Rhythm on the River - Chamber of Commerce

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Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Business News
The
Chairman’s Club
The Chairman’s Club
recognizes businesses who
have agreed to annual dues
ranging from $500 to $5,000
annually in exchange for enhanced services
and promotion.
Platinum Level
Rhythm
on the
River
Chamber of
Commerce &
Economic
Development
Saturday,
October 11,
6 p.m. -until
Business
Calendar
Gold Level
MacAljon
Silver Level
Altamaha Federal Credit
Union
Jesup * Ludowici * Screven
Arctic South Heating &
Air & Electrical
Armstrong Family
Dentistry
Bubbles Xpress Car Wash
Bubbles Xpress
Laundromat
Budget Self Storage
Clyde Bergemann
Power Group
Domtar Personal Care
Harper Industries
Jesup Drive-In
Jesup Premium
Storage
Overholt Construction Inc.
RE/MAX Vision
Real Estate
The Wayne County
Chamber of Commerce is
excited to announce the
date for its inaugural
Rhythm On the River
Music Festival, Saturday,
October 11, 2014, on the
banks of the beautiful Altamaha River! Join us for
an evening concert featuring local and regional
bands singing some of
your country/rock and
popular
favorites
at
Jaycee Landing. Tickets
are just $10 per person
and are available at the
Chamber office or at the
gate the day of the event.
Madray Springs Corner
Store selling BBQ sandwiches, brunswick stew,
smoked chicken, chips
and “Madray Springs”
rolls
Teen Challenge-selling
hot dogs, burgers, chips,
soft drinks and water
Jacob Poppell-selling
boiled peanuts
For
sponsorship
or
ticket information, contact the Chamber office at
912-427-2028.
Executive Committee
Meeting
Wed., Oct. 8th
Chamber Office
3:00 pm
Leadership Wayne
Agriculture Day
Thursday, Oct. 9th
Launch Wayne
Tuesday, Oct. 14th
Angels-Hidden Room
“Hops and Hooligans”
5:30-7:00pm
Industrial
Development
Authority Meeting
Friday, Oct. 17th
Coastal Pines Technical College
Poly-Tech Building
10:30am
Southeastern Gin &
Peanuut
Launch Wayne
A ‘Civic Fair’
Wayne Memorial
Hospital
The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce’s premier group of young professionals, Launch Wayne, recently held its
monthly event. A large group of attendees had the opportunity to visit with different Civic Organizations during this
event which was sponsored by Harper
Industries and held at the Jesup Train
Depot. Join Launch Wayne for its next
event from 5:30-7:00pm on October 14th
at Angel’s Hidden Room for “Hops &
Hooligans”.
Please RSVP to
erica.mcgowan@rayonieram.com.
Bronze Level
AT&T Georgia
BB&T
Bennett & Lindsey
Café Euro
Country Financial,
O’Quinn & Associates
Diversified Technical
Solutions
Georgia Power Company
Government Watch
of Georgia
Great Southern Wood
Preserving, Inc.
Harter Recycling Center
Healthy Pet
NeSmith Chevrolet-Jesup
Satilla REMC
Wayne County Magazine
New Chairman’s Club
Members
Silver Level
Clyde Bergemann Power
Group
New Members
Friendly Express
Americana Grill
Thomas Chasse’, MD, FACS
Bill Werkheiser for GA
House 157
Renewing Members
Allstate InsuranceThe Bennett Agency
Altamaha Wildlife
Association
Bone & Joint Institute
of South Georgia
Crawford’s Jewelers
Habaneros Mexican
Restaurant
Harrison Real Estate
Jesup Tire Shop
Johnson’s Office Solutions,
Inc.
Jones Drug Company
Jones Medical Equipment
Kathy Keith
Magnolia Midlands Pain
Management
Pye’s Appliance
Quality Inn
Screven Elementary School
Teary Barnes
The Conner Law Group
The Press Sentinel
Wayne County Family
Connections
Wayne Service Center
Wildwood Stables
Chamber General Membership Luncheon Well Attended
The Chamber’s General Membership luncheon held September 23
was the first luncheon of
the program year. Bruce
Green,
Director
of
Tourism Product Development with the Georgia
Department of Economic
Development, was the
keynote speaker. The
luncheon was sponsored
by the City of Jesup and
was attended by a capacity crowd of over 100
members of the business
community.
Chamber Chairman,
Jack Perrett, with Rayonier Advanced Materi-
als, proceeded over the
luncheon.
The next General
Membership Luncheon
is scheduled for November. Gregg Urban of Rayonier Advanced Materials is chairing the GML
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committee.
He
announced that plans for
future luncheons will be
announced soon.
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Thanks to Chamber Members who sponsored this edition of Business News. To sponsor future editions contact the The Press-Sentinel at 427-3757.
Chamber Board
Meeting
Tuesday, Oct 21st
4:00pm
Train Depot
Business After-Hours
Angels-Hidden Room
Tuesday, Oct. 21st
5:00-7:00pm
Business
Resources
Debbie Graham,
Business Consultant for the UGA
Small Business
Development
Center visits Jesup
twice monthly for
confidential consulting for business
owners and for
new entrepreneurs.
Appointments are
available by contacting the Chamber.
Contact Us
Chamber of
Commerce
(912) 427-2028
chamber
office@wayne
chamber.com
Frances
Yeargan,
Chamber of
Commerce
Robin Sweat,
Chamber of
Commerce
Jack Perrett,
Chamber Board
Chair
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Distinguished Service Award: Dr. E.L. Harrell,
retired physician
Small Business of the Year: Velocity Health & Fitness, Pam and Joe Hightower
Excellence in Agriculture: Jonny Harris, Greenview
Farms
Leaders of Our Community
Past and President Attend Legacy Dinner
The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce hosted the
second annual “Legacy Dinner” on Thursday, September
18th. Stetson Bennett, Jr. &
Family were the Presenting
Sponsors for this event. The
Chamber would like to give a
special thanks to all of the
sponsors: Bronze--Ag South
Farm Credit; Altamaha Federal Credit Union; AT&T;
Country Financial-O’Quinn
& Associates; Domtar Personal Care; Express Employment Professionals; FMR
Burch Farms; Jesup Broadcasting Corporation; Jesup
Milling Company; Southern
Eagle Distributing, LLC;
Wayne Memorial Hospital;
Wayne Obstetrics & Gynecology. Silver--Rayonier Advanced Material. Gold-Coastal Pines Technical
College; Southeastern Gin &
Peanut; and the Wayne
County Industrial Development Authority. The Chamber would like to congratulate the following Award
Winners:
Over 190 guests were in
attendance on Thursday
night, September 18 at the
Jack Perrett--Emcee of
Ceremonies
Judge
Vi
Bennett-Spoke briefly on behalf of
her family who sponsored
the event.
Excellence in Leadership (given on behalf of
the IDA): Mickey Whittington
Business Leader of the
Year: Joe Ierardi, Wayne
Memorial Hospital
Ambassador of the
Year:
Mary
Katelyn
Williams, Best Kept Secret
Chamber’s Legacy Dinner.
Past Chamber Presidents
and Chamber award winners
were among those who experienced a night of tribute to
the legends of Wayne County.
Vi Bennett recognized the
families who have served in
leadership roles in the Cham-
ber of Commerce and the
business families who have
contributed to the economy of
our community through the
years. She also recognized
the public safety officials that
helped during the August 4th
Yvonne Johnson, a professional violist who was a member of the former Savannah
Symphony, provided the dinner music as the diners
feasted on a meal prepared
by Executive Chef Roland
Taylor of the Wayne Memorial Hospital Cafeteria and his
staff. Dedira Odum, Designs
by Deidra, added the final
touches to create an evening
of elegance.
The Legacy Committee
Members who planned the
event were Matt Hubbard,
Event Chair, Hallie Graham,
Kelly
Shanklin,
Linda
Cardin, Chad Swanson, Connie Riddle and Deidra Odum.
The Steering committee consist of: Vi Bennett, Mickey
Whittington and Butch Hubbard.
fire that destroyed several
downtown
businesses.
Plans for 2014 Chamber
Christmas Parade Underway
Date set for
Saturday,
December 13
The
Wayne
County
Chamber of Commerce’s
Annual Christmas Parade
will be held downtown
Jesup at 7:00 p.m., with
line up beginning at 5:30
p.m., on December 13. Parade entry is $35 for all entries. Forms will be available soon and can be picked
up at the Chamber office.
Entry forms are due by December 10. All businesses,
churches, organizations
are encouraged to participate. This year’s theme is,
“Wishes, Dreams and
Memories”.
Jamie Hickox, ReMax
Realty, will chair the event
again this year. “We continue to try and improve on
an already great event and
this year will be no different. We have a great com-
Thanks to these Chamber
Members who sponsored
this edition of
Business News.
To sponsor future editions contact the
Chamber
of Commerce
at 427-2028.
mittee and some new ideas
that we think our commu-
nity will enjoy,” stated
Jamie.
Wholesale Distributor:
• Electrical
• Plumbing
• Lighting
• Appliances
Henry & Pam Coley, Owners
1285 West Pine Street • Jesup
(912) 427-4985