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UPCOMING
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Adopt-A-Road Clean Up
Tuesday, July 1st at 3p. |
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Happy 4th of July
Chamber Office Closed |
Leadership Apopka
June 15th |
Annual Banquet
Thursday, July 17th at
Errol Estates. Cocktails at 6p and dinner at 6:30p. |
Business After Hours
Thursday, July 24th
at Museum of the Apopkans
Hosts: Museum of the Apopkans,
Zellwood Pub & Café and MonaVie @
Museum of the Apopkans
5:30-7:00 p.m. |
Board of Directors Retreat
Friday, July 25th ,
at Rock Springs Ridge Golf Club, 8 a.m. |
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MEMBER
DISCOUNTS |
One of the benefits of Chamber Membership is using and offering Member to
Member Discounts
Click here for the PDF file |
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MESSAGE
FROM OUR CHAIRPERSON, KAREN ROSS |
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I want to
begin by sending out a huge THANK YOU to Alan Byrd, past chair of the Apopka
Chamber board, for his commitment and leadership. It is clear to me that his
impact on our community and our chamber has been substantial, and he's left a
pair of really big shoes for me to fill.
As a community, we have so many wonderful things to offer our citizens as well
as residents and businesses from all over Central Florida. We have land for
growth, a new town center in the works, new businesses opening, and families
moving in. Since Apopka is such a wonderful place to live, work and play, we
want to make sure that our growth is smart and is the type of growth we want as
a community. Over the next year the chamber will be partnering with Central
Florida's Economic Development Council and other organizations such as UCF to
update the demographic study information for NW Orange County. This will allow
us to showcase what we have to offer businesses looking at Orange County for a
potential new home.
As our community continues to grow and thrive, I want to encourage all our
members to become and stay involved in chamber activities and utilize the
benefits that you are entitled through your membership. I also urge everyone to
do business with fellow members whenever possible for these practices help grow
all our businesses. I want to send out a final thank you to the Apopka Area
Chamber of Commerce board of directors for the opportunity to serve as your
board chair, and wish you all the best in 2008 and 2009!
Karen Ross, Chairman of the Board |
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BUSINESS AFTER HOURS |
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Walk through the displays of Apopka history, taste the food from
Zellwood Pub & Café and sample the health drink from MonaVie at the
July Business After Hours at the Museum of the Apopkans, 122 E. 5th
St., Thursday, July 24th from 5:30-7:00 p.m. RSVP to the chamber
office by Wednesday, July 23rd.
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MEMBER
PROFILE |
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Our June member profile winner is Claire Gaynor, Community Relations
Coordinator with Cornerstone Hospice. A non-profit organization,
Cornerstone Hospice serves seven counties in Central Florida. As a
Community Relations Coordinator, Claire gives presentations on
hospice, care giving and advance directives to many different groups
including women’s clubs, Kiwanis, Rotary, churches and businesses.
She educates people on what is provided under hospice care and when
it is appropriate to call them.
Claire has lived in the Orlando area for twenty-seven years and is
involved in many senior committed organizations such as Orange
County Triad, Community Vision, CERA and Orange County Community
Partnership. She is very dedicated to making sure that seniors and
their families know what is available in their communities to assist
them. A presentation she often gives is “The Parent Trap” which
discusses what you need to do to assist your aging parents or
relatives.
Clare would appreciate the opportunity to speak to you, your group
or family about hospice services or any eldercare situation you may
be having where you need assistance. Give her a call at 407-722-2844
or 407-206-7387.
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ANNUAL
CHAMBER BANQUET |
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The Annual Chamber Banquet will be
held Thursday, July 17th at Errol Estate Country Club at 6:30 p.m. Please
submit your nominations to the Chamber by July 3, 2008 for Business Woman of the
Year, Business Man of the Year, Community Service Award and the Burnie Roberts
Outstanding Chamber Member Award. The recipients of each of these categories
will be announced at the Annual Banquet. Cost to attend is $35 per person, with
Corporate Tables for 8 available at $350.00. |
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AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH |
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Kiki Emory has
been selected as our Ambassador of the Month for July/August. She has lived in
the Apopka area for the past 24 years and has been involved with the Chamber for
approximately 15 years having served as a past VP of Membership and Marketing
and a former member of the Board of Directors. After graduating from the
University of Alabama with a BS degree in Elementary Education, Kiki went to
work for United Airlines as a Flight Attendant and was able to travel
extensively. After leaving United Airlines, she became the Assistant Director of
Development and Alumni Affairs for Virginia Intermont College where she was
nominated by the University of Alabama as one of the Outstanding Young Women of
America.
After moving to the Apopka area, Kiki worked as a specialist in credit and
collections as well as Credit Manager. She was a member of several professional
organizations pertaining to that field. In her spare time, she raised and showed
Paint horses; one was a National Youth Champion. Due to a permanent disability,
she no longer raises horses, but plans on raising Yorkshire Terriers.
Kiki said “being an Ambassador gives me the opportunity to meet new people and
tell them about the Chamber and the Apopka Area”. Congratulations, Kiki, on
being our Ambassador of the Month for July/August.
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BEAUTIFICATION AWARD |
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Congratulations to
Loomis Funeral Home for receiving our June Beautification Award.
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ADOPT-A-ROAD |
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Cleanup on the Chambers Adopt-A-Road area on Old Dixie Hwy from Vick
Rd. to Errol Parkway has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 1st at
3:00 p.m. It will be hot, but with lots of volunteers and plenty of
cold drinks, we can get done quickly. If you have not volunteered
before, you must come to the Chamber and pick up a Release Form that
has to be notarized prior to working. Please call the Chamber office
at 407-886-1441 and let us know if you will be helping. |
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BOARD
OF DIRECTORS' RETREAT |
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The Board of
Directors Retreat will be held at Rock Springs Ridge Golf Club on Friday, July
25th. The meeting will start at 8:00 a.m. with breakfast and will last until
approximately 1:00 p.m. with lunch served around noon. At this retreat, our
Board of Directors will plan for the Chamber’s upcoming year. |
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THIS MONTH'S RENEWALS - THANK THEM FOR THEIR CONTINUED
SUPPORT |
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UF/IFAS/Mid Florida
Research & Education Ctr. – 2002
Wayne MacKay |
Dr. Suzanne Davidson,
DDS – 1994 |
Learning Tree Academy –
2004
Haskell Williams |
Professional
Accountants & Consultants, Inc. – 2006
Daniel Alvarez |
AT & T – 1998
Judy Spencer |
Farm Credit of Central
Florida – 1993
Tom Rager |
McCoy FCU – 2005
Cheryl Cook |
Orlando Heart
Specialists, PA – 2004
Shashi Kamat |
Local Phone Book – 1997
Gene Woolsey |
Progress Energy – 1977
Sophia O’Keefe |
Florida Central
Insurance – 1990
Mark Estomin |
Baldwin Fairchild
Funeral Home – 1981
Leslie Price |
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Wayne Anderson – 1989 |
Nelson’s Insurance
Services – 1997
Bryan Nelson |
Fred and Alice Alfano –
2005 |
Cee Bee Air Systems,
Inc. – 1981
Phillip Blodgett |
Apopka Memorial Middle
School – 1988
Chris Camacho |
Wekiwa Concrete
Products, Inc. – 1977
Connie Wahlse |
Imperial Builders &
Supply, Inc. – 1977
Mike Grandey |
Chief Charles Vavrek –
1996 |
Central Florida New
Home Finder – 2003
Annette Benton |
Howard Johnson – 2001
Brittany Patel |
Express Signs &
Graphics – 1995
Phil Zabukovec |
Castlewall
Construction, Inc. – 2007
Jose Pellot, Jr |
Palm Harbor Homes –
2006
Tom McKenzie |
Dragon Plumbing – 2002
Neil Thomas |
EMBARQ – 1977
Karen Ross |
Colonial Bank – 1996
Mike Mele |
BWI Companies, Inc. –
1997
Jim Lange |
Echols Plumbing – 1989
Steve Jowers |
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