40 Years of Community Health Service

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March, 2012

Upcoming Events:

• 3/2-3 Southland

Mu-sic Festival

• 3/17 World’s

Small-est St. Patrick’s Day

Parade

• 3/24-25 Piney Woods

Arts Festival

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“To promote the business and economic environment; thereby, providing for the welfare of the citizens of the Enterprise area and furthering the competitive free enterprise system”.

Inside this issue:

Enterprise Chamber of Commerce

40 Years of Community Health Service

Health Fair

2 Peanuts & Politics

4 New Members

5 Calendar of Events

5 St Patrick’s Day

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Signing a proclamation designating February as “Health Lifestyle Awareness Day” are (l-r) City Councilman Paul Russell, Chairman of the Board John L. Mitchell, President Phil Thomas, MCE CEO Jeff Brannon, ESCC mascot Bo Weevil, and Health Care Committee Chairperson Darlene Wise.

The Lolley Gymnasium was packed with health care providers and those eager to receive free health care information and services at the 40th Annual Enterprise Area Community Health Fair… Partnership for a Healthy Life Style, apartnership of The Enterprise Chamber of Commerce Health Fair Committee and Medical Center Enterprise. The event was held in the Enterprise State Commu-nity College Gymnasium on Saturday, February 25, 2012, from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Approximately 60 local health care related companies and organizations took part in the event, which included a Children’s Fun Fitness Fair and blood drive. Each company provided free door prizes, and many offered free health care screenings and other services.

Leadership Coffee County hosted a 5K/1 mile Fun Run in conjunction with the Health Fair to raise funds for scholarships for the program.

The Health Fair opened with a ribbon cutting and presentation of three (3) $1,000 scholarships to local students involved in several health care fields of study. The scholarships and the Health Fair are made possible through Platinum Sponsors: DaVita Dialysis, Dobbs Clinic/Eye Center South, and Medical Center Enterprise.

The New

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Reach Out to Newcomers With Our Welcome Pack

“The Premier Event”

January 21, 2012

As a Chamber member, you have an exclusive marketing opportunity. Each year, the Chamber mails approximately 250 informational packets to people relocating to Enterprise. We also mail demographic and community information to po-tential new businesses.

To offset the expense of this service, we offer sponsorship of the envelopes used in the mailings. There is space for 12, one-color company logos on the back of each enve-lope. To be fair to all our members, we are offering this space on a come, first-serve basis.

Sponsorship is available for $200 for each logo. There is a limit of 1 sponsorship per Chamber member. The logos will be printed on 500 12"x 9" white envelopes. The sup-ply will last approximately 2 years. Each logo will be printed in blue.

ONLY 3 SPACES ARE LEFT. If you would like to sponsor the envelopes, contact Lisa Pa

Sponsorship fee includes a 3% discount for cash. Credit card payments by phone will be accepted. Chamber members in good standing can be invoiced.

The Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, Inc. is pleased to announce that sales for its upcoming community guide are now underway. Thousands of guides are on target to print this fall, and will be distributed for two years in and around the Chamber service area.

The forthcoming Enterprise community guide will act as an ideal community reference guide with the ability to serve as an informational relocation publication and exceptional Chamber membership recruitment tool. This customized publication will feature a refreshing writing style, coupled with eye-popping design and colorful pictures - grasping the distinct character of the community.

Advertising in the Enterprise community guide has unrivaled advantages. The multi-platform advertising bundle goes beyond the traditional print publication to include: a community website and downloadable NewView eBook®, which converts the publication's editorial, pictures and design elements into a digital format; and on-the-go wireless access via various web-enabled devices. Since 1996, the Village Profile® website has seen over 250,000,000 hits from Internet locales around the world and from all manners of users. This considerable traffic will prove bene-ficial to the entire Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, Inc. community. The vpmobile.us site to-taled 8,187,392 hits in 2010. The Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, Inc. site has registered 264.144 hits.

In addition, a user-friendly Smartphone app is now available--accessible via the iPhone and Android--an extension of Village Profile's enhanced connectivity not offered anywhere else in the Chamber publishing industry. All of these elements come together to offer the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, Inc., participating advertisers and the community valuable added exposure to a global audience.

This leading-edge publishing program is made possible through a partnership between the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, Inc. and innovative Chamber publisher Village Profile®.

For publication and advertising information or to reserve ad space now, contact the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, Inc. or Sales Representative Sandy Semerad at 334-347-0581.

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Peanuts & Politics 2012

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“The Premier Event”

January 21, 2012

Grand Marshall of St. Patrick’s Day Parade Announced

Legislative Committee Chairman Chris Kaminski wel-comed a full house to Peanuts & Politics

It's billed as "The World's Smallest St. Patrick's Day Parade", and if you see it, you'll know why. It has only one marcher and it lasts about 10 min-utes.

The city of Enterprise plays host to the one-person event each St. Patrick's Day, with a local citizen of Irish ancestry given the honor of carrying the colors of the Emerald Isle down 1 block of East College Street, from the Court House, to the town's other unique institution, the Boll Weevil Monu-ment, and back.

Since 1993, the Grand Marshall’s name has been kept a secret until the day of the event. This year, it was decided to share the Grand Marshall’s name to generate a larger interest, as this is the first year the parade will be held on a Saturday.

Visit Enterprise is proud to announce the Grand Marshall for the 19th An-nual World’s Smallest St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Ms. Marjorie Ann Christina McGarry. Ms. McGarry was selected among tens of applicants, and has been a member of the Enterprise community since 1984. She graduated from En-terprise High School in 1984 and has worked at Alfab, Inc. from 1999 to the present.

Other new additions to the festivities this year are family fun activities and specialty sale events at many of the local Downtown businesses between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM the day of the parade. The day concludes with a special menu and Irish drink tastings at the Historic Rawls during their dinner hours.

The parade has had many marchers, including the late Pat Donahue who created the costume and generated media attention from news and entertain-ment media all over the world. The parade has been featured on CBS Sun-day, National Public Radio, and other media outlets

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2011 Grand Marshall Betty Monaghan

The Legislative Committee of the Chamber hosted the first “Peanuts & Politics” breakfast of the year, February 8th at Cutts Restaurant.

All registered candidates for local races in the upcoming March 13th primary were invited to make a 3-minute presen-tation or introduction.

The event was open to the public with a packed house in attendance for the event

Another Peanuts & Politics Breakfast will be held later in the year prior to Municipal and the general election.

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Deadline for submissions is the 15th for

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ESCC Hosts Adjunct Instructor Fair

Enterprise State Community College is hosting an “Adjunct Instructor Fair, Monday, March 5, 2012, 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.

ESCC is accepting applications for part-time, teaching positions in all areas of academics, aviation, and avionics. Anyone interested in part-time, teaching employment should attend the Adjunct Instructor Fair. Division chairs and Col-lage administrators will be available during the Fair to discuss teaching within the divisions.

For more information about the Adjunct Instructor Fair, please call 334-347-2623, ext. 2287, .

Cruisin’ For A Cure

Army Fleet Support and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers proudly sponsor the 3rd Annual Cruisin’ For A Cure Car and Bike Show, Saturday, March 10th, from 10:00 A.M. till 12:00 P.M. at the IAM Union Hall on Highway 84 in Daleville.

The rain-shine event will feature door prizes, refresh-ments, and entertainment. Awards will be given for Best in Show, Paint and Interior, and Top Club Participation and Top 50 Awards.

There is a $25 entry fee with the first 50 entrants receiv-ing a free T shirt. All proceeds benefit The American Can-cer Society.

For more information, contact Richard Green at 447-0288, TJ Barlette at 598-0404, or Derek Weeks at 334-503-3487.

The Enterprise Lions Club will host their Spring Pancake Breakfast, Saturday, March 10th, from 6:30 A.M. until 10:00 A.M. at Po Folks Restaurant, Boll Weevil Circle in Enterprise.

Tickets are $4.00 each and may be purchased in advance from any member of the Enterprise Lions Club.

Proceeds from the event will be used to fund the many causes and programs supported by the Enterprise Lions Club.

For more information and to purchase tickets, call 334-432-0128.

Lions Host Pancake Breakfast

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Enterprise Women’s Center is proud to welcome a new physician.

Dr. Kerry L. Griffin joined the practice in January, 2012. He is board certified in

obstetrics and gynecology. Originally from Greenville, Mississippi, Dr. Griffin earned

his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Tougaloo College in 1999 and

gradu-ated from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2003. Following

graduation, he completed his residency training at the University of South Alabama

Dept of Ob/Gyn. He served as the Administrative Chief Resident. He also received

awards during residency for best obstetrics and gynecology resident as well as best

teaching resident.

Prior to joining Enterprise Women’s Center, he practiced obstetrics and gynecology

in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Dr. Griffin is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

He is skilled in managing high risk obstetric pregnancies. In regards to gynecology, he

is skilled in robotic surgery and urinary incontinence repair. Dr. Griffin believes that to

provide the best care for patients, effective communication and being a good listener are

very important.

New Physician at EWC

Dr. Kerry L. Griffin

Verizon Wireless recently announced it is bringing the nation’s largest 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to Dothan and Enter-prise, Ala., on March 15. With the 4G LTE network, customers in Dothan and Enterprise will be able to use their wireless devices to access the Internet faster; listen to music or watch video on their phones; use thousands of apps; and stay in touch with family and friends, with speeds up to 10 times faster than before. In addition to Dothan and Enterprise, the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network will also be available at launch in Columbia, Cottonwood, Daleville, Elba, Geneva, Hartford, Headland, New Brockton, Ozark, Samson and Slocomb.

“We’re excited to continue to expand our 4G LTE network across Alabama and to help residents, businesses and local govern-ment connect faster and more fully with each other and with those outside the area,” said Jonathan LeCompte, president of Veri-zon Wireless’ Georgia/Alabama Region. “Our commitment to 4G LTE is bringing our customers a level of speed and connectivity that is revolutionizing the way we communicate.”

Since its launch on Dec. 5, 2010, Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network has won numerous technology and consumer choice awards, including being named the nation’s “Fastest 4G Network Yet” by Popular Science’s 2011 Best of What’s New Awards and ranking No. 1 on PC World’s 100 Best Products of 2011. As of Feb. 16, Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network is available in 196 markets across the country and supports a wide variety of 4G LTE devices, including the DROID 4 by Motorola and the DROID RAZR™ MAXX™ by Motorola.

In real-world, fully loaded network environments, Verizon Wireless 4G LTE customers should experience average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink.

Visit for more information about Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network and a list of current mar-kets.

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The Coffee County Arts Alliance presents the Piney Woods Arts Festival, Saturday, March 24th and Sunday, March 25th at Enterprise State Com-munity College.

One of the oldest juried arts and crafts shows in the area, it features original art and crafts, a chil-dren's fun center, food and entertainment. Special events include a Civil War Living Display and the Weevil City Cruisers Car and Truck Show (Saturday only).

The Festival hours are: 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Saturday, and 12:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Sunday.. For more information, call 334-406-ARTS, or

Piney Woods Arts Festival Set For March 24-25

Hundreds of beautiful art works will be on display at Piney Woods The Enterprise High School Fine Arts Department will host the first ever Southland Music Festival. Over 24 high school groups from over 4 states will complete to win the title of best show choir group in the southeast.

“It is wonderful that Enterprise High School is hosting such a great festival,” said Christy Elmore, Tourism Director, “Thanks to shows like GLEE, show choir competitions are now popular again, and by having a competition of this nature, it will give Enterprise an opportunity to showcase all that we have to offer.”

Visitors to the event will also get a chance to view the perform-ances by each group during the festival. A daily admission fee of $10 will be charged for those interested in viewing these talented artists. On March 3rd, at 5:30 PM, the awards portion of the compe-tition will take place, with the assistance of some special guests. This will be the first competition held in the new Enterprise High School Performing Arts Center since its grand opening almost a year ago.

For more information, please contact John Bake Christy

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Ribbon Cuttings

Fitness With Natalie, LLC

Business of the Month

Wal-Mart Supercenter

Center Stage Dance Studio

Chill Yogurt Café

Fitness With Natalie, LLC

Mosquito Squad of the Wiregrass

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Danford

The Dandy Lion Boutique

The Shoppes on Main

Total Lawn & Landscaping

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MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, Inc. shall be to promote the

business and economic environment; thereby, providing for the welfare of the

citi-zens of the Enterprise area and furthering the competitive free enterprise system.

• Phil Thomas, President

chamberpresident@centurytel.net

• Christy Elmore, Tourism Director

enterprisetourism@centurytel.net

• Lisa Pair, Office Manager

chamberoffice@centurytel.net

• Natalie Sumrall, Administrative Assistant

chamberadmin@centurytel.net

Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

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The Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, Inc, P.O. Box 310577

553 Glover Ave

Enterprise, AL. 36331-0577 334—347-0581

Fax: 334-393-8204

For the latest list of activities, visit

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, Inc. shall be to promote the

business and economic environment; thereby, providing for the welfare of the

citi-zens of the Enterprise area and furthering the competitive free enterprise system.

• Phil Thomas, President

chamberpresident@centurytel.net

• Christy Elmore, Tourism Director

enterprisetourism@centurytel.net

• Lisa Pair, Office Manager

chamberoffice@centurytel.net

• Natalie Sumrall, Administrative Assistant

chamberadmin@centurytel.net

Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

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The Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, Inc, P.O. Box 310577

553 Glover Ave

Enterprise, AL. 36331-0577 334—347-0581

Fax: 334-393-8204

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