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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July News
News from the Chamber...


From your 2019 Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Staff,
 we hope you have a safe and Happy 4th of July! 
 
Board of Directors: Tom Joye,Tamala Alexander, Kathy Mudd, Leah Campbell,
Robert Cumbie, Linda Simmons, Susan Denney,
Jeff Greeson, Ben Perry, Pam Mayer, and Renae Watts
 
Ex Officio Members: County Manager Mike Benton, Jasper County Charter School:
Ty Snyder, and City Clerk Karen Pennamon
Staff: Director Mandi Tanner and Tourism & Events Manager Katie Cannon

The Chamber had FOUR Ribbon Cutting's in June!! The Jasper County Senior Center hosted a grand re-opening of their newly renovated building! The Jasper County Health Department held an Open House to show off their beautiful new location.  Sunrise Thrift and Gifts also held a NEW location Ribbon Cutting.  If you have not stopped in to see these new locations, please stop by. They would love to give you a tour. 

 The Chamber welcomes a new Chamber Member and  Business back to Monticello.  Fowler Flemister Concrete Inc. is located off of Georgia Pacific Road.  They graciously hosted our Leadership Jasper 2019 Class out to tour the plant last week.  They also held their Ribbon Cutting last week for community members to see the new concrete trucks as well as renovations to the plant.  Fowler Flemister Concrete is also helping to complete the Park to Park Sidewalk Project. 

There will be more Ribbon Cuttings in the next couple of months
...stayed tuned for the dates and location.


July  Chamber Sponsored Events 




Monticello Market on the Sqaure... 
Please come out to support our local vendors from 8am-12pm every Saturday through the end of September!! 
*Arts/Crafts/Direct Sales: 1st and 3rd Saturday
*Produce/Jams/Jellies/Fresh Bread/Plants: Every Saturday 

Community Events...

Fireworks around the county....

Providence Baptist Church and City of Shady Dale 
plan old fashion 4th of July Celebration
The Fourth of July will be celebrated in an old fashion way beginning at 4 PM on Thursday, July 4th at the Shady Dale park adjacent to the Shady Dale Fire Station located on Old School Street in Shady Dale.  Activities planned include a Picnic in the park, watermelon eating contest; homemade ice cream making contest; children's patriot parade; games and fireworks. Everyone is invited to come out and join us in celebrating our independence and the birth of our great Country. For more information, contact Pastor Ed Westbrook at (706) 318-0647 or by email at providencepastor@bellsouth.net   


Jackson Lake Association will host a boat parade and JLA sponsored fireworks extravaganza on July 6th
For those of you on the north part of the lake, we will kick things off by gathering by boat at 6 PM at the 212 bridge. Our Fourth of July decorated trash barge ("Trashy 6") will lead a procession toward the Dam to participate in the boat parade around 7 PM. After the parade, we will be in position to stake out a good spot on the lake near the Dam to watch the fireworks display starting around 9:15. 
We hope you will join us at the 212 bridge at  6 PM.
If you have any spare decorations or would like to donate to help is decorate please comment below and we will have someone reach out to you!


  


Cornerstone Chamber Member, Monticello-Dairy Queen, is looking to raise funds for the 2019 Miracle Campaign.  From now through July 25th, Dairy Queen is accepting loose change donations.  When you add $1 donation to your order, you will receive a coupon for the following: $1 off medium or large Blizzard, $1 off Grill Burger Combo, and $4 off any hair cut at Great Clips.  

Save the date....Thursday, July 25th, the owner of DQ will donate $1 per Blizzard sold from 10am-1pm.  "Purdy" the Clown and Dauset Trails Nature Center representative will be on site for children's activities.  

Monticello Dairy Queen has set a goal to raise $5,000.00!! Please show your support by supporting this great cause.  
 
    
 
Thomas Persons Hall Events

319 College St
Monticello, Georgia 31064

Kid's Art Camp

July 15 - 17, 2019
9AM-11AM

For More Information
 (706) 468-2659


The Monticello News Special...
Cornerstone Member
The Monticello News
Special Offer:
$5 Classified Ad for July

Subscribe to The Monticello News:
 $30 in county, $35 out of county

Support OUR Local Paper!
The staff does a great job covering everything that is going on in Jasper County 


Job Fair: Calling all Jasper County Businesses and Industries...
Jasper County JOB FAIR
Jasper County Business and Industry:  
 If you are interested in participating, please call
the Chamber of Commerce office 706-468-8994


Fill the Window with Teacher Supplies.. July is Teacher Appreciation Month
It's that time of year...! 
 
JOIN US and donate classroom items for OUR Jasper County Teachers.

FILL THE 
CHAMBER WINDOW in July
with TEACHERS SUPPLIES

A "goody bag" with kleenex, clean-up wipes, hand sanitizers, ziplock bags, and more will be delivered to all the teachers in the county during the
 2019-2020 school orientation.
 
Would you like to have a drop off location?  Contact the Chamber office.

FBLA
 will prepare bags to deliver to the items to teachers.

Get Ahead House - decorating brown paper bags to stuff the items


Promote your business to new teachers...
It is that time again and we are beginning the preparations for our Jasper County Charter System - New Teacher Orientation (NTO) for the 2019-2020 school year on July 30, 2019.

We are always excited to welcome new teachers to our district and would love to offer an opportunity for each of you to promote your business. We are in need of items or coupons for the goody bags and also funds that will allow us to provide lunch or purchase classroom supplies. 

Any donation that your company can provide would be most appreciated.  You may also send a flyer or business card for your company or organization. We want each new teacher to this community to know about all that Jasper County has to offer. Each donor will receive a listing on our  Digital Backpack community resource web page and in our event brochure.

We hope that you will join us! All donations should be received by July 15. Bring your donations to the Board of Education office or the Chamber of Commerce.


Smithsonian  Team Needs Your Story...
The Smithsonian Team needs YOUR Story!! The team is working hard on collecting community history. Please upload your story to  www.flipgrid.com/monticellocrossroads 
We want to feature Jasper County's Story in the Smithsonian Exhibit.


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Meeting Dates...
Monticello City Council Meeting
Monticello Government Complex - Council Room (Visitors' Center)
2nd Tuesday of each month  - 6:00  p.m.

Jasper County Commission Meeting
Jasper County Courthouse - Ground Floor/Basement Floor
1st Monday of each month -  6:00 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 - Conference Room on 3rd Floor
2nd Thursday of each month - 12:30 p.m.

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.