Greater Shelby Chamber of Commerce
Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce C o m m u n i t y • C o m m e rc e • C o l l a b o r a t i o n
Business Connections Help the Chamber Build Something GREATER! volunteers to approach current chamber members in seeking sponsorships for the Chamber’s 2016 program year, new members and budgetreducing in-kind goods & services. The Chamber will provide all TRC volunteers with expert training
during one of the three 2-hour sessions provided on September 10 and 11. (Note: Volunteers need only attend one of these sessions.) During their efforts, TRC volunteers will network with area business leaders and improve their sales techniques such as prospecting, preparing a sales pitch and closing the sale - through our sales training sessions, manual and orientation. Finally, TRC volunteers will have numerous chances to win special prizes — including cash and a chance at a Victory Trip to the beach for the top producers. For more information
Bill Keller Renasant Bank on the Chamber’s 2015 TRC, please contact Aubri McClendon at the Chamber by phone at 663-4542, ext. 104 or via e-mail: aubri@ shelbychamber.org.
It’s Time to “Tee It Up” at the Chamber’s Annual Golf Tournament The Chamber’s Annual Golf “FORE!” Education Tournament, sponsored by HealthSouth Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital, will be held, September 17 at Chamber member Inverness Country Club. Registration begins at 8:15 AM (with a light breakfast @ 8:30AM) and the Scramble tees off with a Shotgun Start at 9:00AM. Lots of prize opportunities will be available for participants
Sponsor:
including longest drive, closest to the pin and a putting contest. The entry fee, which includes a light breakfast, lunch, greens fees, cart and two drink tickets per person, is $600 for a fourperson team or $150 for each
individual player. Several sponsorship opportunities for the day of the tournament are also still available, so please contact the Chamber if you’d like to market your organization’s products and services during this event. Call 663-4542 or
visit www.shelbychamber. org. Sponsorships are firstcome, first-served basis. September 2015 | 53 Shelbychamber.org
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On September 16, under the leadership of Renasant Bank’s Bill Keller, the Chamber will kick-off its inaugural Total Resource Campaign (TRC) — “Building Something GREATER.” This 8-week effort pulls chamber members together in an effort to share the benefits of membership and sponsorship opportunities to the entire business community. This TRC effort replaces the Chamber’s former “Continual Sponsorship” effort by encouraging