February 6, 2018
BARTOW CHAMBER WEEKLY

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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 the Chamber, (863) 533-7125.

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Chamber Members:
We are offering a new feature of your membership, absolutely free to you! If you would like to get a text message about upcoming events, call or email Virginia Condello today! virginia@bartowchamber.com or 863-533-7125.

CHAMBER QUARTERLY HAS 40K READERSHIP

 Reserve your space now in the Spring Chamber Quarterly Magazine and hand your business card out to more than 40,000 readers for only $85 per issue. Call the Chamber at 863-533-7125 for more information.

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Want this cool cup? It can be yours, simply by joining ENGAGE Young Professionals. Here's the link to learn about ENGAGE and to join. Become the Community Leader you were meant to be, sign up today!

2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Emily Spath Clark, President
   Spath Jewelers
Phil Minden, Incoming President
  BayCare Bartow Regional Medical Center

Clint Edwards, Immediate Past President
 

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LB BROWN HERITAGE FESTIVAL



LB BROWN HERITAGE FESTIVAL, February 9, 10, 11, 2018. Click on the photo above and go to the website and find out more!

NEW MEMBERSHIP SERVICES DIRECTOR


New Chamber Membership Services Director:
Kathryn Bevilacqua-Ely


Kathryn@bartowchamber.com
863-661-0283


Many of you already know the newest staff member at the Chamber. Kathryn Bevilacqua-Ely is a Polk County native and not new to the Bartow community.

Jeff Clark, executive director for the Chamber, said he is very excited to welcome her as the newest member of the Chamber staff.

"Kathryn is used to wearing many hats and switching gears with ease," he said. "She is excited about the prospect of building new relationships with each of the Chamber’s members."

Kathryn received her B.S. in Marketing from the University of South Florida and has a background in marketing and project management. She is active within the community and currently serves as a board member for the Early Learning Coalition, member of the Leadership Council for the George Harris Youth Shelter, a current member of Leadership Polk Class XI, and is serving as Mama Swan for Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine. She was previously the Chair of ENGAGE Young Professionals, an Ambassador with the Bartow Chamber, and a graduate of Leadership Bartow Class XVI (she says, "best class EVER").

"Kathryn is excited to get started and we are excited to have her. She brings with her vitality, energy and a new perspective," Clark noted.

Kathryn's first day was February 1.

PRIME MORTAGE RIBBON-CUTTING FEB. 8

SAVE THE DATE: PRIME MORTGAGE GROUP ribbon-cutting is February 8, 2018, at 9:30 a.m.. Prime Mortgage Group is located at 415 E. Main Street, Suite 213, Bartow 33830. See you there!
 

CHOCOLATE CHARMS AND CHAMBER

As a Chamber Member, you are cordially invited to Spath Jewelers Fun Thursday, Chocolate Charms & Chamber - just in time for Valentine's Day! See you on Thursday, February 8, 2018, 5:00 p.m. at Spath Jewelers, 1380 N. Broadway!

MEMBER MICRONEWS

SYFY BARTOW: MONSTERS VS. ALIENS, FEB. 17, 2018

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NEW MEMBERS

Mortgage Loans
PRIME MORTGAGE GROUP
Deborah Collins
415 E. Main Street, Suite 213
Bartow, FL 33830
(863) 430-7787
website here.

Healthcare - General
OPTIONS FOR WOMEN PCH
Marilyn Paul
at Church Service Center
495 E. Summerlin Street
Bartow, FL 33830
(863) 682-5763
website here.

Cosmetics & Skin Care
FREELANCE FORMULATIONS
Vanessa Thomas
1640 N. Park Ave.
Bartow, FL 33830
(863) 519-0881
website here.

Vitamins
Vitamins of The Sun
Silvia Saldana
1105 S. Holland Parkway, Suite C
Bartow, FL 33830
(863) 537-7376

ROOFING
Ring Roofing, Inc.
James Ring
1329 E. Main Street
Lakeland, FL 33801
(863) 337-5139
website here.

MEMBERSHIP MILESTONES

55 Years
Crickette Club of Bartow, Inc.
Publix Super Markets

50 Years
Bartow Municipal Airport / Industrial Park
Ledger Media Group

25 Years
Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q

20 Years
Bartow Community Healthcare Foundation, Inc.

15 Years
Louversa Herbert
Madden Branded Goods
Wall Titus, LLC

10 Years
Early Learning Coalition of Polk County
Sherry and Larry MacBlane
Teresa Rouse

5 Years
Easy Homes 123, LLC

CHAMBER EVENTS

(All meetings are in the Chamber Boardroom unless otherwise noted.)

Tuesday, February 13, 20, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
ENGAGE SERVES

A-C-T Classroom

Thursday, February 8, 2018, 9:30 a.m.
PRIME MORTGAGE GROUP RIBBON-CUTTING

415 E. Main Street, Suite 213
Bartow, FL 33830

Thursday, February 8, 2018, 5:00 p.m.
CHOCOLATE CHARMS & CHAMBER FUN THURSDAY
sponsored by SPATH JEWELERS

1360 N. Broadway Avenue, Bartow, FL 33830

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, February 9,10, 11, 2018
L.B. BROWN HERITAGE FESTIVAL

on the ground of the L.B. Brown House, L.B. Brown Avenue

Saturday, February 17, 2018, 11 a.m. -6:30 p.m.
SYFY BARTOW: MONSTERS VS. ALIENS

Downtown Bartow

DON'T MISS FORTRESS FITNESS AT FORT BLOUNT PARK

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!
SCHEDULE:

Feb. 10 – Tammi Green (Empower Fit Dance)
Mar. 10 – Mariah Andressen-Otten (Yoga)
Apr. 14 – Juanita Pullum (Boot Camp)
May 12 – Jude Dauphin (Uptown Fitness)
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