Official Newsletter of the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce
THE CHAMBER CORNER
Volume 12, Issue 4
Join Us!
Your Company is Cordially Invited to Celebrate the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce’s
33rd Anniversary Celebration Annual Awards Banquet
Calling all Retailers! Maximum Retail Series is coming to Eatonton! The Chamber is proud to announce that the Maximum Retail series presented by the Georgia Small Business Development Center is coming to our community! Classes are now forming for EatontonPutnam businesses on Tuesday evenings May 15, 22 & 29 and June 5 & 12, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Maximum Retail is an interactive course that meets for two hours, once a week, over a five week period. These sessions will help you enhance sales and profitability by helping you to refine all areas of your dynamic retail business. For more information, please refer to the enclosed brochure on this great opportunity for all retailers in our community! Maximum Retail is free for Chamber members!
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Monday, May 7, 2012 at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center Dining Hall RSVP by April 30, 2012 to: (706) 485-7701 or Bonnie@eatonton.com 6:30 p.m. Cocktails (Cash Bar) 7:15 p.m. Dinner 7:45 p.m. Awards Ceremony $35.00 per person (Cash, Check, Visa or MasterCard Payable Upon Ordering) Business Casual
The Annual Awards Banquet is sponsored by Georgia Power Company, The Peoples Bank, Central Georgia Technical College, Putnam County Charter School System, Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee, Smith Communications, Farmers & Merchants Bank and Putnam General Hospital. Sponsor a table centerpiece! A favorite tradition at the Annual Awards Banquet is the sponsorships of table centerpieces by our Chamber members. These fun arrangements, that represent the uniqueness of each business, are given away as door prizes throughout the evening. If your business is interested in sponsoring a table centerpiece, please e-mail bonnie@eatonton.com. Remember, get creative with your centerpiece by making it a reflection on your business!
graduates!
April 2012
Balance is a Myth! Lunch-N-Learn teaches attendees how to cultivate a C.E.O. mindset.
Are you one of the millions of people who are exhausted from trying to manage all of your responsibilities? Do you find yourself becoming less and less productive at work and at home because your “daily grind” has become too overwhelming? Have you been striving for balance and been unable to achieve it? If so, there is good news. BALANCE IS A MYTH!! Join the Chamber for our Lunch-NLearn on Wednesday, April 18 as Kris Cavanaugh will help members discover a more effective way to gain more control over your entire life through cultivating a C.E.O. mindset which will increase your productivity (professionally and personally) to support you in achieving a thriving quality of life more consistently. For more information, please refer to the enclosed flyer on the Lunch-N-Learn. The Lunch-N-Learn series is sponsored by Central Georgia Technical College, Putnam County Charter School System, Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee, Smith Communications, Farmers & Merchants Bank, Putnam General Hospital and The Peoples Bank.
Leadership Putnam
The 2012 Leadership Putnam Class graduated at Rock Eagle 4-H Center on Thursday, March 15. The 2012 class graduated 21 students which includes Duncan Criscoe, Crooked Pines Farm; Anna Dougherty, Blasingame, Burch, Garrard and Ashley, P.C.; Mark Gordy, Georgia Power Company Land Department; Donald Griffin, Retired; Scott Hendricks, Georgia Power Company Land Department; Haley Lance, Pathways to Healing; Melissa LeBrun, WMGZ 97.7 FM; Donnan Oyler, R & R Insurance Group; Sandra Parham, Retired; Vicki Parker, Smith Communications; Libby Rainey, Gatewood School; Nicole Richard, The Plaza Arts Center; Chip Roberts, Stone Creek Custom Homes; Raun Schrock, Farmers & Merchants Bank; Justin Strickland, Tri-County EMC; Charlene Swain, Putnam General Hospital; Rachel Thompkins, Central Georgia Technical College; Rodney Todd, Tri-County EMC; Susan Usry, Putnam County Middle School; Carrie Vanderver, Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee; and Pat Welch, Eatonton Police DepartLeadership continued on page 2...