Chamber News

• From the Desk of the Executive Director/CEO
• First Friday Luncheon 9/5
• 2025 Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet 9/11
• Business After Hours 9/18
• Tailgate Party Reverse Raffle! Tickets on sale starting 9/10
• Legacy Living Defiance Ribbon Cutting & Open House 10/7
• Welcome New Chamber Members!
• Thank You Renewing Members!

Member News

• Scouting America Black Swamp Area Council - Signup for Cub Scouts
• Buckeye Roofing & Exteriors Autism Awareness Event 9/6
• Dental Excellence of Napoleon Open House 9/6
• Andrew L. Tuttle Memorial Museum - Hispanic Heritage Event 9/7
• Defiance County Board of Developmental Disabilities Chili Cook Off 9/13
• United Way of Defiance County Pulled Pork Dinner Fundraiser 9/19
• Defiance Development & Visitors Bureau RibFest 9/27
• Zonta Club of Defiance Annual Luncheon for Women's Health 10/2
• United Way of Defiance County UTV Raffle 10/4
• Defiance Area Foundation Formal Inaugural Gala 10/4
• Legacy Living Defiance Open House and Ribbon Cutting Event 10/7
• Scouting America Black Swamp Area Council Meecheway 5k Color Run Vol. 2 10/11
• Penney Nature Center Fall Event 10/18
• The Victory Center Celebrity Wait Night: Viva Las Vegas 10/30
• Fort Defiance Humane Society Casino Night Save the Date

2025 Top Tier Sponsors

About Martin Diesel

Martin Diesel has become a nationally known supplier of custom diesel generator sets. Since Martin Diesel’s founding in the 1950’s they have developed a customer base that includes many recognizable names and unique customer applications. From The Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center for artic explorations to providing the power to each of the three Goodyear Blimps to National Defense with Raytheon Corporation, and finally their involvement in all types of racing. Within the motorsports community, numerous championship level teams rely on Martin Diesel generator sets every weekend. Teams such as Penske and Hendrick in NASCAR, to Honda, Harley Davidison, and Ducati in dirt bike racing to Hendricks Motorsports and Kalitta in NHRA to Firestone and McLaren within IMSA.

To celebrate the achievements of our Chamber members, the Defiance Area Chamber of Commerce is holding our Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet on Thursday evening, September 11, 2025. We will recognize our members who are celebrating an anniversary of five or more years of operation in five year increments. More than 70 Chamber member companies will be recognized on this exciting night. 

Join us at the signature fundraising event for the Defiance Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation! Proceeds benefit student scholarships, economic development initiatives, and mission-related donations.

Andres O'Neil & Lowe

308 Clinton St.

Defiance, OH 43512

(419) 636-5050

Argyle IT Solutions

28304 Cedar Park Blvd. Ste A

Perrysburg, OH 43551

(419) 419-5737

Brownstone Self Storage

20308 County Rd. 424

Defiance, OH 43512

(419) 980-1238

D.R. Horton

8181 W Jefferson Blvd.

Fort Wayne, IN 46804

(317) 657-4759

Fired Stone Tavern

211 Carpenter Rd.

Defiance, OH 43512

(419) 785-4015

First Financial Bank

201 N. Main St.

Paulding, OH 45879

The Crick Entertainment Center

211 Carpenter Rd.

Defiance, OH 43512

(419) 576-5822

If you would like to order on behalf of your group or business, please email kenna@unitedwaydefiance.org for a business order form. They are offering lunch delivery for businesses. 

Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

Please contact info@zontadefiance.com for more information.

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