The Governor’s Club played host to our 17th Annual
Golf Tournament on April 16 for the first time, and
although the rain dampened our bodies a bit throughout the day, it didn’t dampen our spirits! In total, we
had over 150 players, volunteers and sponsors out on
the beautiful course supporting our Chamber! We
raised over $17,000 to help promote our members and
our community!
There are so many people to thank, it’s impossible
to name them all, but we’ll start with our major sponsors below. See page 3 for more thank you’s, winners
and pictures.
Right: One of the fairways on the beautiful Governor’s Club
course; Team Chick-fil-A, headed by owner Todd Hunley, far
left. Photos by David Kincaid.
The Country’s First Relay for Life in a Mall MAY 30 in Our Mall
VOLUME XXXI, NUMBER 4
Believe it or not, in the 30-year history of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, it has never been held
inside a mall! Well, on Saturday, May 30, our community’s own RiverGate Mall we will be making history—
and we need YOUR help to make it HUGE!!
What is Relay for Life? It is a fundraising walk to raise funds and awareness to fight
cancer. Teams of people walk around the ‘track’—which in this case would be the
mall!—while food, games and activities provide entertainment! Plus, since we’re
in the mall—you can also veer off ‘track’ and go shopping when it’s your turn
to walk! Bonus!
We NEED MORE TEAMS, PARTICIPANTS AND DONORS! If you
don’t have enough people to make a team, join the Chamber Team! Go to
relayforlife.org (put in the zip code 37072 if link doesn’t work) to sign up!
Sponsors are needed too! If you would like your logo on the official T-shirt,
your information is needed by MAY 8.
At the Chamber Luncheon on May 21, we will have Alex Alvarez, Coordinator for Relay for Life, as our
Guest Speaker so you will get a complete overview of the event. If you have any questions before then, please
contact her at [email protected] or (615) 341-7320.
2015 MRACC
Board of Directors
OFFICERS
KAREN RAMSEY, PRESIDENT
Miller’s Florist
868-2696 • [email protected]
DAVID MCMURRY, PRESIDENT-ELECT
Roof Doctors • 448-6349
[email protected]
RON SMITH, VICE PRESIDENT
ESCU • 687-4801
[email protected]
PEGGY SHOAF, SECRETARY
Madison Suburban Utility District
868-3201 • [email protected]
Member Luncheon May 21
Make plans now to join us for our May Member Luncheon on Thursday, May 21 at
11:45 am at St. Joseph Parish Life Center (1217 Gallatin Pk. S).
We’ve got a great agenda for the day! Alex Alvarez, Coordinator for
Relay for Life, will be our Guest Speaker. But first, Kathy Sager AT
& T will be making a very special announcement. Plus we will have
Spotlight on Business Alpha Graphics, who will be giving away $100
worth of printing, so if you’re in the market for some, you won’t want
to miss your chance to win!
Bar B Cutie will be catering our luncheon—so get ready for some bar-b-cue
and banana pudding! Cost is $13.00. Please RSVP HERE so we prepare
for the amount of food we need.
RAY TATE, TREASURER
First Bank
851-4620 • [email protected]
BILL DOUGLAS, PAST-PRESIDENT
439-8662 • [email protected]
NATHAN MASSEY, ECD EX-OFFICIO
Wm Massey Electric
612-3100 • [email protected]
BOARD
MARK CAIN, CSSI • 860-5600 •
[email protected]
FREDA EVANS, SunTrust Investment
Services, Inc. • 7484486 •
[email protected]
CATHY HOORMANN,
Kickin’ Coffee and Tea
294-7849 • [email protected]
MAGGIE MARTIN, Bailey’s Wrecker
277-1283• [email protected]
DAVID PITZER, C. David Pitzer, P.C., CPA
851-2727 • [email protected]
RON SMITH, Electric Service
Credit Union
687-4801 • [email protected]
DANNY SNYDER,
Danny Snyder Insurance
855-2720 • [email protected]
SGT. JAMES VIVRETTE, Community
Liaison Officer for Madison Police Precinct
880-3111 • [email protected]
CATE HAMILTON, EX-OFFICIO
Discover Madison, Inc. 891-1154 •
[email protected]
PAM SCHULTZ, EX-OFFICIO
President of Women in Business
[email protected]
STAFF
DEBBIE MASSEY, EX. DIRECTOR
865-5400
[email protected]
JULIE REEVES,
MARKETING DIRECTOR
[email protected]
Several Chamber Members “Drove” At
Police Precinct While “Intoxicated”
We had a great time at our April After-Hours!
Thanks to the Madison Police Precinct for hosting us
and to Windlands East for providing the snacks.
Special thanks to Sgt. James Vivrette for organizing
the event. The evening was such
Top: Brian Backman
fun and informative, with
of
Windlands East tries
a turn at
SWAT tools of the trade,
the Beer Goggle Race
; Right:
including a robot, a Tazer
Sgt. James Vivrette
races Col.
Demonstration and Beer Goggle Barry Sprouse
around while
Races, which approximated
both are ‘intoxicated
’. ;
Below: Sgt. Vivrette
what your vision is like when
explains
how a tazer works be
intoxicated. Once you put on
fore
the goggles, you had to try to
demonstrating.
Photos by David Kinc
maneuver around cones in a
aid
wheelchair without hitting
them, which was quite challenging!
Also thanks to Cathy Rhodes of Town
Planner for sponsoring our Community
Cash Jackpot, which rolls over again because the winner wasn’t present! What’s
Community Cash? We draw from the
names of ALL our Chamber members. On
the first draw, if you’re present, you win
$100!! On the second draw, you win $50!
Lisa Tidwell—You Could Have Had $100!
ABRA; Bailey's Wrecker Service; Beck &
Beck; Berry's Pawn; CSSI, Inc; ESCU;
First State Bank; Freeman for Mayor; Kickin’
Coffee & Tea; Madison Family Dental; Mobley
Veterinarian Clinic; Maybelle
Carter Senior Life Community; Nissan of Rivergate;
Parker & Parker; George
Rooker; Ricky Rooker; Roof
Doctors; Serra of Nashville;
ServiceKing; Spring Hill
Funeral Home & Cemetery;
Suntrust Financial Partners;
TISCO; Wm Massey Electric;
Women in Business
It was an GREAT day for our 17th Annual
Golf Tournament but it was a AWESOME
day because of all the wonderful efforts of
our Golf Committee, Sponsors, and
Volunteers. Thank You Everyone!
1st Place 1st Flight
Pinnacle Financial
Services Team #1
(left) Scot Calonge,
Randell Phillips, Jacob
Sherlin, Eddie Sherlin
The ladies from Bailey’s Wrecker Service had one of the most popular
Exclusive Holes with their “Bailey’s Bombers”!
(in addition to sponsors)
Raymond Brody; CB Collision; Cornerstone Church; Danny Snyder
Insurance; FiftyForward Madison Station; Goodpasture Christian
School; Jimmy John’s; Kiwanis Club; Madison Funeral Home;
Madison Police (sponsored by First Bank); Madison Firefighters
(sponsored by MSUD); Regions Bank; Schultz Monument; SunTrust
Wealth Management; Skyline Medical Center; Middle Tennessee
School of Anesthesia; Phil North; Bryson McCarley/Rand McFarlin
Southeast Electric
Ray Tate & Roger Birden,
Co-Chairs of Tournament
Richard Schultz, Golf Committee
Joe Gobelet
Casey Penrod
Peggy Shoaf
Freda Evans
Pam Schultz
Nancy Myers
Karen Ramsey
Julie Russell
James Vivrette Caroline Rhodes
Millie Grammer Danna Fuqua
Tracy Crain Suzanne Durham
Ashley Henley & Julie Russell from
Jackie Pond
Ashley Henley
First State Bank were great volunteers!
David Kincaid, Photographer
While most of our sponsors brought tents,
Cathy Hoormann of Kickin Coffee & Tea,
brought her trusty umbrella!
Chamber Board President Karen Ramsey, right, said she had a ‘blast’ at
her first ever tournament—especially with the entertaining Freda Evans!
1st Place
2nd Flight
Pinnacle Financial
Services Team #2
(left)
Brian Manning,
Ashley Boykin,
Heather Anderson,
Paul Hogg
1st Place 3rd
Flight
FirstBank
(left) Dale Hamilton,
Ray Tate, Wayne
Detring, Mark
Knobloauch
1st Place 4th
Flight
ESCU
(left)
Ken Dubray, Steve
Fox, Ron Smith,
Kevin Walker
Longest Drives -
Heather Anderson
Sean Patterson
Closest To Pin Eddie Sherlin
Closest To Pin Mark Knoblauch
Putting Contest—
Dan Curtis
Left: Cathy Rhodes, the
‘Queen’ of Town Planner and the Golf Snack
Cart!
Education Day Celebrates Teachers and Students of the Year
Our Chamber hosted its 3rd
Annual Education Appreciation Day on April 16 to honor
educators in the community
and recognize the Teacher
and Student of the Year for
each of the schools in the
Hunters Lane Cluster. Over
130 Chamber members,
community leaders, educators
and parents attended the
event, which was sponsored
by Regions Bank.
Prior to the ceremony, Col.
Barry Sprouse, who is retiring
this year after serving for 22
years as advisor to the
JrROTC at Hunters Lane High
School was honored with a
Certificate of Recognition. For
years, the Hunters Lane
JrROTC has presented the
colors and led the pledge at
Chamber luncheons.
Then Executive Director
Debbie Massey and Chamber
Board President Karen Ramsey
presented the Teacher and
Student of the Year Awards.
The winners and their
Chamber sponsors are at right.
Amqui Elementary
Teacher of the Year: Betsy Thigpen
Student of the Year: Edlyn Jarquin
Sponsor: Madison Police Precinct
Bellshire Elementary Design Center
Teacher of the Year: Shawni Goldtrap
Student of the Year:
Jonathan Menjivar
Sponsor: Southeast Electric
The principals from the schools in the
Hunters Lane Cluster.
Goodlettsville Elementary
Teacher of the Year: Vickie Hancock
Student of the Year: Cianna Clemmons
Sponsor: First State Bank
Goodlettsville Middle
Teacher of the Year: Kim Childress
Student of the Year: Sidonia Brown
Sponsor: TISCO
The Students of the Year from the schools
in the Hunters Lane Cluster.
Goodpasture Christian School
Teacher of the Year: Pam Walker
Students of the Year:
Avery & Alex Towe
Sponsor: Goodpasture Christian School
Hunters Lane Comprehensive High
Teacher of the Year: Sara Hoyal
Student of the Year: Andre Pospichal
Sponsor: Kickin’ Coffee and Tea
Madison Middle
Teacher of the Year: Jennifer Austin
Student of the Year: Kenley Ambrose
Sponsor: Recovery Community, Inc.
The Teachers of the Year from the schools
in the Hunters Lane Cluster
Col. Barry Sprouse was recognized for his
service to the JrROTC and the MadisonRivergate Area Chamber of Commerce
Photos by David Kincaid
And New to the Chamber:
Freeman for Mayor
Bill Freeman
1701 West End Ave Suite
300
Nashville, TN, 37203
615-319-3028
http://freeman2015.com/
Gateway Elementary
Teacher of the Year:
Shana Feldpausch
Student of the Year: Amiya Tyson
Sponsor: First State Bank
Neely’s Bend Elementary
Teacher of the Year: Amy Lemley
Student of the Year:
Edixon Cruz Rivero
Sponsor: Miller’s Florist
Neely’s Bend Middle
Teacher of the Year: Vanessa Lutton
Student of the Year:
Sid Souksangouane
Sponsor: Bailey’s Wrecker Service
Old Center Elementary
Teacher of the Year: Dianne Winstead
Student of the Year: James Brown
Sponsored by: Roof Doctors
Tom Sturdivant is the new owner of
Madison Funeral Home. Welcome
to he and his son, Robbie!
Taylor Stratton Elementary
Teacher of the Year: Monica Boyd
Student of the Year:
Solomon Hernandez-Soto
Sean Dozier is the new CEO of
Signature Healthcare at Madison.
Welcome Sean!
Sponsor: Schultz Monument
Over 400 Racers Right Here
in the Heart in Madison!
The CEDAR HILL CRITERIUM on April 12 has been described as the
“NASCAR” of the cycling world! Almost 400 racers from all over the
Southeast and beyond—including a professional team from Canada— came
to Madison to race around the 1.5 mile lap in Cedar Hill Park. This race is the
largest in the state of Tennessee and quickly becoming the largest in Southeast—even beating out large cities like Louisville and Atlanta!
Bikers raced around the 1.5 mile loop of Cedar
Hill Park at high speeds—it was the “NASCAR”
of Madison!!
Photos by David Kincaid
Many of our Chamber Members took advantage of this unique promotional
opportunity and we are very appreciative. THANK YOU to Bailey’s
Wrecker Service for being a major sponsor, Miller’s Florist for providing the winner’s flowers, Highland Hills Funeral Home and Crematory
for sponsoring the children’s bags, ESCU for sponsoring the bike clinic
the day before the event, MTSA for providing the emergency medical
team, and Chick-fil-A and
Baskin Robbins for providing
coupons for the children participants. Special thanks to Sgt.
James Vivrette and members of
the MNPD for providing traffic
control, Julie Russell from First
State Bank for volunteering her
time all day to work the registration table, and David Kincaid for
taking pictures.
WOMEN IN BUSINESS ME
MEETING
ETING
Tuesday, May 5 12:00 pm
King’s Daughters
Child Development Center
LEADS EXCHANGE
Every Wednesday
8:00 am
Cornerstone Church
726 W. Old Hickory Blvd.
AMQUI FARMER’S MARKET
Every Sunday Through August
12:00 pm
pm--Noon
Amqui Station & Visitor’s Center
301B Madison St.
MOTHER’S DAY TEA
Friday, May 8 2:30 pm
Grace Manor Assisted Living
STAMP OUT HUNGER
Saturday, May 9
Leave Canned Food in a Bag
on Your Mailbox!
SHONEY’S 5K & FUN RU
RUN
N
Supporting Metro Nashville
Police Fund
Saturday, May 9 8:00 am
LP Field, Lot T
SOUTHERN DIXIE DOLLS
BEAUTY PAGEANT
Saturday, May 9
10:00 am -5:00 pm
Rivergate Mall
WINDLANDS EAST
NETWORKING BREAKFAST
Thursday, May 14
8:30 am
Windlands East
KING’S DAUGHTERS LUN
LUNCHEON
CHEON
& FASHION SHOW
Saturday, May 16 11:15 am
Old Hickory Country Club
GRAND OPENING & DEDI
DEDICATION
CATION
OF NEW CORNERSTONE
FACILITIES
Monday, May 18
7:00 pm
Cornerstone Church
726 W. Old Hickory Blvd.
MAY MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON
Thursday, May 21 11:45 am
St. Joseph Family Life Center
AFTER
AFTER--HOURS
TBA 5:00 to 7:00 pm
Miller’s Florist
211 E Old Hickory Blvd
BREAKFAST BUZZ
Thursday, May 28 8:30 am
Grace Manor Assisted Living
RELAY FOR LIFE
Saturday, May 30
11:00 am –9:30 pm
Rivergate Mall
Mother's Day Tea
Friday, May 8th
2:30 pm
Light refreshments
and beverages
will be served
Please RSVP
615-724-0109
Grace Manor Assisted Living
1420 Old Hickory Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37207
This charming FREE
event is open to the
community.
Attendance encouraged
from multiple
generations;
mothers & daughters,
grandmothers,
aunts & nieces,
May 16
You are cordially invited to attend our 2015 annual lunch
and fashion show, benefiting the children and families at
KDCDC. Dillard’s Department Store will once again
showcase the latest fashions—come and enjoy the show!
Early Shopping Begins at 11:15 am; 12:00 pm Lunch & Show
at Old Hickory Country Club
1904 Hadley Ave in Old Hickory
Tickets are $45 Please RSVP by May 4 to
865-5164 or [email protected]
Flourgirls Toy Drive
Supporting Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
From The Inspiration Of Onna Brown
Onna is turning 7 years old soon! When her Mom
came in to order the birthday cake, we were
struck by Onna's courage and compassion. Onna
requested that all toys for her go to
Vanderbilt's Children Hospital. Onna has spend
quite a bit of time there, and wants to give back
with a personal goal of 100 toys. Please help us
match her goal and more!
Please Drop Off New and Unwrapped Toy
Donations By Saturday, May 9th At:
201 S. Main Street
Goodlettsville 37072
(615) 859.5731