Commissioner Members support

Giving back: After Hours:

inside Small Business

See who and local members at July

of the Month:
this issue
received the business join event.
plaque for this forces to raise
money for
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monthly award.
Page 3 school supplies.
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FORUM FOR BUSINESS

Buy Lakeland. It makes good cents! • visit LakelandChamber.com

LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

monthly
September 2009
Catalyst volunteers Vol. XIX, No.9

exceed kickoff goal

On July 23, Catalyst Volunteers & Chamber
board members celebrated the official kickoff
of the Catalyst Campaign! With $105,953
in total sales, teams came together to eat,
drink & congratulate the Campaign’s top
producers to date.
In celebration of our “Growing Green” theme,
the Grass Root Organic Restaurant was on
hand to share some VBLTs (Vegetarian BLT’s)
and beautiful vegan, raw appetizers. Spencer
& Sabrina even shared their newest addition,
Ollie with the group.
In addition, Tina & Tim from Fresco’s Bakery
& Bistro (863-683-5267) provided delicious
brownies, pastries & treats to satisfy the
sweet tooth of everyone in attendance.
• Continued on Page 2

start your engines!!

Chamber Members…

sponsors: The 2009 Car BQ Committee

is pleased to announce
planning for this year’s
event has begun. Plan to fill
Campaign Growth Partner up your tank with a delicious
Gold Campaign Backer BBQ lunch at this year’s
Car BQ Chamber fundraiser,
November 20, 2009 at
Tigertown.

Need more information?

Want to help? Call Katie

Campaign Training Sponsor

Daughtrey at 688-8551, x241

Campaign Kickoff Partners

or email her at: kdaughtrey@
lakelandchamber.com

ALSO INSIDE: Upcoming Events • Renewals • Ribbon Cuttings • Members on the Move
Catalyst volunteers exceed goal
• Continued from Page 1

“Growing Green” Supporting Sponsor,

Warren Tree & Landscape shared
information on how their company (the
original green) was helping businesses and
homeowners continue to preserve the
environment. One suggestion, with
energy costs on the rise, a well-placed tree
can reduce heating and cooling costs, and
add to the beauty of your property.
Campaign Chair Nancy Cattarius
Volunteers cheer as Campaign Chair Nancy Cattarius, WONN/WPCV/WLKF/WWRZ Radio
(WONN/WPCV/WLKF/WWRZ Radio)
shares that the kickoff goal has been surpassed.
recognized Vice Chair Phil Wegman (Furr
& Wegman Architects, PA) as the top
producer to date with $22,000 in total
sales! Sarah Case (JSK Consulting, Inc.)
was recognized as the top Rookie producer
to date with $2,000 on the board!

What’s next for the Campaign? Join

volunteers, board members & supporters
on October 6 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lake
Mirror Promenade (near the Lakeland
Electric Building) for the Campaign’s
Victory Celebration and dedication of 12
Florida-friendly Flame Maples. Sponsor- Board member Alice Hunt, Hunt Construction of Central Florida, Inc., Board Chair Anu Saxena,
ships and advertising are still available; ASC geosciences, inc., and Catalyst Vice Chair Mary McQueen, tmr Agency, Inc., discuss the
please visit Catalyst.LakelandChamber.com progress of the Campaign.
for additional information and contact
information for Catalyst volunteers.

STRATEGIES
FOR PROSPERITY
WEBSTER UNIVERSITY
CITY CENTER
Lakeland Area
101 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 150
Chamber of Commerce
Forum For Business Monthly THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
Volume Information: September 2009,
7:30 - 9:30 AM
Vol. XIX, No. 9
TOPIC: THE ECONOMIC “BIG PICTURE”
SPEAKER: CERTIFIED FINANCIAL ADVISOR ARTHUR MCKEE,

Anu Saxena Kathleen L. Munson

MCKEE INVESTMENT PLANNING

Chairman of the Board Publisher & President JOIN FELLOW CHAMBER MEMBERS AT WEBSTER UNIVERSITY FOR OUR

Aaron Bates Kingston Partners

BUSINESSPREP WORKSHOP. COME ENJOY A LIGHT BREAKFAST AND LEARN THE
FINANCIAL TRUTHS’ THAT TRANSCEND ANY ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND GET
Managing Editor Design THE ECONOMIC "BIG PICTURE" THAT IS NOT REPORTED IN THE NEWS. YOU'LL ALSO
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS. REGISTER EARLY BY VISITING
BUSINESSPREP.LAKELANDCHAMBER.COM!

Seating is limited and reservations are required. $15 Chamber Members Only.
Visit the Chamber Store at: lakelandchamber.com to use your credit card or
email mstevenson@lakelandchamber.com to pay with cash or check at the door.

No. 2
Small Business of the Month Award presented
Twenty three years ago, Joy Morse was the
Acting Director of Nursing for Seven
Critical Care Units at the University of
Texas in Galveston. In 1986, she moved
from Texas to Florida and had the courage
and foresight to take a different career
path and on September 1, 1987, she
Joy Morse, Joy Morse Insurance Agency, Inc. accepts the August Small Business of the Month
Award from committee member, Gary Cleveland, Cleveland & Company, Inc. Also pictured
(L-R) Stephanie Vazquez, Cathy Schneider and Patricia Welsh.
opened the doors of Joy Morse Insurance
Agency, Inc. as a State Farm Agent.
With a full team of licensed associates August winner
Joy Morse
Joy Morse Insurance Agency, Inc.
and a combined experience of over 50
5727 US Highway 98 South
years, Joy’s office helps their customers
Lakeland, FL 33812-4108
with over 90 insurance and financial
863/647-2915 Phone
products. In April, 2008, Joy and her
863/648-0719 Fax
joy@joymorse.biz
www.joymorse.biz
associates moved into their newly
transformed building at 5727 US
Highway 98 South in Lakeland.
The Joy Morse Insurance Agency strives
to offer exceptional customer service in a
warm hometown atmosphere. Joy and her
team of licensed associates care about
every client and work diligently to
connect the dots to make insurance and
financial services easy for every client
to understand. Joy is proud of her
accomplishments of succeeding in a male
dominated field, building a profitable
• Continued on Page 5
Members Support Members at July Business After Hours
From the moment that members walked
into the Clubhouse, they knew that this
was a first-class event. The setting at
Lakeland’s newest luxury apartment
homes was enhanced with balloon
décor from Party People Celebration Co
as guests began their evening by walking
down the red carpet. Alexan at Lakeside
Village was showcased by all the staff,
but Rod Harris, Senior Property
Manager, made sure that everyone was
welcome. With help from Creative Gift
Consultants owner Somer Huffman,
Rod and his team created a relaxing
and festive atmosphere around the pool
– perfect for Chamber members to sample
catering by Chef Paulie Culinary Services
owner Paul Tippin and locally produced
wines from Vintner’s Cellar Custom
Winery served by owner Jeff Johnson.
Finally, everyone enjoyed the smooth
sounds of the Matthew Wengerd Trio
from underneath one of the shady
pergolas. And, we couldn’t leave out
on site sound provided by Center Door
Productions and owner Ken Williams.
Thanks to Alexan at Lakeside Village
for providing a beautiful setting, and
for the reminder to “Buy Lakeland”
and partner with Chamber members.

There were lots of groups networking. is group is all smiles as they network and learn more about each others busi-
nesses.

Rod Harris, Senior Property Manager at Alexan at Lakeside Village, ac-

cepts the Plaque of Appreciation.

No. 4
SBA August
• Continued from Page 3
insurance agency, having many
loyal clients, and having an
awesome group of associates to
work with.

Joy is presently a Board member of

the Imperial Associates of
Insurance and Financial Advisors
and Vice President of Programs for
ABWA Hollingsworth Chapter.
Joy offers her help in the commu-
nity through organizations that she
is a member of in addition to
volunteering at Philip O’Brien
Elementary School. When Joy is
not busy finding new customers or
helping on-board clients, she can
be found cheering for her sons,
Ryan and Jake, as they play baseball
for Lakeland City Baseball and
Rawlings AAU Teams.

The Lakeland Area Chamber

of Commerce would like to
congratulate Joy Morse Insurance
Agency, Inc. as the Small Business
of the Month for August.
Members gather for July’s Schmooze a’ Palooza
On July 9, 50 members joined the chefs at
Mt. Fuji Steakhouse & Sushi Buffet for
power networking the Chamber way!
Before the meal, attendees spent time
meeting and greeting each other and
learning more about how their businesses
could partner to continue to sustain
Lakeland’s economy. Businesses from Nearly 50 Chamber members network at the July
Schmooze a’Palooza event.
every industry were available to share
more about how they could support
fellow members and how they could be
supported.

Schmooze a’Palooza is just one way that

the Chamber continues to communicate
the “Buy Lakeland. It makes good cents.”
Campaign. All those in attendance were
helpful in reminding business owners
to patronize fellow Chamber members
for commercial needs as well as residential.
And, on the positive side of things,
not one member mentioned the
“down economy”!

Schmooze a’Palooza continues to be a

successful event for those that attend. Be
sure to mark your calendars for the
November 12 event to be held at Florida
Southern College!

Bill Masters, Cartridge & Toner Zone, Chamber

Trustee Member Sandy Serletic, Citizens Bank
& Trust, and Chamber Champion Dillon
Daniels, All Solar, catch up on business.

Chamber Champion Bryan Mau, CPS Investment

Advisors, shares his 30-second commercial with
the group.

No. 6
No. 8
RENEWALS
The Chamber would like to recognize
and thank the following businesses for
their long-standing support and loyalty.

20+ Years Renewals

1965 - 44 Years
Belk #355

1975 - 34 Years
Bent's Cycling & Fitness

1978 - 31 Years
The Philpot Law Group, P.A.
Stanley Properties

1979 - 30 Years
MIDFLORIDA Federal Credit Union

1980 - 29 Years
American General Finance, Inc.
Wallis Murphey Boyington Architects, Inc.

1984 25 Years
W. A. Magarino, MD, PA

1985 - 24 Years
Micro Path Laboratories, Inc.

1986 - 23 Years
Greg's Hallmark Shoppe

1988 - 21 Years
Drug Prevention Resource Center, Inc.
Lifestyle Family Fitness
Lakeland Seafood, Inc.

1989 - 20 Years
Allied Scrap Processors, Inc

15-Year Renewals
RE/MAX Paramount Properties

10-Year Renewals
Stephen D. Herman, CPA
Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.
MDM Services, Inc.

5-Year Renewals
Creative Refinishing, Inc.
Go Chamber Power FL
McKeel Elementary Academy
Gator Ford & Gator Lincoln Mercury
Parrish & Parrish CPA’s, P.A.
NEW MEMBERS
e Chamber is proud to welcome 24 new members for July 2009
Access Fitness Crimsafe North America LL The Latt Maxcy Corporation
5291 US Highway 98 S 3020 Reynolds Rd Ste 1 - 3 Lakeland, FL 21299 US Highway 27
Lakeland, FL 33812 PO Box 2440 Lake Wales, FL 33859-6851
(863) 937-8028 Eaton Park, FL 33840-2440 (863) 679-6700

www.accessfitnesslakeland.com
Fax: (813) 464-8056 (863) 510-1088 Hood Craddock
(866) 740-3888 Real Estate

www.crimsafe.com Magnify Credit Union/Bartow

Scott Hills Fax: (863) 665-0485
Health Clubs

Broadway Real Estate Services

Peter Bouma 1790 N Broadway Ave
Manufacturers Bartow, FL 33830-3103

DC's Sports Bar

500 S Florida Ave Ste 420 (863) 582-7300

www.magnifycu.org
Lakeland, FL 33801-5267 Fax: (863) 582-7303
(863) 683-3425 1015 S Florida Ave Lakeland 33803-1117

www.resbroadway.com
Fax: (863) 683-3425 PO Box 8856 Kelli Ingle
Lakeland, FL 33805-8856 Credit Unions

www.dcssportsbar.com Magnify Credit Union/Lakeland

Matthew Clark (863) 682-2300
Real Estate-Commercial/Industrial

Church of the Resurrection

Joy M. Browne 961 E County Road 540 A
Lounges Lakeland, FL 33813-6800

Fields Motorcars
3855 S. Florida Ave. (863) 644-9104

www.magnifycu.org
Lakeland, FL 33813-1109 Fax: (863) 644-9326
(863) 646-3556 209 S. Lake Parker Ave.

www.churchoftheres.net
Fax: (863) 644-8697 Lakeland, FL 33801-5741 Dave Fisher
(863) 688-8111 Credit Unions

Magnify Credit Union/Traviss

Joe D'Orsaneo Gary Gordon
Churches/Synagogues Automobile - Dealers - New

CJ Pallet Co., Inc. First Help Urgent Care Clinic

3225 Winter Lake Rd
Lakeland, FL 33803-9709
3850 Old Tampa Hwy 1801 Crystal Lake Dr (863) 666-2025

www.magnifycu.org
Lakeland, FL 33811-1108 Lakeland, FL 33801-5979 Fax: (863) 666-2021
(863) 688-4042 (863) 299-8485

www.uc-walkin.com
(800) 227-2253 Fax: (407) 386-3342 Yesenia Weaver
Fax: (863) 802-8722 Credit Unions

Magnify Credit Union/

Brian Pearlman Tommy L. Louisville, M.D.

Winter Haven
Wooden Pallets Clinics

Cookie Jar Bakeshop Hicks Advertising Group 3501 Cypress Gardens Rd

305 E Main St 10012 N Dale Mabry Hwy Ste 213 Winter Haven, FL 33884-2459
Bartow, FL 33830-4716 Tampa, FL 33618-4425 (863) 618-1000

www.magnifycu.org
(863) 519-3333 (813) 908-7722 Fax: (863) 618-1003

www.cookiejarbakeshop.com
Fax: (863) 519-3403 Fax: (813) 908-7708
Bob Hicks Melissa Ticson
Maura Galbraith Advertising Credit Unions

Lakeland Montessori School Miller, Crosby & Miller, P.A.

Bakers

Creative Sign Designs 1124 N Lake Parker Ave 2323 S. Florida Ave.
12801 Commodity Place Lakeland, FL 33805-4725 PO Box 8169
Tampa, FL 33626-3104 (863) 413-0003 Lakeland, FL 33802-8169

www.lakelandmontessori.com
(813) 818-7100 Fax: (863) 413-0006 (863) 688-7038

www.mcmpalaw.com
(800) 804-4809 Fax: (863) 688-2619

www.creativesigndesigns.com
Fax: (813) 749-2311 Josie Zinninger
Schools - Charter Sozon C. Vatikiotis
Jamie Harden Attorneys
Signs

Through their membership in the Chamber, businesses invest in themselves and their community.
We urge you to to “Buy Lakeland. It makes good cents!” by doing business with these new Chamber members.
For the most up-to-date list of members, visit our on-line Preferred Business Directory at LakelandChamber.com!

No. 10
Oglesby & Company Auctioneers
215 E Main St
Bartow, FL 33830-4632
(863) 533-7900

www.oglesbyauctioneers.com
Fax: (863) 533-7911

Sue Helms
Auctioneers

QB & Associates of Florida, Inc.

704 N Combee Rd 33801-3056
PO Box 24732
Lakeland, FL 33802-4732
(863) 665-3221
Fax: (863) 665-3229
Sheryl McKinley
General Contractors

SendOutCards
5220 Lakeland Highlands Rd
Lakeland, FL 33813-3214
(863) 370-8545
Jan Coachman
Direct Mail

Sendoutcards.com
11919 Backland Path
Polk City, FL 33868-2604

www.sendoutcards.com\74866
(863) 397-7531

Leah Stine
Direct Mail

Tijuana Flats
4796 S Florida Ave

www.tijuanaflats.com
Lakeland, FL 33813-2121

Brandy Blackwell
Restaurants

USA Computer Technologies, Inc.

3930 S Florida Ave
Lakeland, FL 33813-1114
(863) 648-4443

www.usacns.com
Fax: (863) 644-1652

Arthur Alvarez
Computers - Sales & Service
No. 12
JULY TOURISM INQUIRIES

CALENDAR
During the month of July, our Visitor Information Center assisted hundreds of MARK YOUR
individuals, answering questions pertaining to Chamber member businesses and the
Lakeland community.
Walk-in Visitors..................................324 Winter Accommodations .......................0
Relocation Response Mailings ......... 11 Visitor Information Mailings .................33 EVENTS
Relocation Response (Walk In) ........ 34 Visitor Center E-mail Inquiries.............156
Accommodations...................................1 September 9
EMERGE Lakeland
Book Review by Larry Ross
and David Steele,
Florida Southern College,
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

September 10
BusinessPrep Workshop
Webster University, 101 W. Main St.
7:30 – 9:30 AM

September 16
Leadership Lakeland Alumni
Association, State of the Schools,
Lakeland Yacht & Country Club

September 17
Business After Hours
Fun Bike Center Motorsports,
1845 E. Memorial Blvd.
5:30 – 7:30 PM

MEETINGS
September 9
Government Affairs, 8:00 AM

BusinessVoice of Greater Lakeland

9:00 AM

September 15
EMERGE Lakeland Steering
Committee Meeting, 3:45 PM

September 16
Executive Committee Meeting
4:00 PM
Natalie’s Sports Bar & Grill teams up with Commissioner
Local City Commissioner Justin Troller
and restaurant entrepreneurs Kenny
Baldwin and Natalie Oldenkamp of
Natalie’s Sports Bar & Grill have joined
forces to raise money for school supplies
benefitting the students of 10 area
elementary and middle schools. The idea
surfaced when Kenny’s daughter was
assigned a school project that ultimately
cost the family over $100.
lunch, dinner, or even happy hour, and
ask for Kenny. He is more than happy
to accept a donation!
Natalie’s is located at 3120 South
Florida Avenue and has recently started
dinner deliveries to the south Lakeland
area. For more information on how
you can help, call Kenny Baldwin at
863-644-6000.

Kenny was shocked and couldn’t imagine

that every family in his daughter’s school
would be capable of affording such an
expense. He expressed these concerns to
Commissioner Troller one night at the
restaurant, and the idea took off. Natalie’s
would hire Justin as a server, and Justin
would donate his wages and tips to the
cause. The group is in the process of
forming a 501(c)3 and looking for
matching donations from local businesses.
Commissioner Troller’s goal was to raise
$1,500 by August 24th and we are happy
to report that he surpassed his goal!
Congratulations!

Giving back is nothing new to Commis-

sioner Troller. He promised during his
2007 campaign that he would donate his
commission earnings to charity- and he
has kept his promise, donating $12,000 to
various Lakeland charities in 2008!

Commissioner Troller has returned to his

day job teaching History at Lakeland High
School and coaching the Dreadnaught
wrestling team. But you can still help!!
Call for delivery or drop by Natalie’s for

The Lakeland Area Chamber of

Commerce would like to give a big
thumbs up to Commissioner Justin
Troller and the crew at Natalie’s for
continuing to go above and beyond for
their community.

No. 14
LEDC wraps up second annual
YLakeland Summer Leadership Program
Beginning in the Summer of 2008, YLakeland launched an
8-week (June-July) Summer Leadership Program (SLP) for
interns and new hires. The program was started under the
Lakeland Economic Development Council’s High-Skill
High-Wage initiative. The LEDC staff facilitated the pilot
program which included 45 participants from 17 local com-
panies. The main goal of the program was to connect College
Students/Young Professionals to Lakeland and to each
other in an effort to attract and retain talent.
The Lakeland Economic Development Council is pleased to announce that the following 40 participants
from 27 companies have completed the 2nd Annual YLakeland Summer Leadership Program:
• Morgan Andrews, Lockheed Martin Corporation
• Ashley Barnett, Polk County School Board
• Brett Blondell, Rodda Construction
• Amber Cook, Lakeland Regional Medical Center
• Kaley Cooper, City of Lakeland
• Hilary Crenshaw, Boring Business Systems
• Travis Dimming, DSM.net
• Tia Donathan, Watson Clinic
• Jacob Driggers, Crowe Horwath
• Alexis Echeverria, Polk Works
• Kevin Estroff, Lakeland Regional Medical Center
• Laura Fannin, Marriott Vacation Club International
• Rodney Gadd, JSK Consulting
• Matt Green, Crowe Horwath
• Michael Hanlin, Lockheed Martin Corporation
• Craig Harwick, Lockheed Martin Corporation
• Justin Heacock, Heacock Insurance
• Rennie Heath, Bright House Networks
• Matthew Jones, GrayRobinson, P.A.
• Michael Kincart, Clark, Campbell, Mawhinney & Lancaster, P.A.
The 2009 YLakeland Summer Leadership Program was lead by
LEDC intern Savannah Eaves, a junior at Wheaton College in
Wheaton, Illinois and a 2007 graduate of Lakeland Christian
School. The 2009 SLP Program Chair was Antwan Key,
Communications Specialist at the City of Lakeland and a member
of the inaugural YLakeland Summer Leadership Program Class I.
For more information on the Lakeland Economic Development
Council or our YLakeland program, please contact Laura Taylor at
863-687-3788 or ltaylor@lakelandedc.com.
• Alex Koskey, Peterson & Myers, P.A.
• Sarah Malone, City of Lakeland
• Karlo Martinez, Southern Wine and Spirits
• Shawn McCole, Rita Staffing
• LaurieAnn McDonald, Polk Works
• Matthew McGowan, Watson Clinic
• Patrick Mize, City of Lakeland
• Sean Morris, City of Lakeland
• Carlos Parra, Polk State College
• Stacy Pfannenstiel, WellDyneRx
• Lauren Saunders, Saunders Real Estate
• Omar Sebti, Lockheed Martin Corporation
• Ryan Scully, Crowe Horwath
• Anna Shirokova, Saddle Creek Corporation
• Brendan Smith, Qgiv.com
• David Stark, City of Lakeland
• Melvin Thompson, Polk State College
• Alana Trimmier, Lakeland Regional Medical Center Foundation
• Kimber Wiggs, Bagley Advertising Idea Pros
• Ryan Zika, Peterson & Myers, P.A.
 AUGUST MEMBERS ON THE MOVE
Qgiv, Inc.
Todd Baylis and Brendan Smith of
Qgiv, Inc. recently attended the 46th
Annual Association of Fundraising
Professionals Conference in New
Orleans. This was a great opportunity
to showcase Qgiv in front of thousands
of non-profit and tax-exempt organizations
from across the US.
Fantasy of Flight
Kermit Weeks will once again participate
in the World’s Greatest Aviation
Celebration -“2009 EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh” – For more information visit
www.airventure.org.
Watson Clinic
Pleased to welcome Alexander H. Le,
MD to their expert team of radiologists.
Dr. Le will practice from our Main
Clinic location at 1600 Lakeland Hills
Blvd.

Cipher Integrations
Todd Baylis of Cipher Integrations is
proud to announce the recent acquisition
of the Microsoft Small Business Specialist
Certification. In order to qualify as an
SBS, Cipher had to show a proven
competency in marketing, selling,
planning, and building network solutions
for all small businesses.

ASC geosciences, inc.

Pleased to announce that Murali
Bommareddy has joined their staff as
Senior Staff Engineer.

Watson Clinic LLP, South

Proud to announce the addition of
dermatologists Catherine B. Marcum,
MD to their expert team of physicians.

Ross Vecchio, PA
Charles A. Flint II has joined the firm
as an associate attorney, specializing in
workers' compensation defense.

The Mahoney Group, Inc.

Pleased to announce Anna Coco joining
The Mahoney Group, Inc. as a Com-
mercial Sales Associate.

OMS Group, Inc.

Betty Leslie recently joined OMS, a
leading benefits and payroll firm, as the
Benefits Manager.

PSC
The Polk State College Alumni
Association has donated $20,000 to
PSC Foundation. The monies will be
used to endow a scholarship for deserving
Polk State College students.

Alliance for Independence

Pleased to welcome Sherrie D. Long
director of Marketing at Allen and
Company and Anne-Marie Wendel to
its Board of Directors.

No. 16
 The Lakeland Chamber prints business announcements each month as space permits. Please mail
your announcements to the Chamber or e-mail: membersonthemove@LakelandChamber.com
The Salvation Army
Captain's Stanley & Deborah Colbert
are the new Corps Officers for The
Salvation Army serving Western Polk
County. They are transferring from
Greensville, S.C. They have been
Salvation Army officers for 10 years.
Furr & Wegman Architects, PA
Announces – Crystal Lester, LEEP AP
became a Licensed Architect in the State
of Florida on July 8, 2009. Her most
recent GREEN project is the design and
construction of a new office building for
Kyra InfoTech, currently being
constructed by Olivera Construction.
Swan Development Advisors, Inc.
Pleased to announce Rachel Booth a
Senior Town Planner and Project
Manager. Through her education, time
as a community volunteer, and in her
professional work, she has dedicated
herself to her passion for work in urban
redevelopment and affordable housing.
Also, pleased to announce Stefanie von
Paleske-Bush a Senior Planner with
over 18 years of planning and project
coordinator experience. Stephanie
provides public sector services including
preparation of Comprehensive Plan
Amendments, annexations, zone changes,
impact assessment statements, and
planned unit development applications.
Douglass Screen Printers, Inc.
Lisa Kaiser Hickey recently attended
the Women’s Business Conference
Chicago 2009 hosted by the National
Association of Women Business Owners
in Chicago, Illinois June 24-26.
Conference graphics were provided by
Douglass Screen Printers, a bronze
sponsor of the event.
Pediatric Therapy Service, Inc.
Proud to announce that Christine
Kangas and Dana Herrington have
been awarded their Certificate of
Clinical Competency. Christine and
Dana joined PTS in June 2008 as a
Speech Language Pathologist with a
specialty in working with the
pediatric population.
Senior Helpers
Jorge Giraldo, MBA, owner of Senior
Helpers has received his designation as
a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) from
the Society of Certified Senior Advi-
sors. Becoming a CSA provides Jorge
with advanced training on the Health,
Social and Financial well being to assist
seniors and their families.
MIDFLORIDA Real Estate Sales, LLC
Pleased to officially welcome several ex-
perienced realtors: Alfredo Perez,
Christopher Clark, Elizabeth Kreticos,
Hayacinth Baxter, Leslie Askew and
Lisa Brown.
 RIBBON CUTTINGS
The following companies recently celebrated their ribbon cuttings in the month of July.
See the photos on our Web site at LakelandChamber.com.

Hooters North Tijuana Flats

3400 US Highway 98 N, Lakeland, FL 33809-3803 4796 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL 33813-2121
863/859-7772 • www.hooters.com 863/937-9155 • www.tijuanaflats.com

Alexan at Lakeside Village Red Elephant Pizza and Grill

1555 Village Center Drive, Lakeland, FL 33803-2802 5216 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL 33813-2516
863/499-0004 • www.alexanatlakesidevillage.com 863/937-9141 • www.redelephantpizza.com

CORRECTION: The incorrect website address was published in the August

Forum under the ribbon cutting photo for Agnini Family Dental. The correct
address is www.agninidental.com.

RIBBON CUTTING THANK YOU

Special thanks to Mayor Buddy Fletcher, City Commissioner Jim Verplanck, City Commissioner Howard Wiggs
and all of the board members and Chamber Champions who truly make these ceremonies a special event.

No. 18
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1845 E. MEMORIAL BLVD.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 • 5:30 TO 7:30 P.M.

$10 Chamber Member ~ $30 Non-Chamber member

Your RSVP is appreciated! Visit BAH.LakelandChamber.com to use your credit card
or email MStevenson@LakelandChamber.com to pay with cash or check at the door.