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Florida Wants to Collect Sales Tax for Online Buys
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Just because there isn't a Florida sales tax charge on certain online purchases doesn't mean the buyer doesn't owe the tax. Though many buyers don't know it, they are on the hook to scratch a check to Tallahassee for 6 percent of the purchase or pay it online. Consumers voluntarily paid about $8.7 million last year - pennies on the dollar compared to the $1 billion to $2 billion some estimate goes uncollected every year. Read More Here>> Should the Chamber Support Collection of Sales Tax on Online Purchases? |
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Member of the Month
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Congratulations to Tony Kamus of Purcell Funeral Home on being named the Member of the Month by the chamber's Ambassadors. The award was presented at the Chamber Lunch Exchange by Cynthia Edgar of Florida's Blood Centers.
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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>> |
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Ribbon Cuttings
Thurs., August 18, 10:30am
Melon-Patch Theater
311 N. Main St., Leesburg
In celebration of the DAR's re-dedication of their historic plaque. Tours and refreshments will be available.
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Sumter County Chamber E-News
Monday, August 15, 2011
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"A Taste of Simply Sumter" to showcase distinctive restaurants and shops; raise funds for scholarships
"A Taste of Simply Sumter," Thursday, October 6, 5:30-8pm at Continental Country Club, 50 Continental Blvd. in Wildwood, is an evening of food, music and boutique shopping that celebrates the businesses that make Sumter County a wonderful place to live work and play.
Sample the variety of unique restaurants and retail shops in our county, and help raise funds for education.
Restaurants from across Sumter County will serve samples of their signature dishes, and distinctive shops and boutiques will display their products. There will also be live entertainment, and silent auctions with valuable prizes.
Funds raised from ticket sales and the silent auction will go for 2012 scholarships to seniors at South Sumter High School, Wildwood Middle-High School and The Villages Charter High School.
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Read More Here>>
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Contact the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce at 352-793-3099 or e-mail us at info@sumterchamber.org for more information. |
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Chili Cookoff highlights September's First Thursday networking event
 Do your friends and family rave about your chili? Make a batch and enter it in the second annual Sumter County Chamber of Commerce Chili Cook-Off on Thursday, September 1, 5:30-7pm, at Thomas E. Langley Medical Center for a chance to win a fabulous prize!
 Thomas E. Langley Medical Center is located at 1425 S. US Hwy 301 in Sumterville. No RSVP is required and admission is free to chamber members. |
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Member News
Events and information from your fellow chamber members.
Deaf and Hearing Services of Lake & Sumter Counties is offering an ASL Level I sign language course. The course covers basic sign language and introduction to the deaf culture. The classes are held at 220 S 9th St, Leesburg, beginning on Tuesday, August 23, from 6 to 8PM and continue for six weeks every Tuesday evening. The fee is $75 ($35 for the book and $40 for the classes). If you have any questions please call Rosann Evans at 352-323-0757 or e-mail rosanne@deafandhearing.org.
Daughters of the American Revolution
re-dedicate plaque at the Melon Patch Theater
The ceremony is scheduled for 10:30AM on Thursday, August 18 at the Melon Patch Theatre at 311 N. 13th St. in Leesburg. Learn the history of Leesburg's first high school, the history of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Melon Patch Theater, followed by a reception and tours of the theater. Read More Here>>
Lake-Sumter Community College Fall Term Begins August 22. There is still time to register for Lake-Sumter Community College's fall classes. The sixteen-week term starts August 22 and continues through December 10. Read more here>>
Kids Central, Inc. presents the 5th annual "One Childhood, One Chance" Kinship Care Conference on September 30. 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 (including sales tax) 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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