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Meeting Notices
Monthly Business Luncheon
December 7, 2011 noon The Gibson Inn That’s A Moray, Too 51 Avenue C Apalachicola Monthly Business Luncheon January 4, 2012 noon Location TBA Business After Hours January 12, 2012 America Red Cross Location TBA 5:30-7:00 pm October 2001 1,095 October 2002 1,008 October 2003 868 October 2004 748 October 2005 712 October 2006 1,746 October 2007 2,364 October 2008 1,956 October 2009 2,389 October 2010 1,807 October 2011 1,849 Website Statistics October 17,840 Visits 14,060 Unique Visitors 72,968 Pageviews 4.09 Pages/Visit 00:03:48 Avg. Time on Site 34.47% Bounce Rate 71.27% % New Visits Chamber Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Mark Friedman 670-1253
VICE-PRESIDENT
Ginny Griner 653-8853 TREASURER Jerry Hall 653-9510
SECRETARY
Kristin Anderson 653-2249 BOARD MEMBERS Brenda Ash 653-8805 Kristy Branch Banks 670-1255 Donna Duncan 653-8976 Bonnie Gomes 670-8450 Bud Hayes 927-3305 Beverly Hewitt 653-9510 Mike Koun 653-2191 Michael Shuler 653-1757 Candy Varnes 927-2322 Kevin Ward 899-0669 |
New Members
Pruett Air Conditioning and Heating, Inc.
Welcome George and Joshua Pruett of Pruett Air Conditioning and Heating, Inc., to the chamber. In business in Franklin County for over 35 years, Pruett Air Conditioning and Heating installs and repairs air condition and heating systems in both residential and commercial structures. They also do maintenance and repairs on all types of existing units. George and his father started the business 35 years ago and now his son Josh works with him. Josh has worked in the business since he was 15 years old. Pruett Air Conditioning and Heating, Inc can be reached by calling (850) 670-9000. Contractors Depot Contractors Depot rejoined the chamber last month. Dave and Margaret Tuplin along with their son Dave and daughter -in-law Dawn run the business. Contractors Depot sells all types of stainless steel fasteners, generators, pumps, diamond cutting tools and blades, concrete tools together with pest and mosquito control products, air conditioners, heaters, construction scaffolding, tool boxes and more. Dave and Margaret started the business in 1996. Previously they had the Franklin Rental Center in Apalachicola. They sell the majority of their products over the internet out of their Eastpoint location. For a full listing of products go to their website at www.cdepot.org or email them at sales@depot.org. Contractors Depot is located at 48 Island Drive in Eastpoint (850) 670-1100
Welcome Baskets for New Members
Would like to showcase your business to new chamber members? The ABCC board of directors is collecting items to create welcome baskets for new members. If you have promotional items, gift cards, discount coupons, or calendars to add to these baskets contact the us or drop them by the chamber office. Superior Bank Is Now Cadence Bank November 11th, Superior Bank changed its name to Cadence Bank. Service, hours of operation, account numbers will all remain and the same. Gulf Coast State College Emerald Coast Dale Carnegie Training (ECDCT) and Gulf Coast State College (GCSC), Continuing Education department are pleased to announce their partnership to provide world-renowned leadership training to Bay County and surrounding areas beginning in January 2012. GCSC and ECDCT will offer the Dale Carnegie eight-week signature course, Leadership Training for Managers, and three other one-day workshops from January through May 2012. For more information contact Melissa L. Strawser at 850.872.3818 or by email at mstrawser@gulfcoast.edu December Closings Up The Creek Raw Bar will be closed from December 1-December 19th. The Owl Café will be closed the first two weeks until December 18. The Apalachicola Seafood Grill will be closed from December 4th-Decomber 18th. Press Scott Leysath with was here in early November filming a new segment for the Sportsman Channel.com. He also produces a show called Hunt, Fish, Cook. Bob Trigaux with the St Pete Times called seeking information about Apalachicola’s historic district. Willi Miller was here in mid November. She is the host for an NPR station on the Treasure Coast and she also writes the Friday Arts & Entertainment column for several Treasuer Coast newspapers. She visited our area art galleries, restaurants and shops. Ken Keeler was sent photos for a blog he writes for Independence RV.com. He has 3,000+ readers and is working on a blog about the Gulf Coast. Wooden Boat magazine and Heartland Boating were sent information on the Apalachicola Antique & Classic Boat Show. Events Eastpoint Christmas Celebration Santa will arrive in Eastpoint on December 1st and be on hand to celebrate from 6:00 -8:00 pm at the Eastpoint Pavilion on the bay. Come decorate the Christmas tree, enjoy some holiday cheer, treat for the kids and see Santa (850) 653-5596. Island Lights The Island Lights festivities will begin at 5:00 at mid-island in the St. George Lighthouse Park on December 2, from 5:00 -7:00 pm. There will be a one mile "Jingle Jog", Santa is expected around 6:00, plus there will be efreshments. View the lighting of the island palms at sundown. For more information call (850) 927-7744. Holiday Fresh Market Holiday Fresh Market will be held on Saturday, December 3rd, in Apalachicola from 10:00 am-3:00 pm. Forget traffic, the crowds, and the headaches of going to the mall. Buy local and chose from handmade, truly unique items for your holiday gifts. Handmade chutneys, preserves, Christmas trees, wreaths, jewlery and baked goods. For info call (850) 653-9419 Oyster Cook Off Pull out your best recipes and enter the second annual Apalachicola Oyster Cook Off on January 14th, 2012. Open to all, the cook off will raise funds for the Apalachicola Volunteer Fire Department and show off one of our best assets, our fresh Apalachicola Bay oysters. There will be music, great food and fun for the kids. To register go to www.oystercookoff.com Spring Break 2012 Click here to see the 2012 Spring break dates for the regional k-12 schools and a link to the Panama City Chamber college spring break date schedule. |
Directors Column
Our Monthly Business Luncheon will be on Wednesday, December 7th,
at the Gibson Inn. We are asking members to bring a toy for the
Franklin County Toy Project to help make a child’s holiday special.
The Downtown Oyster Roast was wonderful this year! The setting across from Riverfront Park was magnificent. We would like to thank everyone who helped make it such a grand success: Panache Tent & Events for the lighting, tent and chairs, Bayside Gallery & Florist for chairs, table coverings, and last minute help, Party Rentals for chairs, plates and tables; Dackie Ward and Smokey Parrish of Buddy Ward & Son's Seafood for donating the delicious fresh local shrimp; Tommy and TJ Ward for the oysters; Joe Hutchison, Jereme Neill and Tommy Stevens for providing excellent music; Jerry Hall & Bev Hewitt of the Apalachicola Seafood Grill for helping us get the wine and set up for the event, plus providing the fish dip and pork; Fredric Kahler and Joe Witt for photographs; Centennial Bank for the use of their lot and their grills; Danny and the great staff at Tamara’s for preparing and serving the food and Cindy Clark with Bay Media for producing the tickets. As always we would like to thank the many volunteers who made the event possible by setting up, cleaning up, cooking and serving the food: John Gore, Mark Friedman, Ed Springer, Ginny Cole, Bruce Johnson, Dixie Partington, Jerry Hall, Derrick Lolley, Don and Kathy Ford and their friends, Valerie Kidney, Marisa Itzkovtiz, Debbie Flowers, Bud Hays, Lois Swoboda, Marc Grove, Day Magee, Bonnie Gomes, Carol Barfield, Kathy Jansen, Donna and Chris Duncan plus friends, Tamara Suárez and Sally Crown. Got Ideas? Suggestions? How can the Apalachicola Bay Chamber better serve you? Is there something that we can do better to help your business? Is there something you would like to see us add or change on the website, at the visitor’s center or in the visitors’ guide? Ideas are always welcome. Feel free to call or email us with your ideas at info@apalachicolabay.org.     
Volunteers Needed
The Apalachicola Bay Chamber Visitor Center seeks volunteers to help at the visitors center and with special projects. Duties include giving our visitor information, answering questions about places to stay, restaurants and things to do. If you would like to help, we’d love to have you. It can be a fun and rewarding. Contact us for details (850) 653-9419 or email us at info@apalachicolabay.org |
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