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Dear Chamber Members and Friends,
I am so grateful to have therapy and doctor appointments behind me for right now so we can get to business and prepare for the second half of the year. I am always so grateful for July because it is an opportunity to re-order, catch up, and prepare for the next busy season. There may have been a minute when I felt like we weren't going to be able to get to the re-order stage because we have so many projects going on, but in true ebb and flow style we were able to have a free moment to sit down and plan to get that catch up planned and preparation moving.
So, what do we have in the works for the next month and our next season?
First, we are working diligently to prepare and launch our Fulton County Tourism Commission website. This has been quite a project, but we are grateful to the team who has worked so hard to ensure it is the best representation of Fulton County that it can be! Unfortunately, we had a bit of trouble collecting content from folks so we have decided to launch it without full content with the sole understanding that a little bit more work needs to be done to complete it. Our hope is that if folks see what it is that we have been asking for that they will be able to more fully understand and we can get that info from them that we need to tie everything up. In addition, we are looking forward to the Tourism videos that one of the FCLA groups decided to partner with us on. Our goal with these videos is to provide an opportunity for us to capture the essence of Fulton County and what we offer. These videos, prepared by Landon Smith of Midwest UVA, will not only be displayed on our completed Tourism website, but will be available for individuals to use to share our story. Our hope is that we can help others to fall in love with Fulton County and want to either visit, invest, or move here so we can continue to grow our great community! The new website will be available at
www.county25.com
starting on Friday, July 14th.
Second, we are doing our final follow up meetings on this past month's Living Local Fest. We have had a lot of lively conversation and great ideas. We are looking forward to making final decisions and preparing for what this new family tradition will look like for next year. We will get a save the date out asap so everyone can plan to attend next Summer!
Next, we are going to spend the month continuing to work on our updated policy manual, working on starting to dream about what we desire for next year, and prepare to welcome another great intern who will be with us for the Fall.
Lastly, don't forget we have two save the dates we are working on, one being for the third and final Women In Business networking breakfast which will occur on Friday, September 8th and the second being for our Annual Chili Cook-Off which will be on Saturday, October 14th. We have a lot of planning which will happen for these events in the next month or so, but meanwhile get those dates on your calendars and stay tuned for more details.
As always thank you for helping us to continue to make changes to make Fulton County a stronger and more vibrant place and for your patience as we walk this out. We are honored to walk this journey with you!
Blessed to be in Fulton County,
Amy A. Roe
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Rochester Greenhouse is July's Business Spotlight holder! Be sure to stop by and congratulate them! While your there check out their great deals, click the photos below for just a peak at some of the amazing creations they make!
Rochester Greenhouse
412 W. 11th St.
Rochester, IN 46975
574-223-3146
TO BE FEATURED AS A BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT, YOU MUST BE A BRONZE SPONSOR OF THE
FULTON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Women in Business
September 8
Business After Hours
September 19
Chili Cook off
October 14
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Chamber Master
As a member this year you are able to utilize our new software, Chamber Master. I know you have all heard us mention this at least once or twice!! I have been working rather diligently to uncover new aspects of this software for you! Some new features include the calendar of events for all of the web to see and my favorite is the ability to put the Chamber Logo on your webpage, they even give you the code to do it properly! So if you haven't been into your member information center yet, please go and check it out! Send me a message or give me a call if you need help!
Beth
574-224-2666
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Tool Talk
As promised, we are featuring another benefit for our Chamber Members this month!!! We are now doing short videos that we will place here in the Business Minute as well as posting on Facebook.
We chose to do this one outside on such a beautiful day!! How many vehicles do you think went through the intersection while we were taping?
This months feature is
Credibility
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Below are the link to the 2017 Fulton County Tourism Grant application. One link is the actual application, one is the information that you will need, and the final one is for the review process when you are all done. If you have any questions or concerns or just need a paper copy stop into the Chamber and we will get you squared away.
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Rochester Community Schools
Great news!! No standing in line, no shuffling paperwork, no giving up your lunch break to register students this year! On-line Registration for all Rochester Schools will begin July 10 and end July 20, 2017.
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Ancilla will be hosting a public open house for high school students, adults looking for a new career, and military veterans and their families July 20th from 1 to 3 pm (EDT).
Anyone interested in earning a college degree can visit campus and see for yourself why so many students choose Ancilla as their foundation for success.
Open house attendees will be able to speak with with counselors, faculty, and staff about our degree options, scholarships, and classes.
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Check out what is going on with the Goodwill Career Center in June
Warsaw Location
Elkhart Location
3808 E Mishawaka Rd
Elkhart, IN 46517
All Career Center Events are free and open to the public.
For more information please contact:
Omeria Sibanda (Public Relations Specialist)
574-472-7319 x-3
Osbianda@goodwill-ni.org
Mitchell Fiandt-
Warsaw Community Career Center Manager
574-267-1656 x-1
MFiandt@goodwill-NI.org
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The Fulton County Chamber of Commerce held a photo contest in conjunction with the Living Local Fest last month. The Chamber asked members of the community to send in photos of landscape and buildings around Fulton County. The county was divided into five towns to create separate categories for judging. The towns were; Akron, Fulton, Kewanna, Leiters Ford, and Rochester. Those submitting photos could submit up to five digital photos.
A panel of judges were chosen to pick the first round of photo winners which was based on the artistic value of the photo. In addition the photos were displayed during the Living Local Fest so that the community could also weigh in on the photo contest to round out the decisions. The community was asked to chose the photos that they felt best represented each area of Fulton County. Winners of the peoples choice contest were Jeremey Ashcraft representing Fulton, Kewanna, Leiters Ford and Rochester and Bryce Hardesty representing Akron. The photos are now on display in the Chamber office.
We would like to give a special thanks to our judges Dave Fincher, Diane Tesler and Jim Scott; Hardesty Printing, Tim Roe, Walgreens Pharmacy as well as the local community for helping us make this hard decision.
The following photos were the result of the people's choice judging:
Jeremy Ashcraft
Bryce Hardesty
Jeremy Ashcraft
This photo will also be on display in Chamber as it was awarded the judge's pick.
Photo Submitted by: Brianne Golladay
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From the Desk of Kewanna Public Library
Good's History Review topic for July will be "Traveling Indiana Roads" on Wednesday, July 26 @ 11:00. This program will be held at
Kewanna Public Library 210 E. Main St.,
Kewanna, IN.
Local historian, Marvin Good, will be sharing his knowledge about events of the past and make history come alive! His programs will include our community history, as well as, many historical events and memorabilia of the early days in Indiana.
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