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Save The Date: Veterans Appreciation Luncheon
Join us as we celebrate veterans, and those supporting veterans, in our community. If you have not attended this event before, please consider coming out to show YOUR appreciation with us.
Veteran Academic Achievements
Veteran Educators: K-12
Veteran Educators: Higher or Continuing Education
Citizenship Award
Impact Award
Veteran First Responders & Healthcare Workers
Veteran Owned Business
Business Supporting Veterans
Take a moment and nominate an individual or organization making a difference in the lives of local veterans. Also, if you are interested in sponsoring, please reach out to Steve Cannon
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EVENT TOMORROW!
GGYP: Pancakes & Presidents
Wednesday, August 9th
9:00am - 10:30am
300 E. University, Ste. 100
Gainesville, FL 32601
ONLY 3 SEATS LEFT!
Join the Greater Gainesville Young Professionals for their quarterly Thrive event, Pancakes & Presidents! This event is only for young professionals in Greater GNV between the ages of 21-39.
Our President this quarter is... Dr. Jamie McClave, CEO of McClave + Associates, formerly known as InfoTech Consulting. As the CEO of McClave + Associates (MC+A), Dr. Jamie McClave combines her passion for teamwork and problem solving as she leads the next generation of experts to continue the excellence with which MC+A is associated.
Dr. McClave provides expert analysis and testimony in statistics and econometrics, manages complex litigation projects, and leads MC+A’s array of experts to research the application of statistical methodologies to real-world data. Her specialties include statistical and econometric modeling, regression analysis, and mixed models. She has applied her expertise to a variety of fields such as antitrust, environmental sciences, education, discrimination, product liability, and patent infringement. Her ability to explain complex analyses in clear, concise terms provides an invaluable resource to her clients. Dr. McClave has extensive experience providing statistical and econometric analysis in antitrust and class certification matters for a variety of cases and industries. In this context, she applies empirical analysis to multi-dimensional databases, provides comprehensive solutions to empirical problems, and expresses the results in ways that make sense to her audience. the community by supporting an environment founded on Infotech’s commitment to treating people right.
Join us for breakfast and great conversation!
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UPCOMING EVENT!
Business Before Hours: UF Psychiatric Hospital
Tuesday, August 15th
8:30am - 10:00am
4101 NW 89th Blvd
Gainesville, FL
Join us for Business Before Hours sponsored by UF Psychiatric Hospital, a structured yet relaxed environment for making effective connections within the Chamber business community. Participation in Business Before Hours is included in your Chamber Membership. You may find a strong referral source, a new vendor, the perfect client or simply get a foot in the door for connecting at larger events. Come build lasting business and personal relationships at Business Before Hours.
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UPCOMING EVENT!
Tropical American Timber
Ribbon Cutting
Tuesday, August 15th
5:00pm - 7:00pm
250 SE 10th Ave
Gainesville, Fl 32601
Join us as we celebrate Tropical American Timber's new location on 10th Ave! Tropical American Timber is an importer of beautiful, handpicked wood slabs and exotic hardwoods from Central America, and a producer of custom wood tables here in Gainesville, Fl.
Co-founders Anthony Traina and Calvin DiNicolo have a shared background in design and construction, and Anthony has spent years working and living in the tropical rain forests of Central and South America. The connections and experience that he developed there allow them to provide the truly one-of-a-kind forest products that they import.
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UPCOMING EVENT!
Lunch & Learn: Your Brand's Storyline
Wednesday, August 16th
12:00pm - 1:00pm
LifeSouth Community Blood Center
1221 NW 13th St.
Gainesville, FL
Are you ready to tell your brand's story?
Learn the look, feel, voice and tone of your brand and why it's far more than your logo and colors. Learn how trustworthy your brand is and why now may be the time to change the narrative.
Presented by Kandra Albury, Co-CEO and Founder of More Than Expected (MTE) Publishing, a full-service publishing agency in Gainesville, FL.
Thank you to our sponsor:
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UPCOMING EVENT!
Acrosstown Repertory Theatre
Ribbon Cutting
Wednesday, August 16th
4:00pm - 6:00pm
3501 SW 2nd Avenue, Ste. O
Gainesville, FL 32607
Join us as we celebrate the opening of Acrosstown Repertory Theatre’s brand new location!
Founded in 1980, the ART develops new talent, plays, audiences and ideas while celebrating and revivifying the great plays of the past. The ART provides a safe place where people of all ages, genders, races, socio-economic backgrounds and beliefs can create unsafe theatre- thinking people’s theatre- theatre that transforms.
For many years, the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre could be found in downtown Gainesville. Now, you can find ART in the ever-growing Creekside Mall off of 2nd Avenue. They have put a lot of time, energy and funding into this new location and they are excited to share it with us. So, join us for refreshments, mingling, tours and more! The ribbon cutting ceremony will commence at 4:30pm.
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UPCOMING EVENT!
Drink GNV Cocktail Event
Wednesday, August 23rd
5:30pm - 7:00pm
UF Hilton Conference Center - No Name Lounge
1714 SW 34th St.
Gainesville, FL
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UPCOMING EVENT!
Distinguished Speaker Luncheon:
J.C. Deacon, UF Men's Head Golf Coach
Wednesday, September 6th
11:30am - 1:00pm
Stay tuned for location information soon!
We are delighted to welcome UF Men’s Golf Head Coach J.C. Deacon as our Distinguished Speaker on Wednesday, September 6th, from 11:30 am to 1:15 pm. Coach Deacon will tell us about this year’s season, where he led his team to its fifth National Championship and first in 22 years. This member-exclusive event includes a hot buffet lunch. These popular luncheons fill up quickly, register today!
J.C. Deacon, head coach of the University of Florida's Men's Golf team, led the 2022-23 Gators to their fifth NCAA National Championship and the program’s first championship title in 22 years. The Golf Coaches Association of America named Deacon the Division I Dave Williams National Coach of the Year and named four Florida men’s golfers PING All-Americans this year, including the 2023 Individual Men's Golf National Champion, Fred Biondi. The four All-American honors tied record in a season for UF. Before taking the helm of the Gator men’s golf team in 2014 as the program’s 15th head coach, Deacon played professionally on the Gateway Tour and Canadian Tour and served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He and his wife, Jessi, have three children.
Thank you to our sponsor:
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Showcase Your Business:
Host a Chamber Event in 2023!
Calling all businesses: hosting a Chamber Business Before Hours or a Business After Hours Event is a great way to build exposure for your company!
These popular series of networking events draw attention from the professional community and are an excellent opportunity to showcase your business to entrepreneurs and customers from across our community. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to give your business more exposure and to become a familiar face in our community!
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The 2023 Opportunities Book is now available! Take a look and see where you'd like to get involved this year. Partnership opportunities range from joining the Circle of Champions to hosting a Business Before Hours at your location and everything in between! |
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Mirror Image Leadership Academy Completes First International Trip
Mirror Image Leadership Academy (MILA), a 3-year leadership academy aimed at helping young black males discover the leader within through its True Leader Model™ of self-image, purpose, faith, character, and work ethic, announced they successfully completed the organization’s first international exposure trip.
The MILA scholars traveled abroad for seven days, July 23-30, to... READ MORE
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NCF SHRM Chapter To Host Annual Conference
The North Central Florida SHRM chapter will be having their annual conference on September 14th 2023, the conference will be all day with an 8 am start. With engaging, informative, and note worthy speakers this is one local HR event you don’t want to miss. We are looking forward to seeing you all there, come learn and explore HR!
Speakers for this event are:
-Craig Haydamack
-Chad Sorenson
-Jenni Stone
-Dee Anna Hays
-Andrew Zito
We are also excepting sponsorships for local organizations, if you would like to sponsor this event please email Kelsey Horton at Kelsey.Horton@milliken.com
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Join the Florida Museum of Natural History on Sept. 30 from 8 p.m. to midnight for a one-of-a-kind silent disco event! All sponsorships are eligible for tax deductions and include event tickets as well as recognition on the museum’s donor wall for one year. Higher tier sponsors can also receive a collection tour and recognition at the event and on social media. Enjoy a night of discovery and dancing at the Florida Museum with proceeds supporting student research, internships and fieldwork opportunities.
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The 2023 Gainesville Indoor Pickleball Showcase A Smashing Success
The 2023 Gainesville Indoor Pickleball Showcase Hosted by Gainesville Sports Commission and presented by Touching Hearts at Home has come to an end after three days of exciting pickleball matches.
The 6th annual Gainesville Indoor Pickleball Showcase featured 410 players of varying ages and skill levels. In addition, 249 (60%) of the participants came from out of town to play in the showcase.
The event took place at the Alachua County Sports Events Center in Celebration Pointe and it was also the first pickleball tournament to take place in the new facility. 21 pickleball courts were running simultaneously throughout the three days. Friday, August 4 featured men’s and women’s singles match. Saturday, August 5 featured women’s doubles and men’s doubles while Sunday, August 6 pitted mixed doubles teams against each other. Gold, silver and bronze medals were... READ MORE
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UF Health Florida Recovery Center Excited To Host 4th Annual 5K |
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Did you know that as a member you can post your open job listings on our website?
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