February 27th, 2013 - Clearwater Beach Chamber of Commerce

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Weekly Update Newsletter
February 27th, 2013
Dear Jessica,
It is the beginning of Spring Training for the Phillies. I had the most awesome
opportunity last week to have a private, behind-the-scene tour of Bright House
Stadium by Mr. John Timberlake himself. It was so very cool to be there while the
Phillies were practicing in the batting cages and seeing the enormity of this
complex. The new facility that is their Rehabilitation Center is incredible. Hooray
for our City, Bright House Field and the Phillies who have created such a ball field
and all that it has to offer. Let the games begin!!
Another annual event that has just opened is the Bay Area Renaissance Festival. I
am sure many of you can remember when this event took place in Largo. Well now it
is at MOSI in Tampa and well worth the drive. They have joined our Chamber and
have even added our Chamber logo and link to their website as one of their
Sponsors. Visitors ask us all the time for unique things to do while they are here.
The Festival is open weekends Feb. 23rd - April 7th.
From the #1 Beach,
Darlene Kole
Mingle
TOMORROW!!
QUICK LINKS
We Need IT Help!
Caladesi Legacy
Got Rooms
Mingle Thursday!
Baskets For Restaurant Week
Show Your Stuff!
Be sure to head to
the lawn at Pier 60
this weekend to see
the sand sculpture
for
Jack The Giant
Slayer
in theaters this
Friday!
The sculpture will be on the
lawn in front of the
playground at Pier 60 facing
the round about.
Who wants to ride in a
tank??
Please join us for our
February Mingle!
February 28th
5:00-7:00pm
2050 34th Way N Largo, FL 33771
We will also have volunteers coming from the Tampa
International Airport! This will be a great opportunity to
let them know about
your business!
RSVP TODAY!!
Bring a business card!
Members $10.00 Pre-Pay and $12 at the door
Non-member
$15 Pre-Pay and $18 at the door
We Need I.T.
Help!
The Clearwater Beach
Chamber of Commerce is
looking for an person to
help with computer
probelms. If any of our
members has someone on
staff or knows of a
tech that can help us with
the occasional computer
challenge, please call us
447-7600 or email Liz. We
thank you for your help
with this!
F.Y.I
For those of you that may
have heard about
the news of Florida's
new International Driving
Permit requirement: we
are happy to let you
know that this
requirement is now under
review for possible
Geneva Conventions
violations and will not be
We're #18 Out Of The United State On Trip
Advisor!
In this year's TripAdvisor's Traveler's choice
Clearwater Beach came in at #18 out of the
United States best beaches!
Other Beaches that ranked:
Sarasota
Pensacola
Tierra Verde
Panama City
Caladesi
It's Tourist Time!
enforced.
SAVE THESE DATES!
February 28: Armed Forces
Museum Mingle
March 17: St.Patty's Day &
March 28: Lobster Pot Bistro
Mingle
April 19-28: Frenchy's Sugar Sand
Festival
April 14:
Iron Girl
April 25: Holiday Inn and Suites
Clearwater Beach Mingle
May 10: Restaurant Week Kick off
Party
May 12-18: Restaurant Week
We are getting VERY busy and it's not even
Spring Break yet! About 50 more people a day
are coming in then at this same time last year.
Because of this tremendous increase we are
running low on brochures. Don't let us run out
of your brochures!
Social Media Links
1 Down and 9 To Go!
Donate your baskets to
Restaurant Week!
The President's Plate
(Darlene's Cheese Burger in
Paradise from Crabby's Bar &
Grill)
Ann Farrell from Pink A
Marketing, Inc. has
added a President's Plate
Album! So go to our
Facebook Page to check
out what Darlene is
enjoying for lunch or
dinner!
We are putting together raffle
baskets for the Restaurant Week Kick
Off Event and we need 10 large
baskets for this project.
F.Y.I.
Spring Break Dates
Click here to watch
safety video for spring
break
Spring Break Dates:
2013
State Colleges and
Universities
March 2 - 10: UF, UCF, SPC
March 9 - 17: FSU, USF
Regional High Schools
March 9-17: Hillsborough
County
March 23-31: Pinellas
County,
Polk County, Pasco
County,
Hernando County
Visit Website
For more information call: 727.447.7600
or email the Chamber
SPORTS LINKS
Please Donate!
The Clearwater Beach Recreation Center is hosting their
Annual Easter Egg Hunt on
March 29, 2013 at 6:00pm
They are looking for any kind of donation that can be used as
prizes for the winners. The CBRC can pick up the prizes or
they can be mailed to:
Clearwater
Beach Recreation Center
69 Bay Esplanade
Clearwater, FL 33767
Prizes can be:
gift certificates,
free passes,
toys,
etc.
Arts & Entertainment
They appreciate anything that you
can donate. Announcements will be made to recognize the
business that donated the prizes.
For more information please call:
Dan Crider
(727) 462-6138
Capitol Theater
Ruth Eckerd Hall
Straz Center
Sunset Cinema
Dunedin Fine Arts Center
The Beach Chamber is
proud to have formed an
Elite partnership with
Clearwater Gas
System. They are a
Sponsor to all of our 2013
events.
Visit Clearwater Gas
website
for details on
environmentally-friendly
natural gas energy for
appliances, water
heating, cooking, and
pool/spa heating.
April 19-28, 2013.
CHAMBER INFORMATION
Tourism Video
Contact Us:
Darlene Kole, Pres./CEO
Liz LaJoy, Office Manager
Jane Bongo, Special Event
Coordinator
Jessica Howe, Admin.
Assistant
Office Volunteers:
John Cagle
South of Pier 60 on Clearwater Beach,
1,000 tons of its world famous sugar sands will be in the Sugar
Sand Walk Exhibition, an artistic walk-through display in a
14,000 square foot tent accessible for a
small admission cost.
Additional no-cost highlights of the event include Frenchy's
Master Sand Sculpting Competition, sand sculpting clinics,
speed sand demonstrations and a children's play area called the
Sandbox.
For more information please contact:
Lisa Chandler, Sunsets at Pier 60
727.430.5200
Email
Jennifer Mulligan, City of Clearwater Parks & Recreation
727.562.4802 ext. 2904
Email
The Fair Is Coming To Tropicana Feild!
Maria
Beach Chamber Mascot
2013
Executive
Officers
Eric Waltz - Chairman of the
Board
Louie Stavropoulos - Vice
Chairman
Carol Mears - Secretary
Jason Gibertoni - Treasurer
Paul Andrews - Past
Chairman
Frank Dame - Chamber
Liaison
Darlene Kole President/CEO
MEMBER HAPPENINGS!!
If any of our members have
something interesting that
is happening or coming up
Schedule:
March 20-24, 2013
Hours:
Wednesday the 20th &
Thursday the 21st: 5-11pm
Friday the 22nd: 3pm - midnight
Saturday the 23rd: noon to midnight
Sunday the 24th: noon to 10pm
and they want it
mentioned in the
Be Sure To Come Out and Play!
newsletter, please e-mail it
For more Information please visit :
Pinellas County Fair Website
Or Call 813-714-0274
to:
Jessica
Caladesi Legacy
The Beach Chamber Becomes an
Eagle Sponsor for the Caladesi
Discovery Center!
They need your support too!
March 5th at 7:00 pm at
the Tarpon Springs Public
Library, will show
a visual PowerPoint
presentation of Caladesi
Legacy with Terry
Fortner. Terry shares
pictures, and talk about
her grandmother, author
Myrtle Scharrer Betz's
legacy.
click here for more
information!
Please Welcome Our
Newest Member!
The Caladesi Discovery Center will be an open air,
ADA compliant, interpretive facility rising from the old
observation tower site at Caladesi Island State Park.
Patrick Ward
813-983-0111
Bay Area Renaissance
Festival
E-mail
Website
Member Spotlight
An observation deck at a height of approximately 25 feet
above ground level will provide visitors a panoramic view
of this undeveloped barrier island.
In addition to offering a magnificent bird's eye view of the
topography and plant communities of one of the last
undeveloped barrier islands on Florida's Gulf Coast, the
CDC will provide hands-on exhibits where park guests
will be able to investigate aspects of Caladesi's history,
habitat and wildlife.
At the Caladesi Discovery Center every person will have
an opportunity to experience the nature of "Real Florida."
But in order to make this wonderful tower happen we
need support for our wonderful members! Please click
here to download the sponsorship level form.
For more information
Please Contact: Friends of the Island Parks
Phone:(727) 738-2903
Email
Little Frog
Innovations
Ian LeBlanc
727.475.4797 ext.201
Traveling To &
Fro
Email
Website
From Donna's corner of
the beach....
A few weeks ago I
mentioned the need for
transportation from
Clearwater Beach to Busch
Gardens and other major
locations in the Tampa
Bay area. I wanted to
follow up as there are several ways to get there from here.
Got Rooms?
In our continuing effort to
help all our
Hotel/Motel/Inn
members,
we would love for you to
fax us your daily
availability of rooms. We
are being inundated with
room requests and we
want to put heads on
pillows in your
establishments!
FAX : (727) 443-
Florida Free Rides now offers a set price for key
locations, such as Busch Gardens and Bright House Stadium.
A newer member, Precision Sedan of Tampa Bay, also offers
these services. And PSTA offers a wide range of trolley and
bus routes. For example, I just helped some visitors get from
the Visitor Center to Blue Jay Stadium in Dunedin. The Jolley
Trolley offers the Coastal Route all the way up to Tarpon
Springs on the weekends. Yesterday Florida Free Rides
shuttled a group from Chapel-By-The-Sea to the marina for a
Starlite Majesty cruise. Our members are just so helpful-and
all their contact info is found on our website. I'm so grateful to
our transportation service providers; they're helping our
visitors and locals alike make the most of Clearwater Beach
and all of Tampa Bay!
If you have any comments or suggestions, just call 447-
7812
SURF STYLE VISITOR CENTER
7600 or email me
With sand between my toes, Donna
Are you looking for a perfect gift
for that someone special?
Our Visitor Center at
Surf Style
Donna Dennis, Manager
Kathy Murray, Concierge
Donna also does "House Calls"
to businesses that have
groups of people wanting to
learn more about our
beautiful piece of paradise.
She puts together welcome
bags filled with all kinds of
useful information for our
visitors.
Visitor Center Volunteers:
Nancy Gardinier
Ed Patch
Helen Curwen
Christie Hanna
Amanda Hanna
Chuck Kilbride
Lynna Dagg
Tell Your Guests:
Our Visitor Centers Sell
JOLLEY TROLLEY
All Day Passes
and
All Day
PARKING PASSES!
THE CLEARWATER BEACH ART
BOOK is perfect for so many
reasons.
This beautiful and artistic book is the most talked about
book on the beach, the number #1 beach is the State of
Florida. Each picture is creatively done through a
special process that only Dan and Ryan Friese do at
Waterfront Gallery. You can see many of the prints
hanging in the lobby of the Hilton Clearwater Beach!
The Books are $75 per book with
special pricing for members.
Come by the Beach Chamber office and purchase yours
today while they last:
333C S. Gulfview Blvd.
Clearwater Beach
(727) 447-7600
Show Your Stuff!
The Beach Chamber
sells discounted
Busch Gardens tickets
(half day tickets too)
Sunset Cinema Movies!
Sunset Cinema Website
March Movies
Friday 1st The Iron Giant
Saturday 2nd: Pride and
Prejudice
Friday 8th: Charlotte's Web
Saturday 9th: Because I
Said So
Friday 15th: Cat in the Hat
Saturday 16th: Anchorman
Friday 22nd: How to Eat
Fried Worms
Saturday 23rd: The Lord of
the Rings: Return of the King
Friday 29th: Hoot
Saturday 30th: Skyfall
Edited
Thank You Jolley
Trolley!
Look what Publix did to show
their love for being on the Best Beach!
How do you or your business show your
love of winning Florida's Best Beach
Town?
Submit Your Photos Here!
We would like to give a big
thank you to Jolley Trolley
for their generous donation
of bus passes for the
interns! They have been a
big help in the interns stay
here with us on Clearwater
Beach.
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