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Volume 1, Issue 7 July 2015
Business Builder
Summer in the Sticks: July 11
July Calendar 2
Business Spotlight 3
Summer in the Sticks 4
Farmers Market 5
Business After Hours 6
Movies at the Ritz 7
Business Exchange 8
President’s Corner 9
Inside This
Issue:
This is a reminder that the Barnesville Farmers
Market will be held every Thursday until the end of
October in the old First National Bank parking lot
adjacent to Market Street. This is a great time to
get fresh fruits and vegetables!
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If you have any deals or discounts you would like to
promote via Gordon State College or the Member 2
Member Discount Program, please e-mail that
information to Marshall at [email protected]
by this Friday at 5:00 p.m.
Grayson Rogers and Jordyn Stoddard, both emerging country artists based out of Florida, will be the featured entertainment at the Summer in
the Sticks Festival to be held on July 11 at Ritz Park in downtown Barnesville.
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Schedule of Events
July 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30: Farmer’s Market Open!
July 4: Independence Day
July 9: IDA Board Meeting
July 10: Movies at the Ritz
July 11: Summer in the Sticks Concert
July 16: Chamber Board Meeting
July 16: Business After Hours, Reflections
Photography
July 23: Leadership Lamar Induction Ceremony
July 28: Business Exchange Meeting featuring
Chris Clark, President of the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce
If you were invited to participate in the
Leadership Lamar class and still wish to
be a part of this great program, it’s not
too late to send in your application!
Please send in your application to the
Chamber of Commerce as soon as
possible so the Class of 2015 can be
selected! If you have any questions
regarding your application or the
Leadership Lamar program, please call
the Chamber at (770) 358-5884.
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Want to win a free ad in our newsletter?
Join us at the July Business After Hours event and you could be featured here next month!
Salon on Main
203 Main Street
Barnesville, GA 30204
(770) 358 - 9969
Owner: Melissa Stone
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Business After Hours
14 Zebulon Street, Barnesville, GA
There will be food, trivia, prizes, and we will draw for the
$150 jackpot and August’s Business Spotlight.
Please join us at our monthly Business After Hours meeting for July.
This month’s meeting will be hosted on July 16 by:
Driver’s Education Program Rock Springs Christian Academy is pleased to announce that they will offer a
Driver's Education Program this summer. Anyone 14 and up can take the class. The
program will be offered on the Rock Springs Christian Academy campus through 1st
Stop Georgia Driving Academy, July 20th - 23rd from 8:00 am - 3:00 pm. This is the
course required for any student who wishes to obtain their driver's license at the age
of 16. 1st Stop also offers behind the wheel training, as well as the road skills test
for students.
You can register online at 1ststopga.com. ages. This course is being offered at a
discounted price to Rock Springs Christian Academy so when you select the dates be
sure and select Rock Springs Christian Academy in the drop down box on the
enrollment page. The cost for the classroom course is $135, classroom plus 6 hours
private instruction $399, or classroom plus 6 hours private instruction and Road
Skills Test (driving test) $449.
If you have any questions you can contact Nancy Sills at 678-432-1551.
All movies are free and open to the
public! Bring your own blankets and
chairs! Food will be available for
purchase from vendors and we will
also have face-painting. Festivities
start at 7:45 p.m. and movies start
at sunset!
Located at the Ritz Amphitheater
133 Forsyth St.
Barnesville, GA 30204
For more information:
Barnesville-Lamar County
Chamber of Commerce
100 Commerce Place
Barnesville, GA 30204
(770)358-5884
Movies at the Ritz July 10th-
Maleficent
Sponsored by:
Rock Springs Clinic &
Upson Regional Medical Center
August 14th-
Monsters University
Sponsored by:
Enercon Enpower, LLC &
Family Connection Collaborative
August 14th
Screen provided by: Reflections Photography
Popcorn machine provided by:
The Chrome Shop on Exit 201
You’re Invited! On Tuesday, July 28, we will be hosting a luncheon at the Barnesville Civic Center that will
feature Chris Clark, President of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Join us to hear Chris give
an update on the Georgia Chamber, business within the region/state, and how the
Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce was responsible for creating the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce!
As President and CEO of the Georgia Chamber, Chris keeps the organization focused on its
number one priority – ensuring the competitiveness of the businesses and people of our
state. Working hand-in-hand with the Chamber’s volunteer leaders, who represent
companies of all sizes and industry from throughout the state, Chris has made the
organization an even stronger advocate for Georgia both at the State Capitol and in
Washington, DC, expanded investor services, and strengthened partnerships with local
chambers of commerce and other key stakeholders.
If you would like to attend this luncheon, please RSVP with Jessica or Marshall by calling
(770) 358-5884 or e-mailing [email protected] no later than July 10. This event is
free and will replace the regularly scheduled July Business Exchange meeting. Lunch is being
provided courtesy of Subway!
Chris Clark, President of the
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Barnesville Civic Center
685 Forsyth Street, Barnesville
11:15 a.m. Meet & Greet
11:30 a.m. Lunch
12:00 noon Discussion
Leadership Lamar The Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Lamar Program will begin on July 23, 2015 at the
Induction Ceremony! All Leadership Lamar instructors, sponsors, and alumni are invited to attend the
Induction Ceremony with the future class of 2015!
The Barnesville Chamber of Commerce issues a call for a convention to be held in Barnesville
to organize a Georgia state chamber of commerce.
-The Atlanta Constitution, April 23, 1911.
If you would like a copy of the additional articles related to the Barnesville Chamber’s role in
helping to establish the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, please e-mail Marshall at:
President’s Corner
P.O. Box 506
Barnesville, GA 30204
Phone: (770)358-5884
Fax: (770)358-5886
Email: [email protected]
www.barnesville.org
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Barnesville-Lamar County
Newsletter Sponsored By:
Marshall T. Hooks
President/CEO
Barnesville-Lamar County
Chamber of Commerce
Where has the time gone? We are already through the first half of the year and have
accomplished many great things. So far this year we have hosted the awards banquet, the
Drugs Don’t Work kickoff, (co-hosted) a career fair at Gordon State College, the Battle of the
Bones BBQ Competition and Festival, teachers’ appreciation breakfasts, and much more. We
have spoken at numerous meetings of civic organizations and recently donated $1,000 back
to local charities to help continue the great work going on in Barnesville and Lamar County.
Last month I mentioned how important history is in our everyday lives and how often we
overlook the sacrifices it took to be where we are at today. Since last month’s publication, I
had the honor of speaking once again with Chris Clark, President of the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce. At the conclusion of our conversation, he sent me several news clippings that
discussed the role the Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce played in helping to
establish the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. One of the clippings is on page 9.
Chris will be with us on July 28th and this would be a great time to meet him as well as learn
more about the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and some of the initiatives they are working
on at the state level for business. This is a free event and you have until July 10th to RSVP.
Marshall T. Hooks
