
August 9 Chamber Weekly Newsletter
Welcome New Member! Family Wellness Outreach Center of Georgia Carla Harrell 345 W Broad Ave Albany, Ga 31701 Join Date: 08/02/2022 Thank You Renewals! Worksource Southwest Georgia Pascha Spence 75 West Broad Street Camilla, Ga 31730 Phone: (229) 336-2378 Website - Chamber Page Member Since: 08/04/2015 Worth County Middle School Cornellius Frazier 1305 N Isabella Street Sylvester, Ga 31791 Phone: (229) 776-8620 Facebook - Website - Chamber Page Member Since: 04/22/2011 Interesting Holidays International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples National Rice Pudding Day National Veep Day National Book Lovers Day Christmas in August! Stop the Hurt Opal Outreach We are Hiring! Job Openings! Hometown Cleaners and Laundromat Dry Clean Presser Experience is not mandatory. Training is available at the business. Requests that you stop by and complete the application. Excelsior Buildings Welders/Fabricators Shop Team General Worker For more information, click here. If you are interested, please call (229) 402-4040 for an interview appointment Mitchell EMC Ground Tech I High School Graduate/GED Equivalent. Must acquire within 6 months knowledge of the MEMC electrical distribution system, system geography, materials, tools, and equipment utilized in the construction and maintenance of distribution lines. Must possess and maintain DOT certification and acquire a CDL license within months of employment. Must be able to complete on-the-job training. Apply in person at Mitchell EMC. Best Friends Humane Society Shelter Staff Position Hands on caring for shelter animals. Kennel cleaning, feeding, and general shelter maintenance. Begins at $8/hr Please deliver resume to BFHS between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday. No phone calls please Spotlight a Small Business - Georgia Chamber "Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield wants to put your favorite Georgia Chamber Small Business investor in the spotlight! As a proud partner, Anthem is thrilled to work with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce to improve the lives of the people, businesses, and communities they serve in Georgia" Click here to nominate your favorite small business to give them the opportunity to win: - Dedicated email blast to all Georgia Chamber of Commerce members announcing their winning spotlight and promoting their business - Promotion of their business to all members of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce on the Chamber's dedicated landing page - Vendor exhibit and ability to address attendees promoting their business at the Small Business Advisory Council meeting - $500 Donation from Anthem to the winner A new small business will be selected at quarterly Small Business Advisory Council meetings: September 21, 2022 November 10, 2022 SRTC Business and Industry Training Needs Survey Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) is interested in your business and industry training needs. Your input is important and will be considered in our future planning. Please complete our survey of business and industry training needs by August 15, 2022, and help us identify current and future community needs for new and/or expanding programs; determine needs for programs/services improvement; and provide information on how we can best serve you, our customer Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JGXPPJC Should you have questions regarding this survey or its use, please contact Carla Barrow, Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness, at (229) 225-3978 or cbarrow@southernregional.edu. Thank you in advance for your time and feedback. News from the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Click here to see more information! Click here to see more! News from the US Chamber of Commerce Click here to see more of the US Chamber of Commerce's Newsletter! Click here to see more news from the US Chamber of Commerce! Georgia Rental Assistance Program For more information, click here. Para la version en espanol del volante, haga clic aqui. What Would You Like To See? We are excited to serve you all Sylvester-Worth County! In an effort to serve you best, we would like to hear from you and gather ideas on what you would like to see from your Chamber! Feel free to give us a call or send us an email. 229.776.7718 info@swcountychamber.com New Article Follow Us On Social Media!	Teacher Appreciation Breakfasts New Hire Orientation Welcome Back to School! Bow Ties & Pearls Upcoming Events! Check and Connect Steering Committee Meeting 08/09/2022 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM City of Poulan Mayor and Council Meeting 08/09/2022 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM Best Friends Humane Society Bingo Night 08/09/2022 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM 209 US Hwy 82 Poulan, GA 31781 Join Best Friends Humane Society for a fun night of Bingo. Kiwanis Club Meeting 08/10/2022 & 08/17/2022 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Chamber Annex Wendy's Ground Breaking 08/10/2022 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Board of Education Meeting 08/11/2022 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM Economic Development Authority Meeting 08/11/2022 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM BFHS Monthly Meeting 08/11/2022 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM TBD 100 Mile Peanut Pickin Yard Sale Meeting Sylvester Committee 08/12/2022 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce 122 N. Main Street Sylvester, Ge 31791 100 Mile Peanut Pickin Yard Sale Meeting Sylvester Committee every 2nd Friday at 10 am at Sylvester-Worth County Chamber 122 N. Main St., Sylvester, Ga 31791 City of Sylvester Mayor and Council Meeting 08/15/2022 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM Agriculture/Farmers Appreciation Committee Meeting 08/16/2022 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Membership Committee Meeting 08/16/2022 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM City of Warwick Mayor and Council Meeting 08/16/2022 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM Executive Board of Directors Meeting 08/18/2022 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Retail/Tourism Committee Meeting 08/18/2022 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Bark in the Park Volunteer Meeting 08/18/2022 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM Business After Hours 08/18/2022 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM Margaret Jones Public Library 205 East Pope Street Sylvester, GA 31791 Sylvester Swine Festival (BBQ cookoff) 08/19/2022- 08/20/2022 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM historic downtown The Depot 102 S. Main Street Sylvester, GA 31791 Friday Night Steak cookoff 7-8, food trucks and free concert- Rampage band featuring Sylvester's own George Paul. Saturday is BBQ cook off and Food trucks. Cook off starts at 9 and ends at 2 City of Poulan Mayor and Council Meeting 08/23/2022 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM Join Us for a Lunch & Learn! Regional Business Resource Expo Farmers Appreciation Dinner The Agriculture Committee at the Sylvester Worth County Chamber is excited to announce that we are busy planning the Farmers Appreciation Dinner for 2021. With this being said, we need your help. Without help from our community sponsors, this dinner would not be possible. We ask that you consider becoming a sponsor of this event where we get to highlight the lifeblood of our community, agriculture. We would like to thank the below sponsors for the sponsorships we have received thus far: Gold AgGeorgia Farm Credit Boswell Oil Company City of Sylvester Colony Bank of Worth Farm Commodities, inc. Flint Ag & Turf Division Mitchell EMC Specialty Sales Company The First Bank Worth County Farm Bureau Silver Doerun Gin Company Lasseter Tractor Company Popham Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Scales, Systems & Automation Southwell Medical Center Tyson Steel Building Products Bronze 3 Squares Diner Astro Exterminating Services of Tifton, Inc. Birdsong Peanuts Cambell's Construction and Roofing City of Poulan Congler LP Gas, Inc. Cooper Family Construction, LLC Finnicum Motor Company Greenpoint Ag Short & Paulk Supply Sylvester Local News Worth County Rams Alumni Reunion, Inc. Door Prize Another Bounce Rental Company, LLC Shell Rapid Lube Unity Baptist Church 50/50 Raffle We are so excited to kick off the Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 50/50 Raffle! Firstly, we would like to thank everyone who participated in last year’s raffle! It is due to this participation that the Chamber will be able to provide scholarships to six Worth County High School CTAE 2022 graduates! We would like to be able to provide even more scholarships via this year’s raffle! Just like last year’s raffle, we will be hoping to reach a goal of $20,000! That means one person will win up to $10,000! Our portion of the raffle will go to CTAE scholarships at Worth County High School and as well as going back into our Shop Local program! The tickets will be $20 apiece and will be sold from now to December 15th, 2022! The tickets can be purchased at the Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce! If you have any questions please call 229-776-7718 or email us at info@swcountychamber.com . Click here to purchase your ticket online! 58th Annual Georgia Peanut Festival We are now accepting applications for the 58th Annual Georgia Peanut Festival! See the links below to access the applications! Click here for the Sponsorship Form. Click here for an Arts and Crafts Vendor Application Click here for a Food Vendor Application Click here for the T-shirt Contest Application Click here for the Peanut Pageant Application We would like to say a big thank you to all of those who have already sponsored: Festival Supporter Birdsong Peanuts Festival Sponsor CTSI Mitchell EMC AgGeorgia Farm Credit Festival Friend Flint Ag & Turf The Howard Center for Women's Health Popham Mechanical Contractors Event Sponsor Greenpoint Ag Doerun Gin Company Doles Peanut Company City of Poulan Southwell Medical Center Event Friend The Cummings Family Cari Shanklin CPA, LLC Shell Rapid Lube Sylvester Computer Guy Jessie's & Salon Bark in the Park Use the links below to register for this year's Bark in the Park! Click here for the General Registration Form Click here to see the Sponsorship Opportunities Click here for the Sponsorship Registration Form Click here for the Shelter/Rescue Registration Form
50/50 Raffle - August 9 Chamber Weekly Newsletter