05/29/14
Super
Shakes
The Orchard
Harbour Freight Tools
MEA
Primary
Care
Ridgeland City
Hall
Allen Financial Group
Young Wells
Williams P.A.
Palmer Home for
Children
Ridgeland...Working Together for Success
Ribbon Cuttings
Art of Hospitality Tourism Award
Danny Caudle, managing partner
of Raising Cane’s – Ridgeland,
was recently presented the Art of
Hospitality Tourism Award by
Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee. The
Art of Hospitality Tourism Award is
presented each year to a travel and
tourism employee who exemplifies
outstanding qualities and hospitality
to visitors in the Ridgeland travel
and tourism business. Caudle has served as managing partner of Ridgeland’s
Raising Cane’s restaurant since 2010. From left, State Senator Will Longwitz;
Ridgeland Tourism Director Mary Beth Wilkerson; Danny Caudle; Ridgeland
Mayor Gene McGee and State Rep. Rita Martinson.
Wednesday, June 4, 10:30 A.M.
Ribbon Cutting
Harbor Freight Tools
826 S. Wheatley Street
Friday, June 6, 11:30 A.M.
Diplomats First Friday
Jaco’s Tacos
7049 Old Canton Road
Saturday, June 7, 7:00 A.M.
Heatwave Classic Triathlon
Old Trace Park
Call 601-853-2011 for more info.
C Spire / Ridgeland Chamber Golf Classic
THANK YOU!
Wednesday, June 11, 11:30 A.M.
Board of Directors Meeting
Chamber Office
754 S. Pear Orchard Road
To our Title Sponsor: C Spire
And, to our Prime Sponsors
Roundtree Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
Gateway Tire & Service Center
Southern Beverage
Brown Bottling / Pepsi
Another Broken Egg Café
Mac’s Fresh Market – Ridgeland
Madison County Magazine
The Clarion-Ledger Media Group
Saturday, June 14, Flag Day
Sunday, June 15, Father’s Day
Thanks to our Raffle Prize Sponsors:
C Spire ~ Alliance Business Services ~ A2Z Printing ~ Jaco’s Tacos
Burgers & Blues ~ D2 Tech Solutions ~ Newk’s Eatery & Catering
Hilton Jackson ~ Holiday Inn Express & Suites ~ Homewood Suites
Hyatt Place Ridgeland ~ Riverwalk Casino / Hotel ~ Hederman Brothers
Tuxedo Junction ~ TownePlace Suites ~ The Headache Center
Residence Inn by Marriott ~ Stegall Imagery ~ Papa John’s Pizza
MEA Primary Care ~ Trustmark National Bank ~ Mad Genius
Community Trust Bank ~ Pear Orchard Business Center
Staybridge Suites ~ Renaissance at Colony Park
Tuesday, June 17, 11:00 A.M.
Unveiling Historical Marker
Olde Towne Ridgeland Plaza
W. Jackson St. & N. E. Madison Dr.
Thursday, June 19, 5 – 7:00 P.M.
Business After Hours
TownePlace Suites
310 Southlake Avenue
5
Co-hosted by MS Tobacco-Free Coaliton
12
THANK YOU to our Tee Sign Sponsors and Beverage Cart Sponsors:
BankPlus and Capital Oil / Cappy’s Valero
And, thank you to our teams !
Saturday, June 21, First Day of Summer
1st Place Team ~ ClarionLedger Media Group, from left,
Jon Harvey; John Granberry; Kristy
Daniels, Regions Bank; Travis
Pope; Greg Starnes and Trizell
Hardin, Trustmark National Bank.
2nd Place Team ~ CenterPoint
Energy, from left, John Harless, Harless
Consulting, LLC; David Harmond,
CenterPoint Energy; Kristy Daniels, Regions
Bank; Prentiss Grant, Attorney at Law and
Kevin Roberts, Lakeland Glass & Tint.
3rd Place Team ~ Community
Bank, from left, 2014 Ridgeland
Chamber President Marc Petro; Wes
Jones; Kristy Daniels, Regions Bank and
Casey Hill.
Community Bank team
member Casey Hill won a
weekend stay at Riverwalk
Casino/Hotel and a cooler
from Ridgeland Recreation &
Parks. With Casey is Kristy
Daniels of Regions Bank.
Send your message to the best
mailing list in town!
Our popular monthly ChamberGram,
containing a calendar of all upcoming Chamber
events, is mailed to our Chamber member
businesses and individual members. Over 950!
Members may insert an advertisement flyer
in this monthly informative packet of materials
for just $50. Just bring your flyers and let the
Chamber do the rest.
We’ve got the best mailing list in town and
we’ll help you spread your message!
When considering needs for your home or
office, please shop with
Ridgeland Chamber members first!
Allen Financial Group
Teresa Shaw
5898 Ridgewood Rd., Ste. A
Jackson, MS 39211
(601) 956-6656 • (769) 972-1295
[email protected]
Financial Services
Insurance Companies
Palmer Home for Children
Jana Bell • Katharine Hewlett
912 11th Ave. South
Columbus, MS 39701
(662) 328-5704
www.palmerhome.org
Children’s Home
Front row, from left: Sam Keyes, Vice-President, Butler Snow, LLP; 2014 Ridgeland
Chamber President Marc Petro, Community Bank; Carla Palmer Allen, Immediate Past
President, CPA Realty, LLC. Middle row: Jay Tucker, BankPlus; Robby Channell,
Baptist Health Systems, Inc.; Russell Wilcox, Woodlands Realty Group, LLC; Greg Starnes,
Treasurer, Trustmark National Bank. Back row: R. David Marchetti, Wells Marble
& Hurst, PLLC; John Dorsa, State Farm Insurance; Orien Watson, C Spire; Bailey
Chandler, OmniBank and Don Burnham, Holmes Community College.
Photo by Deryll Stegall, Stegall Imagery.
Chamber Staff
Sandy Baas
Administrative
Assistant
Home2 Suites by Hilton
~ Ridgeland Chamber of
Commerce members turned
out to celebrate the grand
opening and ribbon cutting
of Home2 Suites by Hilton,
located at 526 Evergreen
Street. From left, Ketaki
Barot, Home2 Suites owner;
Ridgeland Chamber President Marc Petro, Community Bank; Mississippi’s
First Lady Deborah Bryant; Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee and Jagdish
Barot, Home2 Suites owner.
Call today
601-991-9996 and
reserve your spot!
Junior Diplomat Scholarship Winners
The Ridgeland-based law firm Butler Snow, LLP, provided scholarships to
the Ridgeland Chamber’s 2014 Junior Diplomat of the Year and recipients of
the 2014 Spirit of Junior Diplomat Award during a celebration ceremony at the
Chamber office.
Michelle Nguyen, a senior at Ridgeland High School, was awarded the 2014
Junior Diplomat of the Year $1,000 Scholarship and Robbie Pierce Nicholas, a
senior at The Veritas School and Cailin Herring, Ridgeland High senior, were
both awarded the 2014 Spirit of Junior Diplomat $300 Scholarships.
Thank you, Butler Snow, for helping our Junior Diplomats make their dreams
come true.
From left, Sam Keyes, an attorney with Butler
Snow, LLP, and a Ridgeland Chamber Board
Member, presents a $1,000 scholarship to Michelle
Nguyen of Ridgeland High School who was
named 2014 Junior Diplomat of the Year and $300
scholarships to Spirit of Junior Diplomat recipients
Cailin Herring of Ridgeland High School and
Robbie Pierce Nicholas of The Veritas School.
MEA Primary Care
Dr. Angela Jones
Dr. William E. Loper, III
323 Highway 51
(601) 898-9150
Clinics & Medical Groups
Ridgeland Mayor Gene
McGee and 2014 Ridgeland
Chamber President Marc
Petro, Community Bank.
2014 Ridgeland Chamber Board of Directors
Linda Bynum
Executive
Director
Gateway Rescue
Mission ~ Members
of the Ridgeland
Chamber celebrated
a ribbon cutting and
grand opening ceremony
for Gateway Rescue
Mission – Ridgeland Bargain Center, located at 749 Ridgewood Road. From
left, Anthony Thompson, C Spire; Alan Hart, City of Ridgeland; Gary Nowell,
BankPlus; Bryan Johnson, City of Ridgeland; Lynda Jungkind, Premier Bride;
Daniel Barham, Community Trust Bank; Brian Kerr, Board of Directors; Ty
Owen, Exceed Technologies; Jim Lowery, Pear Orchard Business Center;
Matthew Reece, Business Communications; Shana Robertson, Community
Bank; Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee; Allan Cole, TownePlace Suites; Rex
Baker, Gateway Rescue Executive Director; Allen Holiman, Board of Directors;
Ridgeland Chamber President Marc Petro, Community Bank; Ben Edwards,
Kerioth Corporation; Sheryl Cross and Media Montgomery, Gateway Rescue;
Jackie Meck, Board of Directors and Trizell Hardin, Trustmark National Bank.
Welcome,
New Members!
Harbor Freight Tools
Damon Amos • Collin Ozar
826 S. Wheatley Street
(601) 957-5743
www.HarborFreight.com
Hardware
Fannin Lanes team member
David Adams won Closest to
the Pin prize on Hole # 8 and
received a C Spire rolling
cooler. Looking on is Kristy
Daniels, Regions Bank.
Rogers, Ainsworth &
Williams, PLLC ~ The Ridgeland
Chamber of Commerce hosted
a ribbon cutting for Rogers,
Ainsworth & Wiliams, PLLC,
located at 567 Hwy. 51, Suite B.
From left, Ross Smith, Mazda
of Ridgeland; Alderman D. I. Smith; Ty Owen, Exceed Technologies;
2014 Ridgeland Chamber President Marc Petro, Community Bank;
Paul E. Rogers, Sr. Partner; Amber Pitts, Regions Bank; Casey Gaines,
Community Bank; Kristy Daniels, Regions Bank; Ridgeland Mayor Gene
McGee; Don Burnham, Holmes Community College; Mary Lea Hagan,
Jackson; Kyle B.Ainsworth, Partner; Mary C. Williams, Partner; Allan
Cole, TownePlace Suites; Carla Palmer Allen, CPA Realty, LLC; Greg
Starnes, Trustmark National Bank and James S. Beam, Counsel.
Michelle Little
Receptionist
Super Shakes
Taylor Lyle • Jason Stogner
141 Township Avenue, Suite 101
(601) 853-6122
www.mysupershakes.com
Health Food Stores • Restaurants
Young Wells Williams P.A.
Tony Carlisle • Jay Kilpatrick
Andrew Payne • Steve Williams
141 Township Avenue, Suite 300
(601) 948-6100
www.youngwells.com
Attorneys
DIPLOMAT OF
THE MONTH
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the City of Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce
is to encourage an economic environment conducive to the
continuing development of new and existing business.
You can contact the Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce at
754 Pear Orchard Road, Ridgeland, MS 39157, PO Box 194, Ridgeland, MS 39158-0194
ph 601.991.9996 fax 601.991.9997 email [email protected]
or visit us online at www.ridgelandchamber.com
Junior Diplomat meeting ~ Rochelle Culp, left,
executive director of MS Tobacco-Free Coalition
of Madison, Yazoo & Holmes Counties, talks with
Junior Diplomats about the harmful use of tobacco
products during the First Tuesday Junior Diplomat
May meeting. From left, Rochelle Culp; Jonathan
Dolansky, The Veritas School; Markia Thompson,
Ridgeland High School; Caroline Burford, Jackson
Academy; Robbie Pierce Nicholas, The Veritas
School and Alex Sterling, Ridgeland High School.
BECOME A JUNIOR DIPLOMAT
Do you want to get involved, make new friends and learn about your community?
Then the Ridgeland Chamber’s 2014-2015 Junior Diplomat Program is for you!
Who’s eligible? 11th and 12th grade students who are Ridgeland residents and
attend Ridgeland High School, Madison Ridgeland Academy, St. Joseph Catholic
School, The Veritas School, Jackson Academy, Jackson Prep and St. Andrew’s
Episcopal School.
Applications may be accessed online at www.ridgelandchamber.com, picked up
at the Ridgeland Chamber office or at participating schools.
Deadline to apply is Friday, August 15th. Call the Chamber office at
601-991-9996 for more information.
JUNIOR DIPLOMAT OF THE MONTH
APRIL 2014
Jon-Michael Trimm
Trustmark National Bank
Northpointe Branch
APRIL 2014
Hope Gilbert
Ridgeland
High School
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