December 2012

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In This Issue
Lunch Low-Down
Featured Event
Cabin Fever
Construction
2012 Holiday Auction
Holiday Health
The Low Down
On Lunches
Our December Chamber Lunch was held at Club 33, Sponsored by Shaw & Son Family Jewelers with Phil Sorentino of Humor Consultants advising us how to Work Smart, Have Fun & Make Money™.
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Join us on January 9, 11:30 am at the CW Community Center when we share the "State of the Chamber" with you and seat our newly elected Board of Directors!

If you'd like to sponsor a Chamber Luncheon, call the chamber office to discuss the 2013 schedule to see which month would best fit your company.

Lunches for 2013 have been planned with a variety of themes, educational speakers and business coaches.
Featured Event
JeffWylerPartyJanuary17
Join us for a Business After-Hours on January 17 at Jeff Wyler
Chevrolet Corvette Showroom from 5-8 pm!
Complimentary Appetizers and Refreshments will be provided and Business-to-Business Expo Space is available! Ask for details!


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Chamber Members Defy Cabin-Fever! 
Mark your calendars for these great events!

January 4
8:30am:

January 9
11:30am-12:30pm:
CW Community Ctr, $12

January 17
5-8pm:
Jeff Wyler Chevrolet, Free

January 22
8:30-9:30am:

Canal Winchester Area
Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
Greetings!
Thank you for partnering with our chamber and helping to make 2012 another great year.  Have a safe and happy holiday season.  Make sure to patronize fellow chamber member businesses as you finish your last-minute shopping.

Share your story and help others grow:
Would you like to share some tools you've implemented in your business that have been successful?  Perhaps you'd like to share a meaningful lesson you've learned?  Feel free to be candid; we may ask you to assist us in our Business Building Workshops this year! click here to share your story.
CONSTRUCTION
Newsflash!!

December 24th through January 7th, Chamber on-site business operations will be conducted differently due to needed construction repairs at the 20 N. High St. building.  

 

December 24-January 1, we will be on vacation and not available.  January 2-January 7, we will be available by phone and email, or we may visit your office (see below).

 

From January 2-January 7, the Chamber staff will be visiting members! Request to have the Executive Director stop in for a tour of operations and show us what you've got planned for 2013.  We'll be "checking in" with all of our social media followers and sharing our travels all week!  Request a visit.
2012 Chamber Holiday Auction
Chamber Auction Photo by Kerri Foulks
Silent Auction Photo Courtesy of Kerri Beany Foulks
Thank you to local businesses who donated items for the second annual Chamber Holiday Auction.

This year's event was held on Tuesday, November 27 with an "Island Holiday" theme.  Canal Winchester High School's steel drum band Winchester Steel Co. enchanted guests with tropical sounds as they arrived for dinner. (Entertainment sponsored by Storage One)
 
Pope John Paul XXIII was trimmed in island decor with staging direction and items from CornerSmith's owner and interior designer Carmelita Bonaventura-Smith. (Decoration sponsored by Home Helpers)
 
Delectable island-inspired main course and side dishes were catered by A Taste to Remember Catering, with delicious appetizers prepared by Blue Moon Catering. Guests completed their meal with a decadent dessert from Fantasy Cupcake.
(Dinner sponsored by South Central Power. Drinks sponsored by Jeff Wyler Chevrolet.  Appetizers sponsored by Beany's Auto Service Center. Desserts sponsored by Canal Banking Center.)

Guests bid on silent auction items as well as live auction items during the event.  Proceeds from the event will be used to assist the chamber's 2013 operating costs.  The chamber thanks all participants. 

The evening's Promotional Sponsor was
Diley Ridge Medical Center.

Checkups and screenings are an important part of maintaining good health

 

 

As another year comes to a close, it's a good time to reflect on your health. Have you done everything you could in 2012 to take charge of your well being? Making lifestyle changes can help prevent chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes. And prevention starts with regular screenings and checkups.

 

Checkups can catch a health issue early, when it can still be controlled with diet, exercise and/or medication, and before it balloons into an expensive chronic health condition. And expenses for routine preventive checkups are often covered in your health plan.

 

You can get more out of a visit with your doctor by being prepared to answer questions about your health - and to ask some questions of your own. Being up-front about your concerns, habits and lifestyle will give your doctor a clearer picture of your current health status. It's up to you to follow through with recommendations, schedule regular checkups and take prescribed medications.

 

To find recommended screenings and vaccines at any age, visit anthem.com. Click on the Health and Wellness tab and then click on Preventive Health Guidelines in the lower right-hand corner.

 

Should you have any health questions, remember that you can access the 24/7 NurseLine day or night. So even if you travel over the holidays, you can call our toll-free 24/7 NurseLine from anywhere in the U.S. at 888-249-3820. You'll reach an experienced, licensed nurse who'll answer your questions 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

 

Here's to a happy and healthy 2013!

 

 

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of Community Insurance Company. Independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. � ANTHEM is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance.

New Members

Daryl D. Reynolds,CPA,Inc.

DeVault Machines & Mould

 

Join us for Member Appreciation Breakfast

January 22, 2013

8:30 a.m. 

8233 Howe Industrial Parkway

 

The Southern Ohio Chamber Alliance and The Canal Winchester Area Chamber are sponsoring this breakfast to celebrate you, our valued members!

 

We'll honor our newest members with plaque presentations and share the benefits of membership with all attendees.

 Make an early reservation!

 

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For more information about Chamber Membership, Chamber Benefits, or for help sharing a Hot Deal or Job Posting, contact:
Amanda Lemke, Executive Director
Canal Winchester Area Chamber of Commerce
20 N. High St.
Canal Winchester, OH 43110
614-837-1556
 Thank You to Our 2012 Premier Partners