November 2014
540 S. Main Street
Belle Glade, FL 33430
Phone: 561-996-2745
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The 50th Annual Chamber Awards Banquet was held Tuesday, October 28 at the Belle Glade Elks Lodge with almost 240 people in
attendance. Shown above is Eddie Lee Rhodes, recipient of the
coveted “Citizen of the Year” award, presented by Mary Evans.
A big THANK YOU to all our sponsors and attendees, who made
this event so special. Sponsors were: Bank of Belle Glade, FP&L,
the GEO Group, the H.E. Hill Foundation and Florida Crystals. See
inside for more winners!
Agri-Industrial Man Of The Year John L. Hundley
We welcome three new Chamber members this month.
The C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinic - The clinic offers adult
and pediatric medical care five days a week. Elizabeth Nieves, practice
manager, says, “We want to be the medical home for all our patients
and encourage our patients to consider us their primary care provider
for all their medical needs. “
The Primary Care Clinic is located in the medical complex behind
KFC at 941 S.E. 1st Street, Belle Glade. The telephone number is 561642-1014.
Presenter and long-time friend Roger Hatton, (L) presents the AgIndustrial Man of the Year award to John Hundley, Chairman of the
Board for the Sugarcane Growers Cooperative. Shown with John is his
Lifetime Achievement Award Given To Homer & Dolly Hand
McNeill Contracting, Inc. - Well known in the Glades for working
with many of our local farmers with their planting needs, McNeill
Contracting has been in business since 1970.
Owner James “Bubba” McNeill and his family were recently awarded
the “Farm Family of the Year” by the Western Palm Beach County
Farm Bureau. For more information call 561-996-6286.
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Palm Beach County, - Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Palm Beach County provides education and access to care to pregnant women in Palm
Beach County.
The organization recently opened an office in Belle Glade to provide
Centering Pregnancy to pregnant women in the tri-city area through a
partnership with OB/GYN Specialists of Lakeside. This group prenatal
care program is an evidence-based model of care which supports the
delivery of healthy babies through health assessment, education and
support of women in the program.
The facility is located at 1077A, South Main Street, Belle Glade. For
more information contact Rebecca Casas at 996-7112.
Ann Tyler presents the Lifetime Achievement award to Homer & Dolly.
Community Pride Awarded To H.E. Hill Foundation
The Belle Glade and Pahokee
Chamber Holiday Mixer will be
Thursday, December 11 from
5:30 to 8 p.m. at PNC Bank in
Pahokee. There will be food and
prizes. To RSVP call Regina
Bohlen at the Pahokee Chamber
924-5579 or Brenda at 9962745.
Rotary Turkey Shoot
The Belle Glade Rotary Club is
hosting their annual Turkey
Shoot on Wednesday, Nov. 19
and Thursday, Nov. 20 from 6
to 10 p.m. The cost is $3 per
shot. There will be a kids shoot,
a ladies shoot and a regular
shoot, plus raffle prize drawings and food for sale. The
event will be at 628 NW Ave.
L, Belle Glade. Tickets will be
available on site.
Thank you to the following
businesses and individuals for
renewing their commitment to
the Chamber and to our community.
The Sun newspaper, DBI Services, Rexel Consolidated Electric Supply, Howell Oil Company, United States Sugar Corporation, Original Equipment, XI
Zeta Mu Chapter, Glades Art
Group, American Legion, Post
#20, Dr. Donald A. Fliehs, Atlantic Pacific Insurance, Traveler’s Motor Lodge, Belle Glade
Lions Club, Florida Power &
Light, Palm Beach County
Sheriff’s Office, Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County,
South Florida Conservancy District, St. Peter’s Lutheran
Church, Cee Bee Produce.
Accepting the Chamber’s Community Pride award, left to right are: Isabel
Rice, Jennifer Earnest, Barbara Boswell and Maria Mills.
Out-Going President’s Award To Karen Corbin-Wheeler
Chamber Board member Karen Corbin-Wheeler accepts the Out-Going
President’s award. She was also the chair for the safari-themed banquet.
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Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Leadership Glades
Board meeting
Noon at the Chamber
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American Legion BBQ
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Call 996-6444
ELECTION DAY
Belle Glade City
Commission
6:30 p.m.
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Soccer Sign-up
5-8 p.m.
Belle Glade Chamber
SB City
Commission
7 p.m.
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Spaghetti Dinner
Belle Glade Elks Lodge
6-9 p.m. Tickets $7
Call 996-1716
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Lions Club
Noon
Belle Glade Rotary
Noon
Belle Glade City
Commission
6:30 p.m.
23/30
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SB City
Commission
7 p.m.
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Soccer Sign-up
5-8 p.m.
Belle Glade Chamber
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VETERAN’S DAY
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LORE Alliance
3 p.m.
Career Source
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Chamber Board
Meeting
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Chamber Breakfast
Lakeside Medical Center
7:30 a.m.
Soccer Sign-up
5-8 p.m.
Belle Glade Chamber
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Thanksgiving
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Belle Glade Elks Lodge
Hoop Shoot for kids 8-13
9 a.m.-noon
First Baptist Church
Recreation Center
17 N.W. Ave. B
Call 261-7186
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Free Concert
Derrick Hadley & the
Motowners
Dolly Hand Cultural
Arts Center
7 p.m.
Call 993-1160
Black Gold meeting
5:30 p.m.
Belle Glade Rotary Turkey Shoot
Nov. 19-20 6-10 p.m.
Tickets $3
628 NW Ave. L, Belle Glade
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Soccer Sign-up
9 a.m.– 1p.m.
Belle Glade Chamber
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