Chamber Chatter - St. Lucie Chamber of Commerce

Volume 22 Issue 3
March, 2015
Message from our President
Chamber Chatter
ST. LUCIE
COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Terissa Aronson
Inside this issue:
Message from our President
Chairman’s Corner
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New Members
Networker of the Month
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Our networking events conMembership Renewals
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tinue to grow in attendance !
Our first Business Bowl and
Networking Breakfast
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Breakfast of the year garnered 81
Coffee with the Commissioner
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attendees! What a great way to
BASH
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start 2015. We have room for a
Coffee with the PSL Council
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little more than 100 people and we
expect to hit that number next
Ribbon Cuttings
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Chamber Calendar
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month. As a reminder, this event
is about power networking with a
little friendly competition. Also at this event, members
make announcements about upcoming events, specials
and testimonials. It is always the 4th Tuesday of the month at St. Lucie Trails in St. Lucie West.
We have worked with Gator Trace to add a dozen more seats to our Networking Breakfast but it
continues to sell out up to a week before that second Tuesday of the month. This event shows no
indication of slowing down so as always, RSVP early.
However, if you are TIRED OF RSVPing for our events, we have a solution. The chamber is
offering an Event Package for the remainder of 2015. This package includes entry to both the Networking and Business Bowl breakfasts as well as all 4 annual luncheons. These include the St.
Lucie County, Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce and Legislative luncheons. You will no longer have to
RSVP, you are guaranteed a seat and you can send a substitute. The cost is just $300 and will
begin with April’s events. You must pay for the package up front, the package cannot be shared
and there are no substitution of events, it must be purchased as a complete package! But what a
great way to insure that you join us with a hassle free system !
Call 772.595.9999 press “0” and we can get you signed up right away!
Chairman’s Corner
Terri Sloan-Bartz
Greetings from your Chamber Chair,
Spring is in the air! The New York Mets are in town and with that
so many visitors and locals for our chamber to serve. This will give a
great lift in our local economy as the tourists in our community shop,
eat and enjoy what we have to offer in St. Lucie County. On March
11th our Chamber representatives and President will head to Tallahassee to represent our business community at the state level. Be
sure to share with Terissa Aronson before she heads up North with
the other Treasure Coast Chambers.
This month we spring forward and will enjoy another hour or so of
daylight in the evening. This is my favorite time of the year. I seem
to have more energy after work to plant the flowers, do some home repairs and spring cleaning. As always be sure to think of your Chamber partners when you begin your projects this
spring. I look forward to meeting our newest members at Gator Trace Networking and
hope you all have a prosperous month.
New Members
Allstate ‐ Carrie‐Lee Covington, Agent Insurance Agencies, Adjusters & Consultants Allstate ‐ Covington Insurance Group, Inc. Insurance Agencies, Adjusters & Consultants Amaro's Rigging & Moving Moving & Storage Services Best PCS LLC Home Health Care Services Transportation The Bug Guys Pest Control Eastport Pharmacy Pharmacies M.E. Good Realty, Inc. Real Estate‐Sales & Rentals The Pension Source Financial Consultants, Planning & Investment St. Lucie Center for Cosmetic Dentistry Dentists The Keyes Company ‐ Darrell Winfree Real Estate ‐ Commercial The Shores Treatment & Recovery Mental Health & Substance Abuse Wednesday Green Market Activities, Adventures & Attractions Which Wich Superior Sandwiches Restaurants & Delicatessens Page 2
Networker of the Month - February
Networker of the month for February-2015 from left to right:
Joseph Kuzma (Nominee); Kelsie Stickles (Winner); Karla
Tovar, (Ambassador) & Richie Colletti (Nominee).
The St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce honored
Kelsie Stickles with Holiday Inn Express & Suites, as
"Networker of the Month" for February. The ceremony takes
place the second Tuesday of each month at the Chamber's
Networking Breakfast. Stickles was presented with a plaque
and badge from Aztec Graphix for her continued promotion of
the Chamber of Commerce and its members.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
S T. L U C I E
COUNTY CHAMBER OF
2937 W. Midway Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34981
Phone: 772.595.9999
www.stluciechamber.org
The Treasure Coast
Enjoyment Books are
filled with hundreds of
coupons to get the
most out of our
Treasure Coast!
From dining, recreation, attractions, home & auto,
sports and more, it's all included for the low price of
C H A M B E R C H AT T E R
C H A M B E R C H AT T E R
February renewals
40+ Years
Florida Power & Light Compamy.—43 years
Richard K. Davis Construction Corporation—43 years
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Pierce West - 42 years
30* Years
Culpepper & Terpening, Inc. - 39 years
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority - 38 years
Post Insurance and Financial, Inc.— 32 years
20+ Years
Dean , Mead, Minto and Zwemer—28 years
Seacoast National Bank - 27 years
Morningside Academy (K-12th) - 26 years
Bev Smith Toyota - 24 years
Bill Knight Insurance Agency, Inc. - 21 years
TLC Experts Cleaning, Restoration, Remodel - 21 years
15+ Years
St. Lucie County Fire District - 18 years
St. Lucie Surgery Center—16 years
A & G Pools, Inc. - 15 years
WPSL/WJNX—12 years
10+ Years
Sam's Club #8150 - 13 years
Toshiba Business Solutions - 13 years
Elite Electric & Air, Inc. 11 years
Christian FM 96.3 - 10 years
Equity Investment Corporation -10 years
St. Lucie County Government - 10 years
St. Lucie Women and Children Center - 10 years
9-5 Years
Hilton Garden Inn PGA Village - 9 years
Hutchinson Island Plaza & Suites - 9 years
SunTrust Bank - 9 years
American Red Cross- Florida Coast to Heartland - 8 years
Craig Jeffries Wealth Management Group, LLC - 8 years
Sam's Club # 4972
- 8 years
Residence Inn by Marriott-Port St. Lucie - 7 years
Saint Edward's School - 7 years
The Brennity at Tradition - 7 years
Carrabba's Italian Grill - 6 years
Sinclair Broadcast Group - 6 years
Better Living & Marketplace Magazine - 5 years
Bowen Insurance Group - 5 years
Morningside Church - 5 years
Rains Insurance - 5 years
Security Self Storage (Port St. Lucie East) - 5years
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Layout and design of the
St. Lucie County
Chamber of Commerce’s
Chamber Chatter by
Summit 21, LLC
Thank you to Marisol Guntkowski
of Marisol’s Photography
for providing the many
photographs in this issue of
Chamber Chatter.
2-4 Years
CruiseOne - Travel Obsessions - 4 years
Manpower Staffing Services - 4 years
Fort Pierce Urgent Care - 3 years
Fusion Aveda Salon and Spa - 3 years
Martin Funeral Home - & Crematory, St. Lucie Chapel - 3 years
Moe's Southwest Grill 3 years
Air Repair Solutions, Inc. - 2 years
All About Black Business, LLC - 2 years
Arrow Exterminators - 2 years
Dominion Investment Group - 2years
Ocean Chiropractic & Health Center, Inc. - 2 years
PBC Credit Union - 2 years
Stamm Manufacturing - 2 years
1 Year
Cruise Planners/Wolfcat Travel - 1 years
Devereux Community Based Care - 1 years
Haisley Funeral Home - 1 years
Marie Silvestri - Consultant - 1 years
Menin Realty, Inc. - 1 years
Ryde's Transport LLC - 1 years
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Networking Breakfast— February
Networking Breakfast is a hot
breakfast buffet held the 2nd
Tuesday of each month. Our February breakfast was sponsored by
Spherion Port St. Lucie — at Gator Trace Golf & Country Club.
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C H A M B E R C H AT T E R
Working into the night for the St. Lucie County Chamber!
Mayor Greg Oravec invited community leaders to meet and discuss marketing and promoting
the Treasure Coast.
Be on the front line
in the Chamber,
Join Ambassadors
Ambassadors meet at
The Brennity
in Tradition,
the first Thursday of
every month from
8::00 am to 9:00 am.
VOLUME 22 ISSUE 1
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Business Bowl and Breakfast is Back!
Sponsored by: St. Lucie County - Tourism & Venues
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C H A M B E R C H AT T E R
C H A M B E R C H AT T E R
February Ribbon Cuttings
St. Andrews Villas Homes.
6060 NW Helmsdale Way, Port
St. Lucie, FL. 34983
with Susan Anderson and Linda
Bartz at St Andrews VIllas
Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting.
Coffee with the PSL Council— February 27
Vice Mayor Linda Bartz appeared
on Coffee with the PSL Council in
February. Thanks to our sponsors,
Seacoast and Elite Electric and
Air and Devereaux.
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C H A M B E R C H AT T E R
VOLUME 22 ISSUE 3
Chamber Calendar
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Port St. Lucie.
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