August 7th, 2012 e-BIZ newsletter

Bay County Chamber of Commerce

August 21st, 2012

Greetings!

Be sure to post your events on panamacity.org, but before you do that check out your proposed date to avoid conflicts. Its free to bay county chamber members. Speaking of FREE, unlike other communities you receive referrals at no charge as just another benefit of being a member of the Bay County Chamber. These referrals are call-in inquiries to our front desk, walk-ins and website hits posted on your Chamber membership profile.

We want to take a moment to congratulate all of our candidates who were successful in the primary and all candidates for having the willingness to serve their community. Now it's on to the general election, so mark your calendar for November Tuesday, November 6th, and let your voice be heard.

You will soon receive the 2013 Governmental Affairs survey so please plan to participate, as this tool assists us in the development of our legislative agenda that represents issues that affects your business.

Each year the Chamber nominates six new members to its Board of Directors. As required by its rules of procedure, the membership is to be notified of the slate. Click here for the official notification.

The Chamber has many events, news to share and opportunities in this eBIZ newsletter:

Leadership Bay 2012-2013 Class
Bay Biz Advertising
Business After Hours
Bay Young Professionals Social
Oil Spill Recovery Seminar
First Responders Appreciation
Non Profit Sustainability Summit
Grand Openings
Business Referral Network Group Meetings
Military Affairs
Creating opportunities to market your business and attain great resources on our website - www.panamacity.org

Much Success,

The Bay County Chamber of Commerce Staff

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Leadership Bay Steering Committee

Announces 2012-13 Class

The Leadership Bay Steering Committee under the Chairmanship of Tricia Culpepper-Petty, Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort, met and selected the 30th Class of Leadership Bay. The group will begin the eight-month program on where participants will attend a weekend retreat October 12th - 13th at Tyndall Air Force Base that will expose them to numerous leadership and team building exercises. Steering Committee members and Gulf Coast Community College staff conduct the retreat.

Congratulations to the 2012-2013 Leadership Bay Participants:

Pamela Billing, Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort

Jeff Carter, Barron & Redding, P.A.

Shirley Courson, ARINC

Eric Crossan, HealthSouth

Ashley Davis, Naval Surface Warfare Center PC

Jacob Fish, St. Andrew Bay Land Company

Emanuel Gonzales, Trustmark Bank

Sean Grier, Servpro of Bay County

Tiffani Hinds, United Way of Northwest Florida

Richard Holt, Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort

Julie Miller, Bay Medical Center

Doug Moore, Prosperity Bank

Chelzy McCoy, Gulf Power Company

Donna Newell, Gulf Coast State College

Brenda Parker, Hancock Bank

Valerie Proctor, Life Management Center of NWFL
Jana Rolerson, Gulf Coast Medical Center

Jared Scott, 601st Air Operations Center

Trevor Walls, Gulf Coast State College

Of course, we cannot have Leadership Bay without the support and hard work from the 2012-13 Leadership Bay Steering Committee:

Chairman: Tricia Culpepper-Petty, Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort

Pete Bailey, Gulf Power Company

Cory Bruckschen, ARINC

Michael Calidonna, Edward Jones Investments

Joe Chavarria, GCSC Small Business Development Center

Irene Field, The News Herald

Mario Gisbert, City of Panama City Beach

Mary Hulgan, Naval Surface Warfare Center

Brian Leebrick, Barron & Redding, P.A.

Kerri Maney, Counts Oakes Resort Properties

Frances Martin, Gulf Coast Medical Center

Samantha Miller, Trustmark Bank

Angela Sexton, Florida State University - PC Campus

John Sklarski, Preble-Rish, Inc.

Tammala Spencer

Kevin Wattenbarger, Sperry Van Ness/Southland Commercial Real Estate

There's Still Time to Advertise in the

October issue of the Bay Biz Magazine!

The deadline is Monday, August 27th.

Contact Brittany at 215-3755 or Brittany@baychamberfl.com for more information.

To view a rate sheet, click here.

UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS

Business After Hours

Date: Thursday, August 23rd
Time: 5:30-7 p.m.
Place: Knology
235 West 15th Street

Business After Hours is a fun, relaxed, informal evening social. Please join us for networking, live entertainment, door prizes and a delicious selection of appetizers prepared by Boatyard.

Don't forget to bring your business cards for door prizes and making new business contacts. We look forward to seeing you there!

Attendees have a chance to win a $100 giftcard from Boatyard using their Twitter account.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Oil Spill Recovery Seminar

Price VanDyke, PA will host an Oil Spill Recovery seminar at the Bay County Chamber of Commerce. The informative seminar will discuss:

BP Oil Spill Business Claims
Recovering Economic Losses
Condominium and Property Claims
Fishing Industry Claims
A Question and Answering Session

Date: Thursday, August 23rd

Time: 2-4:30p.m.

Place: Bay County Chamber of Commerce

235 West 5th Street

Cost to attend is $10 for Chamber Members;

$15 for Future Members. Space is limited. Cancellations after August 16th will be invoiced. RSVP to Elizabeth at 215-3761 or Elizabeth@baychamberfl.com

Click here for more information

Sponsored by:

Bay Young Professionals Social

Mark your calendar for the next BYP social at G. Foley's!

Date: Thursday, August 30th

Time: 5:30-7 p.m.

Location: G. Foley's

3212 West 23rd Street

No charge for BYP members; $5 for future BYP members. RSVP's are required by August 28th to Elizabeth at 215-3761 or Elizabeth@baychamberfl.com

Thank you to our sponsor, G. Foley's Restaurant

Mark your calendars for the 2nd Annual First Responders Appreciation Luncheon on Thursday, September 27th.

The luncheon is a way to say thank you to those who risk their lives to save others. This unique event offers the membership an opportunity to express appreciation for the services the first responders provide. The program includes First Responder of the Year recognition. Two First responders will be invited to sit at each sponsored table.

Interested in becoming a gold sponsor? Click here. For more information, contact Jill@baychamberfl.com or 215-3757.

If you are interested in providing a discount, click here to fill out a short form and get started.

Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Tyndall Federal Credit Union and host sponsor Florida State University-Panama City.

Gold Sponsors:

Save the Date!!

For the next Non-Profit Sustainability Summit!

Tuesday, October 30th

The event is targeted to new and veteran board members of non-profit organizations as well as agency professionals. The summit will offer informative sessions that will provide valuable training and resource materials for sustainability.

Thank you to our sponsors:

GRAND OPENINGS

Sonny's Bar BQ
3640 Highway 77

Gulf Coast State College Military Park

5230 Highway 98

MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

The Military Affairs Committee (MAC) of the Bay County Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1946 and is rich in the history of providing good public relations between our military bases and the business community.

The mission of MAC is to develop understanding, support and goodwill between our men and women in uniform and the local business and civic leaders. The committee stages various events and receptions to welcome visiting military officials and guests to the Bay County area.

If you are interested in joining MAC and supporting our local Military Installations, contact Tamara@baychamberfl.com or 850.215.3791.

CONNECT

www.PanamaCity.org

CHAMBER

Click here to view upcoming Chamber events.

COMMUNITY

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WWW.PANAMACITY.ORG

PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS ON THE CHAMBER WEBSITE for a great way to get in front of your target market! Email Brittany@baychamberfl.com

for rates and more information.

Members who are an authority in their field are also invited to write an article to appear in the newsroom on the Chamber site. Articles should be written as advice and/or news on a subject that benefits businesses or the community (not a commercial message).

Email Brittany@baychamberfl.com

to pitch an article idea or for more information.

NEW MEMBERS

The Willis Conservatory of Ballet

Thank you to Clear Channel Radio for our new member radio spots!

MEMBER ANNIVERSARY

1 Year

- Super Cuts
- Unifirst Corporation

2 Years

- Freeman Electric

3 Years

- Action Fire & Safety Equipment
- Gulf Coast General & Pediatric

Surgery

5 Years

- Davita PC Dialysis/ Coastal Kidney

Center

- Wiregrass Warehouse

6 Years

- Counts Real Estate Group, Inc.

7 Years

- Catholic Charities of Panama City

8 Years

- American Advertising Federation
- First Air Force Public Affairs
- First Choice Physical Therapy

9 Years

- Coconut Creek Family Fun Park

- Outback Storage Company
- Panama City Rescue Mission

12 Years

- Airman & Family Readiness Center
- Redco Recycling

15 Years

- BankTrust

16 Years

- Covenant Hospice
- WFSU-FM & WFSU-TV

24 Years

- Junior Service League

BUSINESS REFERRAL NETWORK MEETINGS

Four different Business Referral Network (BRN) groups meet bi-monthly for lunch meetings to network and share business leads/referrals with other group members.

Only one member of each group may belong to a particular business/trade, i.e. only one person in banking, to discourage direct competition.

Group A

Olive Garden (Hwy 77 location)

12:00 p.m.

August 21st
Group B

Sonny's Bar BQ

12:00 p.m.

August 23rd
Group C

Ferrucci Ristorante

12:00 p.m.

August 29th

Group D

Golden Corral

12:00 p.m.

September 5th

If you are interested in joining a BRN group, contact Don@baychamberfl.com.