May 2013 Newsletter - North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce

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Miranda Bounds, owner of Dragonfly
Photography, and Carla Bowman,
owner of Infinity Massage by Carla
Bowman, hosted their Grand
Opening Event on Thursday, April
26th in Rex Courtyard, right next
door to their new location at 108 N
Hoyle Avenue in down town Bay
Minette. Dragonfly Photography and
Infinity Massage are located inside
the Historic Hamilton Hotel Building
(alongside long-time owner of “The
Gallery” Mr. John Lewis). The North
Baldwin Chamber staff was on hand
at the Grand Opening Event to host a
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and
Officially welcome Dragonfly
Photography and Infinity Massage to
the Chamber Family. Bounds and
Bowman have joined the ranks of
many other local downtown business
owners who are all working to
revitalize and continue to breathe life
into Old Town Bay Minette.
Save the Dates!
Tuesday, May 14th:
-”Understanding the Affordable Care Act”
Workshop, Bay Minette City Council
Chambers @ 5:30pm
Thursday, May 16th
-Business After Hours @ City Hall, 5pm-7pm
-BCHS Senior Awards Night @ 7pm
Saturday, May 18th
-BCHS 5k & Fun Run @ 8am
Monday, May 20th
-BCHS Graduation @ 7pm
Thursday, May 23rd
-Bay Minette City Council Meeting @ 6pm
Friday, May 24th
-North Baldwin Family Health Center
(Franklin Primary Health Center)
Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting @9am
Friday, May 31st
-Ribbon Cutting for
Second Edition @ 11:30am
Visit www.northbaldwinchamber.com for
a full calendar of events!
May 2013
On Wednesday, May
1st, Mayor Bob Wills
cut the Ribbon and
officially opened the
American Heart
Association Walking
Path, known as The
Old Town Bay
Minette Art Trail.
On hand for the
inaugural walk were
the City of Bay
Minette, the North
Baldwin Chamber of
Commerce and the
Old Town Bay Minette Arts
Council. Maps of the Art Trail are available in front of
the Bay Minette Public Library where the trail begins
and ends. The trail winds around the Baldwin County
Courthouse past downtown businesses, parks and
neighborhoods. The artwork along the trail is donated
by local artists and students and will be changed out
periodically.
LAST CHANCE: “Understanding the Affordable Care Act
Workshop”— Tuesday, May 14th is the last chance for business
Welcome to our Newest
North Baldwin
Chamber Members!
owners, HR managers and anyone interested to attend this free workshop presented by the Alabama Cooperative Extension and the North
Baldwin Chamber of Commerce. The workshop is May 14th at
5:30pm in the City Council Chambers at the Bay Minette City Hall.
For more information call 251.937.5665
Konica Minolta Business Solutions
Huntingdon College proudly announces the Graduating class of 2013
Alliance Publishing
Michael DeVan Plato Akridge
Derrick Lawrence Bassett
John Walker Brantley
Tamra Lakia Coleman
Brigitte Finley
Melissa Anne Franks
Cuong Dat Huynh
Ronald Charles Marcus Nero
Dana Carole Reed
Christopher Glynn Rutledge
Kellie San
Kayla Taylor Scott
Marisa Lyn Mustin Simpson
Chad Gregory Stephens
(For information on the Huntingdon College Adult Degree Completion Program in Bay Minette,
contact Vinson Bradley at 251.580.4908)
MsOnDaGo Productions
Street’s Seafood
Second Edition
Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation
Frosting on the Top Bake Shoppe
Young Professionals Present $5,000 in Scholarships to BCHS Seniors
The Young Professionals of the North Baldwin Chamber of
Commerce presented $5,000 in scholarships to three Baldwin
County High School Seniors on Thursday, May 9th. The Young
Professionals raised the scholarship money last fall with the
first ever Delta Dash—a 5k+ mud run obstacle course through
the delta of Stockton, Alabama. Approximately 500 runners
participated in the Delta Dash helping to make these scholarships possible. The Young Professionals are already planning
for the 2nd Annual Delta Dash to take place on September 28th
this year; registration opens June 1st with an expectation of
doubling the participation, more runners equal more
scholarships.
Destany Morris is the top recipient of the Delta Dash
Scholarship receiving $3,000. Destany is headed to the
University of Mobile in the fall and plans to major in
Education.
Lennon Steadham and Marlee Brannan are each receiving
$1,000 scholarships. Lennon is headed to the University of
South Alabama where she plans to study Chemical
Engineering, while Marlee is headed to the University of
Alabama to pursue an education in Nursing.
Congratulations ladies, and a big thank you to the Young
Professionals of the North Baldwin Chamber for their hard
work to make this scholarship program possible.
BAY MINETTE, AL – The North Baldwin Coalition for Excellence in
Education has award $10,000 in grants to teachers in the north
Baldwin feeder pattern. The $500 grants were presented to 20
educators at nine different campuses.
“We are thrilled to be able to support the efforts of north
Baldwin teachers through our grant program,” said Tina Covington,
NBCEE president. “This year, we were able to surprise our winners
at their school campuses so it was fun to include the student body
in that presentation.”
The teacher grant program receives funding from the Heritage Junior Women’s Club and the Bay Minette Rotary Club from
their signature annual events: HJWC Chili Cook-Off and the Rotary
Chilly Run.
Recipients include:
Bay Minette Intermediate: Gail Richerson, Starla Sellers, and
Shannon Garrett. Bay Minette Elementary: Second grade teachers, Amy Brooks, and Jennifer Kilpatrick. Bay Minette Middle: Bill
Allen, Pam Coffman, and Stuart Ivey. North Baldwin Center for
Technology: Chris Waters. Stapleton Elementary: Diane Lump.
Delta Elementary: Brenda Morries, and Kristy Weatherford. Pine
Grove Elementary: Michele Bowman and Patty Johnson. Perdido
School: Laurie Myer, Gerri McDonald, and Tracey Miller. Baldwin
County High: Jeff Lepa, Digital and William Jones.