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Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce 2012-2013 Board of Directors Mark Anderson Benchmark General Contractors 16836 McGregor Blvd Fort Myers, FL 33908 manderson@benchmark-gc.com
Ken Kouril The Sanctuary Golf Club 2801 Wulfert Road Sanibel, FL 33957 kkouril@sanctuarygc.net
Doug Babcock Tween Waters Inn P.O. Box 249 Captiva, FL 33924 dougbabcock22@gmail.com
Michael Miller – Chair Michael P. Miller CPA, P.L. 2340 Periwinkle Way, Suite J-2 Sanibel, FL 33957 Mpmillercpacam@comcast.net
Mark Blust Timbers Restaurant 703 Tarpon Bay Road Sanibel, FL 33957 mblust@prawnbroker.com
Robert Monk Murty & Monk, P.A. 1633 Periwinkle Way, Suite A Sanibel, FL 33957 rmonk@murtymonk.com
Blanaid Colley Hillgate Communications 2451 Periwinkle Way Sanibel, FL 33957 Blanaid@hillgate.biz
Chris Pendleton Edison & Ford Winter Estates P.O. Box 2368 Fort Myers, FL 33902 cpendleton@efwefla.org
Chris Davison Island Inn 3111 West Gulf Drive Sanibel, FL 33957 chrisd@islandinnsanibel.com
Fran Peters Island Vacations of Sanibel & Captiva, Inc. 1101 Periwinkle Way, Suite 108 Sanibel, FL 33957 fran@sanibelislandvacations.com
Dru Anne Doyle Times of the Islands P. O. Box 1227 Sanibel, FL 33957 dru@toti.com
Donna Puma Pinocchio’s Original Italian Ice Cream 362 Periwinkle Way Sanibel, Fl 33957 dmpt@aol.com
Lee Ellen Harder - Secretary BIG ARTS 900 Dunlop Sanibel, FL 33957 lharder@bigarts.org
Jeff Shuff - Treasurer Tween Waters Inn P.O. Box 249 Captiva, FL 33924 jshuff@tween-waters.com
Barb Harrington – Past Chair RLR Investments, LLC 2340 Periwinkle Way, Suite K Sanibel, FL 33957 barb.harrington@RLRLLC.com
Sonja Smith Suitor Condominium Association of Sanibel, Inc. P. O. Box 1041 Sanibel, FL 33957 suitors@earthlink.net
Chris Heidrick - Chair Elect Heidrick & Company P.O. Box 59 Sanibel, FL 33957 chris@sanibelinsurance.com
Ric Base President 1159 Causeway Road Sanibel, Florida 33957 ric@sanibel-captiva.org
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1159 Causeway Road Sanibel Island, Florida 33957 Phone: 239-472-1080 Fax: 239-395-0783
www.Sanibel-Captiva.Org PRESIDENT Ric Base
EDITOR & DESIGNBridgit Stone-Budd LAYOUT & GRAPHICS Lorraine Milano
CONTRIBUTORS Ric Base Mike Miller Bridgit Stone-Budd
CHAMBER PHOTOGRAPHY, Hillgate Communications, Kevin James Photography
CHAMBER STAFF Ric Base, President Steve Ehrhart, Director of Operations Bridgit Stone-Budd, Director of Marketing Tyrone Humbles, Promotions - Chamber Tour Bus VISITOR CENTER STAFF Candice Thompson, Visitor Center Supervisor Bob Bechhold, Barbara Lans, Anne Liese, Allen Myers, Don Oglander, Barry Solomon, Jim Slattery George Veillette, Lisa Williams The Sanibel-Captiva Islands Chamber NewsMagazine is published quarterly by The Sanibel-Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce. Circulation: 6000 Online: www.Sanibel-Captiva.Org
For advertising or submissions, please contact Bridgit @ 239-472-8255 or Services@Sanibel-Captiva.Org For subscriptions or address changes, please contact Steve @ 239-472-8759 or Support@Sanibel-Captiva.Org
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Our Annual “Sanibel School� Cover Contest! Once again, the 8th graders at the Sanibel School outdid themselves for my Cover Contest. These are just a few of the entries we received. Our winner this year, is Madeline Tomlinson! Madeline turned in a sketch of a girl skyping from our sunny beaches to a friend in the frozen north. We loved the high-tech idea! Thanks to all of the students & Ms. Drennan.....it was a tough decision.
Beach model: Kate Stone Background cover shot: Jeremy Kane Photographer: Blanaid Colley www.Sanibel-Captiva.org
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Miller Time As the incoming Chairman of the Sanibel/Captiva Chamber of Commerce, I would like to introduce myself to the community. I am a practicing CPA on the Island, specializing in tax, accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services. Originally from Wisconsin, I have my undergraduate and MBA degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Recently I opened a full-service CPA firm along with my wife of 33 years Linda, who runs our Sanibel based CPA firm as Office Manager and Client Relationship Coordinator. We have two sons, Erik, his wife Sarah and Matthew. All three work in the financial industry in Charlotte N.C. along with our two grandchildren Evan 3 ½ years old and Sanibel 6 months. I would like to thank my fellow board members Lee Ellen Harder (Big Arts), Richard Johnson (Bailey’s) and Danny Adams (Holiday Inn) for their service to the Chamber and community whose terms have expired. I am delighted that Lee Ellen Harder maintains her role as secretary. I also want to say thanks to Barb Harrington for the time and effort she has given over the last year as Chair of our Chamber. Welcome to our incoming board members Chris Davidson (Island Inn), Sonja Smith (CASI), and Donna Puma (Pinocchio’s). All three board members come to us with enthusiasm and qualities that will contribute to the success of our Chamber. Lastly, I would like to thank Chris Heidrick (Heidrick & Company) for becoming Chair-elect. The Sanibel/Captiva Chamber of Commerce never could have achieved this high quality of excellence without the hard work of Chamber President Ric Base, his staff Candy Thompson, Bridgit Stone-Budd, Steve Ehrhart, Tyrone Humbles and all the hard working men and women that work endless hours at our Visitor Center. The future is bright for our Chamber, Topping Frommer’s “Top Ten World Destinations” while celebrating our 50th Anniversary.
Mike Miller
2005-2012 SANIBEL & CAPTIVA ISLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STATISTICS
THOUSANDS of Individuals Visiting the Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce Visitors’ Center THOUSANDS of Incoming Telephone Calls to the Chamber THOUSANDS of visits to our web site (based on Google Analytics) 4 Transition to Google Analytics in 2007 1 2 3
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C H A M B E R Chamber Ribbon Cutting at Fitness By Meta. Hosted by Dave And Meta Roth.
The Sanibel Sprout Ribbon Cutting. Hosted by Edith and Nikki Rood.
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C H A M B E R Chamber Luncheon at Matzaluna’s. Speaker: F.I.S.H. Sponsor: Stroemer & Co.
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Welcome New Members
Grille Gallery of Sanibel
Stacie Krupa, Master Artist staciekrupa.com 239-395-1263
Big Dog Surf Shop
John Cahill, Proprietor 459 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel (239) 472-0966
The S Spa
Sherri Kropp, Proprietor 2439 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel (239) 233-7061
Sawyer C. Smith, Attorney
Serving Sanibel & Captiva Islands businessesonthebeach.com
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The Sanibel Fish House
Eddy Tetlak, General Manager 1523 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Thefishhouserestaurants.com (239) 472-7770
Ryan Paradis, Marketing Manager Serving Sanibel & Captiva Islands Honcmarine.com (239) 849-0835
Simcoe on Sanibel
Gerald Simcoe, Artist Showings by appointment only. The Village Shops, Sanibel simcoegallery.com (610-) 262-8427
Sawyer C. Smith, Attorney
Serving Sanibel & Captiva Islands wilburlaw.com (239) 334-7696
Donna & Tom Puma, Proprietors 362 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Beachfoodies.com (239) 472-6566
Sand Castle Gifts & Gourmet
Steve & Heather Corbin, Proprietors 2075 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Sandcastlegiftsgourmet.com (239) 472-2201
Randi Jong, Manager Opening Soon! zoomersamusementpark.com (239) 481-9666
Connie Martin, Owner
Serving Sanibel & Captiva Islands (239) 579-0200
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Our Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting 2012 Awards Ceremony at this Years Annual Meeting
And the winner is.... 2011-2012 President’s Award goes to Barb Harrington with Royal Shell Companies 2012 Sue Rosica Gray Volunteer Award goes to Billy Kirkland with Billy’s Bikes & Rentals 2012 New Business of the Year goes to Andrea and Traditions on the Beach 2012 Business Person of the Year goes to Al Hanser with Sanibel & Captiva Trust Company 2012 Citizen of the Year goes to Tom Uhler with Uhler and Vertich Financial www.Sanibel-Captiva.org
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Chamber Schedule of Events 2011-2013
2012 events will fill up fast! Claim your Luncheon Sponsorship and/or After Hours Host now! www.Sanibel-Captiva.org
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