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HONORING OUR HISTORY. CREATING OUR FUTURE.

MISSION STATEMENTThe DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce and The DeLand/Orange City Alliance will be an advocate for its members by helping the business community identify and respond to challenges, providing opportunities for

networking, education and deliberation, and developing community leaders.

4th QTR. 2015THE CHAMBER NEWSLETTER

DeLand Chamber Installation BanquetGuest Speaker:

University of Central Florida Head Football Coach & Athletic Director Mr. George O’Leary

About Our Speaker:Since taking over the University of Central Florida program in 2004, Coach George O’Leary has helped UCF athletics reach new heights. The longest-tenured coach in the American Athletic Conference, the veteran football mind has molded his program into a consistent winner on and off and achieve dozens of historic firsts, including sold out games at Bright House Networks Stadium, four conference championships and prestigious victories in the Liberty and Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016Wayne G Sanborn Activity Center815 S Alabama Ave, DeLand, FL

5:00-8:00pm5:00pm-6:00pm - Cocktail Hour

6:00pm-6:30pm - Awards Program & Outgoing President’s Speech6:30pm - Dinner Service

7:00pm - Chamber Guest Speaker 7:30pm - Exchange of the Gavel & Swearing-In Ceremony (New President’s Speech)

Tickets:To reserve your tickets, please contact the DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce and Orange City Business Alliance at (386) 734-4331

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2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERSPresidentMichelle “Missy” Chaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Surety Bank

President ElectDr . Linda Bradley Thacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UCF-Daytona

TreasurerChuck Rudis . . . . . . . . . . .Coldwell Banker Commercial AI Group

Vice PresidentsSusie Dolan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waste Pro of Central FloridaHarper Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .H&R UnlimitedJosh Poertner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Express PrintingAmanda Vallone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roseborough Travel

Immediate Past PresidentEd Noseworthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida Hospital Fish Memorial

DIRECTORSJan Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Main Street Community BankRobert Wise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FloMetRobert Slezak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Capital Choice Financial GroupShawn Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frontier Communications Joe Hearn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Hearn Events Kim Booker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booker & Associates Deb Mueller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Randy Mueller AllstateKatie Mentor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WSBB RadioTaver Cornett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cornett Enterprises, DeLand, FLWayne Gordin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordin & Gordin Greg Carroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stetson University Trude Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TD Bank

EX-OFFICIOWayne Carter . . . . . . . . Exec . Director, MainStreet DeLand Assn .Charles Matousek . . . . . . . . President, MainStreet DeLand Assn .

STAFFNick Conte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive DirectorRobin French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Membership & Marketing DirectorSally Updike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Project Manager

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IF NOT, be sure to email robin@delandchamber.org with your correct email address or any changes to your physical mailing address! You

don’t want to miss any exciting news or important event updates!

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

THE CHAMBER NEWSLETTER (USPS 334-450) is published quarterly by The DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce, 120 S. Florida Ave., DeLand, FL 32720. Periodical postage paid at DeLand, FL.

Orange City Business Alliance, LAUNCH Federal Credit Union Building, 2277 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Orange City, FL 32763POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: CHAMBER NEWSLETTER, 120 S. Florida Ave., DeLand, FL 32720.

RENEWALSThank You!

Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yrs.Admore Farms (Country Pure Foods) . . . . . . . 34AVAIL Clinical Research Accel Clinical Services) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Best Water Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Boston Coffeehouse LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Brian’s Bar-B-BBQ Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Candace Lankford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13CFL Insurance Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Christ for Inmates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Clean Cuts Lawn Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Cohen Smith & Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Coldwell Banker Commercial AI Group LLC . . . 6Colonial Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Comfort Service Heating & Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Complete Parachute Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Corbyons & Donohoe Surgical Associates MD PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Council On Aging Volusia County . . . . . . . . . . 26Curves of DeLand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Dance With Me DJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1DeLand Naval Air Station Museum . . . . . . . . . . 2 DeLand Nissan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Deltran Operations USA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Early Learning Coalition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Edward Jones Financial Advisor (Jeff Ritchey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Elk Lodge of DeLand Lodge #146 . . . . . . . . . . . 2Extra Space Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12First United Methodist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Fix-it Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Florida Cancer Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Florida Hospital DeLand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Florida Hospital Hospice Care Volusia/Flagler . 10Gallery Homes of DeLand, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8George Marks Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Halifax Health-Halifax Hospice . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Holly Bluff Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Hurley Chrysler Dodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts . . . . . . . . . 2J . Eddington Realtor (Watson Realty Corp . . . . 38Jacob Heating & Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . 34Jade Serenity Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5James Russell -Volusia County School . . . . . . 16JMS Building Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Louise E . Mcinnis Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Major Medical Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mar-Les, Inc . (Gibbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30MBI Direct Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5ME2 Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Mel Himes & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Miller Financial Raymond James & Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Morgan Stanley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Northeast Florida Health Services, Inc . . . . . . . . 4Paul, Elkind & Branz PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Prompt Care of Central Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Quality Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Quality Quick Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Richard E . Hagstrom Ferneries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Roseborough Travel Agency, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . 43Ryan Insurance & Financial Services . . . . . . . .11Sands Theatre Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Senior Helpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4St . Barnabas Episcopal School . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

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St . Johns Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Stetson Baptist Christian School . . . . . . . . . . . 26Sunsure Insurance Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Taver Cornett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Temple Israel of DeLand, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Terry Bailey Realtor (Total Realty) . . . . . . . . . . . 1The Baumgarnter Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41The Museum of Florida Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15The Neighborhood Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36The Park at Capri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9The Rotary Club of Deland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Total Realty Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Volusia Flagler Coalition for the Homeless . . . . 3Volusia Literacy Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Volusia Speedway Park/ Dirt Life . . . . . . . . . . . 1Volusia Veterinary Services, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . 4Volusia/ Flagler SCORE (Chapter 87) . . . . . . . . 2W . Volusia Habitat for Humanity . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Wadsworth Flooring Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Wayne’s Solar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5WCA (Waste Corporation of America) . . . . . West Volusia Family & Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . 3West Volusia Regional Shopping Plaza . . . . . 22 West Volusia Runners, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Wm . F . Puckett, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Woodland Shopping Plaza (BDC Deland) . . . . 21

O’NEIL, LEE & WEST INC.112 West Indiana DeLand, Fl 32720407-425-3411www .olwinc .comContact: Matt West (President)Categories: InsuranceRecruited By: Robin French

PaTrIOT BOOkkEEPINg & Tax SErVICES2727 South Woodland Blvd .Deland, FL 32720386-279-7727Contact: Jessica PattersonCategories: Bookkeeping, Notary, Tax ServicesRecruited By: Robin French

HEarINg aIdS dIrECT, LLC742 North Volusia AvenueOrange City, Fl . 32763386-561-9496www .hearingaidsdirector .comContact: Fred GilliamCategories: Hearing health Care, Retail SpecialtyRecruited By: Robin French

ZaxBYS1693 North Woodland Blvd .DeLand, Fl 32720386-943-8166Contact: Anthony Barlek (GM)Categories: RestaurantRecruited By: Robin French

WaWa2522 Enterprise Rd .Orange City, Fl 32763386-456-0015www .wawa .comContact: Edward SanchezCategories: Convenience Food, FuelRecruited By: Robin French

aMaNda agNEW STaTE FarM INSuraNCE301 North Vousia AvenueOrange City, F l 32763386-960-7878www .insurewithamanda .comContact: Amanda AgnewCategories: Financial Services, Insurance, MortgageRecruited By: Robin French

THE LOgO STOrE101 North Woodland Blvd .DeLand, Fl 32720386-736-1342www .thelogostore .useContact: Eddie StammRecruited By: Robin French

S. CaSSadaga SPIrITuaLIST CaMP1325 Stevens St .Cassadaga, Fl 32706386-228-3171www .cassadaga .orgContact: Denny RosecloseRecruited By: Robin French

TrEuSCH LaW, Pa125 W . Plymouth AvenueDeLand Fl 32720407-437-5435Contact: Andy TreuschCategories: Educational Law, Family Law, Foreclosure LawRecruited By: Robin French

karEN BLakE MarY kaY CONSuLTaNTDeltona, Fl 32739386-216-6383www .marykay .com/kblake4Contact: Karen BlakeRecruited BY: Robin French

INdEPENdENT PrINTINg500 Mason AvenueDaytona Beach, Fl 32117386-252-7351www .indyprint .comContact: Tiffany JohnsonRecruited By:Robin French

La MESa rV SaNFOrd4441 Orange Blvd .Sanford, Fl 32720407-710-4800Contact: Kevin ScribnerRecruited By:Robin French

IrONCLad PrESErVaTION INC.342 W . Michigan AvenueDeLand , Fl 32720386-774-0800www .teamironclad .comContact: Bret Douglas (President)Categories: Real Estate, Maintenance, LandscapingRecruited By: Robin French

SkIN & BOdY SOLuTIONS BY MarY1526 Silver HammockDeLand, Fl 32720407-925-5818www .myskinandbodysolutions .comContact: Mary Atkins (Owner)Categories: Facial Dermal Fillers / Botox, Facials, Chemical Peels/ Medical GradeRecruited By: Robin French

SaLVadOr CHarLIE dESIgN PrINT101 North Woodland Blvd .Ste . 3007DeLand, Fl 32720386-873-6528www .sdcprint .comContact: Charlie Salvador (Owner)Categories: Printing, Wed Design, Graphic DesignRecruited By: Robin French

MY aNgEL WITH PaWS, INC.3098 TownsendDeland, Florida 32724386-490-4949www .myangelwithpaws .orgContact: Sarah Townsend (Office Administrator)Categories: Non-ProfitRecruited By: Robin French

THE kEELEr grOuP OF WaTSON COMMErCIaL rEaLTY1445 West Sr . 434 Ste 200Longwood, Fl 32750407-277-2192www .teamkeeler .comContact: Rob Keeler (Owner)Categories: Real Estate, Business & Professional Services, InvestmentsRecruited By: Robin French

HOMETOWN NEWSDaytona Beach, Fl 32119386-322-5900www .hometownOL .comContact: Farris Robinson (President), Tammy Tuttle (Office Manager)Categories: Advertising/Media, Newspaper, MarketingRecruited By: Robin French

CaNdLELIgHT CaTErINg2806 North Thorpe AvenueOrange City, Fl 32763407-927-1785www .candlelight .comContact: Sennet Williams (Owner)Categories: Catering, Event Planning, Corporate EventsRecruited By: Robin French

NaTuraL aWakENINgS & HEaLTHY LIVINg MagaZINEDeLand, Fl 32720386-736-3838www .volf .naturalawakeningsmag .comContact: Cherly Flloyd (Owner/Publisher)Categories: Advertising, Education, Health & WellnessRecruited By: Robin French

arTHurS CaTErINgAltamonte Sprints407-331-1993www .arturcatering .comContact: Mark Leggett (Owner/President)Categories: Catering, Event PlanningRecruited By: Robin French

JIMMY JOHNS /HaLPHa ENTErPrISES,LLC247 North Woodland Blvd .DeLand, Fl 32720407-314-1584www .jimmyjohns .comContact: Don Castro (Owner)Categories: Gourmet Sandwiches, Restaurant, DeliveryRecruited By: Rob in French

LakE BErESFOrd YaCHT CLuB1961 Hontoon RoadDeLand, Fl 32720386-734-3854www .lakeberesford@cfl .comContact: Linda Kelley (Accountant)Categories: Non-Profit, Wedding (Entertainment/Parties & Events), MarinaRecruited By: Jan Ford

JOaN COrNETT, grI 889 East New YorkDeLand, Fl 32720386-738-5500Contact: Joan Cornett (Broker Associate Total Realty)Categories: Realtor, Broker Associate Recruited By: Robin French

SCHOOLEY MITCHELL3070 Tuoga TerraceDeltona, Fl 32738386-789-5235www .abramson@schooleymitchell .comContact: Neil Abramson (Strategic-Partner)Categories: Business & Professional Services, Computers, TelecommunicationsRecruited By: Rob Slezak & Scott Kelley

uNIVErSaL ENgINEErINg SCIENCES911 Beville Road Ste . 3South Daytona, Fl 32119386-756-1105www .universalengineering .comContact: Jane TerrellRecruited By: Nick Conte

daYTONa dOdgE CHrYSLEr JEEP raM1450 North Tomoka Farm Rd .Daytona Beach, Fl 32124386-274-0571www .daytonadodge .comContact: Randy DyeCategories: Auto Body Shops,Auto Parts & Retail Repairs, Automobile New & UsedRecruited By:Robin French

FIaT OF daYTONa1450 North Tomoka Farm Rd .Daytona Beach, Fl 32124386-274-0571www .fiatofdaytona .comContact: Randy DyeCategories: Auto Body Shops, Auto Parts & Retail Repairs, Automobile New & UsedRecruited By: Robin French

MaSEraTI aLFa rOMEO OF daYTONa1450 North Tomoka Farm Rd .Daytona Beach, Fl 32124386-274-0571www .maseratialfaromeoofdaytona .comContact: Randy DyeCategories: Auto Body Shops, Auto Parts & Retail Repairs, Automobile New & UsedRecruited By: Robin French

FuTurE STarS PrESCHOOL aCadEMY650 West New YorkDeLand, Fl 32720386-624-7487Contact: Harry & Anita PersaudCategories: VPK Free, Family Child Care, ELC ProviderRecruited By: Robin French

aMErICaS HOME PLaCE101 Briargate LookOrmond Beach, Fl 32174386-236-9914www .americanhomeplace .comContact: Scott MaclureOnline Signup

HaLIFax HEaLTH-HOSPICE rESaLE SHOP1750 South Woodland Blvd .DeLand, Fl 32720386-734-6684Contact: Deb Korfage-AmbornRecruited By: Robin French

daWN SCrIBNEr / ST. JOHN CLuB SaLON1720 South Woodland Blvd .DeLand, Fl 32720386-740-8141Contact: Dawn ScribnerCategories: Cloud Computing, Computers & telecommunications, Computers-Virtualization

FLOrIda VICTOrIaN, IM112 West Georgia AvenueDeLand, Fl 32720386-734-9300www .floridavictorian .comContact: Mark ShuttleworthCategories: Flooring, Salvage, AntiquesRecruited By: Robin French

JuLIa’S FLOraL dESIgNS208 West Howry AvenueDeLand, Fl 32720386-785-3553www .juliasfloraldesigns .netContact: Julia GennaroCategories: Weddings, Floral Designer, FloristRecruited By: Robin French

VOLuSIa C.N.a. PrEP8155 South Volusia AvenueOrange City, Fl 32763386-589-0854www .volusiacnaprep .comContact: Herna GeorgesCategories: Health Care Job Placement, Training Health Care Job Skills, Health Care Training Recruited By: Robin French

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29th ANNUAL KEEP DELAND BEAUTIFUL DAY

Saturday, October 17th, 8:00am to 11:30amStaging Location:

The Collective • 111 S. Alabama Ave. • DeLand, FL 32724

This Year’s Focus: “Pick-Up City Park Clean-Up!”

Put your team together to help us clean up the DeLand Area Parks!

REGISTER TODAY!You can also help by picking up litter and trash in your own neighborhood.

Contact the Chamber (386) 734-4331 for details & to register your team. FREE KEEP DELAND BEAUTIFUL DAY T-SHIRT

TO 1ST 100 REGISTERED VOLUNTEERS

POST PICNIC - compliments ofThe DeLand Breakfast Rotary at The Collective.

The DeLand Breakfast Rotary

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rEgISTraTION FOrM29th annual “kEEP dELaNd BEauTIFuL daY” 2015

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BUSINESS NEWS

Frontier Communications Corporation Invests $2.5 Million In DeLand, Florida, Operations Center

Former DeLand Area Chamber Board of Director and Senior Vice President & General Manager of Frontier Secure, Kelly Morgan, said, “Frontier has approached its tenth year doing business in Florida, and we owe that in large part to our partners from the state, county and local community . Florida also offers the talent we depend on to drive our 100% U .S .-based operations with the right technical capabilities . This expansion will provide us the additional capacity that we need to service our growing strategic partnership business .”The Frontier expansion was made possible through partnerships between Enterprise Florida, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Career-Source Florida, CareerSource Flagler Volusia, Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation, the City of DeLand and Volusia County . The company is expected to create 400 jobs in The Sunshine State . The expansion will also include a capital investment of approximately $2 .5 million for Volusia County .

“Our City is pleased to have assisted in Frontier’s job growth and facility expansions and we look forward to continuing DeLand’s highly successful relationship with this leader in the telecommunications industry,” said DeLand Mayor Bob Apgar .Former Chamber Board Member and Team Volusia Chair John Wanamaker added, “Team Volusia is excited to bring this new business unit to DeLand and Volusia County . It also is a great opportunity to work with Jones Lang Lasalle, one of the premier site selection firms in the country that worked as the site selection consultant on this project . Frontier’s selection of DeLand for the new business unit is a testament to the quality of the workforce that exists in DeLand and Volusia County .”

DeLand Chamber Lunch Featuring “Farm-to-Table” Panel Draws Large Audience To Fairgrounds

The DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce & Orange City Alliance’s Business August 2015 “West Volusia Means Business” luncheon featured four speakers involved in the local “Farm to Table” movement, which connects local farmers with area restaurants . The speakers included Hari Pu-lapaka, executive chef and co-owner of the Cress restaurant in downtown DeLand, Steve Crump, president of Vo-LaSalle Farms Inc ., Paul Tomazin of Tomazin Farms and David Griffis, director of the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences/Volusia County Extension . Chamber President Missy Chaves, an active advocate for the agriculture community . Chaves, who trains and actively competes in Arabian horse shows throughout the southeast says she learned from a young age to appreciate the value of supporting our local agricultural community . “Being in agriculture is not easy, yet this dedicated community of businessmen and women provides a $781 million economic impact to Volusia County and represents over 3% percent of our county’s entire economic activity . So it’s just good business to support our local agricultural community,” she added . Steve Crump, President of of Vo-LaSalle Farms, and a guest on the panel told the audience it was important to continue to encourage younger people to go into in the agriculture field .

Executive Chef Hari Pulapaka of Cress Restaurant in Downtown DeLand said that the “Farm –To-Table” Movement is important in helping highlight locally produced food and ingredients as well as creating new business opportunities between small farms and the community .

PHOTO COURTESY LISA YETTER PHOTOGRAPHY — Missy Chaves, left, president of the DeLand Area Cham-ber of Commerce and Orange City Alliance, moderates as panelists Hari Pulapaka, Steve Crump, Paul Tomazin and David Griffis talk about the local Farm-to-Table movement during a recent Chamber-sponsored luncheon .

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BUSINESS NEWS

Florida Hospital DeLand Opens New Cath Lab

Tim Cook, CEO of Florida Hospital DeLand, broke the ribbon on the hospital’s new cardiac catheterization Lab on August

27th with local dignitaries and business leaders .

BUSINESS NEWSLAUNCH Federal Credit Union Opens Orange City Branch

Joe Mirachi (above left) President/CEO of LAUNCH Federal Credit Union welcomes the crowd to the grand opening of the newest company branch in Orange City .

Launch Federal Credit Union celebrating its official opening of its newest branch at 2277 Veterans Memorial Parkway in Orange City on Friday, August 3rd 2015 . The 5,000 square-foot branch features a drive-up ATM, multiple drive-through lanes, safe deposit boxes and a full-service lobby, according to the Merritt Island-based bank . Lobby hours are 9 a .m . to 5 p .m . Monday through Wednesday and 9 a .m . to 6 p .m . Thursday and Friday . Drive-through service will start a half-hour earlier each day . The Orange City branch replaces a smaller office that was closed in the DuPont Lakes Shopping Center in Deltona . The building will also house an office of the DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce and Orange City Business Alliance .

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Friday, October 9th6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Wayne G. Sanborn Center815 S. Alabama DeLand

A FABulous AffairHosted by

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Lynn Bria of Stetson Women’s Basketball

The FABulous night will includeDancing, a Red Carpet Photo Shoot, Martini tasting,

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Local Operator Marks 30th Year In Business

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Serving all of West Volusia: deLand, deltona, deBary, Orange City, deLeon Springs, Pierson, astor,

Lake Helen and Paisley.

Jerry’s Body ShopLocally owned and operated by Jerry and Margie Doyle

• Startedinthecollisionrepairindustryover50yearsagoinChicago,IL

• MovedtoPompanoBeachin1965,thenwithmywifeMargieownedandoperatedabodyshoptherefor61/2years.

• WeareafamilyownedbusinessservingVolusiaCountysince1976.JerryandMargiestartedoutinbusinessbyrentinga1,000sq.ft.warehouseinDeLandonOldDaytonaRoadin1976,thena2400sq.ft.buildingonSouthAlabamaAve.in1978,thenfinallyin1982,purchasedourexisting10,000sq.ft.facilityat528SWoodlandBlvd.(US17-92).Thisbuildingwasoriginallyconstructedin1926tohouseaPackarddealership.

• Operatingonthefamilyprinciples,Jerry,asecretary,oranestimatorwillgreetyoueitheronthephoneorasyoucomeinthedoor,withJerryoranotherestimatorpreparingyourestimate.Wewanttomakesureyoufeelascomfortableinourbusinessandwithusasyouareathomeorwithyourfamily.Wehavemademanyfriendsthroughthebusinessandwillcontinuetomakemore.

• Specializingininsuranceandcustomerpaycollisionrepair.AlsoRVrepairandvehiclerestorations.

• Ourskilledstaffwillrespectyoursituationandhavethetechnicalknowledgetoseethatyourvehicleisrepairedcorrectlyandinatimelymannereverytime.Your100%satisfactionisourgoal.

• Recently(8/2015)addedafaceliftandnew4colorpaintschemeonexterior.

• MemberDeLandChamberover35years:pastDirectorand14yearPublicSafetyCommitteechair.

• MemberLifetimeDeLandElksLodge

• MemberDelandBreakfastRotary

• MemberDeLandCitizensPoliceAcademyAlumni

• MemberDeLandStateCollegeCollisionadvisoryCommittee

• MemberDeLandEagles

• 2012PublicSafetyCitizenoftheyearVolusiaLeagueofCities

Website:http://www.jerrysbodyshopinc.com/

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/jerrysbodyshopdeland

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FREEZE FRAME(Chamber in Action)

Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for WaWa, Orange City (July 2015)

Office opening and ribbon cutting for Amanda Agnew State Farm, Orange City (September 2015)

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This month’s column is personal to me, as a girl growing up in the Agriculture

community with the love of horses I am still very active in it! I continue to train and compete in Arabian horse shows throughout the southeast. I learned from a young age to appreciate the value of supporting our local agricultural community. From the farmers who make their living growing produce, to the young FFA or 4H student raising live stock to go for auction to pay for their college, and the countless others who made their trades in the agricultural and farming livestock fields.

Today, our family home is on a beautiful stretch of land in the country. My husband a Business owner is mechanic that works on farm equipment in the Agriculture Community, and I in the banking industry work with the farmers every day with their business needs! Situations like this keeps

2 0 1 5 P R E S I D E N T ’ S P R O C L A M A T I O N

AGRICULTURE MEANS BUSINESS –FOR EVERYONE!

Michelle “Missy” Chaves, 2015 President

809 N. Woodland Blvd.DeLandrandymueller@allstate.com

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Regularly Scheduled Events

Fuel Meets every Monday at 7:30am Boston Coffee 109 E New York Ave ., DeLand Business discussion group

FaB Night Out Meets the 4th Tuesday every month except November & December 5:30 - 7:00pm Check delandchamber .org for location updates Females About Business

ambassador Committee Meets the 4th Wednesday every month 11:30am - 1:00pm Boston Coffee 109 E . New York Ave ., DeLand

FaB Luncheon Meets the 2nd Friday of every month 11:30 – 1 pm Oak Park at John Knox Village 101 Northlake Dr ., Orange City Females About Business

Let’s do Lunch Meets Every Tuesday 11:30 – 1 pm Sinatras Downtown Ristorante 215 S . Woodland Blvd, DeLand Networking 4th Friday Social Cycling ride Every 4th Friday 6 pm – 7pm Meet at 120 S . Florida Ave . (City Hall

Park), DeLand

Bike and Trails Committee Meets 4th Monday every month 4:30 – 5:30 pm Chamber Offices - 120 S . Florida Ave .,

DeLand (1st Floor Conference Room)

Education Committee Meets 3rd Wednesday every month 4 - 5:30 pm Chamber Offices - 120 S . Florida Ave .,

DeLand (2nd Floor)

MaC deLand Committee Judy Thompson, Chair 3rd Wednesday, 12 noon, Museum of Art-DeLand, 600 N . Woodland Blvd ., DeLand Arts and Culture

everyone in business from the Ag community to the City where we all work together to be successful!

Every day I listen to the challenges our local farmer’s face just to keep their small farms alive, like state and federal regulations are just the beginning! Being in agriculture is not easy, yet this dedicated community of businessmen and women provides a $781 million economic impact to Volusia County and represents over 3% percent of our county’s entire economic activity. So it’s just good business to support our local agricultural community.

On Friday, October 9th our Females About Business Committee will be hosting their 3rd Annual Gala “Diamonds Are Forever - A FABulous Affair” event at the Wayne G. Sanborn Center from 6:00PM to 9:00PM. This extravaganza” pays tribute to the FABulous WOMEN of Bond, and will include specialty Martinis, Heavy Hors d’Oevres, Dancing, Prizes and more! All Monte Carlo casino gaming tables and slots in our Casino Royal benefit the FAB Scholarship foundation.

On Saturday October 10th, the DeLand Urban Crit Mountain Bike Race comes to town from 4:00PM to 7:00PM at the Volusia County Courthouse Parking Garage and Grounds located at 101 N. Alabama Ave., DeLand. The urban crit is a great event for everybody and spectators have just as much fun as the racers! This fast-paced obstacle course race is hosted by the DeLand Chamber of Commerce Bicycling & Trails Committee.

On Saturday morning, October 17th we will be cleaning up various city playgrounds as part of our “Keep DeLand Beautiful Day” sponsored by our partners at Covidien and the City of DeLand. Approximately 200 volunteers participate in this event that was created to show pride in our community and will be staged this year at the Collective Church in Downtown DeLand. For more information on this event or to sign-up a team, please visit www.deland-chamber.org

Join us at one or all of these great events!

Thank you for doing business in DeLand and West Volusia!

Sincerely the Deland Area Chamber/Orange City Alliance President, Michelle “Missy” Chaves

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CALENDAR ~ 4th Quarter 2015

EVENTS

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US POSTAGE PAIDMID-FLORIDA, FL

PERMIT NO . 20590

120 S. Florida Ave.DeLand, FL 32720

OctOber 9, 2015FeMALeS AbOUt bUSINeSS

DIAMONDS Are FOrever - the WOMeN OF bOND815 S Alabama Ave, DeLand, FL 32724

Females About Business (FAB), will host its FABulous Affair to raise scholarship funds to assist women in our local communities grow

their business or advance their education. The scholarship funds will empower women to attain their business and education goals. Our goal

is to raise and award $5,000 in scholarships and grants with the FAB Funds earned through this event. If West Volusia business women are

YOUR target demographic, this is YOUR opportunityto market directly to them during a one-of-a-kind event!

OctOber 10, 20154:00 PM - 7:00 PM

DeLAND UrbAN crIt - MOUNtAIN bIke rAcePractice Starts at 3:00 PMVolusia County CourthouseParking Garage & Grounds

101 N. Alabaa Ave.

OctOber 17, 2015 (rAIN DAte: OctOber 31St)8:00 AM tO 1:00 PM

cOvIDIeN’S ANNUAL “keeP DeLAND beAUtIFUL DAY”An annual community-wide effort to ‘clean-up’ DeLand will focus on its local parks. The staging area will be downtown at the Collective Church at 111 Alabama Ave., DeLand.This year vendor space will be available! $50 members $75 non members.The DeLand Area

Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Covidien, coordinates an annual community-wide effort to “clean up” DeLand. Approximately 300 volunteers participate during this event that creates additional pride in

our community. The first 100 volunteers to pre-register are given a “Keep DeLand Beautiful Day” T-shirt with all of our participating sponsor logos

on the back.

OctOber 22, 20155:30 PM - 7:30 PM

GrAND OPeNING & rIbbON cUttING JIMMY JOhN’S

247 N. Woodland Blvd., Unit 100 DeLand, FL 32720

DeceMber 17, 20155:30 PM - 7:30 PM

hOLIDAY ceLebrAtION & NeW MeMber recePtIONHampton Inn & Suites20 Summit Oak Place

DeLand, FL 32720

DeceMber 18, 2015cOMPLete the SerIeS WIth

“the hOLIDAYS MeAN bUSINeSS LUNcheON”Sandhill Golf Course 800 Euclid Ave., DeLand