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Camden County
Chamber of
Commerce
2603 Osborne Road,
Suite R
St. Marys, GA 31558
Chamber offers chance to cash in
Winner of $5,000 Tradewinds Raffle will be drawn at annual dinner
Tickets are now on sale for the the Chamber office. They are $50 said Leslie Hamrick, Chamber presi- Kings Bay Convention Center on
Camden County Chamber of Com- each. The theme of the fundraiser is dent/CEO. “The proceeds will be di- base. Raffle ticket holders do not have
merce’s Tradewinds Raffle, which will “Charting Our Course — Setting Our rected to the Chamber’s technology to be present to win.
pay $5,000 to the lucky winner. Sails.” fund.” For more information on the raffle
Only 300 tickets are being sold and “With a one-in-300 chance to win, The winner will be drawn at the or the annual dinner, call the Chamber
they are also available for purchase this drawing has much better odds Chamber’s Annual Dinner, which will office at (912) 729-5840 or visit the
from Chamber board members or at than any lottery ticket you could buy,” be held on Thursday, April 27 at the website atwww.camdenchamber.com.
(912) 729-5840
camdenchamber.com
Leslie Hamrick
President/CEO
Jonathan Glenn
Membership
Development
Jennifer Trimble
Administrative assistant
Board of Directors
Alecia Webb
Chair
Charles A. Smith
Vice Chair
Jill Helton
Secretary/Treasurer
Jennifer Lewis
Immediate Past Chair
Mark Belcher
Doug Cooper
Bill Gross
Bert Guy
Terry Landreth
Stephen Kinney
Matthew Kircher
Daniel Minckler
Mary Neff
Gary Straight
Martin Turner
Royal Weaver
Brendon Winstead
C.B. Yadav
Save the Date!
Annual Dinner
Thursday, June 27
5 p.m.
Kings Bay Conference
Center; $50 ticket
includes dinner, awards
ceremony and
entertainment
Mark your calendar
now for the 2013
Taste of Camden,
held Thursday, Oct. 17 at
the Camden
Community Recreation
Center in Kingsland.
Stay tuned for early-bird
vendor pricing to be
announced soon.
New Members
Harvey’s Supermarket
The Camden Shopper
Winding River
Coastal Greenery Inc.
Bistro & Brew
Coastline Community
College
JRG Athlete
Development
(JADsoccer)
Church of God of
Prophecy St. Marys
Church
PoNutz Takeout
Spine Center of
Southeast Georgia
Carrie’s Cleaning
Service
EDICCIMAD
“Every Day In
Camden
County
Is Military
Appreciation
Day”
Leadercast attracts largest
Camden audience to date
More than 120 people
gathered together earlier this
month in Camden County
to sharpen their leadership
skills and network with other
local professionals.
“All of the comments and
feedback we have received
about the event indicate we
succeeded in our goal of pre
senting a first-class event
deisnged to build relation
ship and develop leadership
in the southeast Georgia
community,” said Leslie
Hamrick, president/CEO of
the Camden County Cham
ber of Commerce, the or
ganizing sponsor.
The Chick-fil-A Leader-
cast, an annual seminar that
is broadcasted from the
Georgia Dome, features sue- Southeast Community
cessful business people who Church in Kingsland was the
explain how they achieved local site and those in atten-
and surpassed their goals, dance enjoyed Chick-fil-A
Kingsland was one of hun- boxed lunches, provided by
dreds of Leadercast sites Justin Whitfield of the
around the globe. Kingsland restaurant, and
More than 120 participated in the annual Chick-fil-A Lead
ercast, sponsored locally by the Camden County Chamber
and a host of local businesses and organizations. The event
provides leadership development and networking opportu
nities for local professionals.
refreshments from the
church’s Coffee $pot.
Clainetta and Aaron Jef
ferson served as mistress and
master of ceremonies. Local
high school and college stu
dents who have received the
Rising Leaders Scholarship
shared their reflections on
leadership and what it means
to them.
Other presenters included
Sheila McNeill, president of
The Camden Partnership,
and Lisa Allen, owner of
Lisa Allen’s Dance Works
and a longtime Chamber
member.
After hours
Nominations due tomorrow
Southeast Chiropractic Clinic and IHOP co-sponsored
the May Business After Hours gathering. Chamber Pres
ident/CEO Leslie Hamrick presented recognition
plaques to Dr. Kevin Lin (left) of Southeast Chiropractic
Clinic and Roger Joe (right) of IHOP. Business After
Hours, a social gathering and networking opportunity
held on the third Thursday of every month. Below,
emcee Doug Cooper of Coastal Oaks Home Inspections
congratulates Mary Rose Cannistraro of On the Green
Day Spa and Salon, after she won the 50-50 drawing.
April Business Spotlight
St. Marys Magazine pub
lisher Barbara Ryan launched
her semi-annual magazine
years ago as a way to give
back to the community.
“Only people who have
visited Historic St. Marys
understand the passage from
one of the magazine's debut
articles that says, "You may
leave St. Marys, but St.
Marys will never leave you."
It is Ryan’s hopes that St.
Marys Magazine will be, for
many, the compelling force
that brings them discovery of
this most enchanting water
front village.
Though times have been
tough economically for all
publishing businesses, Ryan
and her team have worked
hard to maintain the excel
lent quality of the publica
tion and are very proud to
have won a Gold Ink Award
on the same level and in the
same category as Oprah’s
“O” Magazine and Forbes
Magazine.
“People tell me that the
magazine is a cover to cover
read, and I’ve often walked
into someone’s home and
found the entire collection
beginning with Issue 1
spread out on a coffee table,”
she said.
(Enter the drawing at the
monthly Business After Hours
gathering or the opportunity to
have your business or organiza
tion featured.)
Nominations are due by 5
p.m. on Saturday, June 1 for
three awards that are pre
sented at the Camden
County Chamber of Com
merce’s Annual Dinner.
The Entepreneurial Spirit
Award and the Large and
Small Businesses of the Year
awards are presented anually
to outstanding Chamber
members. A nomination
form can be requested by
emailing admin@camden-
chamber.com.
The winners will be rec
ognized at the annual dinner
and awards ceremony on
Thursday, June 27 at the
Kings Bay Convention Cen
ter on base. Tickets to the
event may be purchased on
the Chamber website at
www. camdenchamber. com
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LEADERCAST®
A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Platinum Sponsors
Southeast Tribune
COMMUNITY CHURCH & (jeOVglCM
Gold Sponsors
Paul Davis Emergency Services Chick-fil-A of Kingsland
K-Bay 106.3 FM Brenau University
Silver Sponsors
Lilliston Ford
The Camden Partnership
Leadership Camden Alumni
Bronze Sponsors
Camden Printing Company Georgia Power Company
WOWZA Realty S & S Pools
Leadercast 2013 Committee Members
Marty Klumpp
Clainetta Jefferson
Aaron Jefferson
Shauna Lewis
Mike Lewis
Sheila McNeill
Jill Helton
Debbie Graham
Stella Ideozu
Dave Southern
Rana Killough
Rachel Baldwin
Alecia Webb
Mary Ann Chase
Jonathan Glenn
Leslie Hamrick
Lisa Allen
Special Thanks
Rising Leaders Scholarship
Recipients
Next year’s Chick-fil-A Leadercast will be held on Friday, May 9, 2014-
We hope to see you there!