Issue 79 - Jan. 8

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2015 BOARD INSTALLATION & IMPACT AWARDS
Friday, January 16 from 6:00-9:00PM

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Join us for an Evening in Paris at the Crowne Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront as we recognize and install our 2015 board of directors and celebrate business and community leaders who have made tremendous impact on the business community.

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Women of Excellence Meeting 1/20/15

Guest Speaker: Chu Chu Onwuachi-Saunders, MD, MPH
Join the Women of Excellence for the 1st meeting of the New Year! It will be held at Baer's furniture located at 4260 W. New Haven Ave, Melbourne, FL 32904. Event will take place from 8-9:30AM and a light Breakfast will be served.  Women and men are welcome!  FREE admission for Melbourne Chamber members or $10.00 for non Melbourne Chamber members.  Location: Baer's Furniture, 4260 W. New Haven Ave., Melbourne, FL 32904  


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January 20th - The Exchange at Melbourne Yacht Club

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January 28th - Chamber CVB Meeting
Melbourne Hilton Rialto Place


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January 29th! Register Today!

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Ribbon Cuttings

1/15
Ribbon Cutting Celebration for
Wayne Anthony Insurance

Thursday, 11:00AM - 2:00PM (Cut time:12:30PM)
7331 Office Park Place, Suite 500, Viera, FL 32940
Refreshments, door prizes & local vendors.
Big giveaway at 2PM

Contact: Kristine McFadden, 321-848-4530  kristinemcfadden@yahoo.com

1/16
Ribbon Cutting / VIP Gala for
Inspired Living at Palm Bay

Friday, 12:00PM Ribbon Cutting with Chamber
4:00PM-7:00PM VIP Gala - Public is welcome!
380 Malabar Rd., SW, Palm Bay, FL 32907
Entertainment, gourmet cuisine, fine wines & beer,
door prizes and tours of the state-of-the-art memory
care community.

For more information: www.inspiredlivingpalmbay.com

1/17
Grand Opening Celebration for
the Indian River Antique Mall

Saturday, 10:00AM - 5:00PM (Cut time:10:30AM)
4:00PM-7:00PM VIP Gala - Public is welcome!
1433 S. Babcock Street, Melbourne, FL 32901
Raffle for 10 $25 gift certificates, live entertainment,
refreshments sold by the Boy Scouts of America.
Contact: Lisa Olender, 321-759-6255

Member News

ForeverFest at Forever Florida
- Ziplines & Adventures in the Wild

January 18, 2015 from 10AM to 4PM

ForeverFest takes place every 3rd Sunday from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, kicking off on January 18, 2015 with live music, FREE hotdogs and hamburgers (1-18-2015 while supplies last), kids horseback rides, FREE Coach tours, various arts & crafts vendors, a children’s bounce house, horseback demonstrations, the first weekend of bi-plane adventures and so much more! ($5 parking fee.) Visit www.ForeverFlorida.com for more information


Zonta Club of Melbourne
Culinary Scholorship Q & A

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 from 11:30AM to 2:00PM
Yellow Dog Café - 905 U.S. Highway 1, Malabar, FL  32950


Learn about Zonta Club's new Zonta/Yellow Dog Café Culinary Scholorship. Zonta Club of Melbourne, in memory of Austin Nelson, and in honor of Stuart and Nancy Borton for their outstanding commitment to their profession, the community and the Zonta Club of Melbourne, will award a culinary scholorship to a Brevard County student at Eastern Florida State College in the Summer of 2015.

Zonta Club welcomes your support. Make checks payable to: Zonta Club of Melbourne Z/YDC. Call 321-952-1443 or 321-729-0755 for details.


Brevard Schools Foundation invites you to be a part of the 4th Annual ABC Awards for 2015!

The ABC Awards…Applauding Brevard’s Champions is the biggest educational event of the year.  An Academy Awards style reception and show, the event recognizes the outstanding contributions of those who help strengthen the quality of public education in Brevard County and showcases the outstanding student and adult talent found in Brevard Public Schools.
 
Nearly 2,000 employees, business and community leaders will come out on January 28, 2015 to the King Center for the Performing Arts for a reception where they’ll sample exquisite presentations of food prepared by the Culinary Arts Students from local high schools, and then enjoy the live awards show with host, Greg Pallone from Channel 13 News.

 ABC Awards sponsorships are available beginning at just $100 and a limited number of Red Carpet Presenting sponsorships available.  Please contact the Foundation office or visit  www.brevardschoolsfoundation.org. This event is open to the public; tickets are just $25. To become a sponsor or to purchase tickets, please call 321-633-1000 ext. 756.


2015 Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival

The 18 Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival is scheduled for January 21-26, 2015. Each year the festival prepares Welcome Bags for the attendees.  Chamber members are invited to provide items for the Bags (need at least 1500 alike items).  These may be delivered to Eastern Florida State College - Titusville  Campus - Attention: Campus Security,  no later than Friday, January 16, 2015.  All items must be boxed for easy storage. Items delivered after that date cannot be accepted. Questions may be directed to: Rhonda Harris, Director of Operations, rhonda@brevardnaturealliance.org

Chamber members are also invited to become a Festival Volunteer.  You will have an opportunity to meet people from throughout the United States and many foreign countries.  Please contact: Rhonda Harris, Director of Operations, rhonda@brevardnaturealliance.org


Children's Hunger Project Releases
Hunger Project Song


After many months of recording, mixing, mastering, and legal agreements, The Children's Hunger Project Song is available worldwide on iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon.com and other digital music stores. Click here for a sample of this wonderful song and a link for purchasing your own copy.  The non-profit organization is extremely thankful to Kenny Michaels who wrote this song and all the artists that sang on this project.  All sales of The Children's Hunger Project Song go directly to the Children's Hunger Project. Each time the song is purchased, you are helping a kid in need.

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Friends for Animals Sanctuary Land Purchase 

Friends for Animals Sanctuary, Inc. (FFAS) has finally closed on the 17.6 acres in Cocoa Fl.  They will be building a no-kill Domestic Animal Sanctuary right here in Brevard County. This Sanctuary is needed to stop the unnecessary killing of adoptable animals and be a safe haven for abused or neglected animals.

 
Friends for Animals Sanctuary, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization that needs the assistance of the whole community to get their goal realized. The mission of Friends for Animals Sanctuary, Inc. is to build a state-of-the-art no-kill Sanctuary for all domestic animals and help place these animals into loving forever homes.  Animals that are not adopted will live out their natural lifetime at this Sanctuary.
 
If you are willing to donate your services or time – please contact Friends for Animals Sanctuary as soon as possible.  All donations can be sent to:  Friends for Animals Sanctuary, 5000 N. Wickham Road, Suite 110, Melbourne, Fl  32940.

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