April 24, 2018
"Ask not what your community can do for you, but WHAT can you do for your community"

Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce

Community Calendar of Events

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Calendar of Events Import

Family Connections Meeting
04/24/2018

Tree Planting-Shipp Park/City Hall
04/24/2018

GED Instruction & Work Readiness Training
04/24/2018

Kiwanis Club Meeting
04/25/2018

Cities Week day 2
04/25/2018

Equipment Show/City Hall Parking Lot
04/25/2018

Worth County Cancer Coalition Cancer Survivors Dinner
04/26/2018

WCMS Government Tour
04/26/2018

8th Annual Chamber Business After Hours
04/26/2018

Cities Week day 4
04/26/2018

Downtown Concert
04/27/2018

GED Instruction & Work Readiness Training
04/27/2018

Clean Comedy Night: Hosted by Unity Baptist Church
04/28/2018

15th Annual Great Sylvester Clean up
04/28/2018

Cities Week day 6
04/28/2018

Worth County Board of Commissioners Workshop
05/01/2018

GED Instruction & Work Readiness Training
05/01/2018

Kiwanis Club Meeting
05/02/2018

National Day of Prayer Breakfast
05/03/2018

Unity Baptist Church:National Day of Prayer Breakfast
05/03/2018

Pop's Concert (High School Band)
05/04/2018

GED Instruction & Work Readiness Training
05/04/2018

2018 Leadership Worth Class
05/08/2018

Poulan City Council Meeting
05/08/2018

GED Instruction & Work Readiness Training
05/08/2018

Kiwanis Club Meeting
05/09/2018

GED Instruction & Work Readiness Training
05/09/2018

Worth County Board of Education Meeting
05/10/2018

SBDC: 8 Customer Service Strategies for Business Retention Strategies Lunch and Learn
05/10/2018

BFHS "Trouble in Tumbleweed" Melodrama
05/11/2018

100 Mile Peanut Pickin Yard Sale Meeting Sylvester Committee
05/11/2018

GED Instruction & Work Readiness Training
05/11/2018

City of Warwick Council Meeting
05/15/2018

Chamber Mix N Mingle
05/15/2018

GED Instruction & Work Readiness Training
05/15/2018

Worth County Middle School Winners Circle Awards Ceremony
05/16/2018

WCMS Achievement Awards Ceremony
05/16/2018

Kiwanis Club Meeting
05/16/2018

Tourism Committee Meeting
05/17/2018

Worth County Board of Commissioners Meeting
05/17/2018

Worth County Board of Commissioners
05/17/2018

Agriculture Meeting
05/17/2018

Georgia Peanut Festival Meeting
05/18/2018

Sunbelt Ford Drive One For Your School
05/19/2018

Chamber Past Chair Luncheon
05/21/2018

City of Sylvester Mayor and Council Meeting
05/21/2018

Family Connections Meeting
05/22/2018

Kiwanis Club Meeting
05/23/2018

GED Instruction & Work Readiness Training
05/23/2018

Executive Board Meeting
05/24/2018

Worth County High School Graduation
05/26/2018

Chamber Holiday Closing:Memorial Day
05/28/2018

Kiwanis Club Meeting
05/30/2018

GED Instruction & Work Readiness Training
05/30/2018

Stop & Shop Sylvester-Worth County

Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce

 
Mother's Day is May 13, 2018. The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce would like to encourage you to shop with our Sylvester- Worth County Businesses.
Can't find what you need? Visit us at http://swcountychamber.com or call us at 229-776-7718.

Employment Opportunities

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Part-time Administrative Assistant for Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce
The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications through May 1, 2018, for a Part-Time Administrative Assistant. Send your resume with cover letter to karen@swcountychamber.com or mail to Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 768, Sylvester, Ga 31791. Salary will commensurate with qualifications and experience. The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
http://www.chamberorganizer.com/sylvesterworthcc/docs/2018_Administrative_Assistant_Job_Description_4.2.2018FINAL.pdf
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Click the link below:
City of Sylvester Employment Opportunities
http://www.cityofsylvester.com/Content/Default/1/7/0/about-us/employment-opportunities.html

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The Sylvester Housing Authority
Part-time Office Clerk


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1st Franklin Financial
Customer Service Representative




 

Community Achievements

Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame

Major General Billy Maddox Jones is being inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame on April 28, 2018.

For further information on how to attend the Banquet in his honor, you may click the link below.

Bill Jones was always interested in airplanes. Enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1944, he began his aviation adventure flying B-24s in the Pacific. He was recalled to active duty during both the Korean Conflict and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Returning to Atlanta in 1963, Jones became a Test Pilot at Lockheed Georgia, where he flew a variety of aircraft. During this time he joined the Georgia Air National Guard and flew Douglas C-124 transports. He became Wing Commander, and in 1972 he directed the conversion from the C-124 transports to F-100D fighters. In 1975 Governor George Busbee appointed Jones as his Adjutant General of Georgia and he was promoted to Major General. He was responsible for both Army and Air National Guard units and also served as State Director of Selective Service and as the Director of Emergency Management. Upon retirement, Jones had over 11,000 flight hours in over 40 different types of aircraft. He served until 1985 and returned to Atlanta after forty-one years of distinguished service to the United States of America. In retirement, Jones was involved in Real Estate, Land Development, and the Stock Market. He continued to own a farm in Sylvester Georgia and became a deacon of his Baptist church when he was eighty years old.

http://www.gaaviationhalloffame.com/Banquet.44.0.html

Membership Committee

Chris Shipp, Chair





Welcome, New Chamber Member:

Ten Point Towing

Will Giddens
Owner
807 S. Main Street
Sylvester, Ga 31791
Office: 229-881-9593
Fax: 229-821-3471
http://tenpointtowing18@gmail.com


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Chamber Weekly Business Spotlight:



Carroll's Sausage and Meats
101 West Franklin St
Sylvester, Ga 31791
Phone: (229) 776-2628
Fax: (229) 776-9079
http://www.carrollssausageandmeats.com




The Weekly Business Spotlight is a FREE member benefit!
Each week a business member with a Chamber Mini-Page is highlighted here and in all our social media outlets. Get your business features by setting up you FREE page today! Already have one? Make sure it's up-to-date because we'll use a picture from the page, and visitors will be reading what you have there!

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Chamber Members Register Today!!

 
8th Annual Sylvester - Worth County Chamber
Business after Hours

April 26, 2018
 5 PM until 7 PM

in conjunction with the City of Sylvester's Cities Week 


  


BOOTH SET UP
Join us for our 8th Annual Chamber Business After Hours in Downtown Sylvester. As always there is no charge for our Chamber Members.We are numbering booths on a first- come first - serve basis and will have up to 50 spots available.You are responsible for your own table, tent and chairs and agree to be set up by 4:30 PM and breakdown beginning at 7:00 PM. You may begin setting up in the Train Depot Parking Lot at 2:00 PM

 DOOR PRIZE GIVE-A-WAY
We’re asking all Chamber businesses to participate in the Door Prize give-a-way
You will have your door prize displayed at your booth until 6:30 PM and at that time, you will bring your door prize to the Chamber table for the door prize drawing. All participants who visit every booth and have their card stamped will be eligible to enter for the door prize give-a-way. We will have the registration table at the Chamber booth and give the door prizes away at 7:00 PM.
 
We are looking forward to a successful Chamber Business after Hours! 

For further information contact the Chamber at 229-776-7718
Click the link provided below and complete the attached registration form and return it to the Chamber by April 23, 2018
http://Registration Form
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Lunch and Learn
UGA Small Business Development Center

Is your customer service making or breaking your business?

JOIN US...
May 10 at 12 Noon

Set the standard for customer service with eight customer service strategies for business. Learn to manage your customers’ expectations, embrace complaints, and how to train your employees to go above and beyond in this one hour lunch and learn.

Lunch and Learns are FREE to member and $15 for non-members

(Reservations are required. To make a reservation, please call: (229-776-7718)


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2nd Bi-Annual Mix N' Mingle
Sylvester- Worth County Chamber of Commerce


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The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber is proud to present a new Chamber Member Benefit.

Find out how much you could save with Chamber Spectrum Benefits by being a member of the Sylvester-Worth Chamber.  
Call 229-776-7718 to set up an appointment for for information



 

Government Committee

Becky Geer, Chair

Early Voting Begins April 20, 2018
The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce encourages you to exercise your right to vote.
Early voting begins April 30, 2018.
To see your ballot for the 2018 Primary Election visit:

https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do

Election Corner

Qualifying has ended, leaving us with our slate of candidates that will compete in the upcoming election process. On the county level, the Democratic ballot includes:
  • Board of Education, District 1 - Melvin Jefferson, Incumbent (uncontested)
Also on the county level, the Republican ballot includes:
  • County Commissioner, District 2 - Kenneth "Ken" Hall, Incumbent (uncontested) 
  • County Commissioner, District 3 -  Bettye H. Bozeman, Incumbent (uncontested)
  • County Commissioner, District 4 - Billy McDonald, Incumbent 
  •                                                       Kemp Willis
  • Board of Education, Chairperson - Hubert Souter
  •                                                         Sue J. Youngblood
  • Board of Education, District 4 - Randy Bacon, Incumbent (uncontested)

City of Poulan Special Election for Post 4
Qualifying April 18, 29 & 20
Early Voting begins May 1, 2018
Voting will take place at City Hall
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Legislative Updates- Georgia Chamber

 

 

Sylvester-Worth County Community Events

Community

Clean Comedy Night- Unity Baptist Church

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Leadership Training for Non-Profits

Wednesday, April 25, 2018
9AM until 2PM
Southwest Georgia Regional Commission
181 E. Broad Street, Camilla, Ga

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Cities Week- City of Sylvester

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Cities Week Concert- City of Sylvester

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National Day of Prayer Breakfast- Unity Baptist Church

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A Night at the Movies- City of Sylvester

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Trouble In Tumbleweed-Best Friends Humane Society

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Friday,May 11,2018
7PM until 11PM


Southern Woods Plantation
2321 Ga. HIghway 33 S, 
Sylvester, Ga. 

It’s that time of year again. We’ve seen the SAG awards, the Oscars, the Tony’s and more. But right here in Worth County we have unmatched, home-grown talent ready to entertain. And, once again, a one of a kind theatrical experience is presented for your entertainment. 
Best Friends Humane Society in Worth County presents the Never Ready for Prime-Time Players in their 2018 performance “Trouble in Tumbleweed”. This farcical melodrama is set in 1875 and the citizens of Tumbleweed, Arizona are in for an unwelcome surprise that brings shenanigans and laughs galore. The all-star cast exceeds all expectations!
Click the link below for more detailed information:
https://www.facebook.com/events/178113972998166/

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Kids Day in the Park- Men United Club Inc.

Happenings in Worth County Schools


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Pops Concert " A Night at the Movies"
 
Sponsored by the WCHS Band & Band Boosters
 
 May 4, 2018  (Inclement weather backup date: May 5)
 

Event Time:8:00 PM
 
 The Concert will include performances by the WCHS Band program. Music from popular movies will be the theme.  

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You are invited to join us on May 12, 2018  2-4 PM as we say our last goodbyes to the Worth County High School Band Room. We will be paying tribute to our very own Georgia Hall of Fame Band Directors, Eugene H. Wyles, and Jesse L. Walker.
 Please join us as we celebrate the legacy of the Worth County High School Band program.

Click the link below to register and more details:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0B2L6oNffMcSsoukHDoD_-xds-0M8eIGmmppc8Z9WmCndbg/viewform
 
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Worth County Rams Official Online Store
WE HAVE EXCITING NEWS!

Worth Rams Official Online Store is NOW OPEN! 
Select from hundreds of great designs. Customize sports, activities, colors, and more! 
Click the link below or click the Shop Now tab under our cover photo. Support our RAMS! 

https://sideline.bsnsports.com/…/s…/worth-county-high-school

Grand Opening Sale:
20% off an $80 or higher purchase 
offer valid: 4/11/18 - 05/06/18




 



 
Chamber Weekly Newsletter - April 24, 2018