Page 15 - Palm City Spotlight - July '23

Palm City Spotlight, Page 15

may networking breakfast new member reception

The Palm City Chamber of Commerce held their May The Palm City Chamber of Commerce held a New Member
Networking Breakfast at Piper’s Landing Yacht and Country Reception on Thursday, May 18, for our newest members.
Club on May 31, the eve of Hurricane Season. The theme The event was sponsored by Carolyn and Les Leibowitz
was Hurricane Preparedness with amazing speakers, Tami with Cruise Planners. New members had the opportunity to
Karol with the Tami Karol Insurance Agency and Bob chat with our Board of Directors, Ambassadors, and staff. It
Thornton from O’Donnell Impact Windows and Storm was a fabulous event, and everyone was able to network and
Protection. The breakfast buffet put on by the chef and his share ideas with one another on how to get the most out of
team was fabulous and enjoyed by all. your Chamber experience. We believe that the more you put
Tami Karol reminded us to make sure that we have into your membership, the more it will benefit you and your
our insurance coverage up to date and that you have business. Attend events, network, and build relationships
copies of your insurance documents with you if there is with other local small business owners.
an emergency. Tami also talked about the need for flood Photo credit to Out2News.com
insurance, which is not a part of your homeowner’s
insurance unless you add it separately. She had a great Karen Kendall, Treasure Coast Tech Navigator; Daniel
poem to help us remember to be prepared and to talk to Wade, Century 21; and Tera Krueger, C&W Technologies James FitzGerald, Mattamy Homes; and Meghan Shirey with
your agent if you have any questions or concerns. Tami the Boys and Girls Clubs of Martin County
Karol supports many of our local non-profits because she
believes “we live here, work here, so we give back right
here in our own backyard.” Our sponsors and Chamber Ambassadors
Our second speaker was Bob Thornton on the
importance of keeping our home safe. If you don’t have
impact windows, Bob is happy to assist you with those
or other forms of storm protection like shutters. Bob just
wants to be sure that you have a plan to remain safe in
an emergency. Bob believes that our community should
work together to be sure that everyone is safely protected
in case of a storm. He is willing to help out anyone at Etienne and Katy Bourgeois, Frazier Creek Brewery and
anytime so just reach out. The PalmDistillery
Tami Karol Insurance Agency and O’Donnell Impact Chris Coller, Twinkles; Missi Campbell; and Gina Lee,
Windows and Storm Protection gifted all of us with a Water Pointe Realty
manual can opener for our hurricane preparedness kit.
They also raffled several wonderful coolers with more
necessity items in case we don’t have power for a bit. Chris Coller with Twinkles, Bill Hachmeister from Haley Bob and Amy Thornton, O’Donnell Impact Windows and
It was a terrific breakfast with many great networking Ward, Evie Klaassen with Colorado Pawn & Jewelry and Storm Protection
opportunities. Nikki Leserra with Sky is the Limit
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Nyla and Don Pipes, APP Jet Center

Tami Karol with Tami Karol
Insurance Agency Eric Kiehn, C&W Technologies; and Rich Cushing with
Carolyn Leibowitz, Cruise Planners Cushing Claims

Christina McIntosh, Independent Consultant with Pampered Chef

Chamber Executive Director Missi Campbell, Tami Karol
with Tami Karol Insurance, Bob and Amy Thornton from
O’Donnell Impact Windows and Storm Protection, Chamber
President Don Pipes with APP Jet Center

President’s

Council member

We would like to highlight our President’s Council
Member Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County. We are
honored to be a partner of this amazing organization
that provides educational opportunities for our youth
throughout Martin County. Our partnership allows the
Palm City Chamber the chance to promote events and
programs for Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County.
We frequently use their Fork in the Road food truck
for our events. If you are interested in participating
in changing lives for the better, contact Boys & Girls
Clubs of Martin County.