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Greetings! Nov. 9, 2012
Join Chamber members at several upcoming networking opportunities ...
A ribbon-cutting for a new restaurant at The Shops at Worthington. An informative luncheon presentation for the Women's Business Network. A Lunch Bunch discussion for Young Professionals, and a Business After Hours honoring elected officials and public servants ....
These are among a host of business-building opportunities for members of the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce in the coming days and weeks. Please join us!
 Begin by joining Chamber leaders and public officials on Monday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m. to officially welcome Pies & Pints to The Shops at Worthington Place. Pies & Pints, voted among the "Top 20 Pizza Places in America" by Huffington Post, has brought award-winning handcrafted pizza and premium beer to Worthington. The restaurant takes a "foodie's" approach to everything, from its popular grape and gorgonzola pie, house-made dough, slow-roasted pork, to house-made dressings and desserts. Mayor Harvey Minton will officiate at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. You'll enjoy complimentary pizza tastes and an opportunity to show your support for this new business.
The Women's Business Network meets for a luncheon on Tuesday, and Young Professionals of Worthington has a Lunch Bunch gathering on Friday, to offer networking opportunities for subgroups, and has planned a second annual White Elephant Holiday Event. The Small Office/Home Office subgroup has a holiday dinner planned on Nov. 29, and the Impact Tips group continues to meet on Thursday mornings. Watch for news of a new network referral group, the New Connections Referral Group.
Network with others and meet elected officials and public servants at the Nov. 20 Business After Hours at Holiday Inn Columbus-Worthington.  New to the Chamber? Join us for our quarterly "Meet the Chamber" orientation breakfast at DeVry University's Polaris campus on Nov. 27.
 Among those who will attend the new member orientation are a dozen newly recruited businesses who will benefit from Chamber connections. See the article below about the Chamber's Membership Recruitment Rewards Program, launched this week and continuing throughout the coming year.
Finally ... As many of our member companies begin budgeting and scheduling for 2013 activities, it's time to complete our calendar of Business After Hours, Business Before Hours, lunches, QuickConnect sessions, Lunch and Learns, and subgroup events for the coming year. If your company can host an event, please e-mail kevin@worthingtonchamber.org or call us at the Chamber office, 888-3040.
We look forward to helping you make great connections!
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COMING UP ...
Invoices will be sent, and payment will be expected, for reservations not honored or canceled before the deadline. OTHER EVENTS ...
Thursday mornings, 7:30 a.m. - Impact Tips Group (Subgroup participants only - call 888-3040 for details)
COMING SOON ... THE NEW CONNECTIONS REFERRAL GROUP. CALL THE CHAMBER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Selected upcoming Chamber events are listed below. Click on blue (hyperlinked) events to register online.
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Click to learn about these timely promotions from Chamber-member businesses:
Where's YOUR E-sert? Contact the Chamber at 888-3040 to schedule the "E-sertion" of your promotional flier in PDF format.
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A salute to our veterans ...
|  As our nation observes Veterans' Day, the Chamber salutes many among our membership ranks who have protected us and served our military.
Those who serve us as elected officials will be honored as our guests at our Nov. 20 Business After Hours. See the related story. |
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Women's Business Network meets Tuesday, 11/13
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 Join the Women's Business Network of the Chamber for a networking luncheon and informative discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Catering by Design/Sanese, 6465 Busch Blvd.
Our presentation: "Transitions"
Our speakers: Mary Greenlee and Lorie Copeland from Transition Times, LLC, who will discuss strategies for organizing and compiling the key financial, legal and personal documents needed in an emergency -- or during life transitions, such as sending a child off to college, caring for aging parents, or preparing your family to help you through a major illness.
Transition Times is the home of the Life Facts Book, an essential guide to organizing and making accessible, safe and secure the facts of your life. This innovative, comprehensive "fact finding system" can be a valuable resource for those who will represent you, should you become incapacitated. The book provides a simple way to compile your key personal, medical, financial and legal facts. It's a "Grab and Go Book" in times of emergency. One book is designed to serve an entire household.
You'll learn about how and where you should compile key documents and also explore the concept of "ethical wills" with the help of Mary, Lori, and Chamber Ambassador Max Good.
You'll learn about how and where you should compile key documents and also explore the concept of "ethical wills" with the help of Mary, Lorie, and Chamber Ambassador Max Good.
The menu: Salad; chicken piccata; roasted vegetable medley; wild rice pilaf; apple pie; beverages.
Cost: $22/Chamber members; $32/non-members. Support our scholarship fund by making announcements ($5/member; $10/guest) and participating in door prize drawings ($1/member/guest)..
Reservations are required by 9 a.m. on Nov. 12.
To register, click http://tiny.cc/WBN-Nov13 REGISTER NOW on the screen at right and follow the prompts; then click "submit." You will receive a confirming e-mail when successfully registered.
Registrations and information requests also may be made by calling the Chamber office at (614) 888-3040.
The Women's Business Network is grateful to Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield for year-round sponsorship.
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Meet elected officials at Nov. 20 BAH at Holiday Inn
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 Join us at the Chamber's November Business After Hours (BAH) to say "thanks" to elected officials and public servants serving local and regional government.
The event is scheduled on Tuesday, Nov. 20, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Holiday Inn Columbus Worthington, 7007 N. High St., Worthington.
Pre-register to be eligible for door prizes before noon on Nov. 19. You will receive a preprinted name tag, automatic check-in and automatic inclusion in an extra door prize drawing. To pre-register, click on the link above in COMING UP to reach the online event page and follow the prompts after clicking "Register Now." You will receive a confirmation e-mail if successfully registered.
Monthly Business After Hours (BAH) events are designed to give Worthington Chamber members the opportunity to network with other members in an informal setting and to learn more about Chamber member businesses. Attendance at BAH events is considered a privilege of membership.
Members and invited public officials (who have confirmed their registration in advance) may attend this event free of charge. Guests (spouses, friends, and referrals who are considering membership) are welcome at $20 per person. The guest fee is credited toward membership dues to those who join the organization. The fee is payable in advance or at the door by credit card, check or cash.
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Build new connections and compete for cash in Chamber's new Membership Referral Program
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Build new connections for yourself and others as you help local businesses find a home in the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce during our 2012 Membership Drive ...
As the Chamber continues in its efforts to Build Connections, Build Community, we're seeking your help to recruit new businesses to the Chamber who will benefit from the networking, referrals, advocacy and support for economic development.
A call-a-thon style Membership Drive held Nov. 7-9 served as the kickoff of a year-long incentive program for recruitment with quarterly prizes and a grand prize at the end. Board members, ambassadors and other volunteers have been reaching out to prospective members. Companies who join the Chamber by Nov. 15 will receive a waiver of the $25 one-time processing fee and some special coupons for advertisements.
Please call the Chamber if you know of a business that would benefit from Chamber membership. You will receive credit for each referral who joins due to your recruitment. Throughout the year, we'll keep track of your new recruits, as you compete for quarterly monetary prizes and a year-end grand-prize. Here's how it works:
One card will be recorded for each new member recruited; on Jan. 31 and at the end of all other three-month intervals, a $200 quarterly prize will be awarded to the person who has recruited the most members within that quarter. The award to be given at a BAH or other well-attended chamber event at the end of each quarter.
Quarterly prizes are $200 Visa gift cards from First Place Bank (thank you, mortgage banker Natalie Moore).
To determine the grand prize winner at the end of the year: All cards (from all four quarters are placed in a drawing, and one card is drawn to determine the winner). The prize package will be a large Home Improvement Package consisting of services to be donated (e.g., painting, carpet, new garbage disposal, furnace/AC maintenance package, remodeling or repair services, landscape, home décor, hotel overnight while paint's drying, etc.) The grand prize will be awarded at a Business After Hours.
For more information or to receive information to pass along to your member prospects, call Karen at (614) 888-3040.
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Young professionals plan Nov. 16 "Lunch Bunch" and second annual White Elephant holiday event
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Young Professionals of Worthington (YPoW) invites you to lunch with a bunch of other young professionals, ages 21-39, who are members of the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce. The group offers opportunities for networking, social interaction, community service and philanthropy, and professional development.
 The Lunch Bunch is an opportunity to learn about and discuss a topic of mutual interest or expertise from one of our members or an invited speaker.
What to bring: a "brown bag" lunch and beverage from home or your favorite fast food restaurant; your ideas; desire to meet other YPoW participants; and willingness to exchange ideas and business leads.
The Lunch Bunch convenes every other month on the second Friday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at varying Chamber-member locations.
The Nov. 16 presentation is: "Hidden Pathways to Health in an Unhealthy World." Our speakers: Chris Mabry, D.C. and Brian Mabry, D.C., from Ability Chiropractic.
Ability Chiropractic is a place of health and healing dedicated to changing the paradigm for creating health and wellness in Central Ohio. Chris Mabry, D.C. and Brian Mabry, D.C. will be speaking on current ideas in the health care industry, the concept and reality of wellness-based health care, the controversial current state of health and health care, and steps we can all take to attain health and stay healthy.
Bringing a fresh perspective on health care from a chiropractic mindset - that the body is a self-regulating and self-healing organism - Chris and Brian are wellness experts, both educated at The Ohio State University and earning Doctor of Chiropractic degrees from Life University in Marietta, Ga.
Brian Mabry earned the Belief Systems and Performance Award at Life University for outstanding achievement in the area of societal health paradigms and change. Chris Mabry is a Diploma Candidate of the American Chiropractic Neurology Board and a Candidate for Fellowship in Childhood Neurobehavioral Developmental Disorders.
White Elephant Holiday Extravaganza
 Young Professionals of Worthington (YPoW) also invite you to their second annual White Elephant Holiday Extravaganza on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Hyatt Place Columbus Worthington, 7490 Vantage Drive.
Hyatt Place will provide appetizers and will offer Happy Hour ($3 Beer and $4 Wine) drink specials.
Join us for a White Elephant Gift Exchange ($10 limit).
For more information about both events, contact YPoW co-chair Katie Berry at 614) 432-1373.
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Promote your business with a donation of a
gift card for December BAH fundraising activity
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 In preparation for the Dec. 6 Business After Hours, a Holly Jolly Celebration at Cambria Suites Polaris, the Chamber is seeking donations of gift cards and certificates for a fun- and fund-raising activity that will be part of the holiday BAH. Attendees will participate in a mystery gift card grab-bag activity that supports Chamber scholarships for Leadership Worthington, Women's Business Network, and other Chamber-sponsored local business and school district projects and partnerships. Here's how:
 From a line-up of festive gift bags that all look alike, BAH guests may elect to purchase one or more bags for a donation of $20 each. Each will contain a minimum of $25 in gift cards from local and national stores and gift certificates from Chamber members.
Just in time for holiday gift-giving, the gift cards will make great gifts for clients, employees, co-workers and friends, or ways to pamper yourself with services, products and meals during the stressful end-of-year season.
Interested in donating gift cards and certificates to promote your business? Contact Kevin or Karen at (614) 888-3040. (Note: Coupons and certificates that require additional purchase, or include a mandatory sales demo, will not be included.)
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 Need more information about these or other Chamber activities or benefits? We're open for business 24/7 on our website, www.worthingtonchamber.org, to view or sign up for events. Call 888-3040 or click here to e-mail us for help in using our website, making payment arrangements, or learning more about Chamber member benefits. Copyright 2012 - Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce, 25 W. New England Ave., Suite 100, Worthington, OH 43085. Phone: 614-888-3040. Fax: 614-841-4842. |
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