September 1, 2003 September 2003   VOLUME 1 ISSUE 12  
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CONTENTS
Chairman's Message
Web Portal Launches
Business Appreciation Week
Millennium Awards Luncheon
Lunchbox Learning Series
Collin County Business After Hours
Leadership Allen Class XV Kicks Off
Wacky Waiter Dinner - A Big Hit!
Chairman's Coffee
AISD Bond Election
W.I.S.E. Luncheon
Business for Breakfast Workshop
August New Members
August Networking Events
Calendar of Events
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Committee

Bob Rothe, Chair
Fortune Financial Services 

Sheila McKinney, Chair-Elect
Presbyterian Hospital of Allen

Izzie Waller, Past Chair
RCL Enterprises

Patti McKee, Treasurer
Community Credit Union

Griff Moore
Atrium Financial Services

Maxine Sweet
Experian

Sharon Mayer, President/CEO
Allen Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors


Dr. Toni Jenkins
Collin County Community College

Kathy Litinas
An Ideal Arrangement

Sonia Malone
Allen Premium Outlets

Rudy Mann
Sunbelt Telecommunications

Danny McLarty
MBA Architects, Inc.

Jenny Preston
Allen Independent School District

Charisse Reaume
Allen Economic Development Corporation

Chris Ryan
Xtera Communications

T. Randall (Randy) Sandifer
Attorney at Law

Worley Stein
American National Bank

Andy Stewart
Compliments

Peter Vargas
City of Allen

Jim Waldbauer
BW2 Engineers

Staff

Pam Fechter
Membership

Carol Rodgers
Operations

MAJOR INVESTORS
The Chamber would like to acknowledge and thank the following major investors


Platinum Investors

Experian
HIT Entetainment
Presbyterian Hospital of Allen
RCL Enterprises
Sunbelt Telecommunications, Inc.

Gold Investors

Carter & Burgess
Community Credit Union
Crest Place Apartments
Frullati Cafe and Bakery
FSI International
Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse
Oncor Group
Sage Telecom, Inc.
Sam's Club #4743 Plano/East
Sanmina SCI
Suncreek Family Dentistry
Twin Creeks Master Planned Community
August Networking Events

 
 


 


 



 

Bob Rothe (left), Chairman of the Board for the Allen Chamber of Commerce poses with
Freddy Martinez, Store Manager for the Men’s Wearhouse during a recent Business After Hours.
The Men’s Wearhouse is located at 909 N. Central Expressway in Plano.


 


 



The Small Business Task Force Committee of the Allen Chamber of Commerce hosted the third in a
four part series called Business For Breakfast.  The guest speaker was Cynthia Coldren of C2 Marketing
and she discussed forming the right alliance partners.  Pictured are Mark Langford with the Small Business
Development Center of Collin County Community College, Cynthia Coldren, Speaker, Frank Briggs,
VP Relations Manager with Bank One and Allen Branch Manager Shalene Guevara.
Bank One was the sponsor for the breakfast.

 


Jeff Crilley, Reporter for Fox 4 News, was the guest speaker at the August Allen Chamber of
Commerce Membership Luncheon.  Mr. Crilley discussed his new book; Free Publicity.



 



The Ambassadors of the Allen Chamber of Commerce and Steve Terrell, Mayor, helped Bret Stout, Owner
and his staff with the Grand Opening festivities for Eagles Wings Athletics on Saturday, August 2, 2003. 
The gym is located at 109-B N. Greenville Avenue in the Brookshire’s Shopping Center.


 


 


 


 


 


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