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WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2017 8:00 AM TO NOON | WEST GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE The Douglas County Chamber is pleased to announce its newest professional development event—the Business Owners Sharing Solutions (B.O.S.S.) Summit. The event will be held at West Georgia Technical College on Wednesday, May 10th from 8 a.m. to Noon. B.O.S.S is a half-day interactive session featuring executives sharing their tips and advice on topics that pertain to all businesses. The summit will be divided into two sessions; Step Up Your Social Media Presence, and Become a Customer Experience Rockstar. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from a panel of small business owners and high-level corporate executives from local and regional organizations. Panelists will provide their best practices on their topic followed by an interactive discussion and Q&A session. Chamber Vice President, Sara Ray, commented, “the Chamber is so excited to bring together the ‘best of the best’ to help inspire locals to think outside the box to grow their organization. This event is open to the community and we look forward to a fun and educational day!” Be sure to follow the Business Owners Sharing Solutions Summit event page on Facebook for a list of panelists and other updates. This event is open to the community and free to attend. Register online at www.douglascountygeorgia.com. For more information about B.O.S.S., contact the Chamber at 770.945.5022.
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10 A.M. REGISTRATION | 11 A.M. PLAY BEGINS FOXHALL RESORT & SPORTING CLUB | 8000 CAPPS FERRY RD. | DOUGLASVILLE
JOIN THE CORNHOLE CRAZE! Play in our double elimination competition at Foxhall Resort & Sporting Club! Enjoy music, games on the lawn, food, drinks, and good old tailgatin' cornhole FUN!
Register online at www.douglascountygeorgia.com by MAY 12TH.
CHAMBER MEMBER RATE: $35 PER TEAM OF TWO NON MEMBER RATE: EARLY BIRD RATE: $35 PER TEAM OF TWO
QUESTIONS? CONTACT STACY GARMON AT 770.942.5022.
WIN A $500 CASH PRIZE!
PLAY TO WIN Ticket sales are underway for the Douglas County Chamber’s 12th Annual Raffle. The 2017 Raffle offers nine chances to win more than $15,000 in prizes! The Chamber Raffle supports multiple community services and programs for members such as training seminars, the Buy Local Program, and more. 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 draw is worth $2,000, and the 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th and 300th tickets drawn will bring ticket holders $500. Drawings will take place in a reverse raffle format on May 25, 2017 from 5 to 7 p.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. Tickets can be purchased from Chamber Board members or the Chamber office located at 6658 Church Street in Douglasville. For more information, please contact the Chamber at 770.942.5022 or visit www.douglascountygeorgia.com.
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS ANNETTE'S HOME COOKING Annette Boyd WK Ždž ϮϮϮϳ ,ŝƌĂŵ͕ ' ϯϬϭϯϯ ϲϳϴ͘ϯϵϴ͘ϵϯϲϯ B SEATED Bonnie Hawthorne ϲϲϱϭ ŚƵƌĐŚ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ŽƵŐůĂƐǀŝůůĞ͕ ' ϯϬϭϯϰ ϲϳϴ͘ϮϱϬ͘ϰϲϱϳ ǁǁǁ͘ďƐĞĂƚĞĚƵƐ͘ĐŽŵ BRIGHT STAR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ƌ͘ ĚǁŝŶ :ŽŶĞƐ ϯϳϭϱ ƌŝŐŚƚ ^ƚĂƌ ZŽĂĚ ŽƵŐůĂƐǀŝůůĞ͕' ϯϬϭϯϱ ϳϳϬ͘ϵϰϵ͘Ϯϱϱϱ ǁǁǁ͘ďƌŝŐŚƚƐƚĂƌƵŵĐ͘ŽƌŐ CHRISTIAN BROTHERS MECHANICAL,LLC Pamela Ashby ϱϴϱ &ĂĐƚŽƌLJ ^ŚŽĂůƐ ZŽĂĚ ƵƐƚĞůů͕ ' ϯϬϭϲϴ ϰϬϰ͘ϲϬϳ͘ϵϵϬϬ ǁǁǁ͘ĐŚƌŝƐƚŝĂŶďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů͘ĐŽŵ
DILLARDS, INC. :ŽŚŶ DĐ ƵĨĨŝĞ ϲϳϮϬ ŽƵŐůĂƐ ŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ ŽƵŐůĂƐǀŝůůĞ͕ ' ϯϬϭϯϱ ϳϳϬ͘ϱϳϳ͘ϰϮϳϭ ǁǁǁ͘ĚŝůůĂƌĚƐ͘ĐŽŵ
INVESTOR NETWORK, LLC Brandon Thompson ϴϯϮϳ KĨĨŝĐĞ WĂƌŬ ƌŝǀĞ ŽƵŐůĂƐǀŝůůĞ͕' ϯϬϭϯϱ ϰϬϰ͘ϵϵϯ͘ϵϮϮϱ ǁǁǁ͘ŝŶǀĞƐƚŽƌŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐƚŽƌĞ͘ĐŽŵ
DOUGLAS COUNTY ROGUE RUNNERS KATLIPS BY KATHY :ŽŚŶŶLJ ƵŝĐĞ Kathy Palmer WK Ždž ϭϴϰϲ ϰϬϰ͘ϯϭϰ͘ϭϲϱϰ ŽƵŐůĂƐǀŝůůĞ͕ ' ϯϬϭϯϯ ϰϬϰ͘ϱϴϳ͘ϵϲϮϴ KINGDOM LIVING INTERNATIONAL ǁǁǁ͘ĚĐƌŽŐƵĞƌƵŶŶĞƌƐ͘ĐŽŵ :ƵĂŶĞƚƚĂ KůŝǀĞƌ WK Ždž ϲϯϮϱ GEORGIA STORM SOCCER ACADEMY ŽƵŐůĂƐǀŝůůĞ͕' ϯϬϭϱϰ Gregory Maduro ϲϳϴ͘ϳϳϯ͘ϴϭϲϳ ϭϯϱ EĞǁŶĂŶ ZŽĂĚ ǁǁǁ͘ŬŝŶŐĚŽŵůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶƚů͘ŽƌŐ ĂƌƌŽůůƚŽŶ͕ ' ϯϬϭϭϳ ϳϳϬ͘ϳϴϬ͘ϱϭϲϭ LITHIA SPRINGS CHURCH OF GOD ǁǁǁ͘ŐĞŽƌŐŝĂƐƚŽƌŵ͘ĐŽŵ Chris Taylor WK Ždž ϰϭϲ GIBSON COUNSELING >ŝƚŚŝĂ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐ͕ ' ϯϬϭϮϮ Cynthia Bullard ϳϳϬ͘ϵϰϴ͘ϴϰϯϵ ϯϭϴ͘ϱϮϰ͘Ϭϭϳϳ ǁǁǁ͘ůƐĐŽŐ͘ŶĞƚ ǁǁǁ͘ĨŐŝďƐŽŶĐŽƵŶƐĞůŝŶŐ͘ĐŽŵ
METRO BROKERS: CONNIE GARRETT Connie Garrett Ϯϵϭϭ ŚĂƉĞů ,ŝůů ZŽĂĚ͕ ^ƵŝƚĞ ϮϲϬ ŽƵŐůĂƐǀŝůůĞ͕' ϯϬϭϯϱ ϲϳϴ͘ϰϯϴ͘ϮϯϯϬ ǁǁǁ͘ĐŽŶŶŝĞŐĂƌƌĞƚƚ͘ŵĞƚƌŽďƌŽŬĞƌƐ͘ĐŽŵ RESMED CORP Anthony Vargas ϲϬϬ ZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞ WĂƌŬǁĂLJ͕ ^ƵŝƚĞ ϭϬϬ >ŝƚŚŝĂ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐ͕ ' ϯϬϭϮϮ ϳϳϬ͘ϴϭϵ͘ϮϭϮϳ ǁǁǁ͘ƌĞƐŵĞĚ͘ĐŽŵ SPRINT BY PG WIRELESS Ashley Krieger ϲϳϬϬ ŽƵŐůĂƐ ŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ͕ ^ƵŝƚĞ ϭϱϭϬ ŽƵŐůĂƐǀŝůůĞ͕' ϯϬϭϯϱ ϳϳϬ͘ϱϳϳ͘ϲϭϭϭ ǁǁǁ͘ƉŐǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐ͘ĐŽŵ SOUTHLAND INSURANCE AGENCY Gary Hewitt WK Ždž ϭϱϲ ĂƌƌŽůůƚŽŶ͕ ' ϯϬϭϭϮ ϳϳϬ͘ϴϯϰ͘ϳϲϯϭ ǁǁǁ͘ƐŽƵƚŚůĂŶĚĂŐĞŶĐLJ͘ĐŽŵ
THRIVENT FINANCIAL ŚƌŝƐƚŝŶĂ ,ĂǁŬŝŶƐ ϲϳϴ͘ϱϬϬ͘ϵϯϰϳ ǁǁǁ͘ƚŚƌŝǀĞŶƚ͘ĐŽŵ VILLA RICA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU ŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌ WŝŬĞ ϭϬϲ dĞŵƉůĞ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ sŝůůĂ ZŝĐĂ͕ ' ϯϬϭϴϬ ϲϳϴ͘ϴϰϬ͘ϭϭϲϬ ǁǁǁ͘ǀŝƐŝƚǀŝůůĂƌŝĐĂ͘ĐŽŵ WEST METRO NAACP Tanya Echols WK Ždž ϮϮϮϳ ŽƵŐůĂƐǀŝůůĞ͕' ϯϬϭϯϯ ϲϳϴ͘ϰϵϱ͘Ϯϯϵϵ ǁǁǁ͘ǁĞƐƚŵĞƚƌŽŶĂĂĐƉ͘ŽƌŐ
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MAY CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Youth Leadership Douglas
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9 a.m. Insperity Chamber Seminar Series More than Customer Service: Create A Customer Experience WƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ďLJ :ŝŵ DĐDŝĐŚĞŶ͕ WƵĐŬĞƩ D^ ϭϭ͗ϯϬ Ă͘ŵ͘ ZŝďďŽŶ ƵƫŶŐ ĨŽƌ /ŶƐƉĞƌŝƚLJ ϰ
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11:30 a.m. YPC 3rd Thursday Networking Lunch N' Learn &ĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ WĂƫ ,͘ WƵĐŬĞƩ͕ ŵĞƌŝƉƌŝƐĞ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƚ ƚŚĞ /ƌŝƐŚ ƌĞĚ WƵď Θ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ
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10 a.m. 6th Annual YPC Cornhole Tournament ƚ &ŽdžŚĂůů ZĞƐŽƌƚ Θ ^ƉŽƌƟŶŐ ůƵď
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9 a.m. Youth Leadership Douglas Summer Retreat
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Chairmans Club CORNER
Chamber Matters, May 2017 THE CHAIRMANS CLUB IS THE CHAMBER’S EXCLUSIVE LEVEL OF MEMBERSHIP FEATURING TOP EXECUTIVES IN DOUGLASVILLE AND DOUGLAS COUNTY. MEET THREE OF OUR MEMBERS!
Matt Barrington
ZĞŐŝŽŶƐ ŽĨĨĞƌƐ Ă ďĞƚƚĞƌ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ďĂŶŬ ŝŶ ŽƵŐůĂƐ County, and wants to be partner moving ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘ dŚĞLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƵŵ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞůƉƐ families, businesses and the community grow ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůůLJ ƐĞĐƵƌĞ͘ dŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ reason they are proud to sponsor the Douglas ŽƵŶƚLJ ŚĂŵďĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŽƌŬ ŚĂƌĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ day to offer the expertise and personal service you ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ͘
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 ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌƐ͘ Ɛ Ă 'ĞŽƌŐŝĂͲďĂƐĞĚ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽůůLJͲŽǁŶĞĚ subsidiary of Cobb EMC, they are committed to providing additional value for you with rate plans that fit all customers’ ŶĞĞĚƐ͕ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƚŝǀĞƐ ǁŚŽ ůŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ƵŶǁĂǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬ͘
Steve Daniel
WGTC is dedicated to helping students achieve their highest ƉŽƚĞŶƚŝĂů ŝŶ ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů ĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚ͘ tŚĞƚŚĞƌ Ă ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ŝƐ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ũŽď Žƌ ŐĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŬŝůůƐ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ ĞŶƚŝƌĞůLJ ŶĞǁ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ĨŝĞůĚ͕ tĞƐƚ 'ĞŽƌŐŝĂ dĞĐŚ ŽĨĨĞƌƐ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϬϬ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ͕ ĚŝƉůŽŵĂ ĂŶĚ ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů ĐĞƌƚŝĨŝĐĂƚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ŽĨ ƐƚƵĚLJ͘ t'd ͛Ɛ ĨŽĐƵƐ ŝƐ ŽŶ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƐ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ŽĨĨĞƌ ĨůĞdžŝďůĞ ĐůĂƐƐ schedules, multiple campus locations and the latest in technology to provide our students a superior learning ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĞŶũŽLJ ĐůƵďƐ͕ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ E: ĂƚŚůĞƚŝĐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ƚŚĞŵ ŐƌŽǁ ŝŶƐŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐƌŽŽŵ͘
DIPLOMATS 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!
MEGAN MCDURMON, ALLSTATE-RYAN RICE AGENCY
ZLJĂŶ ZŝĐĞ ůůƐƚĂƚĞ /ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ŽƵŐůĂƐ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĨŽƌ ϭϳ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂƵƚŽ͕ ŚŽŵĞ͕ ůŝĨĞ͕ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞƚŝƌĞŵĞŶƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘ tĞ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ĂƌƌŽůůƚŽŶ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ďĞƚƚĞƌ ƐĞƌǀĞ ŽƵƌ ĐůŝĞŶƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƐ ŝŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂĐƚŝǀĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞLJ ůŝǀĞ͘ dŚĞLJ ĂůƐŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ DĞŐĂŶ Ăƚ͗ ŵĞŐĂŶŵĐĚƵƌŵŽŶΛĂůůƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĐŽŵ Žƌ ;ϳϳϬͿ ϵϰϵͲϬϰϲϯ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶLJ ƋƵĞƐƚŝŽŶƐ ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ Žƌ ƌĞƚŝƌĞŵĞŶƚ ŶĞĞĚƐ͘
DEBORAH JOHNSON-BLAKE, THE WRITING PAD
ĨĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ ƌ͘ :͕ ƐŚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ K ŽĨ dŚĞ tƌŝƚŝŶŐ WĂĚ͕ >> ͕ Ă ǁƌŝƚŝŶŐ͕ ĞĚŝƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚŝŶŐ Ĩŝƌŵ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ϮϬϬϵ͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ Ă ŽŶĞͲǁŽŵĂŶ ƐŚŽǁ ǁŚŽƐĞ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŽ ŽĨĨĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĨŽĐƵƐŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƉƌŽŽĨƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ͕ ĞĚŝƚŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐƵƐƚŽŵŝnjĞ ǁƌŝƚŝŶŐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƵƚŵŽƐƚ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ ƚƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐ ƚŽ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ŵĂdžŝŵƵŵ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ǁƌŝƚŝŶŐ ƐŝŵƉůĞ͘ ƌ͘ : ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ĂǁĂƌĚͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ͕ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌ ĞdžƉĞƌƚ ŽŶ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶĚ Ă ĚŝƐƐĞƌƚĂƚŝŽŶ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ǁŚŽ ĞŶũŽLJƐ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞĞĚ͘ ƌ͘ :ŽŚŶƐŽŶͲ ůĂŬĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ DĂŶĂŐŝŶŐ dŝŵĞ ŽŶ WƵƌƉŽƐĞ͕ Ă ƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĂů ŐƵŝĚĞ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ďĞƐƚ ƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŝŵĞ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĞĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ Ă ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŝŶŐ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ tĞ ƌĞ ůĂLJƚŽŶ DĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ ^ŽƵƚŚ &ƵůƚŽŶ >ŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞ DĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ƌ͘ : Ăƚ ƚŚĞǁƌŝƚŝŶŐƉĂĚĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚƐΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ Žƌ ǀŝƐŝƚ ǁǁǁ͘ĚĞďŽƌĂŚũŽŚŶƐŽŶďůĂŬĞ͘ŽƌŐ͘
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Your Community Partner From attracting new jobs and retaining
Round UpÂŽ and partnering with area schools,
existing businesses, to prescription savings
GreyStone Power is your Community Partner.
and other shopping discounts, from scholarships for local students, to
Because real power comes from making
helping neighbors through Operation
life better for the people we serve.
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GreyStone Power is an equal opportunity provider and employer.