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October 2011 Sporting Clay enthusiasts!

The Greater Shelby Chamber is holding its 2nd Annual Sporting Clay Shoot on November 2nd at Selwood Farm in Alpine.

Sponsorships available: Title, breakfast, lunch, beverage cart. For more information call Jennifer Whisenant at 663-4542.

Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce • 1301 County Services Drive • Pelham, AL 35124 • 205-663-4542 • info@shelbychamber.org

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Welcome New Members

1 Stop Promos

Elliott Carr

186 Oxmoor Road, Ste A1

Birmingham

Promotional Products

Birmingham

Residential & Comm. Renovation

Brookstone Restoration

Kecia Higdon

244 Inverness Ctr Dr, Ste 200

Digitel Corporation

Jason McDaniel

400 Riverhills Business Park, Ste 410 Birmingham

Telecommunications

G&K Services Inc.

Jammie Mellard

245 Lyon Lane

Integris Leadership

Gene Wahnefried

629 Highland Lakes Cove

Birmingham

Safety Apparel & Products

Birmingham

Business Consultants

Internet Innovation Alliance

Jim Bakken

2101 Magnolia Avenue, Ste 501

Birmingham

Community Service Organization

Lindt Chocolate Consultant

Joyce Preston

3436 Strollaway Drive

Birmingham

Independent Specialty Product

M.C.A.P., Inc.

Lynn Sims

P.O. Box 381082

Birmingham

Community Service Organization

Madison At Shoal Run Apartment Heath Darwin

850 Shoal Run Trail

Birmingham

Momma Goldberg’s Deli

Daniel McClam

750 Colonial Promenade Pkwy, Ste 4200 Alabaster

Restaurants

Russ Morgan, CFP

Russ Morgan

2718 20th Street South

Financial Services

TW Telecom, Inc.

Kelly Franks

3000 Riverchase Galleria, Ste. 350

Birmingham

Telecommunications

University of Montevallo

John Stewart

Station 6006

Montevallo

Educational Institution

Birmingham

Apartments

To find out more about any member listed or other Chamber members, visit the online Business Directory at: www.shelbychamber.org.

Business-to-Business Online Networking and Person-to-Person Continues to Rapidly Increase Online networking is becoming a large part of marketing and the way to promote your business and form relationships. The Greater Shelby Chamber recognizes this communication medium as innovative, creative, and one more way for our Chamber family to connect with one another. If you haven’t created a Facebook or Twitter page yet, we encourage you to do so. We share Chamber updates, community events/needs, and cross-promote posts from our members.

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Online networking is an invaluable tool to build an expanded audience for products or services. Integrate online networking into your existing marketing plan. Embrace it by connecting with the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce on Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin. We’re excited to share your news too!

Visit www.shelbychamber.org and click on the Online Networking icons to login or sign up today. Together, we are Building a Network of Opportunity.

My wife, Kay, and I have been in photography a number of years. I actually shot Alabama Football in the mid 70’s for 2 seasons for the Scottsboro Sentinel. After attending an Imaging Conference in Nashville we decided to do this full time. It has been a ride, like any other business you have to find a niche. We have been blessed to find several. We can print images on site within moments, cover sports events, like college football, aerial shots of games, campuses, and more. We offer videography for weddings, real estate, etc.

We have a great time, because we love what we do. We joined seven different chambers of commerce.

What we learned was amazing! One Chamber keeps us busy, the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce, has been the single biggest influence on our business growth. We now have national contracts to provide images, as well as, local shooting! The staff, beginning with the President Jennifer Whisenant, has helped us make contacts that made a huge impact in our business, not because we asked them to, but because they are proactive in seeking businesses that helped us grow. The businesses that are currently involved with the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce are eager and hungry to help find ways to partner with other businesses for growth. And we have fun along the way!

Roger and Kay Owens rko Photography

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Ambassador Spotlight

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September Ambassador of the Month I just wanted to drop you a quick note to say how impressed I was with today’s luncheon. It was handled so well, great attendance and great food. I really felt that event was productive and I appreciated that the members were truly interested in interacting with each other. I met so many great new people today and I am really looking forward to being a very active member! The event was awesome. It was my first event with the Greater Shelby County Chamber and I was very impressed. Looking forward to being a very active member in the Chamber!

Lori Glennon Director of Catering Wynfrey Hotel

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Attention: The Greater Shelby County Education Foundation is seeking grant opportunities. If your company or organization offers grants for various education initiatives, such as workforce development, please contact us with the information. Call Heather Stripling at (205) 663-4542 or by email heather@shelbychamber.org and include the application process information. Thank you for helping us further promote education throughout Shelby County!

Reanna Swinford Congratulations to Reanna Swinford, the September Ambassador of the Month for the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce. Reanna and her husband Julian own Johnny Ray’s BBQ of Pelham (Highway 52 location.) Johnny Ray’s BBQ offers barbequed pork, chicken and ribs along with Honey’s Famous made fresh every day pies. For more information about Johnny Ray’s BBQ and how they can cater for any event, call (205) 6640501 or visit their website at www.johnnyraysbbq.com. For more information about the Greater Shelby Chamber’s Ambassador program, contact April Stone at (205) 663-4542 or visit www.shelbychamber.org.

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Snapshots

Catch more photos of Greater Shelby Chamber events online at: shelbychamber.org

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Chamber members and Ambassadors supported 2 Buckets and a Vacuum Cleaning Service at its official ribbon cutting ceremony.

Accelerated Physical Therapy invited Pelham city officials, Greater Shelby Chamber members, family, friends, and business neighbors to join in celebrating its 5th year anniversary!

Thank you to our keynote speaker, Shane Boatright, Boatright Companies, for enlightening attendees on business building techniques he’s learned over the years.

City officials, Ambassadors, and friends joined to congratulate Ekklesia Coffee House at its recent grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony.

Greater Shelby Chamber members enjoyed attending the Focus Calera at Sav Mor Food Outlet. At Sav Mor everything in the grocery store is cost + 10% which saves you on your grocery costs!

Thank you to Indian Springs School for hosting the recent Focus Indian Springs and providing delicious refreshments and networking for all the attendees.

Contact Us Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce 1301 County Services Drive, Pelham, Alabama 35124 (205) 663-4542 Fax: (205) 663-4524 info@shelbychamber.org

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rg Congratulations to Baptist Health Center for opening its new clinic in Chelsea. Dr. Randy Lamberson is the primary care physician at this location near the new Publix.

Thank you to Greystone Smile Design for hosting the recent Social 280. Dr. Trent Buchanan, DMD, shared the latest techniques offered in dental care and cutting edge techology in dentistry.

Thank you to RBC Bank for hosting Network 280. Members learned of the many financial products offered at the bank while networking and enjoying refreshments.

Property Enhancement Services held a ribbon cutting and hosted a Business After Hours. They invited fellow Chamber members and held an outdoor mini-expo.

The recent Grow & Go workshop was presented by John Browning, Cahaba Valley Computer Services, LLC, teaching members to Focus on their Business using Microsoft tips and tricks with Windows 7.

Thank you to SouthFirst Mortgage for hosting the recent Network 280.

Members learned of the many mortgage lending products available while networking and enjoying refreshments.

The Chamber had another full house for SpeedNetworking for Professionals. If you haven’t attended this event be sure to sign up in November.

The recent Grow & Go workshop focused on Organizational Trust and was presented

by Chris Oldenburg, Oldenburg and Associates. Participants were engaged with hands-on activities along with teaching tips to build trust between team members.

Members enjoyed getting to know one another and learning about member benefits at the recent Chamber Works.

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October Membership Luncheon

Grow & Go

Join us on October 19th for our annual Safety Awards luncheon as we honor public safety officials from throughout Shelby County. Each year we are privileged to recognize individuals who have demonstrated outstanding excellence in public safety. This is a time when we can personally give thanks to the fire, police and sheriff personnel, and honor them for the outstanding service and sacrifices they make each day in keeping our respective communities a safe place to live, work, and play.

The luncheon will be held at the Pelham Civic Complex, 500 Amphitheater Dr., Pelham. RSVP required by noon, Monday, October 17th. Investment: Greater Shelby Chamber members $17, non-members $25. Register online at www.shelbychamber.org, call the RSVP line at 663-8923 or the Chamber office at 663-4542.

Cancellation Policy: You must cancel your reservation at least TWO days prior to the luncheon to avoid being charged.

“Communication”

2011 Greater Shelby Chamber Board of Directors Lisa McMahon Warren, Averett, Kimbrough & Marino

Terri Gualano Chair AT&T

Keith Brown Jefferson State Community College

Keith Barfield Finance Chair Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith

Dave Davis Legacy Community Federal Credit Union

Phillip Heard Development Chair Alabama Gas

Jim Garner The Insurance Store

Tim Prince Shelby County Newspapers, Inc.

Silvia Hoyos Hispanic Interest Coalition of AL

Joe Sullivan Sullivan Communications

Vivian Johnson Sam’s Club

April Weaver Shelby Baptist Medical Center

Elizabeth Roland Governance Chair Attorney at Law Chris Bottcher Sirote & Permutt Tim Bowen Alabama Power

Bill Keller Regions Financial

David Nolen M&F Bank

Jennifer Whisenant Greater Shelby Chamber

presented by Oldenburg and Associates, LLC During lean economic times, businesses are constantly looking for ways to improve speed and productivity. Higher synergy among employees helps accomplish both.

Attending the “Organizational Communication” workshop, participants will discover different communication styles that they may have on their staff and learn how to work with different styles. Participants will also be taken through a series of activities that help build better communication on their staff team. Better communication between team members leads to higher speed on work performed and lower costs.

Grow and Go workshop to be held on October 13, 2011 from 11 am until 1 pm at the Greater Shelby Chamber office, 1301 County Services Drive, Pelham.

RSVP is required by noon, Tuesday, October 11th.

Join in on the fun!

Travel with The Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce to ‘The Emerald Isle’ and spend St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland, March 14-21, 2012.

We will fly from Birmingham to explore Dublin & Killarney; a land with rolling hills, warm people, stately castles and rollicking fun.

2nd Annual Sporting Clay Shoot in November at Selwood Farm

Traveling with a group offers you the best travel opportunities; meet & travel with interesting people, have fun with the group AND time on your own to visit the sites, shops and restaurants of your choice. Several meals and tours are already included in the great package price!

Don’t miss out on your opportunity to kiss the Blarney Stone and receive your gift of eloquent speech. For more information call Ronda Engles at Adventure Travel (205) 444-4833 ext. 3201.

The Greater Shelby Chamber is holding its 2nd Annual Sporting Clay Shoot on November 2nd at Selwood Farm in Alpine.

Selwood’s fully automated Sporting Clays course, both challenging and fun, meets the needs of all levels of shooters.

Selwood’s comprehensive shooting facility includes a covered 5-stand for warm-up and training and a 100-target course. Their traps offer challenging targets for both the beginner and expert.

Calling all Sporting Clay enthusiasts, beginners and experts, to test your skills on the course, designed for pleasure and enjoyment in the great outdoors.

Sponsorships available: Title, breakfast, lunch, beverage cart.

For more information call Jennifer Whisenant at the Chamber at 663-4542.

2011 Continual Sponsors A.C. Legg, Inc. Alabama Power Company ALAGASCO Alabama Telco Credit Union America’s First Federal Credit Union AT&T Business Electronics Business Telephones, Inc. Cahaba Valley Computer Services Carr & Associates Engineers, Inc. Charter Business FastSigns First Commercial Bank ITT Technical Institute Jefferson State Community College

Legacy Community Federal Credit Union Lemak Sports Medicine M&F Bank Minuteman Press of Alabaster Neil Bailey Insurance & Investments PAETEC RBC Bank Regions Financial Shelby Baptist Medical Center Shelby County Reporter ShelbyCo Magazine Sirote & Permutt, PC St. Vincent’s Health System Stewart Organization Susan Schein Automotive

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Find more details of what you can expect about any event listed by visiting the Greater Shelby County Chamber’s website at: www.shelbychamber.org. Register for events online at www.shelbychamber.org, call the RSVP Line 663-8923, or the Chamber 663-4542.

CANCELLATION POLICY REMINDER: If a reservation is made for the luncheon and you are unable to attend, you will be charged for the luncheon unless a cancellation request is made at least TWO business days prior to the event.

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1 pm - 9 pm ~ Shelby Blues & BBQ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Charter Pavilion 1000 Amphitheater Road, Pelham Tickets $5 per person.

8:30 am - 9:30 am ~ Focus Alabaster State Farm, Rogers Agency 100 Colonial Promenade Pkwy, Ste 600 No RSVP required. No cost.

5 pm - 7 pm ~ Business After Hours Cox Media Group 2700 Corporate Dr, Ste 115, Birmingham No RSVP required. No cost.

8:30 am - 10 am ~ Chamber Works Chamber, 1301 County Services Dr., Pelham No cost. RSVP required

by Friday, October 7th due to holiday.

11 am - 1 pm ~ Grow & Go “Organizational Communication” Presented by Oldenburg and Associates Chamber, 1301 County Services Dr., Pelham RSVP required by noon, Tuesday, October 11th.

Investment: Members and non-members $10.

Lunch and materials included.

11 am - 1 pm ~ Membership Luncheon Pelham Civic Complex 500 Amphitheater Dr., Pelham RSVP required by noon, Monday, October 17th.

Investment: Members $17, non-members $25.

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8:30 am - 9:30 am ~ Focus Pelham Fairfield Inn & Suites 230 Cahaba Valley Road No RSVP required. No cost.

I went to three luncheons this week, and yours was by far the most organized, most engaging, encouraged more networking, and was just much more fun than either of the others.

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Jeff Denney, 8th Grade Educator Oak Mountain Middle School

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8:30 am - 9:30 am ~ Focus Columbiana Shelby County Historical Society 1854 Old Courthouse No RSVP required. No cost.

Sporting Clay Shoot Selwood Farm, Inc., 706 Selwood Rd., Alpine See page 7 for more details.

11 am - 1 pm ~ Grow & Go “Organizational Accountability” Presented by Oldenburg and Associates Chamber, 1301 County Services Dr., Pelham Tuesday, November 8th.

RSVP required by noon, Investment: Members and non-members $10.

Lunch and materials included.

4 pm - 6 pm ~ Business After Hours RBC Bank, 3000 Pelham Parkway, Pelham No RSVP required. No cost.

8:30 am - 9:30 am ~ Focus Hoover The UPS Store, 5184 Caldwell Mill Road, Suite 204 No RSVP required. No cost 8:30 am - 10 am ~ SpeedNetworking for Professionals Chamber, 1301 County Services Dr., Pelham RSVP required by November 13th. No cost.

7:30 am - 9 am ~ Annual Prayer Breakfast Pelham Civic Complex, 500 Amphitheater Dr., Pelham Friday, November 18th.

RSVP required by noon, Investment: Members $17, non-members $25.