Kevin Vaughn
Your Chamber represents the collective voice for our vital business community.
It is our responsibility as members to be sure the voice of business is at the table
and is heard when any issue comes before our great community. Thanks to hard
working volunteers within our membership, we are fortunate that this important
work is taking place on an ongoing basis.
One of the ways we celebrate the success of our members is our annual Business
Excellence Awards Banquet. This year the banquet will take place September 18,
2014. With over 100 nominations this year, it’s sure to be a fun and exciting
event.
Categories include Business of the Year, Start-up Business of the Year, Non-Profit
Organization of the Year, Environmental Stewardship Business of the Year,
Member of the Year and Director of the Year. Each category is judged based on
achievement of excellence in the members respective field and their outstanding
achievements and contributions to our community.
It’s always exciting to see entrepreneurial spirit alive and well in our county as
recognized by the Start-Up award. As a Chamber, we strive to continue to be
your voice in support of continuing the excellent business environment we enjoy
in our County. This allows that entrepreneurial spirit to be converted to real live
businesses that contribute to our economy in many ways.
Look forward to seeing you at the Business Excellence Awards Banquet. We hope
you can attend this special event and help us celebrate another successful year
for our members!
Wakul la Chamber and You: Partners For Success September 2014
PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY
OUR
PREMIER MEMBERS
Wakulla County Chamber Preserving the Past…….Planning for the Future
www.wakullacountychamber.com
President’s Message
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On Tuesday October 7, 2014 at 6:00pm the Wakulla Chamber of Commerce and The
Wakulla News will be hosting the biennial Wakulla Chamber Political Forum at the Wakulla
One Stop Community Center located at 318 Shadeville Hwy, Crawfordville (corner of Trice
Lane and Shadeville Hwy).
The forum will present an opportunity for the candidates for Wakulla County
Commissioner Districts 2 and 4 to meet the public and discuss questions submitted by,
YOU, the voter.
Questions for the forum will be accepted here at wakullachamberforum.com or on a
printed form published in The Wakulla News, or your letter to be mailed to:
Wakulla Chamber Political Forum
PO Box 148
Crawfordville, FL 32326.
Deadline for submitting questions is September 30th, 2014
Questions will be screened and approved by the forum committee based on the following
guidelines:
1. The question must be directed to all candidates.
2. The question must be concise and relevant to the current issues.
If you have questions or concerns about this website you can read more about it here or
contact Chuck Robinson, chairman of the Wakulla Chamber Political Forum Committee via
Thank you and see you at the Forum!
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Member Spotlight
Name of business: Business Women of Wakulla
which includes:
Paparazzi Accessories by Cynthia Ward (850) 519‐5900
Libby McFalls Photography by Libby McFalls (850) 556‐0747
Thirty-One Gifts by Gena Green (850) 631-1947 & Kim McMillan (850)879-0252 &
Julie Neet (850) 408‐6007
Blue Lamb Photography by Kristin Lambert (850) 766-1943
AdvoCare by Alison Bussey (850) 567‐2526
Taylor Accounting, LLC by Karen Taylor (850) 591‐9131
Legal Shield by Jo Ann Daniels (850) 509‐7630
Beachbody Fitness by Sabrina Hayes (850) 251‐1009
Effortless Travel by Veronica Forns Wold (850) 321‐5477
Annabum’s by Heather Hofmann (850) 508-9856
Monet Handbags by Angelena Turvaville Lang (850) 321‐2862
Melaleuca and Bramazing by Pamela Moss (850) 559-3080
Alterations by Ann by Ann Allshouse (850) 926-7505
Plexus Slim by Rhonda Sapp (850) 544‐2110
BeautiControl by Cyndi McKuhen (850) 447‐1030
Anytime Fitness & Jamberry Nails by Michelle Roberts (850) 519‐0366
Jafra Cosmetics and LKR Translations by Catherine Cameron (850) 926‐7955 The
Little Black Dress by Tina and Victoria Brimner (850) 926‐4222
The Pampered Chef by Lisa Wilson (850) 510‐5561
Name of owner: See above
Tell us about your business (include unique facts and history) The Business
Women of Wakulla is a group of female business owners/operators that utilize the group
to network and serve the community.
What services, products do you offer? A myriad of different services, products and
ideas.
What should the community/customer expect when they visit your business?
To be welcome by any of our group members and have a wonderful experience with
anyone in our group.
How long have you been a Chamber member? Since April 2014
Why did you join the Chamber? To help our group show all the amazing things that are
available in the local community.
What Chamber services have you taken advantage of and/or will take advantage
of in the near future? Networking at Chamber luncheons as well as attending the Social
Media Workshop.
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What’s your reason Wakulla residents should Shop Local? Support your local
community
If anyone is interested in your products/services, how do they contact you?
Facebook page Business Women of Wakulla
Additional Comments i.e. Community involvement: We have already had a
Christmas Vendor Event last year that brought a great number of the community out to
see the showcase of products and services our group has to offer. We have also hosted a
Blood Drive in cooperation with the One Stop Community Center just this past June. We
had a wonderful turn out and thru the efforts of our group gathered enough blood
donations to save 60 lives! We are currently gearing up for our next big event on
November 1st at the Wakulla One Stop Community Center for our 2nd Annual Christmas
Shopping Bazaar from 10a-4p. This event will feature vendors from our group as well as
various non-profit organizations within our community. It will be a fun day for the entire
family!
Leslie Linka, one of our newest members and
a new Brand partner with Nerium
International Anti-Aging Skincare, launched
her business on August 15th with a ribbon
cutting at Menagerie and a launch party at
Bay Leaf Market. Leslie, who is better known
around town as "The lady with all the hats,
lives in Crawfordville with her four rescue
dogs: "Sir Alfred", "Miss Rella". "Mr. Mojo",
and "King Kelo". For more information about
Nerium call Leslie at (850) 926-5868.
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Networking Luncheon at Posey’s Steam Room
By
Jo Ann Palmer and Mary Wallace
It was a beautiful day to drive to Panacea for our
August monthly networking luncheon. Posey’s
Steam Room has hosted the Chamber
membership in the past, but this time, Sherrie,
John and Mr. Noah out did themselves. The ban-
quet room was set for 77 members and guests
who had made a reservation, and the buffet
spread was an abundant display of fresh tossed
salad with choice of dressings, cold slaw, cheese
grits, fried chicken tenders, fresh fried shrimp,
hushpuppies and mini desserts.
Mary Wallace was moving around the room gathering the cards for the door prize
drawings and making sure everyone had what they needed. As people began to get their
plates, Mary introduced our new members for July, Titanium Motors, Trinity Lutheran
Church and Leslie Linka of Nerium International. Leslie was present and gave everyone
an invitation to get in touch with her to receive a complimentary one week trial of her anti
-aging products. She has a booth at Mena so stop by and welcome her. There were
introductions of several guest members brought and of course, several of those guests
won door prizes. Gena Green introduced her guests, Heather Hoffman, owner of, Anna
Bums Cloth Diapers and Children and adult clothing all hand made. Heather Green her
sister-in-law whose husband is the new pastor for the Assembly of God Church. They are
very happy to be part of the community. Rachel Penta, introduced Jeanie Booth the new
Chief Development Officer with Big Brother & Big Sisters. Trish Akins guest was Wanda
Schilb who is an independent insurance agent. Wakulla Medical introduced George
Martinez, the interim director and reiterated they are in the process of hiring a full-time
director if anyway had an interest. We are always happy to welcome new guests and
thank or members for bring them.
Our spotlight was on Capital City Bank. Amy
Geiger, Courtney Armitage and Renee
Millender did an outstanding job of
explaining how Capital City bank began and
has evolved. They were a tag team, with
photo props, beautifully displayed by their
very own Vanna White, Renee Millen-
der. Tallahassee’s oldest bank opened its
doors in 1895 with one location, five
directors and three associates. Since then,
Capital City Bank has survived depressions,
natural disasters and world wars to become
one of the largest financial institutions
headquartered in Florida. In recent years,
Capital City Bank has expanded outside of the Tallahassee area, serving a geographic
circle inside Jacksonville, Atlanta, Birmingham and Orlando. After 119 years, with 15
acquisitions, Capital City has grown its client base in 25 communities in FL, GA and
Alabama. Community service and a commitment to clients will continue to be hallmarks
of Capital City Bank for many years to come. It has been a long journey, and Capital City
Bank is proud of its heritage as your hometown bank.
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Chuck Daugherty of TCB Marketing was the lucky winner of the $63.00 cash drawing. We
had approximately 26 raffle donation and want to thank everyone who donated. Olympus
Insurance, Cook Insurance, Red hills Broadcasting 103.1 the Wolf, Gena Green,
Yesterday’s, Gospel food ministry’s, Dr. Ed Gardner, Posey’s, Karen’s Bakery, Lionel &
Marianne Dazevedo, Costco’s, Wakulla News, Arte Mexico, Big Bend Hospice, Capital City
Bank and Wakulla Medical.
On behalf of the Chamber, we appreciate you supporting these fun activities and look
forward to seeing you on September 18 for our Business Excellence Awards Banquet.
We had several announcements this week and with the weather hopefully cooling down,
Wakulla County will have an uptick in outdoor activities. Zoe Mansfield invited us all to
the Stone Crab Festival, October 25. The theme of the parade is pirates and she invited
us to dress out and come walk in the short parade. Vendor space and sponsorships are
available. Contact Ethel at 925-6224 for more information.
Charlene Lanier passed out order forms for Gospel Food Ministry and explained that
everyone is invited to participate. Please contact her at Harvest Fellowship Church for
more information. It is not just for those in need. It is an outstanding opportunity for
businesses and individuals to become more aware of services available right here in
Crawfordville. She also announced there will be a food distribution event by Harvest
Fellowship in conjunction with Farm Share and DCF on September 13 from 10:00 a.m. –
2:00 p.m. There will be a variety of community partners providing information and
services.
Jo Ann Palmer reminded everyone of the upcoming Business Excellence Awards Banquet
on September 18 and encouraged everyone to be on the lookout for the invitation from
Petra. The event will be held at the Senior Center and thanks to the numerous
nominations we received, this year will be an outstanding event full of surprises. She also
announced that the annual International Coastal Cleanup hosted by KWCB is coming up
on September 20th from 9:00 – noon. KWCB is looking for sponsorships and door prizes,
if you are interested in more information, go to their website kwcb.org or contact Jo
Ann. They expect between 600 and 700 volunteers and Wal-Mart will be providing a
complimentary hot dog luncheon. Please come out, bring your family, friends and
business associates. Give back to your community.
Further announcements included an open invitation to the opening of the Wakulla
Waterfronts Photo Exhibit on Thursday, September 4 at the Welcome Center in
Panacea. This photo display was most recently exhibited at the Apalachicola Center for
History and Culture. Please come out to the opening. It is an incredible work of historical
arts. Myrtle Hoffman also encouraged anyone who might need a customized gift in the
future; consider the students at the Legacy Café. They do excellent work at a reasonable
price. Mary thanked Bill and Lynda from The Wakulla News for all their support and
Lynda certainly captured a flattering pose of Mary with her special guest, Amy while
passing out the door prizes.
There were upcoming dates announced to mark on your calendars; next month Ms.
Dorothy at Outz’s Too Oyster Bar & Grill in Newport will once again host our networking
luncheon. If you were lucky enough to get a seat last time, she showed you some of her
outstanding dishes and I’m sure we’ll be stuffed again. Then in October, we will go to
Riverside Café in St. Marks. On October 16, the Wakulla Business Women’s Association
will host the quarterly mixer at Hammaknockers.
Our spotlight for September will be the UPS Store by owner Harry Bosman.
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2013
Business
Excellence Winners
Start - Up Business
Bay Leaf Market
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Business
Shepard Accounting &
Tax Service
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Non - Profit
Keep Wakulla County Beautiful
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Environmental Stewardship
Friends of Wakulla Springs State Park Inc.
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Member
John W. Shuff
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Director
Jo Ann Palmer
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Wakulla Area Business
Ouzts Too Oyster Bar & Grill
UPCOMING:
Ribbon cutting for West Plumbing, 11:30 am, Friday,
September 12 at Chamber office, 23 High Drive.
Networking Luncheon, noon Wednesday, September 24 at
Ouzts Too Oyster Bar & Grill
Save the DATE: Business Excellence Awards banquet, 6 pm
at the Senior Citizens Center, 33 Michael Drive in
Crawfordville, Thursday, September 18th.
Anderson & Givens, P.A. - A Florida law firm representing clients
statewide, specializing in foreclosure defense, real property, wills,
and more
91 Doe Run, Wakulla Springs, FL 32327 (850) 544-4653
Welcome Jeremy Anderson
Welcome New Chamber Members