North Tampa Chamber of Commerce
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General Membership Meetings are Open to the Public

Meetings:

General Meeting: Thursday, March 11, Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 2701 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. with informal networking until 11:30 a.m. Buffet begins at 11:30 a.m. and program begins at 11:45 a.m. Program details? See page 1 of the newsletter. For early bird registration, RSVP online with a credit card or to the Chamber office at 961-2420 by 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 9 at the discounted rate of $15 (whether you eat or not). Reservations will be accepted after that date on the attendee check-in list for $20 (whether you eat or not), payable at the door by cash, check or credit card.

Chamber Board Meeting: Thursday, April 1, Beef O'Brady's, 8810 N. Himes (Himes & Busch) at 11:30 a.m. These are business meetings for members only. Directions? 936-2058. Must RSVP to Carol at 961-3604 or via email if you plan to attend.

General Meeting: Thursday, April 8, Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 2701 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. with informal networking until 11:30 a.m. Buffet begins at 11:30 a.m. and program begins at 11:45 a.m. For early bird registration, RSVP online with a credit card or to the Chamber office at 961-2420 by 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 6 at the discounted rate of $15 (whether you eat or not). Reservations will be accepted after that date on the attendee check-in list for $20 (whether you eat or not), payable at the door by cash, check or credit card.

General Meeting: Thursday, May 13, Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 2701 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. with informal networking until 11:30 a.m. Buffet begins at 11:30 a.m. and program begins at 11:45 a.m. For early bird registration, RSVP online with a credit card or to the Chamber office at 961-2420 by 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 11 at the discounted rate of $15 (whether you eat or not). Reservations will be accepted after that date on the attendee check-in list for $20 (whether you eat or not), payable at the door by cash, check or credit card.

Tuesday, March 9: Chamber Chatter Connections, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., hosted by Regions Bank-Ehrlich Branch, 5252 Ehrlich Rd., Tampa. Attendance is free. RSVP to Joan Matthews by Friday, March 5 at 960-3124. See page 5 of the newsletter for details.

Thursday, March 18: Chamber Networking Luncheon, Relationship Building with Business Neighbors, 11:30 a.m., Beef O'Brady's, 8810 N Himes (Himes & Busch), Tampa. Cost: $12.50, including tax and gratuity; order lunch from a select menu. RSVP by Tuesday, March 16 to Nicole Fielder @ 968-3090 x7000 or send email to nfielder@bankatlantic.com. Directions? Call 936-2058.

Tuesday, March 23: Business Brown Bag Breakfast, 7:30 - 9:00 a.m., BankAtlantic, 8351 N Dale Mabry Tampa 33614. Topic: Preparing Your Business Taxes for 2010 and 2011, presented by Seema Jain, CPA. This is the first of a new NTCC series of educational programs with speakers. These programs will be open to the public so bring a guest! Cost: $8.00 pp. RSVP online with a credit card or to Nicole at nfielder@bankatlantic.com or phone 813-931-8855 ext 7000 if you plan to pay at the door. Payment at the door must be cash or check payable to NTCC. Bring your own breakfast or snack. Coffee will be provided compliments of BankAtlantic. See page 4 of the newsletter for more information, or contact Earl Meyer at 813-541-3597 or meyerteam@aol.com.

Thursday, March 25: Chamber Networking Luncheon, Relationship Building with Business Neighbors: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Jerk Hut, 926 E Fowler Ave (just east of Nebraska close to the railroad tracks), Tampa. Order from special menu & pay restaurant; cost including tax and gratuity is $12.00 per person. Display table available for brochures, flyers, promotional items. RSVP by Tuesday, March 23 to Linda Jackson @ 800-839-6328 x3600 or send email to linda.jackson@growfinancial.org. Directions? Call 977-5777.

Thursday, April 15: Chamber Networking Luncheon, Relationship Building with Business Neighbors, 11:30 a.m., Beef O'Brady's, 8810 N Himes (Himes & Busch), Tampa. Cost: $12.50, including tax and gratuity; order lunch from a select menu. RSVP by Tuesday, April 13 to Nicole Fielder @ 968-3090 x7000 or send email to nfielder@bankatlantic.com. Directions? Call 936-2058.

Thursday, April 21: Chamber Chatter Connections "After Hours Mixer," 5:30 - 7:00 p.m., Springhill Suites by Marriott Tampa North, 5396 Primrose Lake Circle, Tampa. Attendance is free. RSVP TO Sarah Bates, 813-558-0300, sbates@shstampa.com. This event will be co-hosted by John Richardson, Author "Eighth Deadly Sin" and Deanna Richardson, Realtor, Prudential Tropical Realty.

Thursday, April 22: Chamber Networking Luncheon, Relationship Building with Business Neighbors: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Jerk Hut, 926 E Fowler Ave (just east of Nebraska close to the railroad tracks), Tampa. Order from special menu & pay restaurant; cost including tax and gratuity is $12.00 per person. Display table available for brochures, flyers, promotional items. RSVP by Tuesday, April 21 to Linda Jackson @ 800-839-6328 x3600 or send email to linda.jackson@growfinancial.org. Directions? Call 977-5777.

Wednesday, April 28: Chamber Chatter Connections "Coffee Connection," 7:30 - 9:00 a.m., hosted by Sears Home Appliance Showroom, 14444 N. Dale Mabry, Tampa. Attendance is FREE. RSVP to Lori Burdell at 813-960-6175.

Thursday, April 29: Power Networking Lunch: Check-in 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. buffet lunch from 11:00 - 11:40 a.m. ONLY. Power Networking will begin promptly at 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Clarion Hotel, 2701 E Fowler Av, Tampa. Directions, call 813-971-4710. Cost: $15 for North Tampa Chamber members, $20 for non-North Tampa Chamber members. Must RSVP and PAY in advance. RSVP online with a credit card or 813-961-2420 or email to info@northtampachamber.com. Make checks payable to North Tampa Chamber and mail c/o Carol Rehfelt, 5202 Rawls Rd, Tampa, Fl 33624.

Table sponsorships available! Get MORE business exposure and contacts. Chamber Members $15, Non-Members $30. You do not have to be present to sponsor a table. Your Sponsorship includes:

• Table signage
• Your business cards on table (optional)
• Sponsor names acknowledged at beginning of meeting
• Listing of all participants with contact information
• Acknowledgement in NTCC newsletter

To arrange sponsorship or for more information, contact the chamber office at info@northtampachamber.com or 813-961-2420.

Friday, June 4: Charity Golf Tournament, 1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start, Heritage Harbor Golf & Country Club, 4101 W. Lutz Lake Fern Road, Lutz (across from Cheval). Open to the public. $75.00 per person, $300.00 per foursome (includes lunch and dinner). All levels of sponsorships are available starting with a hole sponsorship at $50 to various levels of corporate sponsorships. We are looking for a few guys and gals that would like to assist planning this awesome event, procuring golfers and helping on the day of the event and with many other functions. Contact Jeff Ryder to discuss your level of participation; questions, suggestions, ideas at jeff@cccopies.com or 813-962-8770. See page 5 of the newsletter for details.