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INSIDETHIS ISSUE

PAGE 2• Indoor/Outdoor Show

Layout, Exhibitors

PAGE 3• Sponsors

PAGE 4• Campaign• Luncheon

PAGE 5• Ribbon Cuttings• New Members

PAGE 6• Chamber Banquet• New Board Members

PAGE 7• Chik-Fil-A Leadercast

PAGE 8• Indoor/Outdoor Flyer

Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce600 E. DepotPO Box 880Brownwood, TX 76804

April 8, 2011Volume 6, Issue 4

Brownwood AreaChamber of CommercePhone: (325) 646-9535Fax (325) 643-6686membership@brownwoodchamber.org

Check outour upcoming

events onPage 6.

The Brownwood Area Chamber ofCommerce will be hosting the 4thAnnual Indoor/Outdoor Expo present-ed by Home Depot on April 9th from10am to 4pm at the BrownwoodColiseum with a great lineup ofvendors, exhibitors, demon-strations, and just plain fun. The theme for 2011 is“Picnic in the Park” andthe show will offer every-thing needed for springtimework and play. Vendors andexhibitors will offer a variety of products and services related to home improvement,gardening, recreation, home décor, and much more.

New for 2011 is a lineup of “how-to” demonstrations including:

11:00 AM - “Spring Home Improvement Tips” Presented by Home Depot

12:30 PM - “Sneak Peak” Dazzling Divas!

1:00 PM - “Staging Your Home to Sell” Presented by Coldwell Banker & Associates

2:00 PM – “Going Green to Save Green” Presented by Home Depot

3:00 PM - “Top Ten Spring Gardening Tips” Presented by Weakley - Watson True Value Hardware

Archery Demonstrations Outside All Day

Another featured attraction at this year’s show will be a charity dunking booth.Those in attendance will get a chance to dunk Mayor Stephen Haynes, City ManagerBobby Rountree, Brownwood Police Chief Mike Corley, Brownwood Finance DirectorWalter Middleton, and other local officials. All proceeds collected at the dunking boothwill be donated to various local charitable organizations.

Tickets to the show will cost $2 each at the door, but complementary tickets are nowavailable at the Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce office located at 600 E.Depot. Call 325-646-9535 for more information or visit BrownwoodChamber.org.This year’s show is presented by Home Depot and sponsored by Hoffpauir OutdoorSuperstore, Oncor Electric Delivery, and Beds and More.

Your April 2011 Monthly Chamber Newsletter

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17 Bruner Auto Group

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21 Elliott Electric

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23 RE/MAX GOLDSTAR

24 Concho Valley Foundation Repair

25 Pate’s Hardware

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27 Airtite Products

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BROWNWOOD AREACHAMBER OF COMMERCE

4TH ANNUALINDOOR/OUTDOOR EXPO

EXHIBIT LAYOUT

/The Brownwood Store

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For most people, their home is the biggest financialand emotional investment they make. Through a varietyof innovative merchandise and services, The HomeDepot’s goal is to help consumers create the home oftheir dreams whether they want to do it themselves orhave it done for them. In addition we offer specializedsupport and services for professional contractors andtrades people to ensure they have the right tools and

supplies for the job site.Our store inventory consists of up to 40,000 different kinds of building

materials, home improvement supplies, appliances and lawn and garden prod-ucts for all of your project needs. The Home Depot store is always stockedwith merchandise that is localized to match this area's specific market needs.We even offer a low price guarantee to beat anyone's advertised specials. Andif for some reason you can't find it in the stores, we offer 250,000 other prod-ucts that we can special order for you.Home Services

The Home Depot Home Services offers national installation servicesthrough pre-screened independent contractors for products ranging fromfloors to roofs, windows to water heaters, and kitchen cabinets to vinyl sid-ing. Customers can call 325-643-1381 to schedule a free in-home consulta-tion or learn more about the services offered.Free How-To Clinics Discover how you can get hands-on experience at the free How-To Clinics

offered at The Home Depot store every Saturday and Sunday.Kids WorkshopsCheck out Kids Workshops, our fun and free children's How-To Clinics held

at The Home Depot store for kids and their parents.

Come by and visit our booth at the 4th Annual Indoor Outdoor Expo onApril 9th between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM at the Brownwood Coliseum. Letus help you make your home your paradise!

Beds and More isowned and operated byBrad and JenniferBoase and have been in

business for nine years. We have a great selection of mattresses and furni-ture to meet everyone’s needs. From a modern living room set to a rusticdining room table and chairs, we can furnish your home. During these tryingtimes we are committed to customer service and satisfaction. We continue tooffer free delivery and set up for our customers. We have been proud mem-bers of the Brownwood Area Chamber since 2006. We would like to thankour loyal customers for their continued patronage over the last nine years.For all of you that haven’t visited Beds and More lately, we would like totake this opportunity to invite you to visit us soon. . Please stop by today at805 N. Fisk in Brownwood and check out our great deals for your family.

Hoffpauir OutdoorSuperstore has three locationto serve their customers; SanSaba, Burnet, Goldthwaite.Customers will find qualitynew and used equipment from

industry leaders like New Holland, Bush Hog, BigTex trailers, Cub Cadet.Take a drive through the scenic Hill Country from Austin, Dallas orHouston TX for the best New Holland service and selection in Texas. Formore info go to their website at http://www.houtdoor.com/

Beds & More

Community Partners for Progress

www.brownwoodbulletin.com • 325-646-2541

Come see our selection ofTexas Books on travel, wildflowers,

history and humor. Sample ourTexas treats!

Booth #1 Indoor/Outdoor Expo

BROWNWOOD STOREVISITORS CENTERat the historic depot&

Oncor is inviting its Brownwood neigh-bors to the Indoor/Outdoor Expo on April9th and encouraging customers to visit AskOncor. We Deliver. This open house-styleexhibit features several interactive boothstailored to educating residents on smartmeters, money saving tips and more. Addedbonus? Attendees will receive free give-

aways for their homes and have a chance to win prizes including a $200American Express gift card!

Oncor developed the Ask Oncor. We Deliver program as a way to connectwith communities in its service territories across Texas. This event providesthe opportunity for residents to ask questions and receive answers from Oncorrepresentatives. Ask Oncor. is traveling throughout the state and will visit anestimated 75 cities in 2011.

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (“Oncor”) is a regulated electricdistribution and transmission business that uses superior asset managementskills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor operates thelargest distribution and transmission system in Texas, delivering power tomore than 3 million homes and businesses and operating approximately117,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas.

www.oncorgroup.com

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The Chamber’s MonthlyLuncheon will be Friday,April 15 at the BrownwoodCountry Club from 11:30AM to 1 PM. The lunch-eon, which is open to mem-bers and guests, will featurean interesting program andwill also include doorprizes, introduction of newmembers and a cash draw-ing.

Jerry Peters, WorkforceDevelopment Specialist,holds a Master’s Degree inOccupational Technical andInformation Systems fromthe University of Houston,a Bachelor’s Degree inApplied Studies fromAbilene ChristianUniversity, an Associate’sDegree in ResourceManagement fromCommunity College of The

Air Force, and anAssociate’s Degree inComputer NetworkTechnology from TSTC.

Jerry served for 20 yearsin the United States AirForce and Retired inJanuary 1991 as a MasterSergeant. He also served asa Personnel and HumanResources Superintendentand Instructor of Personnelwhile in the Air Force. Jerry

served for four years as aTrainer, Human ResourceSpecialist, andCommissioned SalesAssociate at Sears inAbilene. He further servedfor 11 1/2 years as anInstructor of NetworkingTechnology and AssociateVice President at TexasState Technical CollegeWest Texas Abilene. Jerry isa member of the AbileneCommunity Access TaskForce and a member of theEducation WorkforceSolutions of Brown County.He is presently serving as aWorkforce DevelopmentSpecialist at WorkforceSolutions of West CentralTexas.

This month’s SPONSORis Verizon Communications.A representative of that

organization will addressthe attendees, introducetheir guests and/or co-work-ers and provide anoverview of services,including announcements ofupcoming events. DoorPrize will be provided cour-tesy of: Porter InsuranceAgency and Top Cut LawnCare.

Luncheon will beapproximately $11 per per-son to be paid at the door.Attendees may charge theirmeals to their personalcountry club account.Anyone interested in attend-ing the luncheon is urged toRSVP to the Chamber bycalling 325-646-9535. Youcan also register online onthe Chamber’s website: www.brownwoodchamber.org

Chamber Wraps-up First TRC CampaignThe Brownwood Area Chamber of

Commerce concluded its first everTotal Resource Campaign (TRC) onMarch 29th with a victory party spon-sored by Painter & Johnson Financial.During the campaign, the Chamberbrought collected $85,000 in sponsor-ship money with the help and hard

work of local volunteers.During the TRC, volunteers sold

sponsorship opportunities to localbusinesses for events and promotionsoffered through the Brownwood AreaChamber of Commerce. The TRCwas designed to give Chamber mem-bers an array of opportunities tobecome more involved with theorganization. Over a seven-weekperiod which began February 8,dozens of volunteers worked in teamsto help businesses design customizedsponsorship plans for the entire year.The most successful volunteers wonincentives, prizes and trips to LasVegas.

The top volunteer was PriscillaMonson of West/Central ValuationService who brought in over $15,000.She was followed by Bryce Harris ofWT Harris Company and Edda Ratliffwho each sold more than $10,000each in Chamber sponsorships.

Robert Porter of Porter Insuranceand Brian Wade each won an iPad ina drawing at the Victory Party.

The TRC Chairman Bert V.Massey, II was instrumental in help-ing move the campaign along and

motivating the volunteers. With thehelp of Massey, volunteers, and staff;the Brownwood Area Chamber ofCommerce had a successful TotalResource Campaign and are lookingforward to next year.

Pictured are some of the top volunteers during the Chamber’s TRC. From left toright Robert Porter (Porter Insurance), Emily Crawford, Rick Newton (Bruner AutoGroup), Edda Ratliff, Sam Stewardson (Bostick Auto Sales), and Bryce Harris (WTHarris Company).

Robert Porter of Porter Insurance andBrian Wade each won an iPad in adrawing at the Victory Party.

AnnualOpen House

Come celebrate National Travel andTourism Week with us at our AnnualOpen House Thursday May 12th from4pm-5:30pm in the Chamber boardroom. Each year we join the TravelIndustry Association in a collectiveeffort to promote the power of traveland enhance the country’s economyacross the nation.

For Brown County, travel andtourism has an estimated economicimpact of $47 million annually andgenerates close to $900,000 in salestax receipts. Roughly 610 jobs aresupported directly through travelspending with residual affects in thelarger job market.

Tourism wouldn’t be possible with-out the support of our great commu-nity so please mark your calendar tobe here May 12th. Refreshments willbe served and our Hill Country desig-nation will be our theme!

Luncheon to Feature Workforce SolutionsSponsored by Verizon Communications

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Concho Valley Foundation Repair -Concho Valley Foundation Repair is alocal, family owned and operated busi-ness here to serve you. They are dedi-cated to offering uncompromising cus-tomer service based upon respect, hon-esty and integrity. Concho ValleyFoundation Repair operates in bothSan Angelo and in Abilene and with20 years experience they are dedicatedto foundation repair. Concho ValleyFoundation Repair offers peace ofmind to our clients in the Big Countryarea, that their foundation problemswill be solved for the life of theirhome. For more information contactthem at 325-673-7899.

KJD Enterprises – Since 1997, KJDEnterprises has specialized in the man-ufacture of loaders for farm equip-ment. Stop by their location, 2700Virgil Gray, and visit with KennethDay for your large equipment needs.For more information call 325-641-0420 or visit www.kdloaders.com.

Cullen’s Hometown Market, LLC –The Brownwood Area Chamber ofCommerce is pleased to welcomeCullen Sliger and Cullen’s HometownMarket as a new member. Cullen hasrevived the old Sliger’s Produce and isopen and ready for business! He has afull market of beautiful spring plantsand flowers, fresh produce and somuch more! Stop by 113 Early Blvd.

and get ready for spring, Monday –Saturday from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PMand Sundays 12 Noon to 7:00 PM.Visit www.cullensmarket.com formore information on products avail-able!

Bostick’s Auto & Truck Sales – TheBrownwood Area Chamber ofCommerce is pleased to welcomeBostick’s Auto & Truck Sales as oneof its newest members. Bostick’s is anestablished car dealership whose nameand superior reputation is well-knownin the Brownwood and Early commu-nities. Bostick’s specializes in latemodel, low mileage used cars, trucks,and SUV’s to meet any person’s needand budget. Stop by 2210 Belle Plainor the newest location on AustinAvenue or give them a call at325-641-1150 to see how they canget you on the move!

Taylors Mini Mall – The BrownwoodArea Chamber of Commerce is proudto welcome Taylors Mini Mall to thechamber. Located at 308 Melwood,Taylors Mini Mall offers theBrownwood area quality truck and caraccessories as well as window tinting.For more information on how they canhelp spruce your vehicle up, call 325-643-9903.

Triple T Grill – The Brownwood AreaChamber of Commerce is pleased to

welcome Triple T Grill to theChamber. Triple T has been aBrownwood favorite for many yearsand in 1998 was purchased by JerryShepherd. Jerry has worked hard tomaintain the great reputation of therestaurant by continuing to providedelicious hamburgers, Blue Bell IceCream and of course the yummysodas! They offer dine in and carryout as well as delivery! Stop in for abite to eat Monday through Saturday,10:30 AM to 9:00 PM or call in yourorder to 325-646-8619.

Airtite Products – The BrownwoodArea Chamber of Commerce ispleased to welcome Bob Kirby andAirtite Products as a new member.Since 1984, Airtite has specialized inthe manufacture of aluminum andvinyl windows as well as the replace-ment of windows, doors, and screens.For more information visit www.air-titeproducts.com or give them a call at325-672-5774. Stop by the IndoorOutdoor Expo, on Saturday April 9that the Brownwood Coliseum andcheck out the Airtite Display!

Union Presbyterian Church – TheBrownwood Area Chamber ofCommerce is pleased to welcome theUnion Presbyterian Church. UnionPresbyterian Church was establishedin 1967 when First PresbyterianChurch, founded in 1876, and AustinAvenue Presbyterian Church, foundedin 1875, joined together at the currentlocation on Fisk Avenue. The Church

office is open Monday through Friday8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to5:00 PM. Sunday service begins with9:15 AM Education, 10:30 AMWorship and Evening Youth Meeting.For more information visitwww.unionpresbrownwood.org or call325-646-8569.

T&S Petroleum – Established inDecember of 2004, T&S Petroleum isa local consulting office for thePetroleum Industry. Owners, Gaylaand Donnie Tibbitts have over 29years experience in this industry andspecialize in sharing their knowledgeto the customer’s best interest. Theirgoal is to become your engineer andconsultant headquarters. Theyapproach each project with the highestprofessional standards and view everyproject as their own. For more infor-mation visit www.t-sconsulting.com orcall them at 325-646-3400.

Mr. Taxi – The Brownwood AreaChamber of Commerce is pleased towelcome Mr. Taxi to the chamber andthe community! Jason Jones, ownerof Mr. Taxi, strives to offer clean, fastand friendly taxi service in theBrownwood/Early area. For moreinformation contact Jason at 325-646-1111.

CR Catering – The Brownwood AreaChamber of Commerce is pleased towelcome Casey Rowlett and CRCatering to the chamber! Casey haswowed this area for over 25 years

with his delicious food and cateringservices. He has recently opened CRCatering, located at 1906 Hwy 377South, and offers cooking classes,kids birthday parties, Chef schoolingas well as catering. For more infor-mation call Casey at (325) 647-2551or visit www.crcateringbycasey.com.

KTXS/CW Abilene - TheBrownwood Chamber of Commerce ispleased to welcome KTXS as one ofits newest members. KTXS is one ofthis areas source for area news via tel-evision media. KTXS also includesKTES and CW Abilene that delivervarious programs and popular televi-sion shows and dramas to theBrownwood area. For more informa-tion visit their website,www.ktxs.com.

Dazzling Diva’s - Dazzling Diva’s isa fashion accessory boutique to fitanyone’s style, lifestyle, and taste.Whether it is stopping in to find astylish outfit, fabulous purse, or stock-ing up on fashionable accessories,Dazzling Diva’s has it all. DazzlingDiva’s not only offers the newesttrends in clothing, jewelry, purses, andaccessories but is also affordable to fitanyone’s budget. Dazzling Diva’shelps shoppers pull together their lookthrough the key finishing touches –earrings, necklaces, bracelets, hand-bags, scarves, belts ... in a fun, bou-tique environment. Stop by today andcheck out the unique boutique, locatedinside Heartland Mall!

CMS Healthcare Celebrates New FacilityThe Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony

Thursday, March 17th to celebrate the new CMS Healthcare facility located at 1102Early Blvd.

Previously located on Austin Avenue, CMS Healthcare has been providing skilledand friendly home health care since 1988. Stop by and see the new and muchlarger facility today, visit their website www.cmshomehealthcare.com, or give thema call at 325-643-4900.

Brownwood Chamber Welcomes Tilt Shift StudiosThe Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony

for Tilt Shift Studios on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 to welcome them as new mem-bers.

Tilt Shift Studios specializes in wedding, portrait, fine art, and commercial photog-raphy. Owner Kim Hurt is a 3rd generation photographer and received her BFA fromAbilene Christian University with a major in sculpture and a minor in photography.Kim started her photography business in Brownwood in 2007 and has been shoot-ing full time ever since.

Visit their website at http://www.tiltshiftstudios.com for more information about TiltShift Studios and samples of Kim’s work. Call 325-200-6404 for more information orto set an appointment.

RIBBON CUTTINGS

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

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UPCOMINGEVENTS

April9 HPU Fest

Howard Payne University9 HPU Stinger Daze

Howard Payne University9 Indoor/Outdoor Expo 2011

Brownwood Coliseum9 Bunco for Relay for Life

Early High School9 Coffey Anderson in Concert

Victory Life Auditorium14 Chamber Annual Banquet

Brownwood Coliseum15 Chamber Monthly Luncheon

Brownwood Country Club16 Run for Their Lives

Riverside Park16 Bowl for Kids Sake

Academy Lanes16 Keep Brownwood Beautiful

Citywide CleanupAustin Avenue Overpass

16 Rainbow Room EventHeartland Mall

20 WakeUp WednesdayChamber Board Room

21 BRMC Health ExpoBrownwood Coliseum

27-1 Life Guard Training & Instructor CourseAmerican Red Cross

29-30 Brownwood High Class of 1961 50 Year ReunionTexas 4H Center

29-30 Wildflower and Gardening ShowFBC Activity Center

30 Heart of Texas Invitational Track MeetLonghorn Stadium in Early

30 Gordon Wood Hall of Champions 5K Fun RunDepot Civic and Cultural Center

30-1 Heart of Texas Quilt ShowBrownwood Coliseum

May6 Chick-fil-A Leadercast

Ranger College at Heartland Mall7 HPU Commencement

Brownwood Coliseum7 Celebrate Jesus Parade and Festival

Downtown Brownwood and Riverside Park

11-15 Life Guard Training and Instructor CourseAmerican Red Cross

12 BALOS presents Jim Witter – Piano ManVictory Life Auditorium

17 Small Business SeminarHPU Mabee Center

19 Dr Pepper Bottlers Business After HoursDr Pepper Company – Milam Drive

20 Chamber Monthly LuncheonBrownwood Country Club

First Saturday of Every Month is Family Day at the

Lehnis Railroad Museum

A great place to golf, swim, relaxand socialize. Whether it’s making

new friends or maybe all youwant is a great meal in a beautiful

setting then come to theBrownwood Country Club and

enjoy some of the finest food andfellowship that a private club

has to offer. Call today forinformation on membership.

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CROSS TIMBERS

Josh StegemollerJosh Stegemoller grew up in

Brownwood and graduated BrownwoodHigh School in 1997. He earned hisBachelor of Science degree in AvianAnatomy and Physiology from TexasA&M University in 2001. He is a realestate broker in the office of DonnieStegemoller Realtors. Josh has overten years of experience selling land,lake & residential real estate.Josh is married to Brownwood native,

Hilary (Stewardson) and they have a one year old son namedGus. When Josh has time and opportunity, he enjoys fishing,hunting, and traveling. Every summer Josh grows a hugetomato garden and enjoys spending time at LakeBrownwood.

NEW CHAMBER BOARD MEMBERS

Brownwood Chamber Annual BanquetPresented by Landmark Life Insurance Company

The Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce AnnualBanquet is only a few days away. There are still a few seatsremaining, but the event is expected to be sold out—withapproximately 400 attendees.

This annual event will celebrate the accomplishments of theyear and acknowledge the many volunteers who makeBrownwood a terrific place to live and work. Outgoing BoardMembers will receive a plaque for serving on the Chamber’sBoard of Directors. Gregg Rice, Chairman of the Board(2010-11) will make brief remarks before turning the gavelover to incoming Chairman Don Bostic. Emcee Rex Tackettwill keep the evening’s festivities moving along with his witand humor.

Featuring the Presentation of Community ServiceAwards:

* Outgoing Board Members and Chairman* Good Neighbors, sponsored by these business partners:

Jennifer Newton, Realtor - Coldwell BankerInsurance SpecialistsCaring Family NetworkMid-Tex Cellular

* Community Partner* Ambassador of the Year, sponsored by

Kyle Kirkland, DDS* Small, Medium and Large Business of the Year,

sponsored by these business partners:Jones CarpetsAg-MartTexasBank

* Professional of the Year, sponsored by Western Bank* Man of the Year, sponsored by BrownwoodNews.com* Woman of the Year, sponsored by Auto Glass Magic* Groner Pitts “Lifetime of Service” Award,

sponsored by Dr. Robert Goodwin

The evening will begin with a Reception at 6:30 PM that issponsored by Armadillo Distributing. Dinner will be served at7:00 and the awards presentation will begin at 7:20.

For more information, contact the Chamber at 325-646-9535, email us at director@brownwoodchamber.org or registeron the Events Calendar on www.brownwoodchamber.org.

Sam WaldropSam Waldrop is a Brownwood native,graduating Brownwood High Schoolin 1992. After finishing anArchitectural degree at Texas A&M, hemoved to Austin, Texas to continue hisdesign training for several years.

About ten years ago, Sam returnedhome to Brownwood with his lovelywife Jenny. Today, he helps run thefamily business, Waldrop ConstructionCompany, while raising three energetic

boys. Sam is excited to serve on the chamber board, becausehe wants to give back to the community that has given somuch to him.

April 2011 / Brownwood Chamber of Commerce / Page 7

Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership

219 Early Blvd.Early, TX 76802(325) 646-8023

Accu Screen2201 Coggin Avenue

Brownwood, TX 76801(325) 646-7828

www.accuscreen.net

Blaylock Funeral Home1914 Indian Creek RoadBrownwood, TX 769801

(325) 203-4027

Brownwood Bulletin700 CarnegieBrownwood

(325) 646-2541www.brownwoodbulletin.com

Camelot Apartments2001 Slayden

Brownwood, TX 76801(325) 643-4591

Depot Liquor1001 Vine

Brownwood, TX 76801646-3500

Southside Village2801 4th St.

Brownwood, TX 76801(325) 646-1749

www.southsidevillage.net

BuildingPartnerships for a betterCommunity

Support these local Chamber Members.Davis-Morris Funeral Home

PO Box 356Brownwood, Texas 76804

325-646-5555

McCoys Building Supply Center

Toni Hill3605 Hwy 377 S

Brownwood, Texas 76801325-643-2658

The Brownwood and EarlyChambers of Commerce are co-hosting the Chick-Fil-A Leadercast2011 on Friday, May 6, at RangerCollege at Heartland Mall, 300Early Blvd, Early, Texas from 8:30A.M.–3:30 P.M.

Leadercast is an opportunity forbusiness leaders, coaches, educa-tors and future leaders to listen andlearn, via live satellite feed, fromsome of the most widely recog-nized and world-renowned leadersspeaking about issues affectingbusinesses.

Eleven presenters will speakabout identifying and developing apersonal leadership voice.Presenters include Robin Roberts,anchor of ABC’s “Good MorningAmerica”; Mack Brown, headcoach of the Texas Longhorns and2009 Big 12 Coach of the Year; andDave Ramsey, personal money-management expert, national radiopersonality and best-selling authorof The Total Money Makeover.

Tickets are $69 in advance and$99 after April 23.

For general information about theevent, visit the Chick-Fil-A Leadercast2011 website at www.chickfilaleader-

cast.com. For registration information, please

contact the Early Chamber of

Commerce at 325-649-9300 or theBrownwood Area Chamber ofCommerce at 325-646-9535.

VOICES OF INFLUENCESeth Godin

Entrepreneur, Marketing Expert, &Best-Selling Author of 12 BooksIncluding “Linchpin”

John MaxwellLeadership Expert & Best-SellingAuthor of The 21 Irrefutable Laws ofLeadership

VOICES OF PURPOSEMack Brown

Head Coach of the Texas Longhorns,2009 Big 12 Coach of the Year

Suzy WelchBest-selling author, television commen-tator, and noted business journalist

VOICES OF HOPEErin Gruwell

Founder & President of FreedomWriters Foundation

Robin RobertsAnchor of ABC’s Emmy-AwardWinning Show, “Good MorningAmerica”

VOICES OF SERVICEMuhtar Kent

Chairman of the Board and ChiefExecutive Officer of The Coca-ColaCompany

Dan CathyPresident & COO of Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Dave RamseyPersonal money-management expert,national radio personality, and best-selling author of The Total MoneyMakeover

VOICES OF INNOVATIONFrans Johansson

Best-selling author of The MediciEffect

Sir Ken RobinsonBest-Selling Author & Leader in theDevelopment of Creativity, Innovation& Human Resources

Chambers to Host Chick-Fil-A Leadercast 2011

Full lineup of presenters include:

325-643-35451 Carnegie • Brownwood

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Dr. Don Bostic, ChairmanRanger College

Gregg Rice, Past Chairman3M Company

Steve WeckwerthSubway

Dr. Bill EllisHoward Payne University

Jan CateGirl Scouts

Ray GarzaTexasBank

Chance BarrIndividual

Ken HarrissOncor

Michael RichardsonFarmers Insurance

Priscilla MonsonWest Central Texas Valuation Services

Eric McNeeseBrown County Abstract

Toni HillMcCoy’s

Debbie MorelockStar of Texas Bed & Breakfast

John StegemollerStegemoller Realtors

Sam WaldropWaldrop Construction

Brownwood AreaChamber ofCommerce

Board of Directors2011-2012

CHAMBER STAFF

Laura Terhune, Executive DirectorSunni Holloway, Tourism Manager

Ray Tipton, Marketing ManagerMissi Malone, Membership Director

Martha Faetche, Receptionist; VisitorCenter & Brownwood Store Manager

Dawn Norway – Office Manager

Proven CommunityPartner

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TexasBank

Central Texas RuralTransit District

Public Transit: 1-800-710-2277

COUNTIES:BrownCallahanColeman

ComancheEastlandErathNolan

RunnelsShacklefordStephensRural Taylor