December Business Builder Newsletter

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1 December Business Builder Newsletter Photograph of Goggins Station, Lamar County, Georgia, ca Photo credit: Vanishing Georgia, Georgia Archives, University System of Georgia Inside this issue Calendar of Events Page 2 Awards Banquet Page 6 Empty Stocking Fund Page 3 Illumination Celebration Page 4 Member Spotlight Page 12

2 Page 2 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Winter Begins Relay for Life Kickoff Hanukkah Begins Hanukkah Ends Christmas Eve New Year s Eve Empty Stocking Fund Board Meeting Jingle Bell Jog Schedule of Events December 2nd: Lamar County Relay for Life Kickoff at the Barnesville Civic Center from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. December 4th: Business After Hours with United Bank s Empty Stocking Fund from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. December 12th: Nominations for Business Person of the Year and Outstanding Citizen of the Year due to the Chamber by 5:00 pm. December 13th: Jingle Bell Jog 5K Jog & Fun Walk hosted by the Lamar County Family Connection Collaborative. Business Exchange Due to the busy holiday season this month, we will not have a December meeting. The Business Exchange meetings will resume in January 2015.

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4 Illumination Celebration November 26th, 2014

5 Page 5 Window Decorating Winners 1st Place Brightmoor Hospice 2nd Place Eternal Hope Hospice 3rd Place United Bank Gingerbread House Winners 1st Place Verizon Wireless 2nd Place Dana Lamar 3rd Place Lanie Smith Poster Winners 1st Place Gracie Mitchell 2nd Place Connor Phadongsy 3rd Place Allison Meade-Gill This December is Membership Drive Month! According to a recent national Chamber study, when consumers know that a small business is a member of the chamber of commerce, they are 49% more likely to think favorably of it and 80% more likely to purchase goods or services from the company in the future. In the same light, businesses enjoy an increase of 73% in consumer awareness and see a local reputation increase of 68%. -The Schapiro Group, Inc. Research Study To refer a new member or to renew your own membership, call (770) for more details.

6 The 32nd Annual Community Awards Banquet will be held at the Barnesville Civic Center on January 22, 2015 beginning at 7:00 p.m. This is an important event for our community because it is a time where many of Barnesville s most valuable citizens are recognized. Tickets for this catered event will be $25.00 and will be available at the Chamber of Commerce until January 16th at 5:00 p.m. The Chamber of Commerce sponsors two awards: Outstanding Citizen and Business Person of the Year. Last year s recipient of the Outstanding Citizen Award was Barnesville City Manager Kenneth Roberts and the recipients for the Business Person of the Year Award were Mr. William Bill Lindsey & Mrs. Susan Lindsey. The deadline for nominations will be December 12 at 5:00 p.m. Forms are available in this newsletter, online at and at the Chamber located at 100 Commerce Place. Other awards that will be given out include: Volunteer of the Year Award (Barnesville Lion s Club), Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award (Dewaine T. Bell Difference Makers), Farmer of the Year Award (Barnesville-Lamar County Farm Bureau), Career Woman of the Year Award (Barnesville Rotary Club), the Brittain Cauthen Firefighter of the Year Award (Barnesville-Lamar County Fire Department), and the STAR Student/STAR Teacher. For more information about the event, please contact the Chamber at (770) Please remember, ALL NOMINATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AND BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5:00 P.M. ON DECEMBER 12, 2014.

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11 Congratulations to our Leadership Lamar Graduates of 2014! Griffin Choral Arts Presents Follow That Star FOLLOW THAT STAR will be presented on Thursday, December 4, at 7:30 PM at Griffin First Baptist Church (106 W. Taylor Street). Christmas with Griffin Choral Arts is a community tradition. Join us for a choral holiday celebration, featuring Kevin Memley s Magnificat, accompanied by piano, Macon s Barrister Brass, and percussion. The choir will also perform Star in the East, arranged by one of our very own singers, William Allen Pasch. Join your voice with the choir for familiar Christmas carols and enjoy the spirit of the season! Tickets are $15 and available in advance through December 2, in Griffin at Artistic Flowers and Gifts and Safehouse Coffee Roasters, in Barnesville at Goggans Florist, in Zebulon at A Novel Experience bookstore, and in Thomaston at the TUAC Gallery. Tickets will also be sold at Griffin First Baptist Church (enter through Hill Street doors) on Dec. 3 & 4 from 10 a.m.-noon & 2-4 p.m. Tickets may also be available at the door, but advance purchase is recommended. This is typically a sell-out, so plan early! Further information (including program notes) is available at the Griffin Choral Arts website: or call SING1-88 ( ).

12 Member Spotlight Want to win a free ad in our newsletter? Join us at the December Empty Stocking Fund event and you could be featured here next month! Hamrick s Trading Post Dan Hamrick 1333 Highway 341 South Barnesville, GA (770) Picture taken at the Business After Hours meeting on November 20th, 2014 at Hamrick s Trading Post.

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15 Winners of the Boarding Pass Contest! 1st Place $ winner Hayley Fowler 2nd Place $50.00 winner Lynsey Corley 3rd Place $25.00 winner Lexi Langley P.O. Box Commerce Place Barnesville, GA Office: (770) Fax: (770) This Newsletter is brought to you by: