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119 W. Washington Street
Post Office Box 133
Monticello, Georgia 31064
Mandi Tanner, Executive Director
Phone: 706-468-8994
Email: jasperchamber@bellsouth.net
Website: www.jaspercountycoc.com
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January 2019 NEWS
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From the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Staff
Towonder Dennis, Susan Denney, Tom Joye, Tracey Nelson, (Term 2018) - Pam Mayer,
Russell Hicks, Leah Campbell, Jeff Greeson, (Term 2019) - Tamala Alexander, Rob Andrews, Robert Cumbie, Renae Watts (Term 2020) - Roger Harrison, Mike Benton, Linda Simmons,
Ty Snyder (Ex-Officio) and Staff... Director- Mandi Tanner and Tourism Manager-Katie Cannon.
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From the Monticello News..
Mandi Tanner will take over as president/executive director for the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce next week.
Mrs. Tanner will replace Pam Mayer who has served in that position for several years. Mrs. Mayer will stay on and work with Mrs. Tanner during the transition period, with Mrs. Tanner being on her own in January.
Katie Cannon will continue to work for the COC serving as tourism and event coordinator.
Mrs. Tanner said it should be fun, and is glad the board is supportive. Mrs. Tanner has served on the Board of Directors for the COC for two years, and in that time has really enjoyed being involved. Beyond being a board member, she has volunteered numerous Saturdays at the Market on the Square, and has helped with many activities the COC holds. She has been involved in most ribbon cuttings for the last two years or more and says she likes supporting small business and loves the concept of shopping small.
Mrs. Tanner most recently has been a full time director with Mary Kay cosmetics, which she intends to continue. She previously taught kindergarten at Jasper County Primary School for seven years.
She has taken numerous leadership classes both with Mary Kay and through the school system.
Mrs. Tanner is a graduate of Piedmont College in Demorest, where she met her husband, Wes Tanner. She said he played baseball and she played volleyball there. Mr. Tanner serves as youth minister at Monticello Baptist Church. They have two children, Harper, 7, and Hutson, 3.
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Ribbon Cuttings... |
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Monticello Drugs Grand Opening at their new location.
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Grand Opening of Pizza, Wings and Things 2nd Location
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Grand Opening of Monticello Yoga
with Sonja Jordan
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Membership Drive.. |
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Membership matters! It is important to be a part of the team that markets and promotes the businesses, industry, and entire community.
Did you know the Chamber manages the Visitors' Center, Monticello Market on the Square, Monticello Main Street and Downtown Development Authority?
Did you know the Chamber serves as the information resource for the community?
We also organize and promote job fairs, ribbon cuttings, quarterly breakfast, candidate forums, community events, we represent the community locally and state-wide and more!
The annual membership drive begins December 15th and ends March 15th.
Would you like to know more about the services we provide?
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First Friday Breakfast. . . |
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Tamara Jernigan
Executive Director
Jasper County Mentor Program
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Jan Gaston & Senator Burt Jones
Jasper Health Services Inc.
Presenting about the
Georgia HEART Hospital Program
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Light Up Monticello! A Christmas Celebration... |
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Time to Nominate Citizen and Business of the Year...
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The Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce announces that the Citizen of The Year and Business of the Year nomination is now open.
The 2018 nomination winners will be announced during the Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.
Nomination forms must be completed and submitted to the Chamber of Commerce office at 119 West Washington Street, Monticello, Ga., by Monday, December 31, 2018 for consideration.
2018 Nomination Form
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Our Past Citizens of the Year
1989 Les Steele
1990 Pat Billings
1991 Sybil Ferris
1992 Jeanette Reynolds
1993 Dorothy Thomas
1994 Hollis Lawrence
1995 Jack Yearwood
1996 Thurman L. Willis, Jr.
1997 Merrill Clark
1998 Margaret Jordan
1999 Ed Westbrook
2000 Steve Jordan
2001 Susan D. Holmes
2002 Holsey Tinsley
2003 Linda Jordan
2004 Joan Bell
2005 Grady T. Fuller
2006 Don B. Kelly
2007 Mary Lou Jordan
2008 Rev. Jimmy Horton
2009 David Dyer
2010 Stone Workman
2011 Ann Mercer
2012 Juanita Thompson
2013 Jehan El-Jourbagy
2014 Amy Scroggs
2015 John and Kelly DeGarmo
2016 Tricia Armistead
2017 Janet Davis
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It's time to nominate 2018 Business of the Year
The Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce is accepting Business of the Year Nomination.
Our Past Winners Are:
Heartland Clinic of Chiropractic- Lyndsy Holman
Norton Packaging Industries - Jim Skinner
Bank of Monticello- Steve Jordan
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Annual Membership Meeting... |
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2019 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING INFORMATION
Notice of Election of Officers and Directors.
The Chairman of the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce would like to make public as according to the bylaws, the persons nominated by the nominating committee to serve as Board of Directors and Officers. The election of the Board of Directors and Officers will be voted on at the Annual Membership Meeting, January 22, 2019.
The following members have been nominated to continue serving on the Board of Directors: Leah Campbell - Ameris Bank, Susan Denney - Heartland Clinic of Chiropractic, Jeff Greeson - Central Georgia EMC, Russell Hicks - Georgia Power, Tom Joye - Artisan/Farmer's Market, Pam Mayer- Downtown Development Authority, Tamala Alexander - Jasper County Library, Rob Andrews, Robert Cumbie - Jasper County Health Services, Renae Watts - Bulldog Gym. Ex-Officio Members: Mike Benton - County Manager,
Ty Snyder - Jasper County School System
The following have been nominated to serve on the Board of Directors. The term will be for the years 2019, 2020, 2021: Linda Simmons,
Ben Perry
- Bank of Monticello.
The following 2019 Board of Directors have been nominated to serve as Officers:
Tom Joye
- Chair,
Robert Cumbie
- Vice Chair,
Secretary -
Pam Mayer,
Treasurer -
Leah Campbell
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Community Events . . . . .
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Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center
Youth Christmas Bird Count
Saturday, January 12, 2019
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Teams of kids ages 8-16 will be led by experienced birders as they search the fields and forests of the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center for birds. After a lunch, kids will get a chance to present their findings and enjoy a birds of prey program. Kids do not have to be experienced birders to participate. Binoculars and field guides will
be provided to the kids, and parents are welcome to join the teams. Kids eat for free. Adult lunch will be $9.
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SIGN YOUR TEAM UP NOW!
WHAT:
TRIVIA
NIGHT
(Free popcorn! Name that Tune! Pizza!)
WHERE: Jasper County High School Commons
WHEN:
Thursday January 17, 2019 @ 6-8pm
WHO:
Teams up to 5 members (businesses, churches, schools, civic groups, families,
friends, etc)
WHY:
To enjoy a rousing
night
of fun
trivia
and community competition
AND to support the JCHS Academic Teams
You are cordially invited to participate in the 11th Annual
Trivia
Night at Jasper County High School to benefit the JCHS Academic Teams (e.g. Academic Quiz Team, Technology Student Association, Georgia Envirothon).
In order to attend competitions, we must pay entry fees and purchase student training materials, and we are counting on your support to assist us in attending as many competitions as possible.
Your team may consist of no more than five members, so be watching Jeopardy and bring your thinking cap!
Concessions, including pizza by the slice, will be on sale and teams will receive points for right answers, enthusiasm/community participation and team coordination . . . and as always, we will have a special "songbird" recognition for the team who guesses the highest number of correct artists and pieces from audio clips.
If you plan on sponsoring or competing on a team, please let me know as soon as possible via email (
tharty@jasper.k12.ga.us) or phone/text (706-816-8733). Then please make your check payable to "Jasper County High School" in the amount of $50 and send it to:
Jasper County High School
Attn: Tyson Harty
14477 Hwy 11 N
Monticello, GA 31064
Please postmark no later than Friday, January 11, 2019. All entries after that date should be hand delivered on the date of the competition with a late entry fee at the door of $75.
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2018 CORNERSTONE MEMBERS...
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Meeting Dates...
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Monticello City Council Meeting
Monticello Government Complex - Council Room (Visitors' Center)
2nd Tuesday of each month - 6
o'clock p.m.
Jasper County Commission Meeting
Jasper County Courthouse - Ground Floor/Basement Floor
1st Monday of each month -
6 o'clock p.m.
Development Authority of Jasper County
www,jaspercountydevelopmentauthority.com
149 Maple Street
1st Tuesday of each month -
12:30 p.m.
Monticello Downtown Development Authority
Monticello Government Complex
2nd Monday of each month - 6:00 p.m.
Monticello Jasper County Chamber of Commerce
Monticello Government Complex - Council Room
2nd Thursday of each month -
12:30 p.m.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR and EVENT NEWSLETTER...
There are so many activities and events in our community - we are trying to keep our community calendar up to date AND send out a monthly newsletter with these updates.
If you have an event or item of interest that you would like promoted, please email your flyer or information to jasperchamber@bellsouth.net.
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