
October 16, 2018
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 the Chamber, (863) 533-7125. CLOSED FB GROUP FOR CHAMBER MEMBERS Now, get even more connected with your fellow Chamber members: Share good ideas and advice Share road blocks you've encountered Canvas fellow business members Offer member-to-member discounts and services The Bartow Chamber is excited to now provide you, our members, with the opportunity to connect with your fellow Chamber members in a digital format through our closed Bartow Chamber Member Connection Facebook Group. This group is open exclusively to MEMBERS of the Bartow Chamber of Commerce and is a space to share information and connect. We know we have a diverse group of professionals and organizations and we want you to get to know one another! To join the group click here and answer the three simple questions. We look forward to connecting soon! BUSINESS OF THE MONTH Interested in becoming a BUSINESS OF THE MONTH? Call Kathryn, 863-533-7125, or email her here. Business of Month Over $1,500 in advertising for $350! The featured Business of the Month for the Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce is a promotional opportunity available to all Chamber members. This program provides additional marketing and exposure for your organization through a variety of channels. Those channels include: CAPITAL CITY MAGAZINE 1/3 PAGE AD - $540 VALUE Your business will receive a free third page ad in the Chamber’s quarterly publication, CAPITAL CITY QUARTERLY, featuring you as business of the month. CAPITAL CITY QUARTERLY has a readership of 40,000 with circulation to homes and businesses throughout Southwest Polk County. SOCIAL MEDIA - $250 VALUE Your business will receive weekly shout-outs via the Chamber’s various media sites, the Greater Bartow Chamber Facebook page and Capital City Today Facebook page, with an audience of more than 1,100. You will also receive a targeted, boosted post to reach up to 5,000 viewers. CHAMBER WEEKLY NEWSLETTER - $500 VALUE Your business will be the featured business of the month in our Chamber Weekly Newsletter distributed to more than 1,000 emails weekly. RADIO - $250 VALUE You will receive periodic shout-outs throughout the month as the Chamber’s featured business on WBF FM 102.9 & AM 1130. Provide a short, one sentence description to help listeners learn more about your business. STORE DISPLAY The Chamber will provide you with its Business of the Month store display to keep in your lobby or office to designate you as the Chamber’s Business of the Month. WANT US TO TEXT YOU ABOUT EVENTS? Free TEXT ME! 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 Kathryn Bevilacqua-Ely today! kathryn@bartowchamber.com or 863-533-7125. SEE US HERE! CHAMBER QUARTERLY HAS 40K READERSHIP Reserve your space now in the Winter Chamber Quarterly Magazine and hand your business card out to more than 40,000 readers for only $85 per issue. Call Kathryn at 863-533-7125 for more information; or email her at kathryn@bartowchamber.com 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. ENGAGE - become the Leader you were meant to be! Sign up today. 2018 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 CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE LIST SUPPORT OUR NEWSLETTER SPONSORS! WANT YOUR COMPANY LISTED HERE? Contact Kathryn at the Chamber MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY Want to find a retail or service business? Click here.	REGISTER TO ATTEND CHAMPIONS CUP! REGISTER TO ATTEND OR SPONSOR A TABLE OF 8 HERE. FREE LUNCH AND LEARN COMING UP OCT. 24 SIGN UP TODAY AT THIS LINK ! LUNCH & LEARN: VISTE At Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research, 1855 W. Main Street, Bartow 33830. Sign up today! MEMBERSHIP MILESTONES 25 Years MOSAIC Polk Power, LLP 15 Years Bartow Soccer Club 10 Years Dixie Signs, Inc. 5 Years Palmer Insurance Agency, Inc. KMR Concrete, Inc. Florida Polytechnic University Steve and Sandy Earley NEW MEMBERS Glass Installation / Products A-1 Safari Glass, Inc. Joanne Schock 415 E. Main St. Bartow, FL 33830 (863) 519-3550 www.a1safariglass.com Property Management Hunter Property Management Steve and Denise Hunter 365 E Main Street Bartow, FL 33830 863-500-0969 Convenience Store/Gas Station Pilot Travel Center Ronnie Donahue 7990 State Road 60 E Bartow, FL 33830 www.pilotflyingj.com Advertising - Specialty The Trinket Lady Advertising, LLC Donna Pearce, CAS 2025 Sylvester Road, Unit AA5 Lakeland, FL 33803 863-934-1376 www.trinketlady.com CHAMBER EVENTS (All meetings are in the Chamber Boardroom unless otherwise noted.) Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 3:45, 4:00 p.m. EXEC. / BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wednesday, October 17, 2018, noon Community Relations Committee: Speak Up and Speak Out: Poetry Through Diversity Bartow Civic Center. Tickets, $12 at the door. Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 1:30 p.m. DIPLOMAT BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR SARA, CAROLYN, TOMMIE, MARIETTA, SALLY, SHERRY! Thursday, October 18, 5:30 p.m. BEDC CHAMPIONS CUP AND SPIRIT OF BARTOW AWARDS Bartow Civic Center Friday, October 19, 11:45 a.m. ENGAGE LUNCH & LEARN: VISTE Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute Friday, October 19, 6:00 p.m. MAIN STREET'S FRIDAY FEST Downtown Bartow Monday, October 22, 11:45 a.m. POLK VISION WORKSHOP: FINDING YOUR FUTURE WORKFORCE Join the Conversation over lunch. FREE LUNCH, FREE EVENT. United Way of Central Florida 5605 US 98, Lakeland 33812 Wednesday, October 24, 11:30 a.m. 1/2 Cent Sales Tax LUNCH & LEARN AT A-C-T ENVIRONMENTAL & INFRASTRUCTURE FREE LUNCH, FREE EVENT! 1875 W. Main Street, Bartow, FL 33830 Thursday, October 25, 4:00 p.m. CRICKETTE CLUB FALL PARADE AND CARNIVAL Parade begins at 4 p.m. and ends at Mosaic Park for the carnival! Tuesday, October 30, 5:30 p.m. COMMUTER SERVICES' MOBILITY DAY AT FDOT Wear your Halloween Costumes! Bicycle Ride on Fort Fraser Trail and History Walk! POLK VISION WORKSHOP: WORKFORCE REGISTER HERE! A-C-T CHILI COOKOFF! It's time for A-C-T's 9th Annual Chili Cook Off to benefit the United Way of Central Florida!! Enter your own awesome Chili to see if you can earn this year's bragging rights! ALL you can eat chili and fixin's for $10. Every dollar raised goes to United Way of Central Florida. Stop by, eat some great chili and say hi! #ACTChili Ready to enter your chili or need more information? Call 863-533-2000 x 603 or email Chili2@A-C-T.com. Sponsorship Opportunities Available! Purchase tickets, become a sponsor or make a donation here: https://uwcf.org/chili/ ENTRY FORM HERE. MEMBER MICRONEWS The Bartow Art Guild is exhibiting artwork at the Bartow Public Library for the annual Cornucopia Art Exhibit opening October 15th and running until November 30th. The Bartow Art Guild has a reception scheduled for Friday evening November 2nd from 5-7 pm, where the awards will be given to the winning artists and the artworks can be reviewed. This event is open to the public! Hope to see you there. read more... POLK COUNTY MOBILITY DAY COMING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, FDOT 5:30 -7:30 p.m. WEAR YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUME!
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