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Reserve Ad Space in the 2012 Visitors Guide/ Business Directory
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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. Deadline for ad contracts is October 15. Read More Here>> |
Ribbon Cuttings
Tuesday, September 27, 10am
Country Pride Restaurant
556 E SR 44, Wildwood (attached to the TA Travel Center right next to I-75)
Come to the grand reopening after their total store remodel and see their new 57-seat meeting space! Stick around for your chance to dip a store manager in the dunk tank!
Thursday, September 29, 5:30pm
Connie Mahan Real Estate Group
at Norman Adams Home Builder
3816 US Hwy 301, Bushnell
Norman Adams Home Builder and Connie Mahan Real Estate Group are hosting a business after hours reception and ribbon cutting event on Thursday September 29th from 5:30pm- 7pm. Please join us for an evening of festive beverages and delicious catering provided by Odd 'Cup'les Café. Door prizes and tours of the model homes will be available. Please call Connie Mahan at 352-457-7553 or Ricky Hibbard at 352-303-3619 for additional information or to RSVP.
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Congratulations to John Agnelli, Senior Vice President of the Power Corporation, which owns Lakeside Landings, 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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Leads Groups Grow Your Client Base
LEADS LUNCH
every Monday (except holidays) at noon
Beef O'Brady's, 2586 W. CR48, Bushnell
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LEADS SUNRISE
every Tuesday at 7:30AM
Steeplechase (new location),
12029 County Road 103, Oxford
These groups are active networking and referral groups of local business people, providing a variety of products and services. You are invited to attend a meeting. Bring business cards, brochures, etc. For details call the Chamber office at 352-793-3099.
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 InsurAmerica is Getting Valuable Exposure on the Chamber's Website. You Can Too! Traffic on the website (www.sumterchamber.org) has jumped 400% in the past year and continues to grow. That makes advertising on the site an even greater marketing tool for your business.
The chamber has new advertising opportunities available on the website, and on this newsletter. Ad prices fit any business' budget. Contact Andy Cripps at the chamber at (352) 793-3099 or via e-mail.
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Sumter County Chamber E-News
Monday, September 26, 2011
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Sample area restaurants at "A Taste of Simply Sumter" October 6
Chamber seeking items for Silent Auction
 "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.
Among the businesses that have already agreed to participate are:
ˇ Athens Restaurant in The Villages
ˇ Catfish Johnny's Restaurant in Lake Panasoffkee
ˇ City Fire American Oven and Bar in The Villages
ˇ Continental Country Club in Wildwood
ˇ Cotillion Southern Café in Wildwood
ˇ Herb and Peg's Bakery and Deli in Bushnell
ˇ Hollywood Café in Wildwood
ˇ La Hacienda Catering in Lady Lake
ˇ LicketySplits Ice Cream Shop in Bushnell
ˇ Osprey Point Nursing Center in Bushnell
ˇ Polly's Pantry & Tea Room in Wildwood
ˇ Southern Cider Company in Oxford
ˇ Steeplechase in Oxford
ˇ University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Office in Bushnell.
The chamber is seeking donations of silent auction prizes from member businesses. Please contact Andy Cripps, Executive Director, if you would like to donate a gift certificate or piece of merchandise to the auction to help raise funds for scholarships.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.
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.
Get Info and Advance Tickets Here or contact the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce at 352-793-3099 or via e-mail at info@sumterchamber.org. |
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Scholarships available for fall Entrepreneurial Institute in Lake Co.
 New and established business owners will benefit from Lake-Sumter Community College's Entrepreneurial Institute. The Institute, presented by the college' Business Resources Center, starts its next series of classes on October 5, in the Leesburg Campus' BRC Building. Chamber Members get half-off tuition, and a limited number of full scholarships are available. Read more about the institute here, and contact the chamber at (352) 793-3099 to inquire about a scholarship. |
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Beef and Boogie Festival Update
Sponsors are signing on to support the first Sumter County Beef and Boogie Festival, Thursday to Saturday, November 3 to 5 at the Sumter County Farmers Market in Webster.
Bright House Networks and the Sumter Shopper are Presenting Sponsors. Bernie Little Distributing is an Entertainment Sponsor. CenterState Bank and Gresco Utility Supply are Supporting Sponsors. Business Sponsors include CEMEX, Dogwood Mobile Home Park, InsurAmerica-FL-Steve Stiffler, Agent, The Salon Professional Academy, SECO Energy, Sumter Solid Waste/ACMS Inc., and Webster Farm Supply. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Contact Andy Cripps, Executive Director, for details.
The Beef and Boogie Festival begins Thursday, November 3, 6pm with the Miss Beef and Boogie Pageant. Then Friday evening and all day Saturday there will be live music, beef cookoffs, kids activities, exhibits, Cow Chip Bingo, food, craft and flea market vendors, a beer garden and more.
Read More at the Beef and Boogie Website>>
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Member News
Events and information from your fellow chamber members.
The Refuge at Jumper Creek will hold a Yard Sale on Friday and Saturday, September 30 and October 1, 8am to 1pm, to benefit its programs to provide emergency shelter and transitional housing for families. The Refuge is off US Highway 301 at CR 542E (across from Bushnell Family Dentistry. For information, call (352) 568-8400.
Parsons Circle Community Outreach will hold a Job Fair on Tuesday, October 11, 10am to 2pm. It will be held at 860 N. Main Street in Bushnell, in the county government complex. Workforce Central Florida's mobile unit will be on site to assist with job placement. For more information, call 352-568-0580.
The Daily Commercial will host a digital marketing solution workshop on Wednesday September 28 at Continental Country Club. It is a FREE workshop and will cover making great websites, getting found on Google, how to make Facebook & Twitter work for you, and Maximizing your SEO (Search Engine Optimization). The speakers are Internet professionals coming from California and New York. There are sessions at 7:30-9 am and at 5-6:30pm. For details and reservations, call Sandy Lenoir at (352) 365-8248 or e-mail her at Sandylenoir@dailycommercial.com
 The Villages Honor Flight is a program to help World War II veterans visit the WWII Memorial in Washington D.C. Allison Metcalf of Mission Oaks Assisted Living and Memory Care and Tom Davis of LifeSouth Blood Centers are among those raising money for the inaugural mission for veterans in The Villages in spring of 2012. Read More Here>>
There is still time to register for the 5th Annual Kinship Conference, presented by Kids Central, Inc. on Friday, September 30th and Saturday, October 1st. September 30th is for professionals in the community that work with or provide support to relative caregivers. October 1st is for relative caregivers. Read more here >>
The Internal Revenue Service will present a webinar about Reporting of Employer Provided Healthcare Coverage on Form W-2. The webinar will be held on Monday, October 31, 2pm. This FREE webinar is for employers, tax professionals, attorneys, payroll professionals, small businesses, and more. Read More Here>>
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Holiday Shopping Idea: Sumter Cookbook makes a great gift
 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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