December 2015 - Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce

CHAMBER NOTES
Volume 23, Issue 12
DECEMBER 2015
Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce ~ One Depot Square, Greenville, AL 36037 ~ (334) 382-3251 ~ greenvillealchamber.com
Santa & ‘Snow’ in the Park at 5:30 pm
Tree Lighting Ceremony at 6:15 pm
Christmas Parade at 6:30 pm
Join us in Confederate Park at 5:30 pm for pictures with Santa.
Also, artificial snow will turn our park into a winter wonderland!
The Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony is at 6:15 pm,
followed by the Christmas Parade!
Allen Stephenson will serve as Grand Marshal.
‘Snow’ sponsored by Country Place Senior Living!
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WELCOME NEW MEMBER
HONEYBEE DESIGNS / SOUTHERN GRAPHICS
HONEYBEE DESIGNS / SOUTHERN GRAPHICS – is now
open at 134 West Commerce Street (Next to The
Pineapple). Owners are Lori Woodard and Chris
Jordan. HoneyBee Designs offers a great line of retail
clothing and accessories and Southern Graphics offers
a variety of services including screen printing, vinyl
transfers and trophies. Please visit their new store
open Monday through Saturday from 10 am until 5:30
pm. For additional information call Lori at (334) 2101008. Join us for a Ribbon Cutting on Tuesday,
December 1st at 11:00 am to welcome HoneyBee
Designs / Southern Graphics into the Greenville Area
Chamber of Commerce.
NOTES FROM FRANCINE
2015 is coming to a close and it is time to welcome our new
class of Board Members.
2016 - 2018 Chamber Board Class:
Brian Moss, State Farm Insurance
Michael Nimmer, The Edge / NAOS Entertainment
Marie Owens, First Citizens Bank
Rebecca Reynolds, Country Place Senior Living
Linda Stuckey, Stuckey’s Barber & Style Shop
We also welcome Tracy Salter, the Greenville Advocate, to our
Executive Board.
Thank you to the members who are completing their three-year
term on the board: Griffin Huggins, Greenville Glass Company;
Terry Moseley, Pioneer Electric Cooperative; Kevin Pearcy,
Greenville-Butler County Public Library; and April Sherling,
Norman Mortgage Servicing. We appreciate the many
contributions each of you has made to
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Greenville community as a whole.
I want to wish everyone a very Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Make a New Year’s Resolution to “Get
Involved.” Come join us as we have lots
of great things happening in 2016!
The 2016 Greenville Magazine
is coming soon!
This magazine is heavily circulated and serves as our
“Welcome” guide to visitors and newcomers.
Please send any updates to your contact
information (email, phone, address, etc.) so your
member listing is correct.
Tracy Salter and her team at The Greenville Advocate
will be contacting members soon for advertising in
this welcome guide.
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UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS
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UPCOMING MEMBER EVENTS
Walgreens Seniors Day
Tuesday, December 1
For seniors 55 and older & AARP members 50 and older.
Seniors will receive 20% off regular priced merchandise.
Ray Reach and the Little Big Band with Soloist
Lindsey Benedict
Tuesday, December 8 ~ 7 pm ~ Ritz Theatre
A classic big band in a small package: 7 to 9 pieces, instead
Also, from December 14 to December 24 Walgreens will of the usual 17-piece big band. This group can play classic
be open until midnight!
big band stuff, Sinatra-style vocals, as well as classic Soul, R
& B and Disco! Big sound without the big price!
The Poetry of Americana Music
Thursday, December 3 ~ 7 - 9 pm
Hank Williams Boyhood Home/Museum
This event will feature Frye Gaillard and Anne E. DeChant
“Remembering the Golden Years of Country Music”
at the Hank Williams Boyhood Home/Museum, located at
127 Rose Street in Georgiana. For more information, call
Margaret Gaston at 376-0064 or send an email to
[email protected].
Tupperware ‘Happy Holidays’ Event
Friday, December 4 ~ 6 am - 2 pm
L.V. Stabler Memorial Hospital
Come see lots of Tupperware! Proceeds will go to L. V.
Stabler Senior Circle & Healthy Women. Contact Brenda
Flowers for more information: (334) 313-2307.
McKenzie Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 5 ~ 10 am
Downtown McKenzie
Christmas Gift Wrapping Fundraiser
Country Place Senior Living Holiday
Open House
Thursday, December 10 ~ 5:30 - 7 pm
‘Tis the Season to mix and mingle while enjoying
refreshments & entertainment! Reservations are
appreciated: (334) 382-0515.
Mingle & Jingle at The Greenville Advocate's
Holiday Open House
Thursday, December 10 ~ 4 pm - 6 pm
Enjoy special holiday subscription offers, refreshments and
door prizes. The office is located at 103 Hickory Street.
Butler County Humane Society
2016 Calendars are now available!
The calendars are $10 each and can be purchased at
The Pineapple, McFerrin’s, the Shell Depot, and many
other Butler County businesses.
Saturday, December 5 ~ 10 am - 2 pm
at the Camellia City Bakery
Lurleen B. Wallace Community College - Greenville Campus
Beta Pi Nu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society
will host a Christmas Gift Wrapping Fundraiser. The event
will take place at Camellia City Bakery in downtown
Greenville. Donations only.
Georgiana Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 5 ~ 2:30 pm
Downtown Georgiana
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
Oh Lord, teach us to number our days; remind us how few they are, help us to use them wisely.
Psalm 90:12
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EXTRA~EXTRA~EXTRA
LBW Community College began spring
semester registration on Nov. 13, 2015. LBW
offers associate degree transfer programs as
well as several career technical training
programs. Students have the opportunity for
traditional classroom settings, online courses,
or a hybrid of both. Register early to get the
courses you need. Classes begin Jan. 11,
2016. For more information, call 382-2133
ext. 3105.
Coming Soon to Greenville!
Zippy Car Wash
the Georgiana Head Start Center (376-5331)
and the Greenville Head Start Center (3828034) is now taking applications for 3 to 5
year old children for the 2015-2016 school
year. For more information contact these
centers.
Wintzell’s Oyster House is having a Holiday
Gift Card Promotion: Buy $50 in gift cards, get
$10 free / Buy $100 in gift cards, get $20 free.
Free gift card not valid same day as
purchased. Promotion going on in stores
only.
The Greenville Standard is going to publish
a six week ‘Home for the Holidays’ special
section beginning 11/25/2015. During this
time they will have two opportunities for
readers to win $100. The special section will
feature a contest each week for readers to be
entered into a drawing for one of the prizes,
more information will be available in the
upcoming special sections. Also, each new
subscription or renewal subscription they
receive during the six weeks will be entered
to win the other prize. During this time they
will also have wonderful advertisement
opportunities for businesses who are
interested in participating, Santa’s Naughty &
Nice list, and much more. Call the Standard
for more information: 371-9900.
American Family Care
Butler Co. Schools Update
Amy Bryan, Superintendent
During the holiday season, businesses and
individuals think of giving – to friends, co-workers
and customers; to families that are in need; and to
foundations to effect positive change. Students
are also engaged in giving. Greenville Elementary
students conducted a toy drive to benefit children
served through DHR. Greenville High’s JAG
students and GMS students are collecting food
items for donations to DHR. Even W.O. Parmer’s 2nd grade STEM
students collected canned foods and “engineered” the cans into a life
size Christmas tree and a train before donating to a local charity.
Students learn through opportunities like this. They grow personally, in
civic responsibility, and learn that working together creates a stronger
community.
“It takes each of us to make a difference for all of us.” Jackie Mutcheson
“Success is finding satisfaction in giving more than you take.”
Christopher Reeves
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to
get better. It’s not.” Dr. Seuss
Happy giving during this holiday season!
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PAST CHAMBER EVENTS
TRICK OR TREAT ON COMMERCE STREET
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
Thank you to all the businesses and organizations who participated in this year’s event!
Thanks also to Sonya’s dancers who delivered a wonderful Halloween performance!
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DECEMBER 2015
SUN
MON
TUE
1
HoneyBee
Designs
Ribbon Cutting
WED
2
Walgreens Seniors
Day
6
13
7
14
THURS
3
Greenville Tree
Lighting &
Christmas Parade
FRI
4
5
Tupperware “Happy McKenzie
Holidays” Event
Christmas Parade
Georgiana
Christmas Parade
The Poetry of
Americana Music
8
Ray Reach & the
Little Big Band
with Soloist
Lindsey Benedict
9
15
16
Christmas Décor
Competition
Judging
SAT
Christmas
Giftwrapping
Fundraiser
10
11
Country Place
Senior Living Open
House
12
The Greenville
Advocate’s Open
House
17
Christmas Décor
Competition
Winners
Announced
18
BCSS Student
Holiday / Teacher
Work Day
Fort Dale Winter
Holiday Begins at
Noon
19
Fort Dale
Christmas
Basketball
Tournament
Fort Dale Christmas
Basketball
Tournament
20
21
22
BCSS Winter
Holiday
(through 1/3/16)
23
24
27
28
30
31
29
Christmas Eve
New Year’s Eve
SAVE THE DATE
Monday, January 18 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Wednesday, January 20 - GACOC Board Meeting
Friday, January 22 - The Steel Drivers at the Ritz
25
Christmas Day
26