Dear Friends,

What started as just a little get together nine years ago to express our immense gratitude to our emerging network of loyal M33 Access customers has become, we’re proud to say, one of the highlights of the summer for thousands of our closest friends in the region. OK, we’ll also admit that others have referred to it as “a company picnic on steroids!”

Our annual Customer Appreciation Day Festival and Concert has grown exponentially every year and now attracts thousands – customers and non-customers alike. In fact, we’ve doubled the fun this year by adding a separate event Friday night – the inaugural M33 Access Rocks Rose City Concert, featuring Led Zepagain, a concert tribute to Led Zeppelin, and a Battle of the Bands, featuring several phenomenal acts.

But as we make plans for our 9th annual event, it’s important to us to remember our roots: The reason for the celebration is to salute the people who helped make M33 Access the leading high-speed Internet service provider in our region.

As in years past, the day-long event will feature plenty of food and beverages, games, activities for children and adults, and a spectacular display of fireworks. But that’s not all. This year, our commitment to helping our community has grown exponentially. We’re adding a huge blood drive and we also have the Michigan Masons here working to create Child Identification Packages for hundreds of children as well as a local dentist giving children free check-ups.

Saturday night, we’ll feature on stage the winners of the Battle of the Bands from the night before, followed by 25-Cent Beer, a sensational country band out of Bay City, and an encore performance by LIVE WIRE, which rocked our world at last year’s event.

Of course, we’ll light up the night sky with a fantastic fireworks extravaganza BOTH nights, too!

While the Saturday’s Festival remains free of charge for M33 Access customers, those who are not subscribers to any of the company’s many Internet services will be required to pay a nominal admission fee. Everyone will pay a small admission fee to get into the Friday night concert. Please click on the Tickets link above to order your tickets. And remember, tickets are limited, so we encourage you to order them early.

Once again, we’ll be selling raffle tickets in hopes of giving away two brand new vehicles –a 2008 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, and a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt (and we thank the Nester Auto Group in Roscommon and Houghton Lake for providing the vehicles at favorable prices). Proceeds go to the Little Leagues of Rose City and West Branch.

Last year, we raised more than $20,000 for a variety of local charities and youth groups, including the American Red Cross, the Ogemaw County Humane Society, the Fairview High School girls’ basketball program and the Little Leagues, among many others. Being generous is just as important as being a good company that provides vital services. And this event gives us the chance to meet our network of friends face to face, have a great time in the process and help improve our community.

So mark July 18-19 on your calendar and join us for two great events. And don’t forget to tell your friends. We’d like to meet them, too.

See you all at the ranch here in Rose City for another great time.
 

Kind regards,
 

Glenn A. Wilson, Sr.
President and CEO
M33 Access

FESTIVAL
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Customer Appreciation
Day Festival and Concerts Location
1/2 MI W of M-33
on 380 E. Borden Road,
N. of Rose City