March 6, 2017 March After Hosted by Athens Banner Herald/OnlineAthens & Georgia Power This month's After Hours was co-hosted by OnlineAthens/Athens Banner Herald and Georgia Power at One Press Place in downtown Athens! It was a great evening of networking! We heard from Scot Morrisey of OnlineAthens and Lenn Chandler of Georgia Power and both gentleman spoke to us of their companies! We got to tour the office of OnlineAthens, which is beautiful! These companies did a great job hosting this event, the food was delicious and the door prizes were awesome! Both of these companies are Platinum Corporate Sponsors for the Oconee Chamber and we appreciate all that they do for us! Thank you so much for hosting such a fun night and thanks to all who attended! Executive Board Chairman of the Board Cindy Haddon, Walton EMC Platinum Corporate Sponsors Chair Elect Clint Watson, Creed Fitness Treasurer Ronda Holloway, Ronda Holloway, CPA, PC Secretary Tammy Gilland, Piedmont Athens Regional Past Chair Joey Wilson, AmeriPride At Large Stuart Cofer, Cofer s Home & Garden President Kay Keller
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American Cancer Society Andersen, Tate & Carr, P.C. Athens Printing Company Boswell Properties Brian P. Hall, DMD Carroll Daniel Construction Chick-fil-A Christopher P. Strickland, DMD, LLC Chuck Horton Thank you to our Renewing Members! Duplicating Systems Environmental Site Management Foot Palace Home.Made from Scratch Industrial Mechanical Inc Keep Oconee County Beautiful Commission Lawnstar Maintenance Malcolm Sumner Oconee Area Resource Council Oconee County High School Power Building Products Smith Communications The Oconee Enterprise Walton EMC Watkinsville First Christian Church Weyerhaeuser Yellowstone Landscape YMCA Welcome to our Newest Members! Mr. Greg s Barber & Styling Greg Barrett, 706-310-4394 clipperman305@yahoo.com www.mrgregsbarber.com Nichols Land & Investment Company Daniel Marks, 706-353-3900 dmarks@nicholsland.net www.nicholsland.net Oconee GAProperties Laura Leiden, 706-540-4181 laura@lauraleiden.com www.oconeega.com Townecraft Cookware Larry Miller, 706-318-3050 tcraftofga@aol.com www.townecraft.com Oconee Chamber Board of Directors Anna Gillespie Brad Tucker Cindy Haddon Clint Watson Cristi Donahue DeeDee Gaines Joey Wilson Mychell Lang Nathan Bartlett Ronda Holloway Scott Miller Stuart Cofer Tammy Gilland Whitney Sperlik University of North Georgia Georgia Square Collision Walton EMC Creed Fitness Oconee State Bank St. Mary s Healthcare AmeriPride Mutty Paws Georgia Power Ronda Holloway, CPA, PC Classic City Chem Dry Cofer s Home & Garden Piedmont Athens Regional Oconee Co. Parks & Recreation We have an opportunity for your company to provide promotional items in our goodie bags or donate items for our Raffle Drawing or Silent Auction for our 2017 Golf Tournament! If you are interested in providing items for the goodie bags, we need 120 items and they need to be brought to the Chamber by Friday, April 14 th. If you are interested in donating items for the Raffle or Silent Auction please contact Sarah, scaven@oconeechamber.org. Gold Corporate Sponsors
Spotlight The Phil Kinney Agency is a locally owned and operated independent insurance agency here in Watkinsville. Phil Kinney has been in the insurance business for over 30 years. Being an independent agency allows our office to work with multiple carriers to insure that we offer our customers the best rates that we have available. We offer products such as home, auto, life, renters, general liability, workers compensation and Medicare supplements. Some of our companies offer discounts to Oconee Chamber Members. Give us a call, check out our website and like us on Facebook. Allow us the opportunity to save you some money on all of your insurance needs! Here at the Phil Kinney Agency, We Have You Covered. 1031 Park Drive, Suite 3 PO BOX 307 Watkinsville, Georgia 30677 706-769-5682 (Fax) 706-769-5683 Hours of Operation Monday Friday 8:30 AM 5:00 PM www.philkinneyinsurance.com Robee Brown Country Financial is located in Watkinsville, Georgia at 1731 Meriweather Drive, Suite 108. We are a licensed insurance agency that offers home, auto, business and life insurance along with financial services. After starting a career in the insurance industry in 2008, I moved to Country Financial in 2010. In March of 2014, I had the opportunity to open Country Financial, the Robee Brown Agency. As a native of Athens now calling Watkinsville home I am excited to be serving this community that my family and I love being a part of. We are excited to announce that we are giving away a $3,0000.00 Bahamas Vacation for 2!!! All you have to do to enter is refer me to your friends, family, co-workers or anyone who would like to work with me on a quote. For every referral you send me, you will receive an entry into this contest. THERE IS NO LIMIT! Contact me at 706-353-7760 to receive your quote today. Contest ends March 31 st, 2017. We need your help! Our UNG Enactus team is asking for new or gently-used women s business attire to start a Career Closet for Angel House of Georgia, located in Gainesville. The Angel House is a residential 12-step program for women who have been convicted of drug or alcohol offenses and have been referred by the court system as an alternative to prison. UNG Enactus has been working with Angel House for two years and has taught workshops on resume building and other career related topics for the residents. We need business casual and business professional clothing in any size. Blouses, dress shirts, jackets, business skirts, shoes, and dress pants are all welcome. We will have a collection bin outside of the Student Involvement office in the SRC until Friday, February 17th. However, we will be taking donations at Kelly Manley's office (room 716) until March 10th. For questions or more information, please email Kelly Manley (kelly.manley@ung.edu).
Spotlight Yellowstone Landscape is a commercial landscaping company, serving homeowner associations, governments, resorts, commercial properties, apartment communities, and corporate, educational, and healthcare campuses. We offer a full range of professional landscaping services including Landscape Design and Installation, Landscape Maintenance, Irrigation Installation and Repair, and Tree Care services. In addition to our local office at 867 Harmony Road in Eatonton, we have 18 other locations across the South, including two in Atlanta and one in Savannah. Applications are being Accepted For the 27th Annual Business Expo Thursday, March 30, 2017 4:30pm 6:30pm Oconee Civic Center 2017 Business Expo Application Associate Board of Directors Dr. Jason Branch John Thorsen Jared Clark Seth Hathaway Job Listings We are now posting any job listings our members have available. Just send them to Sarah, scaven@oconeechamber.org, at the Chamber office & she will get them posted on our website! Check out these Job Listings, click here. Oconee School Superintendent Athens Academy Westminster Christian Academy Prince Avenue Christian School Nominations are now being accepted for Leadership Oconee XXII, which will begin in August. If you know someone who would be a good candidate for next year s class (a co-worker, spouse, friend, yourself ), please fill out the form and return it to scaven@oconeechamber.org by May 25, 2017. You can get the form here. All nominees will receive an application in June. From all applications received, only twenty participants will be invited to take part in Leadership Oconee XXII.
Silver Corporate Sponsors Phone: 706-769-7947 Fax: 706-769-7948 Oconee Chamber of Commerce PO Box 348 55 Nancy Drive Watkinsville, Ga 30677 www.oconeechamber.org Chamber Staff Kay Keller - President Sarah Caven - Chamber Manager Julia Estess - Director of Membership & Special Events
Wonderful Food! As the owner, I will not tolerate less than great food and I believe that you should be just as intolerant. Your food will be expertly prepared and served fresh, not prepared assembly line style, days in advance, and then frozen or refrigerated until your event. We stress emphasis on the excellent taste of freshly prepared foods. We do not purchase in bulk quantities and store it until a customer comes along to use it. What You Want! No two customers or events are the same, so we customize each menu and event to satisfy your needs and desires. You will not be encouraged or forced to choose from preset menus. You expect more from a caterer than what you can get at a chain grocery or a chain restaurant. We want to thoroughly understand what your needs and desires are so that we can properly address them. Affordable Pricing! We have no desire to be the biggest caterer or the most profitable caterer in the area. Our desire is to make an honest living by being the best at what we do. When you consider the quality of the food and service we provide, we are the best value for your money. You will be pleasantly surprised at how reasonable your event can be. Just contact us to find out more about how we can serve you! http://www.countrysidecatering.net / 706-742-2454 / countrysidecatering@gmail.com
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March 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 5 6 12 pm Business Expo meeting 4:30 YLO Session 7 8:30 Ambassadors Meeting 1 7:45 AM Exchange hosted by American Pest Control 11:30 Executive Board Meeting 2 8 9 5:15 After Hours @ Athens Banner Herald & Georgia Power 4 pm Economic Education 3 4 10 11 am Town Center Open House; Fantastic Fundraising & Steve Kebler Agency Ribbon Cutting 11 12 13 14 15 11 am Fall Festival Meeting 16 8 am Coffee Piedmont Athens Regional Oconee Health Campus 17 9:15 ESP Grand Re- Opening & Ribbon Cutting of the Gym 11:30 Country Financial Ribbon Cutting 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12 pm Golf Meeting 4:30 LOXXI Session 4:30 Education Meeting 11:30 1pm Network Lunch @ Outback Steakhouse 3rd Grade Ag Day 3rd Grade Ag Day 26 27 28 5:30 Agribusiness Meeting 29 30 4:30-6:30 pm Business Expo Oconee Civic Center 31 Bronze Corporate Sponsors