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October 2017

UPCOMING EVENTS Business Builder When: Friday, Oct. 6 and Thursday, Oct. 19; 8:30-9:45 a.m. Where: Chamber BoardroomCost: Free

Power Networking @ BreakfastWhen: Wednesday, Oct. 11; 8-9:30 a.m. Where: Holiday Inn-Palm Beach Airport Cost: $30, members (in advance), $35 after deadline; $40, non-members (in advance), $45 after deadline

“The Whys and Wherefores of Discipline and Documentation” Seminar When: Thursday, Oct. 12; 8:30-10 a.m. Where: Chamber BoardroomCost: $15, members (in advance),$20 after deadline; $25, non-members (in advance), $30 after deadline Presented by: FordHarrison

Network for a Cause/ YPOP Hotspot When: Thursday, Oct. 12; 5:30-7:30 p.m. Where: Palm Beach Outlets Cost: $15, members (in advance), $20 after deadline; $30, non-membersCause: Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County

Firefighter Breakfast When: Friday, Oct. 13; 7:45-9 a.m.Where: Palm Beach County Convention CenterCost: $45, members (in advance), $50 after deadline; $55, non-members (in advance), $60 after deadline Sponsor: St. Mary’s Medical Center and Palm Beach Children’s Hospital

YPOP 411 – Titus Center for Franchising When: Tuesday, Oct. 17; 5:30-7:30 p.m. Where: Palm Beach Atlantic University Cost: Free for chamber members; $20, non-members

Trustee Luncheon When: Wednesday, Oct. 18, Invitation onlyGuest Speaker: Ashley Moody, Candidate for Attorney General Contact: Kelly Fanelli at (561) 257-0289 or kfanelli@palmbeaches.org for more information

ATHENA Awards Luncheon When: Wednesday, Oct. 25; 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Where: Palm Beach County Convention Center Cost: $80, members (in advance), $90 members after deadline; $100, non-members (in advance), $110 after deadline Presenting Sponsor: Related

Trustee Tour of Pratt & Whitney/Sikorsky When: Thursday, Oct. 26, Invitation only Contact: Kelly Fanelli at (561) 257-0289 or kfanelli@palmbeaches.org for more information

Network Advance When: Friday, Oct. 27; 8:30-9:45 a.m. Where: Chamber BoardroomCost: Free

Florida’s Economic Outlook Breakfast When: Tuesday, Oct. 31; 7:45-9 a.m.Where: Palm Beach County Convention CenterCost: $45, members (in advance), $50 after deadline; $55, non-members (in advance), $60 after deadlineSponsor: NOVA Southeastern University

Due to Hurricane Irma’s recovery efforts, the ATHENA Awards Luncheon, presented by Related, has been re-scheduled to Wednesday, October 25 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. This year, the Chamber received more than 40 nominations comprised of outstanding individuals and organizations throughout Palm Beach County.

Ashleigh Walters, Morning Anchor from WPTV-Channel 5, will emcee the program. The ATHENA Leadership Award is presented to a woman — or man — who is honored for professional excellence, community service and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills.

The ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award actively supports and celebrates the ATHENA mission of supporting, developing and honoring women leaders, inspiring women to achieve their full potential-creating balance in leadership worldwide.

The ATHENA Organizational Leadership Award honors organizations that create a culture that encourages women employees to achieve their full leadership potential.

Please join us for the 26th Annual ATHENA Awards Luncheon as we celebrate each finalist’s achievements and honor recipients of our ATHENA Leadership Award, ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award, and ATHENA Organizational Leadership Award.

To purchase an individual ticket or table, please visit palmbeaches.org.

Thank you to all of our supporting sponsors, Wells Fargo, FPL, South Florida Fair, PNC Bank, Collective Water Resources, LLC, Toshiba Business Solutions, Hilton West Palm Beach, GL Homes, Florida Crystals, The Palm Beach Post and Lewis Longman & Walker P.A. and Southwest Airlines.

For more information about the event and last-minute sponsorship opportunities, please contact Marissa Kosiec at mkosiec@palmbeaches.org or (561) 833-3799.

ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award Finalists

ATHENA Organizational Leadership Award Finalists

Amyleigh AtwaterPlace of Hope

Sarah Criser ElwellForum Club of the Palm Beaches

Ann Marie SorrellThe Mosaic Group

Kate MagroPalm Beach Atlantic University

Amy MurphyCivic Engagement Liaison

Stephanie MitrioneFlorida Power & Light

Carolyn StonePalm Beach Atlantic

University

Dr. Jennifer O’Flannery AndersonNOVA Southeastern Universtiy

Sophia EcclestonFlorida Power & Light

Tammy O’RourkeGlidden-Spina + Partners

ATHENA Sponsors

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 • 11:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.PALM BEACH COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER

To register online, go to www.palmbeaches.org. For more information, contact Marissa Kosiec at (561) 833-3799 or mkosiec@palmbeaches.org.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE PALM BEACHES

Awards2017 ATHENA LUNCHEON

Kathi KretzerKretzer Piano

ATHENA Leadership Award Finalists

Jupiter Medical Center partners with Marathon of the Palm Beaches

Chamber Members Donate to Palm Beach County Food Bank at Network for a Cause

The Jupiter Medical Center officially kicked off the Marathon of the Palm Beaches at their new Urgent Care Center in West Palm Beach.

The urgent care facility is the Hospital’s first location serving the citizens of West Palm Beach and on the marathon route at Quadrille Boulevard and Flagler Drive.

The Jupiter Medical Center is the presenting sponsor of the Marathon of the Palm Beaches, which will be

a weekend celebration of races and family activities December 1-3.

“The Jupiter Medical Center pro-motes healthy living and it was a good fit to partner with the Marathon of the Palm Beaches and FitTeam,” said Liv Vesely, President of the Jupiter Med-ical Center Foundation.

Chamber Members gathered at PGA National Resort & Spa for our September Network for a Cause benefitting the Palm Beach County Food Bank. Pictured at right are attendees displaying some of the non-perishable dona-tions that will go toward Palm Beach County residents in need.

This year, the Palm Beach County Food Bank is celebrat-ing its fifth year of operation. From a centralized location in Lantana, the Palm Beach County Food Bank rescues, collects and distributes food at no cost to more than 175 agencies. The Palm Beach County Food Bank annu-ally provides more than 5 mil-lion pounds of food that is dis-tributed to more than 100,000 individuals each month. For more information about getting involved, please visit their website, www.pbcfoodbank.org.

Our next Network for a Cause is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 12 at Palm Beach Outlets. We will be supporting Habitat for Human-

ity of Palm Beach County. To attend, please register online at www.palmbeaches.org.

From left: Keith James, West Palm Beach City Commissioner; Bobby Kreusler, Representing FitTeam; Steve Seeley, Interim CEO of Jupiter Medical Center; Liv Vesely, President of Jupiter Medical Center Foundation; Ken Kennerly, CEO K2 Sports Ventures; Dennis Grady, CEO Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches PHOTO BYTRACEY BENSON PHOTOGRAPHY

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Increase your visibility and your sales by appearing in the Chamber’s 2018 Guide to the Palm Beaches. This award-winning, full-color publication is used as a buying guide for products and services by Chamber members, residents, tourists and visitors to Palm Beach County.

The Chamber prints 10,000 copies of the Guide.

Each member of the Chamber receives two free listings — one alphabetical and one by busi-ness category.

The Guide will debut at the Mayor’s State of the City Address on January 24, 2018, when 1,000 area business men and women will leave with a copy, hot off the press! It will also be avail-able in the Chamber’s lobby

and in digital format online at www.palmbeaches.org.

The deadline is October 31 and you must be a Chamber member to be included. This is just one of the many benefits of membership! Please e-mail Kelly Fanelli, Membership Director, at kfanelli@ palmbeaches.org or call (561) 257-0289.

In recognition of Fire Prevention Week, the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches will host its annual Firefighter Breakfast on Friday, October 13 from 7:45-9 a.m. at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. This breakfast, sponsored by St. Mary’s Medical Center and The Palm Beach Children’s

Hospital, will honor West Palm Beach Fire Rescue and Palm Beach County Fire Rescue’s bravest individuals.

To purchase a ticket or table of ten, please visit www.palmbeaches.org. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Marissa Kosiec at mkosiec@palmbeaches.org.

We are now accepting appli-cations for Class 2018 of Lead-ership West Palm Beach. Lead-ership West Palm Beach will continue to expose its partici-pants to a variety of aspects of the community including: gov-ernment; health and human services; education; neighbor-

hoods, arts, culture and festi-vals; and economic development. All of these are integral compo-nents of our community. Leader-ship West Palm Beach provides this information to class partic-ipants to generate leaders with a well-rounded knowledge base to assist in future planning and

decision-making for the better-ment of West Palm Beach. To sub-mit your application, go online at www.palmbeaches.org. For more information, please contact Sandy Pullens at spullens@palm-beaches.org or (561) 833-3713.

Dr. Jerry D. Parrish is the Chief Economist and the Director of Research for the Florida Chamber Foundation. He is responsible for conducting in-depth analyses on economic trends, Florida’s industry clusters and solutions to help secure Florida’s future.

Join us on October 31 at 7:45 a.m., as Dr. Parrish will address Florida’s current economy and how it is changing. He will discuss the effects of Hurricane Irma on Florida’s economy

before and after the storm, and conclude with his research on what we need to do to prepare for the year 2030.

To register, go to www.palmbeaches.org

NEW MEMBERSGood Greek Moving and StorageJohn Osorio, Manager1333 N. Jog RoadWest Palm Beach, FL 33413greekmoving.com(561) 683-1313MOVING & STORAGEIDK Media GroupJacob NazarianDirector of OperationsP.O. Box 1248Loxahatchee, FL 33470idkmediagroup.com(978) 496-5883VIDEO - LIVE STREAMINGJupiter Medical Center FoundationLivan Vesely, President

1210 S. Old Dixie HighwayJupiter, FL 33458jmcfoundation.org(561) 263-5728FOUNDATIONSLa Quinta Inn & SuitesDaniel LewandowskiGeneral Manager1910 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.West Palm Beach, FL 334097716.LQ.com(561) 689-8540HOTELSMoss & Associates, LLCC. Robin GalantiDirector of Business Development101 Bradley Place, Suite 204

Palm Beach, FL 33480mosscm.com(855) 360-6677CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTPainters PlusWm. Howard Davis, President2328 10th Ave. N., Suite 502Lake Worth, FL 33461paintersplus.us(855) 693-7587PAINTING - CONTRACTORSRadiant Health and WellbeingDan Zhou, President1205 N. Federal HighwayLake Worth, FL 33460RadiantHealthandWellbeing.com(561) 207-8833

HEALTH & WELLNESSReal Life Insurance Solutions / Member of AgentsNETEvelio Miranda, Agency Owner24626 State Road 54Lutz, FL 33559agentsnet.com(561) 704-7334INSURANCE - RISK MANAGEMENTSERVPRO of North Palm Beach County - Lake WorthDonna GoldfarbDirector of Business Development117 Miller WayLake Park, FL 33403servpronorthpalmbeachcounty.com(561) 881-8784

FIRE & WATER DAMAGE RESTORATIONSimmons & White, Inc.Sarah Abercrombie, Office Manager2581 Metrocentre Blvd. West, Suite 3West Palm Beach, FL 33407simmonsandwhite.com(561) 478-7848ENGINEERS - CIVIL & TRAFFICThe Volen CenterJohn Sawdon, Admissions Coordinator1515 W. Palmetto Park Rd.Boca Raton, FL 33486volencenter.com(561) 395-8920ADULT DAY CARE

American Security MortgageAvenir Holdings, LLCAwesome Greyhound Adoptions, Inc. & Hounds and HeroesBroward Factory Service

City Cellar Wine Bar & GrillCornerstone Solutions Florida, LLCThe David AssociatesEau Palm Beach Resort & SpaEvernia Place

Harless & AssociatesHigh Spirits Liquor and LoungeI-Kare Treatment Center, LLCJupiter Medical CenterLoftin Place

Palm Beach Gardens MarriottProperty Group Partners LLCShoes For CrewsSoutheastern PrintingTamCare Services, Inc.

TooJay’s Restaurant & Deli — JupiterTooJay’s Restaurant & Deli — Palm Beach

MEMBER RENEWALS

Leadership West Palm Beach Now Accepting Applications for 2018 Class

Due to Hurricane Irma, the deadline for the 2018 Guide to the Palm Beaches has been extended to Oct. 31

Florida Chamber Foundation’s Chief Economist to speak at upcoming breakfast

2017 FIREFIGHTER BREAKFAST

Jim AdkinsJim Adkins is President of CEO

Focus of Palm Beaches, LLC. He grad-uated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1981 and then went on to a long career in the Air Force as a leader, engineer, metallurgist, proj-ect/program manager, and acquisi-tion officer. Adkins retired from his government service in 1996. His first commercial endeavor was with Gen-eral Motors/Delphi Packard-Electric and GM/Delphi Chassis as a Senior Buyer. Since 2002, Adkins has gone on to successfully use his personal brand to lead, guide, improve and work in several industries including construction, lawn/termite service, fastener, automotive, electronics and jet engine businesses.

TRUSTEE SPOTLIGHT

William N. PikeWilliam N. Pike currently serves as

a Director of Operations in the Pike Corporation’s Florida division. The Pike Corporation was founded by Floyd S. Pike in 1945 and provides a suite of construction and engineering services to electric and gas utilities across the nation. Mr. Pike is the first of the fourth-generation Pike family members to hold a full-time position at the company. Prior to officially joining Pike Corporation in 2017, Pike served as an Associate at Anchor Capital Management, a Raleigh-based investment management company. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia.

Rob RennebaumRob Rennebaum is the President

of Simmons and White, Inc., a West Palm Beach engineering firm performing civil and traffic engineering services. He and his partners Tad Rowe, Greg Bolen, Kyle Duncan and their staff provide land development consulting to both private and public sector clients. A graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Rennebaum is a registered professional engineer in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina and is a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional. Rennebaum served on the North Palm Beach Planning and Zoning Commission, and as Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem.