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Celebrate Clintonville Awards Dinner March 2nd
Chamber and The Booster Will Honor Community Service
Melissa Goodrich
of
Colonial Candy Shoppe,
Southwick, Good & Fortkamp Funeral Chapel,
and community volunteer
Susan Barrett
of the
Adena Brook Community
will be honored at the Chamber’s annual Celebrate Clintonville Awards
Dinner.
The
Dinner will be held on Friday, March 2, 2007,
at the University Plaza Hotel on Olentangy River Rd. It will be the
seventh year that Chamber and community members have gathered to
“Celebrate” Clintonville area business and volunteers. This year’s event will be
chaired by Shari Carroll of RE/MAX Capital Centre.
Melissa
Goodrich has been named the Chamber’s 7th Businessperson of the Year.
Colonial Candy was founded by Goodrich’s parents George and Shirley in
1983, at Olentangy Village. Melissa grew up in the business and
following her father’s death in 1998, she elected to carry on the
family business, becoming the store’s owner in 1999. In 2001
she moved the store to it’s current location at 3519 N. High St.
Melissa is a tireless promoter of Clintonville and High St. She
serves on the Board of “Shop Clintonville” and the Clintonville
Farmers Market. Her efforts were instrumental in the founding of both
organizations.
For 2007 the Chamber has named
Southwick, Good & Fortkamp Funeral Chapel
the
Business of the Year.
This
family owned business, now in its fourth generation, has been part of
the fabric of
Clintonville since 1924, when founder Raymond Southwick open the
business on the west side of High Street. In 1938, Southwick moved
the business to its current location, 3100 N. High
Robert Southwick joined his father’s business following WWII. In
1967, daughter and son-in-law Bill and Becky Good entered the
business, and in 1994, their daughter Barbara became the fourth
generation of funeral directors in the family.
For
this Clintonville family, it has been far more than just about the
business. They have been about giving back to the community. From
their long time support of the Chamber as founding members, to
Overbrook Presbyterian Church, to the Clintonville Woman’s Club, to
the North Columbus Civitan and the summer concerts, to Immaculate
Conception Church and school, when Clintonville looks around, it seems
that Bill, Becky and Barb are always there to lend a helping hand.
The third award to be presented at the dinner is
The Booster
Community Volunteer of the Year. 
Susan Barrett, of the Adena Brook Community
is this
year’s recipient. Susan is the groups founder. Last year the group
planted hundreds of trees in the I-71 Cooke Rd area. She regularly
organizes clean-ups of the ravine area, and frequently communicates
with Adena Brook Ravine residents on issues effecting the environment.
As
one of her nominations read, “There are
leaders
and
doers,
Susan is
one of those rare people who is both.”
For
the third year, the Chamber will also have a Silent Auction as part of
the evenings activities. Brenda Pinnell, the Chamber’s 2006 “Business
Person of theYear” will serve as Chairperson of the auction.
The
event has become the gala event of the spring in Clintonville. “It is
truly an event that brings the business and residential community
together to Celebrate Clintonville,” Carroll said.
(Page down
for more about the Dinner and Silent Auction and a list of past
winners.)
Thank you to our Dinner Sponsors:
for more on the Dinner go to: Chamber
Events
Welcome New Members
“Your
membership is enhanced by your involvement”
Deliver EZE Ink
Robb &
Juli Burris
13600
Green Chapel Rd
Johnstown, OH 43031
614-774-1919
Clintonville’s newest delivery
service.
deliver-ezeink@earthlink.net
Cephas Capital
Management
Michael
Iannarino
3478 N
High 43214
614-268-9153
A Warren Buffet approach to wealth management.
miannarino
@wachoviafinet.com
Heartland Payment
Systems
Cinda
Manchester
6161
Busch Blvd 43229
614-581-7129
Credit Card processing and payroll solutions.
www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com
RE/MAX Metropolitan
Brenda
Davis
338
Dunedin Rd 43214
614-284-0750
Full service realtor
brendadavis@realtycolumbus.com
Veterans Home Security
Kenneth
Anderson
612 Park
St. Ste 300 43215
614-326-2600
Residential security by military veterans
www.veteranshomesecurity.com
Welcome to Our New Members
The Chamber now has 365 members who are working together to promote
business in Clintonville.
Have you recommended Chamber membership to a business associate?
For more new member information go to Chamber
Members
Chamber Business Briefs...
New employee, new client, expanding your business, we
want to share your good news with other Chamber members.
Tell us what's happening. Email your business brief to
mailto:ernie@clintonvillechamber.com
The Forum at Knightsbridge Under New Management
The Forum at Knightsbridge is now under the management of Five Star
Quality Care, Inc. The Newton, MA, based company operates over 160
senior care communities that include assisted living, independent
living, and skilled nursing facilities. Five Star also operates over
40 rehabilitation services operations. For more information about The
Forum at Knightsbridge, call Fran Herrick, Director of Sales and
Marketing at 539-6660.
WOW Offers On Demand
WOW! Internet, Cable and Phone announced today that it has launched
WOW! OnDemand, its Video OnDemand service, in the Columbus market.
WOW! OnDemand offers WOW! Digital Cable customers instant access to a
continually updated library of over a thousand titles. Customers can
choose from a variety of categories including movies, children’s
programs, sports, music, premium networks, health and lifestyles, and
news and information. Customers are able to order and have unlimited
access to a program for up to 24 hours from the time it is ordered.
WOW! OnDemand also offers VCR-like capabilities when watching, so
customers are able to pause, fast-forward or even rewind WOW! OnDemand
programs.
ILS Offers Workshops
Integrated Leadership Systems will be offering a series of half day
and all day workshops throughout 2007. These interactive sessions are
designed to help you, your employees and your business grow!
·
· Mar
9—Thriving Under Pressure
· April
10—Authentic Leadership
· May
8—Business Ethics
· July
12—Manage to Lead
· Sept.
12—Principles of Teambuidling
· Nov.
8—Authentic Leadership
The sessions are held at the ILS office, 3805 N. High St. For
additional information, or to have Steve Anderson design a specific
session for your business call 784-8530 or email
Charlisa@integratedleader.com
It's Good Business to do Business with Chamber Members Click
HERE to download our
February Advertising and Coupon Page!
Clintonville Resident is New Member of Columbus City Council
 Clintonville
resident Andrew Ginther was sworn in as one of two new members of
the Columbus City Council on Jan. 22nd.
Andy
is a graduate of Whetstone High School and former member of the
Columbus School Board. Ginther will serve as Chair of Council’s
Safety Committee.
Also at the Jan 22 meeting, Council members elected Michael Mentel at
the new City Council President. Mentel has been a councilman since
1999. Priscilla Tyson, was also appointed to council to fill the term
of Mary Jo Hudson.
Chamber members had an opportunity to meet Ginther and discuss various
Clintonville and business issues at an informal reception on Jan.
23rd. Hosted by the Chamber’s Governmental Action Committee.
Thanks for Your Help!
The Chamber is a volunteer business organization. We are able to
offer the wide variety of programs and activities we do, because of
our members and their volunteer efforts.
We don’t
take time to thank them enough. Here are just a few who have been
involved the past month.
Sheelah Jones—Panera
Bread hosted our January Business After Hours.
Jason Janoski-attache’
designed the logo and provided the artwork for our Celebrate
Clintonville dinner.
Board
member
Denise Baumann
and
Kevin & Darren Malhame
of
Northstar Café for arranging our upcoming luncheon at their new
restaurant.
Board
Member
John Raphael,
for
organizing our reception for new city council member Andy Ginther.
Welcome to Clintonville Bags
The
following stuffed bags for our real estate open house program.
Darla Thompson—On
the Mark Tax Service
Mary Ann Meyers–
Mary Kay
Christine Marais-United
American Insurance
David Cook
–American Family Insurance
Ken Anderson-Veterans
Home Security
T. Marzetti Story Will Be Featured at February Luncheon
They have been around since 1896. It all started with Teresa
Marzetti’s restaurant on High Street and a coleslaw dressing that
was a favorite among Ohio State students.
By
1955 the upstairs kitchen of the restaurant became a factory for
making a variety of dressings.
Today, T. Marzetti’s plant on Indianola Ave. is Clintonville’s largest
private employer and is part of the Lancaster Colony Corporation.
Plant Manager Foster Hartman and Lowell Berry will be the featured
speakers at the Chamber’s February 22nd luncheon at the Clintonville
Woman’s Club. They will provide a history of the company’s growth and
development.
The
luncheon begins with networking at 11:30 am.
Reservations can be made by calling the Chamber office at 262-2790 by
Monday, Feb. 19.
There will also be a Chamber member information table available
Board Refines Mission Statement
 You will
notice on the front page of this newsletter that the Chamber Board has
refined the organizations mission statement. It now reads,
“To attract, promote, cultivate and retain business in the
Clintonville area and to act as the unified voice for the business
community to the residential community and government.”
The change was discussed at the Board’s annual planning retreat and
adopted at the January Board meeting.
“While the mission of the Chamber in representing the business
community has not changed,” said Chair of the Board Judy Davis, “we
have grown and expanded our programs over the years. The Board felt
this new mission statement more accurately reflects what the Chamber
is doing.”
Board member Jeff Nelson pointed out, “the Board felt this new
mission statement is important. More importantly, we will be relying
on our members to become more involved and to assist the Board in
developing programs to carry out our mission.”
Silent
Auction Is A Great Way to Promote Your Business
 Brenda
Pinnell and the members of her Silent Auction committee will be
contacting Chamber members to ask for their participation in this
year’s Silent Auction.
Silent Auction items at past dinners have covered a wide variety. They
have ranged from products or services your business has, to sports
memorabilia, to concert tickets, to vacation homes. Members and
businesses that donate items for the auction receive recognition on
the Chamber’s web page and in the
Chamber Notes
newsletter, but they are also listed in a special auction program,
along with information about your business.
A
special “Auction Donation” form is in this newsletter, simply fill it
out and mail or fax it to the Chamber office. You can either drop off
your item, or a member of the committee will pick it up.
Remember,Make a RESERVATION and plan to attend the dinner on March 2.
To download a pdf of the Silent Auction Donation Form click
HERE
What's
On the Auction Block.....
Well
there's a Clambake from Weiland's Gourmet Market, A Barnsiding
Bookcase from SoBo Style, Gift Certificates galore...and much more
click
HERE to see what Chamber
members are putting up for auction:
Past
Winners of the Celebrate Clintonville Awards
Business Person of the Year
2001—Paul
Love,
Coldwell Banker King Thompson
2002—D
Searcy, Terra Cotta
2003—G.
Scott Smith, Weir Arend
2004—Anand
Saha, Mozarts Cafe
2005—Katie
Palmer, SoBo Style
2006—Brenda
Pinnell,
Bernie’s Garage & Body Shop
Business of the Year
2004—Weiland’s
Gourmet Market
2005—RE/MAX
Capital Centre
2006—Clintonville
Automotive
Repair Service (C.A.R.S.)
The Booster
Community
Volunteer of the Year
2004—Algy
McBride
Clintonville Historical Society
2005—Lynne
& Roger Genter
Clintonville Farmers Market
2006—Betsy
Hubbard
Whetstone Rec Center Initiative
Sneak
Preview Luncheon at New Northstar Cafe Feb. 16th
 The owners
of the new
Northstar Café at 4241 N. High Street
would like to buy lunch for 100 Chamber members on February 16th. The
new bistro is preparing for their opening in early March and
Darren and Kevin Malhame
have invited the Chamber to assist them with training their new
employees. Northstar will provide lunch for the first 100 chamber
members and their guests to make reservations. The Chamber will take
reservations for four lunch seatings at 11:30 am, 12:00 noon, 12:30 pm
and 1:00 pm. Each seating will be for 25 people. All you have to do
is make a reservation with the Chamber office by Wednesday, February
14th, and then join us for lunch on Friday, Feb. 16th. This will be
a great opportunity to network with other Chamber members and get a
sneak preview of Clintonville’s newest restaurant. Call the
Chamber at 262-2790 or email:
mailto:jnini@clintonvillechamber.com
Time
To Act to Save on Worker's Comp Is Now! AC3 Forms Due 2/20/07
One of
the benefits of being a member of
Clintonville Chamber
is that we can provide you with cost saving opportunities. However,
Ohio’s employers have only one opportunity to enroll in a workers’
compensation group rating plan. Now is your chance to sign up with our
plan! Through our partnership with CompManagement, Inc., an employer
can potentially save 20% to 90% on workers’ compensation premiums.
CompManagement is in the final stages of group rating enrollment. The
deadline for filing groups with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’
Compensation is February 28, 2007. If you have received a quote
through the
Clintonville Chamber
and have not responded, you must complete and submit the appropriate
forms to CompManagement by February 20th
to be included in the 2007 workers’ compensation group plan.
If
you have not received a free no-obligation workers’ compensation
premium analysis, call CompManagement, Inc. at 1-800-825-6755, option
3 to speak with a CompManagement Group Rating Representative.
Chamber
members currently enrolled in the program saved
$149,700.
Form
is online or at the Chamber
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