www.chamberinaction.com Volume 25 Issue 5 Chamber Times May 2014 May 2014 Chamber Events Ribbon Cung Monday, May 5 th – 6pm-8pm MAC –Mexican American Council 151 NW 11 ST, Homestead, FL 33030 Chamber Business EXPO Tuesday, May 6 th 4pm-8pm Banyan Tree at Keys Gate 4300 Palm Drive Homestead, FL 33035 Chamber Networking Breakfast Thursday, May 8th – 8am-9am Courtyard by Marriott 2905 NE 9th St. Homestead, FL 33033 Military Families Appreciation Dinner Friday, May 9 th – 5pm-8pm FPL/Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant 9760 SW 344 Street Homestead, FL 33033 Military Appreciation Day Event Saturday, May 17 – 3pm to 8pm Losner Park 104 N. Krome Ave., Homestead, FL Event details click here Register for Chamber events online at www.chamberinaction.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Christian Bailey, Aramis Pagan, Jake Gibson, Larissa Monjaraz, John Bowles, Christopher Jimenez, Erika Smith, Dean Smith, Gabriela Auguste, Oluestobi Oanyemi, Dave Francois, Sean Grey, Armani Pagan Happy Mother’s Day Sunday, May 11th, 2014
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February 2014 www.chamberinaction.com Volume 25 Issue 5
Chamber Times May 2014
May 2014 Chamber Events
Ribbon Cutting Monday, May 5th – 6pm-8pm MAC –Mexican American Council 151 NW 11 ST, Homestead, FL 33030 Chamber Business EXPO
Tuesday, May 6th 4pm-8pm
Banyan Tree at Keys Gate
4300 Palm Drive
Homestead, FL 33035
Chamber Networking Breakfast
Thursday, May 8th – 8am-9am
Courtyard by Marriott
2905 NE 9th St.
Homestead, FL 33033
Military Families Appreciation Dinner
Friday, May 9th – 5pm-8pm
FPL/Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant
9760 SW 344 Street Homestead, FL 33033
Military Appreciation Day Event
Saturday, May 17 – 3pm to 8pm
Losner Park 104 N. Krome Ave., Homestead, FL
Event details click here
Register for Chamber events online at www.chamberinaction.com
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Christian Bailey, Aramis Pagan, Jake Gibson, Larissa Monjaraz, John Bowles, Christopher Jimenez, Erika Smith, Dean Smith, Gabriela Auguste, Oluestobi Oanyemi, Dave Francois, Sean Grey, Armani Pagan
Thank you for renewing in the Month of April 2014 !
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Members in the News
Homestead’s Ruth Campbell and Florida City
Vice Mayor Roy S. Shiver were honored during
the Miami-Dade County Days at the state Capitol
this month.
Homestead’s Ruth Campbell and Florida City Vice Mayor Roy S. Shiver were
honored during the Miami-Dade County Days at the state Capitol this month.
The annual Miami-Dade County Days is a three day celebration when leaders
and elected officials from Miami-Dade municipalities visit Tallahassee during the
legislative session.
Campbell was awarded the Sherman Winn ‘I Care’ Award. The honor, named
after the late Senator, is given to a person who has made a positive difference in
their community.
For more than three decades she has devoted her life to public service and to
the City of Homestead.
“I am so happy to have won this award,” Campbell said. “It shows that what
we are doing here in Homestead is being noticed.”
She was the first woman elected to the Homestead City Council in 1963 and in 1997 when she did not seek re-election she was
given the title of “Honorary Mayor of Krome Avenue.”
Campbell was involved in numerous civic organizations during her tenure and continues to be very active in the Homestead com-
munity. She is currently the museum director and local historian of the Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum. Through her ef-
forts, she has committed herself to developing an awareness and appreciation for the City’s historic assets and an urgency for
preservation. She has also served on local, state and national boards.
Shiver received the Sen. Ron Silver ‘Dean’ Award, for his 50 years of service as an elected official in FloridaCity. Shiver was first
elected to the commission in 1964 and is the longest standing municipal elected official in the entire state of Florida.
During his time on the commission, Shiver has overseen the Police Department among many other facets of the city. Shiver com-
mented on how proud he is with the growth of the Police Department over the years.
“When I was elected there were just two patrolmen and one car,” Shiver said. Shiver stated he was surprised and honored to
receive the award.
“I’ve served 50 out of FloridaCity’s 100 years,” Shiver said. “I’ve seen this town grow and progress. I have tried to help the resi-
dents as best as I can, and I have kept them happy. It is really an honor.”
Along with being on the commission, Shiver has served on numerous boards during his tenure. Last week he was named to the
Florida League of Cities board.
“I got a letter that said ‘Welcome Home’,” Shiver said. “Being on this board will continue to help our city.”
By Mike Dill Sat, Apr 19, 2014
South Dade News Leader
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Ribbon Cutting - MAC Mexican American Council Monday, May 5, 2014 6:00pm - 8:00pm @ 151 NW 11 ST Homestead, FL 33030 2014 Business Expo Tuesday, May 6, 2014 4:00pm - 8:00pm @ Banyan Tree At Keys Gate 4300 Palm Drive Homestead, FL 33035 Networking Breakfast Thursday, May 8, 2014 8:00am - 9:00am @ Courtyard By Marriott 2905 NE 9th St.
Military Families Appreciation Dinner
Friday, May 9, 2014
5:00pm - 8:00pm
@ FPL/Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant
9760 SW 344 Street Homestead, FL 33033
Military Appreciation Day
Saturday, May 17,2014
3:00pm - 8:00pm
@ Losner Park-104 N. Krome Ave., Homestead, FL
Register for Chamber events online at www.chamberinaction.com
Up-Coming Chamber Events Calendar
Speedway Community Church & Temple Hatikvah located at 990 N Homestead Blvd., Homestead, FL 33033 held a grand opening ceremony on Wednesday, April 9th.
April 2014 - Ribbon Cuttings
Flagler’s Martini Lounge located at 28 South Krome Avenue, Homestead, FL 33030 held a Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014.
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April Chamber Events
Florida Chamber Chairman, Eric Silagy, Presi-dent of NextERA/FPL and the current chairman of the Florida Chamber of Commerce spoke at the Homestead/Florida City Chamber of Com-merce Membership Luncheon on April 16
th Eric reported Florida’s economy is growing. Payroll numbers are up. Unemployment is down. Real estate is moving. Tourists are coming to our state in record numbers. And, Florida is expanding its com-petitive edge. See more at: http://southdadenewsleader.com/issue/south-dade-news-leader/article/state-chamber-chairman-comes-to-homestead The Powering Florida Resource Center provides economic develop-ment organizations with information and tools that enable them to more effectively market their community, including: Analyze industry sectors relevant to their geographic area Better target companies for recruitment - PoweringFlorida® Access complete community profiles for labor force, demographics and available real estate. - See more at: http://www.poweringflorida.com/#sthash.TPPdfkWT.dpuf
Eric believes that our community has a great opportunity in the aerospace industry. After the meeting he took a ride around the com-munity with FPL's Mike Kiley and what he saw reinforced this view. As NASA’s role continues to change, private aerospace companies are playing increasingly important roles in space exploration. Flor-ida must aggressively compete to remain the preeminent location for private spaceflight activities, engage in more research and de-velopment and capitalize on Florida’s bright space industry talent supply. Florida’s aerospace industry helps to generate bold eco-nomic development initiatives and brings much needed jobs not only to Florida’s Space Coast, but throughout the state. See more at: http://www.flchamber.com/issue/aviation-and-aerospace/
Ramon Ferrer, FPL, Area Mgr. External Affairs, Bill Duquette, CEO Home-
stead Hospital, Mark Trowbridge, President Coral Gables Chamber, Eric Silagy, President of NextERA/FPL , Mary Scott Russell, President Chamber
South, Raul Pino, Chairman of Doral Business Council.
Military Affairs Committee holds 15th annual awards banquet by Senior Airman Aja Heiden
482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs
The night was capped off by remarks from 482nd FW commander and host, Col.
Chris Funk, who congratulated the award winners and nominees and thanked the
MAC, award presenters and sponsors for their support of the event and Home-
stead ARB.
The MAC has supported the military mission and military quality of life for over 43
years, and the awards banquet is just one event of many the committee works to
put together. The MAC is comprised of up to 50 civic and local leaders who meet
monthly to discuss issues relating to the civilian-military relationship, according to
their mission statement.
About the Military Affairs Committee
The Homestead - Florida City Military Affairs Committee (MAC) is a committee of
the Homestead - Florida City Chamber of Commerce and has proudly supported
the military mission and military quality of life for over forty-three years. The
Charter of the Military Affairs Committee is to assist military units within the
Chamber's area to meet their mission and goals, promote understanding between
the civilian and military communities, enhance the quality of life for our military and
their families, and to support - as practical - other military units in Dade County
area.
This support was focused on Homestead Air Force Base through 1992, and now Homestead Air Reserve Base (482d Fighter Wing) and its joint missions.
These diverse missions now include not only the 482nd Fighter Wing's F-16 mission, but the Florida Air National Guard's sovereign air defense mission, Spe-
cial Operations Command South, USCG Maritime Safety & Security Team Miami 91114, US Customs & Border Patrol, Florida Army Guard's 50th Area Sup-
port Group, and various temporary missions assigned to the base.
Comprised of up to fifty civic and local leaders, the Military Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues relating to the civilian-military relationship.
For membership information or to attend one of our monthly luncheons, please contact us at [email protected]. To view the Homestead Military
Affairs Committee information click here. http://www.chamberinaction.com/pages/MilitaryAffairs/
Below is the complete list of 2013 annual award winners, category and unit.
- 482nd FW Airman: Senior Airman Eddy Perez, 482nd Mission Support Group
The Chamber Trustees are leaders in our community who recognize that their business success and failure is tied to the area around them. In taking a leadership position, the Trustees are insuring their future success by reinvesting in the local business community through the Greater Homestead/Florida City Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber Trustees voluntarily contribute more than required because they believe in the important programs of the Greater Home-stead/Florida City Chamber of Commerce. They understand that the prominence of their organization makes it appropriate for them to assume the role of a substantial participant and contributor to the Chamber’s operation. Members like this refuse to let the burden of improving the business climate and our local quality of life fall on others. Trustee contributions make it possible to maintain the Chamber’s day to day opera-tions with an efficient and professional staff who, in turn, bring more and better programs to the business community.
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Miami Dade County Public Schools www.dadeschools.net
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Non-Partisan Elections Site www.voteforflorida.org
SCORE Counselors to Small Business www.score.org
State of Florida Information www.myflorida.com
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