February 2020 Newsletter
Baker Bulletin

Women In Business Luncheon


Our first Women In Business Luncheon was held on Monday, February 3rd.  It was a great event and enjoyed by the close to 50 women in attendance.  Special thanks to Calendar's for hosting and providing a great lunch for the event, First Federal Bank for getting the speaker, to all of the businesses who donated door prizes and to everyone who attended.

Finally Friday Networking Event

The next Finally Friday event is scheduled for March 13th at the Chamber of Commerce office.  Grow your network and expand your marketing team by participating in the Chamber of Commerce, fast paced networking breakfast called Finally Friday.  This networking event will be held in the Chamber Boardroom.  Every person present will be allotted time to tell everyone else about their business. Cost is $5.00 cash at the door for the event.  Breakfast will be available

Talk'o Tuesday Networking Event

Talk'o Tuesday Networking Event.  This is another networking event that has been added in addition to our Finally Friday Networking Event.  The next Talk'o Tuesday will be held on Tuesday, March 24th from 11:45am-1pm.  Grow your network and expand your marketing team by participating in the Chamber of Commerce, fast paced networking lunch called Talk'o Tuesday.  This networking event will be held in the Chamber Boardroom.  Every person present will be allotted time to tell everyone else about their business. Cost is $5.00 cash at the door for the event.  Lunch will be available

Welcome New Members


Gordmans
Jax Federal Credit Union 

 

Thanks for Renewing


Blackburn-Curry Funeral and Cremation
Eric Raulerson Construction
Florida Power & Light
Gateway Pest Control of N.E. FL
Julie Waldman, Esq.
Northeast Florida Regional Council
Okefenoke Rural Electric
Representative Chuck Brannan
Sixth Street Veterinary Hospital
Superior Septic Services, Inc.
Watson Realty Corp-Cassandra Shober

 

Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament



The Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, April 3, 2020 at Quail Heights Country Club (located at 161 SW Quail Heights Terrace in Lake City).  Registration will begin at 7:45am with a shotgun start at 8:30am.  Corporate Sponsorships are available for $500 and includes a 4 player team, business name on putting green, newspaper recognition, name on sign displayed at the course during the tournament and displayed at the Chamber office for one year.  Hole Sponsorships are available for $150 and includes your business name being placed at one of the holes the day of the tournament and newspaper recognition.  Cost for an individual player is $70.  Sponsors and individual players also get greens fees, cart, prizes, range/warm up balls and drawings.  Lunch will be provided for all participants as well.  Deadline for entry is Monday, March 23 and is limited to the first 120 players.  For more information email: bjenks@bakerchamberfl.com   or hsands@bakerchamberfl.com   or call (904) 259-6433.

 

Ditty Bags for Golf Tournament



We are in need of items for our ditty bags and bags to put the prizes in that we give to each player at the golf tournament.  Items that are great ditty bag prizes are sleeves of golf balls, golf towels, packs of tees and/or individual tees, we could also use pens, bag clips, coupons, and individual packs of cookies or crackers, etc.  Items for ditty bags are a great advertising tool if you have them printed with your company logo and/or name on it.  Please let us know if you are willing to donate something for the ditty bags or if you are willing to donate money towards the purchase of the ditty bag items.  We would like to have ditty bag donations/items by the week of March 23rd if possible.  Please contact the Chamber at (904) 259-6433 or email: bjenks @  bakerchamberfl.com   or hsands@  bakerchamberfl.com   if you have any questions or would like to donate!!!

 

SAVE THE DATE-2020 INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION




The 2020 Independence Day Celebration will be held on Friday, July 3rd, 2020 at Memorial Park/Duck Pond Park (160 West Boulevard in Macclenny).  The celebration will begin at 5pm with vendor booths and entertainment as well as a game truck.  The fireworks will begin around 9pm or as soon as it is dark enough.  The cost of a vendor booth is $40 for a non-profit, $50 for all other vendor booths and $100 for a Food Truck.  When reserving your vendor spot, you must pay when signing up for the vendor booth, we cannot guarantee your vendor spot if payment has not been made in advance before the celebration.  For more information or to reserve a vendor booth, please contact the Baker County Chamber of Commerce at  (904) 259-6433 or email: bjenks@bakerchamberfl.com or hsands@bakerchamberfl.com.​

 
Chamber Newsletter - February 2020 Newsletter