NEWSLETTER Sebasan River Area Chamber of Commerce The Chamber Currents 700 Main Street, Sebasan FL 32958 772-589-5969 | SebasanChamber.com July 2017 Issue Member Spotlight If you would like to “make the front page” of our newsleer, make sure you schedule me this month at one of our networking acvies, and maybe your name will be drawn for the monthly spotlight! Check out our calendar inside! As pharmacist and owner of Bay Street Pharmacy, Theresa Tolle has made the pharmacy's mission one of improving the quality of life - one paent at a me - while fulfilling the moo: “Caring people care for you." Theresa and her Bay Street staff go above and beyond to assist their loyal custom- ers by contacng insurance companies, seeking discount cou- pons and samples, and “whatever else it takes” to ensure the best health care possible for area residents. Theresa plays an acve role in several professional pharmacy associaons and has held various posions at the local, state and naonal levels. Likewise, she has received numerous awards throughout her career, including “Pharmacist of the Year” in 2005 from the Florida Pharmacy Associaon. Conse- quently, Theresa’s achievements have even garnered naon- al recognion. Earlier this year, Theresa was bestowed the “Pharmacy Management Excellence Award” by the American Pharmacists Associaon at their annual meeng in San Fran- cisco. Despite her many professional commitments and honors, however, Theresa makes me to give back to the community through various endeavors. In addion to being a member of the American Cancer Society Leadership Board for the Treas- ure Coast, Theresa has dedicated the last 10 years to being a team member of one of her favorite causes, Relay for Life. In 2007, she was named the American Cancer Society-North County’s “Volunteer of the Year”. Theresa Tolle Pharmacist/Owner Direct: 772.589.2043 Theresa currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Sebasan River Medical Center and is a frequent speaker for the center’s community support and civic groups. There- sa is also a former Chair of the Sebasan River Area Cham- ber of Commerce and connues to support as many cham- ber events and funcons as she can. Both nave to Florida with roots that span four generaons, Theresa and her husband, Joe, have long-called Florida "home." The couple have aended the same church for nearly 30 years, where they teach Sunday school and There- sa serves on the Board of Trustees. In their spare me, The- resa and Joe enjoy spending me with their three children and aending Florida Gator football games. Bay Street Pharmacy, established in 1984, was originally operated by Joe’s father and partner, Frank Sherako. There- sa assumed the pharmacy’s operaons in 2005 when Frank and Joe rered and has successfully run the business ever since. Whether in her capacity as business owner, pharmacist, or a member of the community, Theresa connually strives to make improvements for others - including the residents of Sebasan, who, in 2010, voted her Sebasan's "Woman of the Year.” For more informaon on Bay Street Pharmacy, visit www.baystreetpharmacy.com.
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NEWSLETTER Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber Currents 700 Main Street, Sebastian FL 32958 772-589-5969 | SebastianChamber.com
July 2017 Issue
Member Spotlight
If you would like to “make the front page” of our newsletter, 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!
As pharmacist and owner of Bay Street Pharmacy, Theresa Tolle has made the pharmacy's mission one of improving the quality of life - one patient at a time - while fulfilling the motto: “Caring people care for you." Theresa and her Bay Street staff go above and beyond to assist their loyal custom-ers by contacting insurance companies, seeking discount cou-pons and samples, and “whatever else it takes” to ensure the best health care possible for area residents.
Theresa plays an active role in several professional pharmacy associations and has held various positions at the local, state and national levels. Likewise, she has received numerous awards throughout her career, including “Pharmacist of the Year” in 2005 from the Florida Pharmacy Association. Conse-quently, Theresa’s achievements have even garnered nation-al recognition. Earlier this year, Theresa was bestowed the “Pharmacy Management Excellence Award” by the American Pharmacists Association at their annual meeting in San Fran-cisco.
Despite her many professional commitments and honors, however, Theresa makes time to give back to the community through various endeavors. In addition to being a member of the American Cancer Society Leadership Board for the Treas-ure Coast, Theresa has dedicated the last 10 years to being a team member of one of her favorite causes, Relay for Life. In 2007, she was named the American Cancer Society-North County’s “Volunteer of the Year”.
Theresa Tolle
Pharmacist/Owner
Direct: 772.589.2043
Theresa currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Sebastian River Medical Center and is a frequent speaker for the center’s community support and civic groups. There-sa is also a former Chair of the Sebastian River Area Cham-ber of Commerce and continues to support as many cham-ber events and functions as she can.
Both native to Florida with roots that span four generations, Theresa and her husband, Joe, have long-called Florida "home." The couple have attended the same church for nearly 30 years, where they teach Sunday school and There-sa serves on the Board of Trustees. In their spare time, The-resa and Joe enjoy spending time with their three children and attending Florida Gator football games.
Bay Street Pharmacy, established in 1984, was originally operated by Joe’s father and partner, Frank Sherako. There-sa assumed the pharmacy’s operations in 2005 when Frank and Joe retired and has successfully run the business ever since.
Whether in her capacity as business owner, pharmacist, or a member of the community, Theresa continually strives to make improvements for others - including the residents of Sebastian, who, in 2010, voted her Sebastian's "Woman of the Year.”
For more information on Bay Street Pharmacy, visit www.baystreetpharmacy.com.
July 2017
Beth L. Mitchell, President & CEO
The Fourth of July holiday was created over two hundred and forty years ago. And over one hundred and ninety years
ago, on the Fourth of July, two of the most radical revolutionaries that our country has ever seen, Thomas Jefferson
and Ben Franklin, sworn political enemies, and yet fast friends, died within five hours of each other. The arguments
and difference in philosophies of these two men mirror the political discussions that have engulfed our country in the
present. The celebration on the Fourth recognizes our freedoms and the promise of liberty to all Americans, and the
ability to agree to disagree. The relationship between those two revolutionaries and the civility that existed between
them in the end should also be celebrated!
We are eagerly anticipating the Sebastian Lion’s Club annual extravaganza for the Fourth! This group of volunteers
has provided the City of Sebastian with the most down home celebration for many, many years. We are lucky to have
this organization providing this great service to our community and our country, so thank you Lion’s Club for every-
thing you do! And make sure you wave to the Grand Marshall, she’s one of us!
Traditionally summertime is for vacations, and a slower pace in Sebastian, but for business people it is also a great
time to sharpen your skills, and learn how to increase your bottom line. The Chamber brings educational opportuni-
ties to the business community during the summer months and this year is no different. There is a plethora of SCORE
workshops planned, the schedule is further in this newsletter. Additionally, for our tourism partners, a FAM Tour is
scheduled in July so that the partners can learn of other tourism businesses in the area. Our Chamber luncheon in July
is dedicated to the subject of the American Disabilities Act and we will educate you on the concerns and threats to
businesses with the most recent scams that are impacting our area. We have more in the works!
Not everybody leaves the Sebastian River Area in August! We look forward to seeing everybody at the Annual Grill Out
Night, scheduled for August 11. After a couple of years off, due to the tyranny of government, Grill Out Night is back!
Thanks to some very smart legislators, the rules were changed to allow businesses to show some customer apprecia-
tion, and we can get the grills out again and serve tidbits and pineapple to our residents and visitors. If you are not
grilling, hopefully you will be chilling, with our businesses!
Our Visitor Guides, 2017 have just arrived from the printer and its already available on our website,
www.SebastianChamber.com. This award winning publication is eagerly anticipated. We print 25,000 copies to dis-
tribute to anybody that is looking for visitor information and the Guide is our go to publication for the 15,000 visitors
to the Pelican Porch Visitor Center. We appreciate the support from our advertisers, we couldn’t make this piece hap-
pen without them!
Have a great Fourth of July, we are hanging the bunting today!
Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 2017 Candidates Biographies
We thank the following candidates for their commitment to the business community and the Chamber!
Candidates Biographies continued
Chamber Networking Events
Friendly faces and great networking at the Chamber Breakfast hosted and sponsored by the Senior Resource Association! If you missed it, be sure to stop in and check out their newly renovated center located on Davis Street behind Tire Kingdom.
There was a full house at Marsh Landing Restaurant for our monthly Speaker Series. Lunch was sponsored by VanDeVoorde Hall Law, PL (pictured above). Guest Speaker was Ken Koziol of Treasure Coast S.C.O.R.E. (pictured to the left).
Sebastian Self Storage hosted the Business & Pleasure for June. Good times had by all! (pictured on the right)
We celebrated one of our newest members and businesses in the community, Boost Mobile, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. (pictured to the left)
July 2017 Chamber of Commerce Calendar of Events
Tuesday, July 11th Noon—1PM Sponsored by: Erin Grall - Grall Law Group Lunch Speaker: Jason Odum, Gould, Cooksey ADA Issues and Scams At Capt. Hirams Tiffany Room 1606 Indian River Dr., Sebastian Reservations requested, $15.00 with reservation, $20 at the door RSVP
No Breakfast in July
Executive Committee Meeting Thursday, July 6th From: 8AM—9AM Chamber Office 700 Main St., Sebastian Full Board Meeting Wednesday, July 12th From: 8AM—9AM Chamber Office 700 Main St., Sebastian Tourism Committee Meeting July 18th Tourism Familiarization Tour 11:45 a.m. Lunch at Crab-E-Bills’s (optional) 12:30 p.m. Fisherman’s Landing/Sebastian Working Waterfront 5:00 p.m. Arrive back at Fisherman’s Landing Ambassador Luncheon Thursday, July 20th Noon Chamber Office 700 Main St., Sebastian SCORE Workshop Friday, July 21st From: 10AM—1PM Chamber Office 700 Main St., Sebastian
Thursday, July 20th from 5PM—7PM Location: CC’s Place 11390 US Hwy 1, Sebastian RSVP
Wednesday, July 19th from 3PM—7PM Location: Breathe Kleen Air 735 Commerce Center Drive, Suite D, Sebastian
Upcoming Webinars – July 2017 Easy & Affordable DIY Infographics for Your Business Tuesday, July 11, 2017 from 1pm to 2pm EST Infographics are powerful marketing tools as they are visually appealing, unique and shareable. They are an effective way to edu-cate, inform and engage existing and potential customers. Best of all, they can be surprisingly affordable and simple to make (even without design experience and expensive software.) Not sure where to start? Join us, and you'll learn:
Simple ways to communicate visually with your customers
How to generate ideas for an infographic
The 7 most common types of infographics Best practices for infographic design
9 Secrets for Retail Success—Thursday, July 20, 2017 from 1pm to 2pm EST It’s not enough to just know how to survive in today’s ever-changing retail environment, but how to thrive. Join this webinar, and retail expert Ritchie Sayner will walk you through the essential steps for retail success and more.
Topics covered will include: How to build customer loyalty The benefits of empowering your staff How to better manage your inventory though the use of open-to-buy (OTB) Ways to control markdowns Why saying "NO" is OK
Working Smarter— Tuesday, July 25, 2017 from 1pm to 2:30pm EST How do you improve the work processes in your office or small business? This class focuses on applying “Lean” process improve-ment to add efficiencies to your business and improve your bottom line potential.
Learn ideas about making your work processes flow better, faster, cheaper? We can show you how to apply “Lean” thinking to any business process, regardless of your industry. In many cases, this can result in improved customer service, saved labor, better in-ventory control, and reduction of expenses. This is an introductory class that focuses on problem solving, and identifying “value added” activities. We will discuss examples of improved processes from many different industries.
Sales Training for Small Business Owners Wednesday, July 26, 2017 from 11am to 12 noon EST
This class applies to business owners and their salespeople. Learn to: Grow your revenue, one customer at a time Increase your average sale “Close the sale” Help an irate customer Create a better experience for your customer Learn about the sales process. Help customers choose your products and services. How much is a customer worth? Why do you lose customers? How do we get more sales per transaction? You will learn these things and more. This class is taught by a business professional with many years of coaching and sales experience. Most of the sales knowledge passed on in this class applies regardless of your products or services.
At Addicted2Stuff you’ll find a generous selection of one of a kind items such as: Handcrafted Gemstones Jewelry Unique Handbags Fun Clothing Interesting Décor Different Gifts And so much more …
Hours: Open 10:30am to 6:00pm Closed: Sunday & Monday
VISIT FLORIDA Update In early June, HB 1A passed, supporting 1.4 million Flo-ridians who work in the tourism industry. VISIT FLORIDA is now fully funded and they will continue marketing our state. This is great news for the tourism industry and we look forward to continuing to work with VISIT FLORIDA! Visitor’s Guides The new visitor’s guides are here!! We will be delivering them over the next few weeks. If you would like a box, let us know and we will be happy to drop some off (or you are welcome to pick them up if you are out and about). Tourism Committee Meeting At the last meeting, we discussed having a Familiariza-tion Tour in place of the regular July meeting. This tour in intended to educate and familiarize our tourism part-ners with various hotels and attractions around town so they are able to see the facilities and attractions first hand which will be helpful when making recommenda-tions or referrals to visitors when necessary. We are in the process of planning the transportation and itinerary. If you would like to be a designated stop or participate in the tour, please let me know ASAP as space is limited. The date is Tuesday, July 18th and we anticipate a half day excursion. We will be sending out an email with more details soon. In the meantime, please feel free to contact me at 589-5969 or [email protected] with any questions.
Summer Staycation Specials If you are offering any summer staycation specials or promos, please let me know! I will include them in my tourism e-blast that is distributed to our database of 6,500+ email addresses.
Summer Camps If your business is offering a summer camp, please send us the information so we can add it to our “Summer Camp” page on our website: http://www.sebastianchamber.com/main-recreation/main-kids-activities/summer-camps Upcoming Events-
4th of July Festival- Tuesday, July 4th *We still have space available to volunteer at the Chamber booth if you are interested in promoting your business at this greatly attended festival!
Christmas in July- Saturday, July 22nd (Riverview Park)
Grill Out Night- Friday, August 11th (various busi-nesses in Sebastian & Roseland)
At Your Service Employee Leasing & Payroll Processing Andrew Segal 3353 63rd Sq. Vero Beach, FL 32966 772-360-4195 www.AYSPEO.com Employee Leasing/Payroll Processing Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc. Jim Goldsmith 990 US Hwy1, Suite #1 Sebastian FL 32958 772-231-4712 sorensenrealestate.com Real Estate
Calendar of Events
Visitor Index
North Map (Grant-Roseland)
Waterfront Map (Sebastian)
South Map (Sebastian-Wabasso)
West Map (Fellsmere)
North Area Directory
Waterfront Area Directory
South Area Directory
West Area Directory
ECO Tourism
Kid Friendly Activities
Rainy Day Activities
Advertiser Index
Coupons
Attractions & Adventures
Restaurants & Bars
On Water
Pet Boarding
Salons, Spas & Fitness
Shopping
Where to Stay
Transportation & Travel
Visitor Information Centers
VISITORS GUIDE INCLUDES
The Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce
Visitors Guide
We average 1,000 people each month coming into our Sebastian Chamber office looking for what is happening in our area. The Visi-tors Guide is the first publication we reach for; plus we send the all over the country from phone calls and from our ads running in AARP & Visit FL (5,400 mailed last year). The VG can be found in both I-95 & I-75 Welcome Centers, in over 25 hotels, Melbourne Internation-al Airport, Sebastian & Vero Air-ports. They are in 120+ Business-es, Restaurants, Doctor Offices, Sebastian & Vero Hospitals, Real-tors offices, and more.
Highland Homes Scott Silva 772-38-1411 [email protected] Roofing Lighting by Aurora, LLC Alan Grochowski, Sr. 772-571-5425 Lighting/Handyman Strike Zone Tom Burke 730 S. Fleming St. Sebastian, FL 32958 772-770-2710 Activities
Treasure Coast Food Bank Triana Romero 401 Angle Rd. Fort Pierce, FL 34947 772-489-5673 Stophunger.org Non-profit
Treasure Coast Tee’s & Trophies Sebastian Murano 1624 US Hwy 1 Sebastian FL 32958 772-918-350 Promotional Products
Welcome New Members
If you would like some Visitor Guides for your place of Business, stop in and see us call 772-589-5969
Convert Your Ad to a Chamber Web Banner Ad and Increase Your Exposure
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increase their online exposure. We offer exclusive ad space: No rotating banners! Track the number
of impressions and clicks your ad receives. Strategic placement and 4 ad sizes to choose from.
Click here to see Sebastian River Exterminating’s Banner Ad on the Sebastian Chamber website. Email [email protected] for more information on becoming part of the program.
