a note from the president - Okolona Area Chamber of Commerce

PUBLISHED
Volume 2, Issue 1
BY THE OKOLONA AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE/MAIN STREET
Mission Statement: To provide a better quality of life for our
citizens through promoting economic growth and community
service and restoring community pride .
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A NOTE
FROM THE PRESIDENT:
the rain, had many
participants. Several
things are now going
on behind the scene
that will be divulged
later.
Welcome to 201 O! It
seems like the year
2000, with the fear of
Y2K, was only yesterday. My, how time
passes us by. The
year 2009 was a very
successful year and
many things were
accomplished by the
Chamber Board. Our
first Main Street Yard
Sale was a great
success. The Christmas Parade, despite
We would like to
thank everyone who
participated to make
it a good year.
Linda, Jeremy, volunteers and the Chamber Board worked
very hard. We give
extra thanks to our
Chamber members
for their support. We
could not exist without you. We would
also like to thank the
City Council, Mayor,
Chickasaw County
Board of Supervisors
and the Okolona
Electric Department
for their program
funding and hard
work. We sincerely
appreciate each of
you.
Our 2010 committees
have been formed
and we are looking
forward to a very
active year. Our
Program of Work will
be finalized during
our February meeting. With everyone's
help as volunteers
and your suggestions, we can make
2010 the best year
ever!
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Scott Bigham
Vice President
Debbie Corley
Joy Chapman
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The Okolona Development
Foundation Charities
2010 OACC Annual Chamber
Banquet
There are three organizations under the ODFC
They are the Chandler Home, The Friends of the
Battle of Okolona and the Memorial Stadium.
Each of these organizations have money that they
have deposited in the ODFC account located at
CREATE, Inc. in Tupelo. The Friends of the Battle of Okolona is accepting membership dues at
this time. Patsy Gregory, Andy Anderson and
Larry Butler are the officers of this organization.
Brandon Beck recently wrote a book entitled
"The Battle of Okolona" and he had a book signing at the Carnegie Library. Projects are underway for cleaning up the battlefield and making it
more accessible. No plans are underway for the
Chandler Home or the Memorial Stadium. If you
have ideas for these groups, please contact our
office and share!
Each year the Chamber office is required by
the By-Laws to have an annual meeting for the
members of the Chamber. Included in this meeting, is an awards banquet and teacher awards
from the Okolona Superintendent's office. We try
very hard to supply our members with the best
possible dinner and entertainment in this area,
including trying to keep the price for the ticket to
a bare minimal. If you know of someone that you
would enjoy hearing as the guest speaker or a
special someone to bring entertainment to our
annual banquet, please call our office and make
the suggestion. As the interim director, it is my
goal to accommodate everyone to the best of my
ability. Get involved in this years' banquet and it
will be a huge success!!
SEEKING
CA TERING
Well, it's that time of the year again!
Plans are being made for our 20 1a
Okolona Area Chamber of Commerce
Annual Banquet. We have set the date
for the banquet tentatively for March
11th. We are searching for a very competent catering service. Some of the
requirement will be to be a member of
NEW CHAMBER
BIDS FOR ANNUAL
the Chamber. Memberships are
$ 150.00. We try to support those who
support us. Our banquet is accustomed
to linen table cloths and napkins, glassware, silverware and real plates. The
catering service should be equipped
with warmers for the food and clean up
service. Most importantly, food must be
fantastic. We will need three price
OFFICE ASSISTANT-
Jeremy Stanfield came to the
Chamber office through a
grant program offered by
Excel and Three Rivers. Last
year, he volunteered about 9
months of his time at the
Electric Department and City
Hall. He is currently employed by Subway and is the
owner of his own cleaning
service. Jeremy has enrolled
at ICC in Tupelo for night
classes. He definitely is not
allowing any grass to grow
under his feet. He is a sharp
dresser and is very eager to
learn more about Okolona
and has a huge heart for
volunteering. Come by the
office and meet this young
man.
BANQUET:
ranges and a menu consisting of two
meats, three vegetables, tea, roll, salad
and two desserts, will need to be submitted to the Chamber office no later
than January 28th. More information is
available at the Chamber office. Please
contact Linda Carnathan at
(662)447-5913
or (662)891-5300.
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OKOLONA
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Okolona. I will also need your
help. We will be able to post
pictures of Okolona and all you
have to do, is to submit your
photo to me with a caption. You
may email the pictures to me at
I love computers and
technology!! I love learning all I
can and staying updated on all
things new!! In my opinion, everything new is invented to make
our lives easier and better and I
am all for that!! The chamber is
now on Facebook, woohoo!! Go
search for us. Our name is Okolona Chamber. FACEBOOK is
also a GREAT way for us to
keep in touch with everyone that
has a computer and is interested
in Okolona. We will be able to
post all the new happenings and
receive feedback. We will be
able to share ideas and receive
ideas, not to mention all the contacts we should make with people that have moved away from
[email protected]
Please visit our website at
www.okolonams.org
I have submitted changes for the website
and we are going to offer the
opportunity to our retail stores to
advertise on our webpage.
This will help to bring business to our retailers. As always, if there is something
you would like to see on the
website, please send me an
email. We will do our best
to make our webpage more
interesting and informative
to the world! Now, go turn
on your computer and look
~u.....iP- us up! I want some feedback too, good or bad!!
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Okolona. We recognize Citizen oft~e Year, Business o.(the
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! zation. We need your help to find the people who are so deserv! ing of this honor. Please call, mail,fax or just stop by the office It's never too late to pay your
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Last year Preston Sullivan was
membership dues.
! the winner of Citizen of the year, Reba Soden was the winner of
Individual $35
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! Golden Heart Organization, Industry of the Year went to Family I
Business $150
Home Furnishings, Business of the Year was Fields Service Sta- !
Organizations $50
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Churches $35
is Okolona's night to shine and to show off our best! We have
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Professionals $150
hard job and I can't wait to do it!!!
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Business
4 County Electric Power Assn.
Atmos Energy
Bank of Okolona
Carnathan Brothers Farm
Cash Title Exchange
Chandler's Furniture Center
Chickasaw Container
Dodge's
Family Home Furnishings
Itawamba Community College
J. E. Vance & Company
Okolona Drug Company
Ole Huck's Fish & Steak
Renasant Bank
Rogers Furniture
Scott's Auto Parts
Shearer Richardson Nursing Home
Smokie's BBQ Grill
Sonic Drive-In
Super Sav-On Drugs
Todd's Okolona Food Center
United Furniture
Watkins, Ward & Stafford
Individuals
M/M Andy Anderson
M/M Ed Chapman
M/M Eddie Corley
M/M Mike Edwards
M/M Bill Gregory
M/M Bob Gregory
M/M Perry Grubbs
M/M Eldridge Lowe
M/M Dale Mooneyham
M/M W. L. Sanders
M/M Steve Schultz
M/M John Stone
M/M Doug Sweeney
M/M Jimmy Tackett
Mr. Gene Barton
Mr. Tommy Criddle
Mr. Tommy Bowens
Mr. Watsie Jenkins
Mr. Jay Mann
Mr. Perry Thomas
Mrs. Margaret Davis
Mrs. Mary Gates
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Mrs. Lena Hykes
Mrs. Estelle Ivy
Mrs. Sarah Jenkins
Mrs. Ruby Kirk
Mrs. Geneva Larry
Mrs. Vera Mitchell
Mrs. Gloria Robbins
Mrs. Idanelle Stone
Mrs. Bettye Thompson
Mrs. Lisa Voyles
Mrs. Sandra Willis
Mrs. Brenda Wise
Ms. Jessica Stafford
Ms. Debra Thompson
Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd Clark
Dr. & Mrs. John Harris
Dr. Pat Sistrunk
Hon. & Mrs. Kenneth Burns
Hon. & Mrs. Jack Gordon
Hon. & Mrs. Preston Sullivan
Rev. & Mrs. J. H. Adams
Organizations
Excel, Inc.
GFWC-MFWC Lanier Club
GFWC-MFWC 20th Century Club
Mission Okolona
The Okolona Learning Community
Churches
Christian Church of Okolona
First Baptist Church
Okolona Presbyterian Church
Professional Offices
Law Office of Sumeka C. Thomas
Is your name missing from this
list? Call the Chamber office today to apply for your membership.
Individual
$35
Churches $35
Organizations
$50
Business $ J 50
Professional $ J 50
It's Tax Deductible!
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OKOLONA AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE/MAIN STREET ----,
219 Main Street, P. O. Box 446
Okolona, Mississippi 38860
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662-447-5913 Office
662-447-0254 Fax
[email protected] - Email
Okolona, MS
1850-2010
':60 Years OJd
2010