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Compass Points December 2012

Breakfast LUNCH afterhours HOLIDAY
December happenings...
Happy Holidays! 

 

New Members 

 

Supreme Scene Virtual Tours
(305) 300-3663 Lenny Kagan

Preferred Insurance Network Inc. d/b/a PINI Insurance
(305) 971-9776 William Fernandez 

Rampage Access, Inc.
(305) 903-3863 Richard Smith

Pinecrest Fitness
(786) 295-3527 Mike Estevez

Florida Career College, Kendall Campus
(305) 384-7901 Aida Shehu

SunTrust Bank, Miami, N.A.
(305) 662-2801 Miriam Campa 

 

Not for Profit Spotlight

 

Don Marx Don Marx, AXA Advisors South Florida Branch

 

Don Marx has been a member of Chamber South since the mid 1970's. During that time, he was a member of the merger committee when greater south Dade and the South Miami Kendall Chambers merged. He has served on the board multiple times, including being the Chair of the Chamber in 1996. Don has also served on the search committee to find several Executives.

During his years of service, Don has made many wonderful contributions to Chamber South, such as serving as chair of the Small Business Committee and creating the Russell Norton Award.

 

As Chair of the Education & Business Coalition, he brought the KAPOW program to the Chamber and started the Legislative Essay Contest. Don also founded the Not for Profit Committee and created the Volunteer Recognition Luncheon.

 

Don Marx brings 42 years of experience with AXA-Equitable and provides much thought and information for our members. Don recently shared with the Not For Profit Committee how donors can use existing life insurance policies that meet their objectives to make charitable gifts. He also shared how new life insurance can leverage a donor's giving as well as how life insurance can allow a donor to continue to give even after they have died, and how second to die policies can even further leverage a charitable gift. 

 

For more information please contact Don Marx at AXA Advisors South Florida Branch.

 

Chamber N-XT Spotlight


Irma
Irma Gomez is Vice President of Early Childhood for The EDGE, LLC and Founder of The EDGE Charitable Foundation. She is an early childhood professional and prominent early childhood teacher for close to 20 years within the South Florida community. She is very active in the local community, serves as an Executive Member for Chamber N-XT, has strong interests in health and well-being, providing healthy environments for children, and is an avid marathon runner/coach and cross-fit athlete. 

www.TheEDGEEducation.com 

 

Members in Motion

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Courtesy of Community Newspapers 

Pinecrest Tribune by Kent Crook, Wiremasters Electric

  

"Green" in South Florida means more than palm trees and lush tropical foliage. "Green" means lower power costs and an improved environment.
For owners of residential and commercial property looking for ways to make "green" improvements, there is good news. The financial means to make those improvements is within reach, thanks to a program about to launch in early 2013.

The "Clean Energy Green Corridor" is a relationship with Ygrene ("energy" spelled backwards) because of an interlocal agreement enabled by Florida PACE laws. PACE (Property Assessment Clean Energy) legislation, enacted in 2010, indicates that energy retrofits are benefits for the entire community, so these improvements can be financed through property taxes. The initial funding for the improvements comes from private sources.

The Ygrene movement started in 2009 when Dennis Hunter, a Santa Rosa, CA real estate investor, created a model for use by private investors. The model led eventually to creation of Florida PACE laws. "If a property owner is eligible for financing, depending on what the project is, the funding is made available immediately, without any relation to the property owner's credit record," said Joseph Spector, vice president of operations for Ygrene Florida.

Click here to read more...

 

13th Annual Tri-Chamber Holiday Party at The Falls

 

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Join us for the 13th Annual Holiday Celebration hosted by The Falls and presented by Chamber South, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, and Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. 

 

Date: December 5th, 2012 

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Location: The Falls, US1 & 136th Street, at Center Court  Click here to RSVP

 

Grand Opening of Superior Pain Solutions

 

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Join us for the Grand Opening Celebration of Superior Pain Solutions.

Superior Pain Solutions is a new interventional pain management clinic located outside of the Town and Country Mall.

Come meet Dr. Kiley Reynolds, tour  their facility and help them celebrate their Grand Opening with Food and Refreshments throughout the day.  Click here for press release. 

 

Date: Thursday, December 6th, 2012

Time: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Ribbon Cutting at Noon

Location: 8200 SW 117th Ave, Suite 312, Miami, FL 33183

 

Greater Miami Visitors and Convention Bureau

 

Miami

The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau is developing a 5-Year Strategic Plan for our community's Number One Industry. Your input is critical to this plan's success, so you are cordially invited to attend one of five Town Hall Meetings.

Please take part in an important community discussion to share your thoughts on the future of Greater Miami's Visitor Industry.

Date: Thursday, December 6th, 2012
South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center
Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: 10950 SW 211th St., Cutler Bay, FL 33189  Click here to Register

 

Trustee Holiday Luncheon and Elected Official Meet & Greet

HolidayThe Trustee Committee and the Governmental Affairs Committee Cordially Invite You to Join Us for the 5th Annual Trustee Holiday Luncheon and Elected Official Meet & Greet

 

Date: Wednesday, December 12th, 2012

Time: 11:45 am

Location: Carrabba's Italian Grill

Hosted by: Trustee Committee and Governmental Affairs Committee

Sponsored by: Kendall Regional Medical Center   Click here to RSVP

 

Kendall Regional

 

 

 Trustee Holiday Reception & Tour

 

Invite

Chamber SouthRed Sunset Merchants Association, and Baptist Health South Florida Invite All of Our Members to Join Us for a Special Reception and Tour Celebrating South Miami Hospital's New Emergency Center and State-of-the-Art Surgical Suites.

 

Date: Thursday, December 13th, 2012 

Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location: South Miami Hospital

Click here to RSVP

  

 

SoMi Art Walk 

 

SoMi art Walk

Join us for SoMi Art Walk!

Co-Presented by Chamber South, City of South Miami & SoMi Mag

 

Date: Friday, December 14th, 2012 

Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Location: Downtown South Miami 

Click here for more information.

 

Community Events and Opportunities
Run with "Team EDGE" Sign up now    
 
2012 Dolphins Business Alliance Trade Show  Click here to RSVP   
 
Learn how a Foreign Trade Zone can help your business 
 
Relax this Holiday Season, Free Health Screenings 
 
Presenting Seraphic Fire Christmas Concert, buy your tickets now! 
 
The Shops at Sunset Place Fundraiser for Fragile-X Syndrome
 
Presenting Broadway Songbook, buy your tickets now!  
 
Members can save 20% off Tuition 
 
Exclusive Tickets to Miami Dolphins games   
 
Chamber South Members use offer code CSouth

 

Dear Chamber South,

 

We hope to see you at our one of our signature holiday events. Please join us for one or all of these exciting gatherings: The 13th Annual Tri-Chamber Holiday Celebration at The Falls on December 5th, The  5th Annual Trustee Holiday Luncheon and Elected Officials' Meet & Greet at Carrabba's Italian Grill on December 12th,  and the Trustee Reception and Tour  celebrating the state of the art new emergency room facility at South Miami Hospital on December 13th.

 

Let the holidays begin!

 

 

Mary Scott Russell

President

Chamber South

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In This Issue
Not for Profit Spotlight
Chamber N-XT Spotlight
Member Spotlight
Grand Opening
Networking Luncheon
Trustee Reception
SoMi Art Walk
Community Events
 Save the Date
February 21st, 2013
Business Expo

  Calendar


Tuesday, the 4th
Ambassadors
South Miami Office
Time: 5:00 pm

 

Wednesday, the 5th
13th Annual Tri-Chamber Holiday Party at The Falls
Time: 6:00 pm 
 
Thursday, the 6th
Governmental Affairs Committee
South Miami Office
Time: 7:30 am
 
Trustee Committee
South Miami Office
Time: 8:00 am  
 
Grand Opening of 
Superior Pain Solutions
Time: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Friday, the 7th
Small Business Committee
South Miami Office
Time: 7:30 am

Wednesday, the 12th
5th Annual Trustee Holiday Luncheon and Elected Official Meet & Greet
Carrabba's Italian Grill
Luncheon Time: 11:45 am
Sponsored by Kendall Regional Medical Center

Thursday, the 13th
Trustee Holiday Reception & Tour
South Miami Hospital
Time: 6:00 pm
In Partnership with Baptist Health South Florida and The Red Sunset Merchants Association

Friday, the 14th
Transportation Committee
Palmetto Bay Office
Time: 7:30 am

Wellness Committee
South Miami Office
Time: 8:00 am

SoMi ArtWalk
South Miami Town Center
Time: 6:00 pm

Wednesday, the 19th
Tech-Knowledge-E Committee
South Miami Office
Time: 9:00 am

Chamber N-XT Committee
South Miami Office
Time: 4:00 pm

Friday, the 21st Education & Business
Coalition
South Miami Office
Time: 7:30 am

Monday & Tuesday, the 24th & 25th
Christmas Holiday-OFFICE CLOSED
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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