June 2013 CHAIRMAN S MESSAGE. Sincerely, Nancy Wollam Chairman of the Board Live, Work & Grow in Brazosport!

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1 Live, Work and Grow In Brazosport! 300 Abner Jackson Pkwy, Brazosport, TX Fax Website: June 2013 CHAIRMAN S MESSAGE I want to congratulate our 2013 graduates of the Leadership Brazosport Program! The purpose of this program is to identify and motivate emerging leaders, and to develop their potential for community leadership by exposing them to the realities, opportunities and problems of our community. This five month program consisted of two sessions a month covering topics such as economic development, education, health and government. Many thanks to Co-Chairpersons Tana Maddox, Farmers Insurance and Neldia Ahlquist, Neldal Insurance, for the time and effort they contributed to making this program such a success. I also want to thank Tony Wood, Chairman of the Taste of the Town, and his leadership committee, for hosting another great event with record attendance and some great food and fun! The auction was the best ever and The Young Guns did a fabulous job serving at the Kings Feast. I want to thank all of the many volunteers as well as you, the members, for supporting this event by purchasing raffle tickets, donating or purchasing auction items, purchasing tickets and sponsoring the event. This is a team effort and it takes everyone working together to make it a success. May was an extremely busy month for the Chamber with the sponsorship of the National Day of Prayer, Ladies Luncheon, Leadership Brazosport Awards Luncheon, MSR Business After Hours, Young Guns meeting, Transportation meeting, Safetytown meeting, Brazosport Health Foundation ribbon cutting and Business After Hours, Chairman s Circle meeting, The Wayside Pub ribbon cutting, Executive meeting, Board of Directors meeting and the Taste Wrap-Up meeting. June is turning out to be just as busy. Please let the Chamber office know if you would like to get involved by becoming a member of one of the numerous committees making a difference in our community. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend our next membership luncheon on Wednesday, June 19th at the Lake Jackson Civic Center at 12:00 noon. Al Guevara, President & CEO of the Brazosport Regional Health System will be our guest speaker. I look forward to seeing you then. Sincerely, Nancy Wollam Chairman of the Board Live, Work & Grow in Brazosport! ~1~

2 OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS: The Board of Directors named Bob Sipple, Chairman of the Annual Banquet, as Outstanding Volunteer for securing Dan Pastorini as the banquet speaker and for contributing so much of his time and effort to the success of the banquet. Thanks Bob! Photo: Nancy Wollam, Chairman of the Board presents Bob Sipple with his Outstanding Volunteer Certificate The Board of Directors also recognized the Taste of the Town Committee and The Blueline Print Shop as Outstanding Volunteers for their hard work in making the Taste event such a success. Great job Taste Team! Photo Standing L to R: Kristy Cours, The Blueline Print Shop; Wayne Shaw, Shaw A/V Rentals; Karen Juback, Brazos Mall; Danny Hickey, The Blueline Print Shop; Sue Machacek; Patty Sayes, Brazos Mall; Vicki Melass, Allstate Insurance; Nancy Wollam, Public Relations Consultant, Chairman of the Board; and Brian Melass, Killum Pest Control ~2~

3 NEW MEMBERS: AFLAC 108 Nasturtium, Lake Jackson Amy Long, Insurance LTA Technology, LLC P.O. Box 3674, Lake Jackson Paco Jimenez, Technology/IT Services Aggreko, LLC 3732 Magnolia, Pearland Randy Stang, Rentals Coastal Planes Aviation, LLC 8015 Airport Way, Ste. D, Angleton David Quist, Private Pilot Instruction, Instrument Flight Instruction, Commercial Flight Instruction, Multi-Engine Instruction Rivas InStyle Salon & Spa 213 Parking Way, Ste. B, Lake Jackson Sylvia Rivas, Beauty Salon & Spa Shelmark Engineering 921 FM 517 Road East, Dickinson, TX Bonnie Stark, Engineering Teal Construction Company 1335 Brittmoore Road, Houston Matt Connor, Construction Company Gina Renee s Catering #2 Hemlock Lane, Angleton Gina Renee Langlinais, Catering The Wayside Pub 106 This Way, Lake Jackson Arianna Flores, Restaurant & Pub Hartmann A/C and Heat 402 S. Brazosport Blvd., Clute Zachary Hartmann, HVAC Zachry Industrial, Inc. P.O. Box 68, Clute Ronny Mauch, Construction Heart to Heart Hospice of the Gulf Coast 473 This Way, Lake Jackson Shelly Crosby, Hospice ~3~

4 RIBBON CUTTINGS: Table Circle Way, Lake Jackson Leonard & Janel Botello, Restaurant Pure Mind & Body Studio 129 Circle Way, Lake Jackson Cristina Bacica, Yoga/Pilates Rivas InStyle Salon & Spa 213 Parking Way, Ste. B, Lake Jackson Sylvia Rivas, Beauty Salon & Spa AFLAC 108 Nasturtium, Lake Jackson Amy Long, Insurance The Wayside Pub 106 This Way, Lake Jackson Arianna Flores, Restaurant & Pub Brazosport Health Foundation 1 West Way Court, Lake Jackson Judith Pepper, Non-Profit ~4~

5 NATIONAL PRAYER DAY The Brazosport Area Chamber of Commerce and The Brazosport Ministerial Alliance invited the membership to participate in The National Day of Prayer at Clute and Freeport City Halls and the Lake Jackson Civic Center. Pictured are those gathered at the Lake Jackson Civic Center. THANK YOU S: Edgewater Apartments for the Easter Bags full of treats! True to Life Ministries for hosting our May Young Guns meeting! TDECU Mortgage for sponsoring our May Young Guns meeting! American Realty for sponsoring our Chairman s Circle Luncheon MANY THANKS TO OUR BUILDING DONORS: Blue Water Dental Center, $100 SI Group, $100 Kitty s Purple Cow, $50 MSR Houston, $50 Commissioner Dude Payne, $50 ~5~

6 BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: SPONSORED BY TABLE 24: Leonard & Janel Botello, Owners of Table 24 L to R: Joe Rinehart, Mayor of Lake Jackson & Judge Jack Brown, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1 Pl. 1 L to R: David Edgar, Clyde Cone Realty, Mary Hoot, Angleton Decorating and Elaine Nichols, Moody National Bank ~6~

7 BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: SPONSORED BY MSR HOUSTON: Orren Gaspard, The Center for Arts & Sciences Sydney Davis, MSR Houston & KC Strate, BACH Nancy Wollam, Chairman of the Board, Tana Maddox, Farmers Insurance & Gordon Wollam L to R: Tricia Park, Angleton Chamber; Taressa Moon, Angleton Chamber; Jim Johnson, Pearland Chamber; Sydney Davis, MSR Houston; Johanna McWilliams, Alvin-Manvel Chamber; Sandra Shaw, Brazosport Chamber & James Rogerson, General Manager, MSR Houston ~7~

8 BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: SPONSORED BY BRAZOSPORT HEALTH FOUNDATION: Judith Pepper, Brazosport Health Foundation & Stephanie Sherrodd, TDECU - Your Credit Union Charles Castleberry, American Realty, Lucilla Henderson, TDECU - Your Credit Union, Joe Rinehart, Mayor of Lake Jackson & Jessica Effenberger, Representative Dennis Bonnen s Office Al Guevara & Scott Briner, Brazosport Regional Health System ~8~

9 MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON: THANKS TO OUR APRIL MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON SPONSOR: Nancy Wollam, Chairman of the Board, guest speaker Andy Sansom & Joe Ripple, Membership Chairman Members enjoyed the presentation by guest speaker Andy Sansom, Executive Director of the Meadows Center for Water & Environment, on the water issue LEADERSHIP BRAZOSPORT GRADUATES: Congratulations to the 2013 Leadership Brazosport graduates! Standing L to R: Kimberly Starr, SI Group,Inc.; Neldia Ahlquist, Leadership Brazosport Co-Chairman; Clint Ziehl, Boys & Girls Club of Brazoria County; Laurie Kidd, Brazosport Regional Health System; Tabitha Ray, BASF Corporation; Nancy Wollam, Brazosport Chamber Chairman of the Board; Emily Heinrich, TDECU-Your Credit Union; Josh Brian, TDECU-Your Credit Union and Judy Dickey, TDECU-Your Credit Union ~9~

10 LADIES LUNCHEON: Stephanie Sherrod, TDECU-Your Credit Union, speaks to a huge crowd at the Ladies Luncheon in May Stephanie Sherrod, TDECU-Your Credit Union, left, stands with Nancy Wollam, Chairman of the Board ~10~