July Member Spotlights: Haines City Economic Development Council and Smarra Dream Vacations. Read more HERE

The Chamber's 41st Annual Pig Roast & Political Mingle will be held Friday, August 4th at the beautiful Lake Eva Event Center, 799 Johns Ave., Haines City. 6 - 9 p.m.

Hurry......RSVP REQUIRED to the Chamber by Friday, July 28th!

Mix & Mingle with candidates for local, state and national offices, enjoy a fabulous catered dinner by the Catering Co. of Central Florida, entertainment by the amazing country band  Red Hot Rooster, A photo booth by DJ Mini C Productions, win fabulous Door Prizes, and much more!

Tickets: $50 per person. Tables of 8 & 10 available.

Candidate Package: $150 (includes 1 Pig Roast Ticket and table space for campaign literature. *All candidates running for any political office MUST purchase the Candidate Package to attend the event. Additional tickets may be purchased at the regular ticket price).

Register and pay online HERE. (Individual tickets, Candidate Package, and Tables of 8 or 10 available to purchase online).

All tickets non-refundable. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Sponsorships Available now! Click HERE for the Sponsorship form.

Thank you to our Event Sponsors that are already on board!

Presidential: CEMEX, City of Davenport, City of Haines City, Proflex
Congressional: Balmoral Resort Florida, Jarrett Gordon Ford Davenport,  SouthState Bank
Gubernatorial: Citizens Bank & Trust, Duke Energy, Orlando Health
State Legislature: Miracle Toyota, Polk State College, State Representative Josie Tomkow
Exclusive Printing Sponsor: Cromer Press
Legislative Aide: BayCare, DJ Mini C Productions, Highway Integrative Health Center,  Pennoni, SaludVIP Four Corners, The Low Payment Kings
Door Prize Sponsor: MIDFLORIDA Credit Union, Nell Johnson

Candidates: There's still time to register. Don't miss this opportunity to speak with hundreds of registered voters!

Candidates & Incumbents already Registered to attend:

Public Defender Blair Allen

State Representative Josie Tomkow

Amilee Marie Stuckey, Candidate for State Rep. Dist. 48

Becky Troutman, Candidate for County Commission, Dist. 1

County Commissioner Martha Santiago

Join us for a Chamber Luncheon featuring an update from The City of Haines City, City Manager, James Elensky.

Date: Thursday, August 17th
Time: 11:30 a.m. - approx. 1 p.m.
Location: Lake Eva Event Center, 799 Johns Ave., Haines City, FL
Cost*: $20 per person Chamber Members; $25 per person Non-Members
RSVP REQUIRED to the Chamber by Friday, August 11th - info@northeastpolkchamber.com or call 863-422-3751. Register and pay online coming soon.

*Due to catering requirements, no-shows will be charged. Attendees that RSVP and do not cancel by the Monday before the event will be invoiced.

Thank you to our Sponsors:  City of Haines City and MIDFLORIDA Credit Union

Join us for a Lunch & Learn at the Chamber office featuring Lucas Oliveira of Rental & Realty Group and Luana Leventhal of Compass Realty for a presentation on the basics of Property Management.

Free for Chamber Members but seating is limited to the first 20 RSVP's! First come-first served.

Date: Tuesday, August 22nd
Time: 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Northeast Polk Chamber of Commerce, 35610 Hwy. 27, Haines City, FL
RSVP REQUIRED to the Chamber by Wednesday, August 16th or until filled.
Free for Chamber Members; $10 non-members

Thank you to our sponsor:  Rental & Realty Group

New Members Past 30 days

Fluent Mortgage Corp. - Website - Join Date: 06/30/2023
Island Delight Cuisine - Website - Join Date: 07/05/2023
Town of Lake Hamilton - Website -Join Date: 07/12/2023
At Your Service Translations and More LLC - Website - Join Date: 07/14/2023
YMG TRAVELS INC - Website - Join Date: 07/17/2023
Noble Mobility - Website - Join Date: 07/21/2023

Renewing Members Past 30 days

Campbell & Associates, P.A., C.P.A.'s - Website - Renewed: 07/14/2023
CareerSource Polk - Website - Renewed: 07/17/2023
Compassionate Hearts United Foundation, Inc. - Website - Renewed: 07/12/2023
Cremation Services of MidFlorida, Inc. - Website - Renewed: 06/27/2023
Farmers Insurance - Lorna Wilson Agency -Website - Renewed: 06/30/2023
Florida Caribbean Distillers - Website - Renewed: 07/17/2023
Florida Health Plans - Website - Renewed: 07/07/2023
GWA Food, Inc. DBA - Zaxby's - Website - Renewed: 06/29/2023
Heartland Estates -Website -Renewed: 06/29/2023
Kersey Funeral Home - Website - Renewed: 07/05/2023
M. Nicole West - State Farm Insurance Agency -Website -Renewed: 07/05/2023
Millennium Christian Academy - Website - Renewed: 07/05/2023
NorthRidge Christian Preschool -Website - Renewed: 07/13/2023
Polk County Sheriff's Office - Website -Renewed: 07/10/2023
Quality Petroleum -Renewed: 06/27/2023
Steele's Family Funeral Services - Website - Renewed : 07/07/2023
Viva Polk Magazine - Website - Renewed: 07/12/2023
Zocalo Fish Market - Website - Renewed: 06/29/2023

Check out this week's Member Announcements. For additional/past announcements, visit the Member Announcements page of our website for the latest Member News!

The 4th episode of the Chamber's Podcast, "Real Talk on the Ridge with Karina Michel" is here! Listen as Karina interviews the one & only Sheriff Grady Judd!

Check it out on Spotify .

A big THANK YOU to Karina Michel and to our podcast sponsor Citizens Bank & Trust

The Florida Chamber is launching a planned 50 state survey to evaluate the perspectives of job creators nationally and state by state.

We are asking our Members to complete the survey HERE.

This anonymous survey will be aggregated nationally, and results will be shared with those who participate when complete.

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS - The Haines City CRA needs your help! Join them to help serve our community.

Saturday, September 30, 2023
7AM- 12PM | Lunch will be provided.

Earn volunteer hours & make a meaningful impact to the lives of others. Please contact the CRA office at 863-421-5577 or email Jazmine Beltran, Project Coordinator at
jazmine.beltran@hainescity.com for more information. Click HERE for the flyer. Click HERE for the Volunteer form.

Support Autism Awareness with The City of Davenport's new Fire Department Shirts!

The City of Davenport is excited to announce the launch of their new exclusive Autism Awareness Shirts, now available for sale for just $20 each. These shirts can be purchased at Davenport's City Hall 1 South Allapaha Avenue, Davenport, FL 33837.