royse city chamber january newsletter
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It's a new year with new information to share! Please read and share our Chamber of Commerce January 2015 Newsletter.TRANSCRIPT
ROYSE CITY....ALIVE AND WELL IN 2015!by Julia Bryant
Royse City is continuing to thrive and we’re happy that you
are a part of it. I’m sure you’ve seen the progress that is being
made on the Erby Campbell overpass, and as promised,
Wal-Mart has broken ground. With that addition there will
be many businesses vying to occupy the pad sites around
that area. This will mean a big boon to our economy and
conveniences for our citizens.
We want to remind you, however, that our Main Street will
still be alive and well. The shops, restaurants, pharmacy and
offices are all ready to continue to bring a level of charm
and professionalism to our community. Just because “big
box” comes to town doesn’t mean that our traditional roots
are going to disappear.
The Royse City Main Street Program continues to bring
quality events downtown and the Historic Downtown
Merchants Association also makes sure improvements
are taking place to preserve its character.
If you haven’t taken time to visit lately, we think you should
come see what you are missing. Maybe you can join us for
our Go Red event on February 5 at The Well Coffee Lounge.
(see attached invitation). We know you will be glad you did!
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
JANUARY 2015
11 Royse City Bridal Show (p 7) Occasions at Stone River Noon - 4:00 pm
12 Board of Directors Meeting Mellody Room at City Hall Noon
14 Networking Breakfast Holiday Inn Express 8:00 am
15 Business After Hours Baker Spine & Sport, Royse City 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
20 Chamber Luncheon Mellody Room at City Hall Speaker: American Heart Association Catered by: Arboledas Noon
24 Margo Nielson Retirement Party Rockwall Hilton 5:30 pm
27 WalMart Ground Breaking Ceremony 3:00 pm
28 Networking Breakfast Holiday Inn Express 8:00 am
29 Mob Squad Meet at Chamber office Noon
COMMUNITY CALENDAR is here for you! Visit www.roysecitychamber.com/calendar/ for up to date information on local events. You may also place your local event on the calendar by
sending your information to [email protected] with the Subject Line “Community Calendar”
The Meadows was introduced to us in June of 2014 as the
site of a mixed-use master plan community that will feature
recreation, retail, office, health care, housing and school on
approximately 170 acres in the northeast part of the city.
Gaurav Biswas, one of three leading principals of The
Meadows of Royse City LLC based in Addison, expressed
excitement with plans to develop The Meadows in “this very
friendly community.” He stressed that The Meadows will be
much more than another mixed-use real estate development.
“It will be a thriving mini-metropolis within Royse City
and drive growth of business and commerce, along with
creating local jobs and attracting superior skills into the
community,” said Biswas, president and chief executive
officer of Fruit Capital LLC. “We envision The Meadows
to put Royse City on the regional map for growth,
entertainment and business. The development will
act as a catalyst to further improve the historic town
center and surrounding businesses.
It’s time to start thinking about our committees for 2015
and we want you to jump on board with us! With the events
growing larger, our team also needs to expand and bring us
some fresh ideas and enthusiasm. The only requirement is a
desire to help bring fun, exciting events to the area that will
benefit our community and non-profits.
Our Golf Tournament will be 15th; the Silent Auction &
Casino Night is August 7 and the 26th Annual FunFest is
October 17. There will also be sub-committees for RunFest
and Microfest which also take place on October 17th.
E-mail me to be put on the volunteer list and for more
information! [email protected]
Vivian Brown, Royse City
Chamber of Commerce President,
welcomed Award Winning
Holiday & Event Lighting, LLC
with a plaque presentation at the
December Luncheon. They are
skilled in installation of accent
and decorative lighting of all kinds
throughout the year. Give them a
call if you are wanting to get your
patio ready for entertaining at
972-635-9017.
NEWS FROM YOURDIRECTOR
julia bryant
MASTER GARDENERS CLASSESRockwall County Master Gardeners to host vegetable gardening classes in January
The Master Gardener Class series has proven to be popular, so be sure and reserve your seat! The classes are limited to 20 participants and pre-registration is required. A minimum number of participants must be paid and pre-registered by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7. The class will be cancelled and money refunded if not enough participants have paid and pre-registered.
Saturday, January 10 – Successful Vegetable Gardening
Saturday, January 17 – Back to Basics: How to Start Seeds Indoors
Pay and preregister by mail or by delivering your completed registration form and class fee to the Rockwall County Extension Office, 915 E. Whitmore St. Suite B, Rockwall, Texas 75087. Make checks payable to RCMGA. Complete details and a registration form are available on: www.rockmga.org.
For more information, call the County Extension Office at 972-204-7660
Construction on the new Wal-Mart in Royse City is
underway! There will be an official groundbreaking
ceremony on January 27th at 3pm at the Wal-Mart
location site. Several State and local dignitaries have been
invited as well as Wal-Mart representatives who will be
speaking about the project.
Above is an artist’s rendering of the store at build out which
should be complete by early Fall, 2015.
Vivian Brown,
President of the
Royse City Chamber
of Commerce Board
of Directors, along
with Executive
Director Julia
Bryant was honored
to provide Margie
Verhagen and
Meals on Wheels of
Rockwall County
a check for $865.00
that was raised from
a wreath auction at their December member luncheon.
The wreath auction has become an annual event, this
year being more exciting than ever with the addition of
Hofmeister Auctions running the sale. Funds raised are
typically donated to a different charitable cause each year.
We would like to offer our condolences to the family of Joe
Stegall, CFO for the City of Royse City. Joe was a member of
the Royse City Chamber Board of Directors in 2011/2012. He
would always greet you with a smile, had a wonderful sense
of humor, and was extremely kind. He will truly be missed.
OpensFall
2015
{ }Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Mellody Room at City Hall at Noon
MEET YOUR TEACHERStephen Carpenter
8th grade English Language Arts teacher at Royse City Middle School
To begin with, let me take this
opportunity to thank the Royse
City Chamber of Commerce for
recognizing me with this honor.
If there’s one thing I know, it’s
that Royse City ISD is filled with
amazing, talented, and innovative
teachers, so to be the one
selected for Teacher of the Month, I am truly humbled
and grateful. In fact, as one of four related Carpenters
working in Royse City ISD, my first question upon being
notified was, “Are you sure this was meant for me and
not one of my parents or wife?”.
I come from a long legacy of teachers including a
grandmother, mother, father, sister, uncle, 2 aunts, a
brother-in-law, and then of course, I married one, too.
It’s kind of the family business, I guess you could say.
So, I suppose it is fitting that I look at RCISD as part
of my family, too. I’ve taught in other districts under
other superintendents, and I can say with all honesty
that none have come close to comparing to what I have
come to love about this district. The vision we have for
the future of teaching in this community, actually being
treated as an important part of that vision, and the
warmth, acceptance, and genuine caring our leadership
has for its employees, from Kevin Worthy on down make
us second to none.
I earned my bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech
University (Wreck ‘Em Tech!) and received my teaching
certification from Texas A&M-Commerce. I have been
teaching for eleven years now; six teaching history, and
five teaching reading. Currently, I serve as an 8th grade
English language arts and reading teacher, campus
technology integration coach, and a proud part of the
inaugural Royse City ISD Digital Fluency Academy. This
spring, I plan to begin work on my master’s degree in
educational leadership, with the hope of serving Royse
City ISD some day in an administrative capacity.
Our sweet Brice is still looking for a loving home. He is a 1yr old neutered
male bull dog mix. He is very loving and gets along with other dogs, cats,
and great with kiddo’s. His adoption fee is $50.00 he will come with a
leash and collar, current on vaccinations, and new toys as well. For more
info on this sweet guy please contact Royse city animal control at
214-934-9352 or 214-796-1445 or [email protected]
SHELTER DOG OFTHE MONTH
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Royse City Animal Shelter is located at 1101 North Josephine Street in Royse City, Texas.
A benefit that is available to members of the Royse City Chamber of Commerce! An opportunity to be the monthly luncheon sponsor.One sponsor per month will have their name associated with all advertising for the meeting and will have three minutes at the beginning of the luncheon to say something about
their business. They may put information at every table place-setting, their company name and logo will be posted on the Chamber website, and a business card ad will be included in the Chamber newsletter.
The fee for this sponsorship opportunity is $100. If you would like to reserve your spot for a particular month, please call or e-mail the Chamber office.
HOW TO SPONSOR A LUNCHEON
RSVP To Julia Bryant by JANUARY 16 at [email protected] • Phone: 972.636.5000 • Fax: 972.636.0051An RSVP reserves your spot with a commitment to purchase your lunch.
Cost is $13 using the link below, or pay as low as $11 if you pay for 11 lunches in advance, or $12 for 6 lunches in advance.http://www.roysecitychamber.com/events-registration/monthly-luncheon/
Cost at the door is $15.
{ }Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Mellody Room at City Hall at Noon
Our Featured Speaker
American Heart AssociationLunch is sponsored by
Birdsong Electric
Lunch is catered by
Arboledas
VIVIAN BROWN – PRESIDENTRockwall Happenings
JONELL MELLODY, VICE-PRESIDENTRoyse City ISD
JAMES HARVEY, TREASURERHarvey’s Bookkeeping & Tax, LLC
NIKKI MUTSCHLER, SECRETARYTexas Health Presbyterian Hospital
SHARON SATTERWHITERest Haven Funeral Home
KRISTY LILLYR.I.S.E. Marketing
GARY FLEMMONSTexas Leadership Bank
JIM MELLODYFarmers Electric Cooperative
NANETTE MCCOYAmerican National Bank
JESSE VAUGHNEdward Jones Investments
PAULA MORRISRoyse City Main Street
JARROD URBANUSA Machine
KARI HOLLIFIELDKeller Williams Realty
ROSS TORRESLake Pointe Medical Center
DR. BRAD BAKERBaker Spine & Sport
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Royse City
THIS NEWSLETTERwas put together courtesy of Fowler Designs.
214-207-9391 • www.fowlerdesignsportfolio.com
The January Yard of the Month was awarded to:
Molly Cliett216 North Star Drive
by the Royse City Order of the Eastern Star
The purpose of this program is to recognize Royse City’s citizens who demonstrate above-average efforts in maintaining
their property, thereby contributing to the overall appearance of the community at large.
All award winners will receive the official “Royse City Chamber of Commerce Yard of the Month” sign, to be placed on their
property for the duration of their award month.
We truly appreciate the effort you have put forth in keeping your home and yard beautiful.
Yard of the Monthby Sherry Thomas
H&R Block Melanie Johnston509 E. I-30, Suite C
Royse City, TX 75189972-635-6500
PK’s Floor USA Patrick Kelley
2845 Ridge Road, Suite 207Rockwall, TX 75032
www.pksfloorusa.com
WELCOME OUR NEWEST CHAMBER MEMBERS
Here’s Another Way
You can Help!
Provide a Raffle Item to be bid on during the Go Red Party. Your name will be recognized for your donation
http://www.roysecitychamber.com/love-your-heart-tee-shirts/
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