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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 700 Main Street, Sebastian, FL 32958 www.SebastianChamber.com (772) 589-5969 October 2011 Issue
Hello, I am Leslie Swan, the new Supervisor of Elections in Indian River County. I was appointed in March by Governor Rick Scott to fill this position due to former Supervisor of Elections, Kay Clem’s resignation. I am truly honored and humbled to receive this appointment from Florida’s Governor.
On November 8th, 2011 the Elections office will conduct city council elections for the cities of Fellsmere, Sebastian and Vero Beach. Although municipal elections may be smaller in size than Primary and General Elections, they too are significant, and the amount of energy and time it takes preparing for them still remains high. Questions regarding municipal elections should be directed to the municipality’s city clerk. If you would like to request an absentee ballot for the up-coming elections, please go to our website at www.voteindianriver.com or call our office at 226-3440. When submitting your absentee ballot request make sure we have your correct mailing address. Per Florida Law, absentee ballots are not forwardable by the post office. Redistricting is a word you will be hearing a lot during the next two years. After the 2010 census results were com-puted, Florida gained an additional two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives for a total of twenty-seven statewide. It is up to each individual state to draw its own congressional and legislative boundaries. This process is called redistricting and it involves adjusting established electoral district boundaries in response to population shifts. A legislative district, precinct boundary or polling place may need to be changed. It is our job at the Supervisor of Elections office to work with our county commission and school district, along with the Senate and House Reapportionment Committees to map out the voting precincts in our County. Relocation of a polling place is never taken lightly by the elections office, but may be necessary based on the outcome of re-
districting, or the loss of use of a building for various rea-sons, or the need to consolidate polling places for budget reduction purposes. Voters will be notified of any pre-cinct or polling place changes by the receipt of an updated voter information card. Any registered voter may request an Absentee Ballot or vote at a designated Early Voting site, in lieu of going to their assigned polling place on Election Day. If you haven’t checked out our updated website, it is up and running. The site, www.voteindianriver.com is de-signed in response to the election information needs of the residents of Indian River County. The new sample ballot tab gives voters the ability to access “precinct specific” sample ballots, acquire information on where to vote on Election Day, and upcoming elections applicable to each voter’s precinct. Voter’s will also be able to request an absentee ballot, review and update their registration infor-mation, check the status of their absentee ballot and re-view their voting activity for the past 12 months. With easy access to forms and information, voters are now able to obtain information on-line without the assis-tance of elections staff personnel. Forms that are avail-able on-line include voter registration forms, change of address and name forms, data request forms for candi-dates, and absentee ballot request forms. The many web-site enhancements allow the Elections office to dissemi-nate information 24 hours a day and better serve the needs of Indian River County voters. As a reminder, our 2011 Voter’s Guide and Government Officials Guide are also available on our website. Whether you are a first-time voter, a new voter to the state of Florida, or a seasoned voter, these guides contain information to help you be-come an effective and empowered voter. We are always looking for Election Day workers. If you are interested in becoming a poll worker, please visit our website or call our office at 772-226-3444 to sign up for an orientation class. Remember “Your Vote Is Your Voice, Speak Up!”
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 draw for the monthly spotlight! Check out our calendar inside!
Leslie Swan - Supervisor of Elections
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SEPTEMBER CHAMBER EVENTS
Luncheon at Capt. Hiram’s
Lunch Sponsor: Andy Bowler Habitat for Humanity
Lunch Speaker: Debbie Mayfield FL State Representative and Beth Mitchell,
Executive Director
Breakfast at SpringHill Suites by Marriott - Vero Beach
18th Annual Lifestyle & Media Auction
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Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce Calendar of Events
October 2011
October 6 Executive Committee 8:00 a.m. Chamber Office October 7 Chamber Breakfast 8:00 a.m. No More Before Chamber Offices on Main St. Oct. 11 Chamber Lunch at Marsh Landing Restaurant, Fellsmere Noon Guest Speaker: Waste Management Lunch Sponsor: United Way of Indian River County Reservations please, $ 15, without reservations $20 per person Oct. 12 Full Board Meeting 8:00 a.m. Chamber Main St. Offices Oct. 17 Tourism Meeting 5:30 p.m. Chamber Main St. Offices Oct. 19 Business Development Committee 8:00 a.m. Chamber Main St. Offices 7:00 p.m. City of Sebastian Council Candidates Forum City Council Chambers Sponsored by the Chamber Legislative/Government Affairs Committee Oct. 20 Business & Pleasure at Kim Ellis Insurance Services 5:30 p.m. With Food, Drink and Entertainment! Reservations, please! 990 US Hwy. 1, Suite A, Sebastian Oct. 27 Chamber Learning Workshop at the Chamber Office 2:00-4:00 p.m. WCN Blog Workshop—presented by Richard and Cheri Martin Reservations Please, free to Chamber members
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October 27, 2011
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Blog Workshop—Beginner Level
This workshop is designed for the person that would like to start a blog for fun or business but isn't sure where to start. It is ideal for small businesses and entrepreneurs who want to establish themselves as a knowledgeable resource, would like to build a network of followers and desire to have a greater web presence. What you will learn: 1. How to set up a blog easily and quickly; 2. What plugins, widgets, and tools to use for developing a relationship with your audience; 3. Ideas for content; 4. How to optimize your blog for search engines and branding potential; 5. How to generate revenue from your blog. ____________________________________________________________________________
The 3rd Annual SCJH Latin Festival… A Charity Event Comes to Sebastian, Florida
October 8th 8am-8pm At Sebastian Municipal Airport
The Sebastian Charter Junior High Latin Festival promises to be a fun filled family event; the first of its kind held at the Airport. The Festival is benefiting Sebastian Charter Junior High School; an “A+” ranked charter school in Indian River County. The current structure has a life expectancy of less than forty eight months. The President & chairman of the Board, John Rivera, produced and developed this Latin Festival to help raise money to build a new permanent school house. The Festival has an exciting line up of the best in Latin: Music & Dance headlined by the renowned, Adlan Cruz and His Orches-tra. A 12 hour, free festival, with free parking, will take you on a magical journey through Latin music, culture and dance. David Cedeno Herman Olivera and Adlan Cruz will perform under the stars as the dance floor opens to the audience for 8 hours hosted by the multi talented Orlando Leon. There will be dance lessons, dance performances, vintage air craft, vintage automobiles and motorcy-cles along with performances by the Skydive Sebastian sky dive team. A full array of cuisine and cul-ture will be available along the festival’s vendor row with boutiques and kiosks offering food and mer-chandise for sale to the crowd. LoPresti Aviation Breakfast at 8 a.m. starts the day.
Salsa, Mambo, Latin, Jazz, Merengue & more!
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THE CHAMBER RESPONDS TO AN AVERAGE OF 60 INQUIRIES A MONTH FROM PEOPLE INTERESTED IN VISITING OR RELOCATING TO OUR AREA. THOSE LEADS COULD BE YOURS FOR ONLY $100 A YEAR! FOR MORE INFO, CALL NICOLE @ 772-589-5969!
Argenio Chiropractic Art Argenio 9414 US Hwy 1 Sebastian, FL 32958 772-228-8131 www.ArtTheChiropractor.com [email protected] Chiropractor
Body by Vi Indian River Dan and Marci Clarke Micco, FL 32976 517-819-2861 517-441-1104 www.danclarke.bodybyvi.com [email protected] Nutrition/Weight Loss
Vero Home Audio Greg Roux, Jennifer Patty, Tyler Roux Sebastian, FL 32958 772-913-2502 Fax 772-675-9736 www.verohomeaudio.com [email protected] Audio/Video Design and Installation
Marsh Beast Airboat Tours Kenny Elkins Blue Cypress, CR 512 Vero Beach, FL 32967 772-584-0089 www.marshbeastairboattours.com [email protected] Boat Tours
The Spa at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort Susan Haller 3004 Golfview Drive Vero Beach, FL 32963 772-234-2050 772-501-6701 www.disneybeachresorts.com [email protected] Day Spas
Freedom Auto Glass, Inc. Fernando Munera Sebastian, FL 32958 772-646-1313 [email protected] Auto Glass Repair
Gloria Fleming – RE/MAX Riverside 1603 US Hwy 1 Sebastian, FL 32958 772-538-1703 877-290-6082 Fax 772-589-9348 www.gloriaflemingsellsflorida.com [email protected] Real Estate
WCN Interactive, Inc. Richard and Cheri Martin P.O. Box 372904 Satellite Beach, FL 32937 321-446-2155 321-446-2156 www.wcninteractive.com [email protected] [email protected] Social Media Marketing
Act Computers Jurgen Schwanitz 134 South US Hwy 1 Vero Beach, FL 32962 772-567-7888 Fax 772-567-8991 www.actcomp.us [email protected] Computer/Repair & Networking
Welcome New Members!
Member News The Sebastian Area Historical Society will present “The War of Northern Aggression” by Fred Mensing on Wed., Oct 12 at the North Indian River County Library starting at 7:30 pm. Before the pro-gram, the Society will hold its an-nual meeting at 7:00 pm. This is the first of five presentations to be given by the Society this season, admission is always free. To herald in October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Indian River Medical Center of-fers its second annual “Break for Breast Cancer Breakfast on the Go” event on Friday, Oct. 14, from 7 to 9 a.m. The first 250 people who drive through the entrance loop at the Cancer Center at IRMC will receive a free continental breakfast to go, including Panera’s Pink Ribbon Ba-gel!
Register online or in person now for Vero Beach Museum of Art Fall Adult Classes. The fall term begins on Oct. 3, 2011. All classes are taught by qualified professional art instructors and working artists and include drawing, paint, sculpt, pho-tograph, create ceramics and more. Go to www.verobeachmuseum.org. The Craft Club of Sebastian will have the first show for the fall sea-son, Saturday, October 1st, 2011 from 9am till 3pm at Riverview Park, US 1, Sebastian. Nice selec-tion of handmade crafts. A portion of the proceeds are donated to char-ity. For space, call Linda at 321-327-5389. Become a sponsor for the Youth Guidance Master of the King of the Hill Tennis Tournament! Various levels available with great exposure
and benefits for your business. The fundraiser will be held Fridays, No-vember 4, 11, 18, senior division at 5:00 p.m. and open division at 6:30 p.m., at the Boulevard Village and Tennis Club. For more information please call the Youth Guidance of-fice at 772-770-5040 or visit www.ircyouth.com. St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church will be holding a Pet Blessing on Saturday, October 8th from 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. and a Rummage Sale on October 28th & 29th from 8 a.m.– 2 p.m. at 901 Clearmont St, Sebastian. Recipes for your furry friends! Dr. Amy Cousino of the Cat’s Meow Cat Clinic will be holding a Free Cooking Class on Friday, October 28th from 11am-Noon! Call 388-5550 for information.
Tourism Tidbits By Nicole Capp Holbrook
The Chamber has a Tourism Committee that meets on a quarterly basis and it is com-prised of Chamber members that are in the tourism industry. The purpose of the commit-tee is to create new ideas on how to pro-mote tourism in the Sebastian River Area that will benefit our community. The meet-ings are also an opportunity to brainstorm ideas and network with other tourism busi-nesses throughout the community. The Tourism Committee will meet one more time this year and if you are a tourism re-lated business, you won’t want to miss it! We have two great speakers coming to talk to our group: Jennifer Coto from VISIT FLOR-IDA and Barbara Riley from Booking.com. Jennifer is going to talk to us about what VISIT FLORIDA is working on, their free list-ing opportunity, and what we can do to make the Sebastian River Area stand out on VISITFLORIDA.com. Barbara is going to talk to us about Booking.com, Europe’s leading online hotel reservation site and how we can receive FREE marketing and target interna-tional visitors. We will also be doing a drawing for a chance to win the “Tourism Business Spotlight” fea-tured in the Chamber Currents. We will be drawing 3 winners; one for December, Janu-ary & February. The meeting will take place on Monday, Oc-tober 17th at 5:30 p.m. at the Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce. With season just around the corner, I en-courage all of our tourism businesses to at-tend. If you would like more information, please contact me at (772) 589-5969 or email [email protected].
TOURISM BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
On August 17, 2009, Hotel Equities opened the 83 suite SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Vero Beach located at 5115 Indian River Blvd. The SpringHill Suites by Marriott is owned by Kite Properties based in Vero Beach and managed by Hotel Equi-ties which is based out of Atlanta, Georgia. The SpringHill Suites- Vero Beach is ideal for busi-ness and leisure travelers who look for style and inspiration in their stay. Everything from furniture to lighting is carefully selected to offer a calm and refreshing alternative for travelers/ Separate living, working and sleeping spaces assure guests have flexibility and ease. The perfect place to sink into a good night's sleep, the hotel offers luxurious bed-ding alongside an iHome docking station in every suite. A comfortable pullout sofa bed and lounge offers additional space for relaxation or extra family members. Presenting guests with a spa-like experi-ence, a separate bathroom and shower area, ac-cessed through sleek sliding glass doors and crea-tive lighting, all of which help guests reenergize and revive. The bright and inviting lobby offers a great venue for conducting casual meetings or simply to social-ize. Business travelers can take advantage of our complimentary wireless internet services in the lobby as well as in our suites. The hotel offers 676 sq. ft. in meeting space, busi-ness services, same-day dry cleaning, guest laun-dry facilities, and outdoor heated swimming pool, and extensive state-of-the-art fitness center as well as complimentary newspapers. The Market offers convenient 24/7 access to food and beverages and a daily complimentary hot breakfast is SpringHill Suites' way of making sure a guests have a good start to their day. The SpringHill Suites by Marriott also features complimentary van service seven days a week between the hours of 7am - 10pm, and travels a 10 mile radius of the property.
2011 Board of Directors
Officers
Debbi Vickers, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers – President
Theresa Tolle, Bay Street Pharmacy & Home Health Care – Vice President
Bob Daberkow, Southern Fulfillment Services– Treasurer
Margie Duffell, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage—Immediate Past President
Elected Directors Sandi Gehrke, TD Bank
Emily Holliman, Sebastian River Medical Center
Patti Jamar, Encore Sunshine Park Betty Lollio, Seacoast National Bank Michelle Napier, Dill & Evans, LLC
Maggie Sammons, Custom Air Systems
Appointed Directors Capt. Christy Lenz, “Casual Crusin”
Chuck Mechling, Collier Club Chris O’Rourke, CPA
Ted Pankiewicz, Park Place Shawn Reeves, Merriweather Designs
Ex Officio Wesley Davis, Indian River County Commissioner
Susan Adams, Mayor, City of Fellsmere Don Wright, Vice Mayor,
City of Sebastian Jason Nunemaker, City Manager,
City of Fellsmere
Chamber Staff Beth L. Mitchell – Executive Director
Nicole Capp Holbrook – Tourism Coordinator Britney Faulk – Information Specialist Kim Cerreto – Membership Director
Mandy Karst - Accounting
Membership Memos By Kim Cerreto
What would you do with a chance to introduce your-self to every new member that joined the Chamber. What a great opportunity to build a new relationship and network with businesses in your area. That is what our Ambassador Team Members get to do every month. As an Ambassador your du-ties are to: • Assist new members at events and introduce them to other members of the chamber • Contact new members each month and invite them to functions • Serve as hospitality or greeters at chamber events • Attend an Ambassador Committee Meeting monthly one hour before the luncheon. The benefits of being an Ambassador are: • Positive exposure and name recognition for you and your business • Ambassador Ribbon classifying you as a team member • Opportunity to receive Ambassador of the Year award • Win prizes throughout the year. We are looking for more members to join our Am-bassador Team. If you have any questions or would like to join our next meeting call 772-589-5969. Did you know….. Word of Mouth is the best referral system. When you eat at a great restaurant and tell someone about it, that is a word of mouth referral. You know at least 10 business owners that we may never come into contact with and you can let them know that you are a Chamber Member by telling them about it. We Love Our Chamber Members! Any tips from your business trade is appreciated so we can share them with all of our chamber members. Please email me at [email protected].
October, 2011 Beth L. Mitchell, Executive Director
One of the most basic principles for making and keeping peace in confrontations is that there should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat. We hope that the distractions on the riverfront will be resolved soon, so that our businesses can get down to doing what they do best, and prepare for the upcoming season with renewed spirit and energy. There is much to be excited about on In-dian River Dr., and in the Sebastian area, plenty for our visitors and community to enjoy. And hey, what about those elephants in Fellsmere? And wait until you see the Frog Leg t-shirts this year! With the Clam-bake weekend closing in on us in the first week of November, we are looking forward to the beginning of season, cooler weather and plenty of visitors! The Chamber’s annual Lifestyle and Media Auction, in its 18th year, was once again a great event, with plenty of fun and great advertising packages and places to stay, things to do, and an awesome venue. We’ve thanked everybody in the insert with the newsletter, and I encourage you to take note of the long list of businesses that participated, the generosity and support is greatly appreciated. I personally want to thank our Chamber team, Britney Faulk, Nicole Holbrook and Kim Cerreto, they did a yeoman’s job and any successes are only achieved with their great team work. This month we have breakfast here at the chamber office, hosted by one of our home based businesses, No More Before. We encourage other businesses that might not have a convenient location to consider crea-tive places to have a breakfast, and let us know if you want to bring the Chamber folks to you! October 19 the Chamber’s Legislative/Government Affairs Committee will again sponsor a City Council Candidates forum at the Sebastian City Hall. The forum will also be televised for the Sebastian voters. We look forward to thoughtful questions and answers, and discussions on the issues that are important to the community and the businesses in the area. We join Waste Management out in Fellsmere at Marsh Landing Restaurant for a fabulous lunch, hopefully Susan will serve up the MeeMaw Peach Cobbler for dessert, and we are looking forward to the United Way representatives bringing their message of “giving to the community” to our lunch attendees. As I mentioned above, now is the time that our tourism businesses are preparing for the up and coming season, and the Chamber follows suit. We will be reorganizing and rearranging some of our floor space at the Visitor’s Center in October to create a more inviting welcome space for the 5,000 visitors that will be coming through our doors. I mention this to remind you that brochures, business cards and goodies are a great way to have your business introduced to these visitors, and we can always use your materials! Please check and see if you have these items in our inventory, with over 450 members, it is difficult to reach out to everybody, but we have plenty of space. So, help us help you. Stop by and bring your stuff with you! Looking forward to 75 degree weather! Have a prosperous month!
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