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Letter from the Director
Scholarships for Lawrence County Graduating Students
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Chamber Members,
Your Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce is very happy to give two $500.00 scholarships to both Lawrenceville High School and Red Hill High School graduating seniors.
Last year’s recipients of the Chamber’s scholarships were Hannah ‘Delaney’ Holden and Tanna Gillespie from Lawrenceville and Madalyn Hammel and Tyler Tewell from Red Hill.
The Chamber’s scholarship applications are now available at each school’s guidance office. Please encourage any and all Lawrence County high school seniors to fill out not only the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce’s scholarship but as many scholarships as possible. Talk with your school’s guidance office and see what other businesses and organizations in the area offer scholarships. Call the Chamber Office (618) 943-3516 with any questions.
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Upcoming Chamber Luncheon
Wednesday, February 18th at 1:00pm
-- Jay's Hilltop Tavern --
469 State Street - Bridgeport
Our guest speaker is
-- Charlie Gillespie --
He will be speaking about the Route 50 Coalition.
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Ribbon Cuttings & New Chamber Members
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Chamber of Commerce
813 12th Street - Lawrenceville, IL
The Chamber has relocated to a new building on 12th Street just across from the Lawrence Public Library. Stop and check it out!
New Leaf Fitness and Spa
1215 State Street - Lawrenceville, IL
The Chamber celebrated the opening of a new business last month. New Leaf Fitness and Spa is owned and managed by Jan Loeb. New Leaf Fitness and Spa is a full fitness facility that opened January 17, 2015, offering yoga, spin classes, bootcamp, cross-training, and more.
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Save the Dates for 2015
Chamber Golf Outing- April 24th, 2015
Celebrity Chef- July 11th, 2015
53rd Annual Fall Festival- September 16th – 19th, 2015
Annual Dinner- November 9th, 2015
27th Annual Basketball Capital Classic- Nov. 27th & 28th, 2015
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Upcoming Chamber Luncheons for 2015
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February 18th Jay’s Hilltop Tavern (B’port) @ 1:00 p.m.
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March 18th Senior Citizens @ 1:00 p.m.
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April 15th Gray’s (B’port) @ 1:00 p.m.
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May 20th Subway (Old National Bank conference room) @ 1pm
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June 17th Bobe’s @ 1:00 p.m.
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*July 15th GlennO’s Country Café @ 7a.m.
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August 19th MiCasita’s @ 1:00 p.m.
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*Sept. 16th Kolb’s Culinary Creations (Fall Festival- grassy lot) @ 7a.m.
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Oct. 21st UMV – Southern Meadows @ 1:00 p.m.
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Nov. 9th Annual Dinner (details tba)
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Dec. 16th St. Francisville Log Cabin @ 12:00 p.m.
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*Note that July and September are breakfast meetings that will begin at 7am.
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Your Attendance is Needed...
Upcoming Ribbon Cuttings
Friday, February 20
11:00am
Ribbon Cutting and Tour
Jon and Susan McDonald, former owners of Kaizen Net, along with Roxanne McDonald are pleased to announce their new business venture. L.E.A.P. Junction is located at the former Circle J skating rink south of Lawrenceville on Route 1. The property has been remodeled and is ready to provide entertainment for the greater Lawrence County area. L.E.A.P. Junction serves as an event venue for a variety of parties from small to large groups. From birthday celebrations, family reunions, receptions, company parties to youth group lock-ins, after Prom, video game parties and much more, L.E.A.P. Junction welcomes the opportunity to assist in events for the community. Concessions area is also available. L.E.A.P. Junction is also our newest Chamber Member!
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New Chamber Members
Subway
(Lawrenceville & Bridgeport)
A quick service restaurant offering a variety of fresh sub sandwiches, salads and soups at an affordable price with excellent customer service. Under new ownership! Stop by and grab a delicious sub at either location RR 1 Bridgeport or 913 State Street in Lawrenceville.
Jay’s Hilltop Tavern
Jay’s Hilltop Tavern (located at 469 State Street in Bridgeport, IL) is a clean little restaurant from 6:30am – 2:00pm. Serving breakfast & lunch. Full menu & plate lunch specials daily Monday – Friday. Every Thursday night Walleye and Frog Legs are served as a Thursday Night Special! By night Jay’s Hilltop Tavern is a full service bar with video gaming, pool, darts, and entertainment most weekends. Lunch specials and upcoming entertainment can be found on their Facebook page at Jay’s Hilltop Tavern.
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Why We Love Growing Your Business
(And You Should Too!)
by Jamie Tussey, Marketing & PR, Haven Solutions
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 All of us here at Haven Solutions do what we do because we love it! We strive to not only meet the customers needs but to go above and beyond their expectations everyday. We want to ensure that their service or product is delivered on time or even early. Not only do we want to be successful but we want our clients’ business to grow and be successful as well.
“We’re in the business of helping small businesses grow!”
While we have many different types of clients in many different industries, we feel we’re in the business of growing small businesses that build our community. Every small business owner wants to see their business grow into a healthy, successful entity that contributes to society and to the happiness of the owner.
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Keep in touch with Haven Solutions:
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--- --- --- --- Career Opportunities --- --- --- ---
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Haven Solutions has career opportunities available!
Click on the links below to find out more!
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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Would you like fresh, locally grown fruits and
vegetables this upcoming season?
Melon Acres has just released the
sign-up form for the 2015 CSA Program!
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Over the last 20 years, CSA programs have become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a local farmer. Here at Melon Acres, we are offering 1200 shares for the 2015 season. A 'share' consists of a bag of fresh fruits and vegetables that you will receive on a weekly basis throughout our 18 week farming season. Also included in your bag will be other farm products, occasional meats, recipe cards, newsletters, and as a 'share' participant, there will be an end-of-the-year celebration for you to attend!
You can choose to participate the entire time, some of the time, or stop and start it whenever you want (we just ask for an advanced  notice). You can purchase a full share (enough for 3+ people) or a half share (enough for 2-3 people). You can also choose to buy more of something if you wanted to can or freeze your produce. Shareholders can customize their share to include fruits and vegetables of your choice, meaning if you don’t like asparagus or green beans those options can be replaced with another delicious selection. As all produce is freshly harvested, you’ll receive only what’s in-season and ready to eat. Variety and volume of produce are dependent on weather and may vary from week to week.
Here is a current listing of our 2015 pick up sites:
Vincennes at Washington Christian Center (WCC)
Lawrenceville at Parkside Elementary School
Bicknell at Dr. Kirkwood's Office
Monroe City at Blue Jean Center
Oaktown at Melon Acres
Sullivan at Dodd's Sawmill
Linton at the City Park
There will also be pick ups for employees (only) who work at these locations:
Good Samaritan Hospital
Sullivan Hospital
Terre Haute Union
Clinton Union
Duke Energy (Edwardsport)
We will be adding new spots as they are confirmed on Facebook and our website.
We hope to see you this year!
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Sunday, February 8th the Delta Theta Tau (Delts) will present: Vintage Valentine Bingo Bash @ 2pm @ the Lawrenceville Elks Lodge (lower level) 519 12 th Street in Lawrenceville. All proceeds benefit Lawrence County children’s philanthropy. For more information and details see the attached flyer.
Thursday, February 19th Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser at the Senior Citizen's Center. Click here for more info.
Friday February 20th Ribbon Cutting at 11am for L.E.A.P. (Lawrence Entertainment and Party) Junction. L.E.A.P. Junction is located at the former Circle J skating rink south of Lawrenceville on Route 1. The property has been remodeled and is ready to provide entertainment for the greater Lawrence County area. L.E.A.P. Junctions serves as an event venue for a variety of parties from small to large groups. From birthday celebrations, family reunions, receptions, company parties to youth group lock-ins, after Prom, video game parties and much more. L.E.A.P. Junctions welcomes the opportunity to assist in events for the community. Concessions area is also available.
Saturday, February 21st Movie Night (open to the public) at the Senior Citizen's Center. Click on this link to find out more.
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Saturday March 28th Southern Illinois Spring Classic ½ Marathon, 5K. and Kid’s ½ Marathon. For details, information, and to register visit www.southernillinoisspringclassic.com Money raised from the Southern Illinois Spring Classic goes to the Kids Shopping Day of Lawrence County. This is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the children of Lawrence County.
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Saturday, April 11th No Club, Car Club Truck, Motorcycle, and Classic Car Show. Door Prizes, Food Vendors, 50/50 POT. Open up this flyer to see more details.
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Improving Your Energy Service
Today's customers have high expectations for the energy that powers their quality of life. That's why we are focused on building the next generation energy delivery system for central and southern Illinois.
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(618) 943-3516
Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce 619 12th Street Lawrenceville, IL 62439
Rachel Gard, Executive Director Paula McKim, Administrative Assistant
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2015 Chamber Board of Directors
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Tom Robinson, President
State Farm
Roger Kull, Vice President
Kull Insurance
Sue Piper, Treasurer
Casey State Bank
Tina Shaffer, Secretary
First Financial Bank
Mark Bowler
Bowler Transmissions
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Sarah Smith
AgriGold
Veronica Kirkwood
J.V. Pools & Spas
Shannon Darnell
United Methodist Village
Tanna Tardif
Select Remedy
Courtney Yost
Industrial Development Council
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Bob Tracy
Tracy Electric
Lori Gillespie
Peoples State Bank
Lori Waggoner
Aperion Care
Brian Kramer
Tabco Business Forms
Teresa Cunningham
Land Title & Abstract
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