June 19, 2018 Vol.37

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Brevard School Foundation,  23
CareerSource Brevard, 27
Coastal Mechanical Serv., 27
Crest Cleaners, 27
Crosswinds Youth Services, 30
Hilton Melbourne Rialto Place, 32
Zonta Club of Melbourne, 33
Kemper Business Systems, 34
Sun Plumbing, 39
Bridges, 45

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Member Events

MAY 6 - SEP 3   |  Treetop Trek extends hours, offers college student discounts  MORE

JUN 6 - 29  |  VNA Home Health offering no-cost wellness screenings  MORE

JUN 26  |  ABWA Oceanside Networking & Dinner  MORE

JUN 28  |  Manufacturing Career Exploration Workshop  MORE

JUN 29  |  Friday Night Out Live Entertainment Party at Duran  MORE

Ribbon Cuttings

6/20 - Melbourne Regional Chamber Mural Dedication & Beautification Celebration
Wednesday | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Cut Time: 5:45 PM
1005 E Strawbridge Ave Melbourne, FL 32901
Please register in advance: https://goo.gl/WcqyFV

6/21 - Curaleaf Palm Bay Dispensary Grand Opening Celebration
Thursday | 3:00 PM- 7:00 PM | Cut Time: 5:30 PM
1420 Palm Bay Rd NE Palm Bay, FL 32905
 
6/21 - Melbourne All Suites Splash Bash Grand Opening 
Thursday | 5:15 PM - 8:45 PM | Cut Time: 5:30 PM
4455 W New Haven Ave, Melbourne, FL 32904

Hurricane season preparation - is your business ready?

Now that we are officially into hurricane season, it's time to review your business emergency plan. Do you have a complete and updated emergency response plan and a stocked emergency supply kit?

Visit https://www.floridadisaster.biz/  a new website offering resources for Florida businesses to prepare, respond and recover from hurricanes and other natural disastors.

Melbourne City Leaders Elected to Florida City and County Management Association Board

Melbourne Deputy City Manager Shannon Lewis was elected to serve as president-elect of the Florida City and County Management Association (FCCMA) Board of Directors during the association’s annual conference last week in Orlando.
 
Melbourne City Manager Mike McNees was elected to serve on the FCCMA board as an at-large director.
 
The more than 600-member FCCMA is an affiliate of the International City/County Management Association whose mission is to promote ethics and professionalism in the council-manager and commission-manager forms of government.
 
For a full list of FCCMA board members, please visit the organization’s website: www.fccma.org

SeaWorld donates 131 electric scooters to Goodwill

Goodwill Industries of Central Florida recently recognized SeaWorld Orlando for its donation of 131 electric scooters to improve mobility for local residents.
 
“This donation allows us to reinforce our mission of conservation and sustainability,” said Marcus VanVleet, vice president of merchandising at SeaWorld Orlando. “We are keeping waste out of local landfills while supporting Goodwill’s efforts to empower differently abled Central Floridians with employment opportunities.”
 
The scooters, once used in SeaWorld parks, will be distributed among Goodwill’s 28 retail stores in Central Florida, where they will be sold. Sales revenue will help fund Goodwill’s job training and employment assistance programs.
 
“The community can support our efforts to provide job training and placement to Central Floridians who have barriers to employment in several ways, including dropping off household items and making in-kind donations,” said Karla Radka, chief operating officer at Goodwill. “We’re grateful for the generosity of corporate partners like SeaWorld who help us continue building lives that work.”
 
To support Goodwill, residents can donate clothing, shoes, books, household goods and electronics at their nearest retail store or Donation Xpress. A list of locations can be found at www.goodwillcfl.org

24/7 treaty monitoring center ready for contingency ops


Staff Sgt. Beau Brennan, a member of the Air Force Technical Applications Center's contingency operations (COOP) relocation team, unloads equipment onto a forklift at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in support of AFTAC's COOP mission transfer from JBSA to Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tenn.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Marvin T. Crumpton)
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