Greetings! July 21, 2010
Summer in the city ... a great time for a sizzling hot business lead to help grow your business! We hope you'll find one at Thursday's collaborative Business After Hours with the Westerville Chamber. Pre-register by noon today to be included in "Know Before You Go" on our Web site, to receive a preprinted name tag, and to be eligible for an extra prize drawing.
Another summer favorite, A Taste of Worthington, was celebrated July 9, and we're pleased to unveil the winners of the Peoples Choice food competition for the best dishes served there. See the details below.
The Chamber's Golf Outing (Sept. 13) and Old Worthington Market Day (Sept. 25) are upcoming summer traditions for the Chamber. Details can be found through the links below to our Web site, or by calling us at 888-3040.
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 Thanks to all who sponsored, served, volunteered and attended A Taste of Worthington 2010!Hungry
partygoers braved rain showers on July 9 to savor 52 dishes from 21 restaurants
at the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce's annual food festival, A Taste of
Worthington. Peoples Choice
award winners, tallied from the ballots of guests who voted on their favorite
appetizers, entrées and desserts, included: Appetizers, First Place: (Tie) J. Liu Restaurant & Bar - Lettuce Wraps AND
Cantina Laredo - Fresh Guacamole with Chips and Salsa; Appetizers, Second
Place: Cameron's American Bistro - Crab Cakes; Appetizers, Third Place:
Weiland's - Smoked Trout Spread and Crackers. Entrées, First Place: J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steak & Seafood - Grilled
Filet of Beef with Mashed Potatoes and Sauce; Entrées, Second Place: Willow
Brook Christian Home - Seared Beef Tenderloin on Crabmeat Pancake with Shiitake
Mushroom Relish; Entrées, Third Place: (Tie) Brookside Golf and Country Club -
Lamb Chops AND Friendship Village of Columbus - Central American Steak
Sandwich.
Desserts, First Place: The Worthington Inn - The Inn's Famous Buckeye Sundae;Desserts, Second Place: Bridgewater Conference Center - Chocolate Volcano Cake;
Desserts, Third Place: Weiland's - Amish Fried Pies. The festival was held in the parking area of OfficeScape Corporate Center, 350
W. Wilson Bridge Road. Mount Carmel St. Ann's was the presenting event sponsor.
Absolute Impressions was the 2010 T-shirt sponsor. Corporate sponsors included:
Ameriprise Financial - Dublin Office; Keller Williams Capital Partners Realty,
LaBuda Advantage Real Estate Team, and Mid-American Mortgage Solutions; The
Laurels of Norworth and The Laurels of Worthington; Owens Corning Basement
Finishing System; Paradigm Properties; ThisWeek Community Newspapers; Wesley
Glen and WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone. Event supporters included
Worthington Schools; City of Worthington; Tilton's Automotive Service; In Full
Swing; Circle G Group and Big Green Head; and King John Portable Toilets. Food
vendors included Acropolis; Bravo! Cucina Italiana; Bridgewater Banquet &
Conference Center; Brookside Golf and Country Club; Buffalo Wild Wings -
Graceland Shopping Center; Cameron's American Bistro; Cantina Laredo; City
Barbeque; Cosi; Dairy Queen; Friendship Village of Columbus; Hoggy's Roadhouse;
J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood; J. Liu Restaurant & Bar; The
Laurels of Norworth and Worthington; Mass Appeal Dining Service, Inc.; Noodles
& Company; Old Bag of Nails Pub; Weiland's Gourmet Market; Willow Brook
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Click to learn about these timely promotions from Chamber-member businesses:
Where's YOUR E-sert? Contact the Chamber at 888-3040 to schedule the "E-sertion" of your promotional flier in PDF format.
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Silver Sustaining Members  Click on the logos of Sustaining Members to view their Web sites.
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Note: Please do NOT use Facebook's "attending this event" feature to attempt to pre-register for a Chamber event. Pre-registrations should be done through the Chamber's Calendar of Events on our Web site or by calling 888-3040. |
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Enjoy "Summer in the City" and partnerships with Westerville Chamber members at Thursday's BAH
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 Minuteman
Press Westerville invites Worthington Area Chamber of
Commerce members to a "Summer in the City" themed BUSINESS AFTER
HOURS in conjunction with the Westerville Area
Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, July 22, from 5:30 - 7:30
p.m.
 Guests will enjoy food from City Barbeque, a co-sponsor, as well as beverages, door prizes, and great networking, all in the parking lot at 18 Westerview Drive, Westerville (corner of Main Street and Cleveland Avenue).
 C.J. Fetchero Insurance Agency is also a co-sponsor. Other sponsors from the Westerville Chamber are Sport Cuts, Worley Law and Jim Flaherty, Attorney at Law.
Monthly Business After Hours (BAH) events are designed to give
Worthington Chamber members the opportunity to network with other members in an
informal setting and to learn more about Chamber member businesses.
We encourage pre-registration through the REGISTER NOW link above. Members who
pre-register on our Web site receive preprinted name tags, eligibility for extra
door prizes, and listing in the "Know Before You Go" section of the Web site. PLEASE PRE-REGISTER BY NOON ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, TO BE INCLUDED IN "KNOW BEFORE YOU GO."
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"Fore" warning: Chamber Golf Outing in the planning for Sept. 13 at York Golf Club
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 Calling all golfers ... Save the date for the Chamber's annual Golf Outing: Monday, Sept. 13, at York Golf Club, 7459 N. High St. Registration for the scramble-type event will begin at 10 a.m., and a shotgun start will kick off the event
at 11
a.m. The registration fee includes 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch,
picnic
dinner and assorted beverages.
The 2010 golf committee is chaired by Bill Alsnauer of State Farm. Your ideas, enthusiasm, feedback on past outings, and volunteer efforts are needed to make this year's event the best ever. Contact Theresa at 888-3040 if you are able to help with event planning.
The Chamber's annual Golf Outing is
recognized as one of the best outings of its kind in central Ohio. The event is
a great way to build relationships with a customer or client, reward a dedicated
employee, or treat yourself to a day of golf while networking with other Chamber
members.
The number of golfers is limited to 130
players. Participants may register as singles, in pairs or as foursomes. Prizes
will be awarded to the top finishing teams, and golfers will have a chance to
win additional prizes through a door prize drawing and skill holes on the
course.
Hole-in-one contests will offer some
exciting prizes, to be announced.
 Several levels of sponsorship opportunities are available. You also may donate
an item or gift certificate for the event raffle and other prizes to make the
event even more enjoyable for participants. Click on the REGISTER NOW link above to review the benefits of each sponsor level, or call the Chamber Office at 888-3040
for information.
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Women's Business Network plans annual Progressive Power Luncheon for Sept. 30 at The Worthington Inn
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 Save the date! The
popular Progressive Power Luncheon of the Women's Business Network
returns on Sept. 30 at The Worthington Inn. Learn more and reserve your place now with
the reservation link above under REGISTER NOW, or by calling (614) 888-3040.
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Young professionals plan partnership event on personal online branding
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 Young professionals, save the date!
Plan to join other young professionals from throughout the
central Ohio area on Aug. 19 for an evening of networking, fun, and information
about social networking and online branding. Young Professionals of Worthington
(YPoW) will join with NextGen Dublin (the young professionals program of the
Dublin Chamber of Commerce), young professionals from Union County, and others
onThursday, Aug. 19, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Dave & Buster's, 3665
Park Mill Run Dr., Hilliard.
Presenter: Shane Haggerty,
expert from Ohio Hi-Point Career Center, who has spoken on social media and
personal branding to many leading organizations such as the Ohio Department of
Education and Ohio School Boards Association. Participants will leave with an
excellent understanding of what personal branding is, social media and its role
in personal branding, as well as the art of perfecting a polished brand of your
own.
Enjoy: - Networking opportunities
- Free appetizers and
beverages
- Half off Dave & Buster's game cards
- Cash bar
- Free
admittance for YPoW members
Young Professionals of Worthington
(YPoW) is organized by the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce to equip young
professionals who live and work in the Worthington area with networking,
educational and social opportunities. YPoW will help to grow emerging leaders to
serve our community's future. Year-round sponsors for 2010 are Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, AAA Ohio Auto Club, and Smart Cars Easton.
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Need more information about these or other Chamber activities or benefits? We're open for business 24/7 on our Web site, www.worthingtonchamber.org, to view or sign up for events. Call 888-3040 or click here to e-mail us for help in using our Web site, making payment arrangements, or learning more about Chamber membership benefits. Copyright 2010 - Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce , 25 W. New England Ave., Suite 100, Worthington, OH 43085. Phone: 614-888-3040. Fax: 614-841-4842. |
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