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Don't forget to download your picture from the red carpet at the Anniversary Celebration. The password is hilton (all lowercase). Also, you're invited to attend the grand opening of 3 Minute Magic Car Wash on Thursday, Feb. 12 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 3203 Alcoa Highway, Alcoa, TN.
USE YOUR CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP AND PARTICIPATE IN "OPERATION THANK YOU"
 Participate in the Chamber's 17th annual "Operation Thank You" set for February 17-19 and meet other business people on a one-on-one basis. During this three-day event, Chamber members, the Chamber staff and Board of Directors will personally deliver Chamber member information packets for 2015. We invite you to join us in this three-day effort. You can agree to call on as many or as few members as your schedule permits. If you, someone (or several people) from your business, organization or group is interested in participating, please contact Amy or call 865.983.2241.
BE SURE YOU'RE USING YOUR CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP
 There are many benefits and services available to businesses and their employees through the Blount County Chamber.
Be sure you and your staff are taking advantage. Follow this link to view those benefits.
Additionally, as a Chamber member you are encouraged to get involved in the many groups and committees that meet throughout the years. Follow this link to find out more and sign up.
REGISTER FOR FREE CONSTANT CONTACT SOCIAL MEDIA SEMINAR
 The Blount Partnership is hosting a free social media seminar presented by Constant Contact entitled, "You're Social, Now What? Making Social Media Work for You," on Wednesday, March 11 from 1-3 p.m. Register here.
This seminar will give you a closer look at the popular social media networks -- Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Google +.
You will learn the benefits of using each network, three things you must do to make everything work, how to create content that is interesting and relevant to your audience, how other organizations are using social media, some do's and don'ts of each channel - best practices; how to connect with others (the "right" way), how to tell if your social activity is working, and discussion of productivity tools that will save time.
GOT AN EVENT OR NEWS? WE'D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT
Is your organization hosting an event in the community? Submit it here on our community calendar. If it's a tourism event, please email Ashlee so she can post it on www.SmokyMountains.org.
Also, please send us any news releases or good news about your business. We'd love to share it with the community.
REMEMBER WHEN
Toto topped the Billboard Singles Chart this week in 1983 with "Africa," one of the band's most recognizable songs.
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