| Issue No. 246 Serving the Entire Business Community February 2005 | ||
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- Feb. 15, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Chamber Annual DinnerThe Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominees for their annual awards program honoring citizens who have made, by their selfless service, contributions for the betterment of our area communities. The awards presented are for: Distinguished Citizen: awarded to a person who has made positive contributions to the quality of life in the Plymouth area. - Previous Distinguished Citizen Recipients: 2001 Chuck Glaub 2002 Bishop William C.R. Sheridan 2003 Dr. Rev. Ronald Liechty 2004 William Young Volunteer: awarded to a person who contributes volunteer talents and time to worthwhile organizations. - Previous Volunteer Recipients: 2001 Irene Vieweg 2002 Jack Stapleton 2003 Therese (Tess) Greer 2004 Tony Lenne Youth Service: awarded to a person who demonstrates exemplary service to the youth of the community. - Previous Youth Service Recipients: 2001 Leonard and Joanne Isban 2002 Everett Wallace 2003 Jay King 2004 Melissa Christiansen Public Servant: awarded to the person who demonstrates outstanding leadership in the public sector. - Previous Public Servant Recipients: 2001 Donnie Davidson 2002 Bill Gee 2003 Jack L. Davis 2004 Penny Lukenbill These honors may be given to people who qualify through lifetime achievement or extraordinary contributions in the past year. A five-person committee, separate from the Chamber, will select the Distinguished Citizen based on the nominations turned into the committee. The Distinguished Citizen award also includes a $500.00 check from the Chamber donated in the Distinguished Citizen's name to a charity of the recipient's choice. Each award recipient will receive a plaque and another plaque will be located at the Chamber office with award winners' names posted. Executive Director, Doug Anspach, explains, "Our community is home to a number of individuals who have made Plymouth a better place to live, work and raise a family over the past 30 - 40 years. I believe we need to recognize those people in an appropriate public venue." Nomination forms, nomination form (pdf), are also available at the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce, Bookworm Inc., Grand Rental Station, Sears, Treat's Squire Shop and Wild Birds Unlimited. Nominations may also be submitted online: Click for: online submission form Completed forms need to be returned to the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce, 120 N. Michigan Street, Plymouth, 46563-2133 by April 8, 2005. Awards will be presented at the Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner. The Chamber's Annual Dinner date and location are yet to be determined. Please watch for further information in the March and April 2005 NewsMonth issues, both hard copy and online.   Schoberg & Schoberg, Inc. 509 W. Adams St., Plymouth; 574-936-5857 Schoberg & Schoberg, Inc. announces the addition of a new Goshen office to better serve clients in the greater Elkhart County area. Schoberg & Schoberg, Inc. have served Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan for over 23 years and specialize in several areas: Industrial/Commercial, Historical Restoration & Preservation, and fine homes. Special Industrial/Commercial programs include a facility maintenance program or "planned paint program" encompassing special substrate needs including metal exteriors and specialized floor coatings. Schoberg & Schoberg also specialize in both public and private sector restoration and preservation. They offer specialized finishes suitable for Historic Restoration and fine homes including Venetian Plaster and European paints and papers. Miller's Assisted Living 625 Oakhill Ave., Plymouth; 574-936-9801 Time Management February 15, 2005 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm The area businesses and entrepreneurs are invited to attend this Business Buffet on Tuesday, 2/15/05 from 12 noon to 1 pm at Miller's Assisted Living Apartments. The featured speaker will be Jane Pomeroy, IUSB. Ms. Pomeroy will present information on time management, organization of papers and space, goal setting, scheduling and more. Business Buffet are educational seminars, featuring informative and practical topics geared for business people, such as supervisors, managers and office staff. These bi-monthly 'lunch and learn' sessions start promptly at Noon. There is no charge for the presentation, and lunch is available for $5.00 per person. For reservations or more information, please contact Anna Corbett at (574) 936-9801. Please RSVP by 2/10/05. Community Outreach Education SPONSORED BY HOLM MEDICAL CLINIC / FITNESS FORUM 2005 FREE SEMINAR SCHEDULE Note: from the Chamber web front page, you may click (under the doctor icon) "For Schedule click here" - more detailed information about subject and speaker updated each month. January 18 CVA/Stroke February 15 Orthopedic Sports Injuries March 15 Eye Health-cataract, macular degeneration April 19 Fibromyalgia May 17 Exercise/body physiology May 25 SR. Health & Fitness Day June 21 Cholesterol: good & bad July 19 Hypertension August 16 Sleeping Disorders September 20 Gastrointestinal October 18 Arthritis November 15 Menopause 101 December 20 Head and Neck Pain Meetings are held at Christo's Banquet Center, 830 Lincolnway East, Plymouth. Time: 6:30 to 7:30 PM For further information call 574-936-2333 and ask for Mary Holm. Email: mholm@holmclinic.com. Marshall Neighborhood Council, Inc. 402 W. Garro St., Plymouth; 574-936-3388 The Neighborhood Center has in storage a few pieces of office furnishings. There are a few desks, desk chairs and office dividers. These items are not new, but they are serviceable and they are free. Anyone interested in making use of these items, please call Jerry Nikitas at 574-936-3388 to make arrangements to see these items and to pick up. Ancill College 574-936-8898 Heart and Hands 574-935-3846 Tony and Mary Wood of Bourbon have established a new scholarship to benefit students of Heart and Hands, Inc. who wish to pursue a college education. The Heart and Hands, Inc. Scholarship Fund was created to provide financial assistance to a new student enrolling at Ancilla College who was previously a student of Heart and Hands, Inc. The couple is closely involved with Heart and Hands, Inc. - Tony is the president and Mary serves as the corporate secretary. "We don't know how many potential scientists, doctors, or other leaders are sitting in our classes at Heart and Hands, but this scholarship may plant the seeds for the realization of these dreams," said Mr. Wood, who attended Ancilla himself in 1993. Heart and Hands, Inc. acts as a catalyst between its students and the community by providing or finding answers to students' and others' needs in the immigrant community. In the last three and a half years, the organization has (helped) taught well over 600 students at its Plymouth Welcome Center and over 100 students at its Bremen Welcome Center. "In the coming years," said Mr. Wood, "we see a need for immigrants and students of Heart and Hands, Inc. to have an opportunity for a college education." Gibson Insurance Group 333 E. Jefferson St., Plymouth; 574- 936-2122; www.gibsonins.com Gibson Insurance Group has been honored with Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana (IIAI) Agency of the Year Award. The Agency of the Year award recognizes one agency that demonstrates exemplary performance in the areas of agency production, marketing, perpetuation, management, automation and industry involvement. Gibson Insurance Group was recognized for demonstrating an outstanding commitment to sound business practices, staff education, professionalism, participation in industry affairs and legislative issues, a strong agency structure and goals, as well as the same dedication to their community on behalf of their management and the staff. Independent insurance agents and brokers represent multiple insurance companies to offer clients a wide choice of business, auto, home, life, health coverage as well as retirement and employee benefit products. IIAI agents and brokers not only advise clients about insurance, they recommend loss prevention and claims management programs that can better manage their insurance costs. Gibson Insurance Group is among the top 1% of agencies in the nation and ranked in revenue among the top five privately held independent agencies in Indiana. In September 2004, Reagan & Associates again selected Gibson Insurance Group, to be part of an elite group of independent insurance agencies around the United States to participate in the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America's (IIABA) ìBest Practicesî Study Group. In addition to the IIAI and IIABA recognition for their performance results, Gibson has also received the Agency Peak Performance Award from Marsh Berry, a leading consulting firm for the financial services industry. Offering customized solutions for risk management to a wide array of clients, Gibson Insurance Group specializes in Commercial, Personal and Employee Benefits Insurance programs that are fully supported by Loss Prevention and Claim Services. Gibson has offices in both South Bend and Plymouth, Indiana, with clients and association member clients throughout the country. New Members
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