DAYTONA REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HOLD LEGISLATIVE AWARDS LUNCHEON

 Daytona Beach, FL - The Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a Legislative Awards Luncheon on Friday, May 20, 2011 at the Holiday Inn LPGA in Daytona Beach.

 Sponsored by University of Central Florida, the luncheon will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn LPGA in Daytona Beach and will highlight the efforts of our local legislators. Each of our delegation’s legislators has been invited and is expected to be present at the luncheon. They will be honored for their work in Tallahassee and Washington on behalf of Volusia County over the past year.

 “As a former legislative aide to the Honorable William E. Sublette, I can appreciate the challenges that our legislators face balancing priorities and diverse opinions of constituents,” stated Tom Leek, Cobb Cole and Chairman of the Daytona Regional Chamber. “We tracked several important bills for business and lobbied hard. Now it’s time for the business community to recognize the legislators that came through for business, and we hope the entire community will join with us.”

 The Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce serves over 1,100 business members from all 16 cities and also in and out of the area and state of Florida.

 Ticket prices for the Legislative Awards Luncheon are $20 for Chamber members and $25 for non-members. Reservations are required. For additional information, or reservations, contact The Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce at 255-0981.

Palm Coast YPG 2nd Annual “Jingle Ball”
Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast, 6:30 p.m. Single tickets are $40.00 or couple tickets are $70.00. To purchase tickets please email palmcoastyoungprofessionals@yahoo.com or contact Jamie at 451-8496.In addition to the party the Palm Coast YPG will be collecting gift cards to benefit the Christmas Come True Project. Preferred stores are Wal-Mart, Target, Toys R Us.

Chamber Business Links Golf Tournament Rescheduled!

New Date - Wednesday, October 6th - 12:00 Noon -LPGA International

The Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce will host its Twelfth biennial HobNob event on Tuesday, October 19th, 4:00 p.m. – 7 p.m. at The Daytona International Speedway. This year’s HobNob is presented by Bright House Networks. The University of Central Florida is also partnering with us as Gold Sponsor.

HobNob is an old fashioned political rally with plenty of good food, beverages and music and gives voters an opportunity to meet with candidates on a one-to-one basis. We have invited all candidates appearing on the 2010 ballot and expect strong participation.

A straw vote is also planned on several key elections and issues that affect the Daytona Regional Area including the Florida Gubernatorial election. The results of this straw vote will be announced at the end of the evening.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available and provide an ideal way to provide hands-on exposure of your products to other business leaders in our community.

Invitations will be out in early September. For additional information on this year’s HobNob event call Lindsey Saunders at 523-3672.

On February 15th the Chamber hosted approximately 2,000 people at its 90th Annual Meeting athe Ocean Center. Featured Speaker and former Governor Sarah Palin was our guest for the evening crowd. Governor Palin spoke for about 40 minutes followed by a question and answer session facilitated by Outgoing Chairman Ted Doran (Doran, Sims, Wolfe, Ansay, Kundid & Birch).

Also included in the evening were the introduction of 2010 Chairman of the Board Jeff Feasel (Halifax Health) and his Executive Committee for '10. Kevin Bowler and Daytona Beverages, LLC was honored with the Chamber's Enterprise Award, presented to a business or individual that have made substantial contributions to the Daytona Beach area over the years.

The Marvin Samuels Award was presented to Phil Maroney (Root Organization) by the Daytona Beach Leadership Council. The award is presented to the Leadership Council member who has not just participated in community service organizations, but made a distinct difference in the organizations in which they have served.

A new addition this year, the Chamber presented its first Small Business of the Year award to O'Quinn Insurance Agency. This award recognizes a member in good standing with strong community involvement; one who contributes to the economic vitality and quality of life in the community; demonstrates the highest level of ethical business practices; demonstrates the higest level of customer service and satisfaction.

Rounding out our award recipients was Betty Jane France who received the coveted Lou Fuchs Business Person of the Year Award presented by Mayor Glenn Ritchey for all her work with Speediatrics. This award is presented to an individual whose contributions to the Daytona Beach area personify integrity, dedication and hard work. One who has made consistent major contributions to the community, over a considerable period of time, while supporting the goals of the Chamber.

Halifax Health was the Presenting Sponsor of this year's event and our thanks go out to Jeff Feasel and all of the people at Halifax for their dedication to the community. Additionally, we would like to thank all of our attendees and recipients, especially our Annual Meeting sponsors including AT & T Florida; Best Western Aku Tiki Inn/Bahama House; Black Crow Boradcasting; Bright House Networks; Brown & Brown, Inc.; Butcher's Nursery; Cobb Cole; Coca-Cola Bottling Co; Compu Sys; Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.; City of Daytona Beach; Daytona Beach News-Journal; Daytona International Speedway; Daytona State College; Digitial Press, Inc.; Doran, Sims, Wolfe, Ansay, Kundid & Birch; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center; Florida Power & Light; Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort; Lamar Outdoor Advertising; Markey's Rental & Staging; James Moore & Co., P.L., CPA's & Consultants; NASCAR; Ocean Waters Management; Ritchey Cadillac Buick Pontiac GMC; Root Company; TUI Business; University of Central Florida Daytona Beach; WDSC and Zgraph.