Issue 59 - July 24

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Chamber Events


Melbourne Regional Chamber Night at the Ballpark - Tonight!

Thursday, July 24th - Gates Open at 5:30PM

Celebrate with your Chamber friends on the Party Deck tonight as the Manatees take-on the Palm Beach Cardinals. 

Melbourne Regional Chamber special - $6 for Berm Deck tickets which includes Manatees cap voucher (limited quantities). Just mention you're a Chamber member at the box office for your discounted ticket. Thirsty Thursday $2 select draft beers available. 

Space Coast Stadium is located at 5800 Stadium Parkway in Viera. 
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The Women of Excellence Committee
Back to School Charitable Event 
Donations Needed by July 31st
Back to School is an initiative of the Melbourne Regional Chamber Education Foundation and the Women of Excellence Committee to reach-out to disadvantaged and abused teenage girls within the community. The young women participating in the program range in age from 12-18 years and are currently in foster care, local group homes or shelters.

WE are seeking your donations for the program, which provides school supplies, clothing, hair services and fun workshops to promote self-esteem for an average of 40 girls. 

Please bring donations to the Melbourne Regional Chamber by July 31st.
Click here for more information, and a list of needed items.




The Melbourne Regional Chamber is pleased to announce the 6th Annual Valor Awards to be held Wednesday, August 20 at the Crowne Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront.  The Valor Awards honor Brevard County's Military, Police, Fire & Rescue Personnel for acts of extraordinary valor. 

We thank our presenting sponsors Walmart and Vitas Innovative Hospice Care, as well as Biotest Plasma CenterCoastal Health Systems of Brevard, Berman Hopkins Wright & LaHam CPAs, City of Melbourne, WCN Interactive, Everything Brevard, Space Coast Daily and 98.5 The Beach for their support. To sponsor this event, please contact Stephanie Franklin at stephanie@melbourneregionalchamber.com

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Thursday, August 28th - 8:00AM-9:30AM
Hilton Melbourne Rialto Place -
200 Rialto Place, Melbourne

The Chamber's Government Affairs Committee invites you to attend the City Managers Community Connection Breakfast on Thursday, August 28th.

Get plugged-in to what's happening with your city management and share your views with guest City Managers; Sue Hann from Palm Bay, Mike McNees from Melbourne and Scott Morgan from West Melbourne. The cost is $18 for Chamber members, $25 non-members, and $30 at the door.

This event is sponsored by: 

 

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Presents
Applying For Small Business Financing

Friday, August 29 from 12noon to 1PM
Peggy Crooks, Vice President & Relationship Manager at TD Bank and Patricia Simpson from Florida Small Business Development Center at Eastern Florida State College will speak at this hour-long session held at the Melbourne Regional Chamber. The discussion will focus on what a potential borrower should know and understanding the 5c's to credit. 

The public is welcome to attend this free event. Lunch will be provided by TD Bank.
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New Sponsors On Board For Fishing Event!

The Chamber's Veterans Resource Committee has joined up with the City of Palm Bay and Bass Pro Shops to present the inaugural Stick Marsh Veterans Bass Challenge on Saturday, Sept. 6 at the famous Stick Marsh. 

Many thanks to our presenting sponsor Allen & Company Investments.   We'd also like to thank Gray|Robinson - Attorneys at Law, Wuesthoff Health System, Publix, Jersey Mike's Subs, Wellcare Health Plans, Woods Insurance, and Courtyard by Marriott & Residence Inn for their support. 

Sponsorship opportunities are still available for this fantastic event. Please contact Justin@MelbourneRegionalChamber.com for more information.

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Member News



The Children's Hunger Project to benefit from Brevard Women's Expo


A Sophisticated Showcase is proud to announce that a portion of the proceeds from their Brevard Women’s Expo on Saturday September 6, 2014 at the Melbourne Auditorium will benefit The Children’s Hunger Project

At the Expo, women from all backgrounds will spend the day refreshing, rejuvenating and recharging their spirits. Entertainment will include a free coupon class as well as a live auction and raffles to benefit The Children’s Hunger Project.  Ride-alongs with some of Brevard’s Finest Police Officers will be auctioned off by the host; Brevard’s Top Cop - Sheriff Wayne Ivey.  One hundred percent of auction and raffle proceeds will be donated to The Children’s Hunger Project.
 
Tickets can be purchased on www.BrevardWomensExpo.com or at the door.  Tickets are just $10. Expo hours are 11:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. 
 
For more info about the Expo, please contact A Sophisticated Showcase at 321-733-8816 or BrevardWomensExpo@Gmail.com.  Professional exhibitors are always welcome. Please visit
www.BrevardWomensExpo.com for more info about exhibiting.

The Children's Hunger Project provides packages of food to Brevard County elementary school age children who are undernourished and coming to school hungry. Click here for more information or to help.

Brevard Achievement Center Teams with American Maintenance At Port Canaveral

Brevard Achievement Center (BAC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides innovative services and programs to assist people with disabilities achieve personal success, has been hired as the subcontractor for American Maintenance, the prime custodial contractor for Port Canaveral and its tenants.

A total of five people, four of which have disabilities, will be employed on the contract which will generate $109,000 annually for the Center.

"We are extremely grateful to American Maintenance for asking us to serve as their partner on the Port Canaveral project," said BAC President and CEO, Amar Patel. "This is just the first of what we hope will be many more opportunities to team with our area business community."

For more information about BAC, call (321) 632-8610 or visit www.bacbrevard.com


Cessy Meacham Selected to Participate in Elite Travel Event

Travel Weekly announced that Cessy Meacham of Anytime Travel Solutions was selected from among hundreds of applicants to attend the Global Travel Marketplace (GTM) which took place at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale, Florida July 9 – 11, 2014. GTM is a 3-day appointment-only event for travel agents and suppliers seeking to conduct business face-to-face.

In an industry of thousands of travel entrepreneurs, only 103 North American applicants met the strict requirements to attend, which included booking a minimum of $1 million in annual sales and maintaining a global book of business. 
  
“The agents who attended this event were the cream of the crop. The expertise and experience they offer their clients is second to none,” said Alicia Evanko-Lewis, Vice President of Events, Travel Group, Northstar Travel Media.

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