Chamber Matters May 2016 by Times-Georgian

May 2016

Greystone

5th Annual

ALL AGES WELCOME!!!

$500 CASH PRIZE!! F oxhall

Resort & Sporting Club

Proceeds Benefit Foundation Leadership Scholarships for Graduating High School Students and Young Professionals in Douglas County!

JOIN THE CORNHOLE CRAZE!

At GreyStone Power, we’ve been cutting costs to reduce rates.

bill decrease of about $9.50 per month. That’s more than $110 a year!

Even though the service charge on residential bills rendered after April 1 is going up, electric rates are coming down. For example, the average residential member, using about 1,100 kWh per month, will see a bottom line

If you’re on Wallet Watch like we are, that’s money you can use.

greystonepower.com GreyStone Power is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

GreyStone Power. Keeping an eye on the bottom line.

Play in our double elimination competition at Foxhall Resort & Sporting Club! Enjoy music, games on the sports lawn, food, drink, and good old tailgatin’ cornhole FUN!

Sunday, May 15

CHAMBER MEMBER RATE: $35 per Team of Two

NON MEMBER RATE: EARLY BIRD RATE- $35 per Team of Two After 4/15- $50 per Team of two

10 a.m. Registration | 11 a.m. Play Begins Foxhall Resort & Sporting Club | 8000 Capps Ferry Road | Douglasville

The Young Professionals Connection will host the 5th Annual Cornhole Tournament on Sunday, May 15th at Foxhall Resort and Sporting Club, located at 8000 Capps Ferry Road in Douglasville. Proceeds from the Cornhole Tournament benefit annual Leadership Scholarships that are presented to local high school seniors who demonstrate outstanding leadership and community service potential and to young professionals seeking to continue their education. The YPC Cornhole Tournament is open to teams of all ages. Players will be vying for the title of tournament champion as well as a $500 cash prize. The double elimination Cornhole Tournament will begin at 11 a.m., with registration beginning at 10 a.m. (pre-registration is required and payment must be received by Monday, May 9, 2016). Due to the nature of Foxhall Resort and Sporting Club, the Cornhole Tournament is a rain or shine event. WHAT IS CORNHOLE? Cornhole is an easy game played by two teams of two people; some call it “bean bag toss”. Cornhole can be found being played while tailgating for your favorite team or at neighborhood cookout. Players take turns throwing bean bags at a raised platform with a hole in the far end and points are scored by the beanbag landing on the platform or in the hole. It is an easy, fun game and great for all ages.

For more information about Cornhole, contact Sara Ray at 770.942.5022. Register by May 9th at the DC Chamber or online at: www.douglascountygeorgia.com/YPC Register online at www.douglascountygeorgia.com. Contact Sara Ray at 770.942.5022 for sponsorship information! May Calendar GreyStone Power Welcome to Luncheon of Events New Members!

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Chamber Chamber Matters, Matters, MayMay 20162016

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The Douglas and the Douglas Chamber of Commerce held the annual “Teacher The Douglas CountyCounty SchoolSchool SystemSystem and the Douglas CountyCounty Chamber of Commerce held the annual “Teacher 4a 4a Day”program on March 29, 2016. to everyone who par ticipated help make this program huge success! Day”program on March 29, 2016. ThankThank to everyone who par ticipated to helptomake this program a hugea success! We We hopeenjoyed you enjoyed a dayteachers with teachers and students! hope you a day with and students!

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Interested Interested in learning in learning about your aboutstrengths? your strengths? ContactContact Sara atSara ray@douglascountygeorgia.com at ray@douglascountygeorgia.com for more forinformation! more information!

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Introducing the new Cancer Center at WellStar Kennestone Hospital. Redesigned inside and out to ensure our vision of world-class cancer care is experienced by both patients and families. By changing patient ﬂow, adding new services and enhancing the overall care experienced, a new focus on Mind/Body/Spirit has arrived. With recognition by Becker’s Hospital Review’s “100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs,” our redeveloped cancer program offers: •

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Pancreatic Hepatobiliary Program structured to reduce the time of diagnosis to treatment.

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Nationally recognized STAT clinics for lung and prostate cancer.

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Nurse Navigators for patients and families

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Integrative treatment including acupuncture

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Patient and Family Advisory Board

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$10$10 raffle raffle tickets tickets cancan bebe purchased purchased at the at the Chamber. Chamber. For information more information Teacher 4 Avisit Day,www.douglas.k12.ga.us visit www.douglas.k12.ga.us For more aboutabout Teacher 4 A Day, or or the Chamber’ s website at www.douglascountyschools.com the Chamber’ s website at www.douglascountyschools.com

Chamber Matters, May 2016

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Interested in becoming a member? Call us today at 770.942.5022 or visit www.douglascountygeorgia.com!

Chamber Matters, May 2016

Thank you to everyone who helped make our first annual Chicks Night Out a HUGE success!

www.douglascountygeorgia.com THE TOP TEN YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF 2016 IS A RECOGNITION PRESENTED BY THE DC CHAMBER’S YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CONNECTION (YPC). YPC’S MISSION IS TO TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO CONNECT WITH THEIR PEERS, CONNECT WITH THEIR COMMUNITY, AND CONNECT WITH THEIR FUTURE. YPC COMBINES PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SOCIAL, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BEING A PART OF YPC, CONTACT THE DC CHAMBER AT 770.942.5022.

Casey Bethel Douglas County Schools

April McKown City of Douglasville

Adam Carter Bank of the Ozarks

Myesha Good City of Atlanta

Jennifer Moore DC Board of Commisioners

Melissa Stallings Stallings Insurance Agency, Inc.

Katy Klein Children’s Voice: CASA, Inc.

Tiffany Stewart-Stanley Stewart Law Group, LLC.

Daniel Manny Water and Sewer Authority

Breezy Straton DC Economic Development Authority

For more information about the Young Professionals Connection, contact Sara Ray at 770.942.5022.

Chamber Matters, May 2016

Leadership Douglas Class of 2016

Congratulations to the Leadership Douglas Class of 2016 on their graduation this month!

Brittany Barron Mercer University

Cherrie Carney Royln Companies

Mark Couey John Bleakley Ford

Ken Crawford Hartley, Rowe, & Fowler, P.C.

Rita Fasina-Thomas Distinctive OPS Services

Kimberly Foster WellStar Health Systems

Jim Gay DC Parks and Recreation

Emily Hanlin Douglas County School System

Keith Higgs Water and Sewer Authority

Jared Holley J. Smith Lanier & Co.

Wayne Kelley Douglasville Police Department

Sean Kelly Douglas County Schools

Brandon Knight GreyStone Power Corporation

Aaron McCullough Hughes-Ray Company, Inc.

Elisha Ott BioLife Plasma Services

Catherine Owens United Way

Shandron Pemberton POSoluions Inc.

Iteeah Pounds University of West Georgia

Ticket sales are underway for the Douglas County Chamber’s eleventh annual Chamber Raffle. The 2016 raffle offers nine chances to win more than $15,000 in prizes! A total of 350 tickets will be sold at $100 each - giving each ticket holder better than a 1 in 40 chance of winning. In a reverse raffle, the first ticket drawn is not the winner, but will be worth $100 to the ticket holder. The top prize of $10,000 will be awarded to the lucky person holding the 350th, or last ticket drawn, but that’s not all. The 349th ticket drawn is worth $2,000, and the 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th and 300th tickets drawn will bring ticket holders $500. Tickets may be purchased individually or by groups who want to go together to purchase a lucky ticket. Tickets can be purchased from Chamber Board members or at the Chamber office at 6658 Church Street in Douglasville. Drawings will take place in a reverse raffle format on May 26, 2016 from 5 to 7p.m. at the Centre at Arbor Connection during the Chamber’s monthly Comcast Business After Hours. You do not have to be present to win. The mission of the Douglas County Chamber is to support, promote and attract business for the advancement of our community. The Chamber currently serves over 700 member businesses. For more information please contact the Chamber at 770.942.5022 to purchase a ticket or visit www.douglascountygeorgia.com.

For more information about Leadership Douglas, contact the Chamber at 770.942.5022. Wilbur T. Purvis Destiny World Church

Tiffany Stewart-Stanley Stewart Law Group, LLC.

Amy Thomas WellStar Foundation

Vonda Thorpe Day Star Tabernacle

Lusenii Watson Georgia Power Copmany

Chamber Matters, May 2016

MAY CALENDAR OF EVENTS 3

2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Youth Leadership Douglas

2 p.m. Finance Committee Meeting

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Leadership Douglas Public Safety Day

11:30 a.m. Ribbon Cutting for The Pantry

8:30 a.m. HR Hot Topics Seminar: ADA/FMLA: What You Need to Know Presented by Fisher & Phillips 12 p.m. Diplomat Meeting

8 a.m. Good Morning Connections at the Chamber BIG Success Leads Group at West Georgia Technical College

8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Georgia Power Coffee Card Exchange sponsored by City of Douglasville 9 a.m. Selling Your Strengths Workshop Presented by Brandon Miller, 34 Strong

10 a.m. YPC 5th Annual Cornhole Tournament At Foxhall Resort and Sporting Club

4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Youth Leadership Douglas Fall Orientation

8 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting 9:30 a.m. Young Professionals Connection Planning Committee Meeting 12 p.m. – 1p.m. GreyStone Power Luncheon sponsored by Google LEADERSHIP DOUGLAS GRADUATION 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Leadership Douglas Class of 2017 Orientation

9 a.m. Chamber Seminar Series: Business Plans: Developing, Implementing, and Aligning Your Business Plan with Your Marketing Plan 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Youth Leadership Douglas Spring Orientation

8 a.m. YPC 3rd Thursdays Networking Breakfast at Chick-fil-A Arbor Place 11:30 a.m. Ribbon Cutting for All Real Estate Consultants, Inc. at the Chamber

9 a.m. Small Business Committee Meeting 2 p.m. Government Affairs Meeting

5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Comcast Business After Hours and Chamber Raffle Sponsored by The Centre at Arbor Connection

8 a.m. Good Morning Connections at the Chamber BIG Success Leads Group at West Georgia Technical College

Chamber Closed in observance of Memorial Day

MARCH RENEWING MEMBERS ALRS PROPERTIES, INC. ALSCO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, INC. AMERICAN RED CROSS - BLOOD SERVICES AUSTELL NATURAL GAS SYSTEM BIOLIFE PLASMA SERVICES BROOKVIEW APARTMENT HOMES BUD’S BENZ, INC. CHARMAINES, INC. CURB APPEAL LAWN CARE, LLC DBV ASSOCIATES, LTD. DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. DISTINCTIVE OPS SERVICES, LLC DOUGLAS COUNTY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB DOUGLASVILLE PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES FAIRFIELD PLANTATION FELLOWSHIP SENIOR DAY CARE CENTER FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FOLKS, INC. GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE GEORGIA POLE BASES, INC. ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE JUMP N JOY LIFE CARE MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS CENTER MARIETTA EYE CLINIC MEDLINE INDUSTRIES NEW HORIZONS OUTDOORS ORTHOATLANTA PREFERRED PERSONNEL SOLUTIONS S.H.A.R.E. HOUSE, INC. SCOTT EVANS CHRYSLER-DODGE-JEEP-RAM SRT SILVER LINE WINDOWS BY ANDERSEN

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THE CHAIRMANS CLUB IS THE CHAMBER’S EXCLUSIVE LEVEL OF MEMBERSHIP FEATURING TOP EXECUTIVES IN DOUGLASVILLE AND DOUGLAS COUNTY. MEET THREE OF OUR MEMBERS!

Chamber Matters, May 2016

Denise Dotson

At Gas South, their great everyday low rates aren’t the only reason why they are one of Georgia’s leading natural gas providers. As a Georgia-based company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Cobb EMC, they are committed to providing additional value for you with rate plans that fit all customers’ needs, service representatives who live and work in the state, and an unwavering dedication to giving back.

Jerry Hall Assured Comfort Heating & Air, a drug free workplace, has been in business since March of 2002. It was started with a handful of employees and now averages 25-28 employees. The current active customer base is 6500 and there are 12-16 vehicles on the road on an average day, providing 24 hour emergency service 365 days per year. Assured Comfort is Premier Lennox Dealer and provides air conditioning and heating repairs, maintenance, and replacements. They also provide Indoor Air Quality solutions, including duct cleaning, and maintain an A+ Rating with the Better Business Bureau.

John Sell

Georgia Power guarantess high reliability, low prices and high customer satisfaction as the cornerstones of their commitment to customers, but the commitment doesn’t end there. hey are are equally dedicated to being good corporate stewards and giving back to the communities they serve.

DIPLOMAT SPOTLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

Meet the backbones of the Chamber...our Diplomats! Each month we will highlight two of our members who go above and beyond to make YOUR Chamber the best it can be!

VONDA THORPE, DAY STAR TABERNACLE

Day Star Tabernacle is a body of people who believe they should carry God’s Word and share it with others. The Day Star Tabernacle International currently houses Stars of Heaven Children’s Nursery. Also, held on the campus is a bible college - Christian Life School of Theology; here students can receive an accredited degree. Dayson Studios, a full service recording studio, is located in the Family Life Center. Camp Champions Summer Camp & an Upwards Basketball League are just a couple of opportunities available to the community. They are a body of believers that are excited and jubilant about worshiping and praising God with an intense enthusiasm. Join them anytime. All are welcome. For service times and additional info contact at 770-949-LOVE, www.sonstar.org.

ATHENA BRYANT, BANK OF NORTH GEORGIA

Print your copy at www.douglascountygeorgia.com.

Athena is the Assistant Vice-President and Branch Manager for Bank of North Georgia on Chapel Hill Road. Athena has 37 years of banking experience and 21 of those years, have been in the Douglas County community. She has a wonderful reputation for giving superior customer service, having competitive rates and consistently exceeding customers’ expectations. Bank of North Georgia, a division of Synovus Bank, operates 40 branches in 16 metro Atlanta counties and is dedicated to the local community. This division offers diverse lines of business and personal financial services including Business Banking, Investment Services and Mortgage Lending. For more information, visit www.bankofnorthgeorgia.com. For all your banking needs, call or email Athena Bryant at 678-715-2422 or AthenaBryant@BankofNorthGeorgia.com