by Johnston Health and hosted by McDonald's! We'll bring the biscuits, you bring your business cards and network with us. We hope to see you there!
Eggs and Issues Coming October 8th

Join us at the Clayton Steakhouse on October 8th for our quarterly Eggs and Issues event. This month's event will highlight our guest speaker Commissioner Wayne Goodwin of the NC Department of Insurance. Breakfast begins at 8:00 a.m. and you must have a reservation to attend. Tickets are $12.00 for Chamber members and $15.00 for non-members. To make your reservation, please contact Jim at jim@claytonchamber.com or 919-553-6352. We'll see you there! 
Squealin' on the Square is Coming Soon!  
Tickets are now on sale for Squealin' on the Square! Tickets can be purchased in person at the Clayton Chamber of Commerce at 301 E. Main Street, Clayton, or you can purchase tickets online by clicking here. Tickets are $15.00 a piece.
 

2014 Clayton Idol Winners Announced!

Pictured left to right: Morgan Abdalla, Crystal Robertson, Erik Gotelli, Madelyn Lockhart, Jessica Graf, David James Orcutt, and Marty Young

On Wednesday, September 17th, 20 contestants battled it out to be named the new Clayton Idol winners for 2014. Thank you to the Clayton Steakhouse, Insight Family and Eye Care, Neighborhood Academy of Music and Walker Lambe Rhudy Costley & Gill, PLLC for sponsoring this event. In our Junior Clayton Idol division, first runner up Crystal Robertson wowed the crowd with her rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," while winner Madelyn Lockhart won them over with "I'll Stand By You" by the Pretenders. In the Teen Clayton Idol category, runner up David James Orcutt played a beautiful version of "Then" by Brad Paisley on his piano and winner Morgan Abdalla performed a beautiful interpretation of "Astonishing" from the musical The Little Women. In the Clayton Idol division, runner up Jessica Graf sand "Skyscraper" by Demi Levato and winner Erik Gotelli belted "You and I" by Lady GaGa. The Clayton Idol contest was well attended, and everyone did a wonderful job. Congratulations to our winners!

Harvest & Music Festival Hits Home Run

This year's Harvest & Music Festival was the biggest one yet! With over 262 vendors, people traveled from Clayton and the surrounding areas to check out all the events that we had going on. None of this would have been possible without your help. We wanted to take a moment to thank our Harvest & Music Festival committee, all of our sponsors, and our volunteers for helping make this year's Festival the best Clayton has ever seen. Thank you so much!
Christmas Parade Registration Now Open

Now that the Harvest & Music Festival is over, we are focused on the 2014 Clayton Christmas Parade. Registration is now open for this year's parade. We are only taking 115 entries, so be sure to get yours in today! Sponsorships are also available! For more information, click here. If you have pricing questions, please contact Hannah at hannah@claytonchamber.com or 919-553-6352, she is happy to help! 
 
Save the Date for the Annual Meeting


Join Johnston Community College for L2: Learn - Lead

 

Johnston Community College is happy to partner with CommWell Health and McDonalds to bring to you L2 Learn Lead, a 3-hour simulcasted leadership event designed to breathe new life into leadership though world class speakers! Those speakers include John Maxwell, Linder Kaplan Thaler, and Tim Sanders.

 

Please join us on Friday, October 10, 2014 at 8:30am at the Public Safety Services Complex (Building J), Johnston Community College, 245 College Road, Smithfield.

 

Registration is FREE and breakfast is included thanks to the generosity of CommWell Health and McDonalds.

 

For more information about the speakers for the event, go to http://l2.johnmaxwell.com/

  

To register for this event, call Rosa Andrews at 929-209-2594, or email rsandrews@johnstoncc.edu and provide the following information:

Name

Email Address

Phone Number

Employer/Organization

County

  

We hope you will join us and bring a friend!
Be Featured in New Map for the Town of Clayton


September New Member Update

 
The Chamber would like to welcome our newest member:

Connected Chiropractic
Campaign to Elect Kurt Bienias for Board of Education
Transamerica Agency Network 
 
You can also find more information about current news and events as well as a listing of current Clayton Chamber members on the official Clayton Chamber of Commerce website at www.claytonchamber.com.

We are also on Facebook so please take a moment to "Like" our Facebook page. We are continually updating the page with pictures from past events and information on upcoming events! You can click on the link to the right or simply go to: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clayton-Area-Chamber-of-Commerce/327576612814

Sincerely,

 
Jim Godfrey

President 
Clayton Chamber of Commerce
Upcoming Events
In This Issue
Member Breakfast Exchange
Eggs and Issues Coming October 8th
Squealin' on the Square Coming Soon
2014 Clayton Idol Winners Announced
Harvest & Music Festival Hits Home Run
Christmas Parade Registration Now Open
Save the Date for the Annual Meeting
Join Johnston Community College for L2: Learn - Lead
Town of Clayton Map
September New Member Update

Clayton Chamber Champions 2014
 
Gold Sponsors

  

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P.O. Box 246
301 East Main Street
Clayton, NC 27520
  
Phone: 919-553-6352
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