Member Announcements
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• Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville will host the Pan American Championships, May 19-22. The Pan Am is the final Olympic qualifier for the 2016 Games in Rio for sprint canoe and kayak. VOLUNTEERS needed. To volunteer, visit lakelanierolympicvenue.org • Boys & Girls Club of Hall County's Rubber Duck Derby is 11-3:00 pm on Saturday, May 14 at Clarks Bridge Park on Lake Lanier. Over 2,000 people are expected to watch 21,000 ducks race for Hall County’s kids. The all-day FREE family event features food trucks, live entertainment, bounce houses, face painting, and fun for the family. Ducks will drop at 2:30pm and race to the finish for a chance to win $10,000 plus many more awesome prizes! boysgirlsclubs.com • A new SCORE Chapter is being established in Northeast Georgia! SCORE is America’s premier small business mentoring organization providing free and confidential advice. SCORE helps entrepreneurs achieve their dreams by building strong, life-long relationships through mentoring, workshops and resources. For details or to volunteer: Charles White, 770-380-9727 or email: charles@ltciga.com • In collaboration with the Chamber, the Quinlan Visual Arts Center is part of the Partners in Education (PIE) program, providing free, incentive-based field trips to the class from each Gaines-
ville City elementary school that had the best attendance in the first semester of the year. The City of Gainesville in partnership with Vision 2030 is commissioning public art for GOGOArt!, a Gainesville Connection Bus Shelter Art Project. quinlanartscenter.org • Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton's new Labor and Delivery Unit will open October 2016 with modern labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum rooms, allowing mothers the comfort of staying in the same room throughout their visit, and a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. 770-2193840. nghs.com/Braselton-Baby • Gainesville-Hall County Community Council on Aging will honor long serving Gainesville City Council members Robert Hamrick and Myrtle Figueras with its Quality of Life Awards at the Annual Dinner on May 12 at 6pm at the Gainesville Civic Center. Sponsor Opportunities & Tickets: Carol Williams, 678-482-5071. chwilliams24@gmail.com • Challenge your local competition at the 3rd Annual Gainesville-Hall Dragon Boat Challenge on Saturday June 4 at the lake Lanier Olympic Park, a fundraising event for the Hall County Special Olympics. Recruit a team (no experience or equipment required). All types of groups are welcome – small and large corporations, fire departments and law enforcement, youth sports organiza-
tions, schools, churches, neighborhoods. Sign up at lckc.org/events/ • Hall County Farm Bureau is hosting a Member Appreciation Day on May 17, beginning with special guest Piedmont Tractor. Refreshments and doorprizes. 2405 Lighthouse Manor Drive in Gainesville. Details: 770-536-3461 • A Quickbooks Pro class is being offered at Lanier Technical College, Oakwood campus on Tuesdays, May 24 and 31. Classes are 6:00- 9:00 pm. The six hours training is $149 and includes a workbook. To register, call 770-533-6992 or email jivey@laniertech.edu • Sheri Hooper founder of Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, was appointed a member of the state's Early Care and Learning Board. Sandi Gentry, a governmental resource analyst for Georgia Power, is getting a new term on the Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism. Both were appointed by Governor Nathan Deal. • Jamie Reynolds is the new Executive Director and CEO of Challenged Child & Friends, a non-profit early learning and intervention center for children with disabilities. Jamie most recently served as marketing director at Lakeview Academy. challengedchild.org • Lee McMichael is the new manager of the Gainesville Convention & Visitors Bureau and has a strong background in tourism and served as a film commis-
sioner in Florida. gainesville.org • NEW updated Gainesville-Hall County Maps are now available at the Greater Hall Chamber, 230 E.E. Butler Parkway in Downtown Gainesville. Details: Robin Halstead, 770-532-6206 x 101. Email: rhalstead@ghcc.com • University of North Georgia (UNG) President Bonita Jacobs announced the appointment of Dr. Richard Oates as vice president of the Gainesville Campus. It is expected that most of the university’s enrollment growth will be at the Gainesville Campus. Richard has been a member of UNG’s faculty since 1982, serving as interim provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs and interim dean of the Mike Cottrell College of Business. ung.edu • The Norton Agency announces Kara Scroggs as Chief Operations Officer of the Insurance Division. Kara has experience with Big Four accounting firms working in the areas of construction and real estate program management and fixed asset services for both public and private companies. One of Georgia’s largest independent insurance agencies, Norton represents over 75 insurance companies as well as a wide variety of specialty carriers. nortoninsurance.com
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May 3, 2016 • Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce
Highlands to Islands Trail Opens New Wendy's in Oakwood
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VISION 2030 Highlands to Islands Trail Alliance (L-R): Allyson and Jason Everett, RK Whitehead, Phil Bonelli and Brooks Clay celebrated the grand opening of the Chicopee Section, the newest portion of the 11-foot wide trail that runs along Atlanta Highway through Chicopee Village from Palmour Drive in Gainesville to the Georgia Department of Labor near Oakwood, part of a network that will eventually connect Downtown Gainesville to UNG's Gainesville campus. vision2030.org
Ed Notebaert, General Manager, cuts ribbon along with Joe Turner, CEO of First Sun Management Corporation (Wendy's local franchisee), Jackson Turner, President, and Jeff Grace, District Manager. Wendy’s opened a new state-of-the-art restaurant at 3825 Mundy Mill Road in Oakwood last month. This restaurant takes the place of the Wendy’s previously located in Flowery Branch. The Wendy’s Company is the world’s third-largest quick-service hamburger company with over 6,500 franchise and company restaurants in the United States and worldwide. wendys.com
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