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May Diamond Members
Diamond Members 20+ years of membership renewing in the month of May. Congratulations on your success and thank you for your longstanding support!
AMIkids, 21
CCCS Computer Services, 21
Volk Law, 21
Highland Mint, 21
TD Bank, NA, 23
Ocean Spray Car Wash, 23
Petals Flowers & Gifts, Inc., 23
The Roof Doctor, 23
ABEAR Warehouse & Storage, 24
BRPH Architects & Engineers, 29
Paradise Pools Supply & Service, Inc., 30
Cerow & Co. CPA’s PA, 33
Brevard Pools, Inc., 37
Eastern Florida State College, 37
Health First, 37
Jessup’s of Melbourne, Inc., 39
Robert L. Cochran Company, 42
Waste Management, 42
Harris Corporation, 46
Berman Hopkins Wright & LaHam, CPA’s, 47
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Chamber Events
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2016 | 7:15AM
Join local business owners and community leaders at this monthly program and enjoy a delicious hot buffet style breakfast. Each month features a pertinent keynote speaker and introduces the newest members that have joined the Melbourne Regional Chamber. Awards are presented to our long-time Diamond members, the Better Business of the month, Ambassador of the month and the top Brevard County high school students or community volunteers. Network before and after the breakfast with corporate and civic leaders, small business owners and other key business representatives from the local area.
Location: Hilton Melbourne Rialto Place, 200 Rialto Place, Melbourne, FL 32901
SPONSORED BY:
Member Standard Admission: $30.00. Cost Non-Members: $50.00
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 | 3:30-5:00PM
Melbourne Regional Chamber Auditorium
1005 E. Strawbridge Ave., Melbourne, FL 32901
Speaker Instructor - Bonnie McKee
Do you know your ribbon cutting ABCs? Join us Wednesday, June 15 for a special ‘R.I.B.B.O.N. Cutting Workshop,’ part of the Melbourne Regional Chamber’s ‘Grow Your Business’ series. Bonnie McKee, event producer and owner of Designing Premier Events & Weddings will give expert training on how to make the most of your Ribbon Cutting / Grand Opening. Space is limited, so be sure to register early for this informative special event.
Admission is included with your Chamber Membership, $25 Non-Members
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016 | 5:00PM-7:00PM
Please join us for a cocktail reception and hear the vibrant and engaging Peter Ricchuiti, a funny economist, delivering real insight in very challenging times.
Location: River Lodge at Brevard Zoo, 8225 N. Wickham Rd., Melbourne, FL 32940
Early Bird Member Cost: $30 (By 5pm, Monday 5/23)
Member Cost: $35 (After Monday 5/23)
Non-Member Cost: $50
SPONSORED BY:
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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 | 8:00AM
Entrepreneur to Success, “Marketing: Trends and Evolution”
We will have both representatives from the service provider side and from the consumer side to discuss their experiences and viewpoints on the current state of marketing and sales.
PANELISTS:
• Joshua Adams: Head Honcho, Rock Paper Simple, a web design and development agency.
• Eryck Dzotsi, Senior Director, Qomlavy, a Marketing Performance Optimization hive.
• Eric Needle, Marketing Creative and Digital Consultant /Founder, Longbow Strategic Group covering corporate identity and branding.
• Jeff Piersall, CEO Space Coast Business Marketing, publisher of award-winning business and lifestyule magazines.
• Jemin Patel, Director, Fifth Contact which provides a Full spectrum digital marketing program designed specifically for small/medium businesses.
• Avery Piantedosi, founder and CEO of the LOIS safety system, a personal safety system created for realtors.
• Michelle Crawford, Chief Executive Officer, Society+, an emerging brand in women’s plus size fashion.
Location: Melbourne Regional Chamber Auditorium
1005 E. Strawbridge Ave., Melbourne, FL 32901
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Wednesday, June 22 | 7:30AM
Topic: Why Teach Leadership Skills?
Guest Speaker: Brig General (ret) Ralph V. Locurcio, P.E.
Professor, Civil Engineering & Construction Management Director, Construction Program, Florida Institute of Technology
Location: Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront
$22 Members & Veterans registered by June 15 | $30 Member & Veteran Standard Price
$50 Non-Member Price
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Tuesday, June 28 | 4:00PM-7:00PM
Display your business or organization and build a strategic partnership with other exhibitors and guests.
►Non-Chamber Members Welcome
►$40 Non-Profit Table
►$75 For-Profit Table
Register for your table at: www.MelbourneRegionalChamber.com/events
Location: Front Street Civic Center, 2205 Front St., Melbourne
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Ribbon Cuttings
6/8
Homewood Suites By Hilton Cape Canaveral/Cocoa Beach
Wednesday | 4:00PM-7:00PM | Actual Cut-time: 4:30PM
Location: 9000 Astronaut Blvd, Cape Canaveral
Refreshments and live entertainment.
6/14
Treasure Coast Sotheby’s International Realty-Brevard County
Tuesday | 10:15AM-10:45AM | Actual Cut-time: 10:30AM
Location: 301 Ocean Avenue, Melbourne Beach
6/16
Zon Beachside Open House
Thursday | 4:00PM-7:00PM | Actual Cut-time: 4:30PM
Location: 1894 S. Patrick Drive, Indian Harbour Beach
Food & drinks, live music, facility tours & raffles.
6/23
Ambiance Salon
Thursday | 5:00PM-8:00PM | Actual Cut-time: 6:00PM
Location: 660 E. Eau Gallie Blvd., Ste. 107, Indian Harbour Beach
Free appetizers, beer, wine and soft drinks.
Member News
Treetop Trek sets early open hours for summer
Thrill-seekers craving a reprieve from the looming heat and humidity can get an early start at Treetop Trek this summer. The nature-based attraction will open at 8 a.m. (an hour before the usual open time) daily from Sunday, May 29 to Monday, September 5.
“Outdoor fun doesn’t have to stop in the summer,” said Nancy Wright, attractions manager for the Zoo. “Getting on a course earlier means you can avoid the extreme heat and afternoon thunderstorms we typically see in Florida.”
League of Women Voters of the Space Coast Announces Recipients of the Recycling Awards Program
On May 20, 2016, the recipients of the 2015-2016 League of Women Voters of the Space Coast (LWVSC) Recycling Awards Program received their Award Plaques to be displayed next year at their schools. This year's winners are students from Southwest Middle School and Tropical Elementary School. Our judges this year were: Doreen Archer - League of Women Voters; Robyn Emison - Brevard Public Schools; Erin LeClair - Brevard County Solid Waste Management Dept.; Wanda Scanes - Brevard County Solid Waste Management Dept.; Lucia Watson - League of Women Voters.
The Program, in cooperation with Brevard Public Schools, challenges students to create and innovate ways to further implement recycling and to educate why recycling is important to our environment. In attendance were LWVSC Awards Project Coordinator Marcia Booth and Brevard Public Schools Resource Conservation Specialist Laura Kandiko.
The League also wishes to recognize the Teacher Representatives, Dina Casabianca from Southwest Middle School and Barbara Wilcox from Tropical Elementary School for their leadership roles.
For more information, please contact LWVSC Recycling Awards Program Coordinator Marcia Booth at Marcia@RecycleBrevard.org or at 305-479-4514.
Sanctuary Island, Inc. Presents Check For Wounded Veterans Horse Back Riding Lessons
Indialantic, Florida based nonprofit Sanctuary Island, Inc. recently presented a check for $700 to Walk On Water Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program on Merritt Island. This donation will fund wounded combat veterans with beginner level lessons and other activities that can assist them in their needs to readjust to living a civil life.
“Interacting with horses builds trust,” said author Marc O’Brien who penned the self-published work A Special Person To Ride, available through Amazon. Sanctuary Island, Inc.’s Co Founder, O’Brien said, “This recreational activity can bring a person back to being civil instead of a warrior.”
Author Marc O’Brien, who has penned numerous fictional works about this unique recreational activity, knows from personal experience the positive results that happen when an individual communicates with a horse.
“When on a horse riding, ones disability disappears,” said O’Brien, who co-founded Sanctuary Island with his Mother. “During my youth, disabled riding programs were my extracurricular activity giving me a foundation,” he said during the event while signing copies of A Special Person To Ride.
For more information, contact:
Dick Lanza 321-473-8545, Dick400@aol.com
Barbara O’Brien 732-778-9607, Barbaralobrienmhs@comcast.net
VNA Home Health Offering No-Cost Blood Pressure Blood Sugar Screenings in June
VNA Home Health is offering the following no-cost blood pressure and blood sugar screenings in June 2016:
Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Screenings:
Thursday, June 9 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Ascension Manor, 2960 Pineapple Ave., Melbourne 32935
Monday, June 13 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Satellite Beach Civic Center, 565 Cassia Blvd., Satellite Beach 32937
Friday, June 17 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E Hibiscus Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901
Blood Pressure Screenings:
Friday, June 3 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. AARP Indian Harbour Beach Recreation Center, 1233 Yacht Club Blvd., Indian Harbour Beach, 32937
Thursday, June 9 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Sunflower House, Merritt Square Mall, Ste. 201, 777 E. Merritt Island Causeway, Merritt Island, 32952
Monday, June 13 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Daily Bread, 815 East Fee Ave., Melbourne 32901
Tuesday, June 14 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Wickham Senior Center, 2785 Leisure Way, Melbourne 32935
*For morning blood sugar tests, you will need to fast from midnight on.
Whittaker Cooper Financial Group Not Clowning Around
Brevard firm participates in 'Red Nose Day,' helps raise awareness, funds for child poverty
Have you heard of Red Nose Day? The folks at Whittaker Cooper Financial Group in West Melbourne have. Chances are, you've seen the display of red clown noses at the Walgreen's checkout counter and wondered what it was all about. It turns out that Red Nose Day on May 26 is a campaign designed to call attention to child poverty-- locally, nationally and worldwide. A prime time live comedy special on NBC at 9 PM EST on May 26 benefited a host of charities that assist children in need.
The staff of Whittaker Cooper Financial Group donned their red noses recently to do their part and remind others to do the same. The company has donated to the Red Nose project online and is partnering locally with a charity that combats one very real symptom of child poverty in Brevard-- hunger. The "official" red noses are available only inside Walgreens brick and mortar locations for $1 each. For every nose they sell, Walgreens will donate 50 cents to the Red Nose project. For more information, call 321-723-3352 or visit http://raymondjames.com/whittakercooper/.
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