June 2020 Chamber Newsletter

June, 2020

“ A quitter never wins, A winner never quits.”

-Nepoleon Hill

Welcome to the Chamber:

Swan Retirement Partners

Upcoming Events:

“Chatting with the Chamber”

On the first Monday of every month 6:30 p.m.-7ish, we will meet at Evelyn Bay. This will be a great way to get involved, ask questions and share your thoughts.

All Chamber Members and their employees are invited to come!

There will be no June or July meeting.

See you on August 3^rd

Charlotte Artisans & Farmers Market

The local farmer’s market starts this month.

Come down to the courthouse lawn every Thursday afternoon from 2- 6 pm.

There will be fresh produce, local honey, sweet baked goods, crafts and grab & go meals from some of our chamber member restaurants.

INVITATION TO SUBMIT VIDEOS

Charlotte Networking for Development and Opportunity (CanDo!) is accepting short video stories for a curated YouTube channel series. Stories should reflect the following theme: Physically Distant but Socially Close: Community in a Time of Pandemic. To be considered, stories must adhere to the following guidelines.

 Be between two and five minutes in duration;

 Be positive, uplifting, inspiring and/or humorous;

 Be based on true events or experiences; and

 Be non-political.

Videos may be submitted to charlottecando@gmail.com until June 30, 2020.

REOPENING RETAIL GUIDE AVAILABLE
MRA has developed a guide to reopening your retail store after COVID-19. The guide, which is available on our website, includes checklists by retail sector/activity and how-to guides on some of our most frequently asked questions. Topics covered include recalling employees back to work, conducting employee health screenings without violating HIPAA requirements, utilizing the state’s Work Share Program, understanding unemployment, COVID-19 specific employee benefits and how to rethink your store and re-engage customers. Follow the link below.

https://www.retailers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Reopen-retail-guide-5-20-20-web-version.pdf

COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLAN TEMPLATE
By June 1 or within two weeks of resuming in-person work, all Michigan businesses must develop and make available a COVID-19 preparedness and response plan. The plan must be consistent with recommendations in OSHA’s Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19. Employers must make this plan available to employees, labor unions and customers (via website, internal network or paper). To assist in the preparation of this document, MRA created a template members can use to develop their own plan.

The template is crafted for retailers at the medium risk exposure level, assuming proper social distancing and other precautionary measures are in place. Medium risk exposure is defined by OSHA as those “jobs that require frequent and/or close contact with (i.e., within 6 feet of) people who may be infected with SARS-CoV-2, but who are not known or suspected COVID-19 patients.”

Follow the link below.

https://www.retailers.com/download/covid-preparedness-and-response-plan-template/

BOARD MEMBER OF THE MONTH :

Hollie Auten

Hollie Auten is the facility Supervisor at the Charlotte Performing Arts Center. Hollie joined our board this year and has already brought so much to the table. She has been serving our community for many years and we look forward to the a great impact to come with the chamber!

A special thank you for all you do! You are appreciated!

CHARLOTTE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
517-543-0400

New Office Hours

Monday- Friday 10 am-12 pm
214 S. Cochran Ave. Charlotte MI 48813
http://www.michrlotte.org

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June 2020 Chamber Newsletter