July 2013
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Meeting Notices
Monthly Business Luncheon
July 3, 2013 noon
Bayside Burgers
260 US Highway 98 Eastpoint
Business After Hours
July 11, 2013
Tamara’s Tapas Bar
73 Market Street
Apalachicola 5:30-7:00 pm
Monthly Business Luncheon
August 7, 2013 noon Beach Pit BBQ
Visitor Statistics
May 2001 1,266
May 2002 918
May 2003 926
May 2004 1,234 May 2005 1,526 May 2006 1,535 May 2007 2,046 May 2008 2,437 May 2009 1,715 May 2010 2,389 May 2011 2,228 May 2012 2,226 May 2013 2,490
Website stats
May 2013
Visits 17,422
Unique Visitors 13,665 Pageviews 66,209 Pages / Visit 3.80 Avg. Visit Duration 3:50 Bounce Rate 41.10% % New Visits 71.51% Chamber Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Donna Duncan 653-8976
VICE-PRESIDENT
Bud Hayes 927-3305
TREASURER
Jerry Hall 653-9510
SECRETARY
Kristin Anderson 653-2249
BOARD MEMBERS
Brenda Ash 653-8805
Ginny Griner 653-8853
Beverly Hewitt 653-9510
Mike Koun 653-2191
Michael Shuler 653-1757
Tom Morgan 653-3474
Ouida Tartt 653-4687
Jean Ulrich 653-2900
Kevin Ward 899-0669
| New Members
East Bay Oyster Company
Welcome Earl and Ginger Coulter with their business East Bay Oyster Company located at 327 US Highway in Eastpoint. East Bay shucks and packs Apalachicola Bay oysters and they sell blue crab, mullet, all kinds of fish, and shrimp from the surrounding areas. They are a wholesaler and opened a retail location this past March. Ginger and Earl were born and raised in Eastpoint. His parents Brenda and Franklin Coulter had a seafood house for many years. You can reach Earl or Ginger by calling (850) 799-1045 or by email at gingercoulter@hotmail.com. Be sure to like East Bay on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ Harper Lock and Key Dan Harper joined the chamber with his business Harper Lock and Key. Locked out of your car? Office? Or storage? Fire an employee and need to rekey? Dan can help you. He can unlock and/or rekey your car, home, and businesses. Congratulations are in order. Dan and his wife Jenna just had a new baby boy Bradley Reese. Dan can be reached at (850) 544-1358. Coastal RV Resort Welcome Garrett and Danielle Creamer managers/owners of Coastal RV Resort located at 957 US Highway 98 in Eastpoint. Coastal RV Resort offers guests an unobstructed view of Dog Island, St. George Island and St George Sound. They have twenty RV sites, to expand to thirty in the future, and plan to be open in early fall. They will offer spacious sites that will accommodate up to 45’ motor coaches and large 5th wheel campers. Every site is positioned to allow easy access with a bay view. Each site offers 20/30/50 amp service, free Wi-Fi and cable television plus a premium 10’ x 40’ brick paver patio with a grill and picnic table. Guests will have a luxury experience with modern amenities such as a game room, pool, fitness center, fully equipped community kitchen, upscale bathrooms, laundry facility, fishing pier and much more! All amenities have ADA accessibility and they area also pet friendly. They can be reached by calling (850) 799-1016 or by email at stay@coastalrvresort.com. Visit their websitehttp://www.coastalrvresort.com Apalachicola Riverfront Film Festival Welcome Apalachicola Riverfront Film festival, a volunteer nonprofit organization formed to produce a first class film festival in Apalachicola. Merrill Livingston is the creative brain behind the festival. Raised in Apalachicola, Merrill graduated with BFA in film and Television in 2008, from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). She has formed a committee to help make the festival a reality. The committee includes Tom and Sharon Morgan, Ron Copeland, Anita Grove, Judi Stokowski, and Jim Bachrach. The festival will feature independent films from around the country, local documentaries and student films from the prestigious FSU Film School and Savannah College of Art and Design. The films will be entertaining and enlightening and will appeal to a broad audience. Special guest will include Kevin McCarey, National Geographic filmmaker and professor at SCAD. Tickets are available on the website http://www.apalchfilmfestival. Press -Ken Gunderson Travel Columnist with the Zenith City News, a newspaper in Duluth Minnesota, was sent photos and information of Apalachicola. -Kritsin Mann was sent numerous shots of the marsh and forest to a filmmaker who was interested in filming in the area. -Chip McGoldrick was sent imagines for a booklet written by Andrew Delaplaine 2013 Long weekend guide to Apalachicola Events For a ful list of events go to our website at Independence Day Events Wednesday, July 3rd, for the annual an old fashion Independence Day celebration starting at Lafayette Park at 6:30 pm followed by an ice cream social at Riverfront Park. Food and beverages will be available for purchase and music will continue throughout the evening. At approximately 9:00pm here will be a fireworks display on the Apalachicola River. Thursday, July 4th, Decorate your vehicle and join in! Anyone in costume or on a float or in a decorated vehicle can participate in the parade. Bring your squirt guns and plan to get wet! Line up at the intersection of 1st Street W and W. Pine starting at 10:00 am. Parade begins at 11:00. And there will be fireworks on the beach at the Blue Parrot after dark. Virtual Entrepreneur Center Businesses looking for a free way to get in front of their customers can log on to www.flvec.com, the online home for the Florida High Tech Corridor Council’s Florida Virtual Entrepreneur Center. This Web portal is designed to be an up-to-date, one-stop shop library of resources for entrepreneurs looking to start or grow a business – and looking for business solutions to help them grow. As an initiative of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council in partnership with local economic development organizations, the Florida Virtual Entrepreneur Center (FLVEC) offers a catalog of local, regional, state and global business resources organized by county, as well as a directory of businesses that offer services catering to entrepreneurs and small business owners. Whether specializing in law, accounting, IT, communications or other products and services, businesses from across the state can list their information on FLVEC at no charge to help entrepreneurs find the best products and services for starting or growing a business. Companies offering products and services for small businesses can register at flvec.com and list their contact information and line of services at no charge in all of the county portals in their service area. For more information, visit http://www.flvec.com. | Directors Column
New Board of Directors
Elections for our new 2013-2014 board of directors were held at the June 6th luncheon. The board and membership welcomes Tom Morgan, owner of Apalach Outfitters, to this year’s board. Continuing for another term are: Mike Koun owner of the Gibson Inn, Brenda Ash with Centennial Bank and Apalachicola City Commissioner, Donna Duncan attorney with Sanders and Duncan, Jean Ulrich, a real estate agent with Jeff Galloway Real Estate and owner of Ulrich Construction, Ouida Tartt, owner of the House of Tartts, a guest cottage in downtown Apalachicola, Bud Hayes with the Franklin County Humane Society and the ABC School, Bev Hewitt with the Apalachicola Seafood Grill, the Soda Fountain, and the BackStreet Trading Company, Kristin Anderson owner of LongDreamGallery.com, attorney Michael Shuler, Jerry Hall with Seafood Grill, The Soda Fountain, BackStreet Trading Company, Ginny Griner with Weems Memorial Hospital, Kevin Ward with Eagle Technology Services and 13 Mile Seafood,. Officers for this year are: Donna Duncan, President, Bud Hayes Vice-President, Kristin Anderson Secretary/Historian and Jerry Hall Treasurer. We would like to thank our retiring directors their guidance and service: Bonnie Gomes former owner of Oyster Radio100.5FM and Hitz 106FM, Mark Friedman with Friedman Financial Advisors, and attorney Kristy Branch Banks. Dues are due by, July 1st. Renewals went out in mid June via email. If you did not receive your renewal form please contact us at (850) 653-9419 oranita@apalachicolabay.org. Please check your listing on our websitehttp://www.apalchicolabay.org to be sure we have your current information especially your email and website address. Also, check your keywords. Keywords help others locate your business in the website database If you have any questions, please feel free to email us or call. Mark your calendar for the Small Business Week in Franklin County September 16-20th, 2013, which will recognize and highlight the impact small businesses bring to Franklin County. Mid week there will be a Small Business Resource Conference hosted by the Small Business Development Center out of FAMU, Apalachicola Bay Chamber, and the Carrabelle Chamber, that will help small business owners discover resources to expand or refocus their business, bring business owners together to meet and share issues and ideas, and aid potential small business owners in getting started with their businesses. Correction Selina with ProGroom Styles By Selina been in business since 1992. She moved to St George Island in 2010 and opened her shop ProGroom to Apalachicola in 2010. Anita Grove, Executive Director      .jpg)
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 Always Welcome 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 atinfo@apalachicolabay.org | ||
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