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| Your Chamber News | September 2010 |
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Greetings!
Now that it is back to school, we finally have Football Friday's where we can enjoy watching our Wildcats each week. This week we play Miami Central, so everyone get in the spirit and support our Team. GO CATS!
Congratulations to Brant Creek Apartments the September Chick-fil-A Business of the Month!
Don't forget to sign up to be a fan of the Chamber on Facebook.
At a glance Chamber events or meetings taking place in September:
*September 6th - Office is CLOSED for Labor Day!
*September 13th - Membership Committee Brown Bag Lunch Meeting at 12:00 pm in Chamber Conference Room
*September 15th - Chamber Board Meeting at 8:00 am in the Chamber Conference Room *September 16th - Business After Hours 5-7:00 pm at Watson Realty Corporation, St. Marys
*September 27th - Workforce Development Committee Meeting at 1:30 pm in the Camden County Annex, Kingsland
*September 28th - The Pulse of Camden Presentation Breakfast at 8 am in the College of Coastal Georgia Auditorium
*September 30th - Military Community Affairs Committee Meeting at 8:30 am in the Chamber Conference Room
*October 6th - Government Community Affairs Committee Meeting at 8 am in Chamber Conference Room
Sincerely,
Chris, Christi & Julie
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Welcome! New August Members
Ginny Jacobs - ERA Kings Bay Realty
Harrietts Bluff Wine & Spirits - Jennifer Elders
Goody's Store #868 - Charlene Latham
The Tailor's House, Inc. - Major Booth
Amanda Johanson
Suntrust Mortgage, Inc. - Lisa Sikes
Amelia Medical Care & Occupational Medicine - Sue Martricia
Coastal Georgia Film Alliance - Barbara Ryan
Scentsy Wickless Candles - Sandy Rickett
Thank You! August Renewing Members
Keith Post - Prudential Magnolia Realty (6 years)
Creative Catering & Design - Kelly & Sherrie Wagner (10 years)
Coastal Car Care - Steve Ellison (4 years)
Okefenokee Chamber of Commerce - Dawn Malin (2 years)
Spencer House Inn Bed & Breakfast - Mary Neff (18 years)
St. Marys Kiwanis Club - Herb Rowland (11 years)
Stewart Saltonstall
Assist 2 Sell Buyers & Sellers Realty - Scott Alexander (8 years)
Niklas Specialty Design - Joada Niklas (2 years)
Once Upon a Bookseller - Louise Mancill (10 years)
Chuck Lanham (18 years)
Harbor View Homeowners Association - Chuck Lanham (1 year)
Krayons Academy & Krayons Academy 2 - Carolyn & Artie Jones (5 years)
Chick-fil-A - Justin Whitfield (3 years)
Lucky Dawgs - Wesley Rose (2 years)
The Blood Alliance - John Helgren (10 years)
Don-Lee Investments - Jack Davis (1 year)
H & R Block - Travis Taylor (8 years)
King of Peace Episcopal Church - Rev. Douglas Renegar (2 years)
BlueCross BlueShield of Georgia - Lynn Zimmerman (4 years)
Jack L. Gross, Sr. - Prudential Magnolia Realty (9 years)
Cumberland Home, Hearth & Gas - Keith Dixon (5 years)
Coastal Mortgage Company - Kevin Van Horn (5 years)
American Red Cross Camden/Charlton/Kings Bay Service Center - Marty Turner (13 years)
Whitehouse Seafood - Karen Sharpe (1 year)
Highlighted are Milestone Members 10+ years as Chamber Members! |
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Thank You August Sponsors
Business After Hours
Miracle League of Camden County
Advance for Kids
Language Learning Center
Business of the Month
New Member Welcome Breakfast
Stein & Guy, P.C.
Citizens State Bank
Tools for Business Success
TDS Telecom
Business After Hours Door Prizes
AFLAC
Autocare
Chick-fil-A
Coastal Oaks Home Inspections
Crooked Rivers
Farmers & Builders
Lil' Seabag
Lowes
Restoration Hands of Aloha
Studio S
The Southern Charmer
United Way
Walgreens |
EDICCIMAD - What Does it Mean?
By: Committee Co-Chair Allen Eldridge
The Military Community Affairs Committee of the Camden County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present EDICCIMAD (Every Day In Camden County Is Military Appreciation Day) in concert with the local chapter of the Navy League and the Camden Partnership. This campaign has been advertised throughout the local media in letters to the editor, print advertisement, and radio and television advertisement. Our goal is for local businesses to show appreciation for our Military personnel for patronizing their establishments by whatever means they deem appropriate.
The MCA is working on finalizing our Individual Augmentee partnership program where local business leaders work with the IA and his/her family during the deployment period. We have been working closely with Stephanie Clark of Fleet and Family Services at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base to get our message out to local civic clubs in hopes of building interest. Our next presentation will take place at the Camden County Rotary Club on September the 10th at 7:30 am held at Laurel Island Links.
Recently our committee has been receiving more applicants for Service Member of the Month largely through the efforts of our Co-Chair Jimmy Schubert. It is truly amazing the community service that our young military leaders perform. The Chamber takes pleasure in recognizing their accomplishments during our monthly Business After Hours events.
As we progress, I believe we will experience growth and recognition in the areas of Public Relations, and Community Relations.
Anyone interested in serving on the committee can contact the Chamber office at 729-5840 or email us at info@camdenchamber.com. The MCA meets on the last Thursday of every month at 0830 in the Chamber's conference room. |
 Hire Work Ready
Are you in the process of hiring new employees? If so, don't forget to ask your applicants if they are a Georgia Work Ready Certificate holder. If you do and they have a Georgia Work Ready Certificate and then you hire them, you have the ability to defray hiring and training costs.
To help Georgia small businesses defray the cost of on-the-job training, the Governor's Office of Workforce Development (GOWD) and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce launched a new outreach program called Hire Work Ready. Utilizing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) support, the program is designed to provide funding to small businesses - those employing 50 or fewer - that hire Work Ready Certified people to assist with costs associated with hiring and training new workers.
Benefits of Hire Work Ready include:
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Supporting Georgia's small businesses by defraying hiring and training costs
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Creating demand among job seekers for earning a Work Ready Certificate
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Showcasing the benefits of hiring Work Ready Certified employees
Small businesses can apply for Hire Work Ready funding without ever leaving their place of business. The two-step process includes an on-line application on the Georgia Work Ready Web site (www.gaworkready.org) and a 30-minute informational conference call. Approved business owners will be provided with information on using Georgia Work Ready in their hiring process and given access to an exclusive database of Work Ready Certified job seekers.
Small businesses will be eligible for $250 per certified Work Ready individual hired up to $1,250. GOWD estimates Hire Work Ready will encourage the hiring of 1,000 Work Ready Certified workers by as many as 400 firms.
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Ribbon Cuttings
Thursday, September 23rd at 9 am
Goody's Grand Opening
Kings Bay Village Shopping Center
2603 Osborne Road
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The August Business After Hours sponsored & hosted by Miracle League of Camden County, Advance For Kids and Language Learning Center was a great success and the rain stayed away! If you were unable to attend, view this link and see the great works of our community for those in need. Thank you to Jeff & Tina Norris, Lucy Barlow-Gross and Sarah Johnsen for your hard work and dedication. You all are truly making a difference in Camden County. Justin's Field has already been cleared, but there was also an official Ground Breaking on site.
BAH Held at Justin's Miracle Field |
Ground Breaking Pictured: St. Marys Mayor Bill Deloughy, Kingsland Mayor Kenneth Smith, Jeff Norris-Justin's Dad (Miracle Network of Camden County) and County Chairman David Rainer |
August 2010 Chamber Military Personnel Member of the Month
MT3 Thomas M. Lothridge
USS MARYLAND (SSBN 738)(BLUE)  |
The September Business After Hours will be sponsored & hosted by Watson Realty Corporation on Thursday, September 16th from 5-7pm at 6250 Hwy. 40, East, St. Marys. Please join us and support our sponsors. All Business After Hours events provide you great networking opportunities! You don't want to miss it. See you there!
Remember to bring your business cards and be sure the Mystery Chamber Member has your card. Don't forget the 50-50 drawing.
For more photos from the Business After Hours go to the Chamber's Photo Gallery |
Leadership Camden Kicks-Off at Retreat
The 2011 Camden County Leadership program kicked off with a successful retreat held at Honey Creek Episcopal Conference Center. The two-day retreat featured program speakers from past Leadership Camden graduates: Kevin Kilner, Christi Gallagher, Joshua Silveous, and Dale Blanton. Also presenting during the retreat were David Keating and Jared Curtis. Thank you to everyone for so generously giving your time and talents.
Hal Weathers, graduate of the 2001 Leadership Camden Class was the keynote speaker for the Retreat Dinner held on Friday evening. Hal spoke to the current class and several past Leadership Camden graduates about his perspective of what leadership means to him.
We are looking forward to another exciting program year. The classes first program is the County Road Trip and it will be facilitated by Royal Weaver, 2008 graduate and Lannie Bryant from Camden County Solid Waste.
2010-2011 Leadership Camden Class
Front Row: Tara Kinney-Camden County Magistrate Court, Alissa Williams-Alissa's Masterpiece Photography, Doreen Myers-Golden Isles Children's Center, Jimmy Schubert-CMC Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Jolene Haney-Tribune & Georgian, Jena Long-United Way, Kristi Joyce-St. Marys United Methodist Church Foundation, 2nd Row: Kevin VanHorn-Coastal Mortgage Services, Alecia Webb-Brenau University, Tim Bryant-Southeast Georgia Health System, 3rd Row: Dennis Gailey-Camden County Fire Rescue, Cheryl VanDyke-College of Coastal Georgia, Chip Strickland-Kingsland First United Methodist Church and Jeremy Jacobs-Ameris Bank | Additional Photos |
Membership Comittee Forming
By: Nancy Dervaes
Help Wanted! The Membership Committee needs YOU! Join us for our next meeting Monday, September 13th at noon in the chamber conference room and bring your lunch. We will start promptly at noon and end at 1pm. We are working to grow our chamber. Please come out and join us! For more information contact Nancy, Membership Committee Chair at (904) 624-0160. |
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New Member Welcome Breakfast
Thank you to Bert Guy from Stein & Guy, P.C. for sponsoring the New Member Welcome Breakfast held on August 24th. We had a terrific turnout and really enjoyed getting to know our newest members. If you haven't had an opportunity to attend one of our New Member Welcomes, please watch for our next breakfast and plan to attend. New and existing members in attendance this Quarter included:
Rachel Baldwin-CCHS Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator, Shawn Shay and Faith Copeland Pittman-Department of Labor, Deborah Thrift-Mary Kay Independent Sales Director, Bob & Nancy Dervaes-AFLAC, Jennifer Elders-Harriett's Bluff Wine & Spirits, Ed Walker, Alex Blount-Farmers & Builders, Blair Strain & Kevin Yackel-Blair Strain Attorney at Law, William Ligon-Ligon, Middleton, Lindberg, P.C., Tom Reeder-Comcast, Wendell Thompson-Fairfield Inn & Suites, Jeff & Tina Norris-Miracle League of Camden County, Bill Gross-WH Gross Construction, Charlie Notter, Tonya Wiggins-Chick-fil-A, Charles Davis-Razor-Pacetti, Charlie Smith-Cumberland Financial Group, Bert Guy-Stein & Guy, P.C., Doug Cooper-Coastal Oaks Home Inspections, Kevin Kilner-Dalton Signs, Kevin Van Horn-Coastal Mortgage Services.
Join us for our next Welcome Breakfast and learn how you can get the most from your Chamber investment, and also see if there is a committee you would like to join and make a difference in our community.
Bert Guy, Chairman of the Board & Sponsor Welcoming the Members |
Group discussion |
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You are Invited to Attend the Congressional Luncheon
Camden County was well represented at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce's Congressional Luncheon held in Perry, GA on August 17th. Every year the Chamber sponsors the event and a group of community leaders attend the event representing Camden County. This year's event featured Scott Rasmussen, President and CEO Rasmussen Reports. His presentation was "Behind the Polls: What Voters are Thinking about the Economy and Elections."
Special thanks to Georgia Power for providing the van to shuttle everyone to the event. It was a great opportunity to get to know other community leadership.
Royal Weaver-Submarine Museum, Adam Kabaskalian-County Commissioners, Fred Coley-Charlton County Develoment Authority, David Brown-Georgia Power, Dawn Malin-Okefenokee Chamber of Commerce, Joel Hanner-Georgia Power, Chris Daniel-Camden County Chamber of Commerce | Additional Photos |
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This is your last chance to sign up for the Taste of Camden. Late registration begins today and will end on September 16th. Please don't miss out on the opportunity to join the many businesses participating and show case your business.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
B2B - 12 pm - 2 pm
Expo - 3 pm - 7 pm
Held at the Camden County Recreation Center
There isn't a place in Camden where you can have over 800 people walk through your doors in a four hour period, where you can talk about your product and services, and build your database. Join in on the fun, get the exposure you are looking for, and increase your client base.
The B2B event also has new segments to help promote our sponsors, provide business information and lunch. The B2B is for vendors only, so don't forget to purchasae extra tickets for your employees.
Special thanks to our Current Sponsors:
Platinum
Dalton Signs, Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q, TC Pro Audio, TDS Telecom, Tribune & Georgian & Vista Outdoor Advertising
Silver
Southeast Georgia Health System & WKBX-K-Bay 106.3 FM
Eagle Plumbing, Navy Federal Credit Union & Satilla Business Services |
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Chamber Member Milestones,
Congratulations & Welcome to Camden County!
Congratulations to On the Green Salon & Day Spa for being recognized in American Salon a national salon magazine.
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