The 2024 Chamber Champion sponsorship package provides your business with more visibility at Chamber events and online throughout the year. Chamber Champions are the member investors who make our ambitious program of work possible. We welcome the opportunity to talk to you about how a Chamber Champion sponsorship can align with your goals and drive meaningful returns for your organization!

Today is Giving Tuesday, a global generosity movement that unleashes the power or radical generosity around the world. Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. If you are looking for ways to contribute in the Athens community, check out our member nonprofits!

You may know chef Peter Dale from Athens favorites The National, Seabear, Maepole, and Condor Chocolates. But did you know that he grew up right here in Athens and graduated from Cedar Shoals High School? Peter shares his CCSD story and reminds us that there is no shortage of opportunity in the Athens community.

Hors d'oeuvres, drinks, live music, and guided tours will be provided. There will be a special garden dedication to Marilyn Farmer, who was a resident of Arbor Terrace of Athens, a past ATHENA Honoree, and a life-long contributor to the Athens Community.

Join us as we celebrate and honor nominees for the annual ATHENA Leadership Award! This year's luncheon will be held at the beautiful Athens Country Club. Hope to see you there and thank you in advance for your support!



Date and Time

Thursday, Dec 7, 2023

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EST

What is a cash mob? Inspired by flash mobs, cash mobs occur when a group of people assemble to make purchases in support of local businesses and the overall community. We will meet at the Chase Street Warehouses and visit Love.Craft  Athens to shop their hand-crafted goods and Divas Who Win Freedom Boutique to shop their carefully curated selections of clothing, shoes, and survivor-made gifts. Attendees will also get to see a special performance by the Love.Craft band! We'll end the evening with a visit to Nighthawks Lounge.

Date and Time

Thursday, Dec 7, 2023

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Join us for Network Lunch at Hope Haven! This special Network Lunch will provide an opportunity to mix and mingle with our Leads Group members and learn more about joining a network of trusted referral partners!

Date and Time

Tuesday, Dec 12, 2023

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EST

Date and Time

Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

8:00 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Make plans to join us for breakfast as we hear from our elected officials on their focus for the upcoming 2024 Legislative Session.  Join us for a Pre-Legislative Update with the Athens-Clarke County Delegation. We are honored to have our elected officials on our panel:

Frank Ginn, 47th District

Spencer Frye, 118th District

Houston Gaines, 117th District

Marcus Weidower, 119th District

Women Who Work Holiday Party

Date and Time

Tuesday, Dec 19, 2023

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Join us for a Women Who Work Holiday Party at Canopy,

featuring aerial performers and a presentation by Leslie Gordon. Leslie Gordon helps individuals transform their expression through speech, voice, and accent training specialized to their unique needs and gifts. By tuning into your authentic

speech, you will increase your confidence in your message

and make a deeper connection with others. Light hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served. 

Welcome to the AACOC, On My Watch!

On My Watch has over 22 years of experience in delivering dedicated and innovative coordination services.  Our experienced team works with eligible clients, caregivers, physicians, and approved providers to design client-focused care plans.

At Figment Kombucha we do things differently, and our customers agree: you may have tried the national kombucha brands available in your local grocery store, but until you’ve tried Figment Kombucha, you don’t know what you’re missing. Innovative flavors, local seasonal ingredients and a unique focus on sustainable business practices results in some of the finest kombucha made today. Just because something tastes good doesn’t mean it has to be harmful to your health or the health of our planet, and Figment kombucha is here to change the way we think about canned beverages.

Take the Figment challenge today, even if you think you don’t like kombucha, we’ll bet you do once you try ours.

Welcome to the AACOC, Peachtree Planning!

Peachtree Planning specializes in providing financial knowledge and strategies to individuals and business owners. We develop, implement and utilize financial strategies to help maximize our clients’ time and money. Peachtree Planning is a leading provider of comprehensive wealth planning and client management strategies. The firm has served the Southeast since its inception in 1987, with a strategy of helping clients with a time tested financial planning process rather than just selling financial products. Today, Peachtree Planning is recognized as one of the premier organizations in the country focusing on providing winning financial strategies for its individual and business clients.

Pink Boots Society aims to assist, inspire and encourage women and non-binary individuals in the fermented/alcoholic beverage industry to advance their careers through education. We are the movers and shakers in the fermented/alcoholic beverage industry. We make fermented and alcoholic beverages with the highest possible quality. We are the women and non-binary individuals that own the companies, package the product, design the labels, serve the drinks, write about our industry – and just about everything in between. Most importantly, we teach each other what we know through our own seminar programs, and we help each other advance both front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house careers by raising money for educational scholarships.

Plan the perfect girl’s night with tickets to Menopause The Musical 2 - Cruising Through ‘The Change’®, taking The Classic Center Theatre stage on Tuesday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m.

Menopause The Musical 2 - Cruising Through ‘The Change’® is the sequel to the long-running, international hit show Menopause The Musical®, a groundbreaking celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived “The Change.” In its first year on tour, Menopause The Musical 2® continues to empower women dealing with life adjustments after 40 by embracing each other and the road ahead.

Dr. Eric J. Schuck, a physician executive with more than 25 years of progressive experience in healthcare leadership, has been named Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for St. Mary’s Health Care System, a regional health ministry of Trinity Health.

Joining St. Mary’s brings him back to Georgia. He graduated with honors from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, where he studied as an Air Force Health Professions Scholarship recipient. He then successfully completed a residency in pediatrics at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base/Dayton Children’s Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, before serving nearly 10 years in the United States Air Force.

BGR Design + Build creates custom homes, residential remodels, and historic restorations, throughout Northeast Georgia. BGR Design + Build was first established in Athens, GA in 2008 as Blue, Green & Red, a millwork and grading company. In 2017, Blue, Green & Red partnered with an Athens-based development company, Piras Development, to become BGR Construction,

a fully licensed general contractor in the state of Georgia.

In 2021, under the direction of partners Robert Small and Rick Digby, BGR Construction added a third partner, Clay Crowder, to manage client relationships; in 2022, LEED AP BD+C Certified Architect, Tyler McLemore, joined the team, allowing BGR to offer full architectural design services; and in 2023 BGR Design + Build was formed.

The new website for BGR Design + Build, bgrathens.com, launched in October of 2023, and it offers many examples of the company’s design-build work, plus an outline of their simple Four-Step Process. Visit the new website to learn why BGR Design + Build is a five time “Best of Houzz” winner for “Top Rated” custom home construction in Georgia.

You're invited to The Studio Athens' production of The Grinch! Use code "CHAMBER" for $1 off tickets!

Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful is hosting a percentage night at Kendra Scott on Friday, December 8th from 5 pm to 7 pm and will receive 20% of all proceeds. These funds will go directly toward KACCB's many projects around Athens like the daffodil and crape myrtle plantings on the Loop. There are two ways to shop and support:

• In-store at the Kendra Scott Athens location on December 8th from 5pm-7 pm.
• Online using code "GIVEBACK- FCETZ". This code will be valid for 48 hours starting at midnight on December 8th.

Enjoy Beechwood Holiday Market Night and support KACCB!