January 30, 2018
BARTOW CHAMBER WEEKLY

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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 the Chamber, (863) 533-7125.

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Chamber Members:
We are offering a new feature of your membership, absolutely free to you! If you would like to get a text message about upcoming events, call or email Virginia Condello today! virginia@bartowchamber.com or 863-533-7125.

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 the Chamber at 863-533-7125 for more information.

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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!

2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Emily Spath Clark, President
   Spath Jewelers
Phil Minden, Incoming President
  BayCare Bartow Regional Medical Center

Clint Edwards, Immediate Past President
 

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LB BROWN HERITAGE FESTIVAL



LB BROWN HERITAGE FESTIVAL, February 9, 10, 11, 2018. Click on the photo above and go to the website and find out more!

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER ANNUAL MEETING

The 2018 Diamonds Are Forever Chamber Annual Meeting is now history and our new President, Emily Spath Clark, officially took office as the Chamber's 77th President. The winner of the George W. Harris Leadership Award was named, and City Commissioner Leo Longworth was presented the coveted award, given each year to a Leadership Bartow graduate who has contributed significantly to the Bartow community with an emphasis on government, civic or social service. Photos by Steve Steiner



STATE OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

PRIME MORTAGE RIBBON-CUTTING FEB. 8

SAVE THE DATE: PRIME MORTGAGE GROUP ribbon-cutting is February 8, 2018, at 9:30 a.m.. Prime Mortgage Group is located at 415 E. Main Street, Suite 213, Bartow 33830. See you there!
 

JAN. ORGANIZATION: BARTOW ART GUILD


Left to right: Bartow Art Guild Representatives, Laura Fredrickson, Past President; Sandra Thompson, Recording Secretary; and David Harrell, President.

January Chamber Organization of the Month:

Bartow Art Guild

1240 East Main Street, Bartow, FL 33830
(863) 534-1877    www.bartowartguild.com

The Bartow Art Guild is a non-profit organization with the purpose of development and exposure of visual and cultural arts in the City of Bartow and its environs. Members include award-winning artists and all media, patrons and supporters. The Bartow Art Guild conducts artist showcases, special events, exhibits, classes and workshops throughout the year. You are invited to join the group and be a part of Bartow's art scene - call today!

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

MEMBER MICRONEWS


Sexual harassment is topic
of Tiger Bay Club meeting


Drawing on a topic that has dominated national headlines for the past three-plus months, the Tiger Bay Club of Polk County will have as its January program a Tampa lawyer who specializes in labor and employment law.
Her focus will be on sexual harassment in the workplace.

The speaker will be Theresa M. Gallion, a partner in the Fisher Phillips Law Firm. Her clients over 30 years of practice have included “a wide variety of industries, with particular emphasis on colleges and universities, hospitality, telecommunications, and retail,” according to her resumé.

She also conducts training in topics such as equal employment, diversity, and management skills.

She will speak at the Tiger Bay Club meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the Bartow Civic Center.
Tiger Bay is a non-partisan political interest group that meets each month to hear speakers who hold positions of leadership in government, politics, and related fields.

Visitors are invited. The charge, which includes a buffet luncheon, is $15 for members and $25 for non-members.

Reservations are required by Monday, Jan. 29, and may be made by e-mail to TigerbayPolk.com, or by phone to 863-640-5357.

The club’s format is to hear a 10-minute opening talk by the guest speaker, followed by 45 minutes of questions submitted in writing by members of the audience.

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NEW MEMBERS

Mortgage Loans
PRIME MORTGAGE GROUP
Deborah Collins
415 E. Main Street, Suite 213
Bartow, FL 33830
(863) 430-7787
website here.

Healthcare - General
OPTIONS FOR WOMEN PCH
Marilyn Paul
at Church Service Center
495 E. Summerlin Street
Bartow, FL 33830
(863) 682-5763
website here.

Cosmetics & Skin Care
FREELANCE FORMULATIONS
Vanessa Thomas
1640 N. Park Ave.
Bartow, FL 33830
(863) 519-0881
website here.
 

MEMBERSHIP MILESTONES

10 Years
Maintenance and Reliability Technologies, Inc.

5 Years
Lea Ann Thomas

CHAMBER EVENTS

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

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

A-C-T Classroom

Saturday, February 3, 2018, 8:00 a.m.
YELLOW JACKET STOMP

Mosaic Park (See Flier in this Newsletter)

Thursday, February 8, 2018, 9:30 a.m.
PRIME MORTGAGE GROUP RIBBON-CUTTING

415 E. Main Street, Suite 213
Bartow, FL 33830

Thursday, February 8, 2018, 5:00 p.m.
CHOCOLATE CHARMS & CHAMBER FUN THURSDAY
sponsored by SPATH JEWELERS

1360 N. Broadway Avenue, Bartow, FL 33830

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, February 9,10, 11, 2018
L.B. BROWN HERITAGE FESTIVAL

on the ground of the L.B. Brown House, L.B. Brown Avenue

Saturday, February 17, 2018, 11 a.m. -6:30 p.m.
SYFY BARTOW: MONSTERS VS. ALIENS

Downtown Bartow

DON'T MISS FORTRESS FITNESS AT FORT BLOUNT PARK

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:

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)
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