December 5, 2017
Taking Care of Business

CSC OPEN LETTER

BARTOW CHURCH SERVICE CENTER'S
HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE ONGOING
495 East Summerlin Street
Bartow, FL 33830
863-533-5822

The Church Service Center provides emergency services year-round for the needy in Bartow and Bartow school district, in addition to furnishing Holiday food baskets to families.

Due to the major impact to our area from Hurricane Irma, we anticipate the need to be greater this year than ever before.


Please consider conducting a Holiday food drive at your place of business - non perishable food items and canned goods are typically collected through the holiday season and used for filling the holiday baskets or stocking the shelves for future aid.

We will also accept monetary donations. Monetary donations may be matched dollar for dollar if checks are made payable to Bartow Community Healthcare Foundation, Inc. Make sure you put "Church Service Center match" in the memo line. The collections can begin now for the holiday season.

 
Call for more information, or for pickup of donations, if needed: Rusty Music, (863) 533-5822, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Thank you for your consideration!
Registration #SC-00167

DIVERSITY LUNCHEON DECEMBER 5




Winners of the C.C. Corbett Diversity Award was Eastside Positive Action Committee (for organization) and Gloria Washington (individual). Guest Speaker was Dr. Richard Harris.


Thanks to our Sponsors For the City of Bartow / Chamber / Community Relations Committee's Diversity Luncheon

PRESENTERS:
Agriculture & Labor
     Program
Boswell & Dunlap, LLP
City of Bartow
Clerk of Courts -
     Office of Diversity
Deacons & Stewards
     Alliance
Polk County Schools -
     Office of Equity and
     Diversity Management
Saint James AME
State Farm -
     Leo Longworth


SPONSORS;
C. C. and J.J. Corbett Family
Polk County BOCC -
     Office of Diversity
Polk State College
Tindale Oliver


CONTRIBUTOR:
Gause Funeral Home
MIDFlorida Credit Union

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2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Clint Edwards, President
Emily Spath Clark, Incoming President
   Spath Jewelers

Jennifer Hall, Immediate Past President
    SEMCO Construction

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MEMBERSHIP MILESTONES

10 Years
Maintenance and Reliability Technologies, Inc.

5 Years
Lea Ann Thomas

BOSWELL & DUNLAP FUN THURSDAY!

You are invited to

A VERY MERRY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
FOR BARTOW CHAMBER MEMBERS!
 JOIN US AT THE DECEMBER FUN THURSDAY

Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.
Networking, Santa Claus, Championship BBQ, Food, Drinks at Polk County’s Oldest Law Firm:
Boswell & Dunlap, LLP
245 South Central Avenue, Bartow

 

LEADERSHIP BARTOW'S RUDOLPH ROUNDUP

Time again for Rudolph Roundup, presented by Leadership Bartow Class XVII. This toy roundup by Heartland For Children, provides toys for more than 2000 foster children throughout Polk, Highlands and Hardee Counties. Bring a new, unwrapped children's toy to the Chamber before December 6, to help make a foster child's Holiday dream come true!

DEC. ORGANIZATION: Church Service Center


Left to right: Chamber Membership Director Barbara Adamson and Church Service Center Executive Director, Rusty Music.

DEC. Chamber Organization of the Month:

Church Service Center

The Bartow Church Service Center serves the emergency needs of individuals on a temporary basis with food, clothing, meals, household items, gas, utilities, rent, transportation and prescriptions. Providing help, creating hope. Visit the Church Service Center Thrift Shop, open to the entire community featuring great items for every budget!
495 East Summerlin Street, Bartow, FL 33830
(863) 533-5822

 

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

NEW MEMBERS

Financial Services- Account Receivables Management
TSI
Joe Troccia
2055 S. Floral Avenue, Lot 253
Bartow, FL 33830
(607) 426-0526

Restaurants
LITTLE CAESARS
George Anderson
1262 N. Broadway Ave.
Bartow, FL 33830
(863) 226-9779
website here.
 

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LEADERSHIP BARTOW HOLIDAY REUNION

Thanks to all who attended the Leadership Bartow Alumni and Current Class Reunion at Harmony Haven Event Venue. We had a great time!

DON'T MISS FORTRESS FITNESS FOR DEC.

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!
SCHEDULE:


Dec. 9 – Marcus Flournoy (FloFitness Circuit Training)
Jan. 13 – Greg, Rick & Krissy (UFC Box & Burn)
Feb. 10 – Tammi Green (Empower Fit Dance)
Mar. 10 – Mariah Andressen-Otten (Yoga)
Apr. 14 – Juanita Pullum (Boot Camp)
May 12 – Jude Dauphin (Uptown Fitness)

CHAMBER EVENTS

(All meetings are in the Chamber Boardroom unless otherwise noted.)

Wednesday, December 6, noon
Ambassadors / Delegates Christmas Luncheon

Terrie Lobb Catering
1239 E. Main Street, Bartow 33830

Thursday, December 7
Leadership Bartow Environmental Day


Thursday, December 7, 5:00 p.m.
Boswell & Dunlap, LLP Fun Thursday

245 S. Central Ave., Bartow 33830

Friday, December 8, 6:00 p.m.
Main Street's Light Up Christmas Parade

Parade starts at Mosaic Park, ends at 1st Street

Saturday, December 9, 11:00-3:00 p.m.
UNITY DAY FESTIVAL

Live entertainment, food vendors, fun!
Mosaic Park, Bartow

Wednesday, December 13, noon
Diplomat Christmas Party

Friday, December 22, Monday, December 25
Chamber Closed for Christmas

Friday, December 29; Monday, January 1
Chamber Closed for New Years

Thursday, January 11
Leadership Bartow City Government Day

Monday, January 15, noon
George Gause / MLK Parade

Parade begins at Floral and Main, ends at Carver Rec
Line up: 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday, January 16, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
ENGAGE SERVES BEGINS

A-C-T Classroom

Friday, January 19, 6:00 p.m.
Main Street Bartow's Friday Fest

Downtown Bartow

Friday & Saturday, January 26 & 27, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Alafia River Rendezvous Visitors Days

1000 Old Fort Meade Rd., Homeland

Tuesday, January 23, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
ENGAGE SERVES

A-C-T Classroom

Saturday, January 27, 6:00 p.m.
Chamber Annual Event

Spath Jewelers Presents: 007 DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
Bartow Civic Center

Tuesday, January 30, February 6, 13, 20, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
ENGAGE SERVES

A-C-T Classroom

UNITY DAY FESTIVAL


UNITY DAY FESTIVAL on December 9, will celebrate our diversity at Mosaic Park Bandshell from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Food vendors, music and community fun will be featured. FREE to attend. Hope to see you there!

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