Monthly Newsletter - Belle Glade Chamber of Commerce

October 2016
540 S. Main Street
Belle Glade, FL 33430
Phone: 561-996-2743
www.bellegladechamber.com
e-mail: bgchamber@aol.com
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Chamber Elects New Officers
Welcome! Shown are the new Belle Glade Chamber Board of Directors
Officers who were installed last week. From left are: President Eddie
Rhodes, First Vice President Rita Schoenfeld, Second Vice President Terri
Calsetta, Secretary Patti Underwood, Treasurer Beverly Scott, Chamber
Executive Director Brenda Bunting and Past President Leigh Woodham.
Western PBC Farm Bureau Annual Dinner
Wednesday, Nov. 9.
6 p.m. Social Time, 6:45 p.m. Dinner
Ray’s Heritage Packing House
Guest Speaker Adam Putnam
Commissioner of Agriculture
For tickets call 561-996-0343
Welcome New Board Member
We welcome our newest Chamber board member Millie Rodriguez,
shown in the center along with incoming President Eddie Rhodes and outgoing President Leigh Woodham.
We join with our community in support of our local
farmers. We urge our
members to become educated on the issues by going to the websites
www.Saveourfarms.com
or www.lakeOalliance.org
CHAMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Eddie Rhodes
First Vice President
Rita Schoenfeld
Second Vice President
Terri Calsetta
Secretary
Patti Underwood
Treasurer
Beverly Scott
Board Members
Connie Deaton
Jackie Guerra
Millie Rodriguez
Shannon Sagan
Larry Underwood
Karen Corbin-Wheeler
Mike Wheeler
Leigh Woodham
Ex. Dir. Brenda Bunting
We welcome the Law Office of Lydia Charles as a new member.
Attorney Charles office is at 5725 Corporate Way, Suite 107, West Palm
Beach, FL 33407. You may reach her by calling 561-777-4545, or by
email at lcharles@lawcharles.com.
Thank you to the following businesses and individuals for renewing
their commitment to the Chamber and to our community.
Physicians Park Medical Group, Glades Initiative, Inc., Didi Burton, State Farm Insurance, Wilkinson-Cooper Produce, Jerome
Golden Center, Roth Farms, Treehouse Learning Center, C.L. Brumback Primary Care Clinic, Melanie Grimes, Gilberts Jewelers &
Gifts, Hand Properties, Robert Hooker, Grid One Electric, American
Legion Post 20, Orsenigo Repair & Maintenance, Lighthouse Cafe
Ministries of the Glades, Kenneth Lutz, Everglades Farm Equipment, Arc of the Glades, Chosen Ag Services, Shannon Sagan Law
Offices, Lake Hardware & Farm Supply, Milton Carpenter Insurance, TKM Bengard Farms, Julie Prielozny, All Trophies, Etc.,
Quality Telephone Service, Attorney Donia Adams Roberts, South
Florida Foot & Ankle Centers.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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2
3
Leadership Glades
BOD
Noon
Chamber of Commerce
Belle Glade City
Commission
6:30 PM
9
10
Columbus Day
16
Belle Glade City
Commission
6:30 PM
Harvest Blow Out
First Baptist Church
3-6 PM
Everyone welcome
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5
SB City
Commission
7 PM
11
Lions Club
Noon
Belle Glade Rotary
Noon
12
LORE Alliance
3 PM
CareerSource PBC
17
Pumpkin Patch
First Baptist Church
October 17-31
Pumpkins for sale
30
4
Lions Club
Noon
Belle Glade Rotary
Noon
18
Lions Club
Noon
Belle Glade Rotary
Noon
SB City
Commission
7 PM
25
52nd
Annual
Chamber
Awards
Banquet
6:30 PM
Elks Lodge
6
Town Hall Meeting
7
8
Fall Vendor Fair
Lawrence E. Will
Museum of the
Glades
October 8 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
5:30 PM
Belle Glade-Pahokee Elk Lodge, 300 SE
Avenue E, Belle Glade
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October 7 Noon - 6:00 p.m.
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Chamber Board
Meeting
Noon
19
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Chamber Breakfast
7:30 AM
Lakeside Medical Center
26
Glades Day
School
5 PM
27
Glades Technical
Advisory Committee
9:30 AM
Belle Glade Civic Center
28
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