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The Friday Flyer
August 28, 2015
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The Waycross - Ware County Chamber of Commerce exists to provide exceptional services to its members in the areas of
professional development, information and networking opportunities; and to advocate for economic and
community development in Waycross and Ware County.
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NEW! The Friday Flyer is now available to everyone!
If you have co-workers, family or friends who'd like to receive our e-mails, please send their
e-mail address to [email protected]. (Sending an e-blast is still a benefit reserved for our members!)
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Upcoming Chamber Events
- Fri, Aug 28 Tickets for the Taste of the Chamber at the Chamber office
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Tues, Sept 1 Ribbon Cutting at Express Care Mayo Clinic at 3pm
- Fri, Sept 4 Nominations due for Best Place to Work & Best Customer Service, awarded at Taste of the Chamber
- Mon, Sept 7 Chamber office closed for Labor Day
- Tues, Sept 8 Rise & Shine hosted by Ware County High School 7:45am
- Tues, Sept 15 Ribbon Cutting at Satilla Medical & Paper Supply 10am
- Thurs, Sept 17 Taste of the Chamber, REA Building from 5-7pm
- Fri, Sept 18 Ribbon Cutting for Southern Belles Salon & Spa 3pm
- Thurs, Sept 24 Open House at Coastal Home Care 3:30-5:30 pm
- Fri, Sept 25 Ribbon Cutting for Jorja's Nail & Hair Salon 10am
- Tues, Sept 29 Ribbon Cutting at The Meeting Place at 4pm
NOTE: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays - UGA Small Business Development Center is available to meet with current & prospective businesses owners free of charge. Call the Chamber for an appointment.
Community Planning Calendar
- Aug 28 Ware County Home Game vs Hampton 7:30pm
- Aug 29 Satilla River Clean-Up at Hwy 158
- Aug 29 Amazing Arachnids at LWSP
- Sept 1 Satilla Riverkeeper's 11th Annual Gala
- Sept 1 Okefenokeeology Class Begins
- Sept 2-4 MNN Presents Preach & Praise-A-Thon
- Sept 5 Local Fare Market at OHC 9am - noon
- Sept 8 Okefenokeeology Class
- Sept 11 Ware County at Coffee County
- Sept 12 Okefenokee Color Run at Okefenokee Heritage Center
- Sept 15 Okefenokeeology Class
- Sept 17 Taste of the Chamber
- Sept 18 Ware County Home Game vs Richmond Hill 7:30pm
- Sept 22 Okefenokeeology Class
- Sept 25 Ware County at Bradwell Institute
- Sept 26 Your State Parks Day at LWSP
- Sept 29 Okefenokeeology Class
- October The Scarecrows are Coming!
- Oct 3 Pioneer Island Celebration Day at OSP
- Oct 3 Local Fare Market at OHC
- Oct 3 Lion's Cars & Crafts Day
- Oct 9 Ware County Home Game vs Glynn Academy 7:30 pm
- Oct 16 CPTC Golf Tournament
- Oct 16 Ware County at Effingham County
- Oct 17 Tour de Swamp
- Oct 23 Ware County Home Game vs Statesboro 7:30pm
- Oct 29 PumpkinFest
- Oct 24 Fall Festival @ LWSP
- Oct 30 Ware County at South Effingham
- Nov 3 Election Day
- Nov 5 Ware County Home Game vs Brunswick 7:30pm
- Nov 12 Doughnuts & Dialogue - Chamber's Annual Legislative Event
- Nov 12 Hospice Satilla's Third Annual Silver Bowl Gala 6-9
- Nov 27 Annual Light Show at OSP Begins
- Dec 5 Christmas Parade
- Dec 5 Reindeer Run at YMCA
The Chamber can provide contact information for any of these events.
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R&S and BAH Calendar
Rise & Shine Breakfasts:
September 8 - Ware County High School
October 13 - Coastal Pines Technical College
November 10 - Waycross Library
December 8 - Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
Business After Hours:
October 15 - PrimeSouth Bank
November 19 - DWDA
December 10 - Waycross Bank & Trust
We will send out the 'Request to Host R&S or BAH' form soon.
If you're interested in hosting in 2016, watch for it!!
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WE NEED YOUR NOMINATIONS!!
A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AWARD
If you think you are currently employed with or retired from a Chamber member business that is a great place to work, please write to tell us why!
JAKE FLEMING AWARD FOR
OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE
Nominees will be judged by the following guidelines:
- Currently employed or retired from a local retail establishment
- Friendly attitude toward customers
- Prompt and efficient in meeting customer's needs
- Willingness to go the "extra mile" for customers
- Knowledge of the products and services
- Always puts the customer first
- Available and flexible in meeting customer's needs
- Good follow through
Nominations must be brief (no more than 150 words). The deadline for submission is 5:00 pm on September 4, 2015. All Chamber members are encouraged to submit nominations. Nominations may be submitted
Selections are based on qualities listed in the nomination
The awards will be presented at the
2015 Taste of the Chamber event to be held
September 17th from 5-7pm at the REA Building
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Save 7.5% on your
Workers' Comp Insurance
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NEW MEMBERS
Southeastern Disability James Allen, CEO 317 Plant Avenue, Suite S 877-895-4312
The Meeting Place Diane Johnson, Owner 1705-B Boulevard Square 283-9150
Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind Brian Blackburn, Director 5626 Laura Walker Road
283-4320
Please visit and welcome our new members!! |
RIBBON CUTTINGS
Tuesday, September 1 at 3pm
Express Care at Mayo Clinic Health System
1921 Alice Street
Tuesday, September 15 at 10am
Satilla Medical & Paper Supply
Friday, September 18 at 3pm
Southern Belles Salon & Spa
960 City Boulevard
Friday, September 25 at 10am
Jorja's Nail & Hair Salon
Tuesday, September 29 at 4pm
The Meeting Place
1705-B Boulevard Square
Please join us to celebrate!
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Weekly Member Renewals
Thank you for your
continued investment in our community!
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Diversified Resources, Inc.
Walmart
The Mall at Waycross
Crosby Cadillac GMC Nissan
GCR Tires & Service
Sports Hall of Fame
Firehouse Subs
Morton & Peavy
Republic Services
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Contact us!
Eva Byrd, Executive Director
Phone: 912-283-3742
315-B Plant Avenue
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The FRIDAY FLYER is a publication for all members of the
Waycross-Ware County Chamber of Commerce.
Please share this with your staff and pass it on to fellow Chamber members; or provide us with the email addresses of those who would like to receive our information and we'll add them to the distribution.
Thank you for your investment in our community!
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