Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce 2000 South Washington Ave., Titusville Florida 32780 321-267-3036   FAX: 321-264-0127 Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. -- 9:00am - 5:00pm

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April 18, 2008

TitusNites Cruise In

Saturday, May 3rdt, 2008
4-8pm - Downtown Titusville

This car show comes fully loaded with over 300 cars, trucks and motorcycles in one easy to find location, Downtown Titusville. Admission to Brevard's largest car show is FREE. Visit downtown Titusville on Saturday, May 3rd from 4:00-8:00 pm and view all the antique, modern and classic vehicles on display.

Besides the cars, there's live entertainment, food, shopping and much more! There's plenty of fun for the whole family.

For more details on the event, call Karen at the Titusville Chamber, 267-3036 or email johnson@titusville.org.

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April 4, 2008

Red, White and Boom

Red, White and Boom is the new North Brevard Independence Day Celebration. This spectacular new event will be inaugurated this year by a combination of efforts from Parrish Medical Center, the Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce, the City of Titusville and Thunder Over Indian River, the organizers of Port St. John's annual celebration.

This year the event will be moved to the TICO airport, located between Titusville and Port St. John, where an expanded fireworks display - over 2,500 shells - will be the finale of an event that starts at 4:00 pm with music and fun, including Radio Disney, local entertainment, games and inflatables for the kids, food to let Mom enjoy a day off, static and flying displays from Valiant Air Command and more!

The Titusville Fireworks Display at Marina Park and the Port St. John show at Reliant Energy will be combined together to create this spectacular event. Grab your lawn chairs or blanket, hop in the car and come on out for an afternoon and evening of fun.

If your company would like to help sponsor this event or would like to be a vendor, please contact Randy or Barbara at 633-7499.

It takes a lot of $$ to create a show this size. Your help will be appreciated.

Chamber members can get more information from the Chamber office, 267-3036.

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April 18, 2008

Chamber Recognizes Outstanding Young Adults

Each Year the Titusville Chamber recognizes 18 extraordinary young people for their scholastic record, school involvement, leadership to the community, awards received and work experience. These young adults are juniors and seniors selected from Astronaut, Space Coast Jr./Sr., and Titusville High Schools.

The Titusville Chamber, along with Community Educators Credit Union, honors three students each month at their luncheon. Lindsay Minthorn, Aaron LeBlanc and Shayda Samani were honored at the April Luncheon held at La Cita Country Club on April 9th, 2008.

Aaron LeBlanc is a senior at Space Coast Jr./Sr. High School. He has participated in the following clubs; Odyssey of the Mind (9 yrs), Chess Club (4 yrs), Forensics Team (3 yrs), Robotics Team (3 yrs), Students Against Destructive Decisions (1 yr), Academic Team (3 yrs), and Future Educators of America. Aaron has worked as a teacher's assistant, helping to teach classes, grade papers and tutor students. He also helped referee FIRST Lego League Tournaments and was the mascot for his team. He played tennis on the varsity team, was in Chorus for 2 years, in All County Choir for 2 years, and was in several small performances. He has run fundraisers to support the delegates of Tennessee Boy State, for the robotics and forensics teams and helped with a local clean up of a park. Aaron has won 1st and 2nd place in Extemporaneous Speaking and 1st place at Tennessee East Regional Forensics Tournament Debate.

Shayda Samani is a senior at Titusville High School. She has participated in Student Government since 9th grade, now serving as Senior Class President. The clubs Shayda has participated in include; Interact (4 yrs), German Club (4 yrs). HOSA (2 yrs), International Club (2 yrs), National Honor Society (3 yrs), German Honor Society (2 yrs), and Pep Club (1 yr). As a member of the J. Kyle Braid Leadership Foundation, Shayda speaks out against drugs and alcohol and tries to be a strong role model. She plays Volleyball and is a letter winner in Soccer. She has volunteered over 200 hours to the SPCA throughout High School and 100 hours of volunt

eer time to the Garden Street Animal Hospital. Shayda works as a store model for Abercrombie. Lindsay Minthorn is a senior at Astronaut High School. She has served in student government for 4 years. Lindsay has participated in clubs such as; Biology Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, Republican Club and HOSA. She has worked as a teacher's assistant at her school. She has played freshman volleyball, varsity soccer, and junior varsity softball. Lindsay spends a lot of her time doing volunteer work such as; at AHS (over 32 hours), Relay for Life (50 hours), food drives, beach cleanups, fundraising, etc (over 125 hours) at Dr. Carrillo's office (over 75 hours) and at Parrish Medical Center (40 hours). She has won awards such as 110% award in Soccer, Hustle award in Volleyball and Early Admission for Brevard Community College.

For more details on this program, contact Carol at the Titusville Chamber.

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April 18, 2008

Chamber Recognizes Outstanding Young Adults

Each Year the Titusville Chamber recognizes 18 extraordinary young people for their scholastic record, school involvement, leadership to the community, awards received and work experience. These young adults are juniors and seniors selected from Astronaut, Space Coast Jr./Sr., and Titusville High Schools.

The Titusville Chamber, along with Community Educators Credit Union, honors three students each month at their luncheon. Ashley George, Juan Rendon and Josiah Lipscomb were honored at the March Luncheon held at La Cita Country Club on March 12th, 2008.

Ashley George is a senior at Space Coast Jr./Sr. High School. She has participated in Student Government, belongs to the French Honor Society, serving as president since 2006, and is a member of the International Thespian Society. She has worked as a Teacher's assistant, helping with teaching lessons, grading papers, and running errands. She has performed at Space Coast with the Children's Theatre for the local Elementary Schools. Ashley has participated in both junior varsity and varsity Cheerleading since 2004, and Drama since 2005. Ashley has worked as a teenage volunteer at Parrish Medical Center; worked with autistic children, and worked at several different local restaurants.

Juan Rendon is a senior at Titusville High School. He has participated in Student Government since 2004. He belongs to the National Honor Society, Key Club, Future Business Leaders of America, International Club, Spanish Honor Society and Math Honor Society. He was a peer counselor and assistant to the Media Center, has done tutoring, and put in 76 hours of school service. He has played tennis for 2 years. Juan has done a lot of volunteering with the Library, Key Club, Kiwanis Club, actively planning and participating in NHS community events. He works at LaCita Racquet Club as assistant facility manager.

Josiah Lipscomb is a senior at Astronaut High School. He is a SGA member since 10th grade. He belongs to the Beta Club, serving as president for the last 2 years. Josiah is also a member of the Drama Club, Environmental Club and the German Club. He has worked as assistant for his advisors. The sports that he has participated in include; Football (offensive line MVP in 2004), Basketball (most sportsmanship award 2005) and Soccer. He was in Band in 9th grade and has been in several school plays in which he had leading roles. He has also done shows at the Titusville Playhouse of which he won Best Actor in 2006 in the Rising Stars Program. He has worked at Winn Dixie and now at Subway.

For more details on this program, contact Carol at the Titusville Chamber

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April 2nd, 2008

Indian River Festival April 17-20, Sand Point Park, Titusville

Pat Fischer Nissan-Chevrolet presents the Titusville Chamber's 2008 Indian River Festival, April 17-20 at Sand Point Park in Titusville. The event features high quality carnival rides, great food and drink, arts and crafts, live entertainment, ducky derby race, commercial and civic vendors, local business showcase and much more!

Performers at this year's festival include legendary bands Molly Hatchet and Blackfoot on Friday, April 18th and Fox 35's very own meteorologist Jim Van Fleet with his band, the Reign on Saturday, April 19th.

For more information on the event, visit www.brevardproductions.com or call 321-615-8111.

Save money by purchasing your Indian River Festival tickets in advance at the Chamber.

Festival Hours of Operation:

• Thursday, April 17th - gates open at 5:00pm
• Friday, April 18th - gates open at 5:00pm
• Saturday, April 19th - gates open at 11:00am
• Sunday, April 20th - gates open at 11:00am

Festival Ticket Prices:

General Admission		Advance		Day Of
Thurs., Sat., & Sun.		$4.00		$5.00
Friday		$6.00		$7.00

VIP Tickets		Advance Only
Molly Hatchet & Blackfoot - Friday		$18.00
Jim Van Fleet - Saturday		$15.00

Pay One Price Armband		Advance		Day Of
Ride Tickets		$13.00		$18.00

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TitusNites Schedule for 2008
Saturday Night Cruise-Ins March 1st - Cruise-In May 3rd - Cruise-In July - No Cruise-In scheduled September 6th - Cruise-In		Friday Night Street Parties April 4th - Street Party June 6th - Street Party August 1st - Street Party October 3rd - Street Party December - TBA

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January 22, 2008

Titusville Friday Farmers Market
New Location

The Titusville Friday Farmers Market has a new location: The corner of Broad Street and US 1 North, across from Baldwin Plaza, downtown Titusville. Hours of operation are from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Every Friday you'll find...Fresh Baked Goods, Fresh Gourmet Bread, Farm Fresh Produce, Jellies &Jams, Hot Food, Flowers, Native Plants, Coffee & Tea, Arts & Crafts, Live Music and more.

For more information visit www.brevardfarmersmarkets.com or call Karen at the Titusville Chamber, 267-3036.

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advertising opportunities

Relocation Packet

Reach potential new residents with our Relocation Packet. This packet of valuable information is mailed to people outside the Titusville area who have shown an interest in relocating to the area. The relocation packet is provided FREE upon request and includes IMAGES of Titusville (the chamber's directory of members), a city map and promotional marketing material from area businesses.

Last year approximately 1,000 relocation packets were mailed to potential new residents. Some of the requested information includes:

• Homes
• Apartments
• Jobs
• Schools
• Entertainment
• Insurance
• Moving Companies
• Storage Facilities
• Medical Care
• Banks

Investment (2006): $120.00 per year (year contract can start at anytime)
Contact: Carol Wilson at Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce at 321-267-3036
Requirements: 100 copies (per month) of the marketing piece you wish to include.
Flyer must not exceed 8.5" x 11". Call for specific details.

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ADVERTISE IN CHAMBER NEWSLETTER

Would you like to advertise your company in the Titusville Chamber's Newsletter free of charge? Run a 40-50 word news brief in the Business Briefs section free of charge.

Or perhaps you'd like to run a full color ad? We are now offering color ads to chamber members for a fee, either monthly or you can purchase a six month commitment.

Please contact Jennifer at the Chamber for more information on pricing and ad sizes.

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GIVE US YOUR GOOD NEWS

The Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce wants to help promote your business and its achievements. As a free service to its members, the Chamber will include 40-50-word news brief about your business in our ConTACt Newsletter. New employees, grand openings, business anniversaries, new product lines, new services, achievements, and awards are all suitable material to appear in our business briefs section in the newsletter. ConTACt reaches over 1,000 business owners and the general public. This service is only open to Chamber Members.

Deadline for submission is the 10th of the month to be included in next month's newsletter. For example, if you submit a brief to us on December 10, the information will then appear in the January newsletter. All submissions are subject to editing and space availability. Please provide us with a press release or simply hand-write your information ON THIS FORM.

For questions please call Jennifer at 267-3036 or email at newsletter@titusville.org

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August 16, 2005 Click for enlargement.

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Contact: Tracey Giemza
321-267-3036 – Giemza@titusville.org

Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce seeks Volunteers

Titusville, Fla - The Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization that promotes and engages in activities that improve individual business, develop a stronger local economy and create a prosperous community. The Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce was founded by volunteers in 1924, and is in need of volunteers to help assist the chamber staff of 6.

Volunteers at the Titusville Chamber of Commerce help staff the busy office in involved in many community activities, helping local businesses, residents and tourists.

The needed volunteers will do a variety of tasks, such as: answering phones, helping walk-in clients, and filing. There is no time minimum or maximum.

If you enjoy working with the public and meeting new people, the Titusville Chamber is right for you. One need not have experience, as the Chamber will train.

For more information please call Tracey Giemza at 321-267-3036.

The Chamber is a non-profit organization that is funded through membership dues paid by local businesses, and various fundraising projects.

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