July 29, 2010
Reminder: Chamber Meeting Thursday, July 29, 2010@ the Carrabelle Library 6:00 pm
Update: Everyone had a great time at the most recent Afterhours Networking mixer. The food was delicious and the company could not be beat. All 20 guests who attended enjoyed themselves thoroughly at the Old Salts Café. Hope to see everyone at the next Afterhours!
Upcoming Events
Super Science Camp July 27th, 28th, 29th, & 30th 9:00 am every day. Get your budding scientists ready for exploring, discovering, and learning fun! They have week long programs throughout the summer to satisfy the most curious of minds and bring out the scientist in your child! Whether they are curious about oceanography, enjoy solving mysteries or want to explore the infinity and beyond, there is a class that will satisfy them! Register on http://www.floridastateparks.
Florida Scallop and Music Festival August 6 – 8, 2010.This year’s festival begins with a Patrons Dinner with a reception at 6:00pm, five-course family style dinner begins at 7:00pm $45 per person (plus tax and gratuity) and cash bar. For more information on the Patrons Dinner contact the School of Fish Restaurant at 850-229-1122. At this year’s Scallop Festival you will find such activities as arts and crafts, a Kid’s Zone, extensive musical talent, and world-renowned chefs. Admission for children 10 and younger is free, as is those 65 years and older and military personnel with valid I.D. General admission to the festival will be $5 per person on Saturday and $5 per person on Sunday. www.floridascallopfestival.com
Crooked Creek Bogg Presents: Coltford Labor Day Weekend September 3rd gates open at Noon, Saturday September 4th at 7:30 am. Open mud pits, camping, vendors, EMS and security, and truck rinse off area on site. Free camping included with pass, kids 12 and under free, $30 per adult. On Saturday September 4th Coltford will be performing at 9:00 pm. All of this included when you purchase this “low-budget bog” weekend pass by contacting one of the following: (850)519-7054 Johnny or e-mail crookedcreekbogg@hotmail.com Have a Labor Day Weekend to remember!
Meetings and Mixers:
- U.S.C.G Auxiliary Volunteers August 2nd 6:00 pm @ Carrabelle Boat Club. Focus of this meeting is to invite locals in to join the Flotilla. We hope to generate enough interest to bolster a “LOCAL FLOTILLA”.
- Franklin’s Promise Coalition August 19th 12:00 Noon @ the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
- Afterhours Networking September 23rd 5:30 pm @ the We Be Café
Watch for further information to be posted!
Announcements and Information:
-Water Sample Results: Here are both the Gulf County and Franklin County sample results from this week. 2 water samples were taken in each county Tuesday, the 27th. No oil contaminates were detected in the water samples. The table results were as written:
· Water sample – indicates a water sample that was taken, no oil was visible in the water when the sample was taken and no petroleum found.
· Sand sample – indicates a sand sample that was taken to evaluate any potential petroleum contamination. None found.
· 10 cm from visible tar ball/1 meter from visible tar ball – These are types of proximity sampling that means samples were collected at known distances from oil. This sampling is performed when the oil in the water is sparse enough that a bather might reasonably expect to swim in the water without coming into contact with the oil.
· Collected for dispersant analysis – These samples are collected to attempt to detect dispersant. The first priority is to collect the sample in proximity to oil when oil is present. When oil is not present the second priority is to sample in locations were oil was previously present, the third priority is to collect the sample where no oil contamination is, or ever was, present.
For additional information, please refer to the DEP Deepwater Horizon website at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/
-Book Release: New book release featuring a chapter on Camp Gordon Johnston. The title is Florida in WWII, Floating Fortress by Nick Wynne and Richard Moorhead.
-Disaster Training: Two Big Bend COAD partner organizations will be facilitating disaster training for volunteers in the weeks to come. Good Samaritan United Methodist Church – Tallahassee and Salvation Army – Tallahassee
For additional information regarding this training please access the Big Bend COAD – Training Opportunities web site found below:
-Coastal residents should be on the lookout for, and report, banded migratory seabirds. This is very important information to help wildlife agencies determine survival rates of previously oiled birds after rehabilitation.
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-For a copy of the VESSEL OF OPPORTUNITY (VOO) PROGRAM Questions & Answers Sheet please contact the Carrabelle Chamber at chamber@nettally.com
-SBA Disaster Assistance: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest disaster loans to small non-farm businesses who suffer economic injury due to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill that began on April 20, 2010. Florida Business Recovery Centers are open Mondays through Fridays from 8 am to 5 pm and located at: Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce 112 Commerce Street Apalachicola, Fl. 32320 and Wakulla Agricultural Center 84 Cedar Avenue Crawfordville, Fl. 32327. For more information and further details visit the Carrabelle Area Chamber of Commerce 105 Saint James Avenue Carrabelle, Fl. 32322 and pick up the full information hand-out.- Better Business Bureau Serving Northwest Florida Announcement: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to threaten the environmental and economic health of the Gulf Coast. However, your Better Business Bureau Serving Northwest Florida warns businesses to beware another potentially damaging byproduct from the oil spill: scammers looking to take advantage of the disaster. Read more
-Turtle Nest Relocation: Response plan for Franklin County see attachment. For more information on sea turtle conservation, visit MyFWC.com/SeaTurtle. For information on volunteering to aid in the recovery effort, call 866-448-5816. For other information on the oil spill, go to MyFWC.com/OilSpill.
Important Numbers and Sites:
In times of potential emergency and hardship, we here at the Carrabelle Chamber will always strive to be of any assistance possible to those in need. Listed below are telephone numbers and web sites that you, or someone you know of, may find useful.
- DEP’s Website – http://www.dep.state.fl.us/
deepwaterhorizon/default.htm this is the best resource for oil spill questions.
More information can be obtained from the ftp site: http://publicfiles.dep.state.
- State Division of Emergency Management: www.bbcoad.org Information, resources and opportunities.
- Franklin County Volunteer Registration: http://oilspillrecovery.org/
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· Florida's Tourism Marketing Response to the Gulf Oil Spill: www.VISITFLORIDA.org/
- The new Florida Gulf Recovery Jobs website for our area:
- To Report Oiled Shoreline: 1-866-448-5816
- To Report Oiled Wildlife: 1-866-557-1401
- For Spill Related Damage Claims: 1-800-440-0858
- For Health Related Issues: 1-88-623-0284
- Apply for Oil Spill Recovery Jobs: http://www.
floridagulfrecoveryjobs.com
- To Call BP and Register for Work: 1-281-366-5511. Bp is responsible for hiring all oil spill workers. Applicants can call Bp and register into their database. You can also use this number to submit alternative response technology, services or products to BP.
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