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Chairman's Column page 2
Awards & Recognition at the Annual Meeting & Gala
103 Annual Meeting & Gala Highlights pages 4 - 5 Upcoming Events page 6 Member Announcements page 10 Small Business of the Month page 10 New Members page 12 Ribbon Cuttings page 12 Commerce Club page 13 New Leadership Hall Class page 14
The Distinguished Citizen Award was presented to Governor Nathan Deal. (L-R): Greater Hall Chamber Chairman Darrell Snyder, Georgia Power; Chamber President and CEO Kit Dunlap; Governor Deal; Chamber Chairman-Elect Jay Jacobs, Jacobs Media Corporation. (See pages 4-5 for more highlights) The W.G. Mealor Chairman's Award Recipient Russell Vandiver (center), President, Lanier Technical College; Chairman Darrell Synder and Chairman-Elect Jay Jacobs (left). The award, named for the first Chamber President (W.G. Mealor), has a long tradition of recognizing outstanding citizens in our community and was chosen by Snyder.
The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce 2010-11 Business Awards were presented at the 103rd Annual Meeting & Gala on May 12 at the Chattahoochee Country Club. Award recipients included: Small Business of the Year: Rushton & Company, CPAs Family Business of the Year: Milton Martin Toyota Community Service Award: Riverside Military Academy W.G. Mealor Chairman's Award: Russell Vandiver, Lanier Tech Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award: Governor Nathan Deal Silver Shovel Award Recipients: Brian Cantel, Cantel Wealth Management Lee Hemmer, The Simpson Company Geoff Lee, Road Atlanta Deborah Mack, Community Volunteer Chris Wade-Curry, Gainesville High School Brian Daniel, Carroll Daniel Construction Company Wolfgang Harter, Community Volunteer Megan Martin, American Security Shredding Chris McCall, Keller Williams Realty Donogh McGuire, Elan Technologies Sherree Moss, Schreiber Foods Mandy Reece, Community Volunteer Melissa Tymchuk, Northeast Georgia Medical Center
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Job Fair & Career Expo Wednesday, June 22, 2011 Georgia Mountains Center 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Sponsors: Greater Hall Chamber, King's Hawaiian, The Times Gainesville Area Employer Committee, Lanier Technical College
Save the Date Thursday, June 9 Business After Hours Tuesday, June 14 Small Business Success Seminar Wednesday, June 22 Job Fair & Career Expo
JUNE 2011
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