The weekly rewards session for the Total Resource Campaign had a very special guest Thursday when Joe Tortorice, owner of Jason's Deli spoke to the group. The home grown company, now in 28 states and over two hundred locations, is quite a success story. Mr Tortorice shared insights into their success and lessons for the group to follow with their personal and professional lives.

Registration is now open for the various seminars and activities for business development week. We encourage everyone to look at the offerings at www.setedf.org. Help us make the week of April 24-28 great.

April 12 is the 40th Anniversary of Leadership Beaumont which is being celebrated with a luncheon at the Holiday Inn Beaumont. The steak and lobster dinner part of the annual Lobsterfest event is April 13 followed by the golf tournament on April 16. It is not like we needed anything else to plan and execute during this time period. Nonetheless, we were presented with a request to meet with Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison on April 10 at Noon and decided we had to say yes. The appreciation lunch will be hosted by the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce, and the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission. Senator Hutchison will leave office at the end of the year marking a remarkable political career in Washington. We look forward to the opportunity to say thank you. Download registration form HERE. 

So, we are asking a lot of you during the second week of April. We need your support and participation.        

Seeking Qualified Candidates 

The Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce is seeking qualified candidates to lead its Leadership Beaumont and leadership development programs. The Executive Director for Leadership Beaumont will be responsible for the program delivery of a variety of leadership activities for youth and adults. The purpose is to identify, cultivate, and develop leaders who will serve and positively impact our community.

Leadership Beaumont is a program founded and initiated 40 years ago by the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and the Junior League of Beaumont. It is operated by the Leadership Education Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization, which is an affiliate organization of the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce. The person selected to lead the program will be selected by the President, program content and direction is provided by an advisory council and the directors of the Leadership Education Foundation.

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Leadership Plus had a program that covered topics on historical data, travel and gardening on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Ben Rogers Visitors' Center.  Speakers were Peggy Thompson from the McFaddin Ward House, William Grace from the Tyrrell Public Library, Elizabeth Eddins from the Beaumont the Beaumont Convention & Visitors Bureau, Kathi Hughes from the Ben Rogers Visitors Center and Ricky Thompson from Jefferson County.  The program planning team members were Lottie Arline, Wayne Phillips, Ridge Sewell, and Laura Stoute.  Leadership Plus is a program for 55 and older individuals that started January 2012 as a new program in recognition of Leadership Beaumont's 40th program year.

COMMUNITY AWARENESS DAY

The City of Beaumont Emergency Management Division in conjunction with Parkdale Mall will be presenting an awareness program for the residents of Beaumont.  The event will be held Saturday, March 17th  from 12pm-4pm.  This program will showcase the different City services  our residents  receive each and every day as well as those that respond during large emergencies such as hurricanes. The Emergency Management Division is also using this opportunity to train its Incident Management Team (IMT) in the position specific functions that they will be called upon to manage at large undertakings including hurricanes.

Not only will the various City departments participate, but other local emergency organizations such as  the American Red Cross will be there.  The event will have a staging and/or exhibit area with a large number of response vehicles to view and take pictures with the kids.  

We would like to have all of the citizens out to see just what the City of Beaumont has to offer as well as our sponsoring partner,  Parkdale Mall.         

For more information contact the City of Beaumont Emergency Management Dvision at (409) 980-7280.