(PHOTO BY JESSE DAVIS / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
BUSINESSES HELPING BUSINESSES … Birchwood Meadow, a wedding and event venue in Swanton (seen here), sponsored Friday’s Coffee and Conversations networking event put on by the Swanton Area Chamber of Commerce.
By: Jesse Davis
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
jesse@thevillagereporter.com
Swanton wedding and event venue Birchwood Meadow hosted the most recent Coffee and Conversations event with the Swanton Area Chamber of Commerce Friday morning.
The networking event, held regularly by the chamber at CK Sweets and Bakeshop, offers businesses an opportunity to share new developments and better connect with the local business community.
As its schedule for the year is ramping up, a high demand for the facility has owners Pam and David Mill already booking events into 2027. They are also hosting the upcoming Swanton High School prom.
“The great part is we’re trying to give as much service as we are a venue, so we’re not just a building, we’re a service too, and we’re constantly promoting Swanton,” Pam said.
She said they are starting to get more attention from corporate customers, pointing to a recent event they held for Savage and Associates, an insurance brokerage based in Maumee.
“The great part about Savage and Associates is the CEO graduated from Swanton. So they had these huge projectors up … and he was showing Swanton and how much he loved it and his family loved it, old-time photos, he was showing the old sign pointing to Swanton,” Pam said. “It was so great.”
David said the park service is finishing up their restoration of the creek area behind them, and they wanted to use the Birchwood Meadow property for access. In exchange for the access, the Mills are trying to work with them to create a bike path from the park to the village through their property.
“They started mounding up and creating the whole bike pathway, so that’s in the works,” David said.
He said they are also planning on talking with village officials about helping ensure the continuation of its annual Independence Day fireworks display.
For more information on the venue, visit BirchwoodMeadow.com.
ATTENDEE ANNOUNCEMENTS
-CK Sweets Coffee and Bakeshop: Participating in Coffee Quest 419 through Destination Toledo from March 15 through June 15 where customers can earn rewards by visiting 3, 13, 23, or all 28 coffee shops, working on booking mobile trailer for the year
-Village of Swanton: Mayor Neil Toeppe to participate in honor flight on April 1, village to grow by 10 percent with expected annexation of 200-acre farm property
-Swanton Area Community Coalition: Mock crash event to be held at Swanton High School on April 1 at 9 a.m.; drug takeback day in conjunction with the village of Swanton on April 26
-Hot Dogs to Go: Ribbon cutting to be held outside Benfield Wines on April 4 at 6 p.m.
-Bella Vista Executive Advisors: State Bank holding a seminar on April 17 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Northwest Community College about access to growth funding including speakers from the Small Business Administration, the Port of Toledo, Luke Frey with BVEA and the college
-Serendipity Gardens Farm: Launching new “Serendipity Sippers” jars in flavors “Red, White, and Berry” and “Summer Sangria,” which consumers can add alcohol or soft drinks like Sprite to in order to create refreshing drinks, different flavors will be launched seasonally
-Acme NLS: Nominated in The Blade’s Readers’ Choice Awards for best landscaping company, in the top five, voting continues until the end of the day on Sunday, April 13
-Key Realty: Looking for people interested in selling their home, lots of buyer interest but very low housing stock
-Swanton Historical Society: Looking for new members as well as donations of mainly photos and documents
-Thomas Construction and Remodeling: Residential/commercial/industrial projects from maintenance to design and building, buys houses to flip
-Doodle Bean Coffee: Nominated in The Blade’s Readers’ Choice Awards for best coffee, in the top five, voting continues until the end of the day on Sunday, April 13; Coffee, Stills and Mash blend used in Oncore Brewing beer now available in bags exclusively at the brewery
-Equity Planning Group: Handles individual, personalized wealth and retirement and 401k plans for individuals up to corporate clients
-Corn Festival: Will include a color run on August 7, all-class reunion on August 8, and the festival proper as well as a 5k and band on August 9
-DeEtte’s Dream Diner: Will celebrate four years in business this July, has added hours on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 8 p.m.
-Tri County Block and Brick: Now the last concrete block producer in northwest Ohio and southeast Indiana, open to the public, sells block, brick, and stone, will sell any size order – one or 100,000 blocks, looking for drivers for their trucks
-Tano’s Pizza: Regularly collects donations and holds fundraisers for community initiatives, reach out if interested
-Level Fitness: Seeking clients for in-person and online personal training as well as corporate wellness programs
-Sew Beyond Blessed: Provides seamstress services including mending, pant hems, alterations, tuxedo rentals/purchases, embroidery
-First Fed Delta: Participating in Greater Toledo Home Giveaway, each $100 ticket earns a shot at a $2,500 gift card, a $5,000 gift card, a $10,000 Appliance Center shopping spree, and a 2,407 square foot ranch-style home built by Mavillino Custom Homes on lot 33 in Savanna Lake Plat 2 in Whitehouse with an estimated value of $704,000; all proceeds go to the Toledo Children’s Hospital
UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS
-Coffee and Conversations, CK Sweets and Bakeshop, April 25, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (final event until fall)
-Cybersecurity Business Workshop, Giver’s Hall (Delta), April 18 at 8 a.m.
-Annual Meeting, Benfield Wines, May 6, noon
-Scavenger Hunt, various businesses, May 17 through May 25
-Block Parties, downtown Swanton, June 7, July 19, August 16, September 12
-Annual Golf Tournament, White Pines Golf Course, July 25 at noon
-Autumn Art Walk, details TBD