Wakulla C h amb er an d Yo u : Partners F o r S u c ce ss November 2016 PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY OUR PREMIER MEMBERS President s Message Dear Valued Members: Recently the Chamber of Commerce along with the Wakulla news hosted our latest political forum. I would first like to thank all of the committee members who helped work on this event. Without their hard work we would not have been able to have such a successful event. I would also like to thank Mr. Snowden and the Wakulla News for their continued support. Special thanks go to Bob Ballard and his staff at Wakulla Environmental Institute for being such gracious hosts and setting up the room for us all to enjoy. If you have not yet had the chance to visit their new campus please take a moment and reach out to WEI and see what exciting things they are doing in our community. Speaking of community, thank you to all of the community members who submitted questions for the event. If you were there you got to hear the candidates answer a myriad of questions. It seemed as if the most popular topic of the night hinged around the concept of how does our economic environment thrive while also protecting our natural environment? I agree that this is an important issue that our candidates will have to work through as our region continues to grow. Lastly I would be remiss if I didn t thank the candidates for their participation. Without their willingness to serve none of this would have been possible. I appreciate the time that you all took out of your schedules for this event. I wish you all luck in your respective races in the coming weeks. I would also like to encourage everyone to get out in vote on Nov 8 th! Here is the link to the forum https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbmf2k4coue The next event we will be hosting is our business excellence awards ceremony. This is a special time where we get the opportunity to recognize businesses that do a great job and take the time to thank them for the service they provide. We received a great number of nominations in the various categories, and the judges will have their work cut out for them. Also, if you are interested in attending, please make sure you RSVP soon as space is limited. Last year s event was very well attended and we anticipate having a near capacity crowd this year. Thank you to our Title Sponsor, Ameris Bank, and co sponsors Capital Health Plan, and The Wakulla News. I look forward to another great event on November 17 th! In response to hurricane Hermine chamber members wanted to make sure that community members were aware of what services were available to them in case of an emergency. continued

We are actively working on putting together a flyer that will have important agency information as well as where emergency items may be available. We are attempting to put this together via flyer that will be distributed to residences throughout the county. If you would like to serve on a committee that is working on this important issue or if you would like to be a sponsor please contact the chamber office. Once again I would like to thank you all for your support. If there is anything we as your chamber can do for you please don t hesitate to call upon us. In Service, Please join us for our 2016 Business Excellence Awards banquet Thursday, November 17 Wakulla Springs Lodge 550 Wakulla Park Drive Social Hour: 6:00 pm Dinner: 7:00 pm with program to follow Reserved tables for eight guests are available. RSVP to chamber office 926.1848 MENU: Salad Bread and Butter Ribeye Steak Baked Potato Grilled Fall Vegetables Dessert Vegetarian Alternate Salad Bread and Butter Pasta Primavera Dessert $18 per person $25 per person 2

Monthly Networking Luncheon @ Riverside Cafe October Networking Luncheon by Leslie Linka By Leslie Linka The October Networking luncheon was held at Riverside Cafe at 69 Riverside Drive in St. Marks. MC Mary Wallace welcomed the 76 attendees, and announced two new members - Tractor Supply Store, who will celebrate their grand opening and ribbon cutting on Saturday November 12th at 8 a.m, and Community Training Works, Inc. Chamber members and their guests enjoyed a great lunch along with lots of prizes and giveaways from the local business community; including $25.00 gift certificates and Stone Crab festival T-shirts from Riverside Café. The $76.00 cash drawing was won by Zoe Mansfield. Other drawing prizes were donated by: Cook Insurance, Olympus Insurance, KWCB, Rossetti Realty, 103.1 The Wolf, WTXL, Smith, Thompson, Shaw, and Minacci& Colón, P.A., Leslie Linka, Talquin Electric, NFAN, Shepard Accounting, and The Wakulla News. Guests speakers included Denise Wyche, the new TCC Wakulla Center manager, who announced the upcoming renovation and the December 1st grand reopening of the current location as well as the addition of new monthly courses, and the upcoming formation of an advisory council. Colleen Castille with Terra Conservation Group spoke about Camp Indian Springs an economic center for recreational access to the Sportsman s Paradise (Wakulla County). A local movement to support keeping it as a camp ground and equestrian center is needed. The property has seventy seven forested upland acres for active recreation. Supporters are working with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to affect a state and local partnership for purpose. Community Announcements included those from: Jo Ann Palmer, executive director of Keep Wakulla County Beautiful, who invited the audience to the first annual Halloween event at Panacea's Woolley Park on October 31; Marion Russ, founder of Faith, Hope, and Love, a WAKULLA County 501c3, invited all to their 1st annual Fall Festival fundraiser which will benefit families in Wakulla county that are facing the many challenges caused by cancer; Pat Walker from the Wakulla Medical Center reminded the audience that enrollment dates for the Affordable Healthcare Plan are from November 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017. The next chamber luncheon will be held in January 2017. We look forward to seeing you all you at the 2016 WAKULLA Chamber Business Excellence Awards in November at WAKULLA Springs Lodge where we will once again recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions made by the local business community. 3

Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening - Tractor Supply Company 8 am, Saturday, November 12 2408 Crawfordville Hwy At Wakulla Insurance Agency Vroom Vroom Chamber members start your engines the Dale Earnhardt, Jr. #88 Nationwide NASCAR Show Car sped around the track into Wakulla County yesterday all the way from North Carolina as part of the October Wakulla Chamber Business After Hours Event hosted by Wakulla Insurance Agency located at 2190 Crawfordville Highway. Approximately 62 chamber members, employees, friends and clients of Wakulla Insurance Agency visited to get an up-close view of the #88 Show Car. Guests took photos and shared their photos on social media for a chance to win a miniature signed replica of the car. Attendees enjoyed wonderful food prepared by Family Coastal Restaurant and a delicious assortment of mini cupcakes from The Kast Net. Considering there were other events held this evening, we had an amazing and lively crowd. Guests got to spin the Nationwide wheel for door prizes including Nationwide hats and #88 miniature cars and Wakulla Insurance Agency drew winners every 20 minutes for some awesome prizes from many local businesses for the attendees. 4

Welcome New Chamber Members 2015 Business Excellence Winners Retail Bay Leaf Market Professional Service VCA Wakulla Animal Hospital Service Business Capital City Bank Welcome Susan Murphy - Community Training Works, Inc., specializing in on the job training in environmental conservation for Opportunity Youth or those who are unemployed, underemployed, or youth exiting foster care for 15 to 25 year olds and veterans up to 35 years old 3295 Crawfordville Hwy., Crawfordville 321.956.3940 www.ctwfl.com Welcome Lauren Chambers Tractor Supply Company, specializing in farm equipment, feed and supplies, live stock and equine care and supplies and much more 2408 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville 850.926.5522 www.tractorsupply.com Hospitality & Tourism Flying Papi Non - Profit Big Bend Hospice, Inc. Green Business ESG Operations, Inc. Government & Schools Wakulla Environmental Institute President s Choice John W. Shuff Volunteer Kathie Ann Brown Wakulla Area Business Rockulla Music Emporium Emergency Alerts. Stay Prepared. Stay Informed. Alert Wakulla County provides county and municipal residents and business owners with the ability to receive emergency notifications and/or threatening severe weather on their: Home phone Business phones Cell phones Email address Users receive notifications about emergencies that may affect their home, business, school, child care and more. Get Started To ensure that the system will call you when your address or business is threatened by an emergency or by severe weather, simply register your address and contact information into the ALERT Wakulla County portal. You can use the New Users button below to register for emergency alerts, or use the Current Users button to update your emergency alert preferences. http://www.wcso.org/emergency-management/alert-wakulla/ 5