Metamora Area Chamber of Commerce
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On behalf of the Metamora Area Chamber of Commerce, we hope you will find this website informative and useful. This website and our Facebook page are frequently updated with community and member announcements and upcoming events.  Please subscribe to our newsletter on the Contact Us page to keep abreast of events in our area.

One of the events you will find information about on this website is the annual Metamora Country Days and Hot Air Balloon Festival, a parade, arts and crafts vendors, children's activities, food and many other attractions. In 2017 the festival welcomed 10,000+ visitors to our area! Our newest event, the Wassailing Celebration was off to a great start in 2018 with many visitors coming to Metamora for a first time; many continued to visit the area throughout the holidays.

The Metamora Area Chamber of Commerce strives to make our community a better place to live and work. We will continue to sponsor Metamora Country Days and Hot Air Balloon Festival and the Wassailing Celebration and to support any other event that promotes Metamora area businesses and our community. The Metamora Chamber has formed a partnership with the Metamora Downtown Development Authority (DDA) to continue to support  our community. 

The Chamber is always looking for new members. For more information about membership, visit our member pages, You can join the Chamber on line or print and fill out an application and mail it to the Chamber

Thank you for supporting our local community of Metamora, Michigan. 



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Walt Bargen  - President
Raised in the Oxford area, Walt moved to Lapeer County in 1975. He has been in the banking field for forty-one years now working as a Business Development Officer for Lakestone Bank & Trust Co.  Having served in numerous capacities Walt is the current Treasurer of the Imlay City Rotary club.  He is also the VP of the Oxford Chamber of Commerce and has served as chairman of the Imlay City Blueberry Festival for ten years and assisted with the Oxford Lone Ranger Festival for the past four years.  Walt has also assisted with the Metamora Harvest Horse and Hounds festival.  Having served the last five years as Mayor of the City of Imlay City, Walt still serves on the Imlay City Planning Commission and is current chairman of the Imlay City DDA board. 

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Belinda Aiello - Vice President
Belinda has been a Metamora resident since 2014. She and her business partner recently opened
Health Plan & Medicare Choices in Metamora. Belinda is an insurance agent specializing in Medicare.  Her
interests include gardening, biking, and skiing. She is a member of many local organizations including Metamora Business Women's Association, Oxford
and Lapeer Chambers of Commerce, Lapeer Kiwanis Club, Veterans Tribute of Oakland Township, and Oxford Power Networking. Belinda has three adult children.​

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Martin Foxworthy - Treasurer
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Mary Chris Foxworthy - Executive Director
Mary Chris has worked in marketing and fundraising for non-profits, corporations and schools for over 35 years. She is a Research Writer for The Equine Heritage Institute. Her family moved to Metamora in 1988 - as she put it at the time, "It's like coming home to vacation every day!"  Along with her husband, she loves spending time with their horses, their bouncing Bearded Collie, and their two adult children and grandchild.
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Kellie Cimini - Secretary and Metamora Country Days Chair
Kellie has been a Metamora resident since 1977.  Her husband Shannon, children Hunter and Riley enjoy life on their 10 acre farm just outside of the village. Along with the position as the Metamora Chamber of Commerce secretary, Kellie is also the owner of her own business as a consultant for Rodan & Fields and is co-owner of her husband's business, Xtech Global, Inc. Kellie also donates her time with the planning and executing of the Metamora Country Days & Hot Air Balloon Festival. ​

THANK YOU TO OUR 2021
​METAMORA COUNTRY DAYS AND HOT AIR BALLOON  FESTIVAL
​PLATINUM SPONSORS

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Address
PO Box 16
Metamora, MI 48455

Telephone

(810) 678-6222

Thank you to Metamora Photo for many of the photos on this site.
© 2022 METAMORA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
  • Home
  • About The Chamber
    • Contact Us
    • Membership Info and Application
    • Member Pages >
      • Chamber Ambassadors
      • Advertising Opportunities
      • Event Information
      • Member to Member Deals
    • Board of Directors and Staff
  • Business and Community Resources
    • Business Directory by name 2022
    • Business Directory by Category 2022
    • About Metamora
  • News and Events
    • Car Cruise
    • Metamora Country Days >
      • Metamora Country Days FAQ
      • Metamora Country Days Photo Gallery
    • Wassailing Celebration >
      • Wassailing Celebration Photo Gallery
    • Current Events