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Don't Miss Out on Discounted Ad Space in the 2012 Visitors Guide/ Business Directory
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Save 10% before August 31!
The Sumter County Chamber's 2012 Visitors Guide and Business Directory reaches thousands of residents and visitors to our area. Your business can reach potential new customers through distribution to new and current residents and vacationers seeking local information, as well as to local businesses. Read More Here>> |
Welcome New Members
Airboat Rides Tom & Jerry's Inc. Lake Panasoffkee BOGO or Better.com Summerfield Doo Wop Ice Cream Shop Lake Panasoffkee Gandolfo's New York Deli The Villages George Nahas Chevrolet, Inc. Wildwood The Hobby Horse Daycare & Preschool Bushnell Main Street Auto Sales Wildwood The Pampered Chef-Michelle Metheny Leesburg Pop's Bait and Tackle Lake Panasoffkee Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Leesburg Salon Unique Lake Panasoffkee Sumter Place in The Villages The Villages Wallace Products DBA Jones, The Sign Man The Villages
Wildwood Tire Company Wildwood
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Sumter County Chamber E-News
Monday, July 25, 2011
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Reserve Your Tickets Now For The
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Third Annual Red, White and Blue BBQ
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Friday, August 5, 5:30 to 7:30pm
Lakeside Landings
10052 Regatta Blvd., Oxford, Fla.
Tickets are $20 per person in advance,
$25 at the door. Register Now>>
Please join us in honoring our community heroes!
At this third annual event we celebrate the vital role of public safety professionals by presenting the Valor Awards, which honor representatives from our county's police and public safety organizations. We also honor a deserving private citizen with the annual Community Hero award.
Ticket price includes a delicious barbecue chicken and beef dinner, sides and soft drinks. Beer and wine is also available for purchase.
 
Our thanks to Nash Inc., and Bernie Little Distributing LLC, Supporting Sponsors of the Red, White and Blue BBQ.
 Thanks also to SECO Energy, a Passport Partner Sponsor of the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce For tickets, register here, call the chamber at
352-793-3099 or e-mail us at
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August Lunch Exchange to showcase plans for downtown Bushnell
 Join us for a discussion of exciting new developments in Bushnell at the Chamber Lunch Exchange Wednesday, August 10, 11:30am, at the NASCAR RV Resorts at Blueberry Hill, 6233 County Road 609 in Bushnell. City Manager Vince Ruano has been invited to review the plans for its $4 million Bike/ Pedestrian & Multi-Modal Transportation Enhancement Project. The project includes construction of a town square park that includes a 35-foot gazebo and decorative fountain across from City Hall. It is funded by the state Department of Transportation.
Mayor Bill Spaude will also talk about the upcoming Bushnell Fall Festival, scheduled for Saturday, October 15. And representatives from Dade Battlefield Memorial State Park the Dade Battlefield Society will talk about local history and upcoming events. The cost to attend is $10 for members and $15 for non members and RSVP is required. Email sumter-coc@sumterchamber.org or call 352-793-3099 to reserve your seat. Don't forget to ask how to get premium exposure in the Member Midway. |
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Member News
Events and information from your fellow chamber members.
The Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is currently seeking a Sumter County resident to fill a vacancy on the Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinating Board (TDCB). Read More Here>>
Wildwood Elementary School is holding a School Supplies Drive, Sponsored by Amazing Grace Lutheran Church. You may drop off your donations at Amazing Grace Lutheran Church in Oxford, Community Bank and Trust in The Villages, Frank Slaughter Insurance in Wildwood and Wildwood Elementary School. Read More Here>>
The U.S. Department of Defense will hold a Defense Procurement Summit Monday, August 8 in Orlando, providing a forum for small businesses to explore contracting opportunities with the defense industry and federal contracting agencies. Read More Here>>
New Students Need to Apply by August 8 for Lake-Sumter Community College's Fall Classes Open registration begins July 25 for new students who have completed the enrollment process. Students who have not taken an LSCC course in a year or more also need to complete this process before registering. Lake-Sumter Community College's fall term begins August 22. Current LSCC students with 45 or more credit hours can register online beginning July 11; students with 44 or fewer credit hours on July 18. Read More Here>>
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Sumter Cookbook "Recipes and Reminiscences" Now Available
 Recipes and Reminiscences is the first Sumter County cookbook produced by the Sumter Chamber. The beautifully bound hardback cookbook includes recipes from local restaurants like Cotillion Southern Café, Senator Alan Hays, longtime South Sumter High School principal C.L. Brooks and many more. In the south you can never have a good meal without a good story and Recipes and Reminiscences gives you both. Read rumors about what started the fire in the original county courthouse, find out about a famous Baseball Hall of Famer who called Sumter County home, and many more from the residents who lived it. Letters, photos, and infamous headlines decorate the pages of what is sure to become a favorite in your home. The first run of Recipes and Reminiscences sold out in two months, but IT'S BACK. Contact the chamber office at 352-793-3099 to reserve your copy for only $13.00 today. |
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Remember, our chamber of commerce is here to serve you and your business. If you have a suggestion for how we can help, please call us at 352-793-3099 or e-mail us at sumter-coc@sumterchamber.org.
Sincerely,
Andrew Cripps, Executive Director
Sumter County Chamber of Commerce
 
Visit our website at
www.sumterchamber.org
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