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Greetings! Sept. 5, 2012
Make connections on the "links" and at other upcoming Chamber activities
A single new connection that results in new business is a "hole-in-one" for many Chamber businesses who have found business-building opportunities in the Chamber's frequent and varied networking events. Next Monday, Chamber golfers and their guests will have the chance to attempt a real hole-in-one and many other winning opportunities at our annual Golf Outing. If you would like to play in the outing, please call the Chamber by 9 a.m. tomorrow (888-3040).
If you don't golf, you'll find many other opportunities for new connections awaiting in the coming weeks, including a Business After Hours on Sept. 13 at Champps and activities for Young Professionals, the Women's Business Network, our Small Office/Home Office Group, our Impact Tips Group, and the community. (Yes, it's almost time for Market Day. Do you know a craftsperson, community group or food vendor who should be involved?)
Check out the opportunities below and call us at 888-3040 to let us know how we can help you make great connections this month.
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COMING UP ...
Invoices will be sent, and payment will be expected, for reservations not honored or canceled before the deadline. OTHER EVENTS ...
Thursday mornings, 7:30 a.m. - Impact Tips Group (Subgroup participants only - call 888-3040 for details)
Selected upcoming Chamber events are listed below. Click on blue (hyperlinked) events to register online.
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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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SUSTAINING MEMBERS
Gold Sustaining Members
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Market Day 2012 is on the horizon
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Worthington's downtown streets will bustle with activity on Sept. 29 as the Chamber presents Old Worthington Market Day - Worthington's largest day-long festival - from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event takes place, rain or shine, on the streets of Downtown Worthington - primarily along High Street (SR 23), from SR 161 south to South Street, and on the Village Green.
Market Day features a colorful display of artisan-crafted goods from jewelry, pottery and ceramics to beautiful paintings, decorative clothing and unique wood products. More than 200 exhibitors are expected to display their wares this year. Numerous community and school groups also participate, selling food items or handcrafted goods.
Other attractions on Market Day include the Friends of the Library book sale at Old Worthington Library, Worthington Historical Society's flea market, farmers' market vendors, children's activities and performing groups.
Free shuttle buses are provided to the festival area from the parking lots at Thomas Worthington High School. There is no charge to attend.
For more information, check the Calendar of Events at www.worthingtonchamber.org. Click on Sept. 29, 20112, to view event and vendor registration details.
Note: Want to reach more than 20,000 visitors? Opportunities are still available for Market Day, but deadlines are approaching rapidly. Call the Chamber office today if your business is interested in a sponsor booth and related advertising and promotional opportunities. Vendor applications are still being accepted for arts and crafts booths, community groups and food vendors. ThisWeek Community Newspapers also has Market Day advertising supplement opportunities available. Call 888-3040 for more information all of these opportunities.
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York Golf Club welcomes our golfers on Sept. 10
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If you'd like to be included as a player in the Chamber's Sept. 10 golf outing, please call the Chamber office by 9 a.m. tomorrow, Sept. 6, at 888-3040.
Chamber golfers and their guests are teeing up to network at York Golf Club, one of the most scenic courses in the area, at the Chamber's annual Golf Outing on Monday, Sept. 10.
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 event has a scramble format. Registration begins at 10 a.m., and a shotgun start kicks off the event at 11 a.m. The registration fee includes 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch, picnic dinner and assorted beverages.
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.
The registration fee of $125 per golfer ($500 per foursome) includes:
- Green Fees and Golf Cart
- Use of Practice Range
- Bag Drop Service
- Use of Locker Rooms
- Box Lunch and Beverages
- Beverage Cart on Course with Complimentary Beverages
- Shrimp and Beverages on the Turn, courtesy of The Laurels of Norworth and The Laurels of Worthington
- Picnic-Style Dinner and Awards Ceremony
- Gift Package
- Bottled Water
- Raffle and Door Prizes Tickets
 | | Holiday Inn Columbus-Worthington is the presenting sponsor for the 2012 Chamber Golf Outing. |
Kudos to our sponsors:
Holiday Inn Columbus-Worthington is the presenting sponsor of the 2012 Chamber Golf Outing. To learn more about the Holiday Inn Columbus-Worthington, click at right.
Corporate Sponsors for 2012 are The Laurels of Norworth and The Laurels of Worthington, along with B&C Blacktop Sealing Co.
J. Liu Restaurant & Bar is the flag sponsor for this year's event.
Beverage Cart Sponsors for 2012 are Comfort Inn Polaris and Fifth Third Bank.
Friendship Village of Columbus is this year's Putting Green Sponsor.
France & Associates is the Hole-in-One Sponsor for 2012. Hole-in-one prizes are highlighted by a top prize of $10,000 to be split by the hole-in-one achiever and the Chamber.
Tee Marker Sponsors are Holiday Inn Columbus-Worthington and The Art of Exposure.
Practice Range Sponsors are Craig W. Bringman Co., L.P.A., and Insurance Agencies of Ohio.
Hole Sponsors, including Sustaining Members of the Chamber, are:
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield/Individual Health Coverage
- Buffalo Wild Wings - Graceland
- Central Ohio Endodontics
- Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co.
- CompManagement, Inc.
- Craig W. Bringman Co., L.P.A.
- Delaware County Bank & Trust
- Diamond Innovations
- Fifth Third Bank
- Huntington National Bank
- Insurance Agencies of Ohio
- IST Facilities Management in partnership with Lake Business Products Inc.
- Jessica Reed, Your Colorado Real Estate Connection (Bingham & Co., Inc.)
- Lake Business Products Inc.
- Mid-American Mortgage Solutions
- OhioHealth
- OKI Data in partnership with Lake Business Products Inc.
- Old Bag of Nails Pub
- Park National Bank
- Pension Plans Associates Inc.
- Rutherford-Corbin Funeral Home
- Sam's Club
- Schoedinger Funeral Service
- Shawan-Marquis Agency, Inc.
- State Farm Insurance & Financial Services/Bill Alsnauer Agency
- Tara L. Haid, D.D.S., Inc.
- The Shops at Worthington Place
- The Worthington Inn
- Tilton's Automotive Service
- Whalen & Company, CPAs and Consultants
- Worthington AM Rotary
- Worthington Industries, Inc.
- Worthington Realty
Volunteers are needed for day-of-event tasks. Please contact Kevin Douglas at the Chamber office, 888-3040, if you are able to volunteer.
To register to play or purchase a sponsorship, call the Chamber office at (614) 888-3040. |
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Popular women's networking event returns Sept. 6
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Worthington-area business women will keep their networking skills "on course" while enjoying a delicious lunch at the Women's Business Network Progressive Power Luncheon
, scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 6, from 11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. at The Worthington Inn. The Women's Business Network is a subgroup of the Chamber.
This event, which is limited to 49 participants (seven tables of seven guests), is full. However, you may be added to a waiting list and notified in case of a cancellation, if desired. Call 888-3040 if you are interested.
At each luncheon course - salad, entrée and dessert - participants will share business cards and short "commercials" with at least six other business women and enjoy roundtable conversation about their businesses.
After each course, each participant rotates to another assigned table to make new connections. By the time lunch is over, at least 18 new contacts have been made. Bring a supply of business cards and information to share about your business. Include samples or product literature as desired.
Check-in and networking begin at 11:30 a.m. Please arrive by 11:45 to ensure seating at your first table assignment.
The Women's Business Network is grateful for the year-round sponsorship of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
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Reconnect as Champps hosts our next BAH Sept. 13
|  Enjoy great networking, appetizers and beverages, and door prizes on Thursday, Sept. 13, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., as Champps Americana, 161 E. Campus View Blvd., presents our next Business After Hours.
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. Register on the online registration page, and follow the registration prompts. Be sure to click "SUBMIT." You'll receive an e-mail confirmation when successfully registered. Members who pre-register on our website by Wednesday, Sept. 12, at noon will receive preprinted name tags, eligibility for extra door prizes. You may also register by phone at 888-3040. |
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Work Happy: What Great Bosses Know is topic of 4th Quarter Get Smart Book Discussion Group
| The Get Smart! Book Discussion Group, a partner program offered through the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce and Worthington Libraries, has chosen the title for its fourth quarter 2011
2session. The selection is "Work Happy: What Great Bosses Know" by Jill Geisler
 (Review from Publisher's Weekly, shared by Worthington Libraries) Geisler, head of the Poynter Institute's leadership and management faculty and the voice of the popular podcast What Great Bosses Know, has distilled years of management experience and study into this practical step-by-step guide to improving leadership skills.
Covering topics including types of power, how to give and receive constructive feedback, coaching versus fixing, self-awareness and self- management, Geisler provides useful quizzes and assessments to help the reader translate the concepts into personal learning. Rather than a prescriptive, academic book on leadership, Geisler humanizes the text with anecdotes from her own leadership development as a broadcast news director in Milwaukee, sharing her revelations, corrections, and progress.
In addition, she offers insightful observations about leadership, such as how each strength may be accompanied by an "Evil Twin" of perception, for example, high standards may be perceived as being impossible to satisfy and integrity perceived as a "holier-than-thou" attitude. This positive, useful work is sure to be a go-to manual for those new to management.
To register for the event, click on this link or call the Chamber office at 888-3040.
If you'd like to reserve a library copy of the book through Worthington Libraries' website, you can do that here by clicking on the "Reserve" button under the cover image and entering your library account information at the following link:
The discussion group will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 7, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the office of Ann Baldwin, 6161 Busch Blvd., Suite 300.
Refreshments will be served. New members and guests are welcome. RSVPs are encouraged to plan for space and refreshment needs.
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YPoW Lunch Bunch participants plan to find success at the Library on Friday, Sept. 14
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Are you age 21-29? Young Professionals of Worthington (YPoW) invites you to lunch with a bunch of other young professionals who are members of the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce. The group offers opportunities for networking, social interaction, community service and philanthropy, and professional development.
The Lunch Bunch is YPoW's newest and most informal activity -- an opportunity to learn about and discuss a topic of mutual interest or expertise from one of our members or an invited speaker.
 What to bring: a "brown bag" lunch and beverage from home or your favorite fast food restaurant; your ideas; desire to meet other YPoW participants; and willingness to exchange ideas and business leads.
The Lunch Bunch will convene every other month on the second Friday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at varying Chamber-member locations.
Our Sept. 14 session, at Old Worthington Library, will help you ...
Find Success at the Library!
Please pre-register online at http://tiny.cc/YPoWSep14 or by calling the Chamber at 888-3040.
Looking to grow your business, expand your industry acumen, or stay up-to-date on research and trends in finance, business, and marketing? Look no further than Worthington Libraries' premium business resources! Join the Young Professionals of Worthington for a special Lunch Bunch focused on all the library has to offer for local professionals. Librarians Erin Kelsey and Alison Macrina will highlight some of the library's top-notch databases that showcase consumer data, industry information, and the latest in business news and research.
Are you a potential discussion leader for a future Lunch Bunch? Let us know your topic, qualifying credentials and other pertinent details, so we can schedule you for an upcoming session. Contact YPoW leadership team chair Katie Berry, from Insurance Agencies of Ohio, at (614) 432-1373.
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 Need more information about these or other Chamber activities or benefits? We're open for business 24/7 on our website, 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 website, making payment arrangements, or learning more about Chamber member benefits. Copyright 2012 - 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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