MEMBER SPOTLIGHT AUGUST Bright Beginnings Pre-K Ribbon Cutting for New Playground Expansion. Volume 34, Issue 19 CHAMBER NOTES

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1 Volume 34, Issue 19 CHAMBER NOTES AUGUST 2012 One Depot Square, Greenville, AL ~ Bright Beginnings Pre-K Ribbon Cutting for New Playground Expansion MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Please join the Chamber and Holiday Inn Express & Suites for an After-Hours on August 9th at 5:00-6:30. The After-Hours is sponsored by the Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inn, Comfort Inn and Best Western Inn. Coaches Corner will be held on August 14 at noon. Coaches Corner will be held in conjunction with the Greenville Kiwanis Club meeting at Beeland Park. Call to reserve a seat. The Ritz Players will perform The Mousetrap on August 10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m. each night. They will have an opening night reception on August 10. Tickets are $10.00 for students, $15.00 for adults and $20.00 for the reception and show. Tickets available at The Pineapple. Inside this issue: New Members 2 Chamber News 3 Extra~Extra~Extra 4 Notes from Francine 5 Calendar 6

2 Page 2 NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS ESSENTIALS ESSENTIALS opened in downtown Greenville on July 11th. Essentials Liquidation Warehouse is owned by Barb Ausderau and located at 140 West Commerce Street, next to The Pineapple. This new business offers all type of essential household products such as cleaning products, paper products, personal hygiene products and a small array of jewelry and accessories. You might see a dent or ding in a box of detergent or it could be absolutely perfect, but no matter what, the savings is substantial. Please stop by Essentials today and take a look at all the great items at discount prices. A Ribbon Cutting was held Wednesday, July 25th. Please join us in welcoming Essentials as a new Chamber Member. Celebrate America 2012

3 Page 3 CHAMBER NEWS BUSINESS ALABAMA Butler County will be highlighted along with Covington and Crenshaw Counties in the upcoming August issue of Business Alabama Magazine. Here is a glimpse of our advertisement capturing snapshots of Greenville and Butler County at its BEST! If you would like a copy, please stop by the Chamber in a few weeks and pick one up. We are going to use this publication as well as our own Greenville Magazine, produced in partnership with the Greenville Advocate and the Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce to promote our community. Save the Date! September 5 - PRO-LAW-AM Golf Tournament at Cambrian Ridge September 12 - The LBWCC Camellia City Classic Golf Tournament at Cambrian Ridge September 15 - Safe Harbor s Tablescapes Luncheon at LBW September 18 - Special Constitutional Election September 25 & 26 - The BCCED to host Leadership Skills Training Class at LBW

4 Page 4 EXTRA ~ EXTRA ~ EXTRA Don t forget to VOTE on Tuesday, August 28. The election will be held for District One for City Council. Candidates are Jerry Myers, Bryan Reynolds and Keith Gibson. Polls are open 7:00 to 7:00. Students, do you need volunteer hours for school? Alacare Home Health and Hospice would love for you to join their Volunteer Services! Please call Rebecca, Volunteer Coordinator, at Join Antioch East Baptist Church on August 5th at 11:00 for Homecoming. At 6:00 Karen Peck and New River will be in Concert. Their Revival will be August 6th thru the 8th. Text Sonic to get their weekly specials! Sonic 5919 to Congratulations to Wal-Mart Manager and Chamber Board Member, James Packer and his wife Sherie on their new baby girl. Jasmine Abigail-Rose Packer was born July 14, 2012 and weighed 7 lbs and 6 oz. The Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce will welcome U.S. Representative Martha Roby who represents the 2 nd District of Alabama to the Chamber on Wednesday, August 8 th from 10:00 a.m.until 11:30 a.m. She will be at the Chamber office to answer questions and listen to your comments and concerns. Covenant Hospice to host Football Fever! Show your Roll Tide Spirit or Tiger Pride on Friday, August 17, 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The drawing will be in Brewton at the Orleans Po Boys Restaurant. You can win a football autographed by either teams coach, two home game tickets, a cooler and two stadium seats! Tickets are only $5.00 each or 5 for $ Call for information. You do not have to be present to win! The Butler County Farmers Market is open every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning from 7:00 am to 12:30 pm. Corn, tomatoes, peas, beans, cucumbers, jellies, jams, pickles, relishes, they have it all!

5 Page 5 Book Bag Give-Away GA ANA THEATRE GEORGIANA, AL THE SOUTHERN LEGENDS OPRY s FIRST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! AUGUST 11, :30 P.M to 8:30 P. M. Special Guests from the past 12 months plus Opry s own band members, Greg Bowden, Randall Cauthen, Judy Buddy Manning, Calvin Poole III, Edna E. T. Thomas and Leroy Thomas Admission $5.00 per person, all ages SPONSORS: Powell Tractor in Greenville, Burkett s Hardware in Georgiana and Big T s Gym in Georgiana. The City of Greenville, The Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Retired Teachers Association will be giving away Book Bags filled with school supplies at the YMCA, Saturday, August 4th beginning at 9:00 am. If you live in Butler County and have a child in the First through the Eighth Grade your Child can receive a FREE Book Bag. 500 Book Bags will be given away! This is also the Tax-Free Weekend for school supplies! NOTES FROM FRANCIN E This past week I had the opportunity to attend the first of a two-week Intense Economic Development Training Course held at Auburn University. On the first day, we learned about the Five P s, People, Perspective, Planning, Partnerships and Persistence. We listened to approximately 30 speakers throughout the week. The Mayor of Thomasville, Sheldon Day was one of the best. Along with Mr. Greg Barker, Sr. Vice -President of Business Development with Alabama Power, Phillip Dunlap, Economic Director for the City of Auburn and of course I enjoyed Randy George, President of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce. We also had paneled discussions with Human Resource Managers from large companies such as Briggs and Stratton, Great Lakes Metal Stamping and the Donaldson Company, Inc. located in the Auburn/Opelika area. All in all, it was a very informative week. There were approximately 50 attendees from all over the state holding various jobs in Economic Development, City Management, Alabama Power Company Office Managers, College Interns and other Chamber Professionals. I appreciate the opportunity to learn from these business professionals and to represent Greenville and Butler County. My second week begins on September 10 th and I look forward to seeing everyone again and continuing to build a relationship. QUOTE OF THE MONTH The applicant who gets the job isn t the one who did everything expected of them at their last job. It s the one who did more.

6 AUGUST 2012 Page 6 SUN MON TUE WED THURS FRI SAT Farmers Market Every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday 7:00 to 12:30 1 Bright Beginnings Ribbon Cutting 9:30 2 Special called BOE meeting at 6:00pm 3 Back to School Bash 6:00pm 4 School Bag Give-away at the YMCA 9:00am 5 Homecoming & Concert at Antioch East Baptist Church 11:00 & 6:00 6 Revival at Antioch East Baptist Church 6th - 8th 11:00am & 7:00pm 7 8 Martha Roby at the Chamber 10:00am 9 Chamber After-Hours at the Holiday Inn Express 5:00-6:30 10 The Mousetrap at the Ritz 7:30 11 The Mousetrap at the Ritz 7:30 The Southern Legends at the Ga Ana Theatre 6: City Council Meets 5:30pm 14 Coaches Corner at Beeland Park 12: Board of Education Meets at 6:00pm City Council Meets 5:30pm 28 City Elections 7:00 to 7: Black Belt Treasures Preview Gallery in Greenville Chamber lobby. We have new Pottery in! GACOC QR CODE For more information on Black Belt Treasures, visit Printing and distribution funded in part by the Alabama Black Belt Heritage Area