Weekly Chamber Update 5-23-13

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

Well we’ve had 2 major events back-to-back and here are the results.

First, last Friday was The North Georgia Credit Union Chamber Golf Classic at the Currahee Club. Congratulations to our winners: 1^st Place was North Georgia Credit Union, 2^nd Place was Sanders, Rank & Smith and 3^rd Place was North East Georgia Bank. 

Yesterday, the Chamber’s Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony with key note Speaker, Dink NeSmith was held to celebrate our member’s successes and install our new slate of officers including our new Chairman Brian Akin of North Georgia Credit Union. 

Here are the Business-of-the-Year Awards: Service and Professional is Sander’s Drugs; Retail is Java Station; Tourism is Georgia Baptist Conference Center; non-Profit is Evan Oglesby Foundation; Senior is Jonsey Haygood, Youth is Bailey Taylor; Volunteer is Linda Scofield, Industry is Global Partitions/Gem Southeast, Partner-in-Education is Ebenezer Baptist Church, Entrepreneur is The Cornerstone Restaurant/X-Factor Bar & Grill.

The Business Plan Competition produced a tie between The Dance Studio and The Lan. The Chairman’s Award went to Anne Shurley of the Currahee Club.

And finally, Judge Robert Struble, recognized as one of the greatest Superior Court Judges to have ever served NE Georgia, is the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Congratulations to all our outstanding Chamber members & businesses!

I have a few announcements for you:

TODAY we are celebrating with State Farm Frank Worley’s office-on Big A Road, in recognition of his 40 years in business! Frank is having an open house from 11am to 5pm, with free hot dogs at lunch and refreshments throughout the day.  From 5pm to 6:30pm we’ll have a Business-After-Hours there. Frank is featuring a variety of Georgia cheeses made by farmers in our state. The Jack Pot is up to $100 and you must be present to win!

Save-the-date for the Georgia Mountains Farm Tour on June 15^th & 16^th, with 16 farms to visit including our very own Taylor Creek Farms. Tickets are on sale now in the Welcome Center.

Save the date for the NEGA Employer’s Seminar on Thursday June 13^th, offering valuable training for HR, Supervisors and business owners. There is a complimentary afternoon session on the Affordable Care Act. Please call the Chamber for a complete schedule at 706-886-2132.

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