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Georgia Power Luncheon |
| The 5th “State of Cities” Address delivered by the Honorable Jack Paris, Mayor City of Hiram and the Honorable Boyd Austin, Mayor City of Dallas at the October 6th Georgia Power Luncheon.
Mayor Paris and Mayor Austin will address the forth-coming year’s plans and goals for their prospective cities as well sharing some of their cities accomplishments over the past year.
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Mayor Boyd Austin
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“Our downtown areas are vital to our growth as a community, and both Cities are building a vibrant center of commerce,” said Carolyn Delamont, President of the Paulding Chamber. Networking/business expo will begin at 11:00 am with the program and lunch at 12:00 noon. Catering will be provided by The Centre at Arbor Station |
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Mayor Jack Paris
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| You can make your reservations now for the October Georgia Power Luncheon by clicking here. Chamber members are $20 for pre registered guests or $25 at the door and non members are $25 preregistered or $30 at the door. |
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| | Chairman's Club Spotlight |
| | CDH Partners, located in Marietta, Georgia, is a market-led design firm focusing on our clients and their needs. Our architectural, engineering and interior design services are integrated to provide the complex solutions required by our clients and to insure that our projects reach beyond their potential. The leadership is participatory and committed to communicating clearly, setting expectations and creating a culture of accountability throughout the firm. |
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| Chairman’s Club Members - “Investing where they are Vested” |
A & E Concrete
Aspen Village at Lost Mountain
Atkins Company
Arcadis
AT&T Georgia
BLD Roll-Off Containers
Brasfield & Gorrie
Cedarcrest Centre
Chapman Cabinet of Georgia
Comcast Cable
CDH Partners
Curl Properties, LLC
Floor It
ForeStar
Georgia Power Company
GreyStone Power Corporation
Hogan Construction Group, LLC
Howard Maxwell Agency | IRONSTOB, LLC
Jim ‘n Nicks Bar-B-Q
Kelly Landscape Management
The LPA Group
LGE Community Credit Union
Morrison Sales Company
Olympus Media, LLC
Our Town Media Group
Paulding County Board of Commissioners
Ragsdale Heating & Air Conditioning
Regions Bank
S & D Communications
SunTrust
Unlimited Party & Events Rental
Walmart – Dallas & Hiram
Wayne Davis Concrete Co.
WEB Electric
WellStar Health System |
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Sam and Danita Elrod opened Elrod Garden Center in 1988 to serve homeowners, farmers and landscaping professionals as a wholesale and retail nursery specializing in annuals, perennials and herbs. |
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Most of the plants are grown locally and are already acclimated to the climate and transition well. The Elrod’s prides themselves on their extensive knowledge as to what and how plants frown in Paulding. Products carried include sod, grass and vegetable seed, fertilizer, animal feed, plants, trees, mulch, soils both bulk and bagged, bird and deer feed and gravel. Elrod Garden Center also offers a selection of Carhart clothing, propane, corrugated pipe, erosion control products, local honey, lawn and garden chemicals and Allen block and pavestone products. The No-till drill is also available for planting of large acreages.
The Elrod’s are both lifelong Paulding residents with two boys that excelled in the Paulding County School system with one graduating from Georgia Tech and the other graduating from Berry College and currently enrolled at University of Virginia. Elrod Garden Center could not have been in a better place than Paulding County. The company has grown with the County and built relationships that have kept them viable during the floods, the drought and while the nursery industry nationwide has suffered from this lasting recession. They are very active in Rotary, the Paulding County Chamber, Chattahoochee Tech, the Extension Services, Local Farmers Markets, and other causes that are dear to their heart. Sam and Danita are honored to be a part of this community and are striving to set a course that meets the needs of Paulding County.
Please visit Elrod Garden Center at 260 Merchants Drive in Dallas, one block from the Dallas Post Office, or on their website at www.elrodsgardencenter.com to sign up for email specials or join their
Facebook page. Sam and Danita can be contacted at 770/445-4488 or sam@elrodgardencenter.com and Danita@elrodgardencenter.com. |
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| | This month starts a new adventure to encourage Chamber members to step out and meet other business leaders that you may want to do business with in Paulding County and the northwest region of Georgia.
At the Georgia Power Luncheon, Cobb EMC Breakfast, GreyStone LEADS to Business, FLASH Networking and Business after Hours Events the “Chamber Pot” will contain the company name of every chamber member. A business will be drawn and the “lucky business” will WIN the Chamber Pot proceeds if the business drawn is present at the event. If the company is not present, the Chamber will add $5 to the Chamber Pot for the next big networking event and the business that was drawn will be notified through the Chamber weekly updates!
You will not want to miss these great opportunities to build relationships with other business leaders of the Chamber! Hope to see you there and good luck! |
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The Paulding Chamber of Commerce has many benefits for its members. There are a number of benefits members receive upon joining. As a member, you can participate in the Paulding Chamber of Commerce business, educational and social activities, and meet people who can help your business succeed by sharing information, providing services, products, resources, or referrals. Check the Events Calendar for a complete list of Paulding Chamber of Commerce events. The Paulding Chamber of Commerce offers 3 regularly scheduled networking events each month: | |
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The Georgia Power Luncheons & Expo are quickly becoming the lunchtime networking event in Paulding County. They are held every first Thursday of the month beginning at 11:00 am at the Paulding County Senior Community Center. On average, more than 200 community and business leaders attend this monthly event, which features a guest speaker and catered lunch. A $20 fee is charged to members and a R.S.V.P. is required. $25 for non-members. |
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GreyStone Power LEADS to Business is the largest and most established lead-generating networking group of its kind in Paulding, this program joins members together to obtain business leads, build relationships, educate, support professional development, and further leadership within the community. With a morning session held the third Thursday of each month at 8:30 am and an afternoon session held the second Wednesday of each month at 3:30 pm; we hope to have a time that meets your schedule. |
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| | Cobb EMC Power Breakfast is focused on truly successful networking and netweaving, this is a perfect opportunity to meet with other business owners and representatives. Meet, mix, and mingle in the morning. Meets the third Tuesday of each month from 8:00 - 9:30 am. |
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To bring opportunities for our partners to work with our students in meaningful ways and to deliver opportunities for our students to investigate career readiness skills, the Paulding County School District has partnered with Junior Achievement. Junior Achievement (JA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating students about financial literacy, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship through experiential, hands-on programs.
As a part of our partnership, we will work to bring JA programs to our elementary, middle and high school students. We are currently recruiting community volunteers to facilitate pre-designed curriculum in our middle schools. |
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The middle school community volunteers are provided with turnkey materials necessary to teach a class, including lesson plan guides, engaging activities, and fun posters. JA will train our community volunteers on how to use the materials and how to lead a class. We will connect you with a teacher in your area who has requested a community partner.
You and the teacher are then provided the flexibility to determine your visitation schedule. The teacher will always remain in the classroom to support you throughout the session. Your time commitment would be a one hour training session and six 45 minute sessions.
If you are interested, please contact Susan Browning at sbrowning@paulding.k12.ga.us. She looks forward to helping you give back to your community, strengthening our education system, and building strong global professionals. | |
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| Ambassador Spotlight |
 Linda Verscharen is passionate about thriving children, healthy families, drug-free homes, and most especially Paulding County, Georgia. Linda is a visionary, a go getter, and doesn’t accept the word “no”. Co-founder in 2005 and Executive Director since 2006 of the Family Alliance of Paulding, Inc. formerly known as the Meth Alliance of Paulding, Linda works tirelessly to educate the leadership of Paulding County about the devastation leveled on individuals, families, and the entire community by methamphetamine addiction.
She has a medical back ground in pediatrics and pre-natal education. She has held positions as school health nurse and case manager for Paulding County. Linda has been conducting educational trainings and seminars in Meth 101 and prevention across the state for the last 6 years. Her audience has included school administrators, teachers and students, professionals, law enforcement, health professionals and the faith based community.
Linda is recognized state-wide as an expert on methamphetamines. She has been active in the Georgia Drug Endangered Children collaborative since its inception and has been asked to train community groups across Georgia. When the Georgia Meth Project became active, Linda Verscharen and the Meth Alliance of Paulding were one of the first community alliances contacted by state leadership to be involved in this prevention effort.
Never letting up, Linda and the Meth Alliance board of directors recognized a greater need by Paulding County families. When Juvenile Court Judge Sandra W. Miller called together the Paulding County Family Connection Children’s Cabinet, Linda responded enthusiastically. A number of needs rose to the top of the list created by this body of child and family serving agencies and organizations. The one most urgently felt was a supervised visitation center. Without a building to house it in, volunteers or staff to run it, or furnishings or budget to fund it, Linda Verscharen took on the task.
With divine inspiration, a whole lot of prayer, and connections across Paulding County and the state, Linda, along with a lot of help from the City of Hiram and Mayor Carmen Rollins, pulled together everything required to begin this service to at-risk Paulding County families. Completing its second year of operation, the Welcome Home Supervised Visitation Center provides more than 30 supervised family visits weekly to more than 20 families.
Linda’s community involvement does not end with the work of the Family Alliance of Paulding, Inc. She was instrumental in the planning of the 2010 Paulding County Public Service Appreciation Day. She is always involved in City of Hiram events including Olde Town Hiram Day, the 4th of July celebration, the Christmas Tree Lighting and various other annual events.
Linda is a graduate of the Paulding Chamber of Commerce Leadership Paulding program and serves as a host to the following classes of this program as well as serving as the Chairman of the Ambassador program with the Paulding Chamber of Commerce. Linda and the Family Alliance of Paulding, Inc. received a Federal grant to expand the capacity of the Family Alliance as one of 25 non-profit organizations in the 2010 Safe House Outreach Learning Community.
The Family Alliance of Paulding, Inc. is not the only non-profit vision acted upon by Linda. She created and directed First Steps Paulding, an organization that provided hospital visits to new Paulding County moms at Wellstar Cobb and Kennestone hospitals. This program was so successful in its first year that Wellstar took over these visits. Linda was also very involved with Prevent Child Abuse Paulding, serving as its president from 2003 to 2006.
Linda is a native of Pennsylvania but don’t call her a Yankee. She is committed to her Southern home. She and her husband Mark have two grown children, Donnie and Jackie; and Linda is “DeDe to sweet Lilly. GO STEELERS!!! |
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| | | Company Owners: ARE YOU UP TO SPEED ON YOUR OSHA TRAINING/CERTIFICATION? B&B Precast and Pipe, LLC is proud to work hand-in-hand with the Paulding Chamber of Commerce to host an OSHA [Occupational Safety & Health Administration] 30-hour General Industry Training event here in Paulding County. FFVA Mutual's Loss Control Department is offering this safety training free of charge to two (2) supervisory or lead level employees from your company, if your company is an FFVA Policyholder. The charge for non-policy holders is $200.00 per person [limit 2 people per company]. Other 30-hour training events could cost from $500.00- $700.00 per person + t ravel+ room. FFVA will provide one meal during the week. This will be here in Paulding County. This training is perfect for Managers, Supervisors, Safety Coordinators/Managers, Safety Committee Members, etc. Topics covered include OSHA standards and workplace safety/ Each attendee will receive a disc with all of the modules presented at the training, handouts (including safety and workplace check sheets), workbooks, a certificate of completion and a 30
hour OSHA General Industry card. If you are interested in attending, please email the instructor Karen Johnson, Senior Loss Control Consultant at Karen.johnson@ffva.com, or if you have questions about the training please call Karen Johnson at (321) 432-8819.
*Pre-registration is required*. DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY - Space is Limited so Register now! | |
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Liberty Mutual is proud to be a strong Partner in Education with Paulding County School District again this year. After meeting with several principals on an individual basis we were able to design a plan to support the unique needs of each school by pinpointing ways to cater to the students as well as faculty/staff members. Some of our plans to participate within the schools this year are highlighted below: |
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Stress Management (Staff and Seniors before AP Testing)
Crash Cars placed at schools throughout prom season
Identity Fraud (Staff and Seniors)
Assistance with School Supply Fundraisers
Bike Safety (Elementary Schools)
Perfect Attendance Celebration
Internet Safety (PTA)
As one of the nation’s largest personal lines insurance companies, Liberty Mutual is able to offer all Paulding County School District employees’ exclusive discounts on Home, Auto, Motorcycle, Umbrella, and Life Insurance Products. Since the inception of the partnership between PCSD and Liberty Mutual, 132 families have reaped the benefits of premium savings and/or enhanced
coverage by switching to Liberty Mutual. There has been a lot of positive feedback from those who took the opportunity to get a quote from their Liberty Mutual Community Representative. Faculty and staff like having a local person to approach regarding their insurance needs even if they remain with their current insurance company.
Our team of community representatives consists of Megan Weldon, Ashley Thomas, Kimberly Hicks, Ella Ford, and Daniel Woods. If you have not met one on one with your assigned representative please feel free to contact Megan Weldon at 770-974-0272 (ext. 58696) or Megan.Weldon@LibertyMutual.com to schedule your meeting. We look forward to another year of serving PCSD. | | | |
If you would like to become a
Partner in Education
click here for the Business Partner Enrollment Form. | |
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| | | | | | Now that you’re a member of one of the most influential business organizations in the Southeast, here are some tips that will help you maximize your membership.
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| Review your level of membership and the commensurate benefits. |
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√ | Do we have the right representatives from your company in our database? |
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√ | Do we have all of their contact information, including mailing address, telephone, fax and e-mail? |
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√ | Have you and your representatives (where appropriate) joined a Committee, Task Force, and Niche Market program? Choose one which is of interest to you professionally or personally, attend meetings, and be an active participant. |
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√ | Attend events! Your Paulding Chamber has events throughout the year, from low or no cost networking events to awards, seminars and professional development programs. |
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√ | Make sure you and your other representatives attend one of our monthly Membership Briefings. |
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√ | Make sure you always have corporate presence at the Georgia Power Luncheon (general membership meeting). |
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√ | Watch for seminars to improve your employees' skills, grow your business and manage your company well. |
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√ | Pick one program that best addresses your current professional and business needs and participate regularly. Business contacts and relationships are built over time. |
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√ | For Chairman’s Club and higher: Attend the quarterly Chairman’s Club events -- or make sure you have another representative attend. Each month, you have the opportunity to meet and begin establishing business relationships with the decision-makers in Paulding and metro Atlanta. We'll give you the access, you make the deals! Need additional assistance or just want a more personal touch? We'll gladly arrange a meeting with you and your representatives for an orientation with the chamber staff at 770-445-6016. |
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√ | Become a sponsor or advertiser - with partnership opportunities designed for almost every budget, this is an excellent way to reinforce your membership, conduct a highly targeted outreach and realize a faster return on your investment. |
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Public Safety Family Festival
Presented by
Paulding Public Safety Appreciation, Inc. | | | (Paulding County, GA) On Saturday, October 8th, 2011 the citizens of Paulding County and the surrounding communities of West Georgia will celebrate the 3rd Annual Public Safety & Family Appreciation Day Festival. This year's event will be held at the Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport from 11:00am to 5:00pm. We hope you and your family will join supporters of public safety from across Georgia as we honor and show our appreciation for the men and women who serve our community and protect our lives.
Special guests, dignitaries, and live performances will be featured from the GLOCK Stage. There will also be a FREE Family Savings Credit Union Kid Zone including moonwalks, slides, jumpies, and more for the kids to enjoy throughout the day. Other attractions include airplane rides, k-9 demonstrations, SWAT demonstrations, fire and rescue demonstrations, and much more! There will be raffles throughout the day to include a new 2011 Jeep Wrangler and a GLOCK handgun.
 The following public safety agencies are expected to be in attendance this year:
• Paulding County Sheriff’s Office
• Paulding County Fire Department
• Paulding County Marshal’s Office
• Paulding County Health Department
• Paulding County E-9-1-1
• Hiram Police Department
• Dallas Police Department
• Dallas Marshal’s Bureau
• Georgia State Patrol
• Air Life Georgia
• Clark Ambulance
• National Guard
• And MANY More!!!
You will be able to meet and greet members of law enforcement, fire, rescue, EMTs, emergency dispatchers, and much more. The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) unit will be conducting FREE inspections of your child’s safety seat, and you may also have your child fingerprinted.
Paulding Public Safety Appreciation, Inc is a non-profit 501-c3 organization created to "Honor Those Who Protect Us". The goal of this organization is to help provide financial support to the protectors of our community during their time of need, and the support we raise will go to public safety personnel residing and/or working in Paulding County. The Annual Public Safety & Family Appreciation Day Festival is the largest Public Safety event and public safety fundraiser in West Georgia. Through this annual event, we hope to assist in the well being of those who have experienced life changing and/or life threatening circumstances in the line of duty or an unexpected incident. We hope to also provide assistance to the families of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice to insure our safety.
The event also provides an opportunity for all citizens and families of West Georgia to meet and greet with their public safety leaders and the first responders who work to keep our community safe. 
"Honoring Those Who Protect Us" | |
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