MEMBER MICRONEWS

FLORIDA POLY'S GALA CELEBRATION
Florida Polytechnic University’s 2nd annual gala celebration benefitting the Foundation and supporting student scholarships. Join them under the stars of the Innovation, Science & Technology Building to celebrate a Pivotal moment in the life of our University.

October 8, 2015, 6:30pm
Florida Polytechnic University
Innovation, Science & Technology Building
4700 Research Way, Lakeland, FL 33805
Cocktail Attire, Valet Parking
$360 Individual Reservation
Contact Kimberly Sikorski at ksikorski@flpoly.org or call 863-874-8623 or visit the website: https://floridapolytechnic.org/foundation/pivot/

GREAT PRACTICES SHOWCASE COMING NOV. 20
A showcase of thoughts and discussions designed to propel your organization to the next level.
GREAT PRACTICES SHOWCASEPRESENTED BY THE TAX COLLECTOR’S OFFICE FOR POLK COUNTY FOR THE FLORIDA STERLING COUNCIL
November 20, 2015
Polk State College Lakeland Campus
2015 Sterling Award Recipient
The Tax Collector’s Office for Polk County is proud to present the Sterling Great Practices Showcase. With topics including Listening to Your Customer, Forecasting Trends, and Making a Community Impact, this workshop will provide you with information and tools to enhance your current business processes.
November 20, 2015
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Polk State College
Lakeland Campus
Technology Building Auditorium (LTB 1100)
3425 Winter Lake Road
Lakeland, Florida 33803
$35 per person
(includes coffee, soft drinks
and lunch)
A showcase of thoughts and discussions designed to propel your organization to the next level.
Register online at https://greatpracticesshowcase.eventbrite.com
For more information, please call (863) 534-4722 or email martharoeburke@PolkTaxes.com

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UPCOMING CLASSES AT POLK STATE COLLEGE
Registration deadline is one week prior to the class.

Microsoft Excel 2013
$179 per student per level
1 hour lunch

Level 1: October 1 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Enter & edit data, labels & formulas; work with functions; format cells; format & print worksheets; create charts

Level 2: October 8 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Work with large worksheets; use 3-D formulas; apply special cell formatting; sort & filter lists; use Excel's auditing features; work with templates

Level 3: October 15 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Create nested functions, create combination charts & trendlines; export/import data; create PivotTables & PivotCharts; perform what-if analyses; use Goal Seek and Solver utilities; record macros

All classes held on Thursdays at:
ATC-1125
Advanced Technology Center
Polk State College, Clear Springs Campus

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MR BARTOW COMING UP!
Mark your calendars, October 6, 2015. Go to Main Street Bartow and vote for your fav today!

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CRICKETTE CLUB PARADE AND CARNIVAL
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
Sign up today to participate in the Crickette Club Parade. Applications are already online at www.crickettes.org. For more information, contact Jennifer Hall, 533-7193.

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SHRM TO PRESENT ROCKSTAR SUPERVISORS CONFERENCE:

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ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL . . .
Bartow’s Purple Heart Committee and The Bartow Area Chamber Foundation, Inc. need your help in honoring our local PurpleHeart and POW Veterans. Monuments will be erected in theirmemory at the Civic Plaza located on Davidson Street, across from the Polk County History Center in Downtown Bartow. Your tax-deductible gift, in its entirety, will be used to fund a Purple Heart Memorial and a POW Memorial similar to the ones pictured below. The goal is to raise $25,000 that will be used to erect the memorials and necessary enhancements to accommodate these important tributes to those who have fought to protect our freedoms. Donations may be dropped off at the Chamber.

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SCORE SEEKING VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer Orientation Breakfast is coming up September 30. If you'd like to be a business mentor, please rsvp today!
EVENT:                     Volunteer Orientation
DATE:                        September 30, 9:00 am
LOCATION:              Central Florida SCORE
                                    100 S Kentucky Ave, Ste #230
                                    Lakeland, FL 33801
Central Florida SCORE Mentors provide free business mentoring to both aspiring entrepreneurs and existing business owners to help them succeed in starting a business or expanding their business.

Learn more about how you can give back to your business community. Join an elite group of more than 11,000 volunteers across the US. RSVP to Central Florida SCORE, 863 284-5607 or e-mail score122@verizon.net.

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Tindale Oliver First Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Summerfield Crossings Golf Club
Saturday, September 26, 2015
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Tindale Oliver is pleased to announce its first Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Summerfield Crossings Golf Club on Saturday, September 26, 2015. Organizers are seeking your help to make this event a success and hope you’ll come out to the greens to support a great cause.

Shriners Hospitals for Children® – Tampa is the beneficiary of this tournament. All sponsorship proceeds will directly support the hospital’s mission of providing the highest quality care to children with orthopaedic and neuromusculoskeletal conditions. All care is provided in a family centered, child friendly environment regardless of the patient or family’s ability to pay. Your support means every member of the Shriners staff—surgeons, therapists, nurses, orthotists—can continue to bring Love to the rescue® and transform the lives of children throughout the state of Florida and South Georgia.

The tournament provides many opportunities for you to promote your business while you support the Tampa Shriners Hospital. The event is open to all golfers, both serious and casual, and our goal is for everyone to have fun!

There will be several exciting contests and raffles happening throughout the day. Prizes will be awarded to the winners of the three contests – putting contest, longest drive, and closest to the pin. There will also be a 50/50 raffle for cash, as well as a raffle during dinner for great items including Busch Gardens tickets and USF Football tickets. Please note that all raffle ticket purchases are CASH ONLY.

Registration is open for golfers! You may enter as an individual or four-some. If you enter as an individual, you will be placed on a team. Dinner and contests are included with all registrations.

We have a number of different sponsorship opportunities available.

To download the Sponsorship Information Form, please click here.
To download the Golfer Registration and Sponsorship Form, please click here.

Golfer Registration and Sponsorship deadline: September 12, 2015.

If you have any questions about the event, registration, or sponsorship, please contact:
Scott Michael, 813-224-8862, Ext. 1245
Andrea Sauvageot, 813-224-8862, Ext. 1282