MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 700 Main Street, Sebastian, FL 32958 www.SebastianChamber.com (772) 589-5969 June 2009

Facing the need for home health care is fright-ening for most people. The fear of losing con-trol of one’s household is a major concern. Champion Home Health Care, with offices in Vero Beach and Port St. Lucie, is aware of this reservation and has taken steps to ensure that the families they serve always feel in the com-mand.

“We guarantee our clients that they will be happy with our service and pleased with their caregivers,” explained Tom Michaels, owner and administrator. “Our mission is to help peo-ple live full, independent lives in the comfort of their own homes. Our caregivers are dedicated to providing personalized in-home care that en-riches our clients’ lives and helps them keep the highest possible level of independent liv-ing.”

Champion caregivers are screened in a highly selective interview process by Office Coordina-tor Bob Valentino. Competency checks, back-ground checks and in-service training ensure that only the best personnel will be represent-ing the health agency in people’s homes.

“We go beyond the state standards for employ-ment and only hire people who have the right motivation and interest in providing excellent care,” said Valentino.

Kathy Coneys, RN, Director of Nursing for Champion Home Health Care, echoes this sen-timent. “We only hire the best and are able to retain them by treating them with respect and developing a team atmosphere here,” Coneys said. “This allows us to provide superior care to our clients and has allowed us to develop a great reputation in our community.”

Coneys diverse nursing background in care and administration is a major asset for the company. Her successful career includes years working in physical rehabilitation, intensive care and nurs-ing management. In February she joined the Champion Home Health Care organization, which has been operating in Vero Beach for three years. She utilizes her talents to assess clients needs, to supervise and train aides and to personally manage cases. “I take a hands-on management approach,” she explained. “I get to know our patients and then match them with our caregivers who are best suited to the family. Part of my work is as a patient-care advocate and, in this capacity, I make sure our clients are treated just as a member of my own family.”

The company specializes in providing nurses, therapists, aides or companions to families in need of assistance. Whether you need a com-panion to simply help with meal preparation and errands, or you need the skilled care of a nurse, physical therapist, you can rest assured that the agency will place only qualified, trustworthy and attentive personnel in your home.

Champion Home Health Care, Inc. is located at 333 17th St., Suite 2R-3 in Vero Beach. For more information, call (772) 257-0442 or visit the website: www.championhome.com/vero.html.

If you would like to “make the front page” of our newsletter, make sure you schedule time this month at one of our net-working activities, and maybe your name will be drawn for the monthly spotlight! Check out our calendar inside!

Bob Valentino, Kathy Coneys & Tom Michaels Champion Home Health Care

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Luncheon at Capt Hiram’s

Lynn M. Tiffany, Editor, Treasure Coast Busi-ness Journal, Luncheon Sponsor

Karen Disney-Brombach, Vice Chair, Indian River County School Board, Luncheon Speaker

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Calendar of Events June 2009

June 4 Chamber Executive Committee 8:00 a.m. Chamber Main St. Office

June 5 Chamber Breakfast

8:00 a.m. River Breeze Cabinetry 821 US Hwy 1, Sebastian June 9 Chamber Monthly Luncheon at Capt Hiram’s Tiffany Room

Noon Guest Speaker: Angela S. Prioleau, Area Director, United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development $15 with reservations, $20 at the door June 10 Chamber Full Board Meeting 8:00 a.m. Chamber Main St. Office June 15 IRSC Business & Marketing Classes in Sebastian 6 p.m. Information sessions and registration at Historic Sebastian School June 16 Free Small Business Workshop at the Chamber Office 9:30 a.m. SCORE Counselors of America’s Small Business To register, call 589-5969 or visit www.score308.com June 18 Chamber Business & Pleasure

5:30 p.m. Inlet Wines 13401 US Hwy. 1, Sebastian June 19 Concert in the Park, Final Concert in the Series

5:30 p.m. Ben Robinson Band Sponsored in part by Melbourne International Airport and RBC Bank

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New Members 4/15/09– 5/12/09

FireStar Group, LLC Alan Kuatt 9611 N. US Hwy 1, Suite 302 Sebastian, FL 32958 772-205-5616 www.firestargroupllc.com firestargroup@comcast.net Real Estate Acquisition & Management

Exterra Construction Services Rex Wilson 405 Watercrest Street, Sebastian, FL 32958 772-646-0579 www.xterraconstruction.com rex@xterraconstruction.com General Contractor

Randy’s Trophies & Tees Wanda Agresti 1624 US Hwy 1, Sebastian, FL 32958 772-589-9009 Fax 772-589-9954 w_agresti@yahoo.com Trophies & T-Shirts – Retail

US Merchant Services Gena Norris and Steve Norell 451 S.W. Bethany Drive, 201 Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 772-220-7515 877-709-7515 Fax 772-223-7121 www.usmsllc.com sales@usmsllc.com Credit Card Processing

Paul’s Port-a-Pit, Inc. Dawn Jenkins 1881 Grey Falcon Circle S.W. Vero Beach, FL 32962 772-579-3532 772-579-6292 paulsportapit@yahoo.com Food Vendor/Concession

Atlantic Shores Nursing and Rehab Center Michael Cabrera 4251 Stack Blvd. Melbourne, FL 32901 321-953-2219 321-266-0663 www.atlanticshoresrehab.com mikecab72@aol.com Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center

Special thanks to our many renewing members!

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2009 Concerts in the Park Riverview Park, Sebastian

5:30-8:00 p.m.

June 19th The Ben Robinson Band

There will be food & refresh-

ments for sale from Mad Dogs, Paul’s Port-A-Pit, and Sunside Fun. The Lion’s Club of Sebas-tian will be selling popcorn.

The Concerts in the Park are sponsored by the City of Sebas-

tian, Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce, Mel-

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To register, call 589-5969 or visit www.score308.com

Member News

Indian River Publishing & Media Consultants, Inc. Expands! Cindy Bryant, President and publisher of The Official Dining Guide for Vero Beach, Sebastian & North St. Lucie County and the Heartbeat of the Treasure Coast and founder of Business ConneXions, is please to announce the addition of an online and radio presence for clients and readers alike. Both publications may now be downloaded from their individual websites; www.diningfunguide.com or www.heartbeatofthetreasurecoast.com. And to compliment the print and online products, you can tune into the new radio show “Cindy’s Health Beat & Where to Eat” on WPSL 1590 am every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

On Saturday, July 11th, 2009, Hometown News will be hosting the 2nd Annual Hometown News Community Yard Sale, benefiting Molly’s House. The Hometown News location is 1102 S. US High-way 1. Molly’s House provides temporary housing for families and patients receiving medical care on the Treasure Coast. The house is open to all patients and families by referral only through a phy-sician, hospital, hospice, home healthcare, funeral homes, the Cancer Center, the Heart Center and other agencies associated with healthcare. Any questions, call Amanda Budnik at 772-465-5656.

VeroBeach.com is offering free resume posting on www.verobeach.com/employment.html, if you are looking for a job, or know someone who is, you can post your resume on their site. Gary Fox recom-mends that you include a photo as it is important to potential employers.

Registration continues for the Vero Beach Museum of Art’s Summer Art Camp, providing young peo-ple creative and fun experiences during the summer. For further information, please contact the Art School Manager Ellyn Giordano at 772-231-0707, extension 116 or email her at egiordano@verobeachmuseum.org.

Thank You! Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce

Annual Golf Tournament

Tournament Chairs: Ben Bishop and Ed Moore

Gold Sponsor-Sebastian River Medical Center Silver Sponsor- Ferndale Lodge, Waste Management & Maronda Homes

Thanks for all of our T-signs, Goodie Bags & Raffle Prizes!

AA Stained Glass & More Arnold Air Conditioning B & Z Plumbing Bay Street Pharmacy & Home Health Care Better Business Solutions Busy Bee Lawn & Garden Capt. Christy Lenz Capt. Hiram’s Resort Countryside Citrus D & S Auto Repair Discount Golf Don Wright Real Estate Express Huntin’ N Fishin’ Hale Groves River Market Indian River Federal Credit Union Kashi School of Yoga Kayaks, etc. Kroegel Produce Lasting Impressions North Indian River County Library Oculina Bank Old Opera House Gallery Paradise Florist

Paradise Ice Cream Pioneer Pest Control Plan B Business Solutions Play It Again Sports RBC Bank Rebecca Carswell RE/MAX Riverside Rich Boyington Goldsmith Riverside Bank Sam’s Club Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers Shady Grove Nursery Space Coast Credit Union The Pig & Whistle Pub The UPS Store Treasure Coast Watercraft Wal-Mart Wisner Controls

Special thanks to the Staff at Sebastian Municipal Golf Course and Eagles Nest Restaurant!

Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors, 2009

Officers President – Debbi Vickers, Scripps Treasure Coast

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Vice President – Theresa Tolle, Bay Street Pharmacy & Home Healthcare

Treasurer – Rick Wisner, Wisner Controls

Secretary – Patti Jamar, RE/MAX Riverside

Past President – Margie Duffell, Wells Fargo Home

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Elected Directors

Michelle Barkley, Complete Electric

Sandi Gehrke, Riverside Bank

Emily Holliman, Sebastian River Medical Center

Sherri Sproch, Sherri’s Floral Shoppe, Inc.

Don Wright, Don Wright Realty

Appointed Directors

Ben Bishop, Squid Lips Overwater Grill

Mickey Capp, Capp Custom Builders

Daisy Knowles, Sebastian River Medical Center

Chuck Mechling, Collier Club

Chris Pinson, Rotary Club of Sebastian

Ex-Officio Wesley Davis, Indian River County Commissioner

Susan Adams, Mayor, City of Fellsmere Richard Gillmor, Mayor, City of Sebastian

Jason Nunemaker, City Manager, City of Fellsmere Beth L. Mitchell—Executive Director

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June 2009 Beth L. Mitchell, Executive Director

We celebrated National Tourism month in May, and there are many meaningful points of inter-est regarding how important tourism is for our community. Our chamber has over 125 busi-nesses who are categorized as tourism related, and dependant upon visitors coming to our area. The big picture is the same, the economic impact of visitors is perhaps not understood. Here are some statistics: Total Number of Visitors to Florida 2008 82.5 million Number of Floridians Employed 1,007,000 Amount Generated in Payroll $ 13.3 billion Total Sales Tax Revenue from Tourism $ 3.9 billion VISIT FLORIDA, the State tourism organization, has rolled out a new marketing plan that in-cludes www.ShareaLittleSunshine.org. Check out the videos and enter the drawing after you invite someone to visit Florida! Included in this newsletter is a flyer announcing the 2nd Annual Sebastian Grill Out Night Scheduled for August. If your business would like to participate, please fax the form back and we will include you in our advertising schedule! Our monthly lunch in June features a guest speaker who will be sharing very valuable informa-tion for our businesses. We have invited Angela S. Prioleau, from the United States Depart-ment of Agriculture, Rural Development to speak to us about grant money for businesses. This may be very helpful to some of our businesses who could potentially qualify for some of those federal stimulus dollars flowing our way. If you plan to attend, please make reservations, as we believe we may have a larger turnout than normal. Finally, we have garnered support form the Indian River County Commission, City of Sebas-tian, City of Fellsmere, Brevard County Commission, Micco and Barefoot Bay Homeowners Associations to apply for the extension of the Scenic Highway Designation to a 27 mile loop that encompasses Fellsmere. The application will be sent to the State of Florida this month, and hopefully it will be approved. If you would like more information about the National Sce-nic Byway Program, please visit their website at www.Byways.org.

Have a prosperous week!

CONCERT IN THE PARK

Stoney & The House Rockers performed on May 1st!

18TH ANNUAL CHAMBER GOLF TOURNAMENT

The Redskins won 1st Place with a score of 58!

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