FRIDAY, July 6, 2012
TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM / 1
Business Showcase September 22nd!
JULY•2012
EVENTS CALENDAR 6 Temple Chamber Press Conference 10 Business Link Lunch 11 Business Networking Breakfast 11 Bloomin’ Temple Committee Meeting 11 Golf Tournament Committee Meeting 11 RCA Committee Meeting 12 Military Affairs Committee Meeting 17 Downtown Temple Alliance Committee Meeting 17 Leadership Temple Executive Board Meeting 18 Workforce Development Committee Meeting 18 Eco Lunch & Learn 19 Temple Chamber Board Meeting 20 Leadership Temple Applications Due! 23 Legislative Affairs Committee Meeting 24 New Member Mixer 26 Business After Hours
By: Laura Leigh Whitnell, Temple Chamber of Commerce opportunity to sell their products Mark your calendars for the Temple Chamber Business Showcase and services to the public. We are expecting this to be a highly successset for Saturday, September 22nd ful event.” from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm. Held at Interested in attending our the Mayborn Center, this year’s Business Showcase? There’s only a event, called “We’re Central Texas”, $2.00 entry fee to enjoy all that our will involve a business to consumer showcase. “Unlike in year’s past,” said vendors have to offer. Want to be a vendor? For only Bourdon Wooten, President of the $350, your business not only gets Temple Chamber, “our Showcases have focused on business to business spotlighted in this highly publicized event, but also gets a 10x10 foot events. This year, we are giving our booth space with a skirted table and Chamber members an even better
backdrop. You can also opt for the larger 10x20 foot booth space for an added cost of $675. For more information about this amazing event or to become a vendor, please contact Mikie Cummings at the Temple Chamber; (254) 7732105 or mikie@templetx.org. Make sure to come by the Mayborn Center on September 22nd and experience a fantastic event for you and your business!
Library Provides Entertainment for Area Youngsters By: Susan Howe, Photograph By: Skeebo Reichert, Photo by Skeebo may choose books Puppets, live music, magic shows based on their indiand a variety of other entertainment vidual interests, not highlight the summer reading profrom an assigned gram at the Temple Public Library. reading list. More than 1,575 youngsters have Raise a Reader, the enrolled in the annual program program children which combines the fun of reading from 1-3 years is with entertainment and prizes. designed to encourOrganized by the children’s departChildren enjoying the summer reading program ment and supported by 45 communi- age parents to read at the Temple Public Library ty sponsors, the summer reading pro- to their children and utes a day. Children (or parents) can encourage a love of books and readgram grows in popularity each year. choose any book and log their reading throughout life. Baby Bookworms “We are very fortunate to have so ing time each week. Each week, the on Tuesdays at 11 a.m., is the promany sponsors in the business comlog is stamped and they get prizes munity who donate funds, goods, and gram for infants from birth to 12 such as coupons, stickers or small months, and Toddler Time for ages 1-3 services to reward young people for prizes provided by community sponreading,” Erin Gaines, children’s librar- is held on Wednesdays at 10:30 am. sors. At the end of the program, the Preschoolers enjoy Story Time, for ian, said. “The Friends of the Library young readers get a certificate and ages 3-5, on Wednesdays at 11:00 am. fund the children’s performer promay choose a free book to keep. All youngsters are invited to the chilgrams, which are very well attended, The Grand Finale Party at 10:00 am dren’s performances on Thursday at as well as many of the reading on July 21 will feature Magician Todd 10:30 am with such exciting prorewards. Without our generous supMcKinney. grams as Dan Gibson, banjo player, on porters, we would not be able to Teen Read is a program for teens July 12. Previous programs included offer so many fun events and activiages 13-18. In addition to reading, this Darren Peterson and Circus ties, so we are truly grateful.” group enjoys video games and crafts. Chickendog, Mad Science, Hey Lollies “Get a Clue at the Library” is the Programs are held in the McLane Puppet Show, Lucas Miller the theme for this year’s program which on the third floor of the library. For singing zoologist, and Mr. Leebot. has weekly programs June 3- July 21 additional information contact the Youngsters ages 4-12 can sign up for ages 1–13, culminating in a grand Temple Public Library. for the reading club. The goal is to finale party on July 21. The program read, or be read to, at least 20 minis non-competitive and youngsters