Chamber Events & Announcements

The Business After Hours, hosted by The Town of Silverhill, is Tuesday, August 10, 2010, from 5-6:30pm, at Little Hall, 21845 2nd St., Silverhill. Participating members include Jared N. Lyles, P.C., Advantage Business Solutions, HR Fusion, First Baptist Church of Silverhill, United Bank of Silverhill, Harbison & Hoyt, LLC, Five Oaks Cypress Furniture, Tidbits of Baldwin County and Associate Member Collins Wynn. For more information please call the Chamber at 251-947-2626.

The Central Baldwin Chamber of Commerce is partnering with USA Baldwin County to present the "3rd Biannual USABC Social Media Conference". The half day conference will be held August 11th from 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the USA Baldwin County Fairhope Campus Performance Center, 111 St. James Ave., Fairhope (corner of St. James and Summit). This conference will focus on creating and sustaining change and flexibility in your social media plan. It will feature 4 lecturers who will speak on various aspects of the impact of social media on business and culture. For more information, contact the Chamber at 251-947-2626 or follow this link to email us for more information.

The 3rd Quarter Business Seminar, "Business Owners Should Attend!," will be Wednesday, August 18, 2010, from Noon - 1p.m. at the Central Annex, 22251 Palmer St., Robertsdale. This seminar will focus on HR, Health Insurance, 401K Plans and Employee Training. $10.00 for Chamber members and $15.00 for future members. Lunch is included in the price. Reservation required by August 16th. For more information call 251-947-2626.

Third Thursday for the month of August will be Thursday, August 19th, 2010, from 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. (please note the time change for this month only), at the Loxley United Methodist Church, 1062 South Cypress St., Loxley. Sponsored by the Loxley Optimist Club. A full breakfast will be served. Bring a friend and plenty of business cards to network. For more information call 251-947-2626 or follow this link to email us for more information.

Community Events & Announcements

The Town of Silverhill is hosting a Public Community Awareness Program called "Financing Your College Education 101: Scholarship Tips and Financial Aid" on Thursday, August 5, 2010, 6:30 p.m., at Silverhill Town Hall. The program will be presented by Ms. K. Sweeney of Robertsdale High School. For more information, please contact 251-945-5198.

The South Baldwin Numismatic Association will have its 2010 Gulf Coast Coin and Currency Show on August 14th (9am to 5pm) & 15th (9am to 3pm) at the Loxley Civic Center. Raffle for (1) Gold Coin - $1.00 a chance or 6 for $5.00. Sponsorships for this event are still be accepted. For more information and the event or sponsorship levels contact Robert Jenkins, 251-943-5621, or Todd Mueller, 251-648-2352.

Fort Mims Reenactment: Experience a part of Alabama History by attending the 197th anniversary of the Battles of Burnt Corn and Fort Mims. The reenactment will be August 28th and 29th, 60075 Hwy 59, Tensaw, AL. The Reenactment Weekend includes period demonstrations, live music, food, vendors and other entertainment. Admission: Under 6 years of age - Free; Over 6 is $5.00. For more information contact Martin McGuire at 251-937-5896 or tensawmac85 @ aol.com.

First Baptist Church of Robertsdale will host the 2nd annual Beth Moore Living Proof live simulcast this fall. It will be held on Saturday, September 18th from 9:00am-4:00pm in their sanctuary located at 18200 Highway 104 West in Robertsdale. The ticket cost is $10 and a box lunch is available for $7 (preordered only). To purchase tickets or for more information please contact Theresa Brooks at 251-945-6073 or email tbrooks @ gulftel.com. Heather Brown at 251-945-1653 or email womanafterhisownheart2004 @ yahoo.com.

School in Ecambia, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties in Florida and Baldwin and Escambia counties in Alabama will soon be getting a much-needed financial boost from members of Pen Air Federal Credit Union through the Share It program. New and current members signing up for the Share It program will select which of the five participating county school systems will receive a $.01 donation with every non-PIN purchase made with a Pen Air MasterCard debit card for the life of the account. For more information please visit www.penair.org or call 877-4PENAIR.

RBC Bank would like to invite people of Baldwin County to join them in creating a better community by donating school supplies for children of the Baldwin County area. They will be collecting school supplies in all banking center within the Baldwin County area from July 30th to August 13th.