The Hilliard Cham-ber of Commerce has a LinkedIn group that we would encourage you to join! As LinkedIn is the professional platform of social media, we want to connect you to others in generating meaningful conversations about busi-ness issues.

Please look for our group and become a member.

Nominate a deserving member today!The 2013 Annual Meeting will again be a luncheon

meeting to be held at the Heritage Golf Club on Friday, March 15, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The annual Chamber report in addition to Cham-ber awards will be presented. Mark your calendar and plan to attend this important meeting.

A nomination form is on our website, www.hilliard-chamber.org, for three categories for chamber awards: Emerging Business, Established Business, and Most Involved Volunteer. The criteria are listed on the form. Please feel free to nominate a deserving chamber member for any of these awards.

The deadline to receive the nominations is Friday, Feb. 15. Once again, Allied Sources will be doing the video production of the award winners!

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The next luncheon will be held at the Recep-tion House at Raymond Memorial Golf Club beginning at 11:30 a.m. and will end at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Our speaker will be Nancy Stoll from the Small Business Development

Center. We encourage you to put this on your calendar! You do not have

to be a chamber member to attend and we encour-age anyone in the Hilliard area to join us. You can

contact the chamber to register.

The mission of the group is: Women dedi-cated to the inspiration, education, support and celebration of the per-sonal and professional success of other business women.

Women in Business luncheon set for Jan. 30

The public is invited to come and join us on Friday, Jan. 18 for our luncheon at Heritage Golf Club which will feature David Meeks, Econom-ic Development Director for the

City of Hilliard. We will learn what is occurring on the business de-velopment and retention trends in Hilliard. This is an opportunity to know more about the construction that you are seeing and businesses that are coming to Hilliard.

Active Physical Therapy will be sponsoring this luncheon. Reser-vations are required and need to be made by Tuesday, Jan. 15. Make

your reservation by contacting the Chamber office at 876-7666, or email info@hilliardchamber.org. The cost is $18 for chamber members and $21 for potential members and the public.

Introducing our new post-hospital rehabilitation addition

to the Hilliard Community.Please call to tour our new addition

and Experience Mill Run.

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At its December board meeting, the Board of Direc-tors elected the Executive Committee for the Chamber. Tom Baker, Baker and Associates Insurance Agency, was re-elected to serve as the Chair of the Board for 2013. Shawn McCabe, McCabe Printworks, was re-elected to be Vice-Chair. Keith Lewis, Jones Cochenour & Co., was re-elected Treasurer. Please thank them for taking on this responsibility when you see them.

Board of Directors electsleadership for 2013

Chamber Officers, left to right: Treasurer Keith Lewis, Chair Tom Baker, and Vice-Chair Shawn McCabe

Board membercomings and goings

We want to acknowl-edge the years of service that Steve Bunyard, OhioHealth, provided to the Chamber during his tenure on the board. Steve was an active participant and leader and we thank him! We welcome Troy Hammett, also from OhioHealth, to begin his three-year term. Also elected to serve three-year terms are: Jill Gerschutz, Credit Union of Ohio, Doug Davidson, Jacadis, and Tom Baker, Baker and Associates Insurance Agency.

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Central Ohio, visitors spend $7.8 billion each year, representing 10% of the local economy and supporting 61,000+ jobs like yours.

A positive visitor experience is critical to increase the number of visitors to our city and region, how much they spend and, most importantly, their desire to come back. The Greater Columbus Tourism Ambassador Program was developed to foster a destination-wide culture of quality service and welcom-ing residents. The Hilliard area hospital-ity industry can benefit by this program.

The objective of the Certified Tour-ism Ambassador™ (CTA) Program is to foster a destination-wide culture of quality service and a welcoming citizenry. As part of the CTA program, frontline employees, ambassadors and

volunteers improve their knowledge of the region, craft answers to frequently asked visitor questions, interact with peers, share best practices and overall develop a better understanding of their role in increasing tourism.

You are invited to enroll in the Greater Columbus Tourism Ambas-sador Program and join the 8000+ CTAs nationwide who have received this designation! There is a one-time non-refundable, non-transferable ap-plication fee of $29 per person and an annual renewal fee of $20 per person.

For additional information, access to the class schedule and to register, visit CTANetwork.com. You may also call Robbie Banks at Experience Columbus at 222-6149 or email rbanks@experi-encecolumbus.com. Classes start the latter part of January.

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January luncheon

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Morning Business Network ExchangeDon’t forget the Morning Busi-

ness Network Exchange will meet on Friday, Jan. 11 from 8 to 9 a.m. at Chick-Fil-A at the Market of Hilliard, 1988 Hilliard Rome Road. The group meets for coffee, networking and

information sharing. Come with lots of business cards! Contact the Chamber office or you may join the chamber online at:www.hilliardchamber.org

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Spotlight on Business:Sunset Cemetery founded in 1922

This time of year my thoughts do not turn toward New Year’s resolutions. I can honestly say, in my per-sonal and business life, I have never made them. I think most business owners and sales professionals are more forward thinking. But, if you want to make a resolution for life, I recommend the follow-ing “Things Happy People Do Differently,” which come from the FaceBook tribute page to Steven Covey, who, as most probably know, wrote “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” I hope you will agree, that if not all of these can accomplished, striv-ing to do so will enrich your life, and that’s an accomplishment. I was fortu-nate to have come across Covey’s book in the 1990’s. If you want to gain some perspective on what you’re doing, what you think you should be doing, and what others think you are doing, pick up this book. If you have read it and now it’s on your bookshelf, consider a second reading. Since our perspectives change over the years, you will probably find new ones. Here’s a short summary of highlights of “Things Happy People

Do Differently.”Happy people express

gratitude. If we aren’t thankful for what we already have, we will have a hard time ever being happy. Happy people cultivate optimism. We all know negative people and the energy they drain from those around them. They are not happy. Happy people practice acts of kindness. Selflessly helping someone is a powerful way to feel good

inside. They also nurture social rela-tionships and the core to happiness is deep, meaningful relationships. Happy people learn to forgive because harbor-ing feelings of hatred is not good for our well-being. Lastly, at least in my sum-mary, happy people commit to goals.

So fellow Chamber members, be hap-py in 2013, and beyond. Our Chamber is working hard to make you happy by providing networking opportunities to find and nurture relationships. We are optimistic about the Hilliard business environment. And we will be happy to see you at our events in 2013!

Tom Baker

Chair’s Perspective

Things happy people do differently

Founded in 1922

6959 West Broad StreetGalloway, Ohio 43119

(614) 878-4692(614) 878-7801

www.sunsetcemetery-columbus.com

How Inviting!, LtdCassie DonovanHilliard, OH(614) 664-7880www.howinvitingltd.com

How Inviting!, Ltd provides quality, hand-made invitations and statio-nery for your wedding or special oc-casion. Customize one of our designs or let us help you create something completely unique!

Kyo Hibachi Grill & Supreme BuffetEric Zhang3727 Park Mill Run Dr.Hilliard, OH 43026(614) 777-7348www.kyohibachibuffet.com

Kyo Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buf-fet features the largest buffet in the Columbus area with over 200 items daily. Don’t miss seafood specials on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.

All Phase Consulting, LLCMichael T. Evans4903 Britton Farms Ct.Hilliard, OH 43026(614) 560-3929www.allphaseconsulting.com

PIP Printing and Marketing ServicesSusan Layman3560 Millikin Ct., Ste. AColumbus, OH 43228(614) 345-0199www.pip.com/columbusoh

We have been in business since 1974 providing printing and market-ing services, and were recently recog-nized as the 50th largest quick printer in the United States.

MT Business TechnologiesMaurice Aouad750 Brookesedge Plaza Dr.Westerville, OH 43081(614) 895-8206www.mtbt.com

Document solutions, network ser-vices, copiers and copier repair. We provide total office solutions!

For information on Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce membership benefits, please visit www.hilliard-chamber.org or call the Chamber office at 876-7666.

New members

Visit www.hilliardchamber.org for our calendar of events.

24 years: Ackerson Vanderhorst Eyec-are Center, Inc. – Laird Ackerson O.D. & Kathryn Vanderhorst, O.D., Buck & Sons Landscape Service, Inc. – Chuck Buck, City of Hilliard – Mayor Don Schonhardt, Hilliard Dry Cleaners, Inc. – Mindy Watkins, and Jones, Cochenour & Co. – Keith Lewis, CPA

22 years: Columbus Appraisal Company – William Uttley, Loeb Electric Company – Tom Rupe, and Power Shack Fitness Centers – Sandy Tullett.

20 years: Tolles Career & Technical Center – Kim Wilson Davis

18 years: Darby Creek Community Church – Greg Burlile and David C. Mueller, DDS & Associates, LLC – Dave Mueller

16 years: Mall at Tuttle Crossing – Peter Cooper

15 years: Extra Space Storage-Parkway Lane – Robynn Stepp and PNC Bank-Hilliard Rome Rd. – Maceo Bates.

13 years: Roger Reynolds

12 years: Boyd Harbage Exterior Trim, Inc. – Boyd Harbage and Laserflex Corporation – M. Beth Hagerty

11 years: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. – Nina Puluso, jh Web Works – Nick Hunkar and The Keenan Agency – Michael Keenan

10 yearsCity Kids Daycare in Hilliard – Patti Elam

MEMBER ANNIVERSARIESThe Chamber would like to recognize our members who have continually supported the purpose of the chamber and its activities. The following members have invested in the

chamber for ten or more years as of January, 2013:

Sunset Cemetery has been a member of the Franklin County business community since 1922, and today we are a proud member of the Dignity Memorial® network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers. Founded by Otis (O.D.) Leach, Sunset Cem-etery sits on 132 total acres of rolling hills, only 58 acres of which have been devel-oped. The cemetery’s heart shaped pond was hand dug by Leach’s brother. The pond area offers a quiet and relax-ing place to reflect on the loss of a loved one and feed the ducks and geese that visit the cemetery each year. Sunset Cemetery has served the heritage of third and fourth generations of families with more than 31,000 interments.

Sunset Cemetery is a business partner with the Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce, the Hilltop Business Association and the Grove City Chamber of Commerce. Sunset Cemetery offers traditional ground burial, mausoleum entombment, and niche interment with both upright and bronze memorialization. Affordable payment plans and financing are available for pre-need arrangements.

We believe creating meaningful ways to pay tribute to a loved one begins with com-passion, and is shaped by the understanding that each life is truly unique. For us, there is no greater responsibility than honoring and preserving the story of one’s life.

When you choose a Dignity Memorial®

provider, you not only receive the compas-

sionate care you expect from a locally-oper-ated establishment, but also the value you deserve from the largest network of funeral homes and cemeteries—including an array of services that is unmatched by any other funeral provider in North America.

As a member of the Dignity Memorial® network, we offer Away From Home Protec-tion, 24-Hour Compassion Helpline, National Transferability, Bereavement Travel, Personal Planning Services, Grief Support, Veterans Benefits, Free Personal Planning Guide and Child & Grandchild Protection.

Sunset is proud to be a part of The Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce. Serving your families loved ones since 1922.

Sunset Cemetery6929 W. Broad St.Galloway, OH 43119(614) 878-4692 www.sunsetcemetery-columbus.com