The City of Grove City and the Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce have partnered to sponsor a spring Grove City Job Fair. The event will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, at St. John’s Luther- an Church, 3320 Columbus St., Grove City. “Last fall we had the first ever job fair with excellent results for our businesses and attendees. We look forward to increased success this year,” said Bill Diehl, Chamber executive director. More than 40 employers with staffing needs are gearing up to meet with job seekers. Experienced advisors will be available to discuss resume- writing and employability tips. For information regarding the Job Fair or directions please call the Chamber at (614) 875- 9762 BUSINESS MONTHLY Progress Through People May 2012 Issue 11 Golf outing set for June 4 City of Grove City partners with Chamber to bring spring job fair Inside this issue Save the Date! • Chamber First President passes away • 3x3 Basketball Tournament • Networking Events – First Service Federal Credit Union – Nelsons Catering • 33rd Annual Arts in the Alley • Upcoming Chamber events • …And much more Visit the Chamber at the newly redesigned www.gcchamber.org • Networking Event at Campolo & Associates 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. May 15 • WE: LEAD “Golf 101” at Oakhurst Country Club — 6 - 8 p.m. May 16 • Hoops off Broadway 3x3 Basketball 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. June 2 • Chamber Golf Outing — 12 noon June 4 • Networking Event at Donatos 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. June 19 Join the fun this year at 12 noon on June 4. You will enjoy the day as these golfers from 2011 did. Visit www.gcchamber.org for more information. April showers bring May jobs! Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce To create a positive environment for the development and success of business Lucas Mahoney (left), Ken Jewels (far right) and guests at 2011 event. From left: Jerry Sowers, Don Starr, Ron Seymour, and Gary Yurco on the course.
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The City of Grove City andthe Grove City Area Chamberof Commerce have partneredto sponsor a spring Grove CityJob Fair.The event will be heldfrom 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday,May 24, at St. John’s Luther-an Church, 3320 ColumbusSt., Grove City.
“Last fall we had the firstever job fair with excellentresults for our businesses andattendees. We look forward to
increased success this year,” saidBill Diehl, Chamber executivedirector.
More than 40 employerswith staffing needs are gearingup to meet with job seekers.Experienced advisors will beavailable to discuss resume-writing and employability tips.
For information regardingthe Job Fair or directions pleasecall the Chamber at (614) 875-9762
Business MonthlyProgress Through PeopleMay 2012 Issue 11
Golf outing set for June 4
City of Grove Citypartners withChamber to bringspring job fair
Inside this issueSave the Date!• Chamber First Presidentpasses away• 3x3 Basketball Tournament• Networking Events
– First Service FederalCredit Union
– Nelsons Catering• 33rd Annual Arts in the Alley
• Upcoming Chamber events• …And much more
Visit the Chamber at the newly redesignedwww.gcchamber.org
Join the fun this year at 12 noon on June 4. You will enjoy the day as these golfers from 2011 did.Visit www.gcchamber.org for more information.
April showers bring May jobs!
Grove City Area Chamber of CommerceTo create a positive environment for the development and success of business
Lucas Mahoney (left), Ken Jewels (far right) and guests at 2011 event.
From left: Jerry Sowers, Don Starr, Ron Seymour, and Gary Yurco on the course.
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Tiney McComb1943 – 2012
Tiney McComb,age 69 died quietlyat his home in NewAlbany, Ohio onApril 21, 2012. Tin-ey was the GroveCity Chamber’s firstPresident in 1978and played a keyrole in the develop-ment of business inGrove City. Tineysaw a need to createa Chamber of Com-merce and he wasthe driving force be-hind getting every-thing started. Tineyalso organized theby-laws that theChamber uses todayand was elected the first President by his peers. Tineyand his wife Helena, were very instrumental in creatingthe Arts in the Alley Festival that started 33 years ago.In 2010 Tiney McComb was awarded the privilege ofbeing the Parade Marshal and leading the Arts in theAlley Community parade. The 2012 Arts in the Alleywill be the 9th year the McComb family is sponsoringthe Helena McComb Award, that was created by thefamily in loving memory of Tiney’s wife, and one of thefestival co-founders, Helena McComb. Helena’s loveof flowers provided the perfect subject matter for theaward. Tiney’s untimely death has saddened the GroveCity Chamber and the entire community.
Anyone wishing to make a donation in memory ofTiney McComb can make a donation to the New Al-bany Community Foundation’s Helena McComb Me-morial Fund for vocal music, 220 Market Street, Suite205, New Albany, OH 43054.
On Wednesday, April 18,2012 customer service ex-pert Bill Drury presented aworkshop entitled “A Pas-sion for Service” (How toWin Customers and Re-duce Lost Sales) The Eventsponsored by: Anthem BlueCross and Blue Shield, washeld in the lower level ofCity Hall. Drury who from1985 until 1990 was the Na-tional Training Consultantfor the Zig Ziglar Corpora-tion.
His argument to thebusiness owners who at-tended was that customersare not at the bottom of thepyramid and presidents andCEO’s are not at the top!
Without customers, youdon’t have a business. Thecustomers are the ones whopay your paychecks.
Drury also spent timetalking about strategies andskills to gain loyal custom-ers, how to work with dif-ficult or irate customersand how to turn them intoyour best customers; he alsotalked about the benefits ofusing social media and howto deal with negative peoplein the office place.
The Chamber hosted twoidentical classes and waspleased that both classeshad over 25 business leadersin each class.
Chamber held National SpeakerBill Drury Event: BIG SUCCESS!
Tiney McComb,First Chamber President
Bill Drury presents “A Passion for Service”
Morning and afternoon participatns of the Bill Drury seminars.
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Pro Market Real Estate Alex Bryan (740) 463-6830 3963 Marsol AvenueSolutions, Inc. Grove City, OH 43123
Pro Market Real Estate Solutions, Inc. offers customers the most comprehensive Residential, Commercial, Agriculturaland Industrial Real Estate Title and Escrow services available in Ohio and Kentucky. We have experienced Escrow Of-ficers that are proficient in Real Estate Transfer, Short Sale Negotiations, Judicial Report Preparation, Title Insurance,HUD-1 Prep, Escrow & Closing Procedures. We are excited about our new office in Grove City, Ohio, and also currentlyhave offices in Cincinnati, Ohio and Washington Court House, Ohio. We pride ourselves on flexibility, accessibility andunparalleled customer service. Our partners have over 40 years of combined experience in the Real Estate Title Industry.
Cardo’s Pizzeria, LLC Lisa Todd (614) 539-6220 2806 London-Groveport Rd.Grove City, OH 43123
For over 49 years, we have been serving up the best pizza in Columbus Ohio! We are located in Grove City on 665across from Meijer and right beside PNC Bank! Our hours are Mon – Thurs 11 a.m. – 10 p.m., Fri 11 a.m. – Midnight,Saturday Noon – Midnight, & Sunday 2 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Tropical Foods specializes in premium snack mixes, raw and freshly roasted nuts and seeds, dried fruit, and hundredsof bulk and packaged candies, spices, grains and specialty foods. Tropical Foods has an extensive line of retail brandedproducts, including Grabeez®, Buffalo Nuts® and Christille Bay®. The company was founded in 1977 with an originalproduct line of 100 items which has grown to include more than 3000 today. Privately-owned, Tropical is headquartered inCharlotte, NC, with additional operating centers in Orlando, Atlanta, Memphis, Washington DC and Dallas.
Town Money Savers has been in existence since 1992. Our primary focus is local advertisers and local shopping to dobusiness locally. By using my publication, you’re keeping your dollars in Grove City. The Town Money Saver has been inGrove City for 7 years, and its been the largest and most successful publication in the Central Ohio area. Bills on Broadway,Tammy’s Pizza & Grandstand have advertised for several years! We have extremely affordable prices and we give you agreat return on your investment. By advertising in the Town Money Saver you will reach the baby boomer generation andthe online advertising will be seen by the younger audience.
New Chamber of Commerce members
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Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) an-nounces the application deadline for the Transitional WorkBonus Program and the Industry Specific Safety Programhas been extended to May 25, 2012.
Program Overviews:Industry-Specific Safety Program
Establishes a 3% discount for employers who agree tocomplete a safety risk assessment and provide employer-specific safety data to the BWC upon request. Dependingon size, employers will be required to complete one, two orall of the following activities:
• Industry-specific safety classes offered by the Divisionof Safety & Hygiene;
Transitional Work Grant Program & BonusProvides a grant for employers to establish a transitional
work plan and a bonus for employers who use the plan toreturn an injured employee to work.
For more information on how you can take advantage ofthese new programs, please call your CareWorks Consul-tants’ Program Manager toll-free, at (800) 837-3200.
Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce Business Monthly is a special advertising supplement to ThisWeek Community News. Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce Business Monthly isnot responsible for opinions and views expressed in the paid advertisement in the business profiles. All real estate advertising herein is subject to the federal Fair Housing Act, which makes itillegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familiar status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference,limitation or discrimination.” We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised areavailable on an equal opportunity basis.
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May is high blood pressureeducation month
Take the opportunity thismonth to remind your em-ployees that getting theirblood pressure checked is avital part of staying healthy.
According to the Nation-al Heart, Lung, and BloodInstitute (NHLBI), highblood pressure – also knownas hypertension – affectsone out of three adults inthe U.S. The NHLBI alsosays we have a 90% chanceof developing hypertensionafter age 55.
High blood pressurecan lead to heart attack,stroke, kidney failure andother problems. It’s calledthe “silent killer” becausepeople who have it usuallydon’t have any symptoms.Fortunately, high bloodpressure can be preventedor controlled with lifestylechanges.
The Centers for DiseaseControl and Preventionrecommends the followingimportant lifestyle changesto keep your blood pressurein check:
• Have your blood pres-sure checked regularly.
• Maintain a normal bodyweight.
• Take at least one brisk10-minute walk, three timesa day, five days a week.
• Follow a healthy eatingplan of a diet rich in fruitsand vegetables, and low insodium.
• Quit smoking.• If you drink alcoholic
beverages, do so in mod-eration (no more than twodrinks per day for men andno more than one drink perday for women).
• If you have high bloodpressure and are prescribedmedication(s), take as di-rected.
If your employees haven’thad their blood pressure
checked recently, encour-age them to do so soon.Their doctor can check it, orthey can visit a local healthscreening event for a bloodpressure reading.
Your employees and theireligible family members canalso enroll in Condition-Care to help better manageheart conditions like heartfailure and coronary arterydisease – all at no extra cost.They can work with a nursewho can help them live theirhealthy best.
Don’t Forget About Our NextWE: LEAD Event!
May 16th – “Golf 101 for Women”Presented by golf professionals, Jerry Sowers & Andy Sutter!
Evening: 6 – 8 p.m.Location: Oakhurst Country Club
Cost: $15.00Call 875-9762 for reservations.
Participants at the April 25 WE: LEAD seminar. Tricia Zelenak of Monterey Care Centerspoke on PyroMarketing and Amy Marshall from Fathom Marketing spoke on How to UseSocial Media in Marketing.
WE: LEAD Event!
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THE HEART HEALTH TASTING EXPO
Tuesday, May 22, 4:00pm-7:30pm Sample Heart Healthy Foods and Learn How to Live Heart Healthy
Hosted at Monterey Care Center 3929 Hoover Road, Grove City
Benefi ts the American Heart Association
Entry Fee $5, RSVP 875-7700
The Grove City Area Cham-ber of Commerce will host the 4th annual Hoops Off Broadway, 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, Saturday June 2nd.
This year’s Hoops Off Broad-way will be a playground style tournament for boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 17, and will be played in the Grove City Town Center. This tournament encourages interaction between young people and adults while raising funds to support the Grove City Food Pantry and the Grove City Upwards Sports This year, we expect to have 40 teams participate on 8 courts; Pictures of winners will appear in the next issue of the Chamber’s Business Monthly.
Teams, coordinated by indi-vidual players will have at least three players but no more than four. Each game is monitored by a referee who is given the author-ity to call flagrant or intentional fouls as well as handle disputes, possession of the ball and scor-ing.
The registration fee is $100 per team. Local organizations and businesses are also welcome to sign up for the Free Throw competition.
For more information con-cerning participation, volunteer-ing and sponsorships in next year’s event, please contact the Chamber office at (614) 875-9762 or visit our website at www.gcchamber.org.
“Company’s coming” can be a frightening thought. But if you are consistent with a few tasks, only last-minute freshening is neces-sary to make people think you’re a garden pro.
Regular lawn maintenance is a must. Mowing a foot-high stand down to 3 inches just before the party creates a whitish expanse that screams — slacker!
Edge the lawn occasionally. It’s hard work, but a crisp division
between bor-ders and grass makes the land-scape pop. I’ve got all sorts of weeds. Visitors, however, rarely notice the mis-creants because the scene looks well ordered.
Prune errant branches any time they block walks, windows, doors
and other places. Visitors resent being slapped by a branch while lounging on the deck or coming up the sidewalk.
For a quick freshening, concen-trate only on areas where people congregate, such as around the pa-tio or porch. Cut off faded flowers and yellowed leaves. Sweep debris from pavements. For extra visual oomph, buy a container or two of colorful flowers.
Most important — remember
people come to see people. The garden is merely the backdrop. So don’t wear yourself out keeping up appearances.
Michael Leach is a master gardener and former garden re-porter with The Columbus Dis-patch. For more help, please visit www.enjoyyourlandscape.com or Heartland-Gardening.com, where Michael blogs.
3 on 3 Basketball
Celebrate ‘hoop action’ and community spirit
Contact the Chamber office at (614) 875-9762 to take part in this great community event.
Michael Leach
Lawn-care made easy for summer get-togethers
Pruning can make a big difference.
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Nelson’s Catering Grand Openingand Ribbon CuttingNelson’s owners, city officials and Chamberrepresentatives
Catherine Roebuck, Manager Cynthia Music, Pamela Saviers and Margaret Reiser Board member Rick Louder, Dan Jenkins and Ambassador Chuck Hockenheimer
First Service Credit Union Open House
Berger Health CenterBerger Health 360 Healthfest
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Deadline: June 6, 2012
Chamber of Commerce Board & StaffBOARD OF DIRECTORS
Darlene Murphy — President; Vice-Chair — Arts in Alley &Parade; Vice-Chair — Auction CommitteeYour Neighborhood Realty — Term: 2012-2014
Bob Bright — VP Communications; Vice Chair — ParadeMorley Parren and Bright — Term: 2011-2013
John Dubos — John J. Dubos, DDS, Inc. — Term: 2012
Jeff Guminey — Chair — 5 Year Planning Committee FifthThird Bank — Term: 2012
Mitch Hall — Vice Chair — Arts in AlleyWalMart Distribution Center — Term: 2010 – 2012
Robert Halley – Heartland Bank – Term: 2010-2012
Tim Harris — VP Finance —Chairman of Bylaws and PolicyReview — Hirth, Norris and Garrison — Term: 2011-2013
Allen Houk — President-ElectAllen R. Houk CPA CMA — Term: 2012-2014
Rick Louder — VP Membership; Chair — Taste of GroveCityO’Charley’s — Term: 2012
Christopher Love —Southwest Chiropractic — Term: 2012 – 2014
Grant Miller — VP — Education; Chair — SW LeadershipGrant J. Miller, CLTC — Term: 2010-2012
Ron Seymour — Past President; Chair — Arts in Alley &Parade — Key Bank — Term: 2012-2014
Caroline Cassady Shroyer — Southwest Leadership Chair;Grove City Tree Service — Term: 2011-2013
Jerry Sowers, VP — Business Development; Chair – GolfKey Bank – Term: 2010 – 2012
Scott Vandegrift – Chair – Farmers’ Market & Family FunDayGAP – Term: 2011-2013
Toni VanHorn — VP Government Affairs, Chair - WE: LEADProgram — Sound Communications — Term: 2010-2012
Tricia Zelenak — Monterey Care Center — Term: 2012 –2014
STAFF
William H. Diehl — Executive Director
Marilyn Reiner — Director of Membership Services
Chris Thompson — Director of Chamber Relations
Melissa Sims — Administrative Assistant
Taste of Grove CityThe March 21 event at the South-Western Career Academy raised $2,132.36 for the Grove City FoodPantry. Pictured are Executive Director, Bill Diehl; Don Swoger, President of Food Panry; Rick Louder,Chamber V.P.; and Darlene Murphy, Chamber president.
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Arts in the Alley 2012 will beheld Saturday, September 15 from10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, Sep-tember 16 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Kicked off by the Arts in the Al-ley Community Parade at 9:30a.m., hosted by the Grove CityArea Chamber of Commerce inpartnership with the Grove CityGirls’ Club, Arts in the Alley hassomething for all ages and inter-ests. Heartland Bank is again thePresenting Sponsor for this signa-ture event. Please visit the Cham-ber Website at www.gcchamber.org for more information aboutArts in the Alley including detailsabout any of the following shows,applications for vendors, and more.
Do you have an artistic abilityand always wanted to share it withothers? Enter the Fine Arts Show.Who knows? You may win one ofthe several cash prizes awarded atthat show. The Entry Fee is $15per entry and registration takesplace in the lobby of City Hall,4035 Broadway, on WednesdaySeptember 12th & Thursday Sep-tember 13th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Maybe Photography is moreyour forté. Have that perfect pic-ture or even several pictures? Thereare 2 competitions within the Pho-tography Show. One is for Ama-teur Photographers and a separatecompetition for Professionals.Registration for the PhotographyShow is September 12th and Sep-tember 13th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.in the Lower Level of City Hall.Entry Fee for the PhotographyShow is $10 per entry and up to 3
entries will be accepted.Have a crafting hobby? Did you
ever think that you could receiverecognition for doing somethingthat was more fun than work? Tryentering your “fun” in the CraftShow. Again, all entries are judgedand there are money awards. TheEntry Fee for the Craft Show is$8 per entry with unlimited num-ber of entries. To register bringyour entry to City Hall Lobby onWednesday, September 12th orThursday September 13th from 5to 8 p.m.
The Quilt Show is another verypopular venue. Quilts in variouscategories from small to large areaccepted. Up to 3 quilts can be en-tered for $8 per entry. Registrationtakes place on Tuesday, September11th and Wednesday September12th from 6 to 8 p.m. at St. John’sEvangelical Lutheran Church,3220 Columbus Street.
Not to be left out are Studentsfrom Kindergarten through HighSchool. The Youth Art Show isfree. The entries are divided intothe following grade level cat-egories: K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and Grades9-12 for 2D artwork and 9-12 for3D artwork. Photography entrieswill not be divided into grades butwill be judged in the categories ofColor and Black & White. Only2 entries per student will be ac-cepted. Registration for the YouthArt Show is Wednesday Septem-ber 12th and Thursday, September13th from 4 to 8 p.m. at the GroveCity Police Station, 3360 ParkStreet.
The Grove City Easel Awardis a separate entry and is a Pur-chase Award for the City of GroveCity’s Permanent Art Collection.The entry must have a Grove Citytheme, the contents of which mayinclude, but is not limited to, per-sons; animals; places; structures;and events that reflects GroveCity’s past, present and/or future.
Arts in the Alley also feature aKids’ Fun Street where a variety
of free make and take art projectsand activities are featured. Kids’Fun Street is located just West ofthe Grove City Library on ParkStreet; 2 days of entertainment
on the Heartland Stage, a varietyof food and beverages provided bylocal non-profit organizations andchurches, and more.
Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce Arts in the Alley
Above: Cam McCombpresents the $500 HelenaMcComb award last year.
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