Week of December 5, 2011 Vol 5 Issue 49 |
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Upcoming Events
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December 6 Forsyth Monroe Kiwanis Club Meetings 12 pm
Monroe County Commission 6 pm
Forsyth City Council 7 pm
December 7 Eggs & Issues on Banking Sponsored by The Farmers Bank 7:30 am
December 9 Chamber Ballroom Dance Lessons 6 pm and 7:30 pm
Journey to the Manger Christ United Methodist Church 7 pm
December 10 Photos with Santa at Smart Shoppes on the Square
10 am
Journey to the Manger Christ United Methodist Church 7 pmDecember 11
Love Lights A Tree - Benefiting American Cancer Society
2 pm
December 13
Development Authority Board Meeting
8:30 am
Family Connection Meeting
11:30 am
Forsyth Monroe Kiwanis Club Meetings
12 pm
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Greetings!
| Welcome to this week's edition of "Monroe Connected," your weekly update on topics and events in Monroe County that could affect you and/or your business. We have created this communication tool in an effort to help keep you connected! If you have an item for consideration in Monroe Connected, please e-mail the content to Regina Chalkley on or before Friday prior to the Monday e-mail distribution.
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Monroe Reads featured on WMAZ Tuesday night at 6
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Monroe Reads with Ferst WMAZ interview should be on December 6. It will also be viewable on the WMAZ web site later on. Their group is to be featured in "The 13 days of Giving" segment this month. Don't forget their next meeting is Wednesday, December 14 at 1 pm. They willl meet at the Monroe County Extension Office meeting room.
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Leadership Monroe Graduation and Alumni Dinner
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Today is the last chance to RSVP for the Leadership Monroe Class Graduation and Alumni dinner to be held at The Club at River Forest this Thursday, December 8. If you would like to attend please call the chamber office at (478) 994-9239 for more details and to register.
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Raising The Bar - The Chamber Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation deadline December 7
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The Forsyth-Monroe County Chamber of Commerce is "Raising the Bar" in Monroe County make your reservations for the Chamber Members Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation on December 15 to learn how this will affect Chamber Members and their businesses. Only one week left to reserve your seats by calling the chamber at (478) 994-9239 or online.
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Ballroom Dance Lessons for Forsythia Gala
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If you want to learn a few new steps or just brush up on your style join the chamber for Dancing Lessons because Saturday, February 25th, in celebration of 25 years of Forsythia, we will be hosting an elegant black-tie evening filled with food, fun, music, and dancing! Not JUST dancing, the evening will include a fun competition to select the best couple! (Sort of like our own DWTS.) The next lesson will be December 9 and 16. Read More...
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Love Lights a Tree at Monroe County Hospital
| During the special holiday season we are reminded of how fortunate we are to be able to help others in our community. "Love Lights a Tree" is a special opportunity to purchase a symbolic Christmas tree light in honor or in memory of a family member, friend, employee, teacher or loved one who has been touched by the dreadful disease of cancer. Read More...
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Family Connection meeting
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Dear Partners, please save the date and mark your calendars for the last Family Connection meeting of 2011! The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 13, at the Prime Palette buffet restaurant on Forsyth Square, at 12:00 noon. Read More...
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Book Signing at the Rose
| The Backlot Players invite you to a book signing with Peg Walton who has written a children's book, Shine!, and it is illustrated by Hazel Caldwell, who lives here in Forsyth. They are hosting a book signing on December 16 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Rose Theater, and invite you to come and participate. Read More...
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The Treasure Trove News
| Check out the December Newsletter from The Treasure Trove in Bolingbroke.
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Holiday Business After Hours
| The December Business After Hours willl be hosted by Monroe County Library on Thursday, December 22 from 5:30 pm to 7 pm. Take a break for yourself and have some refreshments while networking and discussing you business plans for 2012 or get a few last minute gift ideas.
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MCAA Holiday Creations through December 24
| Monroe County Arts Alliance invites everyone to visit Monday through Friday from 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday 10 am to 2 pm to find that unique, perfect gift for everyone on your Christmas list this year. Read More...
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Monroe Reads - you can give the gift of knowledge for Christmas
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Did you know that last year your donations allowed Monroe Reads with Ferst Foundation and Monroe County Family Connection to place books in the small hands of 491 children in Monroe County. As difficult as it is for some of us to understand, some of these children had never owned a book before. Reading is one of the most basic components of learning and succeeding in our world today. An ability to read can open up countless job opportunities and means to better oneself. Read More...
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Brickyard at Riverside News
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Check out the Brickyard at Riverside December newsletter for all of their news and events. If you are interested in receiving their newsletter you can join their mailing list by emailing Christina Barfield at membershipdirector@brickyardgolf.com. Read More... |
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Ag Forecast Seminars
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It's time to register for the 2012 annual Ag Forecast seminars closest to you. They are also including a networking lunch to give you time to meet and catch up with those around you. In each session, the UGA faculty will give an overview of the upcoming season, and a regional speaker will discuss farm labor, one of the hottest topics in Georgia agriculture right now. Read More about registration and details.
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