Official Newsletter of the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce
THE CHAMBER CORNER
Volume 12, Issue 9
September 2012
EAT -A- TON at The Taste of EATonton! Are you getting hungry? The Taste of Eatonton is only a month away!
Help put the Sizzle in Eatonton! Community Contest
The Eatonton-Putnam Tourism, Arts and Heritage Board announces a contest to develop a community wide marketing theme! Who can participate? Everyone is invited to participate! How do I submit an entry? Simply write a short description of your community that can be used to promote and market this great area. Submit your description, short enough to fit on a business card, by Sept. 21 to Sizzletheme@gmail.com. Who will pick? On Oct. 2, a panel of five judges will pick the top 10. Then on Oct. 24, representatives from every marketing organization in our community will decide on the top entry. When will we know the winning theme? The new marketing theme will be unveiled on Oct. 27 at the Briar Patch Arts Festival. Questions? Call (706) 485-7701.
Monday, Oct. 1 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. The area’s largest foodie event! Sensational Silent Auction! Richard Petty Driving Experience Raffle!
Tickets:
$20 in Advance | $25 the Day of Event Children five to 12: $10 (Little mouths four and under eat for free.) Tickets go on sale Sept. 4 and can be purchased at Farmers & Merchants Bank Eatonton and Lake Oconee branches; Exchange Bank; BB&T; SunTrust Bank; Pinnacle Credit Union; and The Peoples Bank Eatonton, Lake Oconee and Lake Sinclair branches.
Taste of Eatonton Sponsors: (Platinum) Lake Oconee Dentistry, WMGZ/Z-97, Smith Communications, Farmers & Merchants Bank, UnionRecorder & Lake Oconee Breeze, Putnam General Hospital, Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee, The Peoples Bank, Putnam County Charter School System and Dock 103.9, and (Gold) Georgia Power Company.
Bring your appetite!
Calling all Leadership Putnam Nominations. Have an exceptional leader in your network? Wanting to get involved with our community? The Chamber is now accepting nominations for the Leadership Putnam Class of 2013. Starting each January for ten weeks, a group of approximately 25 diverse students meet weekly to learn about each other, our community and leadership. To be considered for Leadership Putnam, a person must be nominated by two people within the community. A nomination committee of Leadership Putnam graduates is selected to review the applications and choose the participants. Deadline to submit a nomination is Sept. 28. To print a nomination form, visit the featured event at www. eatontonchamber.com.
Who do you love? Who do you love? The local grocery store? Florist? Caterer? Restaurant? Boutique? The Chamber and Eatonton Mainstreet are proud to introduce the new shop local campaign “Love the Local.” This campaign is yours to use and promote by sharing it everywhere! We are rolling out the campaign throughout September, and you can look forward to ongoing community events and promotions. Stay tuned for more details!