
January 10, 2017 BARTOW CHAMBER WEEKLY
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE By Clint Edwards Gooooooooooooood Mooooorning Bartow Chamber! This is your 2017 Bartow Chamber President Clint Edwards; and I’m coming to you every quarter with exciting news and updates from the world of your Bartow Chamber of Commerce. I am extremely enthusiastic about this upcoming year. For my first ever column, I want to give you insight into two of my personal goals as chamber president. One of the goals is very achievable, and the other is a little more lofty. My first goal as president is to increase member participation. I am very passionate about this; and I can first-hand attest to the true benefit you'll receive in getting involved with chamber activities. I am going to be compiling a list of members I want to see more involved in activities; and hopefully get a chance to take some of you to lunch to introduce you to the benefits of getting involved and encouraging you to support our amazing community. So, I hope you’ve got an appetite ready, because we will eat well and deliciously. My second goal as Chamber President, is to bring one major food or retail business to our community. I have a strong business belief of “if you’re not growing, you’re dying.” Our community is in huge need of fresh business that can bring more business with it. It is my passion to reach out to a major retailer and encourage them to take a look at our great community and see what we truly have to offer. I am very excited about taking on this role; and look forward to eating lunch with a lot of you over the next year. This will be an exciting year, and I cannot wait to bring everyone with me on this adventure. And, at the end of my columns, I plan to end them with a famous quote from a movie, so here goes - “Good morning, and in case I don’t see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight!” CLINT B2B BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE TBA NEXT MEETING: TBA BUSINESS TO BUSINESS MORNING BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE Plenty of coffee and fellowship with your fellow member business owners. Bring lots of business cards and give everyone two - one for them and one for a friend. Hope to see you there! NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY. CHAMPIONS CUP Congratulations to the 2016 Champions Cup Winners! Here they are: BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: Bartow Ford BUSINESS TO BUSINESS: Pyramid Fasteners SERVICE/PROFESSIONAL: Travel Leaders / International Sun Travel RETAIL BUSINESS: The Krazy Kricket COMMUNITY SERVICE: Bartow Ford NOT FOR PROFIT/ COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY: Bartow Community Healthcare Foundation, Inc. MAIN STREET BUSINESS: Sweet Magnolias EMERGING BUSINESS: The Krazy Kricket SPIRIT OF BARTOW AWARD: Jennifer Hall Karen Guffey HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam Click here to see past winners of this prestigious award. Read more about this prestigious event at the link below: http://www.bartowchamber.com/index.php/greater-bartow-chamber/bartow-chamber-chamber-events/bartow-chamber-champions-cup PHOTOS HERE! JOIN ENGAGE & GET A COOL CUP! Want this cool cup? It can be yours, simply by joining ENGAGE Young Professionals. Here's the link to learn about ENGAGE and to join. Become the Community Leader you were meant to be, sign up today! MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY Want to find a retail or service business? Click here. 2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS List to be updated following Annual Meeting. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Jennifer Hall, President SEMCO Construction Sharon Casey, Immediate Past President Retired Banker Clint Edwards, President-elect, Vice President Tom Edwards Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE LIST SUPPORT OUR NEWSLETTER SPONSORS! WANT YOUR COMPANY LISTED HERE? Contact Barbara@bartowchamber.com CHAMBER QUARTERLY HAS 40K READERSHIP Reserve your space now in the Spring Chamber Quarterly Magazine and hand your business card out to more than 40,000 readers for only $85 per issue. Call Barbara Adamson at 863-533-7125 for more information. SEE US HERE!	JANUARY BUSINESS: PERKINS RESTAURANT Left to right: Bartow Perkins Team Members Stephanie Dufuria; Mike Stearns, Manager; and David Juarez with Chamber Membership Services Director Barbara Adamson January Business of the Month ________________________________________ Perkins Restaurant & Bakery 150 E. Van Fleet Dr., Bartow, FL 33830 (863) 533-9688 www.perkinsrestaurants.com The Bartow Perkins Restaurant is a local destination. Perkins offers all your favorites from breakfast to dinner, and everything in between. And, don't forget about their fresh bakery goods! Bring your appetite, they'll do the rest! Open 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., seven days a week. WANT TO FIND OUT HOW TO BECOME THE BUSINESS OF THE MONTH? Contact Barbara Adamson, Membership Services, 863-533-7125 or email barbara@bartowchamber.com THE SILVER SCREEN COMING JAN. 21, 2017 Spherion Staffing's staffing coordinator, Zenia Luna, adds her handprints to the cement in front of the Chinese Theatre to help incoming Chamber President, Clint Edwards, get the word out about the upcoming Chamber Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 21, 2017, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Bartow Civic Center. Do you have your tickets? You may purchase them online at the Chamber's website: www.bartowchamber.com. This year's theme is THE SILVER SCREEN, and you may simply dress to impress, or dress up as your favorite movie character - like Taladega Nights' Ricky Bobby! Tickets are available now for $65. Sponsorships are also still available. Get your tickets now! Call Barbara, 863-533-7125, or click here! CHAMBER EVENTS You are cordially invited to the Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce FUN THURSDAY / BUSINESS AFTER HOURS for JANUARY at SACKETT MOTORSPORTS, 500 W. Brannen Rd., next to SPCA off South Florida, at 5:00 p.m. SEE YOU THERE! (All meetings are in the Chamber Boardroom unless otherwise noted.) JANUARY, 2017 Tuesday, January 17, 5:30 -7:00 p.m. WATSON CLINIC's OPEN HOUSE! 200 E. CR 540A, Lakeland Come meet the new Doctors and new facility! Saturday, January 21, 6:00 p.m. CHAMBER ANNUAL MEETING: THE SILVER SCREEN Bartow Civic Center Thursday, January 26 LEADERSHIP COUNTY GOV. DAY Thursday, January 26, 5:00 P.M. SACKETT MOTORSPORTS FUN THURSDAY 350 Brannen Rd., Lakeland 33813 FEBRUARY Thursday, February 2, 5:00 p.m. CHOCOLATE CHARMS & CHAMBER FUN THURSDAY AT SPATH JEWELERS Wednesday, February 8, noon AMBASSADORS AND DELEGATES LUNCHEON Perkins Restaurant (Note: Date change from regular first Wednesday) Friday, February 17, 6:00 p.m. JEEPIN' WITH JUDD DOWNTOWN EVENT Saturday, February 18, 10:00 a.m. SYFY BARTOW Downtown Thursday, February 23, 5:30 p.m. BARN BOOGIE sponsored by SEMCO Leland Young's Barn *FOR A LIST OF COMMUNITY EVENTS LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE, CLICK HERE AND THEN CHOOSE "EVENTS"!* MEMBERSHIP MILESTONES 65 YEARS Bartow Ford Company Smith Bros. Oil Company, Inc. 5 YEARS All Saints Academy Luster-all Pastoral Care & Culture Center Shirley Whitney HELLO BARTOW! MEMBERS PARTICIPATE FOR FREE ROI ALERT TO ALL MEMBERS! We've established a new perk to your membership. Now, as a member of the Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce, you may include a promotional item for your business in the HELLO BARTOW! welcome baskets for new residents. PARTICIPATION IS FREE OF CHARGE! If you are interested, contact Barbara Adamson, Membership Director, (863) 533-7125, or reply to this email. NEW MEMBERS *Construction-Contractors* Romeo’s Roofing Mr. Audie Romero P.O. Box 1163 Auburndale, FL 33823 (863) 944-7719 Visit Website here. *Employment/Staffing Services* CertiTemp, Inc. Mrs. Lynee Tice 3009 Hwy 92 E Winter Haven, FL 33881 (863) 965-7744 Visit Website here. *Community Action & Human Services* Sunrise Community of Central Florida, Inc. Ms. Rebecca McGuire 807 North Lake Parker Ave. Lakeland, FL 33801 (863) 680-2817 Visit Website here. Insurance Mulling Insurance Agency Mr. Dennis Hollingsworth 230 Old Bartow Eagle Lake Rd Bartow, FL 33830 DON'T MISS FORTRESS FITNESS FOR JANUARY! This is a great time of exercise for the whole family! Marie Wilmot, local fitness guru, has designed a program for the Chamber to help the community get fit! Find out what types of exercise suit your needs by coming out to Fort Blount Park on the second Saturday of each month at 9:00 a.m. You can experience a different kind of exercise in each class. It's a blast! MEMBER MICRONEWS DON'T MISS WATSON CLINIC'S OPEN HOUSE! Tuesday, January 17, 2017, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. at 200 E. County Road 540A, Lakeland RSVP at Watson Clinic, 904-4651 read more... SUPPORT BARTOW HIGH SCHOOL! *BARTOW HIGH SCHOOL* FRESHMAN EXPO & FRESHMAN FOOTSTEPS FRESHMAN EXPO JANUARY 26, 2017 UNION ACADEMY 8^TH graders 12:45pm – 1:45pm BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL 8^th graders 2:30pm – 3:45pm FRESHMAN FOOTSTEPS (Incoming 8^th grade students) 6:00PM – 7:30PM BARTOW HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA ALSO:
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