MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 700 Main Street, Sebastian, FL 32958 www.SebastianChamber.com (772) 589-5969 December 2010 Issue

Jimmy Holbrook Owner

Holbrook Mobile Detailing

Holbrook Mobile Detailing was established in April 2010 by Jimmy Holbrook. Jimmy has al-ways had a passion for having a clean vehicle. It’s one of his favorite hobbies and a perfect side job from his full time position as an Indian River County Fire Medic. On Jimmy’s days off, he enjoys detailing cars, fishing and spending time with his wife, Nicole and their chocolate lab, Murphy. Jimmy is anxiously awaiting the arrival of his first child due in February.

Holbrook Mobile Detailing services cars, trucks, motorcycles, RV’s, and boats. Being mobile allows him to travel to his clients home or work when its convenient for them. His trailer is equipped with all of the necessary equipment and supplies to detail your vehicle on site. Hol-brook Mobile Detailing is proud to serve the following areas: Sebastian, Fellsmere, Vero Beach, and Melbourne.

There are various packages available ranging from a complete wash to a full detail. A full auto detail includes: hand wash and wax, cleaning windows & mirrors, complete vacuum, sham-pooing carpets, conditioning seats, cleaning & detailing instrument panel, dash, console, wheel wells, rims, and tires. Headlight restoration services are also available.

Jimmy is very detail oriented and prides himself on his work. He spends hours detailing each vehicle and when he’s finished, it looks like new again. In fact, many of his customers have said that their vehicle looks better after he’s detailed it than it did when they first bought it.

Holbrook Mobile Detailing gift certificates are available! They make wonderful holiday gifts for co-workers, colleagues, clients, family and friends! To get a quote, schedule your detail or purchase a gift certificate, please call Holbrook Mobile Detailing at 772-360-6497 and re-member, “The Difference is in the Details!”

Jimmy & Nicole wish you a safe and happy holiday season and all the best in 2011!

If you would like to “make the front page” of our newsletter, make sure you schedule time this month at one of our net-working activities, and maybe your name will be drawn for the monthly spotlight! Check out our calendar inside!

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589-6939 U-Haul Trucks/Trailers for Rent

Proposed renovations to the Chamber building on

Main Street, entitled the:

Pelican Porch Visitor’s Center

OCTOBER CHAMBER EVENTS

Emily Holliman, CEO, Sebastian River Medical Center, Luncheon Speaker

Nancy Norton, The Entrepreneur’s Source, Luncheon Sponsor

Breakfast at Sebastian River Art Club

Business & Pleasure at Monnett Eye & Surgery Center

Lunch at Capt Hiram’s Tiffany Room

NOVEMBER CHAMBER EVENTS

Bundle Advertising & SAVE!!!

Press Release (2) Your Business information will be broadcast to media contacts from Orlando to Miami and you will receive ex-posure in all media outlets in the East Central & South Florida Regions.

Facebook Posts/Twitter Feeds (5) Share exciting updates, upcoming events or promotions for your business with hundreds of online followers.

Email Blast (1) Broadcast your latest news, upcoming event or promo-tion to over 400 Chamber members.

Flyer (1) Introduce your business along with new products and/or services to our newsletter audience. The newsletter is mailed out to 500 local businesses, government and community leaders in the Sebastian River Area monthly. It is also emailed to Chamber members and uploaded to the Chamber website, www.SebastianChamber.com.

Color Biz Card Ad (1) Reach over 500 local business members, employers, employees, government and community leaders in the Sebastian River Area for 12 consecutive months. In ad-dition to being mailed, the newsletter is also emailed to Chamber members and uploaded to the Chamber web-site, www.SebastianChamber.com.

Web Page (1) In 2009, our Chamber website had just under 3 million hits! Increase your web exposure by having your own dedicated page on www.SebastianChamber.com. Your business will be featured on your category page with a link to your business web page. Your web page will in-clude: your logo, 750 words about your business, and three photos.

Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce Calendar of Events

December 2010

Dec. 3 Chamber Monthly Breakfast –CANCELLED 9:00 a.m. Indian River County Legislative Delegation Meeting SRA Chamber LGA Committee Indian River County Commission Chambers 5:30 p.m. 22nd Annual Light Up Night in Sebastian Sebastian Businesses throughout the community! Open House, Holiday Cheer! Dec. 4 Sebastian Annual Holiday Parade, sponsored by the City of 6:00 p.m. Sebastian, Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce, Sebastian Property Owners Association, and the GFWC Woman’s Club of Sebastian Beginning at Main St. and Indian River Dr. to Riverview Park Dec. 8 Chamber Full Board Meeting 8:00 a.m. Main St. Office Dec. 14 Chamber Annual Volunteer Luncheon Noon at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort Reservations Please- $15.00, $20.00 at the door Dec. 17 New Board Member Orientation Luncheon Noon Chamber Main St. Office Dec. 24/27 Chamber closed for Holidays! Dec. 31/3 Chamber closed for the New Year!

From the Chamber of Commerce to all of our businesses, organizations, employees and the community

in the Sebastian River Area Have a safe and happy holiday season! Happy New Year!

New Members 10/13/10 – 11/9/10

Inlet Wines Daisy Rullan and Jesse Ritos 13401 US Hwy 1 Sebastian, FL 32958 772-589-4445 Www.inletwines.com jesse@inletwines.com Wine, Beer, Cigar and Tapas The Cat’s Meow Cat Clinic Amy Cousino 1105 US Hwy 1 Sebastian, FL 32958 772-388-5550 Fax 772-388-5530 www.thecatsmeowcatclinic.com thecatsmeowcatc1@aol.com Veterinarian/Feline Exclusive

Brocko The Clown Eileen Brock 398 Winfall Avenue, S.W. Palm Bay, FL 32908 321-604-7136 321-604-7157 Www.brockotheclown.com eabrock@cfl.rr.com Entertainment

2010 Annual Installation & Awards Party at Capt’n Butcher’s

DID YOU KNOW???

THE CHAMBER RESPONDS TO AN AVERAGE OF 60 INQUIRIES A MONTH FROM PEOPLE INTERESTED IN VISITING OR RELOCATING TO OUR AREA. THOSE LEADS COULD BE YOURS FOR ONLY $100 A YEAR! FOR MORE INFO, CALL NICOLE @ 772-589-5969!

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Member News

The Craft Club of Sebastian will have a large two day Christmas Craft Show on Satur-day, December 4th and Sunday, December 5 from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. At Riverview Park, U.S. Hwy 1. Many Christmas Crafts on display by 65 or more crafters. For a large space, call Karen at 388-5244. This holiday season, Indian River Federal Credit Union offices will again be an official drop-off location for the US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. Donations of new, unwrapped toys may be dropped off during regular business hours at 11638 US Hwy 1, Sebastian. All donations will be used to bring holiday cheer to local children in need. For more information, go to www.toysfortots.org or www.irfcu.com. The Visiting Nurse Association has begun partnering with human service agencies throughout Indian River County to provide no cost flu shots for their clients. Thanks to the generosity of community donors, the VNA currently has received enough funding to provide more than 1,200 no cost flu shots. Initial funding for the program was made possible when the VNA received a $25,000 gift from an anonymous donor through the Indian River Community Foundation. For more information about the “Fighting Flu Everywhere Program” or to schedule a clinic at your human service agency, please call the VNA’s Flu Coordinator, Maggie Creelman at 772-978-5524. The Moorings Literary Society is hosting a special luncheon at the The Moorings Club on December 6, 2010, benefiting the Environmental Learning Center. It features the well-know Florida author, Carl Hiaasen, promoting his new novel, “Star Island.” This is the latest book by an author who has published more than twenty best selling novels. This event, which promises to be one of the highlights of the Vero Beach literary sea-son, is open to the public. Tickets must be obtained in advance. The cost, including lunch, lecture, and signed copy of “star Island” is $75, or $100 for Skink Club Benefac-tors. If you are a Hiaasen fan, you will recognize one of his memorable characters “Skink.” Mr. Hiaasen and the Moorings Literary Society both generously selected the non profit Environmental Learning Center to receive the luncheon proceeds. For more information, visit www.DiscoverELC.org or call the Moorings club at 772-231-1008. LoPresti First Saturday Charity Breakfast will host local aviator, speaker, author Jerry Yellin. Jerry's book has received several military awards and rave reviews. He will be talking about his latest, "The Resilient Warrior, Healing the Hidden Wounds of War.” A World War II veteran, he now dedicates his life to the pursuit of world peace. An amaz-ing speaker, with an amazing mission. Charity for this breakfast will be the Roseland Ecumenical Council Food Pantry. Please bring lots of canned/packaged foods for their Family Christmas baskets. Breakfast at 9. $8 donation. Speaker 10:00-11:15. Prizes and raffles. Everyone welcome. Contact Mimi Erskine 772-562-4757 for more informa-tion. Fly or drive in, Sebastian Airport.

Squid Lips Overwater Grill—Now serving breakfast as well as lunch and dinner with a great view of the dol-phins! Home to many of the offshore and flats fishing tournaments in the area!

Sebastian Riverfront Resort—Luxury condo hotel, relax in casual elegance, locals receive 10% off during the month of December!

Davis House Inn—What’s old is new again at the Davis House Inn. Southern Hospitality at its finest. Major fix up and clean up over the summer, beautiful river view. Looking forward to “old friends” and making new guests old friends, too.

Capt Hiram’s Resort— New chef in town, new seating in sports area, new concert series for 2011, new gorgeous website! Resort rooms newly freshened up and the gift shop is

Oyster Pointe and Oyster Bay Resort— Nestled in the heart of the riverfront district, 2 bedroom units, with 15 ft. runabout boats providing easy access to the waterfront.

Sebastian Working Waterfront Project & Sembler’s Dock—Commercial fisherman working hard on the water, beautiful driftwood gates on the docks! Some facilities under construction.

Earl’s Hideaway Lounge— Sebastian’s oldest establishment on the river-front, friendly biker bar with great blues and a tiki bar!

Mel Fisher Treasure Museum— Today’s the day to find Treasure! Special coupon available for local residents!

Suzy’s Tiki Bar— Home of the world famous Suzy’s punch, tiki bar atmosphere, Mel & Suzy create a real local hangout!

Mulligan’s—Opening in December with a complete renovation. Capt Christy’s “Casual Cruisin” is now docked at Mulligan’s!

Squidly’s Book Store—New and Slightly Used Books, inventory of over 50,000 books!

Ferndale Lodge—Ed and Joanne are back for the season! Free dockage, canoes and kayaks for guests.

Pelican’s Landing of Sebastian– Guests can experience a true “Old Florida” vacation at Pelican’s Landing.

Sportsman’s Lodge—Selling clams harvested out of the Indian River Lagoon!

Riverview Park—Craft Shows, Art in the Park, Sebastian Holiday Parade, Santa in the Park!

Capt’n Butcher’s Marina—New restaurant with a beautiful deck overlooking the marina and the Indian River Lagoon, lodging available.

2011 Board of Directors

Officers

Debbi Vickers, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers – President

Theresa Tolle, Bay Street Pharmacy & Home Health Care – Vice President

Bob Daberkow, Southern Fulfillment Services– Treasurer

Elected Directors

Bob Daberkow, Southern Fulfillment Services

Sandi Gehrke, TD Bank Emily Holliman, Sebastian River Medical Center

Patti Jamar, Vero Fashion Outlets Michelle Napier, Dill & Evans, LLC

Maggie Sammons, Custom Air Systems

Appointed Directors

Capt. Christy Lenz, “Casual Crusin” Chuck Mechling, Collier Club

Chris O’Rourke, CPA Ted Pankiewicz, Park Place

Beverly Paris, Paris Productions Shawn Reeves, Merriweather Designs

Ex Officio

Wesley Davis, Indian River County Commissioner

Susan Adams, Mayor, City of Fellsmere Don Wright, Vice Mayor, City of Sebastian

Jason Nunemaker, City Manager, City of Fellsmere Beth L. Mitchell – Executive Director

Nicole Capp Holbrook – Tourism Coordinator Britney Faulk – Information Specialist Kim Cerreto – Membership Director

Mandy Karst - Accounting

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December 2010 Beth L. Mitchell, Executive Director

In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanuk-kah!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall!'-Dave Barry. Hopefully, after all of the election process we can stand, and the fall out and aftermath of the recession of the century, we can all find some time, and our sense of humor to enjoy the holiday season. Nancy Johnson presented her Laughter Seminar at our board retreat last month, and it was a great exercise and reminder that Laughter in the Workplace can be very productive! The Chamber Board of Directors met last month for a planning session and to discuss issues of importance to the business community and assign tasks for the coming year. Board members are very committed to the success of the Chamber organization, and many of them have volun-teered to making that success happen. New committees for the coming year include: By-Law Review, Chamber Technology, and Special Events committees. The Chamber’s Economic De-velopment Committee will begin meeting again in 2011, and our Legislative/Government Affairs committee will continue with its mission. Of course, our existing committees will also be in opera-tion, with plenty of work to do. Congratulations to our newly elected Board members, Betty Lollio, Maggie Sammons and Theresa Tolle (her second term). Check the new listing of board mem-bers, who will have been installed by the time you read this newsletter. We have a diverse group of business representatives working on behalf of all the Chamber members and we appreciate their time and efforts. On page 10 of this newsletter is a map of the riverfront businesses, and all of the new things hap-pening on the Indian River Lagoon, here in Sebastian. Businesses having been getting ready for our visitors, some with special renovations and sprucing up, new menus and entertainment op-portunities, new businesses opening up for season. There is plenty to see and do along the river-front, in a three mile stretch, easy walking, Indian River Drive is really coming into it’s own as a destination of choice for visitors and the community! Our very special Volunteer Lunch is booked at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort. This luncheon was developed to recognize special volunteers throughout the community, who dedicate many hours towards improving our quality of life here in the Sebastian River Area. We always enjoy this lunch because the not for profit organizations select the most dedicated individuals to honor and their stories are always very interesting, and compelling. It’s a great way to celebrate the holiday sea-son by honoring people who make such a difference in the community. Heron Publishing is in town over the holidays, offering Chamber members the opportunity to be part of the business directory project. This year a new added value feature will be including in the advertising package, the Business Directory will be available online at the Chamber website, so advertisers will receive additional exposure on the internet as well as in print. It’s a great project that provides Chamber staff with a very important tool in promoting the business community throughout the year! Chamber Board & Staff wish everybody a great holiday season and look forward to a prosperous new year. Happy 2011!

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