And The Award Went To...by Julia Bryant

Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual Awards

Banquet on May 19 at Ocassions at Stone River! We’d like to

extend a congratulations to the following people who were

award recipients this year...

Firefighter of the Year, Max Buck

Volunteer of the Year,Jim Mellody

Corporate Sponsor of the Year,Comfort Care Dental

Business of the Year, Chick-fil-A

President’s Award, Bobby Montgomery

Ron Jones Outstanding Service Award, Tom Shelton

Big “R” Pacesetter Award, David Magness

Zaner Benetin Heritage Hall of Fame, Lucille Bell

CALENDAR and UPCOMING EVENTS8 Board Meeting/Retreat Bella Hilton Harbor 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

13 Mesquite Championship Rodeo with special guest, the Kyle family Mesquite Rodeo TBA

16 Chamber Luncheon Mellody Room at City Hall Noon

18 Business After Hours Primary Care Associates 6257 FM 2642 (near Verandah) TBA

26 RC 4th Fest & Fireworks Royse City High School 7:00 pm

27 2nd Annual Big Gus Swampadellic Catfish Tournament & Fish Fry Southern Junction TBA

28 Microfest Meeting Mellow Mushroom 6:00 pm

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 info@roysecitychamber.com with the Subject Line “Community Calendar”

We Need Your Logo!

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We are building a new website and want to add

YOUR logo and busines link in the Chamber Directory!

Please send to Julia at:info@roysecitychamber.com

SOON

JUNE 2015

FIND THE HIDDEN SYMBOL!Find the hidden symbol in this newsletter and

let Julia know where you found it to be entered into a drawing at our next

luncheon to win a prize!

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NEWS FROM YOURDIRECTOR

julia bryant

The Downtown Merchants Association is going to hold

a meeting on Thursday, June 4 at 9am at The Well Coffee

Lounge in downtown Royse City. This group was formed in

order to support local business, create ways to bring attention

to our Historic downtown, to help with renovation projects

in our city and more.

We would like for anyone who is interested in helping in these

areas and has a desire to see our community keep its local

flair, please join us! You do not have to be a business

owner to participate.

Thank you to Kari Hollifield with Keller Williams Realty for

hosting our May Business After Hours aka Thirsty Thursday.

It was held at the beautiful Holiday Builders model home in

Verandah subdivision. We all had a great time talking, shar-

ing, eating, drinking and pretending we lived there. Be sure

to join us this month on June 18th at Primary Care Associ-

ates new facility, 6257 FM 2642 (near Verandah subdivision).

Hosted by National Senior Care and Royse City Health and

Rehabilitation Center.

The 8th Annual Main Street Car Show was held

Saturday, May 9th. It was a great showing of vehicles,

despite the questionable weather! Thanks to all those

owners who braved the forecast! Also, many thanks to

our sponsors, volunteers, and spectators who made it

successful!

Planning is already underway for

the Chamber’s largest event of the

year – FunFest – which is taking

place Saturday, October 17th. This

is a full day of Vendors, Entertain-

ment, Contests, Food, Rides, and

more. Of course we also hold the

Annual RunFest 5k and Microfest

Beer Festival which both benefit a local charitable

cause. Last year we were able to present checks to

the Downtown Merchants Association to help with

restoration of the Old Historic Jail, as well as checks

to the Royse City Animal Shelter and Our Daily Bread

Food Pantry.

If you want to be on one of the most fun committees

around, then we could use you on June 28th at 6pm when

we will meet at Mellow Mushroom in Rockwall to go over

plans for this year’s Microfest. Ask anyone who helped with

or attended our inaugural event last year and they will tell

you it was definitely something we need to keep bringing

back every year. If you have any questions about how it all

works, contact Event Manager Daynor Stinson

at daynor65@gmail.com

Twin Lakes Golf CourseGolf Tournament Winners

FIRST PLACE TEAM! Bill Samuels, Tom Atwood, Jack Newman, Dana Reed

OUR FRIENDS FROM CHICK FIL ATim and Meliissa Moseley, delivering our lunch with Golf Pro Randy Wade

CLOSEST TO PIN WINNERJoNell Mellody and Julia with Dale Henley courtesy Lake Pointe Medical Center

LONGEST DRIVE WINNERRon Grunwald with Chamber President Vivian Brown. His prize courtesy Baker Spine and Sport

AQUATIC RANGE WINNER Jason Greer with JoNell Mellody presenting Round of Golf for 2 courtesy Twin Lakes

BEST DRESSED GOLFERS Kevin Vice and Dale Henley, winners of Dinner for 2 at Arboledas

GOLF BALL WINNER from Primary Media Outdoor Advertising

RAFFLE WINNER Charles Houk

SECOND PLACE TEAM! J Bamber, HB Patton, Ron Stewart, Jim Houston

All our shelter guests are currently sponsored including

our sweet senior Shirley. They are also micro chipped,

spayed/neutered, and up to date on vaccines. Why not

open your heart and home to save a life today?

For more information on any of our Royse City shelter

guests please call Trey or Omar at 214-934-9352 or

214-796-1445.

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Royse City Animal Shelter is located at 1101 North Josephine Street in Royse City, Texas.

YOUR 2015-2016 BOARDPresident – Vivian Brown

Vice President – JoNell Mellody

Treasurer – James Harvey

Secretary – Julie Fowler

JoNell Mellody, Royse City ISD

Nanette McCoy, American National Bank

Jim Mellody, Farmers Electric Co-op

Paula Morris, Royse City Main Street

Jesse Vaughn, Edward Jones Investments

Vivian Brown, Rockwall Happenings

James Harvey, Harvey’s Bookkeeping

Kari Hollifield, Keller Williams Realty

Dr. Brad Baker ,Baker Spine & Sport

Erin Kincaid, CSC Rockwall

Glenn Caperton, Servpro Rockwall

Mark Russo, Rockwall Co. JP

Karen Parks, Inwood Bank

Julie Fowler, Fowler Designs

Leslie Wilson, Rockwall Urgent Care

Cathleen Lewis, RE/MAX Heritage

OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERSNikki Mutschler, Broadmoor Medical Lodge

Ross Torres, Lakepointe Medical Center

Kristy Lilly, R.I.S.E.

Sharon Satterwhite, Rest Haven Funeral Home

SHELTER DOG OFTHE MONTH

shirley

Express Employment ProfessionalsTeresa Toombs911 Main Street

Garland, TX 75040972-681-1609

www.expresspros.com/garlandtxWorkforce recruitment with HR

and Support Solutions

WELCOME OUR NEWEST CHAMBER MEMBER

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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 JUNE 12 at info@roysecitychamber.com • 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.

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Mellody Room at City Hall at Noon

Our Featured Speaker

George RussellFrom the Arboretum speaking on

all that’s new at the Diamond in Dallas

Lunch is sponsored by

Primary Care AssociatesLunch is catered by

Main St. Cafe

WELCOME OUR NEWEST CHAMBER MEMBER J

Shey T. Stegall, Regional Director with Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial is

looking for qualified individuals to hire that could be active in the Royse City area.

If you know of someone that is of good character and already successful, that is a good candidate. He will also consider students that are still in college for an intern position before coming on full

time after graduating.

For more information contact Shey at: (O): 972-578-7814 (C): 214-998-4657

Now Hiring...

VIVIAN BROWN – PRESIDENTRockwall Happenings

JONELL MELLODY, VICE-PRESIDENTRoyse City ISD

JAMES HARVEY, TREASURERHarvey’s Bookkeeping & Tax, LLC

JULIE FOWLER, SECRETARYFowler Designs Graphic Design

JIM MELLODYFarmers Electric Cooperative

NANETTE MCCOYAmerican National Bank

JESSE VAUGHNEdward Jones Investments

PAULA MORRISRoyse City Main Street

KARI HOLLIFIELDKeller Williams Realty

DR. BRAD BAKERBaker Spine & Sport

GLEN CAPERTONServPro

CATHLEEN LEWISRe/Max Heritage

JUDGE MARK RUSSORockwall County Justice of the Peace

ERIN KINCAIDCSC Rockwall

KAREN PARKSInwood Bank

LESLIE WILSONRockwall Urgent Care

2015-2016Board Members2015-2016Board Members

THIS NEWSLETTERwas put together courtesy of Fowler Designs.

214-207-9391 • www.fowlerdesignsportfolio.com

Royse City

The June Yard of the Month was awarded to:

Antonio Guzman1529 Hardy

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

STONEBROOK LEARNING CENTER & ACADEMY is holding a blood drive in honor of one of their students,

3 year old RAELEIGH VASQUEZ, who has been diagnosed with cancer.

SUNDAY, JUNE 7TH 11:00 AM 5:00 PM

Stonebrook Learning Center GYMNASIUM 3200 SOUTH FM 548

ROYSE CITY, TX 75189

COME, DONATE AND ENJOY A WONDERFUL BBQ LUNCH GENEROUSLY DONATED BY SUBURBAN PROPANE AND CATERED BY BAKER’S RIBS BBQ IN ROYSE CITY.

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE:

Visit www.redcrossblood.org [1] - search sponsor code raeleigh to reserve a spot. You can also sign up at the school through Deborah@stonebrooklearning.com

Stonebrook will also be accepting cash donations or items that may be used for a Raffle prize

Links:http://www.redcrossblood.org

http://www.redcrossblood.org/rcbmobile/drive/chooseDonationTime.jsphttp://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-criteria-topic#travel

Sponsorship Opportunities Availablefor Silent Auction and Funfest!

Claim your spot now!

Contact Julia atinfo@roysecitychamber.com

Official Gunfight Sponsor