On the move
DECEMBER 2015
Thank you for a Great Year!
Corporate Sponsors
Letter from the Executive Director Are you ready for 2016? The Board of Directors for the South Shelby Chamber of Commerce has spent the last few weeks planning and we have some great things planned for the new year! But first, we have the 10th Annual Diamond Awards! Please RSVP and make plans to join us on Thursday, December 3rd as we recognized the organizations and individuals that make this a great place to live, work and do business! For 2016, please mark your calendars for Thursday, January 7, 2016 for our first South Shelby Chamber Membership Luncheon of the year! Make sure and note we will now meet at Columbiana First Baptist Church, located at 208 N Main St, Columbiana, AL 35051. And, this month we will be mailing you the 2016 membership invoices, along with the information about our Office Depot Program. You are guarenteed to make your membership dues back with this discount card! We Wish you a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!
April Stone Executive Director
April Stone
Columbiana • Chelsea • Harpersville • Westover • Wilsonville • Vincent and the South Shelby County Region South Shelby County Chamber of Commerce - P.O. Box 396 Columbiana, AL 35051 - (p): 205-669-9075 - www.southshelbychamber.com
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 2016 Annual Sponsorship Program
Make Your Membership Work for Your Business! Announcing the 2016 Sponsorship Program! Are you ready to enhance your membership through your involvement with the South Shelby Chamber of Commerce? Then the Annual Sponsorship Program is the way to do it! In 2016, you will have the opportunity to further market your business by Sponsoring a Luncheon, the Annual Coffee with the Mayors or Being a Continual Sponsor which means
South Shelby Chamber Welcomes a New Intern! Please join us in welcoming our new intern, Jessica Spradlin! Jessica is a Senior Communication Studies Major at the University of Montevallo and will be working with us until she graduates in May of 2016. You will see her working at the Chamber office as well Chamber events! Please help us welcome her to the South Shelby Chamber.
your logo will be on all of our publications, website, e-newletter all year long! And, as a part of the Continual Sponsorship, you receive a foursome in the Golf Tournament so go ahead and mark your calendars for the October 20, 2016 South Shelby Chamber Mayor’s Invitational Golf Tournament! To be Held at Eagle Point Golf Course on Highway 280. Call April Stone at (205) 6699075 for all the details!
2016 Events with South Shelby Chamber of Commerce We wanted to remind you that our 2016 Chamber Membership Luncheons will be located at Columbiana First Baptist Church, located at 208 N Main St, Columbiana, AL 35051. And, here are the dates of the 2016 Luncheons: uJanuary 7, 2016 uFebruary 4, 2016 uMarch 3, 2016 uApril 7, 2016 uMay 5, 2016 uJune 2, 2016 uJuly 14, 2016 uAugust 4, 2016 uSeptember 1, 2016
uOctober 6, 2016 uNovember 3, 2016 And, also here are the dates for the 2016 Coffees with the Mayors: uWednesday, January 13, 2016-Coffee with the Mayor of Columbiana uThursday, February 11, 2016-Coffee with the Mayor of Harpersville uThursday, March 10, 2016-Coffee with the Mayor of Chelsea uThursday, April 14, 2016-Coffee with the Mayor of Wilsonville uThursday, May 19, 2016-Coffee with the Mayor of Vincent uThursday, June 16, 2016-Coffee with the Mayor of Westover
PHOTOS AND EVENTS
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South Shelby Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors
Sheriff John Samaniego welcomes attendees to the Coffee with the Sheriff co-hosted by the Montevallo and South Shelby Chambers of Commerce
The South Shelby Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors group is comprised of South Shelby Chamber members that want to go the extra step in ensuring their membership are working for their businesses. This group is most visibly seen at the monthly Chamber Membership Luncheons, Ribbon Cuttings and Grand Opening ceremonies and they are the first relationship that our new members forge when they join the Chamber. If you are ready to increase your visibility and build those lasting business relationships that positively impact your business, now is the time to become an Ambassador! Contact April Stone at (205) 6699075 and get involved!
Ashleigh Finn, Shelby Ridge Health & Rehab Barbara Zieba, Hampton Inn and Suites Charmaine Dye, Trade Partners Exchange Donald Shirley, Chelsea COP
Kyle Mims, Edward Jones Investments celebrates his Grand Opening with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Linda Cook, Busy Hands Framing and Gift Kendall Williams, Shelby County Schools Education Foundation Laurie Edwards, First US Bank Jane Scott ProForma Title and Closing
Guests networking at the November South Shelby Chamber Membership Luncheon
Mary DeLoach, Comfort Keepers
Kim Keilbasa Chubb’s Grub Station
Meagan Mims, Shelby County Newspapers, Inc.
JaneAnn Mueller Renaissance Consignment Shop/Urban Home Market
Mike Cooley, Chelsea COP
Leslie Bartlett APH Radio 99.9 FM
Peg Hill, Shelby County Board of Education
Alison Richardson Mary Kay
Vicki Everett, Juice Plus +
Trina Stogner Bath Fitter of Birmingham
Mary Fogo Chelsea Chiropractic & Acupunture
Melinda Bennett Candlewood Suites of Alabaster
Jeff Adams Kovakas Realty
Paige Landry New Beacon Hospice
Martha Lewis The American Village
Paul Visser Principal Financial Group
Russell Scruggs Renasant Bank
Welcome New Members Welcome New Chamber Members! Please do Business with these members or refer them to someone else! (as of Nov. 18, 2015).
Buffalo Rock Company Steve Self 34 West Oxmoor Road Birmingham, AL 35202 205-944-4195
Coosa Valley Medical Center Vanessa Green 315 West Hickory Street Sylacauga, AL 35150 (256) 401-4666
Kovakas Realty Jeff Adams, David Kovakas 9447 Co. Rd. 55 Westover, AL 35185 205-678-2441
Hibbett’s Distribution Aimee Andrews 201 Corporate Woods Drive Alabaster, AL 35007 205-942-9242
Shepherd’s Fold Green Calhoun 826 Fulton Avenue SW Birmingham, AL 35211 205-780-6211
The Abbott House Morgan Nordyke 9481 Hwy. 55 Westover, AL 35185 205-983-2491
2015 Board Members
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PAID Ben Smith Smith Chiropractic
Kathy Copeland White Rock Quarry
Permit No. 48 Columbiana, AL 35051
P.O. Box 396 Columbiana, AL 35051
Chairman
Daniel Holmes Shelby County Newspapers Inc. Chairman Elect
Wayne Johnsey Piggly Wiggly Vice Chair of Finance Carol Bruser University of Montevallo Vice Chair of Governance Casey Morris Ground Up Coffee and Smoothies Vice Chair of Development Donna Smelcer Shelby Baptist Medical Center Immediate Past Chair Miranda Carter Johnny Ray’s
Mary DeLoach Comfort Keepers Jacqueline Gardner St. Vincent’s One Nineteen Health and Wellness Leisha Harris Trinity Medical Center Jon Lauderdale Alagasco Carl Orso Renasant Bank, Columbiana Lee Dorrill Blue Cross, Blue Shield Kelly T. Fox Hand, Arendall Law Firm, LLC Shane Armstrong Shelby Baptist Medical Center
Calendar of Events — December 2015 3 10th Annual Diamond Awards South Shelby Chamber of Commerce 2015 Diamond Awards Thursday, December 3, 2015 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Columbiana United Methodist Church 200 North Main Street Columbiana, AL 35051 Caterer: Bellini’s Speaker: Lew Burdette of the King’s Home Sponsor: E.C. Gaston Steam Plant of
Wilsonville Reservations are Required; Please RSVP to April Stone at director@ southshelbychamber.com to confirm your attendance. Cost per person will be $15. 17 Holiday Business After Hours Thursday, December 17th 5:30 pm-7:00 pm Vizzini Farms Winery 800 County Road 87 Calera, AL 35040
Co-hosted by the Calera, Greater Shelby, Montevallo and South Shelby Chambers of Commerce Cost: Chamber Members, $10 and “Future” Members-$20 Includes hot, heavy hors d’oeuvres and two complimentary beverages of your choice. RSVP Online @ www.shelbychamber.org, call the Greater Selby Chamber at 6634542 or email info@shelbychamber.org Sponsored by: Shelby County Reporter
December 3, 2015 Membership Luncheon 10th Annual Diamond Awards South Shelby Chamber of Commerce 2015 Diamond Awards Thursday, December 3, 2015 11:30 am - 1:00 p.m. Columbiana United Methodist Church 200 North Main Street Columbiana, AL 35051
Caterer: Bellini’s Speaker: Lew Burdette of the King’s Home Sponsor: E.C. Gaston Steam Plant of Wilsonville Reservations are Required; Please RSVP to April Stone at director@southshelbychamber.com to confirm your attendance. Cost per person will be $15.