Horizons February 2012
A publication of the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce
What’s inside Member Spotlight — Wells Fargo .......................................... 2 Visitor guide touts local community ...................................... 4 Boulder Dash coming this spring .......................................... 11
Prestige Members Northside Hospital-Forsyth Premier Corporate Sponsor
Forsyth County Government
The City of Cumming
jTech Networks Georgia Power
DeKalb Office
Taubman
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
St. Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta
www.cummingforsythchamber.org
A celebration coming A
t 11:30 a.m. Feb. 17 at the Forsyth Conference Center, Forysth County Schools and the CummingForsyth County Chamber of Commerce will host the 16th annual Celebration of Excellence luncheon, one of the chamber’s largest community events recognizing how important it is to invest in the education of our youths. This event honors all community businesses and Partners in Education that help schools and students alike throughout the year. It also recognizes some of Forsyth County’s best and most influential teachers — by congratulating all of the Teachers of the Year. Last year’s event was attended by more than 350 people, and an even bigger turnout is expected this year. Last year, more than $1.6 million was provided to schools by community partners. This speaks volumes about the businesses and community leaders in Forsyth County! There are many chamber members who are also Partners
in Education. To name a few, BJ’s Wholesale Club sponsors students at Whitlow Elementary, while Chick-fil-A at Lanier Crossing invests in Haw Creek Elementary by providing monetary and food donations throughout the year. RBM of Atlanta-North donates $10,000 annually to Forsyth County Schools. It is important that all partners in the community be recognized for their dedication to supporting high-quality education of our future business leaders in Forsyth County.
The Celebration of Excellence aims to recognize what makes Forsyth County schools some of the best in the nation. The system and the entire community benefit from all of the wonderful community partners and inspirational teachers. A special thank you to our t i t l e s p o n s o r, N o r t h s i d e Hospital-Forsyth, for supporting this event. For more information or to become a sponsor of this outstanding community event, visit www.cummingforsythchamber.org or call (770) 887-6461.