Weekly Chamber Update as heard on WNEG AM 630 every Thursday at 6:45am, 12:45pm and 5:45pm.

Thursday 5-23-12

Hello this is Wendi Bailey your Toccoa Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President with your Weekly Chamber Update. 

TSPLOST stands for Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax and this referendum will be on the ballot in July.

If it is passed by the public, it will add one penny to the sales tax for 10 years and the funds will be used only for transportation projects.

The GA Chamber is spearheading the promotion and passage of TSPLOST for more jobs, safer roads and more control of the projects.  The campaign is called Connect Georgia and the web site is www.connectgeorgiamountains.com.

Your Chamber’s role is to be the Community’s source for information. We will share all the facts and figures we have so you are the most educated voters in the region.  

We will have two T-SPLOST Public Forums so you can hear from the state Regional Director for Connect Georgia, from our elected officials and from our local leadership. We will have handouts, project maps, project posters and other materials to distribute.  

The first forum is Tuesday June 5^th at 5:30pm at the Historic Stephens County Courthouse on Tugalo Street. The second is on Thursday June 14^th at 12pm at the North Georgia Technical College, Currahee Campus. Arrive early as the Culinary School serves lunch for $7 starting at 11:30am.  

Please call the Chamber with your TSPLOST questions at 706-886-2132. We will post all the questions and answers on our Blog and Facebook page.   

I have two announcements for you today.

First - The Concerned Citizens of Toccoa-Stephens County are selling $3 raffle tickets for a chance to win a 55” flat screen Sony TV. All proceeds go to fight for clean air for our children and citizens and to stop the horrible smells coming from the Wilbros Plant. Tickets are available at the Chamber and Welcome Center.

Second – We have a Business After Hours on Thursday May 31st to celebrate the YMCA’s opening of the Doyle Street pool and their new Director Robin Dake. Come celebrate with us at 5pm with the Jack Pot drawing at 5:30pm. It’s up to $700 and you must be present to win.

The chamber is the leading, private business association in our community.  The Welcome Center distributes maps and information to over 15,000 visitors each year.  This is the last week to buy an ad in the new Community map. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to promote your business and to promote Buying Local!

That’s your weekly Update. I’m Wendi Bailey your Toccoa Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President. 

This Weekly Chamber Update can also be heard on WNEG AM 630 every Thursday at 6:45am, 12:45pm and 5:45pm.

Thursday 5-16-12

Hello this is Wendi Bailey your Toccoa Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President with your Weekly Chamber Update. 

You are invited to participate in a “Spring Training for Life” workshop with Tommy Newberry on Friday May 18^th, from 9am to 12pm at the 1^st Franklin Training Center on Doyle Street. The workshop is hosted by 1^st Franklin Financial Corporation in partnership with the Chamber.

 

Tommy is the head coach of The 1% Club, Inc., a firm he launched in 1991 to help successful entrepreneurs grow their businesses - without sacrificing their faith, family or health.

He’s equipped business leaders in more than thirty industries to work less, earn more, and enjoy greater satisfaction with the right accomplishments.

He has also created a Couples Planning Retreat which took planning tools into the family realm including workshops for teens, parenting and designing a more enriching family life together.  

He wrote and self-published, Success Is Not an Accident, and has sold more than 100,000 copies. The book reflects his personal conviction that success is both a very good thing for society and also the result of intentional thinking and acting. His books will be available for purchase during the workshop. 

Everyone is invited to participate! Registrations for the event can be made by calling the Chamber at 706-886-2132, 1^st Franklin Financial - Phyllis Morris at 706-886-7571 or The Learning Tree Academy - Logan Harris at 706-886-9900. 

The fee is $10 if you are a Chamber member and $12 for non-members.  The fee includes workshop materials and a sandwich lunch.  Call today for a workshop that could change your life!

Visit www.TommyNewberry.com 

I have one announcement for you today: 

The Concerned Citizens of Toccoa-Stephens County are selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a 55” flat screen Sony TV. All proceeds go to the fight for clean air for our children and citizens. Help the Concerned Citizens stop the horrible smells coming from the Wilbros Plant. Tickets are $3 and are available at the Chamber and Welcome Center.

Your Chamber is the leading, private business association in our community.  The Welcome Center distributes maps and information to over 15,000 visitors each year.  Don’t miss the opportunity to advertise in the latest edition of county the map – 5,000 maps will be ordered this spring.  It is an excellent way to promote your business and to promote Buying Local!

That’s your weekly Update. I’m Wendi Bailey your Toccoa Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President.