BUSINESS BUILDER

BARNESVILLE-LAMAR COUNTY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Thanksgiving Edition
November 2010
Santa Claus is coming to
town: illumination nov. 24th
The holiday season
will be kicked off officially on November
24th with the Community Church Service being held at the
Barnesville First
United Methodist
Church beginning at
6:30 pm.
Immediately following the service, the
Chamber will host
the Annual Illumination Celebration beginning at 7:30 pm.
Christmas carols will
be sung, stories read,
and Santa will be
making his first appearance in Barnesville.
The theme for this
year’s holiday season
is “Christmas Past
Meets Christmas Present.” Santa will be
coming to Slice’s for
photos offered by
Reflections Photography. This was always
Santa’s stop when
Wisebram’s was in
business.
There will be some
specialty vendors set
up for the night’s festivities for the community to enjoy.
There will be a window decorating contest for the merchants and windows
will be judged on November 18th.
Bring your family
downtown on the
evening of the 24th
and stroll through
stores, have dinner,
listen to good music
and see Santa! It is
the perfect way to
ring in the holidays!
C o m m u n i t y c a l e n da r :
W w w. ba r n e s v i l l e . o rg
On the Chamber of Commerce’s
website, there is a
Google calendar that
we put any and all
community informa-
tion on. This calendar
is accessible to anyone
who visits the website
and is available to advertise any community
events. Please visit the
Inside this issue:
Business After Hours
2
Event Updates
2
Cruise-In/Movies
2
Lunch and Learn
3
Merchant News
4
Illumination Flyer
5
Presidents Box
6
Special points of interest:
Illumination celebration
brings Santa to town!
Check out the Community Calendar!
Christmas Open Houses
planned for November!
SCORE at Lunch and
Learn!
calendar for all upcoming events and if you
have any events you
would like listed, email the chamber at
[email protected].
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BUSINESS
BUILDER
November Business After Hours
The November Business After
Hours will be hosted by Eternal Hope Hospice. Eternal
Hope is located at 240 Odell
Rd. in Griffin, GA and the
event will be on the 18th and
last from 5-7 pm. They are a
member of the BarnesvilleLamar and Pike Chambers
and wanted to do a joint after
hours to inform both communities about the services they
offer.
The Jackpot is up to $125.00!
Directions from Barnesville:
Follow 19/41 North to Griffin.
Go through the lights at the
Zebulon Rd/41 Intersection.
O’Dell Rd. is the third Rd. on
the left. You will see the office complex from the highway.
For more information: call
Amanda at the Chamber at
770-358-5884.
Please come out to support
them and bring a potential
member.
C a r e e r fa i r a n d m e m b e r s h i p b b q u p dat e
The 2010 Career Fair was a
huge success hosting 30 businesses who interacted with approximately 625 Lamar County
High School students. The students were given questions to
ask the business representatives
to better help them interact and
learn the ins and outs of each
profession that struck their interests.
The Chamber’s Education Committee would like to thank all of
the business participants, the
students, and the LCCHS team
that made the day a huge success.
The 2010 Membership BBQ was
held on October 14th at Alan
and Sandra Hudson’s barn. It
was a beautiful location and the
weather was perfect.
Thank you to Alan and Sandra
for hosting, Jackson Beverage
for donating the beverage, and
all members who attended.
M e rc h a n t ’ s C o m m i t t e e N e w s
The Merchant’s Committee
has been very active this summer and fall hosting the
cruise-ins and movies in the
park.
The cruise-ins averaged 30+
cars each month and car enthusiasts from all over middle
Georgia attended. The final
cruise-in of the season was
held on October 23rd and
will resume on the 4th Saturday of each month in May
2011.
The efforts of the merchant’s
committee this year was to
create events that would
drive people to downtown
from outside the county while
providing entertainment to
our citizens. The mission was
accomplished and will only
continue to grow in the years
to come.
THANKSGIVING EDITION
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Lunch and Learn: November 9, 2010
The November 9th Lunch
and Learn will host, Dick
Godschalk, representative
from SCORE. SCORE
"Counselors to America's
Small Business" is a nonprofit
association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and
helping small business start,
grow and succeed nationwide. SCORE is a
resource partner with the
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).SCORE is head-
quartered in Herndon, VA
and Washington, DC and
has 364 chapters throughout
the United States and its territories, with 12,400 volunteers nationwide. Both working and retired executives
and business owners donate
time and expertise as business counselors. SCORE was
founded in 1964.
“Call Amanda or Deidra at the
To learn more about small
business management and
how to make you business
grow, reserve your seat today!
Chamber today to reserve your
spot! 770-358-5884”
The Lunch and Learn will be
held from 12 noon– 1pm in
the Chamber of Commerce
Board Room. Bring your
own lunch and the Chamber
will provide the drinks.
P o l i t i c a l F o ru m U p dat e
On October 19th, the Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber
of Commerce and the Lamar
County Farm Bureau hosted a
political forum for the upcoming elections to be held on
Nov. 2nd.
Bridget Fouts and Jody Alford
attended as candidates for
the Milner City Council seat.
Susan Holmes and David
Gault attended as candidates
for the House District 125
seat.
All candidates gave opening
and closing remarks, asked
questions of the other candidate, and answered questions
submitted by the public.
The political forums are great
ways for the community to
meet candidates and hear
their opinion on many issues
that may be important in the
voting process.
The forums are always held
approximately 3-6 weeks before each election.
Don’t forget to VOTE on
Nov. 2nd!
Fa r m e r ’ s f u r n i t u r e : h o t h o l i day i t e m s
Famer’s Furniture, located
at 912 Veterans Parkway
in Barnesville, is getting
ready for the holiday season. They have begun selling some of the hottest
items of the holiday season.
This is an advantage to
Barnesville because no
longer do you have to drive
to Atlanta or Macon to buy
the most current gaming
systems for your video
game enthusiasts. You can
now purchase Wii and PS3
game bundles right here in
Barnesville.
For more information, call
Farmer’s Furniture at 770358-3800.
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BUSINESS
MERCHANT NEWS:
November 6th:
Creekside Crafts Country Gift Shop
Christmas Open House
Located at 207B Main St. in Barnesville
9 am– 5pm
First 100 customers receive a Chrismon Ornament!.
Door Prize Give Away and Refreshments
November 6th:
Goggan’s Florist
Christmas Open House
Located at 17 Market St. in Barnesville
8 am– 5 pm
First 100 customers will receive a goody bag!
Door prize drawings every hour!
Delicious refreshments served all day!
November 6th:
Carter’s Drug Store
Fall Sale on Halloween and Fall Merchandise!
Free gift with EVERY tart burner purchase.
November 18th:
Carter’s Drug Store
Christmas Open House
Located at 203 Main St. in Barnesville
6pm-9 pm
First 50 customers get a gift bag!
Send event Information to [email protected]
to be listed on community calendar and chamber newsletter.
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THANKSGIVING EDITION
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NEW MEMBERS
341 Quick Lube
Care Master Home Health Professionals
Open Box Over Stocks
August Moon Tearoom
Congratulations!
Congratulations to
the 2010 Leadership Lamar Class. 100%
of the class will be graduating from the
program on November 11th.
Class projects include a donation to the
Ferst Foundation and landscaping at
the Lamar County Annex Building. Be
sure to stop by and check it out!
Ribbon cuttings
Ribbon Cutting
Grand Opening
NOVEMBER 2nd
10 am
August Moon Tearoom
SWEET BROS.
GRAPHICS
WOE’s
Treasure Chest
C h a m b e r o f f e r s h o l i day g i f t i d e a s !
If you are looking for a great
gift for the holiday season
that says Barnesville, then
look no further. The Chamber has many different items
that will make wonderful
additions to your holidays
gifts.
Located at 505 Rose Ave
Barnesville
Stop by today to pick up
your insulated cups, backpacks, t-shirts, aprons,
koozies, hats, visors, and golf
towels.
Prices range from $2.00$12.00.
Ribbon Cutting
Open House
NOVEMBER 24th
5:00 pm
Salon on Main
Located at 212 Main St.
Barnesville
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Nov. 9th
Lunch and Learn @ Chamber
12 noon-1 pm
100 Commerce Place
P.O. Box 506
Barnesville, GA 30204
Nov. 11th
Leadership Lamar Graduation
Nov. 18th
Phone: 770--358-5884
Fax: 770-358-5886
E-mail: [email protected]
Eternal Hope Hospice
5-7 pm
Nov. 24th
We’re on the web!
Ribbon Cutting at Salon on Main at 5 pm
www.barnesville.org
Community Church Service
6:30 pm at First Methodist
Illumination Celebration
7:30 pm Downtown Barnesville
Newsletter
Sponsored By:
Nov. 25th-26th
Chamber Closed for Thanksgiving
President’s Box
Let the holidays
begin! I cannot
believe we are
already facing
another holiday
season! I feel like just yesterday
was BBQ & Blues!
I must say I do love the holidays
and the cheer that everyone
spreads around. The smell of the
turkey and sounds of family chattering like they haven’t seen each
other in a year - that is the best
part. Then the minute the turkey
gobbles, the radio stations start
playing Christmas music. The hus-
tle and bustle of it all can be
quite annoying yet we all love it
just the same.
This time of year is especially
difficult for those struggling with
the economy. As much as we need
to stimulate the economy with the
little bit we may have to do so
with, let’s please keep in mind the
reason for the season. Enjoy your
family and make as many memories as you can. We never know
what the next year will bring us.
I am thankful for many things
this year. I am thankful for my
family, loved ones and friends. I
am very thankful for my job as
well. I love working at the Chamber and working with my board.
They are awesome! I am thankful
for Barnesville. We have such a
beautiful town with so much to
offer.
Be thinking of what you are most
thankful for this season and
share it with the ones you are
closest to.
I wish you and you families a very
Happy Thanksgiving!
-Amanda Rose