E-Newsletter January 6, 2015

Welcome New Members!
Discount Boat Sales
& Service
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The Barker Lounge
GameTime
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Imex Stone Unlimited LLC
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Be sure to check out our
January
Member of the Month!
January Women In Business
Event Host and Sponsor: Florida Gulf Coast University
Address: 10501 FGCU Blvd. South, 33965
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 7, 2015 from 4 to 6 PM
Guest Speaker: Sarah Owen, Southwest Florida Community Foundation
Topic: ‖Back to the Future: December 2015‖
Description: Kick off the year the right way! Please join us for the first Greater
Fort Myers Chamber networking event of 2015 at Florida Gulf Coast University.
The event will be held in the Sugden Ballroom from 4 to 6 pm. Please note, guests
should park in garage #1 on campus when attending the event. Guest speaker Sarah
Owen with the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, will focus the program
on where our guests want to be in December 2015.
Click here for a map of Florida Gulf Coast University’s Campus.
January Business Before Breakfast
Date/Time: Thursday, January 8, 2015 from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
Host: Marc Joseph Realty, Inc
Address: 2300 McGregor Blvd., 33901
Description: Join us for our first business Before Breakfast event of 2015!
Enjoy light refreshments while connecting with fellow chamber members. Be sure to
bring plenty of business cards. The "Member of the Month" will be randomly drawn
from Chamber member’s business cards submitted at this event. This event is free
for all Chamber members and future Chamber members.
January General Membership Luncheon
Luncheon Location: Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport at Town Center
Address: 9931 Interstate Commerce Drive, 33913
Date and Time: Thursday, January 15th, from 11:30 am to 1:15 pm
Topic: ―Just Get Started‖
Guest Speaker: Stefanie Ink-Edwards, Community Cooperative Ministries
Sponsor: Sundial Beach Resort & Spa
Notepad Sponsor: Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
Description: We all ―think‖ we know our goals for the new year... but do we
really? Join the Greater Fort Myers Chamber with guest speaker, Stefanie
Ink-Edwards, for our first luncheon of 2015 for some goal-seeking and motivation
to ―Just Get Started‖ in the new year. Admission is $25 for members and $35 for
pay at the door or future members.
*Please note, attendees are encouraged to arrive by 11:30 as this unique
program will be starting a little earlier than our typical luncheons.
January Business After Five
Date/Time: Thursday, January 29, 2015 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Event Host: Hotel Indigo Fort Myers
Sponsor: Sponsorship still available.
Please contact Nicole Stefanick at
Nicole@fortmyers.org for more information.
Address: 1520 Broadway, 33901
Description: Join the Chamber and friends for the first Business After Five event of
2015 on Thursday, January 29, 2015 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Hotel Indigo Fort
Myers. Bring plenty of business cards and come ready to network! Admission is $10
for members and $20 for future members. Start the new year off the right way
making connections for your business!
The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce
Casino Royal: 25th Anniversary Black Tie Gala
presented by
HBKS Wealth Advisors & HBK CPAs & Consultants
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Downtown Fort Myers at the City Pier
Casino Games - Silent Auction - Dinner - Entertainment
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving—CopyLady, Inc.—Enterprise Rent-A-Car – E-Volve Global – Florida Weekly
Gulfcoast Coin & Jewelry, LLC—Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.—IBERIABANK—Jason’s Deli
Lee Memorial Health System—Main Sail Video Production, Inc.
Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company, P.A. - MLS Title LLC—Offshore sailing School, Ltd—Pool Pros, Inc.
Siesta Pebble Inc.— SPADA Salon & Day Spa—The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools
DONATIONS NEEDED!
Please contact Nicole Stefanick at Nicole@fortmyers.org to make a donation to the silent auction.
Ribbon Cuttings
Tuesday, January 6 at 4:30 PM
Phenix Salon Suites Fort Myers
13300 S. Cleveland Ave. #5, 33907
Friday, January 9, at 3:00 PM
White Sands Treatment Center
1870 Colonial Blvd., 33907
Tuesday, January 13 at 4:30 PM
Law Office of Joseph Cerino
2248 First Street, 33901
Tuesday, January 20, at 4:30 PM
PDQ at Gulfcoast Town Center
17470 Ben Hill Griffin Pkwy., 33913
Save the Date!
Thursday, August 20, 2015
at the Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort and Spa