CHAMBER FEBRUARY E-NEWSLETTER
FEBRUARY E-NEWSLETTER Closing of Prison, JCI--YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!
Your calls and emails from the community are needed. This week, the Legislature voted against the amendments to increase funding that would keep JCI open. And Senator Fasano lost his chairmanship because he doesn't agree with prison privitization. (He was also sympathetic to our cause.) However, the battle has just begun. Now the internal work must begin to try to move funding around that would keep JCI open. More meetings are scheduled and we need your help. Your emails and calls are counted and taken into consideration. Don't be frustrated by generic answers to your emails. The signs paid for by Citizens for A Strong Economy and letters from school children all make a difference and show our solidarity as a community in this fight. In your conversation and emails, please include these talking points:
Who to call and email:
Governor Scott - 488-4441; rick.scott@eog.myflorida.com Senate President Mike Haridopolis - 487-5229; haridopolos.mike.web@flsenate.gov House Speaker - Dean Cannon -488-1450; dean.cannon@myfloridahouse.gov Jefferson County Legislators: Representative Leonard Bembry (850) 488-7870; leonard.bembry@myfloridahouse.gov Senator Charles S. ''Charlie'' Dean, (850) 487-5017; dean.charles.web@flsenate.gov Senator Bill Montford, (850) 487-5004; montford.bill.web@flsenate.gov Representative Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (850) 488-0965; michelle@votemichelle.com or michelle.rehwinkelvasilinda@myfloridahouse.gov You may also want to email the members of the Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations: Senator Arthenia Joyner: joyner.arthenia.web@flsenate.gov Senator Mike Bennett: bennett.mike.web@flsenate.gov Senator Greg Evers: evers.greg.web@flsenate.gov Senator Chris Smith: smith.chris.web@flsenate.gov Senator Ronda Storms: storms.ronda.web@flsenate.gov Senator John Thrasher: thrasher.john.web@flsenate.gov Although Senator Fasano is no longer serving on this committee, write to him to let him know that you appreciate his stand on privitazation and his sympathy toward the closure of JCI: Senator Mike Fasano: fasano.mike.web@flsenate.gov Let the politicians know that you object to the closing of JCI! The Small Business Development Center workshop on Starting a Business was very well attended. Ten perspective business owners, representing seven new business ventures learned about resources to help develop a business plan; marketing plan resources; how to perform a SWOT analysis; how to conduct market research; legal aspects of starting a business; and how to get funded. Jonathan Wiggins leads this series of workshops. The next workshop is Tuesday, February 28 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. See below to sign up for the next FREE class!
 Where to shop for Valentine's Day in Monticello? Shop local and shop with our membership!Valentine's Day Cards, Gifts, & Jewelry Winn Dixie, Rosemary Tree & Gifts, Wag the Dog, Jefferson Arts Gallery, Bugsy's Bling, Old Bank Antiques Candy & Sweets Winn Dixie, Rosemary Tree & Gifts, Tupelos Flowers & Arrangements Gellings Floral Design, Winn Dixie Take your Sweetheart to Lunch or Dinner Chicken Delite; Rosemary Tree & Gifts; Tupelos; JCKC; Monticello Pizza Kitchen; Rancho Grande; Johnston's Meat Market Buy your favorite pet a valentine treat! Wag the Dog Animal Medical Clinic Romantic getaway for a night Avera-Clarke Bed & Breakfast; John Denham House & Tea Room; Willow Pond; Super 8 Motel Relaxing Massages, Beauty Treatments, Hair Care, & Spiritual Health Jennifer Ellis, Massage Therapist Monticello Health & Fitness--massage Cindee Smith, Hair Artist One Heart Earth Center Valentine's Events & Shows Covenant Hospice, A Chocolate Affair, Saturday, February 4, 2012 6 to 9 pm, University Center Club at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee Valentine's Sweetheart Dinner Dance at Willow Pond, February 10; 6 pm to benefit the Jefferson Senior Center Nobody's Perfect, Opera House Stage Company at the Monticello Opera House, February 10-25 m-pact, NFCC, February 17, Van Priest Auditorium, 7:00 pm And to work off all the chocolate... Monticello Health & Fitness--Dance, Yoga, Mixed Martial Arts and more! Jamie's FitWorks CHAMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ladies--Don't forget! Attend the Audio Conference, today, Friday, February 3, 2012 from 2pm to 3pm at the Chamber of Commerce. Learn how to beat stress-caused tension, frustration and fatigue — and change forever the way you manage your active, vigorous agenda! Didn't have time to sign up? It's not too late. See you today at 2 pm! Don't forget! Your 2011-2012 Membership Dues are due!
Reminder: General Membership meeting, Tuesday February 7 noon to 1pm. Click here to RSVP for lunch. Speakers, Hines Boyd and Dr. Dallas Garrett, How to Develop a Community-wide Small Business Development Program. Lunch catered by Rancho Grande. Board Meeting on February 14, 12 pm to 1pm
Sign up for the SBDC FREE workshop on February 28 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Chamber of Commerce, 420 W Washington Street on Business Plans Basics. No matter how large or small, all businesses need a business plan. This introductory workshop will explain and illustrate the business plan format as well as provide an overview of the contents of a good business plan and how to use it as a road map to success. Click here to enroll, or call Melanie at 997-5552.
MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Join us for our tribute to Black History Month at Jefferson Arts Gallery, Saturday, February 4 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  www.jeffersonartsgallery.com. The exhibit runs through February 28, 2012. We're open every Wednesday and Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm or by appointment.
Also, Winn Dixie is having a Make-A-Valentine event for children to make Valentine's Day cards while parents shop on Saturday, February 4, from 12 pm to 4pm. Come on out and have a great time!
The Intermediate Beekeeper course at Green Industries continues on February 4 and February 11. Visit the website for more info.
Don't forget the Valentine's Sweetheart Dinner and Dance on February 10, 6:00 pm at the Enchanted Willow Pond Plantation. Music by The Purvis Brothers. Click here for more information... Monticello Health & Fitnesss announces new classes new deals for the New Year!
1. Beginning Hatha Yoga Classes, instructed by Amy Frey Starting Feb 13, 2012 7:30am 6 week sessions at the rock bottom price of $35 Amy offers a special yoga classes for Breast Cancer Recovery Survivors 2. Special Offer: 6 month New Year membership NO Initiation fee NO reinstatement fee For returning members only Must have been a prior member in good standing 1st Timers get ½ off initiation fee for this promo only Register anytime starting Dec 15 thru Mar 5, 2012 $5.00 off regular month to month membership fee Automatic rollover to a monthly membership Bring this email with you to Monticello Health and Fitness Center 760 East Washington Street Monticello, Florida 850) 997-4400 Visit us on Facebook 3. LOSE 2 WIN $ – Biggest Loser Contest Starts February 9, 2012 thru May 3, 2012 12 week s to good health Must register by February 3, 2012 Entry fee is $10.00 per person Weigh-in fee is $5.00 weekly Weight gain penalty fee is $2.00 per pound Missed weigh-in penalty fee is $10.00 Fitness center membership NOT required Special membership offered for this contest only Lose 2 Win $: Biggest Loser contest is NOT connected with the national NBC Biggest Loser Show/Contest 4. Fitness for Older Adults, with Melanie Saturdays 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm; $10 per class Stretching and toning, some dance, gentle excercises to great music! NFCC presents m-pact, February 17, at Van H. Priest Auditorium. Imagine... The smooth soul of Stevie Wonder, the percussive power of Stomp, the funk and drive of Earth, Wind, & Fire, the hip licks of Take 6, and the brass bite of the Harry Connick Jr. Big Band…heading to a theater near you! The wait is over... The North Florida Community College Artist Series presents m-pact, hailed "one of the best pop-jazz vocal groups in the world" by the San Francisco Chronicle, at Van H. Priest Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 17 in Madison, FL. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show begins at 7 p.m. M-pact is respected worldwide as a cutting edge trailblazer in the realm of vocal music. Emerging from an age of auto-tune and overproduction, this Los Angeles-based sextet has cultivated a new generation of ears hungry for the fresh, raw power of nature's "first instrument" - the human voice.
Express Computer Solutions announces that they are beginning to take in old and broken electronics (not just computer parts but everything) as a service to the community and to promote green thinking. This is as a free service for drop off and pickup. The official list is on their website under Personal Services. Express Computer Solutions is located 760 E Washington Street, Suite C (in the Monticello Health & Fitness building).
New business and Chamber member Keystone Tours announces two tours coming your way soon! Click here for more information.
CHAMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Click here to see our full online calendar of events for more details and future dates!
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