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Good Afternoon Everyone,
A great big
WELCOME
to our newest members:
Business Members:
Ultimate Gamer: Brian Wendt, 409 Parrott Avenue; phone
863-357-4426.
Verizon Wireless/Wireless Zone: Jeff Zarrella, 603 SW Park
Street; phone 863-467-2919
PRP Wine International: David Padgitt; phone 561-835-WINE or
863-261-3354
Bowline Construction: Jeff Sheffield; 110 NE 3rd
Avenue; phone 863-634-4846.
Living Well: Darla Rose; 103 SW 3rd Avenue; phone
863-357-3333.
Guardians for New Futures: Gina Rossi Scheiman; 584 NW University
Blvd, Port St. Lucie; phone 772-871-7260
Okeechobee Main
Street will be participating in the “Adopt a Precinct” program of
the Supervisor of Elections Office. If you would like to join our
team to work at the polls on Election Day please call me at
863-357-6246.
Okeechobee Main Street’s August Mixer will be held on Tuesday the
24th and hosted by the Holiday Inn Express Hotel and
Suites. Join us at 3101 Hwy 441 South from 5 – 7pm. Our mixers are
a great networking opportunity for the businesses and residents of
our area. If know someone with a new business, new to our area or
just want to know more about Okeechobee Main Street invite them to
join us for networking, refreshments, door prizes and a chance at
the Mega 50-50. For more information call 863-357-MAIN (6246).
The Business
Development Board is beginning to form their next 2 Network
Committees. They are looking for people for the Creative Services
Network Committee (i.e. Website Design, Photography, Fine Arts etc…)
as well as the Public Relations Committee. The Public Relations
Committee would assist in securing more press coverage regarding
Okeechobee’s positive business climate as well as other related
business topics and progress. The initial informational meeting will
be Wednesday August 11th from 12 noon to 1pm at The
Hampton Inn meeting room. Please bring your own lunch. Anyone
interested or needing more information can contact Mary at
863-467-6246 or
mary@okeechobeebusiness.com.
To CELEBRATE Steve Cate’s Birthday, Porter’s Dry Cleaners will
be giving EVERYONE 10% off on all laundry and dry cleaning the
entire month of August. Porter’s Dry Cleaners is located at 1700
South Parrott Avenue. Discount does not apply to alerations.
Due to unfortunate circumstances Chloe’s Closet has closed. Susan
Barber would like to thank all of the faithful customers of Chloe’s
Closet. Everyone who had consignments with them will be called with
your status and for pick up.
The American Cancer
Society is recruiting volunteer’s interesed in making a difference
in the fight against cancer! The Okeechobee Office is in immediate
need of volunteers willing to perform light office work and to
assist cancer patients in their Resource Boutique as well as event
volunteers to help plan and execute “Relay for Life”. Please call
Tracy Henkes at 772-287-7467. Ext. 115 and get involved in the fight
against cancer!
Stitchin’ Post and Advanced Engraving have moved to there new
location, 309 SW Park Street. All waitresses that purchase aprons
will receive free monogramming on them. This offer is for any new
businesses or servers, now is the time to get your name or logo. If
we do not have your logo we would be glad to set it up! Any NEW
business setting up a logo in the week of August 2nd thru August 6th
can set up their logo for FREE. We will be running weekly specials
all thru August keep watching the clipboard! Call the Stitchin’ Post
and Advanced Engraving at 863-763-8707.
The Fraternal Order of Police, Okeechobee Lodge 69 and the
Professional Firefighters & Paramedics of Okeechobee IAFF Local 2918
will be sponsoring a “Meet the County Commissiner Candidates” Forum
on Tuesday, August 10th beginning at 7:00pm at the Okeechobee High
School Auditorium. This is a public forum for the citizens of
Okeechobee to meet and question current candidates for the
Okeechobee County Commission. Come meet the people who may be
making decisions for your future.
If your summer camp is ending before summer is finished, come on
over to the “Y.” The YMCA Summer camp is running through Friday,
August 13th. Plenty of space available for students!
Cost is $90 per week and scholarship money is available for those
who qualify. For more information, please call Teresa Chandler @
863.801.4996.
The Brahma Bull Restaurant invites you to their 1st
Annual Brahma Bull Golfer’s Appreciation Tournament to be held at
Blue Heron golf Course on Saturday, August 14th. It’s a
4 man scramble with 36 team availability. Cost is $110 per team and
includes a dinner of crab legs or prime rib at the Brahma Bull.
Register at the Brahma Bull by August 12th, located at
2495 Hwy 441 SE or call 863-467-0050.
Chaka’s Stars will be having a bowling tournament on Saturday,
August 14th at Lucky Lanes located at 1465 Hwy 441 SE.
Cost is $120 per 4 man team. Pre-registration is required. Check-in
is at 3pm, bowling starts at 4pm. Call 1-866-775-0008 for more
information or to register.
The Florida Blood Centers
Big Red Bus
will at Lincare by the Okeechobee News on Friday, August 6th
from 12 till 5pm. Donate blood and save a life!
The Shared Services Network is pleased to present the Second Annual
Tween Summit, Friday, August 20 in the Freshman Campus Auditorium
located at 610 SW 2nd Avenue. This educational Summit is
for 10-12 year old children and his/her parent(s). The goal is to
equip both parent and child with tools for better communication and
additional tools for the child to make positive life choices. The
Summit is FREE and includes dinner along with backpacks and school
supplies to the first one hundred, 10-12 year old children.
Martha’s House is having a FAMILY FUN DAY on Saturday, August 21st
from 1:00 - 5:00. There will be slides, bounce houses, a celebrity
dunk tank, music, hula hooping contests, 3 legged and sack races and
many more family activities! Vendors will be on site with crafts,
information and refreshments. Come participate in Family Fun Day
events and show us what your family is made of! Vending spaces are
still available. For information, call MARTHA'S HOUSE at
863-763-2893!
The Pregnancy Center of Okeechobee will be having their 2010 Hope
Rising Annual Banquet on Friday, August 27th at the KOA
Convention Center with guest speaker Pam Tebow. Dress is
Semi-Formal. For more information call Lisa at 863-467-8748 or
Rachel at 561-414-8938 or email
okeepregcenter@yahoo.com
When sorting through your children’s clothing gearing up for the
new school year, please donate their gently used clothing to My
Aunt’s House located at 202 NE 2nd Street. A family in
need can “shop” for clothing at no cost at My Aunts House with a
referral from an associated agency. Call 863-634-2306 and ask how
you can help!
Okeechobee County Tourist Development Council is the host county
for the Regional Tourism Summit: Advancing Tourism in South Central
Florida on Sept. 22. The PENNYSAVER will have a “Welcome to
Okeechobee” spread on that date and is offering advertisers a
3.2187” x 1.75” COLOR ad wrapped around our welcoming message. Price
for this one-time special is $35. For information on this great
opportunity call your sales representative or the Pennysaver office
at 863-763-SAVE (7283). This event is presented by Florida’s
Freshwater Frontier.
The SBDC at Indian River State College, Regions Bank and the
Hampton Inn in Okeechobee are offering a 4-session workshop to help
small business owners boost profits by learning how to manage their
financials. This workshop is intended for those new to business
ownership or those wanting to sharpen their financial management
skills. Review basic financial statements; learn the techniques used
by bankers and credit companies to evaluate businesses. Participants
will also learn how to calculate breakeven points and develop a
pricing strategy for their product or service. Class dates:
September 9, September 16, September 23, & September 30, from 5:30
P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Location: Hampton Inn, 1200 State Road 70 East,
Okeechobee. Speaker: Duke Evans, SBDC Certified Business Analyst to
Register: Go to floridasbdc.org and then select “Events”. Select
FSBDC and in the Topics box select “Managing a Business” and in the
Location box place your zip code. Now select your class and
Register, or go to sbdc-irsc.com, scroll to the work shop and click
register.
The Main Street
Clip Board is sent out to our membership and area non-profit
agencies each Monday. All items submitted must be in by noon on the
Friday before and can be included up to 2 weeks prior to your
event. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or
concerns.
Have a Great Week!
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