FROM THE PRESIDENT:
JENNIFER HALL, SEMCO Construction
BARTOW IS HAPPENING
I certainly hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! What a great weekend of food, fellowship, and football!
I hope you helped our local small businesses with “Shop Small Saturday.” Remember to Buy Local; and Buy Chamber!
Once December kicks off, there is plenty to do and see in Bartow. Thursday, December 8th, is our Business After Hours (AKA Fun Thursday) at Boswell and Dunlap. We will be honoring our Professional Development Academy “graduates” with their certificates at this event.
Friday night, December 9th, is the Annual Bartow Christmas Parade. The parade begins at 6:00 p.m. Contact Main Street Bartow (863-519-0508) for more information. The Festival of Wreaths is going on at the History Center until December 10th. You can view the wreaths on their website at www.polkhistorycenter.org.
Bartow Ford will host Winter Wonderland on Saturday December 10th from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. The kids will have a blast! And, if you’re looking for Christmas Music, stop by Spath Jewelers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 10th, to hear the Reflectsons.
On December 14th, Watson Clinic Bartow will have a Ribbon Cutting/Open House for the new Gynecology office. Stay tuned for more info on that event.
This is just the tip of the proverbial iceburg of things to do here in our great town. I hope to see at some of them!
Until next week,
Jennifer Hall
Your Chamber President, 2016
CHAMPIONS CUP
Congratulations to the 2016 Champions Cup Winners! Here they are:
PHOTOS HERE!
MEMBERSHIP MILESTONES
30 YEARS
Pat Crisman
20 YEARS
Southside Package & Lounge, Inc.
5 YEARS
Counter Effects by Roger
NEW MEMBERS
Caterers
All Racked Up BBQ
David & Stephanie Kimbrough
3420 Stoneway Dr.
Lakeland, FL 33812
(863) 670-5325
Advertising Agency
Lakeland Outdoor Advertising
Ms. Kathy Oertel
General Manager
215 E. Bay Street, Suite 7
Lakeland, FL 33813
(863) 603-0373
lakelandoutdoor.com
Motorcycles/ATVs/Side by Sides
Sackett Motorsports, Inc.
Mr. Ryan Sackett
350 W. Brannen Rd.
Lakeland, FL 33813
(863) 397-5562
Visit Website here.
Individual Member
Ms. Diane Ward
DIPLOMAT
Day Spas
Bella Grace Day Spa
Angela Radford/Robin Wilson
1989 Hwy. 17 S., Bartow
(863) 537-7074
Ribbon cutting on Thursday, Dec. 8, 9:30 a.m.
Construction-Contractors
Romeo’s Roofing
Mr. Audie Romero
P.O. Box 1163
Auburndale, FL 33823
(863) 944-7719
Visit Website here.
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DECEMBER BUSINESS: TRAVEL LEADERS
Left to right: Travel professionals Cindi Beahm, Skip Fitch, Blanche Bryant, Terri Lynn Goodrich and Chamber Member Services Director, Barbara Adamson
December Business of the Month
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Travel Leaders International Sun Travel
705 East Street, Bartow, Florida 33830
(863) 533-0511
blanche@intlsuntvl.com
Established in 1980, Travel Leaders International Sun Travel offers you access to more than 100 years of agents' experience! They combine first-hand knowledge, cutting-edge technology, competitive pricing and exemplary service to meet your travel wishes. They do it all - airline tickets, cruises, destination weddings, family reunions - they can help make it all happen for you. Give them a call to get started on the corporate travel exeperience you deserve, or vacation of your dreams!
WANT TO FIND OUT HOW TO BECOME
THE BUSINESS OF THE MONTH?
Contact Barbara Adamson, Membership Services,
863-533-7125 or email
barbara@bartowchamber.com
HELLO BARTOW! MEMBERS PARTICIPATE FOR FREE
ROI ALERT TO ALL MEMBERS!
We've established a new perk to your membership. Now, as a member of the Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce, you may include a promotional item for your business in the HELLO BARTOW! welcome baskets for new residents. PARTICIPATION IS FREE OF CHARGE! If you are interested, contact Barbara Adamson, Membership Director, (863) 533-7125, or reply to this email.
FUN THURSDAY AT BOSWELL & DUNALP LLP
Join us for a wonderful Christmas celebration at Boswell & Dunlap on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, 5:00 p.m. Mark your calendars today! See you there.
MEMBER MICRONEWS
SPATH JEWELERS OFFERS FREE CONCERT FOR CHRISTMAS
A free Christmas Concert is set for Saturday, December 10, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Spath Jewelers, 1360 N. Broadway Ave., Bartow. Singing will be The Reflectsons, a nationally-known Gospel group. For more information, contact Spath Jewelers at 863-533-9569.
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CHAMBER EVENTS
(All meetings are in the Chamber Boardroom unless otherwise noted.)
DECEMBER
Thursday, Dec. 8, 9:30 a.m.
BELLA GRACE DAY SPA RIBBON-CUTTING
1989 Hwy. 17 South, Bartow
Thursday, Dec. 8, 5:00 p.m.
BOSWELL & DUNLAP FUN THURSDAY
245 S. Central Ave., Bartow
Friday, Dec. 9, 6:00 p.m.
DOWNTOWN CHRISTMAS PARADE
Saturday, Dec. 10, 9:00 a.m.
BARTOW CHAMBER FORTRESS FITNESS
At Fort Blount Park
FREE Exercise Class for the whole family!
Thursday, Dec. 15, noon
DIPLOMAT CHRISTMAS PARTY
Tuesday, Dec. 13, 3:45 p.m., 4:00 p.m.
BOARD/EXEC COMMITTEE
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
WATSON CLINIC BARTOW GYNECOLOGY
RIBBON CUTTING - OPEN HOUSE
NEW OFFICE LOCATION AT THE
BAYCARE BARTOW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Dr. Tarek Garas & Nicole Rule, ARNP-C
2000 Osprey Blvd., Suite 100
Bartow, FL 33830
Friday, Dec. 23; Monday, Dec. 26
CHAMBER CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS
FOR A LIST OF COMMUNITY EVENTS LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE, CLICK HERE AND THEN CHOOSE "EVENTS"!
B2B BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE DEC. 14
Business to Business will continue after the first of the year! Merry Christmas!
BUSINESS TO BUSINESS
MORNING BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
Plenty of coffee and fellowship with your fellow member business owners. Bring lots of business cards and give everyone two - one for them and one for a friend. Hope to see you there! NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY.
DON'T MISS FORTRESS FITNESS FOR NOVEMBER!
This is a great time of exercise for the whole family! Marie Wilmot, local fitness guru, has designed a program for the Chamber to help the community get fit! Find out what types of exercise suit your needs by coming out to Fort Blount Park on the second Saturday of each month at 9:00 a.m. You can experience a different kind of exercise in each class. It's a blast!
RUDOLPH ROUNDUP
It's Rudolph Round-Up 2016!
We invite you to join Heartland for Children in our 12th Annual Rudolph Round-Up Holiday Toy Drive. With your help, our goal is to help make incredible holiday memories for 1,400 local children who have experienced abuse and/or neglect.
Whether you are a new donor or one who has supported children's holiday wishes previously through Rudolph Round-Up, we need your help to provide for all of the children in need.
Bring new, unwrapped toys to the Bartow Chamber for Polk County children today! Rudolph Roundup is a project of Leadership Bartow XVII.
RIBBON-CUTTING, OPEN HOUSE FOR WATSON CLINIC
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