June 2015 Chambergram

We are still offering 50% off 1st year memberships. Contact Shondra Barrett today for more information.

Sincerely,
Shondra Barrett
Clay County Chamber of Commerce
Dates to Remember
 






May Lunch Meeting
The May Lunch Meeting was great with the guest speaker Colonel Kip Clark. Thank you Forrest Sherer Insurance and Wabash Valley Community Foundation for being Spotlight on Business. A special thank you to Colonel Kip Clark.
Groundbreaking
The Villas of Holly Brook will be an assisted living residents and for those with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. The facility plans to open in July 2016.
Towne Park Assisted Living of Brazil
The new facility will be called Towne Park Assisted Living of Brazil. The Towne Park Assisted Living of Brazil  plans to open in 2016.
New Member Old National Insurance
Old National Insurance is one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the US.  Headquartered in Indianapolis with offices across the Midwest, Old National Insurance insures thousands of individuals and businesses regionally, nationally and internationally. Dabren Clark is the Employee Benefits Account Executive at Old National Insurance. Dabren works with employers to develop their employee benefit programs.  Dabren provides education and tools to make sure they are in compliance with all of the regulatory departments.  Health insurance today and the law requiring it is very complicated.  Dabren can't stress enough the importance of education, to employers, employees, individuals and communities, so that at all levels there is better understanding of what is required, what is available and how to make it work best for all.
New Board of Director Tyler Fischer
Tyler Fischer is a 2000 graduate of Northview High School; 2004 graduate of DePauw University majoring in Economics; and a 2012 graduate of Indiana State University where he earned his Master's in Business Administration.  He has been in banking for over 11 years and works at First Financial Bank as the Commercial Loan Officer for Clay County.  Tyler has always been an advocate for volunteering and serves on several local boards including CRADLES of Clay County and The YMCAs of the Wabash Valley.  Tyler is an active member of the First Presbyterian Church in Brazil and also  volunteers with the Brazil Elks Lodge as the Chairperson for the Elks Youth Fitness Challenge.


 

Executive Director

Applications for the Torchbearers in the Indiana Bicentennial Relay will be available from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Brazil Public Library, 204 N. Walnut St. Brazil, and from 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday at the Clay County Chamber of Commerce, 535 E. National Ave., Brazil. They will also be available at Clay City News, 717 Main St. Clay City.

The nomination period ends on Dec. 31. Once all nomination forms are collected, a juried nomination process will be employed in each county to select torchbearers.

Also, the online nomination form is available at   

www.indiana2016.org/torchrelay/nominatio
A word from our members !

 

ST. VINCENT CLAY NEEDS YOUR HELP.  St.Vincent Clay Hospital is seeking input from the community to help identify opportunities to improve health.  Please click on the email address below to access a very short survey focused on community risks. The survey only takes a few minutes. We will use this data in future discussion with community partners to form programs that address risks identified. 

Thanks for your participation,

Jerry Laue                                                                               https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/inhealthneedssurvey  

 

 


Northview High School - DECA Program

 

Northview High School's Distributive Education Club of America (DECA) program received a grant of $6,500 from 100+ Women Who Care in Clay County, a philanthropic group in Clay County. 100+ Women Who Care in Clay County formed in March of this year and will meet four times a year to select a nonprofit.

At their first meeting in March, 100+ Women Who Care in Clay County nominated Brazil Mainstreet, Northview High School's DECA program and the Humane Society. The Women voted for the DECA Program to be the first nonprofit organization that 100+ Women Who Care in Clay County donates to in 2015.

           The DECA program consists of 34 Northview High School students who are interested in becoming leaders in careers and education in marketing, finance, hospitality, management, and other business areas. Through their $6.500 donation, the 100+ Women Who Care in Clay County will be providing funds for three Northview High School DECA students to attend the DECA International Conference in Orlando, Florida. These students will meet with over 17,000 high school students, teacher-advisors, business professionals, and alumni to demonstrate their college and career readiness.     

The 100+ Women Who Care in Clay County group currently has 68 members and is modeled after the successful 100+ Women Who Care Vigo County, a local group organized in 2013 to support nonprofit groups in Vigo County. 100+ Women Who Care in Clay County continues to welcome new members to the group. If membership grows to 100 members, the selected organization will receive $10,000 at each meeting!  Individuals joining 100+ Women Who Care in Clay County will be considered charter members if they become a member before December 31.The larger the group grows, the greater of an impact it can make! Anyone interested in joining the Guys Who Give or the 100+ Women Who Care should call the Wabash Valley Community Foundation at 812-232-2234.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










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Sincerely,

 

Shondra Barrett
Clay County Chamber of Commerce