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Your Beach Chamber
Executive Officers
Tommy Duff
Chairman of the Board
Tommy Duffs Aviation Pub
Paul Andrews
Vice Chairman
Shephard’s Beach Resort
Anna Aliaga
Secretary
Clearwater Harbor Realty
Louis Stavropoulos
Treasurer
Publix
Letter from the Chairman of the Board
I’ll be short....
I’m not going to use
the “D” word, goodness knows you will
hear it plenty in the
coming months. Every time you turn
on the TV, open a newspaper or get in to
a conversation, it’s likely to be part of the
tales being spun. Prepare yourself- our
community is about to be in the spotlight
and now is the time for us to make sure we
shine. Roll out our beautiful oil-free, sandy-
carpet welcome to all who will be spending the next slice of their experience in our
midst. Let them all be our ambassadors as
they travel to their next assignments, talking to friends and family, and reporting on
their journey to our paradise.
Not having said the “D” word is one thing,
but let me tell you I would be the first in line
to kiss her prosthesis.
See you in the movies,
Tommy Duff
Richard Vitraelli
Past President
Vitraelli & Assoc.. P.A.
Board of Directors
Stuart Arp
Fran Bartlett
Darlene Cagle
Marysia Coates
Martin Cole
Frank Dame
Alan Ebbert
Jean Hagan
Robert Longenecker
Vinroy Mcghie
John Mcintosh
Karen Packer
Ann Quinn
Gaillard St. Clair
Rosemarie Bonnington
Craig West
Committee Chairmen
John Besedic
Island Estates Yacht Club Holiday Boat Parade Set
The 2010 Memorial Holiday Boat Parade, organized by the
Island Estates Yacht Club, is scheduled for Saturday, December 11th
beginning at 6:30PM with a rain date of December 12th. There will
be a pre-parade captain’s meeting Thursday, December 9th, at the
Clearwater Yacht Club. The Island Estates Yacht Club Boat Parade
is one of the largest and most popular marine events in the Clearwater area and will be celebrating its 36th year.
The parade honors the memory of Island Estates Yacht Club members who passed away
during the year. The decorated boats will assemble in Mandalay Channel located between
Island Estates and Clearwater Beach at 6:00PM. At 6:30PM, the lead boat will proceed
northward through Mandalay Channel. Then the parade will weave in and out of many
of the Island Estate canals before heading over to Coachman Park around 8:00PM. From
there the boats will go under the new Memorial Causeway Bridge turning into the Clearwater Marina Channel before navigating to the Clearwater Yacht Club’s judging stand.
Cash and gift certificate prizes, donated by many area businesses, will be awarded to the
best decorated boats. There is no parade entry fee.
If you are interested in participating, contact IEYC Fleet Captain Tom Smith at
(727)776-3375 or Tom@TomSmithTeam.com.Captain registration packets will be mailed to
previous participants the first week in November.
Web Technology
Joe Burdette
Government Affairs
Marysia Coates
Fundraising
Michelle Johnson
Special Events
David Little
Redevelopment
Deborah Pauley
Membership
Bob Griffin
Business & Economic
Development
Darlene Kole
President
Special Thanks
A great BIG thanks to these members and
volunteers who have helped improve our
Beach Chamber.
Craig West - Synovus Bank
Paul Andrews - Shephards Beach Resort
Steve Strange - Reliable Movers
David Little - Gulf Realty Management
Angie Monteith - Roger Bouchard Insurance
Wayne Cathel - Belleair Images
Florence Eaton - Volunteer Mom
John Besedic - Neuvision, Inc.
Ian Le Blanc - Little Frog Innovations
Martin Cole - Red Roof Inn/Travelodge
Nominating Committee Formed
The following have all agreed to be part
of the committee:
Craig West, Chair, Synovus Bank
Anna Aliaga, Clearwater Harbor
Realty
Lisa Chandler, Barefoot Beach House
Bob Griffin, Griffin Productions
JoAnna Patterson-Rizkallah, Hilton
They will be meeting soon to form a
slate of officers.
At the Office
Welcome New Members
Ambassador Limousine
17116 US Hwy 19 North
Clearwater, FL 33764
727-442-9050
Ken Lucci
www.ambassadorlimo.net
Sunset Cinema at Pier 60
61 Acacia Street
Clw. Bch., FL 33767
502-419-7883
Rusty Pearl
The Segway Adventure
325 S. Gulfview Blvd.
Clw. Bch., FL 33767
813-600-7048
Jean Varn
www.thesegwayadventure.com
Best Western Sea Wake
Beach Resort
691 S. Gulfview Blvd.
Clw. Bch., FL 33767
727-443-7652
www.bestwesternonclearwaterbeach.com
The Brown Boxer Pub & Grille
483 Mandalay Ave.
Pelican Walk Shopping Ctr.
Clw. Bch., FL 33767
727-441-6000
www.thebrownboxer.com
The Tropics Boat Tours
25 Causeway Blvd., Slip #5
Clw. Bch., FL 33767
727-442-7433
Trisha Rodriguez
www.thetropicsboattours.com
Creepy Creatures Pest
& Wildlife Busters
12113 Marblehead Drive
Tampa, FL 33626
813-766-6764
www.clearwaterpinellaspest
contol.com
Edward Jones
1589 S. Highland Ave.
Clearwater, FL 33756
727-461-7769
www.edwardjones.com
Little Frog Innovations
727-475-4797
Ian Le Blanc
www.littlefroginnovations.com
Merchant Gateway
923 Bruce Ave.
Clearwater, FL 33767
717-692-1190
www.merchantgateway.com
Patsy’s Place
650 Mandalay Ave.
Clw. Bch., FL 33767
727-420-2950
Patsy Page
www.VRBO.com/6371
Progress Energy
2166 Palmetto Street
Clearwater, FL 33765
800-228-8485
Melissa Seixas
www.progressenergy.com
Rocketship Car
533 Bishop Road
Highland Hts, OH 44143
727-216-3770
Joe Tomaro
www.rocketshipcar.com
Darlene Kole
President
Carol Hindman
Office Assistant
Liz LaJoy
Assistant to President
Maria
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new addition to our beach that the City spent years
in the planning to achieve. Car shows, art shows, a
farmers market, A Taste of the Beaches are just a few
of the events we are looking to host and help promote
your business as well as entertain our visitors.
Speaking of entertainment, we are so very proud for
the Clearwater Marine Aquarium and the publicity
that their special dolphin Winter is receiving. Alcon
Productions is in the process of filming a movie “Dolphin Tale” about her and her story. The Aquarium is
closed during the filming but the excitement of activity
is still all around us with Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman and Harry Connick Jr. being the leading actors.
Our Chamber provided 250 Welcome Bags to the cast
and crew. Many of you provided gifts and special incentive offers to go in them. In total, there were over
47 items included in the gift bags. They were thrilled
with the presentation and thanked us for such a generous “Welcome to Clearwater Beach”.
We are working hard here at the Chamber to help
promote your business, ensure that the visitors to our
area enjoy their stay with us and will want to come
back again and again. If you aren’t already, please get
involved... the more of us working together, the better
the results for each of us. Thank you.
Darlene Kole
Chamber Meetings
BOD Meeting 7:45am
Clearwater Beach
Library & Rec Center
Tuesday, October 5th
BOD Meeting 7:45am
Clearwater Beach
Library & Rec Center
Tuesday, November 9th
BOD Meeting 7:45am
Clearwater Beach
Annual Membership Mtg.
and Holiday Breakfast
Tuesday, December 7th
Location TBA
Chamber Mingles
Glow in the Dark
Putt Putt
Best Western Sea Wake
5:00pm
Tuesday, October 19th
End of Hurricane
Season Party
Holiday Inn & Suites
on Clearwater Beach
Thursday, November 18th
Clearwater Beach Chamber’s
Annual Golf Outing
Sign Up • Join the Fun • Support Your Chamber
Friday, October 29
Clearwater Country Club
• 18-Hole - 4 Person Scramble
• Noon Registration/Box Lunch
• Dinner, Prizes & Drawing
• 1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start
• Practice Balls, Putting Green
• Cost includes super Prize Ticket
Your Team Name:
1. Team Captain’s Name:
Company Name:
Phone:
2. Player Name:
Phone:
3. Player Name:
Phone:
4. Player Name:
Phone:
Early bird prices extended for one more week!
Sign up by Friday, October 8th to get these prices.
$500.00 per team
$125.00 per person
$600.00 per
Corporate team (includes Hole Sign)
Call Bruce Szabo today! 446-3772
Member to Member Discounts
Must present your membership card to receive your discount!
Accommodations
Attractions
Shopping
A Buccaneer Bungalow
www.buccaneerbungalow.com
Phone: 435-901-0300
10% off rentals
All Catch Fishing Charters
Capt. Gary Burch
Phone: 727-458-6335
$75.00 off inshore charter
fishing trip
Ebb Tide Motel
621 Bay Esplanade
Phone: 441-4421
10-15% off subject to availability
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Phone: 727-441-1790 x227
1/2 off general admission
Clearwater Beach Spa
641 1/2 Mandalay Avenue
Phone: 727-460-4789
50% off (first visit for new clients)
one-hour message or energy therapy
$10.00 off regular repeat visits.
(No other discounts apply)
Quality Hotel on the Beach
655 S. Gulfview Blvd.
Phone: 727-442-7171
20% off when you mention
Promo Code CBC
Restaurants
Royal North Beach
657 Mandalay Avenue
www.royalnorthbeach.com
Phone: 727-441-9700
10% discount
Snowflake Inn
22 Kendall Street
Phone: 499-8470
15% off when you bring snow skis
The Porpoise Inn
609 Cyprus Avenue
Phone: 442-2022
50% off subject to availability
Banking
Fifth Third Processing Solutions
1150 Cleveland Street
Phone: 813- 494-6960
Free Consultation and Analysis
Contact Jose Ojeda
Cozzo’s Internet Café & Deli
771 Bayway Blvd.
Phone: 442-2022
50% off subject to availability
Gondolier Pizza, Inc.
674 Gulfview Blvd.
Phone: 441-3353
10% off
Shephard’s Beach Resort
601 S. Gulfview Blvd.
Phone: 441-6875
20% off food and drink
Professional
John Doran, Attorney at Law
1164 NE Cleveland Street
Phone: 447-9579
20% discount on fee for
estate planning
Flower Market Florist
1919 Drew Street
Phone: 441-1186
10% off
Gulfside Florist & Gifts
641 Mandalay Avenue
Phone: 443-1515
10% off any order
Mary Kay - Betty Furniss
Phone: 447-4646
10% off your total purchase
Sandpearl Spa
Sandpearl Resort
500 Mandalay Avenue
Phone: 674-47140
10% off
Services
Budget Self Storage
111 North Myrtle Avenue
Phone: 446-1888
2nd month free to Chamber
Members. New accounts only
Amendment 4
by Joe Burdette
The November elections will soon
be upon us and this year there are
six constitutional amendments on
the ballot. I don’t have the time to
deal with all of them, but I would
like to address the one I consider the most important issue facing Florida in years and that is Amendment 4, better known as “Hometown Democracy.”
Amendment 4 is a proposed amendment to Florida’s constitution which would require “taxpayer-funded referenda” on all changes to local government comprehensive
plans. In other words, this “Vote on Everything” amendment would force Floridians – not the representatives
they elect – to decide hundreds of technical comprehensive plan changes each year.
And what effect would this have on the Florida economy?
Well, if you like the recession, you’ll love Amendment
4. According to a study conducted by The Washington
Economics Group, Amendment 4 will reduce Florida’s
economic output by $34 billion annually. Given Florida’s
precarious economic climate, that is the last thing our
state needs.
All we here in Clearwater need do is look at St. Pete
Beach where voters implemented a local version of
Amendment 4 in 2006. The measure has decimated their
economy, created chaos at the polls and caused a proliferation of special interest lawsuits. To date, the citizens
of St. Pete Beach have seen nearly a dozen lawsuits that
have cost local taxpayers almost three-quarters of a million dollars in legal fees.
Proponents of Amendment 4 say it would not require
voter approval on all land-use decisions. They are not
telling you the truth. The Florida Supreme Court plainly
More Thanks
Thanks to all the volunteers who helped fill
Movie Crew Welcome Bags
Wayne Cathel
Belleair Images
Deborah Pauley
CEA Marketing
Darlene Kole
Clearwater Beach Chamber
Liz LaJoy
Clearwater Beach Chamber
Carol Mears
Cooter’s Restaurant
Gerri Raymond
Frenchy’s Restaurant
Shannon Dempsey
Frenchy’s
Sandra DeBerzzinae
Fun Ride Rentals
Claudette Taylor
Fun Ride Rentals
Claudette Hinis
Fun Ride Rentals
Fran Bartlett
Lobster Pot Bistro
Kristen Wright
Publix
Lisa Chandler
Pier 60 Concessions &
Barefoot Beach House
Bonnie Trembulak
TBN Weekly
Florence Eaton
Volunteer
indicates that Amendment 4 would trigger votes not simply on all land use items, but, in fact, on every change to
a local government’s comprehensive plan. If Amendment
4 passes, local governments - city and county – would be
required to hold expensive referenda on hundreds, and in
some cases thousands, of amendments every year and
the cost to local governments of including the land-use
amendments on ballots could soar into the millions.
Amendment 4 proponents are fond of saying that comprehensive plan changes are “handed out like Halloween
candy” and that local commissions only approve “three
or four” plan amendments each year. The Amendment 4
campaign may not bother to check its facts, but facts are
stubborn things. According to the Department of Community Affairs Sunset Review, there were nearly 6,500
changes to local comprehensive plans in fiscal year 20062007.
Lawyers behind Amendment 4 keep saying that this proposal gives decision-making power to ordinary citizens.
One just has to again look at St. Pete Beach. Amendment 4 has not empowered citizens; it has empowered
Political Action Committees.
And finally, remember this: if Amendment 4 passes, voters living in other parts of the city or county will have just
as much influence as you do over what happens (or does
not happen) in your neighborhood. Let’s say your community needs a new fire station. Under Amendment 4,
that might require a 2-year delay and a countywide political campaign. And it might not be approved by voters living 45-minutes away. The voices of those most directly
affected by land use decisions would ultimately be diluted
in a citywide or countywide political campaign.
I urge you to study this issue closely and “VOTE “NO”
ON AMENDMENT 4.
and many more Thanks
to all the businesses that contributed to the
Welcome Bags for the Movie Cast and Crew
Busch Gardens
Chapel by the Sea
Cigar Central
ClearSky beachside café
Clearwater Beach
Chamber of Commerce
Clearwater Country
Club
Clearwater Harbour
Realty
Clearwater Wine Bar &
Bistro
Cooter’s Restaurant
Costco
Crabby Bill’s Beachwalk
Frenchy’s Restaurants
Fun Ride Rentals
Griffin Productions
Hyatt Regency Resort
Inshore Fishing Charter
Island Estates Liquors
Jimmy Iguana’s
Restaurant
Jolley Trolley
JustFloridaVacationRentals
Key West Express
Boutique
Magic Car
Mary Kay
Mugs on Missouri
Pier 60 Concessions/
Barefoot Beach House
Post Corner Pizza
Publix
Quality Hotel on the
Beach
Queen Fleet Fishing
Charter
Royal North Beach
Sandpearl Resort
Seascreamer
Sharmaine’s Salon
Shephard’s Resort
Snowflake Inn
The Brown Boxer Pub
& Grille
The Lobster Pot Bistro
The Segway Adventure
Upper Tampa Bay
Chamber