 November Business Update Newsletter | |
CONTENTS
Teacher of the Year Breakfast To Honor Educators Once again Bartow Community Healthcare Foundation is hosting the Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Year Breakfast at the Bartow Civic Center. read more... ACS Relay For Life Of Bartow
The American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Relay For Life of Bartow has begun its 11th year in its fight against cancer.
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Closing Reception for Dreams of Colors - JANO 10/28/2011 Movies on the Lawn Bartow Farmers Market BUTTS FOR BOOBIES Brown Bag Concert Series Bartow Public Library: Music in the Library - Brown Bag Concert Series Safe Boating Seminar-Using VHF/DSC Marine Radio ABC Expanding in Marion, Citrus, Hernando Counties 1st Friday ART Stroll Hotrods & Hogs Poker Event Bartow Farmers Market PCTSM Business Expo Bartow Regional Medical Center Fun Thursday Swing Into The Swamp Trophy For Car Show HISTORIC BARTOW’S 20TH ANNUAL FALL CRAFT FAIR AND CAR SHOW A MAIN STRE Polk County Treasures Antique Appraisers Fair Set Bike and Hike So Kids Can Read ‘Stogie For A Bogey’ Golf Tourney Polk County Historical Museum Festival of Wreaths Call for Decorators Margarita Ball Movies on the Lawn 1st Friday ART Stroll Brown Bag Concert Series Bartow Public Library: Music in the Library - Brown Bag Concert Series UWCF Young Leaders Society Aprons Event Community Southern Bank Fun Thursday Movies on the Lawn Members
Bartow Deacons & Stewards Alliance, Inc. Carver Young verdelltaylor@yahoo.com Join Date: 09/06/2011 Mulberry Pharmacy Jerold Slaughter Website joanne@mulberrypharmacy.com Join Date: 09/07/2011 Cozy Comfort Bed and Bath Marty and Carmen Lenmark Website carmarunlimited@yahoo.com Join Date: 09/21/2011 OUC- The Reliable One Roseann Harrington jguida@ouc.com Join Date: 09/23/2011 Boss Hawg's Smokehouse Nancy McKeehen Website nancy@grills2.com Join Date: 10/05/2011 Anthony & Partners John Anthony Website janthony@anthonyandpartners.com Join Date: 10/05/2011 Bartow Pharmacy & Medical Supply Enoch Ofosu 220@bartowpharmacycomcast.net Join Date: 10/10/2011 Tammy Albritton - Diplomat Tammy Albritton tammyalbritton@verizon.net Join Date: 10/14/2011 Manny's Chop House Michael Johnson Website michael@fredsmarket.com Join Date: 10/25/2011 Wild Willy Karaoke & DeeJay William Stewart weslzs@earthlink.net Join Date: 10/25/2011 National Write Your Congressman Marilyn Paul Website tmpaul@tampabay.rr.com Join Date: 10/31/2011 | MADRID'S MUSINGS Larry Madrid, Chamber presidentMy congratulations go out this month to our newly-elected Chamber Board members: SEMCO’s Jennifer Sturgis, and Clear Springs’ Bob Furlong. I would also like to congratulate Lea Ann Thomas, Polk County Assistant County Manager, on being named President-elect. Sharon Casey, Community Southern Bank, will also serve as the Chamber’s Vice President of Public Affairs in 2012. All were elected at the last Board of Directors’ meeting in October, and will take office in January. Wayne Harrision and Badcock’s Nancy Young will retire at the end of this year, both serving two three-year terms. Speaking of service, Americans will observe Veterans Day on November 11 with a wide array of celebrations to honor those who have served in our military. The Bartow Chamber will present “Hometown Heroes,” a luncheon that will pay tribute to local veterans. Last year’s event was a moving tribute to some of the area’s most patriotic citizens. If you would like to be a part of the event, sponsorships are available that will enable you to provide lunch for local veterans. A flier is available in this newsletter – just fill it out and fax it back to the Chamber. We will also be honoring our local Teachers of the Year and School-Related Employees of the Year in November. Bartow Community Healthcare Foundation will sponsor the breakfast at the Civic Center on November 17. Did you know that Bartow is the only city in Polk County that honors their local teachers and school volunteers? We could not be prouder of the job that they do for our kids – A+! Bartow has so much to be thankful for. Our community is full of unsung heroes, and those who are willing to give of their time and resources that improve our local quality of life. As we head for the holidays, please take a moment to give thanks for our blessings as well as a kind word to your neighbor. I wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. Stogie For A Bogey Golf Tournament To Benefit Thompson Cigar Factory
Two of Bartow’s claims to fame - great golf and historical treasures - are combined in the inaugural “Stogie For A Bogey” golf scramble set for November 18 at the Bartow Golf Course. Proceeds from the four-person scramble will help fund preservation of Bartow’s Thompson Cigar Factory. read more... Bike and Hike So Kids Can Read Is November 12
Steve Githens Rotary International is proud to announce their Third Annual “Bike and Hike so Kids can Read” event will be held on November 12 in downtown Bartow at the same time as the Downtown Craft Fair. read more... Rotary Night To Benefit Dictionary Project
Steve Githens On Thursday, November 3, 2011, the Bartow Rotary Clubs will be holding Rotary Night in downtown Bartow: “Dictionaries for Elementary School Students Night In Downtown Bartow.” This event will consist of participating restaurants and merchants donating 10 percent of the proceeds of the night’s revenues to the Bartow Rotary Clubs’ Elementary School Dictionary Project. The event will start at 5:00 p.m. and end no later than 9:00 p.m. The Bartow Rotary Clubs are attempting to raise funding to purchase a sufficient number of dictionaries for third, fourth and fifth grade students in the elementary schools in Bartow, Fort Meade and Alturas. The Bartow Rotary Clubs will purchase and distribute over 1,000 more dictionaries than the usual number that has been distributed by the Clubs over the past 10 to 12 years. The Rotary Clubs will need to raise over $3,000 to purchase the dictionaries. For more info, call Steve Githens, Bartow Rotary Club president, at (863) 529-8679. Summerlin Institute Grand Reunion Being Planned A grand reunion of the graduating classes of Summerlin Institute commemorating the 125th anniversary of the establishment of the school as a public educational institution on May 12, 1887 in Bartow, is being planned for November 2-3, 2012.The reunion celebration will be held on Main Street, Downtown Bartow and will consist of class decorated tents, family activities, food vendors and more. The committee for the event is planning the details for the celebration with a shared vision of a large turnout of Summerlin Institute graduates. For more information, please contact organizational coordinator, Betty Rehberg, at (863) 533-6056. Construction Begins on SR 60 and 98
SR 60/US 98 Intersection Improvement Project has begun, which includes a construction project improving the SR 60/US 98 intersection in Bartow.
read more... Poker Run To Benefit Women's Care Center Hotrods & Hogs Poker Run is set for November 5, beginning at Kelley Buick GMC and ending at Beef O’Brady’s in Bartow. The poker run will benefit Bartow’s Women’s Care Center. The Hotrods & Hogs Benefit Poker Run is open to all motorcyclists and vintage car enthusiasts. The Rudolph Round-up, a toy drive for Heartland for Children’s foster care children will also be featured during the run, offering anyone who brings a new, unwrapped Christmas toy for a foster child a chance to win a fabulous prize in a drawing. The types of sponsorships are as follows: Presenting sponsors are Kelley Buick GMC and Citizens Bank & Trust. Diamond sponsor is Smith Bros. Oil Company. Registration for the event is $25 and $15 for an extra hand or passenger. All proceeds go to benefit the Women’s Care Center, a non-profit organization that provides a transitional living center for homeless women and their children. For more information on becoming a sponsor for this worthwhile event, please contact WCC board members Pam Renew at (863) 534-1591; or Lauren Hinton, (321) 436-1169. MEMBERSHIP MILESTONES
MEMBERSHIP MILESTONES
5 Years - J.H. Ham Engineering, Inc. 10 Years - PalletOne, Inc., Texas Cattle Company Catering 20 Years - CWL Services, Inc. Third Annual Turkey Chase Set
The City of Bartow Parks & Recreation Department will host its 3rd Annual Bartow Turkey Chase 5K & 2K on Saturday, November 19. The race will begin at 8:00 a.m. at Summerlin Park at Wilson Lake. The 5K will be manually timed, but the 2K is not a timed event.
read more... Inaugural Walk & Wag 2K Offers Exercise For Poochie In addition to the Turkey Chase the City of Bartow Parks & Recreation Department will also be hosting the inaugural Walk & Wag 2K on November 19. This dog walk event will begin shortly after the Turkey Chase and follow the same 2K course. Registration includes a t-shirt for the owner and a bandana for the dog. Participants can register at the Parks & Recreation Office or online at www.active.com. A processing fee is charged in addition to the entry fee when registering online. The entry fee is $25 for the owner and dog and $5 for each additional dog if you pre-register by November 8th. If you register after November 8th it’s $29 for owner and dog and $7 for each additional dog. For complete information about the Walk & Wag 2K or other Bartow Parks & Recreation events visit the Departments website at www.cityofbartow.net, “Like” Bartow Parks & Recreation on Facebook or call (863)534-0120. |
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