Help the McKinney Chamber of Commerce welcome the newly hired McKinney ISD educators and administrators to our city!  The New Teacher Welcome Breakfast will be Wednesday, August 12 at McKinney Boyd High School, 600 North Lake Forest Drive beginning at 7:30 a.m.

Make your reservations now for this event.  Tickets are $35, and this includes breakfast for yourself as well as two teachers.  Click here to make a reservation. 

Title sponsor is Medical Center of McKinney.

Watch the news lately? Healthcare is the hot topic as leaders in Washington try to get a handle on healthcare costs. New legislation will greatly affect you! Get the cliff notes version of the healthcare debate from Erica Tate, with the Tate Financial Group. She has been following the healthcare debate and will be able to answer questions you may have.

When: August 18, 2009 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Where: McKinney City Hall Council Chambers

Why: Learn about the Healthcare Legislation and then participate in the debate and learn how you can take action.

The McKinney Chamber is now tweeting! You can now keep up with the McKinney Chamber of Commerce on Twitter. Follow us @mckinneychamber. Addicted to Facebook? Become a fan of the McKinney Chamber by clicking www.facebook.com/mckinneychamber.  The Chamber will post pertinent information, upcoming events, great business tips and news about the community. Stay in contact with us online!

Hike and Bike trails, healthcare seminars and support, health fairs and screening. All of these are available in McKinney. Find out more about the resources located in our community.  Representatives from the City’s Parks Department, YMCA, Medical Center of McKinney and Center for Preventive Medicine will share what is available right around the corner from you!

Shopping outside McKinney costs you money even before you open your wallet. If you calculate mileage along with your time, the numbers are shocking. Just to get an idea, we used IRS gas reimbursement standards (.55 cents a mile) along with the average amount of time and average wage ($15/hour) and came up with an estimated cost to and from the Chamber office to regional shopping areas. Here’s what we found:

NorthPark Center, $20.86, 25.2 miles/28 minutes

Galleria Mall, $22.72, 24.5 miles/37 minutes

Stonebriar Mall, $12.35, 13.7 miles/19 minutes

Save your money, shop McKinney and help keep your neighbors working. Every penny counts!

Spread the word about your events by posting them on the McKinney Chamber’s Community Calendar. As a Chamber Member you can log in to the Chamber’s Website, www.mckinneychamber.com, and post events to the online community calendar. To obtain your login credentials contact Tye Even at teven@mckinneychamber.com.

Sharon Montgomery, IOM, Events Director and Lisa Ferrell, IOM, Communications & Public Policy Director both have graduated from Institute for Organization Management (Institute), a four-year nonprofit leadership training program. 

“Institute graduates are recognized across the country as leaders in their communities,” said Raymond P. Towle, IOM, CAE, the U.S. Chamber’s vice president of Institute for Organization Management. “These individuals have the knowledge, skills, and dedication to achieve professional and organizational success in the dynamic association and chamber industries.”

Since 1921, Institute has attracted association and chamber professionals from across the country to its five university sites. During the four-years, most Institute participants attend the one-week sessions at the same site, building valuable relationships with others in the industry. Through a combination of required courses and electives, Institute participants are able to enhance their own organizational management skills and add new fuel to their organizations, making them run more efficiently and effectively.