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  We are incredibly excited to announce the winners of the 2021 Annual Business Awards! These businesses, organizations, and employees work hard to make our community a better place and the Chamber is honored to have the opportunity to recognize their efforts. We would also like to congratulate all of the 2021 nominees; we are proud to know you and call you members of the Nassau County Chamber of Commerce! And the winners are... LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island MEDIUM BUSINESS OF THE YEAR FASTSIGNS of Fernandina Beach SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Amelia Island Bait & Tackle GREEN BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Keep Nassau Beautiful, Inc. BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR Mike Brooks | First Port City Bank YOUNG BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR Krystal Eagle | Digital Village CUSTOMER SERVICE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR Linda Crow | Crow Jewelers, Inc. NONPROFIT BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County CHAMBER AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR Apollo Wright | Amelia/Yulee Neighbors DR. HARRY HALLEY BOWTIE AWARD FOR VOLUNTEER EXCELLENCE Emily Baumgartner | West Nassau Historical Society 2021 CHAIRMAN'S AWARD Mary Pitcher THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS  Nassau County, Florida, March 16, 2022. Keep Nassau Beautiful (KNB) kicked off its spring 2022 Adopt A Tree drive-thru by hosting an event at the NE FL Fairgrounds in Callahan. Nassau County residents reserved one or two trees from a list of five available Florida friendly species. 13 volunteers, including Nassau County Commissioner Klynt Farmer, OHPA Commissioner and KNB BOD Chair Mike Cole, and Nassau County Arborist Garner Cox, were on hand to help residents load their reserved trees in vehicles. The 1-to-3-gallon trees were 4 to 6 feet in height. During the event KNB recognized Yulee High School student Jonah Blutcher with a gift card for his TSIC scholarship video project titled, Save The Trees. Blutcher’s video highlights the benefits of trees and his volunteer work with KNB during Adopt A Tree events. The video is posted on YouTube https://youtu.be/Y1bQ2YRHAf8 or from a link on the KNB website: https://keepnassaubeautiful.org/programs/planting-nassaus-future/. Adopt A Tree Drive-thru events are funded through dedicated grants, fundraising activities and private donations. In partnership, the City of Fernandina Beach provides free trees for residents of the City of Fernandina Beach. Liberty Landscape Supply sponsors the supply of trees. UF/IFAS Nassau County Extension provides the educational component. Residents are asked to help the tree get its best chance at a healthy long life by following the UF/IFAS Nassau County Extension recommendations for proper planting and maintenance including a watering schedule until the tree gets established. For more information KNB@KeepNassauBeautiful.org or 904-261-0165. Keep Nassau Beautiful, Inc. is working to inspire, educate, and equip individuals, groups, businesses and governments to take action to make Nassau County a place where residents, visitors and wildlife can thrive and experience the beauty of Nassau County. www.keepnassaubeautiful.org  (Left to Right) Nassau County Commissioner Klynt Farmer, Yulee High School student Jonah Blutcher, Nassau County Arborist Garner Cox, OHPA Commissioner and KNB Board Chair Mike Cole help distribute more than 140 trees to residents during the KNB Adopt A Tree drive-thru held in Callahan.  (Left to Right) Mike Cole, Jim McCarter, Samantha Gaehring, John Gaehring, Kim Polsky, Kelley McCarter, Jonah Blutcher, Alex Waltman, and Christine Waltman help distribute more than 140 trees to residents during the KNB Adopt A Tree drive-thru held in Callahan. NASSAU COUNTY, FL Feb. 27, 2022 — Women of Influence(WOI) is a student club established at West Nassau High School (WMHS). The American Business Women’s Association (ABWA), Eight Flags Charter Chapter, has been working to help women succeed in Nassau County for more than fifty-two years. Together, they have partnered to provide young women with more opportunities for success through leadership mentorship. Now, they are planning their First Annual Influencing the Future Dinner/Auction Fundraiser to offer two college scholarships for deserving young women who are graduating from West Nassau High School this spring. The fundraiser Dinner and live auction is set for Friday, March 25, 2022, at Wildlight Elementary School, 50 Curiosity Ave, Yulee, FL 32097. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The dinner and program start at 6 p.m. The event features a delicious dinner, entertainment, and a live auction; the public can buy tickets for $35 each at www.abwaeightflags.org.  Ana Rodriguez, WNHS student and Co-chair of the fundraiser “Being able to work with such influential women in the community has been an incredible experience full of knowledge, leadership and mentorship. They have helped us realize that we are all capable of anything and everything, “ says Ana Rodriguez, WNHS student and Co-chair of the fundraiser.
“ I am blown away by the incredible partnership between the women of ABWA and our students of WOI. These young women are mentored by the best of the best, preparing them for advanced education, careers, and leadership roles. I can’t thank the women of ABWA enough for pouring encouragement, opportunity, and guidance into the hearts and minds of our students,” says Janet Hild, WNHS Faculty Sponsor. “We were honored when this group of talented and industrious young women reached out to us in May of 2021,” said, Lillie Rogers, ABWA Eight Flags chapter president.’ Sponsors of the event include The Barn at Cottonwood Ranch-Callahan; M.A.E. Construction- Callahan, Courtyard Marriott/SpringHill Suites-Fernandina Beach, Coastal Cottage-Amelia, Giro di Mondo Publishing-Fernandina Beach, and Rosewood Estates Sales-Yulee. Sponsorship opportunities for area businesses to showcase themselves are:$500 Gold; $250 Silver; $100 Bronze; Friends & Supporters–cash donors of $25 to $99. And. Non-Cash Donations—Auction items are welcome and encouraged. To purchase sponsorships online at www.abwaeightflags.org, or contact: WOIS event co-chair, Ana Rodríguez at anasofia.rdz05@gmail.com or ABWA Mentorship Chair, Marie Rizzo Fenn at rmr.marie@gmail.com FERNANDINA BEACH, FL (February 24, 2022) – Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County is excited to announce that our services will now be available in Hilliard starting March 1, 2022.
The Club staff have been hard at work developing a pilot program to bring our services to the west side of Nassau County. Thanks to Journey Church, we are able to utilize their West Campus location to bring afterschool programs to children from Hilliard Elementary beginning March 1. This pilot program will initially be limited to 25 members, and thanks to generous support from the community, those children will be able to attend free-of-charge for this 12-week first phase of the program. The pilot program will run from March 1 through the end of the school year with afterschool programs resuming when the school year begins this fall. The program will create at least five new employment opportunities in the County and is currently hiring staff to eventually increase our services at this location to approximately 50 children. Offerings at this Club will mirror those of our other two Clubs but will be limited to children ages 6-10 in order address transportation limitations by focusing on just Hilliard Elementary. The goal of the program is to eventually see a permanent Club in the Callahan/Hilliard area. For more information on or to apply for employment with Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County please visit bgcnassau.org.  2/24/22 @ 9:35 a.m. - The County has received notification that CSX Transportation has secured Southern Commercial Development, LLC, to conduct emergency repairs to the railroad crossing on Sandy Ford Road, between US 1 and Cow Bird Lane. The work will take place on Friday, March 4th beginning at 9am and ending at approximately 6pm. The repair will require a complete closure, therefore no traffic will be permitted to cross the track until the work is complete.
Southern Commercial Development has indicated that appropriate signage will be put in place prior to the closure date. Motorists should avoid the closure area. If you have any questions, please contact Erika Elmore of Southern Commercial Development at (229) 262-4394. -Sabrina Robertson Public Information Officer The Chamber's Annual Awards Dinner & Gala, scheduled for Monday, March 28th, is our biggest and most prestigious event of the entire year. Chamber members have the unique opportunity to decorate a table at the event, allowing your business or organization to be seen by hundreds of Gala attendees. From pirate-themed tables (complete with treasure, of course) to tables with a candy tower centerpiece that even Willy Wonka would envy, we've seen it all! Signing up to decorate a table is free and only costs what you're willing to put into the decorations. Click below to download a sign up sheet today. Space is extremely limited and tables will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.  Keep Nassau Beautiful  Traders Hill Farm Nassau County Insider February 15, 2022 Nassau County Solid Waste will host the next Waste Tire Amnesty Day on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the Convenience Recycle Center located at 46026 Landfill Rd., Callahan. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and will last until 12:00 p.m., or until the trucks fill (whichever comes first). This event allows Nassau County residents to safely dispose of car and light truck tires at NO COST (must show proof of residency). Tires must be off the rim and free of debris. No commercial loads will be accepted. If you have any questions, please contact Nassau County Solid Waste at (904) 530-6700. -Sabrina Robertson Public Information Officer  Keep Nassau Beautiful plans to distribute up to 500 free trees to Nassau County residents. Nassau County, Florida, February 9, 2022. Keep Nassau Beautiful (KNB) volunteers and partner organizations will be holding three free-tree drive-through events where residents will pick-up one or two free trees to be planted in Nassau County. Individuals, businesses, and organizations may reserve free trees by completing a few simple steps; reviewing UF/IFAS Extension tree fact sheets for the available species and viewing an educational video led by UF/IFAS Nassau County Extension. Once the on-line learning is complete residents will be ready to complete the reservation form to select their preferred tree species and pick-up location. Completion of the reservation form is required 72 hours prior to the drive-through event. Nassau County proof of residency is required to pick up one or two of our 3-gallon size trees. Residents are also asked to help the tree get its best chance at a healthy long life by following a watering schedule while their tree gets established. Free tree drive-through events are scheduled as follows: Callahan, Saturday, March 12, Yulee, Saturday, March 26, and Fernandina Beach, Saturday, April 2. All events will be held between 9am – 11am. Details and reservation form at https://keepnassaubeautiful.org/news-and-events/. The project is being generously funded through dedicated grants, fundraising activities and private donations. Liberty Landscape Supply sponsors the supply of up to 5-species of trees for the drive-through events. The City of Fernandina Beach funds trees for residents of the City of Fernandina Beach. Up to 500 trees will be distributed and species are available while supplies last. “Trees are essential to addressing the negative effects of climate change, maintaining wildlife habitat, retaining property values and providing aesthetic beauty,” said Mike Cole, KNB Board Chair, “Keep Nassau Beautiful is honored to host these free tree drive-through events which engage residents in keeping Nassau County green and beautiful for future generations.” For more information KNB@KeepNassauBeautiful.org or 904-261-0165. Keep Nassau Beautiful, Inc. is working to inspire, educate, and equip individuals, groups, businesses and governments to take action to make Nassau County a place where residents, visitors and wildlife can thrive and experience the beauty of Nassau County. www.keepnassaubeautiful.org.  Five species of trees of comparable size will be offered during the Spring 2022 Adopt A Tree Free Tree Drive-Through events |
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