Member Discounts, News and Announcements

MEMBER SPECIALS & DISCOUNTS!

All American Self Storage - MOVE - IN SPECIAL! - New Tenant Special - 1/2 Off For The First 3 Months When Paid In Full In Advance! Please call 863-421-4214, visit their website at www.aaselfstorage.net or e-mail info@aaselfstorage.net.
Harbor Lighthouse Storage is offering 2 months of FREE storage with the 2 months of paid storage to Chamber Members & their families just for mentioning this ad! Please call 863-424-3444 or visit their website at http://www.harborlighthousestorage.com for more information.
CHECK OUT the daily specials at McDonald's Hwy. 27 & Hinson Ave. locations - A different special every day!

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SERVPRO of Haines City - Chamber Member carpet cleaning special -3 average size rooms or areas for $99.00. (residential). Additional discounts available for extra rooms, upholstery, ducts, etc. To take advantage of this incredible offer, please contact SERVPRO at (863)551-5004 or (877)716-1520.
Terrie Lobb Catering - Daily Lunch Specials delivered to you! ($11.50 per person - mimimum order of 10)

Full meals including entree, side dish, vegetable or salad, roll, dessert, beverage & plate ware. Menu varies daily. Please call (863) 533-6483, email: angel@terrielobbcatering.com, terrie@terrielobbcatering.com or visit www.terrielobbcatering.com to receive a list of weekly specials or for more information!
The Learning Curve, Educational Supplies, Toys & Gifts -

  • New Products arriving daily! FREE Gift Wrap. bring your child and let them make a "Wish List" for friends and relatives! Weekly specials!
  • For more information please call 863-325-8130 or visit their website at www.thelearningcurvefl.com
The Reporter - Member Discounts!
The Reporter is offering 40% the first two ads for all Chamber members. To take advantage of this great deal or for additional information, please contact Debra Parker at 863-421-2133.
The Thompson Team announces:

Manufactured Home "HOTTEST DEAL" Sale - "The Thompson Team"
has listings with SMOKING "HOT" Pricing, very much below market value listings and listings that are exceptionally "HOT" DEALS for a Buyer!

Seller's are awaiting "YOUR" offer!

Please contact "The Thompson Team" for more information. http://www.pamthompsonteam.com

Email - pamthompsonteam@aol.com or call 863-325-8217 for details.

MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bok Tower Gardens

Bok Tower Gardens will launch its 2011-2012 season of events with a variety of programs offered to engage visitors of all ages and interests. The event calendar includes many new programs suggested by members and visitors.

Information about upcoming Gardens’ events and activities is available with a free subscription to the “Friends of Bok Tower Gardens” eNewsletter. Call 863-676-1408 for more information or www.boktowergardens.org
to join.

For additional information please visit www.boktowergardens.org.
Fantasy of Flight:

150/15 Celebration - As Polk County celebrates 150 years & Fantasy of Flight 15 - Fantasy will offer special values to Polk residents on the 15th day of each month! Polk County residents can purchase a 1-day admission ticket & come back the rest of the year for FREE!

Wing WalkAir – Confidnece Course Now OPEN! - Featuring a 600-foot zip line suspended four stories above water and a three-level ropes course with 33 midair challenges. Call 863-984-3500 or visit www.fantasyofflight.com for more info.

For more information on additional events at Fantasy of Flight, please visit their website at http://www.fantasyofflight.com or call 863-984-3500!
The WAY Center needs your help!

The Women and Youth Center “The WAY Center” is looking for the following donations for The WAY Home that is able to house up to 13 women & children in need or crisis for up to one year.

Financial Contributions; Volunteers; Household Items; Furniture; Medical Items; Kitchen Items; Children's Items; Hygiene Items.

For more information on the specific Items needed or if you are able to help, please contact the WAY Center at 863-422-2309.
Florida FFA Leadership Training Center-5000 Firetower Road in Haines City!

Are you still looking for a unique venue to hold your special event? Whether an intimate luncheon or a grand evening event for your entire company, church or organization…we are here to serve you!

Well, consider this…an inviting lodge, a cozy fireplace, wonderful food and a great social setting, all nestled together right here in your very own neighborhood. serve your date today!

Mnus available upon request!

Contact: Evie Nagel or Jacob Raburn to plan your event!
Phone: 863-439-7332 Fax: 863-439-2995
Email: evienagel@hotmail.com Website: http://www.flaltc.org

MEMBER NEWS


Polk State College Expands ‘Earlybird’ Offerings

Sometimes the early bird…is an eagle.

At most colleges, students take early classes only as a last resort, preferring to hit the snooze button a few times before rolling out of bed.

Not at Polk State College. Here, students are demanding more early-morning classes that allow them to easily juggle their coursework, jobs and families.

To meet that demand, Polk State is now offering an expanded selection of classes that begin at 6 a.m.

In the spring, the College’s Lakeland campus will offer an early-morning lineup that includes College Algebra, Introduction to Humanities, General Psychology, and Human Anatomy and Physiology II. The selected early-morning courses are in high demand because they meet general education requirements for a majority of students at the College.

The additional early-morning classes follow the success of the College’s first 6 a.m. offering this fall. Twenty early risers are enrolled in Anatomy and Physiology I, nearly meeting the cap for the class.

The expanded early-morning classes come at a time when government cutbacks often mean a reduction in services – see any number of cuts to social services and education. Additionally, because of mounting economic pressures, students are increasingly seeking ways to attain their degrees while still bringing home a paycheck.

“Polk State College is always looking to greater serve our students and meet our students’ needs, and this is one way we are doing that,” said Donald Painter Jr., associate dean of academic affairs on the Lakeland campus.

The new early-morning courses end at 7:15 a.m., except for Anatomy and Physiology II, which concludes at 9:15 a.m.

“With that schedule, the students are able to go to a day job or make it home in time to take their children to school,” Painter said.

An added benefit of the 6 a.m. classes it that it allows Polk State – which is experiencing record enrollment – to maximize space at the Lakeland campus.

Painter said the College is aiming to offer Friday, Saturday and more early-morning classes on the Lakeland campus by next fall.

Spring enrollment is now under way. Students currently enrolled at the College may register online through the College’s PASSPORT. Prospective new students must first submit an online application to the College at www.polk.edu/futurestudents/admission.

20th Annual Polk Senior Games February 25 - March 11, 2012

Two weeks of athletic and recreational competitive events for men and women 50 and years and over. Individual, partner and team events include: Badminton, Basketball 3 on 3, Basketball Shooting, Billiards 8 and 9 Ball, Bocce, Party and Duplicate Bridge, Checkers, Chess, Cribbage, Ballroom and Social Dancing, Square Dancing, Darts, Euchre, Field Events, Fishing, Fly Casting, 18 Hole Golf, Putt & Chip, Horseshoes, Kayak, Lawn Bowling, Pepper, Pickleball, Punt Pass & Kick, Powerlifting, Racquetball, 5K Road Race, Scrabble, Senior Smarts, Trap Shooting, Skeet Shooting, Shuffleboard, Softball, Sudoku, Swimming, Table Tennis, Talent Show, Track and Walking. Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded by age divisions.

The Games end with a free Closing Celebration at The Lakeland Center featuring entertainment, special awards, goody bags, door prizes and more.

Daytime hours and locations throughout the county vary.

Registration begins in January and the deadline to enter is February 10th.

Contact Name: Deena Wilbur
Contact Email: polkseniorgames@verizon.net
Contact Phone: 863-533-0055

Address:
Events at locations throughout Polk County Office - 515 East Boulevard St Bartow FL 33813

Details w/ costs:
$10 entry fee for first event; $3 for each additional event up to a $28 maximum. Some events have additional fees. All participants receive a specially designed T-shirt.

To receive and entry booklet or get more information call 863-533-0055, email polkseniorgames@verizon.net or visit www.polkseniorgames.org.
Verizon FiOS Adding Three Orlando TV Stations, Five Channels for Polk County Residents - Free Additions to FiOS Lineup Add Value, Serve Unique Interests of Polk County Residents.

Polk County residents who enjoy keeping up with both Tampa Bay area and Orlando TV stations can now have it all with FiOS TV.

Effective immediately, FiOS TV will deliver to Polk County customers three Orlando-based stations and a total of five channels in addition to the Tampa-St. Petersburg area stations that are currently part of the lineup. New customers will receive the five stations – two of them in high definition -- as soon as their service is installed; Verizon’s existing FiOS customers will have the stations added to their lineup over the next seven to 14 days. There is no additional charge for the new content.

The stations being added are:
ABC - WFTV 29; FOX - WOFL
35; Severe Weather Center 9 Now
468; ABC - WFTV HD 529; and
FOX - WOFL HD 535

For the latest news, updates and information about Verizon and FiOS TV, visit www.verizon.com/newscenter, http://www.verizon.com/athomeblog and the Verizon Florida website at www.verizon.com/about/community/fl.
Haines City High School Baseball Needs YOU! - Volunteers are needed for:

Field Maintenance, Concession Stand,
Kid Sponsors, Student tutors, Pregame meals

A small amount of time or money will make a huge difference. Please contact Tom Passerello at 863-412-9849 or David Schafer at 863-412-7995 for further info or to sign up!
The Newest Technology Available Is At the Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center.

Heart of Florida’s Third Cardiac Catheterization Suite

With the opening of a third cardiac catheterization suite at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center, the hospital is equipped to diagnose blockages, and perform life and limb-saving interventional procedures on more patients, more quickly than ever before.

The $2 million, 1,610-square-foot suite uses state-of-the-art Philips FD20 technology to give patients with heart disease a second chance at health.

The Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center Cardiac Cath Suites are only one element of a much broader environment which encompasses inpatient and outpatient cardiac care, patient and family education, and a whole host of cardiac services.

For more information about cardiac care or coronary disease, talk to your physician, call 863.422.4971 or visit www.HeartOfFlorida.com.