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President’s Update
Message From the President
Let me just say, what a year! Beginning my journey as the Chamber President amidst a pandemic has been interesting, to say the least. However, I feel the extra set of challenges that have landed in my lap over the past few months are certainly strengthening our organization from the inside out. Within the first two months of my tenure, we’ve welcomed an entirely new staff family and as we continue to find our grooves in our respective new roles, we are also finding the balance among us as a group. I think I can say with confidence that we’re making a pretty stellar team. With that, although much of finding balance comes from internal effort, there is no doubt that we wouldn’t be as far as we are if it weren’t for the incredible support of our Board of Directors. A huge thank you to an awesome group of people!
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Despite the surprises and changes that 2021 has brought us it hasn’t slowed the Chamber down for one minute. We have come into the year moving full-steam ahead, planning and executing our calendar of events assuming business as usual. We graduated our 26th class of Leadership Putnam on April 1st and they are well on their way to executing a phenomenal class project. The class of eighteen community leaders made facilitating my first class as President nearly a breeze. There were some alterations to the schedule that had to be made due to COVID restrictions, but we saw Eatonton-Putnam County come together to continue to support the program. Our community partners and volunteers shone brightly!
We are now looking forward to a highly anticipated Sweet Tee Off Golf Tournament on April 19th at Cuscowilla. We reached maximum capacity on players and a wait list is growing. I think as folks are able to see the light at the end of the tunnel, the desire to get outside, socialize and support each other is ever growing. After the golf tournament, we are moving into our 42nd Annual Awards Dinner. Having cancelled our 2020 Awards Dinner last year, we are itching to show our appreciation for our members. Our focus will be on saying thank you to those members who have been with us over the past 20+ years. In a time where face-to-face interaction has been so limited, we knew we needed to do something special for those who have seen the Chamber grow over the years, so we decided to say thank you with a one year membership bump for those 50+ members that have been so loyal. We want to be intentional in bringing this group together, along with our newer members, and enjoy a time of gratitude and fellowship for all of the hard work that goes into making our community so great!
All things considered, our Chamber is continuing to move forward, expand, grow and strengthen. Our team sees opportunity for the future of our organization and we are working hard to make sure the businesses in our community know they are supported. I am honored to be a part of this process. Thank you!
President
