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Chamber Executive Board
Bob Garvin, President
Al Wilkins, V-President
Diana Ward Bright, Secretary
Buck Stewart Jr., Treasurer
Members:
Jeff Green Niels Hansen
Donna Hubner
Kenna Miller
Warren Motts
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Save These Dates
More details in the next issue.....
March 25 - New Members - Learn What the Chamber Offers. 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm at BT Hoagies, 3252 NoeBixby Rd., 43232
April 14th - Business After Hours 5 pm - 7 pm at ARC Industries, South
April 17 - Bierberg Mercantile - 10 - 3 - in conjunction with the Village of Groveport Wellness Day - the shop will have special manicures and other beauty stations along with nibbles & treats. Clean your closets - a Purse Sway is also scheduled.
May 6th - Breakfast Before Hours - 7:30 am - 9 am, at Baymont Inn & Suites, Rickenbacker. Stop by and grab a cup of coffee and say hello to some friends.
May 19th - Chamber Luncheon 11:30 - 12:30
May 23th - Madison Township Bicentennial Open House 1 - 5pm
May 29th - Groveport Arts Festival
June 11th - Chamber Golf Outing
June - After Hours with Beirberg Mercantile
July 3rd - Groveport 4th July Parade
July - Picnic Lunch with Shade on the Canal
August 5th - After Hours with 1st Service Federal Credit Union
September 1st - Governor's Forum sponsored by COCC
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April Luncheon Honors Support Staff
April 21st - Berwick Party House -
 Plan to make reservations for your support staff to attend the Weds. April 21st Administrative Professional Luncheon at Berwick Party House from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm.
We have room for 60 support staff to receive recognition, including goodie bags and raffle give-a-ways. Managers, department heads and others are welcome to attend with them. Show your thanks for all your staff does throughout the year. Our guest speaker will be humorist Dr. Mike Thompson presenting "Save Your Sanity".
Cost is $12.00 per person, reservations must be received by April 16th.
An invitation will be mailed directly to each member.
Interested in donating to the goodie bags or a door prize, contact the office ASAP to get your name included on the invitation. |
Golf Outing - June 11
Sponsors Needed
 Mark your calendar for the Friday, June 11th Chamber Golf Outing to be held at The Links at Groveport.
We still need sponsors for the following areas.
Beverage Cart ($175.00); Payout Holes ($150.00) Team Photos ($150.00) and Pink Tee ($150.00) General Hole Sponsors ($100.00). Items for the team bags include, golf towels, sunscreen, pens, paper, coupons, etc.
Teams are also needed, cost is $260.00 / 4 player team. All businesses that confirm their sponsorship or team involvement by April 11th will be printed in the tri-fold Golf Brochure. The brochure will be mailed out to all members the end of April and placed in key public locations to attract more participants. Non- chamber members are invited to play in the outing also.
Thanks to the following businesses that have confirmed their involvement: Bob Ward Construction & Rental; Canal Banking Center; KeyBank; Dorsey-Conley Insurance; Summerville at Lakeview; Tip-Dan Electric; Decker, Vonau, Sequin, Lackey & Viets, Attorneys; Wagner Insurance Agency; Schooley Insurance Agency; South Central Power; 1st Service Federal Credit Union.
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Flower Sale
 Help support The Center for Groveport Madison Human Needs AND Groveport Madison Employee Incentive Program when you purchase spring flowers (from Cuthberts Greenhouse) via their fundraiser. The Flower order form is available on the Chamber's web site. Orders and payment are due by April 8th.
Pick up will be at the Groveport Madison Administrative Offices on May 5th from noon - 5 pm. The proceeds are split betweenThe Center for Groveport Madison Human Needs and the Groveport Madison Employees Incentive Program. Happy planting! |
Women In Business Meets Monthly
The Chamber Women In Business group offers 2 monthly
meetings  allow networking specific to Women In Business.
The group meets for lunch (12 noon - 1 pm) the 1st Weds of each month. On the 2nd Monday of the month we meet for dinner (5:00 - 6:30). Location vary each time, check the chamber web site for specific locations.
Our April 7th lunch will be held at Harvest Moon in Canal Wincheter and the April 12 dinner will be at Papa Joe's, located in the club house at The Links Golf Course.
Dinner is own your own, bring business cards and join us for fun, networking and sharing of some great ideas! Reservations are appreciated for each WIB, this allows us to notify the restaurant for seating arrangements. |
Meth Labs .. recap of March Lunch
This is a brief recap of information shared by speaker Dennis Lowe of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
Common items found in homes and business are the necessary ingredients to make meth. Items such as mason jars, 2 liter pop bottles, funnels, coffee filters, tubing from fish tanks, balloons, lasagna pans, duct tape, etc. are what meth dealers and addicts purchase or steal to set up a meth lab.
Meth is a highly addictive stimulant that looks like cocaine, is priced like cocaine and can be snorted, injected or smoked. Cocaine gives you a 45 minute to 2 hour high. Meth highs last 8 - 24 hours.
Some short term effects include, insomnia, weight loss, paranoia, intense eu phoria, aggressive behavior and grinding of teeth. Long term include dry itchy skin, uncontrolled twitching, impaired speech, extreme body temperature, etc. Meth users are any age (14-60) and live everywhere.
In 2000 only 18 labs were seized in Ohio. 2009 found 349 seized labs. Numbers continue to grow. Majority of labs are "stumbled on" while stopping cars for traffic violations, during trash collection and when social workers are checking on homes.
To the untrained eye many homes appear cluttered or dirty, a sign of a "bad housekeeper". However once you know what to look for, items, like those listed above, will begin to stand out. Look for numerous purchases or disappearance of flammable solvents, peroxide, drain cleaners, large quantities of matchbooks (red phosphorous) and over the counter allergy and cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine.
Meth can be made anywhere from the trunk of a car to a hotel room. Signs of a container containing meth would be if it has both solid & liquid in it. (excluding vinegar & oil salad dressing)
If you should every encounter an area that you feel could be part of a meth lab or potential drug involvement - DO NOT TOUCH, SMELL OR OPEN anything. Call the authorities immediately. |
 Grand Openings The Chamber is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of Hometown Urgent Care, located next to Giant Eagle on Hamilton Road. We welcome Tony from Hometown and Jamie Coburn of CareWorks USA, both new chamber members.
Many of you joined us for the grand opening of the new Diley Ridge Medical Center earlier in March. Be sure to let your staff know that along with medical offices and the emergency room, the Children's Close to Home Unit is also up and running. It's wonderful to have this great facility in our neighborhood.
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I would welcome feed back on our first newsletter edition using Constant Contact. If you haven't checked out the web site lately, you're missing events posted by members, hot deals and legislative updates, etc. Thank you for your continued support of the SEFC Chamber.
Sincerely, |
Susan Brobst, Executive Director
Southeastern Franklin Co. Chamber |
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