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Volume 126 l May 2023

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Congrats, Gamal!

For his volunteerism to the Chamber, Gamal Megherfi of First Citizens Bank, was recognized by our Ambassadors Team as Ambassador of the Month at the group’s meeting on May 3. Gamal also supports us as a Director on the Chamber Board. If you would like to volunteer with us as a member of the Ambassadors Team, reach out to Chamber President Tom Morrissette. The group meets monthly on the first Wednesday at 8:15 a.m.

Our sincere thanks to the following businesses who joined the Chamber during the past four weeks. To learn more about them, please visit www.CentralChamber.biz

The Barrington

RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES

Melissa Peters

901 Seminole Boulevard, Largo, FL 33770

727-585-5900

MarketingDirector@BarringtonSL.com

www.barringtonseniorliving.com

Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School

SCHOOLS

Carmen Prevost

6410 11th Avenue N., Largo, FL 33773

727-547-4526

prevostc@pcsb.org

www.pcsb.org/fitzgerald-ms

Peace Advocacy Group

HEALTH CONSULTANT

Claudia Cometa

2519 McMullen Booth Road, #510-267, Clearwater, FL 33761

909-844-6443

Claudia@PeaceAdvocacyGroup.com

www.PeaceAdvocacyGroup.com

Riverchase Dermatology

HEALTH CARE

Annette Megherfi

1122 Druid Road E, Clearwater, FL 33756

727-461-2282

amegherfi@rivershasederm.com

www.RiverchaseDermatology.com

Viking Title, LLC

TITLE AGENCY

W. Josh Brown

475 Central Avenue, Suite 205, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

727-258-2671

Josh@SendTheVikings.com

www.SendTheVikings.com

Next Week - LET YOUR LEADERS KNOW HOW YOU FEEL!

Registration 4:30 PM; Program/Reception 5:00 PM

Cambria Hotel

15015 Madeira Way, Madeira Beach FL, 33708

$15.00 per seat *LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE

Cost includes light hors d'oeuvres and one (1) drink ticket.

Registration is through Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber.

Get your ticket here: 2023 Legislative Wrap-up & Happy Hour

Welcome, Statewide Mortgage

Brian Kennedy, of Statewide Mortgage Company, Inc., was presented with his official Chamber membership plaque by Chamber Ambassadors (from left) Samantha Fenger of Uniti, Wendy Swertfeger of LegalShield/IDShield and Trudi Greig of Hancock Whitney Bank. Statewide Mortgage is located at 1601 East Bay Drive in Largo. Learn more about them at www.StatewideMortgageCoInc.com

Florida moves to shield space companies from lawsuits

A measure now before Gov. Ron DeSantis would extend liability protections to private aerospace companies if crew members are injured or killed in spaceflights.

NHC tracking tropical wave moving slowly west

The National Hurricane Center is continuing to monitor the first tropical wave of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which is now moving even slower than it did Wednesday.

Orlando holocaust museum unveils a new design

A year after releasing the first conceptual drawings of the new $106 million Holocaust Museum for Hope & Humanity in downtown Orlando, the museum board and architects are asking for official city approval for the project.

South Florida union members say HCA's low staff levels put patients at risk

Caregivers in South Florida have warned that patients are at risk due to "unacceptable" staffing numbers as they negotiate with one of the state's largest health care providers for better working conditions.

'Not trying to be recycling police:' Recycling bin inspections start in Jacksonville

Jacksonville recyclers have four opportunities to learn from “oops” tags attached to their recycling bins in the coming months – or else their bins may no longer be useable.