September 2010
SOUTH SHELBY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
KALEIDOSCOPE
Columbiana • Chelsea • Harpersville • Westover • Wilsonville • Vincent
Upcoming Events Sept. 9 Sept 10
southshelbychamber.com
Sept. 11 Sept. 20-25 Oct. 9
Silent Auction and Gala Magnolia Medows Golf Course Golf Tournament Magnolia Medows Golf Course Whigmaleerie Day Shelby County Fair Shelby Co. Exibition Center, Hwy 70 Creative Arts Show
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WELCOME ABOARD 2010 CHAMBER MEMBERS * L’Treasures Linda Malone 4528 Hwy 280 Harpersville, Alabama 35051 205-420-9664 *Coosa Valley Home Care Jaclynn Long Traffanstedt 315 West Hickory Street Sylacauga, Alabama 35150 256-208-0087 256-208-0301 fax www.lhcgroup.com/ *Dynamic Creative Services Chris Deloach PO Box 108 Chelsea, AL 35043 205-238-0310 Our Website
*Alabama Sports Vehicles Ron and Jennifer Nesbitt 3400 Hwy 31 Calera, Alabama 35040 205-664-4949 *Coosa Valley Medical Center Dr. J. Waid Blackstone, D.O. Jennifer Nesbitt, Marketing 315 W. Hickory Street Sylacauga, Alabama 35150 256-401-4666 Down South Realty Debra and Ben King 30474 Hwy 25 Wilsonville AL 35186 205-669-1933 downsouthrealty.net
BOARD MEMBERS
Central Alabama Fabricators, Inc. Edwin & Sarah Atchison P. O. Box 1417 106 Industrial Road Hwy 70 Columbiana AL 35051 205-669-6120 CAF-inc.com Architectural Stone Imports, Inc. Dorothy DeLoach Sherry Giordano 301 Foothills Drive Chelsea AL 35043 205-678-0538 asistoneimports.com Minute Man Press Sherry Owen 438 1st Street SW Alabaster, Alabama 35007 205-621-2722 alabaster.minutemanpress.com
President Tim Prince Shelby County Newspapers, Inc.
2ndVice President Brenda Frias Alabama Power
Shelba Nivens, Chelsea, Alabama Sonya Lefkovits Columbiana, Alabama Sonic Chelsea Operations LLC Dan Perry and Hollen Crim 64 Chelsea Pointe Drive Chelsea, Alabama 35043 205-678-5090 sonic.com Cahaba Valley Pediatric Dentistry Debbie Curtis/Johnathan Curtis 141 Narrows Drive Birmingham, Alabama 35242 205-408-8889 cvpd.com
3rd Vice President Donna Smelcer Shelby Baptist Medical Center
Gaston Steam Plant Jay Burdette P. O. Drawer 1127 Wilsonville, Alabama 35186 Dan & Beth Hedrick Columbiana, Alabama Alabama Telco Credit Union Bryan Morrow 15660 Hwy 280 Chelsea, AL 35043 205-678-7797 alatelco.org
*New Members
Secretary Faye McGuire Frontier Bank
Treasurer Andrew Brown Brown Lumber & Building Supply
Richard Cook Busy Hands Framing and Gifts
City Government
Board Advisors
Evan Major Shelby County Schools (Ret.)
Mayor Earl Niven, Becky Landers Chelsea
Susan Stivers
Linda Wren AT&T Dr. Ben Smith Smith Chiropractic Billy Ray Jones Bryant Bank Robert Jackson Bridges Historic Shelby Association John Browning Cahaba Valley Computer Services, LLC Jon Lauderdale Alagasco Edwin Brasher First United Security Bank Kevin Morris M&F Bank
Mayor Allan Lowe Gina Antonlini Columbiana Mayor Theoangelo Perkins Jackie Ingram Harpersville Della Pender MT Laurel Mayor Ray McCallister Joy Marler Vincent Mayor Rosemary Liveoak Kay Ray Wilsonville Mayor Mark McLaughlin Wayne Jones Westover
Penny Kovakas Kovakas Realty Gerie Kelley
Executive Director Stacy Walkup
4 LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR Heading into the 4th Quarter of 2010 are you ready, how can you heighten your opportunities?
Stacy Walkup Executive Direcxtor
It is such a privilege to work at the South Shelby Chamber of Commerce, helping businesses prosper and grow. The Chamber helps with ribbon cuttings for new businesses, networking at the luncheons, welcoming new residents to town with welcome baskets filled with marketing materials and gift certificates from local merchants. Promoting our community at expo shows showcasing how wonderful it is to live, work and raise our families in Shelby County. Members work hard to meet new business owners, serve on a chamber committee to make a difference such as our economic development committee pursing industry recruitment, our golf tournament/silent auction and gala committees planning the event coming up in September to raise money for student scholarships, board members who unselfishly give of their time and resources for the betterment of our county, ambassadors who work hard to better their communities through volunteering at chamber functions. Expo Shows at the luncheons promoting communities and their businesses for our first annual creative arts, antiques and business show in October at the Shelby county exhibition center which will give businesses the opportunity to show off their seasonal items, promote their services and make extra money outside of their home or storefronts and encourage first time entrepreneurs the opportunity to kick off a brand new enterprise. These truly are just a few of the things our chamber offers throughout the year. Local chambers of commerce are agents of change, preservers of traditions, and exercise good will in communities’ at all different levels of growth and expectations. I would like to invite your business to get involved in our chamber to heighten your business opportunities, market your goods and services and most of all to network with other businesses who share your common goals and share ideas, learn from the chamber programs and one another, to build relationships to create that business building business system to continue the success and good fortune of your business and lively hood. The chamber offers so many ways to get involved to network and market your business and that’s where we can help!
AN ADDED MEMBER BENEFIT
5 UPCOMING EVENTS
MEMBERS CORNER
Whigmaleerie Day Celebrating our Scottish Heritage
Presented by The Wilsonville Civitan Club and The Town of Wilsonville Saturday, September 11, 2010………10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join us in downtown Wilsonville on Patriot Day as we celebrate our town...past, present, and future. -Town exhibits
-Music Festival Stage -Talent Exhibition -Revolutionary War Camp/ Re-enactment
-Local Vendor Sales -Chili Cook-Off -Kids Swap Shop -Military Commemoration - Other Activities/Events Planned
To register as a vendor or for the talent exhibition, please contact Town Hall at 205-669-6180. or complete form below and return to Town Hall—P.O. Box 70—Wilsonville, AL 35186 Name: __________________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________ Phone: ____________________________ Cell #: ______________________________ [ ] Vending — Type of Product Vending: _________________ $15.00 Fee in lieu of Vending License for Town, collectible that day. [ ] Kids Swap Shop—$5.00 [ ] Chili Cook-Off—$15.00 [ ] Talent Exhibition—$5.00 Make checks payable to: Town of Wilsonville
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SOUTH SHELBY SNAPSHOTS 6th Annual Living in Alabama Communities Exhibition at the State Capitol Pictured is Stacy Walkup, Annette Tyler, Amanda Smith and John Browning.
South Shelby Chamber of Commerce Mayors Association Meeting
South Shelby Chamber of Commerce honors Bobby Joe Seales, President of the Shelby County Historical Society
AnnualChamber Picnic Honoring our Public Safety Officials Keynote Speaker: Congressman Spencer Bachus
August Chamber Luncheon spotlighting the town of Vincent.
Treetop Family Adventure Ribbon Cutting, Chelsea
L’s Treasures Ribbon Cutting, Harpersville
Celebrate Harpersville Homecoming
88 UPCOMING CHAMBER LUNCHEON Welcome Aboard 2010 South Shelby Chamber of Commerce P. O. Box 396 208 East College Street Columbiana, Alabama 35051
What is your Chamber?
Your chamber of commerce is a voluntary partnership of business and professional people working together to build a healthy economy and to improve the quality of life in your community.
Who leads your Chamber?
Its members run your chamber of commerce. The Board of Directors that determines policies and sets goals. An Executive director handles the day-to-day operations. The Members are needed for involvement in committees that range from economic development, education and human resources, tourism, public affairs and governments relations. The Chamber meets on the 1st Thursday of each month at noon.
Membership Application
We wish to invest in Shelby County by joining the South Shelby Chamber of Commerce according to the following fee schedule: Non – Business Rates: Private or retired individual.................................$ 60.00 Business Rates: 1-3 employees.....................................................$115.00 4-8 employees.....................................................$170.00 9-20 employees...................................................$225.00 21-50 employees.................................................$280.00 51-100 employees...............................................$390.00 over 100 employees...........................................$445.00 Please find our check for $_____________ _____________________________________________________
Submit COMPANY memebership application to above address. _____________________________________________________ CONTACT PERSON
September 2, 2010 _____________________________________________________ ADDRESS
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City, State andColumbiana Zip Location: United Methodist Church _____________________________________________________ 200 North Main Street, Columbiana FAX Telephone _____________________________________________________
WEBSITE Keynote Speaker:
Joe Ray, Executive Director
Lay Lake in Wilsonville Alabama
____________________________________________________ Adaptive Aquatics
Please complete and return with your check to: Spotlight: Non-Profi t Businesses South Shelby Chamber of Commerce P. O. Box 396 Columbiana, Alabama 35051 Alabama Power Company Luncheon Sponsor: Ph. 205-669-9075 Fax 669-1842 E-Mail Soshelby@bellsouth.net
Price: $10.00 *Networking begins Visit our website at www.southshelbychamber.com at 11:30am Host: Hartley’s Down Home Kitchen