Chamber Connections eNewsletter

July 2019

Chamber Connections

A Message From The President

Red, White - KABOOM!

Members:

Happy July! I hope you're enjoying your summer so far - many of you have scheduled some wonderful vacations and I hope that you come back refreshed, ready to tackle the second half of this year. The annual July 4th Celebration will be held at the stadium on the 4th from 6pm-9:30pm with fireworks, vendors, and more for the whole family to enjoy!

The annual New Teacher Coffee will be held on Tuesday, August 6th. At this event, we have the opportunity to welcome teachers new to our area with goodie bags, coupons from area businesses, and of course, breakfast. For more information on how to get involved, click here.

Then, on August 15th we will be partnering with Farm Credit of Central Florida again to host the Salute to Agriculture Awards. At this luncheon, we will honor the farmers and ranchers in our community that support us everyday - 3 times a day. Awards will include Agribusiness of the Year, Ag Educator of the Year, Agriculturalist of the Year, and more.

Finally, if you have not yet marked your calendar for Schmoozapalooza 2019 - save the date for September 19th! This brand new Chamber event is certainly one you don't want to miss - networking, beer & wine, football, exhibitors - get all the info here.

Make it a great July,

Christine

2019 Board of Directors

[Executive Board of Directors]

Chair: Karen Kerr

South Florida Baptist Hospital

Chair Elect: Courtney Paat

State Farm Insurance

Immediate Past Chair: Jason Jones

Advantage Restoration & Contracting

Treasurer: Carole Wright

Myers & Wright, P.A.

VC, Membership Division: Kayla Drawdy

Hillsborough Title, Inc.

VC, Community Relations Division: Larry Jimenez, Jr.

Star Distribution Systems

VC, Community Events Division: Alice Bullard

OnPoint IT Solutions

VC, Governmental Affairs Division: Mike Arndt

Minute Man Press

Chamber Calendar

Community Calendar

Paid Advertisement.

[Board of Directors]

Matt Buzza

Hillsboro Bank

Irene Castillo

Raulerson Castillo & Company

Doug Driggers

Tampa Electric Company

John Haney

Ace Realty Advisors

Jamey Moody

James S. Moody, III

Dean Pfeffer

Hope Lutheran Church

Jake Raburn

Hinton Farms

Remi Sanchez

Ice Pop Factory

Jim Scott

Jarrett-Scott Ford

Shari Sun

Suncoast Community Health Center

Nick Thurston

The Bank of Tampa

Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies

Ribbon Cutting: Grace Manor at Hunter's Creek

On Tuesday, June 11 ^th The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce had the honor of hosting a ribbon cutting for Plant City's newest assisted living community!

Grace Manor at Hunters Creek Senior Living is Plant City’s premiere assisted living community offering private suites, restaurant style dining and a large variety of activities including watching feature films in the Garrard Theater.

Grace Manor is located at 765 W Grant Street, where friends become family.

Welcome New Members

Lunar Cow Publishing

(330) 253-9000

May 29, 2019

Strawberry Square, Inc.

(813) 752-0491

May 31, 2019

Dale Carnegie Training - Tampa Bay

(813) 288-8778

June 10, 2019

Goudie & Kohn, PA

(813) 413-2424

June 11, 2019

Marsha Passmore

(813) 245-2244

June 18, 2019

Matthew Blalock, P.A. Realtor

Signature Realty Associates

(813) 693-5505

June 20, 2019

HART

(813) 863-6569

June 24, 2019

Ambassador Corner

On Thursday, June 27th the Chamber Ambassador teams met to discover the winning team of the month and the ambassador of the month.

Congratulations to Leanne Hahn (left) on being named the June Chamber Ambassador of the month and to Team One (below) on being named the Ambassador Team of the month!

Beginning in January 2019, the Plant City Chamber launched a new initiative to recognize members who are involved, regularly attending meetings and events, and are truly getting the most out of their membership through their involvement. At each chamber event in 2019, the red bucket will be present - simply drop you business card in the bucket for a chance to be next month's Member of the Month! The more you attend, the more likely you are to be selected. Each month the business that is drawn from the red bucket and selected as the Member of the Month will be highlighted in the Chamber's newsletter Chamber Connections, showcased on social media, and given a sign to proudly display in the storefront or front entry of their business. Congratula tions to Bank of Central for being selected as this month's Member of the Month!