MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 700 Main Street, Sebastian, FL 32958 www.SebastianChamber.com (772) 589-5969 June 2010 Issue Pat Folkening SunTrust Bank Assistant Vice President/Branch Manager SunTrust is a trusted financial partner that provides every client with solid banking, service, guidance and solutions. At SunTrust we live this mission everyday. We don’t simply offer products and ser- vices, we support our clients by understanding their unique needs and providing solutions that save them time and are relevant to their financial situation and goals. I have been with SunTrust for over 10 years work- ing in various capacities inside the Roseland branch and currently am the branch manager. I enjoy building relationships with my clients by closely listening to them, offering relevant solutions and providing a comfortable environment for trans- acting business. At SunTrust we work together as a team and are able to provide our clients with a full range of products and services delivered with a small community bank feeling. When you walk into my branch in Roseland, you will receive a hometown welcome and you will never realize that my local branch or any SunTrust branch is a part of such a large network. SunTrust Banks, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation's largest banking organizations, serving a broad range of consumer, commercial, corporate and institutional clients. As of June 30, 2009, Sun- Trust had total assets of $176.7 billion and total deposits of $118.8 billion. The Company operates an extensive branch and ATM network throughout the high-growth Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states with a full array of technology-based 24-hour deliv- ery channels. The Company also serves custom- ers in selected markets nationally. Its primary busi- nesses include deposit, credit, trust and invest- ment services. Through various subsidiaries the Company provides mortgage banking, insurance, brokerage, investment management, equipment leasing and capital markets services. We are very proud of the recent announcement that SunTrust Bank, Inc. has won nine national Greenwich Excellence Awards for distinguished service in small business banking and middle mar- ket banking in 2009. The honors included Overall Satisfaction: Financial Stability; Treasury Manage- ment - Overall Satisfaction; and Treasury Manage- ment - Product Capabilities. My husband, David and I have lived on the Treas- ure Coast area for 24 years residing in Sebastian since 1996. I am a board member of the Sebastian Exchange Club and currently on its Board for the Blue Water Open. I also am a member of the Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce and the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce. I invite you to visit our website, www.suntrust.com to learn more about all the services we provide. For all businesses, I also invite you to take advan- tage of our business website that offers solid solu- tions and ideas through webinars and other tools: www.bizsolutionscentral.com . And for great ideas on living solid, visit our new website, www.livesolid.com for your personal finances. For more information, visit our Roseland branch lo- cated at 13800 US Hwy 1 or call 772-388-6244 or email [email protected]. If you would like to “make the front page” of our newslet- ter, make sure you schedule time this month at one of our networking activities, and maybe your name will be drawn for the monthly spotlight! Check out our calendar inside!
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 700 Main Street, Sebastian, FL 32958 www.SebastianChamber.com (772) 589-5969 June 2010 Issue
Pat Folkening SunTrust Bank
Assistant Vice President/Branch Manager
SunTrust is a trusted financial partner that provides every client with solid banking, service, guidance and solutions. At SunTrust we live this mission everyday. We don’t simply offer products and ser-vices, we support our clients by understanding their unique needs and providing solutions that save them time and are relevant to their financial situation and goals. I have been with SunTrust for over 10 years work-ing in various capacities inside the Roseland branch and currently am the branch manager. I enjoy building relationships with my clients by closely listening to them, offering relevant solutions and providing a comfortable environment for trans-acting business. At SunTrust we work together as a team and are able to provide our clients with a full range of products and services delivered with a small community bank feeling. When you walk into my branch in Roseland, you will receive a hometown welcome and you will never realize that my local branch or any SunTrust branch is a part of such a large network. SunTrust Banks, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation's largest banking organizations, serving a broad range of consumer, commercial, corporate and institutional clients. As of June 30, 2009, Sun-
Trust had total assets of $176.7 billion and total deposits of $118.8 billion. The Company operates an extensive branch and ATM network throughout the high-growth Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states with a full array of technology-based 24-hour deliv-ery channels. The Company also serves custom-ers in selected markets nationally. Its primary busi-nesses include deposit, credit, trust and invest-ment services. Through various subsidiaries the Company provides mortgage banking, insurance, brokerage, investment management, equipment leasing and capital markets services. We are very proud of the recent announcement that SunTrust Bank, Inc. has won nine national Greenwich Excellence Awards for distinguished service in small business banking and middle mar-ket banking in 2009. The honors included Overall Satisfaction: Financial Stability; Treasury Manage-ment - Overall Satisfaction; and Treasury Manage-ment - Product Capabilities. My husband, David and I have lived on the Treas-ure Coast area for 24 years residing in Sebastian since 1996. I am a board member of the Sebastian Exchange Club and currently on its Board for the Blue Water Open. I also am a member of the Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce and the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce. I invite you to visit our website, www.suntrust.com to learn more about all the services we provide. For all businesses, I also invite you to take advan-tage of our business website that offers solid solu-tions and ideas through webinars and other tools: www.bizsolutionscentral.com. And for great ideas on living solid, visit our new website, www.livesolid.com for your personal finances. For more information, visit our Roseland branch lo-cated at 13800 US Hwy 1 or call 772-388-6244 or email [email protected]. If you would like to “make the front page” of our newslet-ter, make sure you schedule time this month at one of our networking activities, and maybe your name will be drawn for the monthly spotlight! Check out our calendar inside!
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Posing after the Hole-in-One shot by Tracy Sabol, with the David Hancock Team, including David, Tracy, Trent Leyda and Mark Lefebvre!
MAY CHAMBER EVENTS
Breakfast at Mavericks Sports Bar & Grill
Business & Pleasure at Southern Sisters Cafe
Lisa Asselin, Account Executive, Waste Management, Luncheon Speaker
Betty Lollio, Branch Manager, Seacoast National Bank– Sebastian West, and Patricia Gramble, Branch Manager– Sea-coast National Bank– Sebastian Instore, Luncheon Sponsor
Lunch at Capt Hiram’s Resort
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Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce Calendar of Events
June 2010
June 1 Concert at Capt Hiram’s 6:30 p.m. featuring “Badfish: Tribute to Sublime” June 3 Executive Committee Meeting 8:00 a.m. Chamber Main St. Office June 4 Chamber Monthly Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Park Place, 1001 W. Lakeview Drive 8:30 a.m. Legislative/Government Affairs Committee Chamber Main St. Office June 4-6 LSA Holiday! Sebastian Municipal Airport June 5 33rd Annual Tropical Night Luau, Youth Guidance 7-11 p.m. Quail Valley River Club June 7 North Indian River County Relay for Life Wrap Up Party 6:30 p.m. Fellsmere Elementary, 50 North Cypress St., Fellsmere June 8 Chamber Monthly Luncheon Noon Disney Vero Beach Resort Guest Speaker: Ray Nau, Melbourne International Airport Sponsor: SunTrust Bank Reservations Please! $15 with reservation, $20 at the door June 12 Special Call Meeting of the Board of Directors 9:00 a.m. Chamber Main St. Office June 17 Business & Pleasure 5:30 pm LaPorte Farms, 7700 129th St., Roseland June 18 Concert in the Park at Riverview Park 5:30 featuring M.J. Wicker Sponsored by Melbourne International Airport and The City of Sebastian Reminder: The Sebastian Lion’s Club Annual Fourth of July Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, July 3, 2010! For more info call: 772-664-1839
Suzy’s Tiki Suzanne Strahosky 1130 Indian River Drive Sebastian, FL 32958 305-923-0877 [email protected] Bar By The River, Inc. Joe Coakley 11155 Roseland Road #10 Sebastian, FL 32958 772-388-1518 Fax 772-388-1973 www.bytheriver.org [email protected] Senior Housing Pre-Paid Legal Services & Identity Theft Shield Michael Gilkes 4135 56th Lane Vero Beach, FL 32967 772-453-5144 Fax 772-801-6263 www.prepaidlegal.com/hub/mggilkes [email protected] Legal Services and Identity Theft Restoration Holbrook Mobile Detailing Jimmy Holbrook Sebastian, FL 32958 772-360-6497 [email protected] Automobile & Marine Detailing Outriggers Bar & Grill Stephanie and Jeff Chandler 4015 Main Street Micco, FL 32976 772-664-1112 www.outriggersbarandgrill.com [email protected] Restaurants
11th Annual Concerts in the Park Series Riverview Park 5:30-8:00 p.m.
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES THAT
Bronze Lotus Tanning & Day Spa Busy Bee Lawn & Garden Center
Capt. Christy Lenz “Casual Cruisin” Capt Hiram’s
Countryside Citrus Disney’s Vero Beach Resort Gulfstream Goodwill Store Holbrook Mobile Detailing
Island Style Hair Studio Mavericks Sports Bar & Grill Maxwell & Son Plumbing, Inc. Mel Fisher’s Treasure Museum
Minuteman Press New England Eatery & Pub
Panda Roof Paradise Ice Cream
Pig & Whistle Pub, The Positive Change Health Center
River Queen Cruises Sebastian Inlet Marina
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Chamber’s Golf Tournament Results!
It was a once in a lifetime event on May 8, 2010! Here are the results from one of the most excit-ing tournaments ever held at Sebastian Municipal Golf Course! (I didn’t just say that, Greg Gardner said it, too!). It seems that everybody really came to play golf that day. Just take a look at this!
1. Hole-In-One on #5 by Tracy Sabol, 6 iron, 165 yards, as a result of this hole-in-one, Tracy (male) won a 2010 Club Car Precedent golf cart courtesy of Professional Golf Car Corpora-tion & the Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce.
2. Hole-in-one on #2 by Danny Bates, 9 iron, 147 yards. Bates team, Sebastian/Brevard Parks & Recreation ended-up being the overall winners of the tournament by one shot, shooting a team score of 55. Other team members included Chris McCarthy, Fred Poppe & Doug Divers. 3. Last, but not least, we also had a rare “double-eagle” on #4 (Par 5, 498 yards), by a t e a m from Sebastian River Medical Center that was made up by the following players: Dr. David Deputron, John McEachern, Dr. Mike Venazio & Chip Powers.
And here are the team winners!
1st place Sponsor Team – Sebastian River Medical Center 1st place Overall team – Sebastian/Brevard Parks 2nd place Overall team – Adam Preuss Appraisal
3rd place Overall Team – Jerry Smith Tile & Flooring 4th place Overall Team – Southern Fulfillment 5th place Overall Team – St. Sebastian Church
6th place Overall Team – Complete Electric Team Skills Challenge – Indian River Medical Center
Finally, while there was a high level of playing that day, some showed up to have family and fun time, and the family of Theresa Tolle, playing under the sponsorship of Bay Street Pharmacy, won for the highest score. They walked away with awesome gardening tools and plants for future use! Our volunteers for the day did a great job, with special thanks to Peter O’Bryan for his master of ceremonies gig, Debbie from Truly Nolen, Cindy Esolen our photographer, Maggie Sammons, JoAnne Moore, Patti Jamar, Anna Ervin, David Sullivan and of course the Chamber staff!
Membership News
The Vero Beach Museum of Art announces its Summer Museum Hours. The Museum will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 4:30 pm; and Sundays from 1 pm to 4:30 pm. The Mu-seum will be “Closed Mondays” from Memorial Day through Labor Day. For further information visit the Museum’s web site at www.verobeachmuseum.org or call (772) 231-0707.
Indian River State College is now offered three new Bachelor’s degree programs in the high growth fields of biology, digital media and Human Resources. The new programs will be launched in Jan, 2011 and students can apply beginning July 15, 2010. For more information on this excit-ing news, please call 1-866-792-4772.
The North Indian River County Relay for Life Wrap Up Party will be held on Monday, June 7th from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Fellsmere Elementary located at 50 North Cypress St. in Fellsmere. Come find out how much money we raised during our "Let’s Score A Cure" themed Relay for Life. Enjoy food, awards, prizes and pictures from the event! For more information, contact Kristie Woodward at 772-581-3199 or [email protected].
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Many Thanks to all of our Sponsors, T-Boxers, Goodie Bag Contributors and, of course, all of our golfers! Special mention to our Tournament Chair, Ed Moore, Ferndale Lodge, with a little help from the Board!
Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors, 2010
Officers President – Debbi Vickers, Scripps Treasure Coast
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Vice President – Theresa Tolle, Bay Street Pharmacy & Home Healthcare
Treasurer – Rick Wisner, Wisner Controls
Secretary – Patti Jamar, RE/MAX Riverside
Past President – Margie Duffell, Wells Fargo Home
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Elected Directors Sandi Gehrke, Riverside Bank
Emily Holliman, Sebastian River Medical Center
Sherri Sproch, Sherri’s Floral Shoppe, Inc.
Michelle Napier, Dill & Evans, LLC
Bob Daberkow, Southern Fulfillment Services
Appointed Directors
Mickey Capp, Capp Custom Builders
Daisy Knowles, Sebastian River Medical Center
Chuck Mechling, Collier Club
Chris Pinson, Rotary Club of Sebastian
Chris O’Rourke, CPA
Beverly Paris, Paris Productions
Shawn Reeves, Merriweather Designs
Ex-Officio Wesley Davis, Indian River County Commissioner
Susan Adams, Mayor, City of Fellsmere Don Wright, Councilman, City of Sebastian
Jason Nunemaker, City Manager, City of Fellsmere Beth L. Mitchell—Executive Director
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June 2010 Beth L. Mitchell, Executive Director
A lot of space in this edition is dedicated to the Chamber Golf Tournament, but once again, a huge thank you to everyone involved. The good vibes that day were refreshing. We are moving right into the summer with planning for several Chamber events, including the very popular “Light Up Your Grill Night,” scheduled for the first Friday in August. Wanda Simmons, Para-dise Ice Cream, is leading the charge again. She is getting started early, recruiting businesses to participate. We’ve included the registration form here in the newsletter, and have received a number of calls from our members who are looking forward to this favorite event. So mark your calendars, clean up your grill and plan your menu, and don’t forget the watermelon contest! We had some seri-ous competitors last year, and looking to raise the bar on the “Best Carved Watermelon.” Also in the planning stages are two Candidates Forums, one scheduled in August for the County Commission race, and then another one in October for the Sebastian City Council race. The Cham-ber Legislative Government Affairs Committee is working on the questions, if you have an issue that is important to you, please contact the Chamber and let us know! “The only oil on our beaches is suntan oil.” Those words came from the Destin Chamber of Com-merce. Obviously we are all very concerned about the potential impacts of the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. But the media is not helping our tourism industry with the “moment to moment reports” of “spotted tar balls” and the like. It reminds me of the press media coverage of hurricanes approach-ing, and Jim Cantori standing in 75 miles an hour winds to make his point. In conversations with Marty Smithson, the Sebastian Inlet District Administrator, I learned several things over the last month. One, yes there is a plan in place to deal with this problem. The US Coast Guard has an oil containment plan for the inlet, designed in 1994, but obviously never tested for failure/success in pre-venting tar balls and oil sheen to enter the inlet. Two, many don’t realize that oil is a natural sub-stance, and that over time Mother Nature takes care of her own problems. Three, sometimes trying to fix a problem only makes it worse. Marty pointed to stories from international oils spills, and gave me a case where people went in to clean up mangrove areas, and actually destroyed the mangrove plants in the process. To pick up garbage on the beach, or not? There are conflicting reports on the benefits of that action, again, perhaps doing more harm then good. Hopefully there will be rational, well thought out and cautious plans for action in response to this disaster if it comes our way, based on facts and science, and not emotion. We are standing by on this one! Our lunch speaker this month is Ray Nau, from Melbourne International Airport. Ray is very delight-ful speaker, well versed in the tourism industry and seasoned in aviation. Next month’s speaker is Victoria Williams from the Florida Department of Financial Services and her topic will be financial preparation for the hurricane season, what the State of Florida is ready to do for business in the event of a hurricane. We have plenty of practice in this arena. We start the month of June with the LoPresti “LSA Holiday,” a two day event to be held at Sebastian Airport. Check out the flyer on this one! We are marketing the Sebastian area to over 55,000 regis-tered pilots, and encouraging them to come out and play in Sebastian! Finally, if you have news that will “Toot your own horn,” please send it our way so we can include it in this newsletter. Promotions, good news, etc, are all appropriate to share with our business commu-nity! Have a profitable month!
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