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Monday, July 23, 2018
Welcome to our new partners!
Home Instead Senior Care
Natalie Wooten
1551 Jennings Mill Rd. Ste. 2400C
Watkinsville, GA 30677
(706) 613-2224
Oconee Plumbing Inc.
Mike Ash
(706) 255-6845
VibeBoutique/247Tan
Sabrina Young
1260 Mars Hill Rd. Ste. 107
Watkinsville, GA 30677
(706) 705-1688
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Upcoming Events
July 26:
Ladies of the Oconee Chamber Craft Night, Board & Brush, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
August 1:
A.M. Exchange, 7:45 a.m., Oconee Chamber of Commerce
August 2:
Business After Hours, The Graduate, 5:15 p.m.
August 8:
Women in Bu
siness Luncheon, St. Mary’s Highland Hills Village, 11:00 a.m.
August 10:
Ribbon Cutting and Open Hou
se for VibeBoutique/247Tan, 11:00 a.m.
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Ladies Craft Night Thursday
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A.M. Exchange
August 1, 2018 | 7:45 a.m.
Location
Oconee Chamber of Commerce
55 Nancy Drive
Watkinsville, GA 30677
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Business After Hours
August 2, 2018 | 5:15 p.m.
Location
The Graduate
295 East Dougherty Street
Athens, GA 30601
*There will be food and drinks, door prizes, and complimentary chair massages!
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Women in Business Luncheon
August 8, 2018 | 11:00 a.m.
Location
St. Mary’s Highland Hills Village
1660 Jennings Mill Rd.
Watkinsville, GA 30677
$15 per person | Limited Seating
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MEDIA ADVISORY
Athens Area Community Foundation to host public convening on the future of
post-secondary education and employment in Georgia
What:
To address two of the biggest economic threats facing the state of Georgia today, improving college access and affordability and meeting the needs of our workforce, this convening will gather civic, education and political leaders with members of the local community to raise awareness and foster ongoing discussion necessary to create lasting educational and employment solutions.
When: Monday, July 30
th
, 10:00am to 11:30am
Where:
Oconee County Civic Center, 2661 Hog Mountain Rd, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Visuals:
Community leaders, education leaders, and local citizens
Why:
By the year 2025, 60 percent of jobs in Georgia will require some type of post-secondary education, such as a graduate certificate, an associate’s degree, or bachelor’s degree. Currently, only about 47 percent of Georgia’s potential workforce meets that educational criteria.
To address this, Governor Nathan Deal launched Complete College Georgia in 2011 with the goal of closing the talent gap by raising students’ post-secondary school completion rate. This will help meet the ultimate goal of 250,000 additional credentialed or degreed employment candidates by the year 2025.
To meet this challenge, community and education leaders must arm themselves with knowledge of the opportunities and barriers to post-secondary education and find ways to support students on their way to the workforce. One component of the solution is gap funding, money that can help to keep in school the approximately 15,000 students annually who are removed from University System of Georgia (USG) and Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) classes due to unpaid balances of less than $1,200 per student.
Onsite Contact:
For more information, contact Sarah McKinney, President/CEO at
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Since we all can’t go Back to School without a Dance Party!!! We’ve invited DJ Keith Hill over. Come TURN. IT. UP. with us!
The Root
1235 S Milledge Ave (below The Pine)
Athens, GA 30605
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We are excited to announce that the
Oconee Chamber Fall Festival
will be on Saturday, October 20, 2018, in historic downtown Watkinsville. Now in its 44th year, the Oconee Chamber Fall Festival is recognized as a premiere arts & crafts festival, with over 25,000 people in attendance.
We would like to invite you to consider one the sponsorships we offer for this event. There are 2 sponsorships which gives you an opportunity to have a booth space at the festival. If you have any questions, please call Julia at
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Season tickets for the 2018-19 Broadway Entertainment Series at The Classic Center Theatre are on sale now
ATHENS, Ga
. –
The Classic Center is pleased to announce that season tickets for the 2018-19 Broadway Entertainment Series are now on sale. This season’s line-up includes the national touring productions of
Million Dollar Quartet
,
Cirque Dreams Holidaze
,
Jersey Boys
,
Cinderella
and
Finding Neverland
.
Season tickets range on average from $145 to $359, depending on seat location. Season ticket holders enjoy the perks of a 10 percent discount off the price of the shows, compared to single show tickets, as well as early notification of all other shows at The Classic Center. Other season ticket holder benefits include lost ticket insurance, series exchange privileges, entry to Classic Conversations and presale parking at The Classic Center.
Season ticket holders also receive early access to purchase each Broadway show before single show tickets are made available to the public. Single show tickets go on sale Friday, August 10 at 10 a.m.
The full 2018-19 Broadway Entertainment Series, including all add-on shows, is listed below. The Classic Center Theatre is honored to once again partner with the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center for another special collaboration of
The Nutcracker
this holiday season, also mentioned below.
Visit
ClassicCenter.com
/Broadway to buy tickets, call 706.357.4444 or stop by The Classic Center Box Office in Downtown Athens.
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Board of Directors
Andrew Wallace, Chops & Hops
Anna Gillespie, University of North Georgia
Brad Tucker, Georgia Square Collision
Cindy Haddon, Walton EMC
Clint Watson, Creed Fitness
Cristi Donahue, Oconee State Bank
David Walton, Fox's Pizza
Lorie Petersen, BankSouth
Mychell Lang, Mutty Paws
Nathan Bartlett, Georgia Power
Ronda Holloway, Ronda Holloway CPA, PC
Stuart Cofer, Cofer's Home & Garden
Tammy Gilland, Piedmont Athens Regional
William Rennie, Law Office of Russell W. Wall, LLC.
Associate Board of Directors
Dr. Jason Branch, School Superintendent
John Thorsen, Athens Academy
Jared Clark, Westminster Christian Academy
Seth Hathaway, Prince Avenue Christian School
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Chamber Executive Board
Chairman of the Board
Clint Watson, Creed Fitness
Chair Elect
Tammy Gilland, Piedmont Athens Regional
Treasurer
Ronda Holloway, Ronda Holloway CPA, PC
Secretary
Cristi Donahue, Oconee State Bank
At Large
Stuart Cofer, Cofer's Home & Garden
Past Chair
Cindy Haddon, Walton EMC
Chamber President
Courtney Bernardi
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Oconee Chamber of Commerce
55 Nancy Drive
Watkinsville, GA 30677
www.oconeechamber.org
(706) 769-7947
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