Projects to: Help our Businesses!
Pure Michigan Byway
Working to get M-54 (North Saginaw) designated by the State. Michigan would then promote the area along with businesses and attractions in the vicinity!
Spy Business
Program designed to increase awareness and foot traffic for your business!
Alkay Fly-In/Walk-In
Annual event held at the Alkay Airport (Webster Road) that attracts families and adults to a day of special free attractions.
“Invest in Education”
Participating in the “Back 2 School Night” held by the Clio Area Schools, we encourage businesses to help fund classroom “extras”. These items are selected by the teachers and fall “outside” the budget that the school has. This past year we helped raise $1,000; helping more than 40 teachers!
Sponsoring of other Community Events
We help other scheduled events that will attract visitors to our community or energize our own residents to come out and support our community!
- Clio Firemen’s Homecoming
- Clio 4th of July Fireworks
- Clio 150th Birthday Concert @ Clio Amphitheater
- “Business Listed for Clio Sesquicentennial!” FREE!!!
- Co-Sponsor “Scarecrow Invasion 2024”
- “Scenes of the Season” Decorating Contest-– FREE
- Candlelite Night
- Candlelite Night 2024 Collector Cards
- Christmas in Clio
- Others….
How do we manage all of this?
Membership Dues, volunteers, cooperation with other organizations and an awesome community!.
Candlelight Nite Collectable Cards
- 200 of each card will be printed and handed out at Clio’s 2024 Candlelight Night (3 Sets with 9 cards per set). Different cards will be found at different locations in the downtown area.
- Each “Card” is “Sponsored” by a local business or organization and will have their logo/name on the bottom half of the card
- Cards will be professionally designed and printed by a company in Saginaw that specializes in this work
- Each Complete Set can be used independently (or combined with other sets) to play 4 Different Card Games with multiple options:
- “Spreading Joy” — each person lays down a card “face up” highest number gets wins the cards showing
- “Match Cards”– Players take turns drawing (from deck or opponents hand) and lay down matches. Person whose matches have highest total value wins
- “Memory Game” All cards are spread out face down. Players take turns, looking at 2 different cards– if they match; they keep those cards; if they don’t they are turned face down. Person with highest total value wins.
- “Growing Happiness”- Cards are equally divided between players. Players take turns drawing a card from their opponent and placing any “matches they have”. Person with highest total wins.
- Variations:
- Winner is one left holding either the “Baby Jesus” or “Santa’s Sleigh” card.
- Loser is one left holding the “Grinch” card.
- Variations:
- Cost is $30 to have 200 cards printed that will have your logo on it and be passed out and included as part of a set. If additional sets are printed later; your logo will continue to be used (advertising your business) at no additional charge.
- email: [email protected] or call (810) 441-4958 by November 14 to “reserve your card” Money will be collected later. (11 of the 27 cards are already reserved!)