July 3, 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

Worth County Board of Commissioner Workshop
07/03/2018

Worth County Board of Commissioners Workshop
07/03/2018

Kiwanis Club Meeting
07/04/2018

Sylvester Concert and Fireworks Celebration
07/06/2018

The Sylvester's Farmer's Market
07/07/2018

Education Committee Meeting
07/09/2018

Government Committee Meeting
07/09/2018

Poulan City Council Meeting
07/10/2018

Kiwanis Club Meeting
07/11/2018

Worth County Board of Education Meeting
07/12/2018

100 Mile Peanut Pickin Yard Sale Meeting Sylvester Committee
07/13/2018

The Sylvester's Farmer's Market
07/14/2018

City of Sylvester Mayor and Council Meeting
07/16/2018

Bark in the Park Committee Meeting
07/16/2018

City of Warwick Council Meeting
07/17/2018

Agriculture/Farmers Appreciation Committee Meeting
07/17/2018

Kiwanis Club Meeting
07/18/2018

Worth County Board of Commissioners
07/19/2018

Worth County Board of Commissioners Meeting
07/19/2018

The Sylvester's Farmer's Market
07/21/2018

Family Connections Meeting
07/24/2018

Kiwanis Club Meeting
07/25/2018

Executive Board Meeting
07/26/2018

Board of Directors Meeting
07/26/2018

The Sylvester's Farmer's Market
07/28/2018

"Employers in the Know" 2018 Seminars
08/01/2018

Kiwanis Club Meeting
08/01/2018

Night Out Against Crime
08/03/2018

The Sylvester's Farmer's Market
08/04/2018

Sunbeltt Ford Drive 4UR Community hosted by the Sylvester - Worth County Chamber of Commerce
08/04/2018

Worth County Board of Commissioner Workshop
08/07/2018

Worth County Board of Commissioners Workshop
08/07/2018

Worth County Board of Education Meeting
08/09/2018

Worth County High School College & Career Academy Community Sneak Peek
08/09/2018

100 Mile Peanut Pickin Yard Sale Meeting Sylvester Committee
08/10/2018

The Sylvester's Farmer's Market
08/11/2018

Poulan City Council Meeting
08/14/2018

Retail/Tourism Committee Meeting
08/16/2018

Worth County Board of Commissioners Meeting
08/16/2018

Worth County Board of Commissioners
08/16/2018

The Sylvester's Farmer's Market
08/18/2018

AARP Safe Driver Class
08/18/2018

City of Sylvester Mayor and Council Meeting
08/20/2018

Agriculture/Farmers Appreciation Committee Meeting
08/21/2018

Membership Committee Meeting
08/21/2018

City of Warwick Council Meeting
08/21/2018

Executive Board Meeting
08/23/2018

Board of Directors Meeting
08/23/2018

Georgia Peanut Festival Pageant
08/25/2018

The Sylvester's Farmer's Market
08/25/2018

Bark in the Park Committee Meeting
08/27/2018

Employment Opportunities

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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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Georgia Federal-State Inspection Service Hiring Event on July 12, 2018, from 10 AM until 2 PM. Qualified applicants are required to bring resume to the hiring event.

Happy 4th of July



The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber would like to wish everyone a Happy and Safe 4th of July. In observance of this holiday, the chamber will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, 2018.

City of Sylvester



Please join the City of Sylvester on Friday, July 6th, 2018 at 6 pm for the Concert & Fireworks Celebration. The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce will be closed on this day so we can set up for this event. Vendors will start setting up at 3 pm. 


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Effective July 1, 2018 
Rentals at The Hut in T.C. Jeffords park will be processed through Sylvester City Hall. For inquiries 
About renting The Hut please call (229) 776-8505.
Monday- Friday 8am to 5pm

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The City of Sylvester will hold a public community meeting on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at 6:00 PM. 

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Join the City of Sylvester for the Kids' Fishing Derby on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at 8:00 AM.

Membership Committee

Chris Shipp, Chair





Welcome, New Chamber Members:



Shipp Senior Center/SOWEGA Council on Aging

710 W. Price St.
P. O. Box 878
Sylvester, GA 31791
Phone: 229-463-3140
Fax: 229-338-7309
Email: worthsc@sowegacoa.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Shipp-Senior-CenterSOWEGA-Council-on-Aging-777374608945511/


The Shipp Senior Center/SOWEGA Council on Aging offers a day center for seniors 60 and over. They serve meals and have programs/activities for the seniors. The activities they offer include exercise twice a week, nutrition program, crafts, games, information programs, and more.

"Seniors making a difference our community"
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Chamber Weekly Business Spotlight:


Deb's Curbside Cupcakes
Debbie Morefield
Albany, GA 31791
Phone: 229-789-4929
Fax: 229-889-7047
Website: http://www.cupcaketruckalbany.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debscurbsidecupcakes/


Curbie, Albany’s Original Cupcake Truck
We Bake Cupcakes and More For All Occasions.      
Deb's Curbside Cupcakes find convenient locations to set up closer to you.  Our cupcakes and more are baked fresh each setup day for our truck menu. We have over 60 flavors of cupcakes and rotate these flavors for our seasonal menus.  It won't be hard to find more than one favorite.  If cupcakes aren't your sweet, we offer other tasty goodies like Cake Pops, Cookie WhoopiePies, Dipped Cookies, Jersey Crumb Buns, Cinnabuns, Baked Donuts, Pull Apart Cakes, Drip Cakes, and Nothin Fancy Cakes (cupcake flavor cakes).   Besides offering our goodies on our cupcake truck we take special orders but do require at least a 72-hour notice since all our order are made fresh from scratch.

 

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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The Sylvester-Worth County would like to thank the following members for their renewal of membership:


SunTrust Bank
 



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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



 

Education Committee

Bill Settle-Chair

"Welcoming RAMS Team" Help us put the pieces together this year by being a member of our team in welcoming back students of the Worth County School District on August 13, 2018, from 7:20 am until 8:00 am.


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Please join the Worth County Board of Education and Superintendent Bill Settle at a Sneak Peek of the new Worth County High School College & Career Academy Thursday, August 9, 2018, at 6:00 pm.


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The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber's Education committee is working with the Worth County Board of Education to host this year's Worth County Schools New Hire Orientation on August 2-3, 2018.
 

If you would like to include something in their Welcome Bags please bring it to the Chamber of Commerce no later than July 27, 2018.   This is a great opportunity to expose your business to potential new customers as well as help us give them a great Sylvester-Worth County welcome.  
 
We are also looking for sponsors for breakfast and lunch for both days.  If you are interested in sponsoring either day please contact us at 229-776-7718 or email info@swcountychamber.com.  Please reference Worth County Schools New Hire Orientation.
 
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Bill Settle
Sylvester-Worth County Chamber Education Committee Chair
Worth County Schools Board of Education Superintendent
 
Karen M. Rackley
Sylvester-Worth County Chamber and Economic Development Authority
President/CEO

Farmer's Appreciation/Agriculture Commitee

Kaley Bowen

The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce Farmer's Appreciation/Agriculture Committee wants to encourage you to become a sponsor for our 2018 Farmer's Appreciation Dinner below is our sponsorship form. If you are interested, please contact the Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce office staff at 229-776-7718 or info@swcountychamber.com.


Government Committee

Becky Geer, Chair

 

Legislative Updates- Georgia Chamber
 

 

Sylvester-Worth County Community Events

Community

Best Friends Humane Society Dog Wash Fundraiser


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Sylvester-Worth County Farmer's Market every Saturday

 

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Kids Day in the Park- Men United Club Inc.

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You can now ship your UPS packages right here in Sylvester at The Sylvester Computer Guy
Chamber Weekly Newsletter - July 3, 2018