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Meeting Notices
Monthly Business Luncheon
October 3, 2012 noon Papa Joe’s 301-B Water Street Apalachicola Business After Hours October 11, 2012 Big Bend Hospice & Centennial Bank 22 Avenue E Apalachicola Monthly Business Luncheon November 7, 2012, 12:00 TBA Visitor Statistics August 2001 829 August 2002 791 August 2003 969 August 2004 930 August 2005 1,210 August 2006 1,740 August 2007 1,798 August 2008 1,696 August 2009 1,978 August 2010 876 August 2012 1,678
Website stats July
21,348 Visits
16,894 Unique Visitors 77,756 Pageviews 3.64 Pages/Visit 00:03:23 Avg. Time on Site 19.47% Bounce Rate 71.53% % New Visits 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 Kristy Branch Banks 670-1255 Mark Friedman 670-1253
Ginny Griner 653-8853
Bonnie Gomes 670-8450 Beverly Hewitt 653-9510 Mike Koun 653-2191 Michael Shuler 653-1757 Ouida Tartt 653-4687
Jean Ulrich 653-2900
Kevin Ward 899-0669
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Wilderness Coast Libraries
Welcome Pat Gilleland with Wilderness Coast Libraries who joined our chamber last month. The Wilderness Coast Libraries (WILD) system is a consortium of libraries established in October, 1992, as an administrative office for the cooperative multi-county library system that includes Wakulla, Jefferson, and Franklin counties. The system serves over 58,105 residents with a combined collection of approximately 100,000 items in its four libraries. The library administrative office has the responsibility for the library automation system. WILD is governed by a board consisting of two members from each participating county and their office is located in Monticello. WILD offers many special services that larger libraries offer, like a fully automated database of magazines and newspapers online. They will also offer ebooks for your Kindle or IPad by the end of October. You can download right from your office or your home using your library number! Visit their website athttp://www.wildernesscoast.org or contact them at (850) 997-7400. Franklin Correctional Facility Welcome Warden Russell Hosford head of the Franklin County Correctional Facility. Built in 2005, this facility houses up to 1,346 adult males and employs 312 people. The Bay City Work Camp is also under the supervision of Franklin Correctional Facility. Inmates can take part in numerous trade programs including Pipe Trade System Technology (Residential Plumber Helper), Electrical Program (residential electrical helper), and a Culinary Arts Program. They also offer institutional betterment programs including a 100-Hour transition program, 63-hour wellness education program, active and passive sports, a smoking cessation program, a law library program, and inmates can get their GED. The Franklin Correctional Facility is located at 1760 Highway 67 North in Carrabelle. Warden Hosford can be reached at (850) 697-1105 Spring Break Schedule We posted the 2013 Spring break calendar dates for the 2013 school year on our Website http://www.apalachicolabay.
Golf Tournament
The 9th annual Apalachicola Bay Chamber Of Commerce Golf Tournament on Wednesday, October 10th. Tee-time is 1:00 pm on the beautiful St. James Golf Course, just east of Carrabelle. The tournament will be a flighted four man scramble, low score wins, with prizes for the top three teams. Scores will be totaled and prizes awarded at a reception following the tournament. Cost per team is $400. Fees include range balls, and golf carts equipped with the latest color GPS system. For more info, contact us at (850) 653-9419 oranita@apalachicolabay.org. Oyster Roast November 2nd Love oysters? Of course you do. Join us on November 2nd and eat your fill. We’ll have roasted, raw, stewed and marinated oysters, plus steamed shrimp, salads and fabulous desserts. Tickets are $50.00 each. They are selling fast so call or stop by to purchase yours today at the Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce, 122 Commerce Street in Apalachicola(850) 653-9419. FaceBook Page The Apalachicola Bay Chamber has a Facebook page for members to announce specials, sales, new hours, new products, or ask questions and make connections. Restaurants can post their daily specials, retailers can post sales, and businesses can announce openings, employment opportunities. Check it out and friend us it is Apalachicola Chamber http://www.facebook. Apalachicola Visitor Center & Chamber of Commerce http://www.facebook.com/pages/ Events October is so full of event we decide in the interest of space, time and to make sure everyone got full exposure to add a link to our website we have them posted on our website athttp://www.apalachicolabay. Member News Strengthen Your Workforce According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Smokers who quit will, on average, live longer and have fewer years living with disability. Smoking causes heart disease, stroke, multiple cancers, respiratory diseases and other costly illnesses. Secondhand smoke causes lung disease and lung cancer. More than 70% of smokers want to quit, but few succeed without help. Smoking Costs Florida $19.6 Billion a Year: • $4.4 billion in workplace productivity losses • $7.9 billion in costs of premature death • $7.3 billion in direct healthcare expenditures The Franklin Health Department can assist employer in smoking cessation programs. For more information contact David Walker (850) 653 - 2111 ext 119 ordavid_walker@doh.state.fl.us Flu Vaccines The Franklin County Health Department will also offer flu vaccines in eight locations in Franklin County throughout October. For more information contact the Franklin County Health Department at (850) 653-2111. Fall 2012 Job Search Workshop Gulf Coast State College will hold a Job Search Workshop on Thursday, October 11th, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00, noon at the Student Union West, Room 302. Topics included: Resumes that Work; Social Media/Networking for Today’s Job Seeker / presented by Lara Herter, Marketing Consultant and Manager, Pier One Imports; Overcoming Obstacles and Making the Right First Impression / presented by Dr. Saundra Ciccarelli, retired GCSC Psychology Professor; Professional Q&A Panel Discussion / panelists include GCSC Alumni Advisory Council Members and Community Leaders with hiring experience. RESERVATIONS are REQUIRED due to limited seating. Contact the GCSC Office of Alumni Affairs Email:alumni@gulfcoast.edu or call (850) 873-3583. | Directors Column
The Apalachicola Bay Chamber has been working with Loretta Costin at Gulf Coast State College (GCSC), Gulf Franklin Center to create training for oyster harvesters and oyster house workers facing a difficult season. GCSC has already started a corrections training course set to begin in October and they are looking at the feasibility of offering a courses in healthcare- CNA, Home Health Care Aid training, EMS & paramedic training, child care aid, and welding.
Kim Bodine at the Gulf Coast Workforce Board has found funding to help workers expand their skills through training while the bay recuperates, plus pay folks to work at local businesses. If you would be interested in hiring someone, contact us for more informationanita@apalachicolabay.org. Workshop & B2B Counseling Christine S. Urban, Business Analyst, MBA from the Small Business Development Center at FAMU will be coming again to the Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce on October 3rd and will be available by appointment for one to one counseling on topics related to opening and managing a small business. She will also present a workshop on Facebook Basics. The session will focus specifically on Facebook. Basic terms will be explained and showcased. Account creation and claiming pages will be discussed, as well as a comparison of good vs. bad Facebook pages and posts. Register for this class at https://clients.floridasbdc.
Anita Grove, Executive Director
    
Press
-Scarlett Collier with TOTI Media, Inc was sent images for a story on the area. She writes for Times of the Islands, BONITA & ESTERO, GULF & MAIN, RSW LIVING Regional Southwest Florida’s Lifestyle magazine.\ -Robin Draper blog author of AuthenticFlorida.com wrote another wonderful piece on the area http://www.authenticflorida. -Greg Insco with Miles Media was set information on the area for the Visit Florida vacation guides and on the Visit Florida website. -Marta Aldrich with American Profile magazine was here in late September working on an article about oysters. 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@apalachicolabay.org | ||
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