WNEG AM 630 Weekly Chamber Update

February 28, 2013

The new Chamber Ambassador Team kicked off a Challenge this month. The Chair is Stephens Federal Bank’s Tammy Riddle, and the Captains are County Clerk, Beth Rider; Advertising Unlimited Owner, Mariesa Pavliscsak and Georgia Baptist Conference Center’s Event Coordinator, Ann Ash.

Each Ambassador has a group of members to look after and a list of potential members to encourage to “get on board” and join the Chamber. Today the Chamber is 450 members strong. We want to be stronger with 500 members! The more members we have the stronger the Chamber’s voice is.

Members get “Weekly Updates” to keep them in the loop on community progress, they get a free web page with photos and business icon, they get a membership sticker for their window and all sorts of support and encouragement to grow and prosper.  

Our Ambassador Team bios and member lists are posed on the Chamber’s web site at www.toccoagachamber.com . Please visit the web or call 706-886-2132 for more information.  

Few announcements for you today:

Congratulations to the 2013 Business Plan Competitors. Currahee Outdoors – Matt Adams, The Dance Studio – Marlee Joiner, The Lan – Keith Ord and Photography – Stephanie Maley. Their initial business plans are due this Friday, March 1. After that, they’ll be paired with the Business students at Toccoa Falls College under Dr. Hunnicut. They are required to meet with professionals from the UGA SBDC and NGTC Business Resource Center. There will be a special Business EXPO in April and the winner will be announced at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting. The participants are competing for a prize package valued at over $1,200.   

After Work TODAY is the Joint Business After Hours the Amedisys Hospice at the Simmons Bond Inn Bed & Breakfast on Tugaloo Street. Join Linda Scofield of Amedisys Hospice and Joy Cusato of Simmons Bond Inn at 5pm today. The Jack Pot Drawing is at 5:30pm.   

Toccoa-Stephens County Pastors are invited to the Annual Pastor Appreciation Breakfast on Tuesday, March 26 at 7:30 am in the dining room of the Georgia Baptist Conference Center. Breakfast and a special gift are provided for no cost for one pastor per church. Everyone is welcome to attend! Breakfast is $5 per person. Invite your Pastor this Sunday and RSVP on Monday at 706.886.2132 or wendi@toccoagachamber.com.

Your Chamber celebrates all Community Progress by posting GOOD News stories on the web site at www.toccoagachamber.com under the “Accomplishments” tab.  So when you need to be uplifted just visit the web site and take a look of all we as a community have accomplished. 

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