October 2nd - October 8 "Ask not what your community can do for you, but WHAT can you do for your community"
New Member American Nails Andy Huynh 128 N Isabella St Sylvester GA 229-777-7888 2012 Chamber Members 1 of A Kind 100 Mile Peanut Pickin Yardsale 3 G’s Auction 3 Squares Diner Ag Georgia Credit Agri-AFC, LLC Sylvester AIC Wireless Albany Department of Labor American Nails Ann Goldinger Ashley's Business Solutions, Inc. Astro Exterminating Service, Inc AT&T Georgia B&C Sporting Goods Banks Funeral Home Barbara Odom Barnyard Creations Beckstrom Photography Becky Geer Best Friend Humane Society Birdsong Peanuts Boy Scout Troup 100 Brown Milling & Peanut Co Brownlee-Bozeman Agency Bryan and Jordan Body and Paint Shop Bryce Johnson Calhoun Produce Camille Taylor, Century 21, Smith, Branch & Pope Charlotte Jolley C ASA- Court Appointed Special Advocate Cindy's Flower & Gift Shop, LLC City of Poulan City of Sumner City of Sylvester City of Warwick Coastal Plain CASA, Inc. Colony Bank of Worth Colquitt Regional Home Care/Worth County ConAgra Foods BSC AP Conger LP Gas, Inc. Country Bouquet & Bridal Registry Countryside Animal Clinic County Line Bulldozer D & B A/C and Mechanical Service, Inc Dairy Queen of Sylvester David Register Denise Binns Dialysis Clinic, Inc Donna King Dorothy McKellar Doug Hughes Pest Control Down Town Sylvester Farmer's Market Dr. Henry Gordon Davis Jr., MD Dr. Larry D. Daugherty, DMD, PC Economic Development Authority Elite Images USA E MC Engineering Services, Inc Emerald Garden Center Event Technical Services, Inc. Factory Connection, LLC Farm Commodities, Inc. Farmers Home Furniture Fat Boy's Backyard BBQ & More First Baptist Church Fletcher-Yearta Jewelers Bill Ford Insurance Agency, Inc Fred Dent Free Diagnostics Auto Repair Fresco Italiano Ristorante F utrill Auto Parts, Inc Gay's Foods, Inc. Georgia Binns Georgia Credit Financing Company Georgia Peanut Festival Georgia Pecan Company, LLC Georgia Power Company Gibbs Pecan & Shelling Glenn's Corner Pharmacy Globe Financial Services Goody's Green Mountain Lodge 130 Green Oaks Center Greg Sellars Hairitage Salon Hal Carter Construction Handy Andy Heritage Bank of the South Herring Business Products Inc OCE` Herring CPA Group Housing Authority of City of Sylvester Hudson and NeSmith CPA'S J.H. Harvey's Co., LLC Jackson's Soul Food Jay Crowe, Attorney at Law, LLC Jean Brooks Jeff Hobby Jefford's Farms Jim Hinton Oil Co. of GA, Inc. John L. Green Sr. Jimmy Sanders, Inc. John and Shelly McPhaul Johnson Electronic Systems, Inc. Johnson Tax Service Jump Start Automotive Karen McDonald Katherne F. Williams Kentucky Fried Chicken/ Taco Bell Kiwanis Club of Sylvester Langdale Chevrolet Lawhorne Storage Margaret Jones Library Mary Alice Shipp Community Develop. Corp Medders Associates Survey, Inc. Medders Enterprises, Inc. Medders Irrigation, LLC Miss Georgee's Play-Kare Mitchell EMC Mobley Gin Company Montgomery Promotions, Inc Moultrie Technical College Mr. Ridley Monk MRM Recycling, Inc. NAPA Napa Auto & Truck Parts {BrooksAuto Parts} Nell Ford Nethers Old Fashioned Pork Skins, Inc. Norman Crowe, Jr. Norman Park Gin Olam Edible Nuts/Universal Blanchers Pa's Plants Pap's Fried Chicken Paradise Estates Apartments Personal Finance Phoebe Worth Family Medicine Phoebe Worth Medical Center Pine Shadows Retirement Manor Plantation Publishing Company, Inc. Poulan Pecan Co., Inc. Powell Contract Services LLC Powell's Refrigeration Professional Sound Entertainment Purchasing Alliance Solutions, Inc. Radio Shack Dealer Relwof Farms Trucking, Inc. Ruth's Cottage/ The Pancake House Sarah McCrary Security Finance Shipp Shape Lawn Service Short and Paulk Supply Singletary & Son Tire Company, Inc. Snipes Piggly Wiggly(Tom Tom Foods) Southern Auto Lock/Montgomery Southern Express Lube, Inc. Southern Heritage Woodworks, Inc. Southern Woods Plantation, Inc. Southland Transportation, Inc. Specialty Sales Company State Representative Ed Rynders Stuart Pate State Farm Agency Sumner Peanut Co., Inc. Sunbelt Ford, Inc. SunTrust Bank Superior Machine Works Sylvester-Worth County Rec Dept Sylvester Animal Hospital Sylvester Banking Company Sylvester Family Practice/HealthPlus Sylvester Farmers Market Sylvester Health Care, Inc. Sylvester Plaza, LTD Partnership The Melanie Hurst Corp The Sumner Egg Festival The Sylvester Computer Guy The Sylvester Local News Tift Regional HealthPlus Timothy Coley Tina Pate Total Merchant Services of GA Tyson Steel Building Products, Inc. Virginia Andrews Visions of Sylvester Walgreens of Sylvester Warwick Blackshear Business Organization Warwick Health Care Warwick Septic Tank, Inc. WCHS Band Boosters William C. Rouse, Contracting Williams Insurance Agency, Inc. Willie Mae Marlin Woodmen of the World Worth Air Heating and Cooling, Inc. Worth County Board of Education Worth County EDA Worth County Elementary School Worth County Extension Service Worth County Farm Bureau, Inc Worth County Forestry Queens Worth County Health Department Worth County High School Worth County Middle School Worth County Motors, LLC Worth County Primary School Worth Finance Corporation Worth Gin Company, Inc. Worth Insurance Agency, Inc. Worthit2u.net 2012 Calendar of Events CALHOUN PRODUCE 10/01/2012 JROTC Blood Drive at the High School 10/02/2012 DRIVE -THRU FLU SHOT CLINIC (Ag Pavilion) 10/04/2012 Worth County Pep Rally 10/04/2012 Georgia Pecan Job Fair – Chamber Annex 9-12:00 10/04/2012 Ribbon Cutting Glenn’s Corner Pharmacy – Snipes Piggly Wiggly – 11:00 AM 10/06/2012 Safe Kids at the Sylvester Fire Department 10/06/2012 Downtown Sylvester Farmer's Market 10/06/2012 Georgia Peanut Festival Gospel Sing – Unity Baptist Church 10/12/2012 100 Mile Peanut Pickin Yard Sale 10/13/2012 Downtown Sylvester Farmer's Market 10/13/2012 Agriculture/Farmers Appreciation Committee 10/16/2012 5th ANNUAL PETER PAN PETS & PALS PARADE 10/18/2012 TRICK OR TREAT SAFE ZONE 10/18/2012 Peter Pan Pets and Pals Parade 10/18/2012 Homecoming Parade – around the block at the Schools – starts at 1:30 10/19/2012 Homecoming Football Game 10/19/2012 Georgia Peanut Festival Golf Tournament 10/19/2012 49th Annual Georgia Peanut Festival 10/20/2012 Downtown Sylvester Farmer's Market 10/20/2012 Political Forum 10/23/2012 Exec. Board of Directors 10/25/2012 Board of Directors Meeting 10/25/2012 CALHOUN PRODUCE 10/26/2012 Pets'n Pals Parade 10/27/2012 Downtown Sylvester Farmer's Market 10/27/2012 Snipes Piggly Wiggly 10/27/2012 Downtown Sylvester Farmer's Market 11/03/2012 Drive One 4 UR Community 11/03/2012 Downtown Sylvester Farmer's Market 11/10/2012 Government Committee 11/12/2012 Membership Committee 11/13/2012 Luncheon for area Churches 11/13/2012 Photos with Santa 11/15/2012 Farmers Appreciation Dinner - AG Pavilion 6:30 PM 11/15/2012 Downtown Sylvester Farmer's Market 11/17/2012 Agriculture/Farmers Appreciation Committee 11/20/2012 Events Committee Meetings 11/21/2012 Exec Board of Directors 11/22/2012 Board of Directors Meeting 11/22/2012 Education Committee 12/12/2012 Small Business/Economic Development 12/13/2012 Retail / Tourism 12/20/2012 Exec. Board of Directors 12/27/2012 Board of Directors 12/27/2012 2013 Calendar of Events 5th Annual Worth County Forestry Scholarship Pageant 01/12/2013	What's News at the Chamber! GET YOUR PEANUT FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS NOW AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: Barnyard Creations, B & C Sports, Handy Andy, Snipes Piggly Wiggly, Sylvester Local, and Walgreens! NEW AND EXCITING events every year for the Georgia Peanut Festival be sure and look in your local news for the upcoming edition for this years Peanut Festival Magazine!! October 6, 2012 @ 11am Mr. Glenn Parkman Glenn’s Corner Pharmacy Location: Piggly Wiggly, 631 E. Franklin St. 229-776-5868 Grand Opening Drawing 2 Minute Shopping Spree in Piggly Wiggly 2- $100.00 Gift Certificates 2- UGA Football Tickets Sign up with each transferred RX to Glenn's Corner Pharmacy OCTOBER 20, 2012 - JEFFORDS PARK The time is near for the 49th Annual Georgia Peanut Festival! Applications are going fast! Get your application in today!!! 2012 Farmer's Appreciation Dinner The Sylvester - Worth County Chamber of Commerce & the Farmer's Appreciation Committee are once again preparing for our Farmer’s Appreciation Dinner. We hope that you will consider being a sponsor this year in honor of our local Farmer’s. This year’s event will be held at the Ag Pavilion on November 15. Each Category will receive advertising at their sponsor level - this will include mention in the Sylvester Local Newspaper and in the Peanut Festival Magazine. Guest Speaker - Farmer's Appreciation Dinner Mr. Gary W. Black ,Commissioner of Agriculture Commissioner Black is an active supporter of agricultural programs that expand opportunities for young people. He serves in advisory capacities for 4H and FFA. As a student, Black served as State FFA President in 1975-76. What's News in Sylvester - Worth County! STARTING AND PLANNING YOUR BUSINESS WORKSHOP! Date: October 15th @ 6:00p and October 16th @ 5:30p Fee: These workshops can be taken individually for $69, but for a GREAT SAVINGS TAKE BOTH TOGETHER AND ALSO ADDITIONAL ATTENDEES IN YOUR GROUP GETS 50% OFF! First Person pays series price of $99 for two classes, and saves $39 --others in your group get a 50% discount for the 2 class series!! ($49.50) For more information: CALL 229 420-1144 OR GO TO www.georgiasbdc.org SYLVESTER FIRE DEPARTMENT HOSTS 3RD ANNUAL SAFETY SATURDAY October 6, 2012 - 11:00 am until 2:00 pm Food, Fun, Drinks, Fire Prevention and Safety Tips for Everyone!!!! 101 N. Westberry St. For more information call: 776- 8511 .CALHOUN PRODUCE *5075 Hawpond Rd. Ashburn, Ga.* *229-273-1887* Now booking Fall Field Trips Available Dates: Oct.1- Oct. 26 http://www.calhounproduce.com DRIVE -THRU FLU SHOT CLINIC Thursday, October 4, 2012: 9 am - 1 pm Worth County Agricultural Pavilion Protect yourself, your loved ones and your community! (The Drive-Thru Flu Shot at the Health Department will be closed during this event) http://www.chamberorganizer.com/sylvesterworthcc/docs/DRIVE-THRU-FLU-Flyer2012.docx Spirit Pep- Rally is on First Thursday of October Oct. 4, 2012- 5:30 pm. Downtown Depot Parking Lot 100 Mile Peanut Pickin' YardSale Downtown Merchants set up your very own Sidewalk Sale outside your business on Saturday, October 13, 2012 . Time: 8am- 6pm Vendors pick up your application at the Downtown Enhancement Office or the Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce. Visit the official website at 100 Mile Peanut Pickin YardSale For more questions contact Sylvester Worth County Chamber of Commerce @ 229-776-7718 or Downtown Enhancement Director, Brittany Evans at 229-430-7735 or bevans@cityofsylvester.com 5th ANNUAL PETER PAN PETS & PALS PARADE October 18, 2012 Sponsored by ConAgra Foods, Downtown Development Authority & Best Friends Humane Society Who : Kids of all ages (with or without a pet) When: Thursday, October 18, 2012 Time: Registration begins at 5:00 pm Where: Corner of Front & Main St. (parking lot) TRICK OR TREAT SAFE ZONE Attention all Downtown Merchants!!!! This is a golden opportunity for your business. The Downtown Enhancement Program will be observing "Keeping Kids Safe Trick or Treat", Thursday, October 18, 2012 this year. The downtown merchants are asked to participate in the city "Keeping Kids Safe Trick or Treat" by extending their stores hours to greet and pass out candy to our trick or treaters between the hours of 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Please sign up for this event, no later than Friday, October 15th by 12:00 noon. If you have any questions or concerns for the "Keeping Kids Safe Trick or Treat" please contact Brittany Evans at 229-430-7735 or email bevans@cityofsylvester.com SYLVESTER DOWNTOWN FARMER'S MARKET Farmers, Growers, Producers and Artisans share their wares at the 2012 Farmers Market! Our Saturday market is an opportunity to celebrate buying local. It is in support of our neighbors, including local farmers, food vendors and craft/artisans. The market begins at 9:00 and ends at 1:00 on Saturdays through November. Crowds come early to make sure vendors have plenty of their favorite items. for more information visit: http://www.sylvesterfarmersmarket.com/ or contact Brittany Evans @ 229-430-7735 Downtown Fall Crow & Peanut Decorating Contest "Fall Crows" will be arriving soon "Fall Crows" will start to appear on sidewalks in downtown and in business store front in Sylvester in early October. Don't miss out on your chance to be a part of the of what makes downtown unique. For more questions or information please contact the Downtown Enhancement Office at 229-430-7735 or email Brittany Evans, at bevans@cityofsylvester.com . Regional News!! RIVER ZOMBIES - October 27, 2012 @ 1pm "RACE FOR YOU LIFE" 5k Unlimited Fun Run Race for your life through a Zombie Infested obstacle course! Register online at www. flintriverquarium.com For more information, call Vickie Churchman at 229-639-2650 Using Social Media Strategies to Build, Manage and Strengthen Your Community's Online Presence SEMINAR DATE: October 29, 2012 \| 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. REGISTRATION: http://mtced.com/training/region10-social-media-seminar/ $25 (includes Continental Breakfast and Lunch) Please register by October 19 LOCATION: Moultrie Technical College Veterans Parkway Campus Conference Center 800 Veterans Parkway North Moultrie GA 31788 52 Tech Dr. - Tifton Ga. Contact Molley Sumner for Upcoming Continuing Education Classes @ MTC! 229-386-3169 msumner@moultrietech.edu http://www.moultrietech.edu http://www.chamberorganizer.com/sylvesterworthcc/docs/MTC Fall Newsletter.jpg Mark Your Calendar Please e-mail the Chamber at info@swcountychamber.com with any questions . DISCLAIMER: THE SYLVESTER- WORTH COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DOES NOT ADVOCATE OR ENDORSE ANY CANDIDATE OR LEGISLATIVE ISSUE. The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce feels it is important TO GET THE FACTS on legislative issues and candidates. The information in this box is provided to inform the public on forums available for informational purposes only. * Worth County is a Work Ready Community! Ask your Chamber of Commerce how you can become Work Ready, too! If you have upcoming events that you would like to share, please contact the Chamber and let us help to spread the word. A strong Chamber is the sign of a strong community. Ask how you can help increase membership to the Chamber!! We are dedicated to keeping you updated on events in our Community and hope that we will see you there supporting your Community! What's News at the Chamber! What's News in Sylvester - Worth County Regional News!! Calendar of Events Members Karen M. Rackley President/Executive Director karen@swcountychamber.com 229-349-7703 (Cell) info@swcountychamber.com Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce 229-776-7718 (phone) 229-776-7719 (fax) 229-776-6657 (GA Peanut Festival) VISIT LOCAL LINKS BELOW:
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