Events for September 2015

How to Turn Frustration into Delight
 

Every day businesses frustrate their customers and employees. Unfortunately, a lack or recognition of this frustration and the inability to respond proactively cost businesses in terms of employee output, customer satisfaction, loyalty and ultimately - productivity and profitability. Participants will receive a detailed 24-page report (compiled from a pre-program assessment) that will allow them to understand their preferences in the area of customer service, communication, motivation, and management style.
 

The program consists of a half-day session during which participants will be actively engaged in the learning process. Participants will both experience the different ways the four interaction styles solve problems and address challenges. During the program, participants will:
 

• Learn how not to alienate 2/3 of your customers and employees.
• Understand the 4 Steps to 'Turn Frustration into Delight'.
• Create action plans for communicating and selling to every employee, customer and client.
• Learn the keys to motivate, manage and communicate with your team.

Greenville, SC - July 14
Atlanta, GA - August 13
Nashville, TN - September 1
Charlotte, NC - September 24
Knoxville, TN - October 8
Jacksonville, FL - October 29
Orlando, FL - November 10
Tampa, FL - November 19

HR Academy
Presented by Fisher and Phillips

This two-day HR Academy presented by Fisher & Phillips LLP will cover a variety of topics including: wages, employee policies and handbooks, conflict resolution, safety programs, and more.

Click here for more information.

Registration deadline is Friday, Aug. 28 at 5:00 PM or until sold out. Register online.
 

Ribbon Cutting: Planet Fitness
Tuesday, September 1
11:30 AM

HR Academy
Presented by Fisher and Phillips

This two-day HR Academy presented by Fisher & Phillips LLP will cover a variety of topics including: wages, employee policies and handbooks, conflict resolution, safety programs, and more.

Click here for more information.

Registration deadline is Friday, Aug. 28 at 5:00 PM or until sold out. Register online.
 

Adairsville Council Invites you to attend the Eggs and Issues Breakfast. Sponsored by NorthSide Bank of Adairsville, with breakfast catered by Fresh Donuts.

Listen to Major David Sexauer, US army Retired and JROTC Instructor at Adairsville High School, speak on the topic "Together We Fund Strength - United We Lead."

Register online or contact Stephanie Stapleton.

Ribbon Cutting: Isabella's Gallery of Arts
Thursday, September 3rd
4:30 PM

September First Friday in Downtown Cartersville

CARTERSVILLE - The Cartersville Downtown Development Authority is getting ready for their September First Friday event. The theme for this month is Fall Crawl in Downtown Cartersville!  Lots of shops and restaurants will be open until 8 PM or later, many of which will be offering great deals and discounts.

Cartersville DDA has organized a Pub Crawl for the September First Friday beginning at 5 PM, sponsored by Xpress Taxi. This is going to be the largest Downtown Cartersville Pub Crawl to date. For $30, participants will receive a t-shirt (which must be worn the evenings of the event) and a ticket to present to each participating restaurant for a free beer. Some of the participating venues will be providing specials and features, so be sure to support them and remember to take care of the servers and bartenders. Because seven restaurants are participating, the DDA has decided to make this a two-day event, extending the pub crawl through Saturday, beginning at 5 PM. This will allow participants to take their time and visit all of the restaurants on the crawl.

“It is so wonderful to see more and more businesses want to participate in our First Friday events and help bring people to Downtown Cartersville” says Special Events Coordinator Hollie Duncan. “We are very excited about the September First Friday Fall Crawl and expect it to be a sold out event.”

Participating Restaurants include:
Ate Track Bar & Grill
Appalachian Grill
Jefferson’s Restaurant
Mellow Mushroom
Primo’s Cocina Mexicana
The City Cellar & Loft
The Local Bar & Grill

T-shirts and tickets are available for reservation now. Call (770) 607-3480 or email hduncan@downtowncartersville.org to reserve yours today. Cash, money order, or check will be accepted as payment prior to receiving your t-shirt and ticket at the Downtown Cartersville Train Depot. Participants must be 21 years of age or older. Everyone is asked to please drink responsibly. For any additional questions, please visit the Cartersville Downtown Facebook page or website: http://downtowncartersville.org/events/.

USED BOOK & MEDIA SALE-FRIENDS OF THE BARTOW COUNTY LIBRARY Saturday, Sept 5th, 2015. Bartow County Library, 429 W. Main St., Cartersville, GA. (garage at southwest corner) 9:00 a.m.--Garage doors open for 'Friends of the Library' members to shop. 10:00 to 2:00--Open for the public to shop. 1:00 to close at 2:00--Buy/reuse a $5 Friends Bag; fill for only $5 more. TEACHER SPECIAL, THIS SALE ONLY: All teachers get 15 free children's or youth books. Just show your I.D. at checkout! Cheap prices on books (hardback, paperback, children's, large print, audio), CD's, DVD's, VHS, music, movies, puzzles, computer games. For early admittance, join 'Friends of the Library' at the Library front desk prior to the sale, or at the garage during the sale. Donations for the quarterly sales are taken year-round at the Library front/circulation desk. Proceeds from the sales support purchases of books, technology, programs, and services for the Bartow County Library System. For directions or more details, call 770-382-4203. Website: www.bartowlibraryonline.org

2015 Golf Tournament Hole Sponsors Meeting
Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce
Board Room            

Leadership Bartow

Bartow Business Women Committee Meeting

AMBASSADOR Monthly Meeting
Held the 1st Friday of each month
12:00-1:00 pm       

Ribbon Cutting: Euharlee Welcome Center and History Museum
Thursday, September 10th
4:30 PM

Join us for a beautiful evening of networking, a putting contest, and refreshments.  Jointly hosted by Bartow Young Professionals and Paulding Emerging Professionals.

Woodland Hills Golf Club
256 Summit Ridge Drive
Cartersville, GA 30120

Youth Leadership Bartow

30th Annual
The Great Lake Allatoona Cleanup

Saturday, September 12, 2015
9 AM - 12 PM

Volunteer Appreciation Picnic
12 Noon - 2 PM, Riverside Day Use Park, Cartersville

To volunteer, register at
www.greatallatoonacleanup.org

Featuring choirs from:
First Presbyterian Church
Heritage Baptist Church
House of Liberty
ATCO Baptist
Greater New Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
Cartersville First Baptist Church
Oakland Haights Baptist Church
Reinhardt College Hardtbreakers
Tabernacle Baptist Church
... and more!

Hosted by & Benefiting: Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter

For more information, contact Jessica Mitcham at Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter at
770-607-0610 or director@goodneighborshelter.org

Text 4144, keyword "goodneighbor" and the amount of your pledge!

Click here to view the event flyer.
 

Representative Paul Battles will speak on Sales and Use Tax at the Department of Revenue. County Administrator Peter Olson will focus on Bartow County's Sales and Use Tax.

Ribbon Cutting: Sixes Tavern
Tuesday, September 15th
11:30 AM

HR Council Meeting
Open to HR managers in the Bartow County area who are Chamber members.
Contact Stephanie Stapleton for more information.

Small Business Lunch & Learn
Nickels & Dimes
Presented by Greg Patton

Wednesday, September 16
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Learn how to build liquidity for your business a nickel and dime at a time.

Contact Stephanie Stapleton for more information.

Joe Head to Discuss Documents of Freedom

The Bartow History Museum welcomes Joe Head to the upcoming Lunch & Learn program on Wednesday, September 16, 2015. Head will discuss some of this country’s formative documents and the role of the penmen who created them in a program he calls “The pen is mightier than the sword.”

This program coincides with the nationally recognized Constitution Week, which honors America’s most important document. Constitution Week was the result of a petition to Congress made by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1955. Among the aims creating this annual recognition was the encouragement to study the events that led to the framing and writing of the U.S. Constitution in September 1787.

Head will take a look at the Constitution and other important national documents while discussing their significance and how calligraphy was the tool used to deliver the concepts of freedom.

Lunch & Learn will take place on September 16, at noon. Guests are invited to bring a lunch and the doors will open at 11:45 a.m. The Bartow History Museum is located at 4 E. Church Street in downtown Cartersville. The lecture is free to members and included with the price of admission for not-yet members. For more information on this and other BHM programs, call 770-382-3818, ext. 6288 or visit our website at www.bartowhistorymuseum.org.

Medical Practice Profit Drivers
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Rome Chamber, 1 Riverside Pkwy NE, Rome, GA

Medical Practice Owners and Managers:
Join us for lunch and to take advantage of this low-cost program to learn what activities drive profit and cash flow in a medical practice.

The program will “follow the money” through a typical patient visit, and you will learn:

• Key performance indicators that can help you generate more profit and cash flow
• Medical Benchmarking Data to compare your practice’s performance to other Georgia-based practices within your specialty
• Measuring techniques that filter out confusing seasonal variations so you can readily identify positive and negative trends
• Management and compensation strategies to reward employees for meeting specific data-driven goals

Learn how to build a practice performance dashboard that will give you a daily one-page view of all the critical factors impacting your practice’s cash-flow and profit. Don’t want to build your own dashboard? The Medical Practice Management Program at UGA’s Small Business Development Center will demonstrate an automated system that can tie into your software data to provide your daily dashboard update.

The Medical Practice Management Program at the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center provides specialized one-on-one consulting at no cost for medical practices, veterinary practices and independent pharmacies. In addition, it offers continuing education programs and teaches business topics to medical residency programs in Georgia.

Seating is limited. Registration is required!
Cost is $49. Visit http://bit.ly/medicalprofit to register.

Click here to view the event flyer.

Finance Committee Meeting

Ribbon Cutting: Arbonne International/ Jenny Mason
Thursday, September 17th
4:30 PM

RELAY AROUND THE WORLD!

Bartow Relay for Life 2015

September 18, 6 PM to Midnight, Dellinger Park

Team Registration Reminders: Don't forget to register your team!  Each team may choose a country to represent!  Teams can be make up of family, friends and community members from the surrounding areas - all are welcome!

For more information, contact: Kristy.Montgomery@cancer.org
www.facebook.com/bartow.relayforlife
main.acsevents.org

Deadlines:
August 14 - Sponsorships are due
August 14 - Registration Deadline. Teams must have registered and raised $100 for each team member in order to receive a HOPE CLUB t-shirt.
August 20 - Campsite Selection. Dellinger Park Pavilion 4, 6 PM
September 4 - Luminaria/Lanterns of Hope Deadlines
September 15 - T-shirt Pick-Up & Bank Day. Renasant Bank on Joe Frank Harris Parkway, 10 AM - 5 PM

Bartow Latin Health and Resource Fair
A free event for the Latino community

Sunday, September 20, 2015 from 10 AM - 4 PM
Cartersville Civic Center
435 W. Main Street, Cartersville, GA 30121

Brought to you by the Cartersville Medical Center

General check-up (pressure, diabetes, vision, dental, cholesterol, etc.) will be available from 10 AM to 2 PM.  We are also providing information on different resources in the community, selling food, music, raffles, and activities for children and much more.

Sponsored by Supermercado y Tacqueria La Reina, Cartersville School System (Donación por AR en parte), Las Palmas, Latin American Association, Daniel Ahart Tax Service, C & N Auto Sales LLC, City Wings Restaurante, Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition.

If you want to volunteer, sell, or sponsor the event contact Annabel Rodríguez at 770-387-4732 or email: arodriguez@cartersville.k12.ga.us

Golf Tournament
Monday, September 21, 2015
 

Executive Committee Meeting

Bartow Business Women Luncheon

Ribbon Cutting: A Tranquil Place
Tuesday, September 22nd
4:30 PM

Board of Directors Meeting

Ribbon Cutting: McDonald's
Wednesday, September 23rd
11:30 AM

How to Turn Frustration into Delight
 

Every day businesses frustrate their customers and employees. Unfortunately, a lack or recognition of this frustration and the inability to respond proactively cost businesses in terms of employee output, customer satisfaction, loyalty and ultimately - productivity and profitability. Participants will receive a detailed 24-page report (compiled from a pre-program assessment) that will allow them to understand their preferences in the area of customer service, communication, motivation, and management style.
 

The program consists of a half-day session during which participants will be actively engaged in the learning process. Participants will both experience the different ways the four interaction styles solve problems and address challenges. During the program, participants will:
 

• Learn how not to alienate 2/3 of your customers and employees.
• Understand the 4 Steps to 'Turn Frustration into Delight'.
• Create action plans for communicating and selling to every employee, customer and client.
• Learn the keys to motivate, manage and communicate with your team.

Greenville, SC - July 14
Atlanta, GA - August 13
Nashville, TN - September 1
Charlotte, NC - September 24
Knoxville, TN - October 8
Jacksonville, FL - October 29
Orlando, FL - November 10
Tampa, FL - November 19

Ribbon Cutting: Sylvan Learning Center

Business After Hours: The Original Steak and Rib House
Thursday, September 24th
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

The Anheuser-Busch Cartersville Brewery is celebrating summer by opening its doors for free public tours the last Saturday of every month from May through September. Anheuser-Busch recently opened its doors for a series of special tours in the spring and following a tremendous response the brewery decided to bring it back as a fun summer experience for visitors from around the region. During the hour-long tour, visitors will get a behind-the-scenes look at the seven stages of the time-honored Budweiser brewing process. The tour shows guests the brewhouse, starting cellar, packaging and fermentation areas, beechwood aging cellar and finishing tank. Following the tour, guests 21 and older can sample a variety of the beers brewed at the Cartersville brewery, including Budweiser, Bud Light and Shock Top as well as a special beer brewed exclusively by Cartersville Brewmaster Travis Moore, Etowah Imperial Lager. Tours are available on a first come, first serve basis so guests are encouraged to book their tour ahead of time by visiting http://bit.ly/CartersvilleTours. Visual opportunities: Guests experiencing the Anheuser-Busch brewing process Visitors, 21 and older, sampling Anheuser-Busch beers, including Etowah Imperial Lager Live music outside the brewery

The Anheuser-Busch Cartersville Brewery is celebrating summer by opening its doors for free public tours the last Saturday of every month from May through September. Anheuser-Busch recently opened its doors for a series of special tours in the spring and following a tremendous response the brewery decided to bring it back as a fun summer experience for visitors from around the region. During the hour-long tour, visitors will get a behind-the-scenes look at the seven stages of the time-honored Budweiser brewing process. The tour shows guests the brewhouse, starting cellar, packaging and fermentation areas, beechwood aging cellar and finishing tank. Following the tour, guests 21 and older can sample a variety of the beers brewed at the Cartersville brewery, including Budweiser, Bud Light and Shock Top as well as a special beer brewed exclusively by Cartersville Brewmaster Travis Moore, Etowah Imperial Lager. Tours are available on a first come, first serve basis.

12th Annual
“An Evening in Oak Hill Cemetery” Tour

The Bartow History Museum and Stage Works, Inc. invite you to join us for our 12th annual tour of historic Oak Hill Cemetery, located in Cartersville, Georgia. The tour will take place on Saturday, September 26, 2015. Over the past 11 years, through costumed interpreters, tour participants have met a variety of people from Bartow’s past, including writers, teachers, politicians, preachers, mill workers, children, and soldiers. In addition to learning about Oak Hill Cemetery, participants will learn about the important role these people played in shaping Bartow County.

This is a walking tour and will require walking on concrete, grass, and small inclines. Please wear comfortable shoes. The tour will last approximately 1 hour. “An Evening in Oak Hill Cemetery” is sponsored by Parnick Jennings Funeral Home.

Ticket prices for this event are $15 for Bartow History Museum members and $20 for not-yet members. Tickets must be purchased in advance at the Bartow History Museum Gift Shop located at 4 East Church Street, in downtown Cartersville, by calling 770-387-2774, or online at https://campscui.active.com/orgs/BartowHistoryMuseum. Tickets are on a first come first serve basis for tours beginning at 5:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.

For more information, please visit www.bartowhistorymuseum.org.

About the Bartow History Museum
The Bartow History Museum, located at 4 East Church Street in downtown Cartersville, Georgia, documents the history of northwest Georgia’s Bartow County, spanning more than 200 years since the Cherokee were the area’s primary residents. Artifacts, photographs, documents, and a variety of interactive permanent exhibits tell the story of settlement, Cherokee life and removal, Civil War strife, and lifestyles of years past. The Bartow History Museum also provides a variety of educational opportunities for adults, children, families, and school groups. Our extensive archives and research library contains photographs, documents, newspapers, rare books, genealogy records, oral history interviews, and more.

Fifth Annual Bartow Empty Bowls Project 2015
...an international grassroots effort to raise both money and awareness in the fight to end hunger.
 
What: Bartow Empty Bowls Project 2015 will benefit the Back Pack Buddies program in our city and county school systems. A ticket purchased at $20 (cash or check payable to Bartow Collaborative) gains you entry to the event for great food from 10 of this area’s best restaurants, a unique original ceramic bowl that can be used daily or regarded as a masterpiece of local art. There will also be entertainment including Harpist Hollie Nash, Singer Songwriter Natalie Goodwin and more….

When: Sunday September 27^th, 2015

Time: Noon until 2:30pm

Cost: $20 at the door or pre-sale

Where:  Cartersville Civic Center 435 W Main St, Cartersville, GA 30120

Tickets can be purchased at the Rose Lawn Arts Festival, Spring Place Pottery or your local school counselor’s office.

Do you want to help? Buy a ticket and tell a friend….Donate your hand made ceramic bowls…..volunteer to set up, run, and clean up the day of the event…

For info email: jayme.laney@bartow.k12.ga.us

Quarterly Luncheon Committee Meeting
Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce
Board Room

Ribbon Cutting: Hampton Inn Cartersville
Tuesday, September 29th
11:30 AM