Annual Meeting of the Corporation-Ocala’s Most Established Business Tradition~Reserve Today
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Tickets are $55 each, with group discount for four or more $45 each.
Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting of the Corporation-Ocala’s Most Established Business Tradition
Thursday, January 14, 2010
5:30 pm-9 pm
Dowtown Ocala
There’s a new and exciting look and feel to the Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual gathering of its membership. More than 300 business and government leaders are invited to attend this year’s event being held throughout downtown Ocala dining and entertainment sites.
The evening begins with a culinary tour featuring nine downtown dining establishments. Check in time is 5:30 pm at the Gazebo on the downtown square. Guests will follow a culinary iternary experiencing a taste of three of the nine sites. Participating in the downtown culinary tour are: Bakers and Cooks, LLC; Booze, Food & Entertainment; Harry’s Seafood Bar & Grill; La Cuisine; Mark’s Prime Steakhouse; Pi on Broadway; Stella’s-The Modern Day Pantry; Sushi Bistro and The Mojo Grill.
The culinary tour will conclude at 7:15, with guests attending the Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting of the Corporation at the historical landmark, Marion Theatre. The meeting’s agenda, facilitated by Ken Daley, President, Bernie Little Distributing, Inc. and 2007 Chairman of the Chamber Board includes:
- Remarks by 2009 Chairman of the Board, Kevin McDonald, Owner McDonald Allstate Agency
- Induction of the Chamber’s 2010 Chairman of the Board, John Hunt, President of First Avenue National Bank
- The announcement of the Stars Over Ocala Business Awards bestowed to individuals in the business community who have demonstrated the entrepreneurial and business spirit uniquely Ocala/Marion County
- The awarding of “Person of the Year” by Linda Marks, Publisher, Ocala Magazine
Event attendees are encouraged to make post event plans enjoying the ever expanding dining and entertainment opportunities in Ocala’s historic downtown. By accessing the invitation on www.ocalacc.com , guests can click through the dining venues for contact information of the various establishments.
The Annual Dinner is presented by Munroe Regional Medical Center. Deluca Toyota presents the Culinary Tour. The venue partner is the City of Ocala and the Stars Over Ocala Business Awards are presented by Ocala Magazine.
Chamber President and CEO Jaye Baillie said, “The concept of the 2010 event came about when thinking of the events of 2009. The Chamber relocated several blocks off the square to encourage downtown revitalization; there’s been a wellspring of new businesses open in downtown Ocala and we wanted to showcase the excitement and energy of spending an evening in our historic downtown.” Baillie added, “Much like the Grammy’s and Oscar’s, we are encouraging our membership to make post event reservations throughout the downtown dining and entertainment venues. It’s could be considered an economic stimulus project.”
The evening brings a Who’s Who of our business and governmental leaders together for an evening of celebration of our business community’s success. Tickets are $55 each, with group discount for four or more $45 each. For more information or to make reservations, log onto www.ocalacc.com or contact Tamara Fleischahaker at 352.629.8051 ext 103.
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