News From Forsyth-Monroe County Chamber of Commerce

Week of January 9, 2012 Vol 6 Issue 2

Staying Connected

Eggs and Issues Tax Season

School Holiday Camp

Trivia & Treats Monroe Reads

New Laws for Employers

Family Connections New Site

Home Mortgage Assistance

County Commisioner Meetings

Festival Community Stage Applications

Upcoming Events

January 10
Development Authority Board Meeting
8:30 am

Monroe County Board of Education7 pm

January 11
Eggs and Issues
Tax Season,
Are You Ready?
7:30 am

January 14
Forsythia Ballroom Dance Lessons with the Chamber
9:30 am

January 17
Development Authority
Board Meeting
8:30 am

Monroe County Commissioners Meeting
9 am

Forsyth Monroe Kiwanis
Club Meetings
12 pm

Forsyth City Council
7 pm

January 21
Forsythia Ballroom Dance Lessons with the Chamber
9:30 am

Trivia and Treats - Trivia Night and Silent Auction
7 pm

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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.

Eggs and Issues at GPSTC
It's Tax Season, Are you ready?

Join the Chamber and other members on January 11 from 7:30 to 9 am, to hear about new changes that can affect your business and what you can do to prepare yourself. Plan to find out what changes have occurred that could affect your business. Eggs and Issues in 2012 will meet monthly at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center unless specifically noted otherwise for special events.

School Holiday Camp at Brickyard at Riverside

Introducing the Brickyard Academy's 1-Day Kids' Camp! January 16, 2012 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.Not sure how your children will be spending their school holiday? Sign them up for a Fun-Filled Day at the Brickyard at Riverside!Campers ages 4 and up can enjoy a golf clinic, cooking class, arts and crafts, games and other activities. $25 per camper includes a day full of fun as well as provided breakfast and lunch! Visit the website to register.

Trivia and Treats with Monroe Reads

The Monroe Reads with Ferst Team will host a Trivia and Treats event on Saturday, January 21, at the Christ United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall from 7 to 9 pm. The event includes Trivia Night and Silent Auction. The Trivia Master for the evening is Pastor Dean Conkel. Tickets are $10. and may be purchased from any Community Action Team Member. They will have some fabulous items to bid on and yummy desserts will be served. Bring your friends and come join in the fun! All proceeds will provide free monthly books for all registered children from birth to age 5 in Monroe County, building literacy in our community. Read More...

GA Chamber Business Action Network

Starting January 1, 2012, several new provisions of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011 will go into effect. To help companies around our state abide by the new policies, the Georgia Chamber has compliled a summary of the upcoming changes. Click here to read the information and visit the website.

Monroe County Family Connection

You may have noticed that their webpage and e-newsletter look a little different these days! They are continuing in their partnership between Monroe and Bibb County Family Connection by including both counties in their web and social media presence. As many of their partners serve Monroe as well as Bibb County, readers and subscribers will benefit from the cross-county information and resources shared on their website. The logo representing the Monroe-Bibb partnership was made for them by Georgia Family Connection Partnership, which has expressed its support of the initiative.

Check Out Their New Look!

Lost your job? Don't lose your home too call Home Safe Georgia

If you are behind on your mortgage due to loss of income from unemployment or underemployment due to no fault of your own. Home Safe Georgia may be able to help you keep your home. Mortgage payment assistance is available for eligible unemployed or underemployed home owners. Download this form for more information and contact details.

Board of Commissioners meeting time changes

Please note on your calendars that the Monroe County Board of Commissioners have changed the time of their second meeting of the month. The third Tuesday meetings will now be held at 9 am, while the first Tuesday meetings will continue to meet at 6 pm.

Chamber Board Meeting Dates Change

Please note the the new date for the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting times have changed to the fourth Tuesday of each month at 4 pm, as noted on the Chamber events calendar.

Forsythia Festival entertainment applications are now available online

The Forsythia Festival has opened the applications for our community stage. This year's festival is going to be a wonderful treat, and we want you involved. If you have a performance group or a band and would like to perform on our community stage, please visit our website, www.forsythiafestival.com. Remember, our festival stage is reserved for community performers to showcase their talent, whether it is music, dance, etc. These performers are not compensated for their performance.