Welcome to the Mattawan Business Association 2025 calendar year!

Our goal is to unite the members of the Mattawan business community and the citizens of Mattawan, to promote agreater sense of business and social unity. We cannot do this without you! We are so excited to have you as a new or returning member and look forward to finding ways to help support your business and our community together. The MBA has an open, rolling enrollment. This means that we have new members joining during each month throughout the year. While we would love for you to join us immediately, we also welcome you anytime you decide that joining is right for you.

 

During a normal year, the MBA participates in and hosts a multitude of events. During each event, we look for ways to include our members either through direct participation (volunteering, hosting a table, etc.) or through donations. We will include information about your business so the Mattawan Community can also get to know you! This years events will consist of :

 

Annual Events:

• Member Appreciation Networking Event- January 31st, 6-8pm @The Backyard of Kalamazoo

• Annual Book Drive - February - All month long at Various drop off locations throughout Mattawan

• Easter Egg Hunt & Carnival - April tbd, 10am-1pm @ Antwerp Township Activity Center

• Fall Kickoff member gathering - tbd @ Dragonfly Gardens

• Pumpkin Fest - October tbd, 10am-1pm @ Antwerp Township Activity Center

• Holiday Event collaboration with the Lions Club - December tbd, 1-3 PM @ Antwerp Township Activity Center

• Holiday Parade and tree lighting - on the 1st Sat of December 5:30 - 6 pm (parade), 6-7 tree lighting and Santa in the Village park

 

On-Going Events:

• Coffee and Conversation Networking Clubs - 3rd Wed of the Month 8-9 AM @ various locations around Mattawan

• Feeding America! Hosted Charles River, and with the Antwerp Township/Mattawan Lions Club - various dates during the year

• Ribbon Cutting/Welcome Ceremonies for new businesses

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When event planning begins, we will be reaching out via email to the primary contacts at each business, as listed on your application, to determine availability of your team to participate in the event. There are no requirements of participation for the events, so please feel free to make the decisions that are right for your business and your team. In addition to events, we also contribute to many different organizations throughout the year with monetary sponsorships! We are always here for your business events as well, whether it is sharing event details through email, social media, or postings in the brick and mortar of our members. It is always a pleasure to help however we can. The Mattawan Business Association board is comprised of four officers and five directors:

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• ​President - Molly Chipouras, Lakes & Country Real Estate

• Vice President - Bonnie Stuut, Charles Rivers Laboratories

• Secretary - Jon Barrows, Wow 1 day Painting

• Treasurer - Derek Leighton, Modern Woodmen of America

• Board of Directors - Jenny Huyck , Vintage Inspired & Dragonfly Gardens

• Board of Directors - Joe Torre, Mattawan Family Eye Care

• Board of Directors - Heather Huerta, Advia Credit Union

• Board of Directors - Dr. Allie Richardson, Mattawan Family Eyecare

• Board of Directors - Jonathan Croy, Serenity Outdoors

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Board meetings are open to all members for participation. Meetings are held monthly from 11:30 - 12:30pm on the second Thursday of each month. If you are interested in attending, please send us note so we can update you to the meeting location for that month.

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Enclosed is an application to join us. We also have the option to join via our website mattawanbusinessassociation.com. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to any of our board members or email your questions to mattawanbusiness@gmail.com.

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We look forward to working with you. Lets make it a great 2025.

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