Capital Campaign

Building for Our Future: Gary & Cynthia Blankenship Business Center

Why Does the Chamber Need to Expand?

Because our member businesses are growing and thriving, we’re looking toward the future. We continue to add value with continuing education, marketing our small businesses & building strong networks of a regional business community – creating an environment for all of our business to flourish. We are looking at more ways to recruit employees, facilitate people engagement and to give back to our community through involvement and promotion.

At our 2019 September Membership Luncheon, we shared a very special announcement with regards to this project. We have secured a naming sponsor for the new building! We are thrilled to announce our building naming sponsors: Gary and Cynthia Blankenship! Because of the generous donation of the Blankenships, the building will be the Gary and Cynthia Blankenship Business Center of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce. Please help us thank them. Gary and Cynthia started Bank of the West in 1985. Gary serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Cynthia is the Vice Chairman and Corporate President for Bank of the West. The Blankenships and Bank of the West have been huge community partners here in Grapevine, giving back in countless ways.

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Chamber Event & Committee Growth
10 Years Ago We Had:	Since 2009, We've Added:
750 Business Members	1,200 Business Members
2,484 Representatives	4,158 Representatives
Ambassadors **	The Network **
Women’s Division **	Senior Services Alliance **
Business Over Coffee **	Family Alliance
Business Builders	AMP’T (Young Pros) **
Economic Development **	Legislative Advisory
Leadership Grapevine **	Job Fairs (2)
	Procurement Fair
	Casino Night
	Past Chairman’s Council
** Committees are too large to meet at Chamber facility in 2019

Where are we going?

To a place designed around your needs.

Centralized location.
Plenty of parking.
4,000 square feet of which 2,500 will be dedicated to meeting space for committees and member businesses.
A large, flexible educational space designed for interactions at all levels from one-on-one to group dynamics.
A “home base” for members who need it.
A space for businesses to concentrate or collaborate.

No matter what you’re looking for you can find it here:

Workshops & Forums
Training
Connections to People & Resources
Meeting Space
Networking Opportunities

Our members want transformational knowledge, and we have a plan to deliver it in our new space. We have developed a people-intensive learning-focused plan with exciting, new programming to engage our members.

We will be delivering that plan in our new meeting space, just behind the chamber building at 200 Vine Street. This building will become the epicenter of learning and interaction for our more than 1,200 member businesses.

What’s the Ask?

You can make your support visible and your leadership clear. Put your name on the future, literally, by sponsoring a part of the Chamber. It’s an investment in yourself, your business and the future of our community.

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Receive exclusive placement.
Share your company’s journey through signage.
Enjoy advance reservations of meeting space.
Position your company as a leader to other members and visitors.

Sponsorship Levels
$50,000	Founder Level
$25,000	Executive Level
$10,000	Visionary Level
$5,000	Champion Level
$1,000	Partner Level
$500	Ambassador Level

Each of the donors at the above levels will be prominently displayed within the facility. Donations can be paid at one time or over a maximum of a three-year period via check, credit card or ACH payment through your bank on an agreed upon schedule (annually, bi-annual or monthly).

Capital Campaign Pledges (to date)
Esparza's Mexicano Restaurante	MIG Real Estate	Phillip & Shelia Cunningham	Great Wolf Lodge
RaDonna & Marvin Hessel	LeAnn Brown	Law Office of Christopher P. Hamm	Classic Chevrolet, Inc. / Tom Durant
Panda Embroidery	State Representative Giovanni Capriglione	Stephanie & Bruno Rumbelow	Whitlock Building Services
Wise Guys Pizzeria	Ana & Charley Erwin	Janice & John Kane	LEGOLAND Discover Center/SEA LIFE Grapevine
The Salame Family	Chris & Traci Coy	Paul W. McCallum	Joe & Chris Szymaszek
Jan Ramsey, Realtor	John & Kristine Munaretto	Tyler & Casey Maxfield	Wright Construction Co., Inc.
Joe & Balla Wright	Trinity Commercial Construction	Kylan & Angela Hoss	Jason Ridley
C.W. Higgins	Leon & Tracy Leal	Shonda Schaefer, GRACE	Jonathan S. Chance
Grapevine Escape	Marcia Willett Allen & Texas Farm Bureau	Dottie DiiBon	Linda Broom - Transworld Business Advisors
B&H Office Solutions	Texas General Store	Jerry & Susan Pittman	Ross and Shannon Paterson
Judy Sherman, Cornerstone Wealth Strategies	Duff and Patrick O'Dell	Jennifer L. Stubbeman	Roy & Joan Stewart
Grapevine Mills	Independent Bank	Gayle Hall, CFEE	Blagg Tire & Service / Perry & Paula Leonard
In Memory of Helen & JT Lucas by Helen Jean Lucas	Cornerstone Staffing	Nichols Financial Group	Darla Denton - Devin Designs Florist
Grapevine Golf Cars - Terry Hundley	Bob Burrus & Family	Darlene & David Freed	Maykus Family
David and Jenifer Sutton	Gary & Cynthia Blankenship Business Center	Bruce W. Rider	John & Cindy Hood
Drs. Robin & Cindy Ryan	U.S. Congressman Kenny Marchant	Brown Chiropractic Clinic	Impact Signs & Graphics
Home Care Assistance	The Ramos Agency	Grapevine Fairth Christian School	Hilton DFW Lakes
Grapevine Rotary Club	Covenant Church Colleyville	Sherry & Dave Custable TriVAN Roofing	J.E. Foust & Son Funeral Home
John T. Evans Co	Lifetime Benefits Insurance, LLP	Lara and Eric Hohweiler	AMP'T - Young Professionals
Kalee Wulfers	DFW International Airport	First Financial Bank	Steve & Maggie Haley
Mi Mutual Mortgage - Bob & Norma Duane	EECU Credit Union	Frost Bank	Harry & Patricia Nelson
Nerds To Go	Weinberger's Deli	First Bank Texas	Keith & Lynda Temple - Chairman 2007 - 2008
Philip & Sarah Cloud - Chairman 2000 - 2001	KD Factors & Financial Services, LLC	Women's Division of the Grapevine Chamber	Peppa Pig World of Play
Traci Hutton	CarolAnne Crossan	Alert 360	Jan & Dennis Luers
Sewell of Grapevine	The Miori Family	Stacy Family	Grapevine's Runway Theatre
Simmons Bank	In Honor of Marti Pevehouse & Family	Gary Fickes, Tarrant County Commissioner	Mac's on Main
Rick & Lavon Bolech	Jon Michael & Sue Franks	US Health Advisors - A United Healthcare Company	Village Professional Painters
Ken & Clydene Johnson	Tina Ferguson - Farmers Insurance	121 Community Church	Bingham Family Vineyards