| Mt. Juliet Chamber e-NEWS November 2009 |
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Ambassador Spotlight: CJ Hutsenpiller, Hutsenpiller Insurance
Do we have the perfect gift for you! Why not buy that special person in your life a relaxing day of fun at the 7th Annual A Toast to Tennessee Wine Festival on Saturday, May 15, 2010? Thanks to our friends at F&M Bank and TDS Telecom, we will have tickets to this event on sale by Friday, November 13. You may purchase your tickets online or by stopping by the Chamber of Commerce during regular business hours. Advance ticket sales are only $20 each ($25.00 at the gate) and include admission to the event (12:00-6:00pm), a complimentary wine glass, free admission to the very popular seminars, and an unlimited number of wine tastings! This event will be held at Nashville Shores on the banks of beautiful Percy Priest Lake. If you in need of gifts for a large group of friends, employees, family, or customers; please keep in mind that group tickets are only $15.00 pp if 25 or more are purchased at one time.
The Home Based Business Council is gaining momentum each and every month and is filled with enthusiasm, camaraderie, great information, and lots of fun too. If you are a HBB and are interested in meeting once per month with others who share your interests and obstacles, why not make plans to join us on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 8:45-10:00? This committee is open to any and all HBB’s and meets in the large meeting room upstairs at WB&T on N MJ Rd. Advance reservations are requested; please RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . In the photo, Kevin Pigg is shown presenting a very informative and timely program at the October Meeting on how to use Social Media to help your small business. Hope to see you at the next meeting on Tuesday, November 17. FORD Books Now Available at Chamber We would like to thank John L. Barker and his team at Two Rivers Ford for hosting the September Monthly Luncheon at the dealership. Even though we had a few sprinkles, it was a AWESOME event! Best selling author and Ford Motor Company employee Clifton Lambreth presented a great program and Active Entertainment provided a delicious cookout meal with all of the trimmings! Thank you to everyone who helped make this unique event so much fun. Many of those who attended have asked if we had any of the autographed books written by Clifton. We now have them at the office; all are signed and ready to take with you. The cost of each book is only $10 and we only have 14 left. Please stop by the Chamber at your earliest opportunity to pick yours up. They make great gifts for friends, co-workers, employees, or anyone who likes to read. If you know a FORD lover, this is a MUST read! You may pay with check, credit card, or cash. New Investors New BOD Election Announcements The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the following Chamber Members will begin serving a three year term on the Board of Directors beginning January 1, 2010. Those elected to the BOD include Rob Porter, owner of Civil Site Design Group; Justin Patel, owner of the Holiday Inn Express in MJ; Tina Taylor, Allstate Insurance, and Drew Brooks, Branch Manager First Tennessee Financial – Providence. Joining these individuals will be Jim Mills, University Medical Center as he begins a second three-year term on the BOD. Please join us in thanking them for their service to your Chamber of Commerce and congratulating them on this distinct honor.
Inaugural Wine Makers Dinner a Huge Success “Here’s to You” Bottoms up to those who helped us with our 1st (hopefully to become an annual event!) Chamber of Commerce Wine Makers Dinner; “An Evening with Chateau Ross” hosted by our gracious hosts at Del Webb who provided the beautiful Del Webb Ball Room for this event. The evening consisted of a fabulous 4 course dinner provided by Chef Christopher's Catering, and wonderful wines provided by Chateau Ross and Jackson Downs Liquors to compliment each course. Everyone who attended this event had a great time and we want to thank John Sloan and Tammy Algood for getting the ball rolling and for turning this idea into reality. The Chamber Chick
News from Ken Martin, City of Mt. Juliet ECD Director With the holiday season just around the corner, there is no better time to support your local business community by buying and shopping Mt. Juliet and Wilson County first. The more we spend in our own community the more our community benefits, and so do we.As with any community, the importance of its citizens spending their hard earned tax dollars locally is vitally important to the community’s economy and its citizens. With Mt. Juliet’s rapid growth and new businesses literally opening daily we’re starting to see an even greater need to spend our tax dollars locally. Spending within your own community also helps delay, reduce or negate the need for increased taxes. For example, Mt. Juliet businesses depend upon our tax dollars for survival. They make huge investments in our local community in an attempt to provide a service or convenience and desperately need and deserve our support. Our schools, businesses, roads and many other services depend on the local economy for survival. When a business sets up shop in Mt. Juliet their goal is to provide services and conveniences to local citizens. In return, the local economy gets a boosts from the additional revenue generated locally and a trickle down effect occurs. Without local businesses providing these much needed services citizens are forced to call on vendors in other cities and towns. As a result, these vendors have to drive and ship their merchandise further and that cost is passed on to the customer/consumer. Unfortunately, money spent in other cities and counties benefits that community and not ours.
 Folded, LLC  Anderson Amish Furniture Brad Altman named "Optometrist of the Year"  Dr. Brad A. Altman of Mt. Juliet has been named “Optometrist of the Year” for 2009 by the Tennessee Optometric Association (TOA). The TOA “O.D. of the Year” award recognizes a deserving individual doctor of optometry for performance of outstanding services on behalf of the association, the profession and to the visual welfare of the public. Since graduating from Southern College of Optometry and completing a Fellowship at the VitreoRetinal Foundation, Altman has been committed to educating patients on health problems that can be are harmful to their eyes and vision. Dr. Altman has served more than 10 years for the Special Olympics Lion’s Club International Opening Eyes program for Tennessee and now acts as the programs Clinical Director; a program that helps patients with disabilities. Altman has also been involved with promoting sight conservation through evaluating infants through the InfantSee program. Dr. Altman has been active in the Tennessee Optometric Association serving a Chair position and has been a member of the American Optometric Association, the AOA Contact Lens Section, the Tennessee Academy of Optometry and the Middle Tennessee Optometric Society. Dr. Altman was also named “Young Optometrist of the Year”, in 2002 by the Tennessee Optometric Association. Altman currently practices in Mt. Juliet with Dr. Jon Franklin at Franklin-Altman Family Eye Care, PLLC. Re-investors Advanced Propane, Inc. Archer, Robert W. Jr., DDS Beaty Construction / Lea Septic Tank Benson, Bartley H., DDS Bob Parks Realty - Sue Glore Bond Memorial Chapel Breeden's Orchard & Country Store Campbell Hausfeld Carrier Services of Tennessee, Inc. Charlie Daniels Band Children's Clinic East Chronicle of Mt. Juliet Circuit Court Judge Division I Clara Byrd Comco-One World, Inc. Cook's United Methodist Church County Commissioner Heather Scott CPS Land, Inc. / Providence Developers Creative Accents & Tea Room Crye-Leike Realtors - Gary Rabideau Crye-Leike Realtors - Jimmy Deatrick Cumberland Mental Health Services Cumberland University Executive Title Four Lake Authority Franklin & Altman Family Eye Care Friends of Long Hunter State Park George Thomas Realty Gwin, John T., Atty Hamblen's Auto Repair & Wrecker Service Hinton, David CPA Holy Rosary Academy Horizon Land Title, Inc. Income Properties, Inc. InsideOut Construction Company, Inc. Jackson Downs Liquors JDC, Inc. Juliet's Wedding Chapel Kaatz, Binkley, Jones & Morris Lakeview Elementary Leadership Wilson Lee & Lee Attorneys Manor Healthcare Supply Marlow Appraisal Service Mid-State Lock & Key Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corp Moss' Florist & Garden Center Mt. Juliet Chiropractic Mt. Juliet Christian Academy Mt. Juliet Library Mt. Juliet Lion's Club Nashville Auto Auction Nashville Electric Service Old Hickory Credit Union Pine Creek Golf Course Pinnacle Financial Partners Prime Outlets Prime Properties, Inc. Priority Pest Protection Progressive Plumbing, Inc. Prospect, Inc. Providence Place of Mt. Juliet Restoration Community Outreach Rochelle, McCulloch & Aulds, Attys S&S Industries, Inc. Sherwin Williams Senior Citizen's Center Shelter Insurance Shiloh Music Center State Farm Insurance - Carolyn Miller State Senator Mae Beavers Summit Medical Center SunTrust Bank Superior Inc. Tennessee Aircraft Company, Inc. Tennessee Career Center Victory Baptist Church Volunteer State Community College WANT 98.9 FM West Wilson Family Practice West Wilson Middle School West Wilson Walk-In Clinic Weston, Freddie Jr. Wilson Bank & Trust Wilson County CASA, Inc. Wilson County Director of Schools Wilson County Motor Company Wilson County Youth Ranch  |
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Need A Few Stocking Stuffers?
Be sure to join us for our Women in Business Luncheon on Tuesday, November 3 @ Rutland Place from 11:15am-12:30pm. Our Guest Speaker will be Tennesse's First Lady 
