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On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, over 450 local business owners and community leaders came together to celebrate the best of the Nassau County business community at the Chamber's Annual Awards Dinner & Gala. The purpose of this event is to highlight the talented men and women who work so tirelessly to provide a service for members of our community. On behalf of the entire Nassau County Chamber of Commerce, we thank every business that worked so hard to make 2019 such an incredible year. We would also like to thank all of the sponsors of this year's event; without their support, the Annual Awards Gala would not be possible. And the winners are... LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR The Lakeside at Amelia Island MEDIUM BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Traders Hill Farm SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Atlantic Hair Studio GREEN BUSINESS OF THE YEAR MosquitoNix BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR Octavio Martinez | Hot Paws Pet Grooming, Hotel & Spa YOUNG BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR Jackson Selvidge | Brightway, The Coastal Agency CUSTOMER SERVICE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR Rachel Clark | Traders Hill Farm NONPROFIT BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Barnabas Center ISLAND COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE YEAR Melanie Brubaker | Amelia River Cruises YULEE COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE YEAR Stuart Davis | River Capital Advisors WESTSIDE COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE YEAR Lisa Rozier | Family Support Services of North Florida CHAMBER AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR Ashley Powell | Building It Green, LLC 2019 CHAIRMAN'S AWARD Sean McGill | Taylor Morrison DR. HARRY HALLEY BOWTIE AWARD FOR VOLUNTEER EXCELLENCE Kimberly Schwerdtfeger | Amelia River Cruises THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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 From Business After Hours to ribbon cutting ceremonies, the Chamber offers members plenty of opportunities to network with other business professionals in the area. One of our favorites is our monthly NetPerks morning networking event, which we are excited to start up again in the new year!
NetPerks is meant for smaller businesses that might not be able to handle the amount of people who attend Business After Hours, but still want to show off their business to members of the community. NetPerks events take place in the morning on the last Friday of each month. There is no cost to host, but businesses are asked to provide light refreshments for all attendees, such as breakfast treats and coffee, and two door prizes for a raffle drawing. Interested? Download the NetPerks Agreement form below or contact the Nassau County Chamber of Commerce at (904) 261-3248 or info@NassauCountyFLChamber.com.  Home2 Suites by Hilton, part of Hilton’s (NYSE: HLT) All Suites portfolio, announced today its newest property, Home2 Suites by Hilton Fernandina Beach Amelia Island. Designed for travelers who want to enjoy the Suite Life, the hotel features 103 suites and a range of value, tech-focused and eco-conscious amenities. Home2 Suites by Hilton Fernandina Beach Amelia Island is located on the northern most point of Florida’s Atlantic Coast and complements the city’s flourishing tourism industry, which hosted a record 690,100 overnight visitors last year. “As a brand, we’re committed to delivering the modern and flexible accommodations our guests demand in a growing number of coastal destinations that they love to visit,” said Adrian Kurre, global head, Home2 Suites by Hilton. “Fernandina Beach’s picturesque beaches, pristine golf courses and rich history make it a paradise for both vacationers and business travelers extending their stays for some well-earned leisure time.” OUTDOOR SPACE AVAILABLE FOR GUESTS. Owned and managed by Fernandina Investments, Home2 Suites by Hilton Fernandina Beach Amelia Island offers all-suite accommodations with fully-accessorized kitchens and modular furniture, providing guests the flexibility to customize their suite to their style and preference. The hotel also features complimentary Internet, inviting communal spaces and trademark Home2 Suites by Hilton amenities such as Spin2 Cycle, a combined laundry and fitness area, Home2 MKT for grab-and-go items and the Inspired Table, a complimentary daily breakfast that includes more than 400 potential combinations. Guests can also enjoy an outdoor saline pool, fire pit and grill area. Home2 Suites by Hilton Fernandina Beach Amelia Island is also pet-friendly. Located at 2246 Sadler Road, Home2 Suites by Hilton Fernandina Beach Amelia Island offers guests convenient access to local restaurants and close proximity to historic downtown Amelia Beach and the Beach. Guests can commute to Jacksonville International Airport in just 35 minutes. Home2 Suites by Hilton Fernandina Beach Amelia Island is part of Hilton Honors®, the award-winning guest-loyalty program for Hilton’s 17 distinct hotel brands. Hilton Honors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels have access to instant benefits, including a flexible payment slider that allows members to choose nearly any combination of Points and money to book a stay, an exclusive member discount that can’t be found anywhere else and free standard Wi-Fi. Members also enjoy popular digital tools available exclusively through the industry-leading Hilton Honors mobile app, where Hilton Honors members can check-in, choose their room and access their room using a Digital Key. Read more about Home2 Suites by Hilton at www.home2suites.com and newsroom.hilton.com/home2suites.  Home2 Suites Fernandina Beach Amelia Island  Keep Nassau Beautiful introduced its newest program, Planting Nassau’s Future by committing to a project which will plant 300 trees in Nassau County by April 30, 2020. The project kicked-off with the planting of a donated tree at Central Park, Fernandina Beach. The tree was donated by a local couple who are committed to protecting habitat and contributing to the community. They gifted the tree to Fernandina Beach in the hope that their gift may encourage others who can, to do the same. Through this project Keep Nassau Beautiful plans to distribute trees through public and organization specific educational events, and by coordinating spaces throughout Nassau County that may receive the gift of a larger, donated, legacy tree. During the planting ceremony, participants were advised of the many ways to get involved in Planting Nassau’s Future, Adopt-A-Tree project. The project seeks individuals who have interest in planting trees on private property, and businesses and organizations who have interest in planting multiple trees on business-owned or public property. Educational support will be provided so adopted trees may be given the best possible support for on-going good health. For individuals and organizations who would like to donate a legacy tree, Keep Nassau Beautiful will coordinate a tree planting on public property or your private property location. The donor may select the location and the tree species based on the right tree for the location. “Keep Nassau Beautiful thanks the organizations and individuals who have helped make this project possible,” said Lynda Bell, Executive Director, “we are looking forward to working with the individuals, volunteers and donors who are committed as we are to beautifying Nassau County.” For more information on Planting Nassau’s Future and Adopt-A-Tree or to donate a legacy tree, https://www.keepnassaubeautiful.org/news-and-events/ 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  Keep Nassau Beautiful kicks off Planting Nassau’s Future with more than 20 citizens present for the kick-off tree planting. Picture includes Fernandina Beach Vice Mayor Len Kreger, Fernandina Beach Commissioners Mike Lednovich and Chip Ross, and OHPA Commissioner Mike Cole.  Planting tree #1 of 300 in Central Park, Fernandina Beach. The nominations are officially in! The Nassau County Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards process is an opportunity to highlight the impact of outstanding businesses and entrepreneurs throughout Nassau County. Congratulations to all of the nominees!
The winners for each category will be announced on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at the Annual Awards Dinner & Gala, the Chamber of Commerce's biggest event of the year. Tickets are still available, but space is very limited and filling up fast. CLICK HERE for more information or call (904) 261-3248. Interested in promoting your business or organization at the Gala? CLICK HERE to decorate a table. And the 2019 nominees are... LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
MEDIUM BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
GREEN BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR
YOUNG BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR
CUSTOMER SERVICE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
NONPROFIT BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
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Join with other local businesses for a one day event, Friday – February 21, 2020 at FSCJ - Bean Center – Nassau Room; 76346 William Burgess Blvd, Yulee, FL to showcase the abilities of individuals with disabilities. Participants will rotate through your workstation, competing with others to complete your job task. Celebrity judges and special guests will cheer on participants and give out awards. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE Each company will have a station with a job task that a potential employee will complete. Students (14-21 years old) will practice & then compete. Examples:
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SCHEDULE Set Up: 8:30am Student Practice: 9:30-11am Lunch: 11-11:30am Competition: 11:30am – 1:30 pm Awards – 1:30 pm-2:00pm EVENT CONTACT: Janet Cunningham 904-225-9355 or 904-610-6204 JanetCunningham@thearcnassau.org Registration Deadline: January 31st, 2020  Anne-Sophie Mutter, universally considered one of the greatest violinists of modern times, will make one of her few North American appearances at the inaugural concert of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival’s 2020 season on Friday, January 24. She will perform Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Nos. 4, 5 & 9, with her long-time accompanist, pianist Lambert Orkis, one of the most respected American pianists in the fields of chamber and modern music.
This not-to-be missed 7:30 PM performance will be held at First Baptist Church, 1600 South 8th St. in Fernandina Beach. Tickets for this and every concert in the 2020 season are available at www.aicmf.com or 904/261-1779. A fixture on all of the world’s major concert halls for more than 40 years, Ms Mutter was born in the German Black Forest town of Rheinfelden in 1963 to a non-musical family. She began to study piano at five but wanted to play the violin after listening to an album of the Mendelssohn and Beethoven violin concertos that her parents had given to each other as an engagement present. She received her first violin lessons from Erna Honigberger, a pupil of the great violinist Carl Flesch. At the age of nine she commenced studies at the Winterthur Conservatory near Zurich. Ms Mutter made her professional debut at the Salzburg Music Festival in 1976 at age 14 with the English Chamber Orchestra under Daniel Barenboim. The legendary conductor Herbert von Karajan invited the young violinist to make her concerto debut with the Berlin Philharmonic at the 1977 Salzburg Whitsun Festival. Their partnership continued in 1978 when Ms Mutter made her first recording for Deutsche Grammophon, an album of Mozart’s Violin Concertos Nos. 3 and 5. Ms Mutter continued to collaborate regularly with von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic to create a landmark series of recordings of violin concertos by Beethoven, Brahms, Bruch and Mendelssohn. She made her American debut in 1980 with the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta and later debuted in Tokyo (1981) and Moscow (1985). These performances garnered critical acclaim and helped establish her regular presence at the world’s major concert halls. Ms Mutter has been awarded four Grammys during her illustrious career. One was for best chamber music performance of Beethoven violin sonatas with pianist Lambert Orkis, who will accompany Ms Mutter at her January 24 concert. Three other Grammys were awarded for best instrumental soloist with orchestra. She owns two Stradivarius violins: the Emiliani of 1703 and the Lord Dunn-Raven Stradivarius of 1710. In 1985, at the age of 22, she was made an honorary fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in London, and the following year she was appointed International Chair in Violin Studies at the Royal Academy. Ms Mutter founded the Rudolf Eberle Trust in 1987 to support the development of gifted young string players throughout Europe. The reach of this initiative was extended worldwide in 1997 after it was incorporated into the Friends of the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation. Then in 2008, she established the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation, itself. These charitable institutions provide support for scholarship recipients. Since 2011, Ms Mutter has regularly shared the spotlight on stage with her ensemble of fellows, “Mutter’s Virtuosi.” Ms Mutter’s commitment to the future of string playing extends to her championship of contemporary music. She has given the world premiers of 27 works composed especially for her by such renowned composers as Sebastian Currier, Henri Dutilleux, Witold Lutosławski, André Previn, Wolfgang Rihm and John Williams. She also has used her public profile to support and promote charitable causes, notably those associated with the alleviation of medical and social problems. Her benefit concerts have raised funds for Save the Children Japan and Save the Children Yemen, the Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Society, victims of the 2011 Japanese tsunami and nuclear energy disasters, the UK-based Beethoven Fund for Deaf Children, SOS Children’s Villages in Syria, the Leipzig Refugee Council and the “Healing Arts Program” at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center in Omaha. Upcoming concerts in the Festival’s 2020 season include A Musical Carnival for Children of All Ages on February 1, followed by county and bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs on February 9. Community Hospice and Palliative Care is hosting a Pet Loss Workshop on Wednesday, December 11th from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at the Nassau County Council on Aging, located at 1901 Island Walk Way, Fernandina Beach, FL. Losing a pet can be as difficult as losing a family member. Making the loss more difficult is people may not understand this grief and are often times not as sympathetic toward the pet's companion. This workshop will provide information about grief related to pet loss, offer ideas about what helps with the grief and an opportunity to meet others with similar experiences. To register, visit petlossworkshop.eventbrite.com or call (904) 407-6464. Presenter: Jim Monahan, M.Ed. Jim has over 25 years of experience working with grief and loss. He has a number of grief related publications and has lectured in China, Portugal, Australia and Barbados about bereavement and related topics. Most important, Jim is a pet lover.   Innisfree Hotels has broken ground on its latest development project, a dual-branded SpringHill Suites and Courtyard by Marriott hotel located at 2900 Atlantic Avenue in Amelia Island, Fla. The hotel company will partner with Main Beach Sojourn LLLP, carrying on a 26-year affiliation of principals associated with the former Amelia Island Care Center located on the site.
The all-new hotel boasts 239 rooms including suites, a resort-style pool deck with in-pool seating, a courtyard with fire pit area and poolside bar, a fitness room, 6,086 sq. ft. of meeting space and a location within walking distance of the Atlantic Ocean. “We’ve had the privilege of being part of the Amelia Island community for the past three years,” says Ted Ent, CEO of Innisfree Hotels. “The growth and development happening on Fernandina Beach and Amelia Island as a whole is exciting, and we’re looking forward to being able to welcome even more guests to the Atlantic Coast.” This is the second Marriott property in the Innisfree Hotels portfolio, and Ent and his team are partial to the brand. “They have an outstanding reservation system, unparalleled customer loyalty program and a robust marketing strategy that spans the entire globe,” he says. “It gives us confidence knowing we will be offering a top-notch, quality product to our guests.” Innisfree Hotels was recently ranked by Hotel Business , the top source for hotel industry information according to Harvey Research, as the 40th largest hotel owner and developer in the United States. “Our recent ranking at No. 40 is a direct result of our team's dedication to a sustainable beach-oriented development strategy, our partners and our commitment to providing fun, memorable experiences to our guests,” Ent says. The hotel is slated to open in the spring of 2021. ABOUT INNISFREE HOTELS For more than three decades, Innisfree Hotels has expertly managed, marketed and developed dozens of hotels in partnership with many of the world’s most recognized hotel brands. Today, the company owns or operates over 2,500 hotel rooms, with approximately 1,573 employees. Innisfree is the largest beachfront hotel owner-operator on the Gulf Coast. Innisfree is a triple bottom line company, measuring success not only in profits but also through its impact on people and the planet. To these ends, Innisfree strives to promote a culture of responsibility and service to humanity. A value-driven corporate culture enables the company to have a deeper understanding of the needs of its guests, partners, and clients, thus delivering service that is synonymous with creating fun and memorable experiences. To read more about Innisfree Hotels, visit www.innisfreehotels.com.  See below for a list of week 1 winning ticket numbers for the Chamber's Give the Gift of Local campaign. For questions or more information about Give the Gift of Local, please email info@nassaucountyflchamber.com or call (904) 261-3248. Good luck and thanks for shopping locally in Nassau County.
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