November 2016

SJRSC Seeks Your Input. St. Johns River State College wishes to ensure that they are meeting the educational career goals of their constituents and meeting the area's workforce needs. The College currently offers programs in allied health, business, computer science and information technology, criminal justice and public safety, liberal arts, performing arts, and visual arts. They are conducting the following community survey to assess the ongoing needs and demands for educational and workforce programming. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey at http://studentvoice.com/sjrsc/newprograms. Your feedback is extremely valuable and we appreciate your participation.

2017-2019 Board of Director Nominations. A Chamber Nominating Committee chaired by Chairman Greg Bacon, City Shippers, has nominated the following for three-year terms on your Chamber Board of Directors from the following categories, beginning January 1, 2017:

Retail/Wholesale Professional/Service Industry/Finance

Any seven member firms of the Chamber in good standing may nominate additional candidates by proposing them in-writing over their signatures and filing their proposal with the Chamber President by noon on November 18, 2016. If no additional nominations are filed within the time allotted, the nominations shall be closed and the nominated slate shall be declared elected by the Board of Directors at its December meeting.

2017 Chamber Directory To Be Included In PDN Publication. Take advantage now of this opportunity to include your ad in Putnam County’s finest Business Directory. This publication is being produced by the Palatka Daily News and, through a partnership with the Chamber, their publication, “Destination Putnam”, will include our membership directory. This will be the only directory that will be distributed by the Chamber as the “Official Chamber Directory”. The deadline for ad sales is December 1, 2016 and the new Visitor Guide/Chamber Directory will be available in January 2017. For advertising sales, please contact the Palatka Daily News directly at 386-312-5210 or mwells@palatkadailynews.com. Every Chamber member will be listed as a benefit of their membership. All members are encouraged to review their member information online and submit changes, if necessary (see “Member Updates” below for more details). Through our online and printed directories, members receive exposure and promotion of their business in both the alphabetical listing and category listings and, of course, via ad space which is available for a nominal fee. Now is the opportunity to advertise your products and services to fellow members, local residents, and to the many visitors to our area each year. This opportunity only comes once a year, so don’t miss out on this special publication listing the finest businesses in Putnam County – CHAMBER MEMBERS! — MEMBER UPDATES: All members are encouraged to review and up-date their member information to assure that it is correct in the online directory, as well as for the annual printed edition. Your business’s profile can be found at www.putnamcountychamber.com and you can access your account through the member login portal. If you do not know your password or need help, please contact the Chamber (386-328-1503). We will also accept changes in-writing sent via email to chamber@chamberpc.com. The deadline for changes for the printed directory is November 4, 2016. Please take a few moments to review this important information, as thousands of visitors and residents refer to this online directory to purchase goods & services. We also include the printed publication in relocation & visitors packages that are mailed out throughout the year to hundreds of area visitors and to new residents.

PCEF Scholarship Available. The Putnam Chamber Education Foundation (PCEF), a 501(c)3 non-profit, will be awarding a $1,000 scholarship to a Putnam County resident pursuing education in business, business-related and other entrepreneurial fields. Additional consideration may be given to individuals demonstrating an affiliation with the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce (i.e. parents, applicant owns or works for a Chamber member business, or the applicant has served as a Chamber volunteer). Scholarship applications are now available online at www.putnamcountychamber.com and at the Chamber located at 1100 Reid Street, Palatka. All Putnam County residents pursuing education at any accredited vocational school, community college, or university located in Florida are eligible. The scholarship is available to both traditional students (right out of high school) and to non-traditional students (i.e. someone who has been out of high school awhile or works full-time while enrolled part-time). Scholarship applications will be distributed to residents of Putnam County until December 2, 2016. All applications must be submitted to the Chamber for consideration, and must be returned directly to the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce office at 1100 Reid Street, Palatka, Florida 32177. Submission Deadline: December 8, 2016 by 3:30 pm. For additional information and/or to obtain an application, please visit www.putnamcountychamber.com or call 386-328-1503 .

Chamber “Political Season” Policy. All Chamber members should be aware that their Chamber (organization) will not endorse any local candidates or engage in local political activities of support. The Chamber will often be involved in political issues that affect businesses at the local, state and federal level. In addition, all Chamber staff are forbidden by Chamber policy from taking any active or inactive roll in the candidacy of any individual, announced or unannounced. Chamber events are designed to be networking opportunities, and should not be used as a candidate’s forum. We welcome candidates to all Chamber events and respectfully request them not to distribute or bring signs, buttons, and other campaign materials. During the "political season", the Chamber and its staff will adhere to this policy, both in letter and spirit and strongly encourage all members to participate in the election process, and

VOTE! —> Early Voting now thru Nov 5 from 8:30am to 6:00pm at locations in Crescent City, Interlachen and Palatka.

—> General Election Nov 8, 2016.

Wayne Knuckles

Palatka Daily News

Ben Bates

Coldwell Banker, Ben Bates, Inc.

Benita Lookadoo

VyStar Credit Union

Troy Nettles

McKinnon Home Furnishings

Michael Curtis

Artic Air

Terry Turner

Armstrong Roofing

Oct 13 - Nov 21

Gallery Exhibit: I’m Here Now @ FL School of the

Arts, Palatka

Oct 27 - 30

Musical Theatre Project: Hot Mikado @ FL School of

the Arts, Palatka

Oct 28

Live at the Larimer @ Larimer Arts Center, Palatka

Community Farmers Market @ Heritage Park, Melrose

Kayaking 101 @ Dunns Creek State Park, Pomona

Park

Oct 29

Welaka Forest Fall Festival @ Welaka State Forest,

Welaka

Fall Ball BBQ Cook-Out & Cornhole Tournament @

Willard Hazen Park, Pomona Park

Fall Festival & Real Men’s BBQ Cook-Off to benefit

Lee Conlee House @ Hank Bryan Park, Palatka

Palatka Pride Fall Festival @ South 14th St, Palatka

Bat House Building Workshop @ Ravine Gardens

State Park, Palatka

Fall Colored Pencil Class @ Larimer Arts Center,

Palatka

Spooktacular Halloween Dinner @ GFWC Woman’s

Club, Welaka

Putnam County History Round Table @ Putnam

County Library, Palatka

Purple Light Nights Ceremony @ Lee Conlee House,

Palatka

Longleaf Pine Trail Hike @ Etoniah Creek State For-

est, Florahome

Oct 31

Boo on the Avenue @ Downtown Palatka

Trick-or-Treat @ 6pm-8pm in Palatka

Oct 31 - Dec 27 (on Mon & Tues only)

Arts Underground After-School Program @ Larimer

Arts Center, Palatka

Nov 4

1st Friday Art Walk @ Gallery 26, Melrose

Nov 5

Day Paddle @ Bryant’s Wharf to Bear Creek, Welaka

Nov 9 - 13

Moon Over Buffalo @ Larimer Arts Center, Palatka

Nov 10 - 12

Palatka Fall Bluegrass Festival @ Rodeheaver Boys

Ranch, Palatka

Nov 11

Veterans Day Concert by Dim Lights @ Howe

Memorial, Crescent City

Nov 12

Harvest Moon Scarecrow Festival @ Eva Lyons Park,

Crescent City

Nov 12 - Dec 23

Holiday House @ Tilghman House, Palatka

Nov 15

Gardening & Cooking with Herbs Workshop @ Ag

Center, East Palatka

Alzheimer’s Care Giver Support Group @ Haven

Hospice, Palatka

Nov 18

3rd Friday Art Show & Sale @ Tilghman Hse, Palatka

Community Farmers Market @ Heritage Park, Melrose

Nov 18 - 20

Dance Choreography Gala @ FL School of the Arts,

Palatka

Nov 19

Saturday Night Live! @ Larimer Arts Center, Palatka

Nov 24

Turkey Trot 2-Mile Fun Run/Walk @ Riverfront Park/

Downtown & the South Historic District, Palatka

Nov25

Live at the Larimer @ Larimer Arts Center, Palatka

Community Farmers Market @ Heritage Park, Melrose

Nov 30

Growing Olives in FL Landscapes Workshop @ Ag

Center, East Palatka

Upcoming Events

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