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Meeting Notices
Monthly Business Luncheon
June 6, 2012 noon
Caroline’s 123 Water Street Apalachicola Business After Hours June 14th, 2012 5:30-7:00 pm Cypress & Honey Robinson Brothers Avenue E & Market Street Monthly Business Luncheon July 11, 2012 TBA Visitor Statistics April 2001 1,342 April 2002 1,237 April 2003 980 April 2004 1,494 April 2005 1,189 April 2006 1,268 April 2007 2,200 April 2008 2,987 April 2009 2,497 April 2010 2,968 April 2011 2,731 April 2012 2,687 Website Stats April 2012 Visits: 22,609 Unique Visitors: 17,848 Pageviews: 92,340 Pages/Visit: 4.08 Avg. Visit Duration: 00:03:52 Bounce Rate: 34.42% % New Visits: 71.41% 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 Kevin Ward 899-0669 | New Members
NCH Homecare
Welcome Ann Wilson with NHC HomeCare, delivering in home doctor ordered medical care to qualified homebound patients who wish to stay at home for regular care or for special, short-term care after a hospital stay. NHC Homecare in Carrabelle started in 1994. They provide skilled nursing, physical therapy, and aids to help deliver care. NHC has thirty-seven offices in Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina and Missouri. Their office is located 1617 West Highway 98 Suite E in Carrabelle. They can be reached by calling (850) 697-2400, by email or visit their website Inlow Accounting & Tax Services Debra Inlow joined the chamber with her accounting and tax service, Inlow Accounting & Tax Services. She is experienced with QuickBooks Pro and can advise business on using these programs. Inlow Accounting is located at 47-1 Carlton Avenue in Lanark. Debra can be reached by calling(850) 697-2106, cell (904) 673-1991 or by email. Blue Moon Inn Susan and David Morgan joined the chamber with The Blue Moon Inn, a lovely historic cottage in downtown Apalachicola with three options. Option one is a beautiful private master suite with a great front porch complete with rockers, spacious living room and dining room with wet bar, mini fridge, microwave and coffee corner. Option two includes the upstairs two bedrooms, one and a half baths, large downstairs furnished, kitchen, family room, loft landing, game room and sleeps sleep a total of six. Option three, the whole house, opens with French doors and will comfortably sleep ten guests. Contact them at (404) 550-5110 or by email or go to their website Tallahassee Regional Airport Marshall Taggart and Ann Marie Hunt with the Tallahassee Regional Airport joined the chamber. The airport currently has four airlines making daily flights out of Tallahassee-Delta, United, US Air and American. The newest coup for the airport is a nonstop to Washington, DC on US Air. The airport has an exemplary performance record on operations and maintenance has allowed it to receive the highest possible acclaim during recent federal inspections with both the TSA and the FAA. For details visit their website. Allen Jones Welcome Allen Jones who joined the chamber as an Associate Member. He just purchased 123 Commerce Street at the High Cotton Market Place, directly across the street from the chamber office and visitor’s center. He and his wife live in Pennsylvania but plan to be spending more time here in the future. Allen is retired. He is interested in finding a good retail or office tenant for the downstairs of the building. The space for lease is 900 square feet plus a small office/storage/ bathroom. It has great visibility as it is on Commerce Street and right across the street from the chamber office and visitor’s center. For more information contact Allen by emailor call him at (570-765-3021.
Member News
Apalachicola Riverkeeper Fundraiser Now through 4th of July you can help save the Apalachicola River. Purchase SweetWater Ale's limited edition Waterkeeper Ale from Hole in the Wall, Honey Hole Liquors, Tap Room at the Owl Cafe, Captain Snook's, Blue Parrot, Sometimes It's Hotter, The Market Place,New Leaf Market in Tallahassee and the money will support the Apalachicola Riverkeepers. PLUS, attend the Takeover The Tap events on Thursday, May 31st, and get a SAVE THE APALACH T-Shirts, glassware and other goodies- Sometimes It's Hotter on St George Island from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm and at the Owl Cafe Tap Room 8:00-10:00 pm. Taste five different SweerWater brews including the limited edition Waterkeeper Ale, enjoy live music & some sweet raffle prizes. Hiring Burger King is hiring 16 year olds and above for their Apalachicola and Port St Joe locations. Starting pay is minimum wage, with the opportunity for growth and promotion within the company. Anyone interested should apply in person with Mike Fiorot at the store in Apalachicola or Port St. Joe between 2:00 and 5:00 pm. Dixie Youth State Tournament Kim Johnson is in charge of organizing the volunteers and sponsors for Apalachicola for the Dixie Youth State Tournament in July. She needs donated items for the banquet giveaway on July 12th. Items like: beach towels, quad chairs, fishing poles, bags, sports gear, gift certificates, t-shirts. Business will get their logo or individual name on the back of the State Tournament t-shirt which will be worn all over the state of Florida. Call Kim at (850) 653-9537 or emailkimjohnson@doddtitlecompany. Full Moon Climbs The June full moon climb at the Cape St. George Lighthouse on St. George Island will be held on Monday, June 4. The sunset/full moon climb happens from 7:30 p.m. -9:00 p.m. and will include light hors d'oeuvres and a sparkling cider toast to the full moon. The cost is $15.00 for the general public and $10.00 for members of the St. George Lighthouse Association. Space is limited, reservations are recommended(850) 927-7744 The Carrabelle Lighthouse will have a full moon climb on Sunday, June 3. They will show the movie Mutiny on the Bounty. For details call (850) 697-2732 Fisherman’s Choice 13th Annual Kids Fishing Tournament Charles and Rex Pennycuff are hosting their 13th annual Fisherman's Choice Youth Fishing Tournament on June 9th. Kids 16 and under will fish for fresh and saltwater species. Each entry receives a t-shirt, and after the tournament, entrees are invited to attend a cookout at Fisherman's Choice where they will weigh in their fish, eat hot dogs and hamburgers and get some great prizes. In years past, Rex says they gave away 170 rods and reels, tackle boxes and a dozen cast nets. Prizes are given for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place, and include all major fish species. Entry is free and generally about 200 kids sign up. Call Fisherman's Choice for more information at (850) 670-8808. St George Island Mullet Toss The annual St George Island Mullet Toss takes place on June 9th on the public beach in front of the Blue Parrot. There are men's, women's and children's divisions and the entry fee entry benefits a charity. To participate, just show up Saturday morning June 9. For more information, contact: St. George Island Visitor Center www.seestgeorgeisland.com | Directors Column
Membership Renewal
Our new year begins in July, and we are busily preparing renewal forms. In the next couple of weeks you will receive a worksheet that lists your business name, address, website, etc., and the main category you are listed under. The second page is a print out of your business information on the Apalachicola Bay Chamber websitewww.apalchicolabay.org. To ensure that we have all of your information up to date, please return the form noting any changes or corrections. Check your phone, email and website addresses and your keywords. Keywords help people locate your business in the website database. We also included information on the top section of the form that shows the number of times your listing has been viewed and the number of times your website has been clicked on. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us or call (850) 653-9419.     
PRESS
Charlene Mixa was here in mid May. She and her husband are freelance writers and have the websitewww.travelroads.com. Their story "Apalachicola: A Town That 'Time' Almost Forgot" appeared last week. They also wrote favorable comments on Tripadvisor all the sites/restaurants they visited. Brett Walton with Circle of Blue was given information for an article they are writing about the water consumption on the Apalachicola River. Circle of Blue is the international network of leading journalists, scientists and communications design experts that reports and presents the information necessary to respond to the global freshwater crisis. They publish WaterNews, the daily go-to source for global water news and data. Dr Beach named St George Island one of America’s Top Ten Beaches (#4) this year! The list has been on many TV news shows and newspapers. 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 atinfo@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@apalachico | ||
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