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Monday, May 12

10:00 a.m.
KTSB Board Meeting
SCBED, Anderson Conference Room

 Tuesday, May 13

11:30 a.m.
Air Services Committee
NW Alabama Regional Airport

Noon
SYPA Membership Meeting
FG&CC
RSVP to
amorrow30@aol.com

Thursday, May 15
TRC Reward Session #5
SCBED/ Anderson Conference Room

RSVP to membership@shoalschamber.com
 

Sunday, May 18
3:00 p.m.
UNA’s Guillot Center
Youth Leadership Shoals Graduation Ceremony
Presenting Sponsor: Buffalo Rock
Graduation Sponsor: The University of North Alabama


Other Contributing Sponsors:

Children’s Museum of the Shoals
Family Ford
Northwest-Shoals Community College
Robert Trent Jones @ The Shoals
The Times Daily


Sponsorships and Reserved Tables
Available NOW through the
Chamber’s 2nd Annual
Total Resource Campaign
Go to this web site, 
(HERE)
to see what is available, then call
Beth Haddock at 764-4661
to get your Sponsorships before it’s too late!

This is the
ONLY time of year you can purchase
sponsorships for all Chamber scheduled events. 

So don’t be left out!


 

CHAMBER UPCOMING EVENTS:  

 

· Senator Sessions will be in the Shoals  on Wednesday,  May 28th for a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the
Marriott Shoals Conference Center. You may order tickets online  by clicking here,  or go to the main page, download a  PDF file,  and fax it in if you wish.  Deadline for orders is Friday May 23rd.
GOLD SPONSOR: Marriott Shoals. 
CORPORATE SPONSORS – GenFlex Roofing Systems, Pounders & Associates, Regions Bank


ANNOUNCING!!!  NEW!
  Chamber-Member Job Board
POST  YOUR  COMPANY’S  JOB  OPPORUNITIES  FOR  FREE!! 
 *Thank you to Allen Tomlinson Sims Advertising Agency (ATSA) and Independent Computer Services (ICS) for their help in getting the new Job Board ready to go!
 *To post jobs for FREE, go to the Chamber’s web site (www.shoalschamber.com) and click on the Job Board link on the right side. 
*If your company already has a web page with your job listings, and you would like that page linked to the
Chamber’s new Job Board, just send the web link and your company logo, if you choose, to stephs@shoalschamber.com.  *Then new comers to the Shoals, those considering moving and local job seekers can search the listings for job opportunities.

 

ALERT to Chamber Members:  Spring Hill Press may be contacting you regarding renewing an ad in their
 Shoals area map. 
We are NOT working with Spring Hill Press.  Our maps are ad-free and are being produced by
Superior Mapping.  We apologize for any confusion and appreciate your support
. 


New Members 

Comfort Inn & Suites/ Kal Patel
5101 Hwy 43 South / Tuscumbia, AL 35674    
248-0850


For Members Only………….  · 

· Patterson Prince & Associates has an IMMEDIATE opening for a CPA, or a degreed accountant, preferably with
experience. Send Resume to: Patterson Prince & Associates,  475 South Seminary Street, Florence, AL 35630

· Saturday, May 10th, Doublehead Resort presents Mother’s Day Spa packages start at $300 for an  overnight stay, with 50 minute massage. Spa Gift Basket for only $40.00.  Make plans to attend our Lakeside Luncheon, just $11.72 per person, on Sunday, May 11th . Call 1-800-685-9267 or go to www.doublehead.com

· May 16th, Florence City Schools Fourth Annual Education Foundation Golf Tournament.
Robert Trent Jones Schoolmaster Course  / Starting Times 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Register by May 9th . Call Ken Davis at 768-3035.

· Workshop : “Recipe to Market and Selling Skills for Food Entrepreneurs
Sponsored by Shoals Culinary Center / Jerry Davis Complex, Shoals Entrepreneurial Center
4002 Helton Dr., Florence, AL /
May 12th – 8:30 to 4:00 p.m /  May 13th – 8:30 to 2:00 p.m.

· There will be a workshop entitled Making Jams and Preserves on a Larger Scale from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. on
May 21, 2008 at the Shoals Culinary Center, 610 W. College St., Florence.  The workshop will be taught by Dr. Jean Weese, Auburn University Food Science and Alabama Extension Service.  The cost is $5/person.

Sam's Club, Children's Miracle Network, and Urban Broadcasting are teaming up to sponsor "Rise to the Challenge III" Friday May 30- Tuesday June 3, in Sam's Club parking lot.  We will have three DJ's from STAR 94.9, WLAY 103.5, and The Big Dog 105.5 living in scissor lifts for five days to help raise money for the Children's Hospital in Birmingham.  We will have bands performing during the event and Pop's Barbeque will be set up on Saturday May 31. To kick off the event, on Saturday May 17,  11 a.m.-5 p.m. we will have a Swamp John's fundraiser in the parking lot.  Sam’s is also promoting "Casual for Kids," during the event we are giving companies and employees the opportunity to buy a "Rise to the Challenge" T-Shirt for $10.00 to wear on Friday May 30, the day the DJ's go up into the lift. For additional information, please contact Tricia, Melissa, or Sharon at Sam's Club, Phone 256-767-9960.


Education / Workforce Development Info  

**NEW!  Chamber-Member Job Board… POST  YOUR  COMPANY’S  JOB  OPPORUNITIES  FOR  FREE!! 

**To post unlimited jobs for FREE, go to the Chamber’s web site (www.shoalschamber.com) and click on the Job Board link on the right side. 
**
If your company already has a web page with your job listings, and you would like that page linked to the Chamber’s new Job Board, just send the web link and your company logo, if you choose, to stephs@shoalschamber.com.  

**NEW!!  Career Café – Business volunteers spend a lunch hour talking with Shoals area high school students who have shown specific interest in your career field!  Two pilot programs will start in Fall 2008 with plans to expand to other high schools in the future.

**Summer Technology Institute for Educators – WE  NEED  YOUR  EXPERTISE!!  If you would be interested in SPEAKING to the Educators about technical careers in your industry or allowing them to TOUR  YOUR  FACILITY during the Institute &/or SPONSORING  A  LUNCH (~$275) please contact Rick or Stephanie.  Sixteen educators have been selected to attend. The two-week Institute will take place June 23 – 27 and July 7 – 11.  The program will place 16 educators in 10 - 12 different technical programs with regular students at NW-SCC, to learn the educational, soft and hard skills requirements necessary for each program and the jobs to which they lead; participate in hands-on / workshop / lab activities in the classes; hear from business representatives about why they need more skilled workers and the career paths (and salaries) to which these technical programs lead; hear from students about their career aspirations; and tour businesses using the skills from the technical programs. 

**Teacher Supply Depot Donations of new or gently-used school or office supplies are always needed for the next opening, including: paper; desk accessories; good, working (gently used) equipment. Cash is also very helpful in purchasing new school supplies. All donations are tax deductible, made to the Shoals Area Chamber Foundation. THANK YOU especially to our Sponsors: Presenting - Wachovia Foundation, Gold - Sara Lee,
Silver Buffaloe Billing & Medical Solutions, Independent Computer Services, Internal Medicine Assoc., and Ronnie Campbell’s Collision Center.

Click here to complete the Shoals Business and Industry WORKFORCE  NEEDS  SURVEY  FOR  SCHOOLS (on-line) - Shoals Employers, if you have not done so already, and complete the workforce needs survey. Your input will assist our local schools to better prepare YOUR FUTURE WORKFORCE! If you’ve ever wished you could communicate your workforce needs to educators, this is your opportunity! Please help us help you!
Click here to be included in the SPEAKERS  BUREAU  FOR  SHOALS  AREA  SCHOOLS - Please share your wisdom & experience by speaking to / training students &/or educators in Shoals area schools (elementary through college). If you know about it or are interested in it, students would probably like to hear about it (career / skills info, character development, social etiquette, hobbies, travel & life experiences, etc.) Complete this brief on-line survey listing the topics about which you would be willing to speak / train & your contact information.