Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice to speak at next Women of Prosperity Luncheon

Our Business Women's Network will host its final Women of Prosperity Luncheon for the year on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at the Newnan Country Club, and we're excited to announce that our speaker will be Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President and Dean of Morehouse School of Medicine.

The Newnan Country Club luncheon begins with networking at 11:15am and lunch at 11:45am. Admission is $35 for Chamber Members and Guests, $50 General Admission. The Business Women's Network is sponsored by LifePlan Financial Advisors, Inc.

Those wishing to attend are encouraged to RSVP early, as seating is limited. Deadline for reservations is Monday, November 30. For more information, email info@newnancowetachamber.org or call 770.253.2270. Click here to register through ChamberMaster now!

Chamber releases new Healthcare Annual Report

After months of work by the Chamber’s Healthcare Communications Committee, the Chamber’s 2015 Healthcare Annual Report was officially launched Monday night at a reception held at Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Newnan. Above, Cathy Wright of the University of West Georgia Newnan Center and Mary Ann Bell of Coweta-Fayette EMC look over a copy of the report.

Above are Chamber President and CEO Candace Boothby and COO of CTCA at Southeastern Regional Medical Center David Kent. Kent welcomed everyone to CTCA, and other local healthcare officials speaking at the event were Mike Robertson, CEO of Piedmont Newnan Hospital; Ilona Wozniak, CEO of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital; and Lisa Davies, Administrator at Ansley Park Health and Rehabilitation.

Boothby noted that in the Chamber’s “Prosperity’s Front Door” branding campaign, Healthcare is one of the six pillars, with the other five including Education, Business, Shopping, Housing and Quality of Life. Since Coweta is fortunate to have a growing reputation as a healthcare destination, community leaders thought it wise to capitalize on the county’s excellent healthcare facilities by promoting them in an annual report. A digital edition of the report first appeared last year, and a number of newly updated print copies were available at the reception on Monday. 

Community leaders were encouraged to share the new report with their constituencies, and a digital edition will soon be available for all Chamber members to share and use as we promote Coweta County as a center of healthcare excellence!

Winter Wonderland Big Expo kicks off today at 3 p.m.!

The big day has arrived! In just a few hours, we'll kick off the holidays in Coweta County when our 21st Annual Winter Wonderland Big Expo comes to the Summit Family YMCA in Newnan. The Expo runs from 3-7 p.m. at the YMCA, which is located at 1765 E. Highway 34 in Newnan.

Presented by Delta Community Credit Union, the Expo is Coweta’s biggest and most influential business exposition, featuring the newest products and services in Coweta and the metro Atlanta business market. This event will showcase local businesses to the public and is packed with fun-for-the-whole-family activities. Last year’s Expo was a huge success, with more than 100 exhibitors and more than 1,500 visitors.

New this year is the addition of our own fun holiday character, Expo Elf, and you can also meet Santa, do some holiday shopping that keeps those dollars local, and sample cider, hot chocolate and cookies, all while listening to Christmas carols and enjoying a fun and festive holiday time.

There will also be product demonstrations, health screenings, prize giveaways and tasty food samples. Visitors will get to meet some of the local merchants and enjoy Expo-only specials on merchandise and services as well.

General Admission tickets are $5 each, and Chamber members may download tickets for FREE and save $5! Click here and scroll down to print your ticket. For more information, call The Chamber office at 770-253-2270 or visit newnancowetachamber.org.

Coweta County Safety Council seeking nominations for officers

At the most recent meeting of the Coweta County Safety Council are, from left, Larry Alford of Georgia Tech, Jeff Johnson of Kason, Sammy Karvelas of Summit Urgent Care, Tina Tinch of Yamaha, Larry Robertson of Winpak and Mike Lake of KCMA Corporation.

Now two years old, the Coweta County Safety Council is ending another year of service to the local business community and is about to elect new officers to lead the group in 2016.

 

The Coweta County Safety Council was formed under the leadership of the Newnan-Coweta Chamber, and its purpose is to provide guidance and training to businesses in Coweta County. Its membership includes safety professionals who desire to share their collective knowledge to help local industry comply with OSHA regulations and ultimately keep the Coweta County workforce healthy and safe. In these first two years, the group has hosted programs on such topics as First Aid, Disaster Preparedness, Building Security, Ergonomics, and the Globally Harmonized System, or GHS, a system of labeling hazardous chemicals.

 

The group's most recent meeting was October 20, 2015 at the Summit Community Room in Newnan. Group members discussed plans for outreach to small companies that may not have a safety professional on staff, and they also plan to offer more safety training opportunities for local companies. The Safety Council believes that it takes the combined efforts of local companies and community resources to effectively promote safe work practices.

 

The next meeting of the Coweta County Safety Council will be Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 3 p.m. at the Summit Community Room, and election of new officers will take place at that time. Anyone interested in serving on the Safety Council or in nominating someone to serve is asked to contact the outgoing chair, Mike Lake, atmlake@kcmcorp.com.

Expo Elf is ready for Big Expo! Are you?

Next week, we'll kick off the holidays in Coweta County when our 21st Annual Winter Wonderland Big Expo comes to the Summit Family YMCA in Newnan. On Thursday, November 5, 2015, the Expo will run from 3-7 p.m. at the YMCA, which is located at 1765 E. Highway 34 in Newnan. Presented by Delta Community Credit Union, above, the Expo is Coweta’s biggest and most influential business exposition, featuring the newest products and services in Coweta and the metro Atlanta business market. This event will showcase local businesses to the public and is packed with fun-for-the-whole-family activities. Last year’s Expo was a huge success, with more than 100 exhibitors and more than 1,500 visitors.

New this year is the addition of the Chamber’s own fun holiday character, Expo Elf. Winter Wonderland Big Expo Committee Chair Nick Garrison said that Expo Elf “will be going around the community telling everyone about the Expo. Keep your eye out for the Elf!” he said. Garrison also said that as part of a good-natured campaign to encourage shopping in Coweta County this holiday season, Expo Elf “will be reporting back to Santa to let him know if you are buying local.” Above, Expo Elf pays a visit to Expo Sponsor Toyota of Newnan.

Those attending the Winter Wonderland Big Expo can meet Santa and the new Expo Elf (above at Expo Sponsor Newnan Utilities), do some holiday shopping that keeps those dollars local, and sample cider, hot chocolate and cookies, all while listening to Christmas carols and enjoying a fun and festive holiday time. There will also be product demonstrations, health screenings, prize giveaways and tasty food samples. Visitors will get to meet some of the local merchants and enjoy Expo-only specials on merchandise and services as well.

General Admission tickets are $5 each, and Chamber members may download tickets for FREE and save $5! Click here and scroll down to print your ticket. For more information, call The Chamber office at 770-253-2270 or visit newnancowetachamber.org.

RSVP now to attend our Chamber of the Year celebration!

To celebrate our Chamber winning the 2015 National Chamber of the Year Award, we're hosting an awards celebration this Thursday, October 29, 2015, from 5:30-7:30pm at the McRitchie-Hollis Museum in Newnan!

There will be cocktails, hors o'oeuvres, prize drawings, and since it's so close to Halloween, we're also hosting a costume contest and the winner will receive $200!

Other fun at the awards celebration will include rickshaw rides through downtown Newnan, a drawing for a 2016 trip to Montreal (site of our Chamber of the Year Award recognition, above), souvenir photos for all who attend, and a pumpkin carving contest where the first place winner receives $100, second place $50 and third place $25. If you'd like to RSVP for this fun-filled evening now, just click here!

Chamber of the Year celebration just one week away!

To celebrate our Chamber winning the 2015 National Chamber of the Year Award, we're hosting an awards celebration on October 29, 2015, from 5:30-7:30pm at the McRitchie-Hollis Museum in Newnan!

There will be cocktails, hors o'oeuvres, prize drawings, and since it's so close to Halloween, we're also hosting a costume contest and the winner will receive $200!

Other fun at the awards celebration will include rickshaw rides through downtown Newnan, a drawing for a 2016 trip to Montreal (site of our Chamber of the Year Award recognition), souvenir photos for all who attend, and a pumpkin carving contest where the first place winner receives $100, second place $50 and third place $25. If you'd like to RSVP for this fun-filled evening now, just click here!