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12 July 2017 www.carroll-ga.org


Chamber Board Meeting

The City of Villa Rica hosted the June

board meeting at their new public

library facility. (At left) Mayor Jeff

Reese welcomes Wayne Payne;

(Bottom left) Presidents Steve Daniel

(WGTC) and Kyle Marrero (UWG)

arrived dressed alike which provided a

good laugh for all (bottom right).

Thanks to all the Chamber businesses who have posted

#ThinkCarrollFirst chalkboard photos! Here are just a few…


SmartWorks In collaboration with the Workforce Education Task Force, a monthly feature

story will focus on workforce education and development from the perspective

of real people who are making a real difference in our communities.

#ThinkCarrollFirst—everyone has the potential to learn, work and thrive

right here in Carroll County!

The President’s Advisory Council on Financial Liter-

acy defines it as “the ability to use knowledge and

skills to manage financial resources effectively for a

lifetime of financial well-being.”

When do you begin to teach money management

skills? At Oak Mountain Academy, it begins in the

lower school (Pre-K through third grade) and contin-

ues until graduation. In Karen Buchanan’s fourth

grade class, students are running their own business

to experience how money works in the world and it

involves something called Brown Cow, Blue Blast

and Crumble Cookie.

“Our class is in the ice cream business,” said Bu-

chanan. “We began the year with a discussion of

products to sell (product research) and the class de-

cided to go with ice cream since it was something

students already wanted.”

Some of the many business concepts the students are

learning include product research, employee schedul-

ing, customer service, inventory control, supply and

demand, and profit/loss margins.

The class is divided into sales teams (employee

scheduling) responsible for a 15-miunte shift each

day during lunch. When asked what they learned

during their sales shifts, the students had a variety of

answers: be sure to get the right amount of money

(profit/loss); check parent permission letters to pro-

tect students with allergies (customer service), and

be sure to close the freezer (inventory control).

Students were quick to correlate their experiences to

the different subjects they study. Preparing the in-

ventory sheet each day and making change obviously

relate to math. Maintaining the freezer temperature

below 32 degrees, and understanding the relationship

between sales volume and outdoor temperatures in-

volve science concepts. They use proper grammar in

verbal and written communication to utilize language

arts skills, and all the students recognized the im-

portance of soft skills: manners, respect, honesty

and responsibility.

“They have to complete their inventory sheets at

the end of each shift before they can head outside

to play, so accepting responsibility for complet-

ing their ‘job’ is important to them,” Buchanan

said. “Their business has proven to be a valuable

learning tool.”

There is a national movement to include more

financial-related coursework, beginning in the

elementary school setting, to help students under-

Oak Mountain Academy students River Volk

and Quinton Garrett prepare the daily ice

cream inventory at the end of their sales shift.

Their fourth grade class learned the ins and

outs of running a business as part of a financial

literacy emphasis in Oak Mountain’s Lower

School.

(Continued on page 15)


Ozier Apparel celebrated the grand opening of its new location at 213 Avenue C in Carrollton with

an open house, ribbon cutting and plant tours. Ozier Apparel, supplier of embroidered apparel, has

been in operation since 1985. Originating in Bowdon, Ozier Apparel is a family run business and as

a full service apparel decor company, offers screen print and digital print as well as embroidery.

Carroll County Chamber officials, board members and members of the Ambassador Committee were

on hand for the celebration.

stand how money works in the world. Delisa Gledhill, Dean of the Lower School at Oak Mountain, not-

ed that financial literacy activities begin in their third grade economics unit.

“Our third graders chose a career and receive a salary based on that occupation. They then have to pre-

pare a budget, purchase a home and car, pay bills and taxes,” she explained. “The unit lasts an entire

semester and they get an early understanding of the value of money.

“I am excited about the creative, innovative ways our students get to learn while maintaining academic

rigor, honesty, respect, and responsibility,” Gledhill said.

These valuable hands-on learning experiences will serve Oak Mountain Academy students well as they

move into the future with the discipline to use their financial literacy skills every day.

Financial Literacy

(Continued from page 14)

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Welcome New Members Please extend a warm Chamber welcome to the following new members

and remember them when you do business.

Anna Gordon Portraits Anna Gordon

202 Bradley St.

Carrollton, GA 30117

Phone: (425) 577-3415

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.annagordonportraits.com

Category: Photography

Cycle Works Greg McDonald

900 N. Hwy 27

Roopville, GA 30170

Phone: (770) 832-2003


Website: www.cycleworksofcarrollton.com

Category: Motorcycle sales and service

The Southeastern Quilt and Textile

Museum is located in a former cot-

ton warehouse on Bradley Street in

Carrollton’s Historic Downtown.

The museum opened in 2011 with

the purpose of collecting, exhibiting,

preserving, promoting and interpret-

ing the heritage, art, and production

of quilting and textiles in the south-

eastern United States. The museum

offers beginner and advanced cours-

es, as well as an annual children’s

summer camp. Members of the

Chamber’s Business Development

Committee and the Ambassador

Committee support the Business of

the Month activity.

Give Me Your List Susan Logan

Phone: (404) 718-9166


Website: www.knockoutyourlist.com

Category: Concierge Service/ Errand running

Toby J Powers Agency, Farmers Insurance Toby Powers

102 Somerset Pl. Ste. 2

Carrollton, GA 30116

Phone: (678) 839-4534


Website: http://https://agents.farmers.com/ga/

carrollton/tyree-powers?Source_Indicator=AP

Volunteer Today! (678)890-2357 [email protected]


Thank You

Renewing Members Your membership is a symbol of confidence

in the work of the Carroll County

Chamber and its volunteers. We sincerely

thank renewing members

25+ years

Printed Specialties, Inc

Southwire Company

West Georgia Fire Extinguisher, Inc.

15-19 years

United Community Bank

15-19 years

Alex Roush Architects, Inc.

Carroll County Humane Society

Janus International Corp.

10-14 years

Ben Hill Roofing & Siding Co., Inc.

Captain D's

Carroll County Sheriff's Office

Keep Carroll Beautiful

Liberty Chevrolet

Literacy is for Today and Tomorrow

Southern Dental

United Community Bank- Villa Rica

5-9 years

Boy Scouts of America- Atlanta Council

Government Tax Solutions

Avery Jackson

Regions Bank- Carrollton

Servpro of Carrollton

1-4 years

Carrollton-Carroll Co. Communities in Schools

College of Social Sciences, UWG

Courtyard Carrollton by Marriott

Crane Industry Services, LLC

Exhibit Expressions LLC

Lavender & Associates Heat & Air

MKC Machine & Fab, Inc.

Pilgrims

Rapha Clinic of West Georgia, Inc.

Rodney E Wallace, LLC

Sweet Meadow Farms at Beech Creek

Terry Ricks

The Peace at Home Project

ThunderZone Family Entertainment Center

mailto:[email protected]

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