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Happy New Year to our members!

At FACC, we have started the year by meeting with the board and hosting our first events of the year. Both of the events were a success and we'd like to thank everyone who attended! 

You can read all about the past events and find information about upcoming events on our website.

We seek to keep you informed to keep you on top. There are many valuable exclusive benefits that we offer to our members. FACC-FL is the forum for networking, meeting potential customers and clients, gaining new contacts and growing your business. Do not forget that as a member, you have the opportunity to increase visibility and advertise in our monthly newsletter and social media channels!


Looking forward to seeing you at our events and l et's make this year the best one yet!

We are also looking for our next intern, read more about this in this newsletter or visit http://facc-fl.com/internship/ 



Yours in service,
Esa Jokela
FACC President

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We hope you find this newsletter useful and we would love to get feedback and suggestions on how to make it better. We also have many volunteer opportunities within the chamber so let us know how you want to be involved.

Sincerely,
Esa Jokela
President
FACC, Florida Chapter