October 19 Chamber Weekly Newsletter

Welcome New Member!

WALB
Jennifer Clark
1709 Stuart Avenue
Albany, Ga 31706
Phone: (229) 446-1010
Join Date: 10/18/2022

Thank You Renewals

The Gift Barn
Sheila Odom
111 E Franklin Street
Sylvester, Ga 31791
Phone: (229) 449-7812
Facebook - Chamber Page
Member Since: 09/24/2014

Custom Cut Signs and Graphics
Alison Jackson
505 E Price Street
Sylvester, Ga 31791
Phone: (229) 255-5405
Member Since: 10/01/2011

Mary King Givens
Individual
Member Since: 11/05/2019

Job Openings!

Ruth's Cottage & The Patticake House
Ruth's Cottage Sexual Assault Advocate (2 positions)
Ruth's Cottage Shelter Advocate (4 positions)
For more information, click here.
To apply, please visit www.StopTheHurtGA.org

Diamond Foods, LLC
Quality Assurance Manager
For more information, click here.

Hancock & Sons
Laborer
Mechanic
For more information, call (229) 776-3059

Ed's Truckstop
Waitress & Kitchen Staff
Work nights & weekends
For more information, please visit the restaurant and fill out an application.

Williams Insurance Agency
Personal/Commercial Lines Insurance Agent
Full-time
For more information, click here.
Resume accepted by email only: tracikbryan@bellsouth.net

Worth County DFCS
Social Services Specialist
For more information, click here.

Ruth's Cottage & Patticake House
Sexual Assault Advocate PRN
Shelter Advocate PRN
Child Advocate
Bilingual Shelter Advocate
To check out all available jobs and descriptions, click here.

Best Friends Humane Society
Full-Time Receptionist
Looking for someone who can handle a fast pace work environment, has good people skills, and phone etiquette, is organized, pays attention to detail, and can multitask. 
Apply in person.

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

Beware Scams!!!

IRS reports a significant increase in texting scams; warns taxpayers to remain vigilant
Click here to read more.

IRS Newsroom
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Current Tax Tips
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Topics in the News
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Fact Sheets
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IRS e-News Subscriptions
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IRS Social Media
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Click here to see a video on how to avoid IRS text message scams.

News from the Georgia Chamber of Commerce


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News from the US Chamber of Commerce


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Georgia Rental Assistance Program


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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

Its a Wrap!



The 2022 Georgia Peanut Festival Committee would like to thank our sponsors and so many people and entities that helped make the 58th Annual Georgia Peanut Festival such a success!!

Sponsors - If you get a chance, please go to their Facebook pages or even drop them a note of thanks! We cannot put on the festival without them. Thank you!

To our Georgia Peanut Festival Committee and Volunteers:
Chair - Wendy Kennedy
Vice Chair - Mandy Gordon
Secretary - Karen Rackley
Treasurer - Jean Brooks
Entertainment Chair - Eric Hatcher
Golf Tournament Chair - Worth Lodge #194

Kidz Korner Chair - Leigh Wiley
Kidz Korner Co Chair - LIsa Dylinski
Kidz Korner Volunteers - Sharon Rhoads, Hollie Dylinski, Emilie Dylinski, Ashlynn Clark, Worth County High School Spirit Cheerleaders

Logistics - City of Sylvester Public Works, City of Sylvester Gas and Light, City of Sylvester Water and Sewer Department, City Hall, South Georgia Spill Response - you were all a blessing and we have been told it was the smoothest run Festival to date!! WCHS JROTC and Boy Scout Troop 100, thank you!!

Pageant Chair - Teresa Robison
Pageant Volunteer - Jim Houston

Parade Chairs - Jean Brooks & Karen Singletary
Master of Ceremonies - Shaphan Jenkins
Parade Volunteers - Carol Overton, Francis Keaton, Demar Milton, Ativus Smith, Shawlen Smith, Bennie Henderson, and Jason Orr. Sunbelt Ford thank you for providing our Grand Marshall a vehicle every year!

Social Media Chair - Christy Haskins
T-Shirt Chair - Bonnie Shallenburg

Vendor Chairs - Karen Rackley, Bonnie Shallenburg, Emily Castleberry, Trinity Archer, and Larabeth Fritzler
Volunteers - Miki Kennedy (AKA Mr. Peanut), Collin Souter, Eric Matos, Vanescia Knight, Bella Webb, Karolyn Maloof Rackley, and George Rackley

Vendors - What can we say? You showed up and showed out. To all our vendors - but especially those who support us year after year - even during the pandemic - we say thank you!! We hope and pray you had a wonderful experience and that we will see you again next year.

Be sure and give everyone listed here a thank you as well as our Worth County Farmers!
"Agriculture is the Lifeblood of Worth County"
It takes a team and we have an amazing team put together! We can always use more help so if you would like to volunteer for next year's festival call (229) 776-7718 or email us at info@swcountychamber.com. It is WORTH the effort!

See you next year!

Voting Information!!!

The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce would like to encourage everyone to vote in the upcoming general election. Here is some vital information for the November election:

Last Day to Register for an Absentee Ballot
10/28/2022

Early Voting
10/17/2022 until 11/4/2022
9 AM to 5 PM

Saturday Voting Dates
10/22/2022 and 10/29/2022
9 AM to 5 PM

Election Date
11/8/2022

Not sure what is on the ballot? Please look through the attachments to this email. They provide information on the seats up for election along with referendums that will be on the ballot.

To see a sample ballot for the November election, please visit
https://www.worthcountyboc.com/elections/page/sample-ballots
Find the links with the date 11.8.2022

For more information on your candidates, please visit
https://www.swcountychamber.com/voting-information.html

Upcoming Events!

Kiwanis Club Meeting
10/26/2022
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Chamber Annex

Executive Board of Directors Meeting
10/20/2022
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Education Committee Meeting
10/24/2022
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Government Committee Meeting
10/24/2022
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Sylvester Housing Authority's Ground Breaking Event
10/25/2022
10:00 AM
601 North Jefferson Street
Sylvester, Ga 31791

City of Poulan Mayor and Council Meeting
10/25/2022
06:30 PM - 07:30 PM

Pink Out Day / City of Sylvester
10/26/2022
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Fall Festival
10/26/2022
05:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Board of Directors Meeting
10/27/2022
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

PETS AND PALS PARADE
10/27/2022
05:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Trunk or Treat - Unity Baptist Church
10/27/2022
06:30 PM - 08:30 PM

Block Party - Unity Baptist Church
10/29/2022
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Gervaise/Lawhorne Park aka Duck Pond

Community Fall Festival
10/30/2022
04:00 PM - 07:00 PM
New Hope Baptist Church
4554 Highway 256
Sumner, GA 31789
Community Fall Festival - ALL activities and food are FREE!
Sponsored by Pine Forest, Pine Hill and New Hope Baptist Churches

County Board of Commission Meeting
11/01/2022
07:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Farmers Appreciation Dinner Update

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 sponsoring this year's dinner:

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!

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