Events for April 2019
Newnan-Coweta Chamber
Apr 8    2019 Member Information Center (MIC) Training #1
Make the most of your membership and watch your visibility soar when you harness the power of the Member Information Center (MIC). If you're not sure what MIC is, then this is definitely for you! Offered every other month, this is a free member training, but spaces are limited, so be sure to RSVP ASAP!
*BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology) required! Don't forget your laptop!*
Date: April 8, 2019
Time: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: The Chamber
23 Bullsboro Dr | Newnan
Contact: Cynthia Bennett
EMail: info@newnancowetachamber.org
Date/Time Details: Monday, April 8
8:30AM
Fees/Admission: Free for Chamber Members
Apr 9    2019 Leadership Coweta Class #8
Date: April 9, 2019
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Contact: Cynthia Bennett
EMail: cynthia@newnancowetachamber.org
Apr 10    Business Women Owners Coaching
Led by Coach Rita McMaken.  By invitation only.  For more information or inquiries, please contact the Chamber.
Date: April 10, 2019
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: The Chamber
EMail: valerie@newnancowetachamber.org
Fees/Admission: $100/monthly
Apr 10    Business Women's Senior Executive Coaching
Led by Coach Rita McMaken.  By invitation only.  For more information or inquiries, please contact the Chamber.
 
Date: April 10, 2019
Time: 12:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Location: The Chamber
23 Bullsboro Drive
Newnan 30263   
EMail: valerie@newnancowetachamber.org
Fees/Admission: $100/month
Apr 10    Chamber Board of Director's Meeting
Monthly Board meeting.
Date: April 10, 2019
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: The Chamber.
EMail: valerie@newnancowetachamber.org
Apr 10    Public Engagement Meeting #2
Don't get stuck! Join us for the second in a series of public engagement meetings and help us identify Coweta's transportation infrastructure and traffic priorities. Attend one or attend them all - each of five public input sessions will include a thoughtful and interactive approach to learning more about your vision for improving roadways, sidewalks, intersections, public trails, and more. If you don't join us, how will your voice be heard? Meetings are free to attend; beverages and pizza will be served.
Date: April 10, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://www.drivingcoweta.com
Location: The Newnan Centre 
1515 Lower Fayetteville Rd.
Newnan, GA 30265
Date/Time Details: April 10, 2019
6:00PM
Apr 11    2019 Business-After-Hours Presented by Contemporary Catering

Contemporary Catering invites you to join us as we host our April Business-After-Hours. “A Sweet and Savory Spring” will showcase delectable food stations featuring new menu items!

Business-After-Hours provides an exciting business networking opportunity for current and prospective Chamber members to connect while establishing and renewing relationships. Attendance at Business-After-Hours typically ranges from 75 to 100 members and is usually held monthly on the second Thursday of each month from 5:30-7PM at the host's business or selected venue. Must be a Chamber
member business

Contact Susan Kraut for additional details or to inquire about hosting a Chamber networking event!

Date: April 11, 2019
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: The Venue at Murphy Lane
525 Murphy Road
Newnan, GA 30263
Contact: Susan Kraut
EMail: susan@newnancowetachamber.org
Date/Time Details: Thursday, April 11, 2019
5:30 - 7:00PM
Fees/Admission: FREE for Chamber Members; Reservations required
Apr 12    2019 Economic Prosperity Alliance #2
By invitation only, Enhanced Investors and key Chamber stakeholders meet quarterly to discuss strategies for continued growth and prosperity in Coweta County.
Date: April 12, 2019
Time: 7:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Location: Newnan Utilities Wahoo Creek Admin Building
315 Millard Farmer Industrial Blvd, Newnan
Contact: Valerie Ward
EMail: valerie@newnancowetachamber.org
Date/Time Details: Friday, April 12, 2019
7:30AM
Fees/Admission: Alliance participation is by invitation, only.
Apr 16    2019 Ambassador Committee Meeting #4
If you're looking for ways to become more involved in the Chamber and stand out among the crowd, then the Ambassador Committee is for you! Position yourself on the inside track as a member of this important affiliate group in participating in signature events and programs, mentoring new Chamber members, and so much more!

Each Ambassador candidate is interviewed one-on-one by the Ambassador Chair, Cristina Bowerman and Member Engagement Manager, Jennifer Garcia. To schedule your one-on-one interview, please email executivedirector@nchfh.org
Date: April 16, 2019
Time: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: The Chamber
 
Contact: Jennifer Garcia
EMail: jennifer@newnancowetachamber.org
Date/Time Details:


 

Fees/Admission: Free to Ambassador Committee Members
Apr 16    2019 Coweta Safety Alliance
This meeting offers you a "chance to stay current." The topic will be Electrical Safety: OSHA and NFPA 70 E Compliance.

Speakers:
Ronnie Underwood: BSEE from Auburn University. Vice President of Advantage Industrial Automation. For the past 25 years, he’s been in the electrical/power/controls business supplying solutions to OEMs, end users and system integrators that focus on reducing downtime, increasing productivity, solving facility and machine guarding safety challenges and also recommending facility energy and quality improvement projects.
 
Chris Simonson: Services Sales Engineer for Square D by Schneider Electric since 2015, based in the Atlanta Service District in Norcross, GA. A 25-year-professional in power systems maintenance and reliability providing customers engineered solutions for electrical power systems, specifically focused on safety and the reliability and performance of electrical assets.
 
*The meeting will be hosted in the conference room at the Coweta County Water & Sewerage Authority building. Please enter through the side door nearest the parking lot.


Formed under the auspices of the Newnan-Coweta Chamber, the Coweta County Safety Alliance was founded to make sure that local businesses are leading the way in keeping employees safe and preparing for natural disasters and unexpected emergencies. Meets the third Tuesday each month.
 
For more information, contact CCSC President Jeff Johnson jjohnson@kasonind.com or call the Newnan-Coweta Chamber at 770.253.2270.
Date: April 16, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location:

Coweta County Water & Sewerage Authority
545 Corinth Rd. | Newnan
*Please enter through the side door nearest the parking lot

Contact: Cynthia Bennett
EMail: cynthia@newnancowetachamber.org
Date/Time Details: Tuesday, April 16, 2019
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Fees/Admission: Open to safety conscious businesses.  No cost to attend.
Apr 16    Public Engagement Meeting #3
Don't get stuck! Join us for the third in a series of public engagement meetings and help us identify Coweta's transportation infrastructure and traffic priorities. Attend one or attend them all - each of five public input sessions will include a thoughtful and interactive approach to learning more about your vision for improving roadways, sidewalks, intersections, public trails, and more. If you don't join us, how will your voice be heard? Meetings are free to attend; beverages and pizza will be served.
Date: April 16, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://www.drivingcoweta.com
Location: Central Community Center
65 Literary Ln. | Sharpsburg
Date/Time Details: Tuesday, April 16, 2019
6:00 - 8:00PM
Fees/Admission: Free to attend
Apr 17    2019 Business Women's Alliance: Women of Prosperity Series #1
Gather alongside Coweta's female leaders and pioneers as we hear from Karen Kulinich, CFO of Smith Automotive Group. Karen is a trailblazer in the often male-dominated automotive industry.
A native of New Jersey, Karen moved to the Coweta area just five months ago when she joined Smith Automotive Group as their Chief Financial Officer. Locally, Smith Automotive Group owns Nissan of Newnan. Prior to that, she spent 17 years with Victory Automotive Group in Michigan and Virginia, in roles including regional and corporate controller, corporate auditor, and training specialist. Karen also served as CFO at SE & Associates Management Group, owner of five car dealerships in Alabama. She has been recognized in her industry as an eight-time winner of the Toyota Accounting Award for Excellence and served as Vice President of the Southeast Toyota Comptrollers Association.
Date: April 17, 2019
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Newnan Country Club
1356 Hwy 29 N
Newnan, GA 30263
 
Contact: Cynthia Bennett
EMail: info@newnancowetachamber.org
Date/Time Details: April 17, 2019
11:30AM - 1:00PM
Fees/Admission: $35 for Chamber members
$50 for general public
Apr 18    Ribbon Cutting - Southern States Bank
Join us in celebrating our Newnan Southern States Bank Branch!

Southern States Bank is excited to be in the Newnan area. We are a full service community bank based out of Anniston Al.  We truly understand and value the needs of our customers, and our staff live and work in the communities they serve.  We have grown to $900 million is assets with ten full service banking locations throughout Alabama and Georgia, two Georgia loan production offices and an operations center in Anniston.  All of this provides opportunities to provide our customers with the best customer service coupled with forward thinking products and services.  
Date: April 18, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: 1483 Hwy 34 E
Newnan, GA 
Contact: Jennifer Garcia - Member Engagement Manager
EMail: Jennifer@newnancowetachamber.org
Date/Time Details: April 18, 2019
12:00 - 1:00PM
Apr 18    Public Engagement Meeting #4
Don't get stuck! Join us for the fourth in a series of public engagement meetings and help us identify Coweta's transportation infrastructure and traffic priorities. Attend one or attend them all - each of five public input sessions will include a thoughtful and interactive approach to learning more about your vision for improving roadways, sidewalks, intersections, public trails, and more. If you don't join us, how will your voice be heard? Meetings are free to attend; beverages and pizza will be served.
Date: April 18, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://www.drivingcoweta.com
Location: Madras Middle School
240 Edgeworth Rd. | Newnan
Date/Time Details: Thursday, April 18, 2019
6:00 - 8:00PM
Fees/Admission: Free to attend
Apr 19    Chamber Office Closed
Date: April 19, 2019
Apr 22    Ribbon Cutting - Keep Newnan Beautiful
In honor of Earth day, Keep Newnan Beautiful wanted to create a project that would highlight the issue of recycling, and incorporate, support the local schools efforts to teach environmental education. Environmental education is a huge part of the Keep Newnan Beautiful program along with encouraging and supporting proper recycling. In an effort to “marry” the two activities, two of our commission members created this art installation program. The idea was to partner schools and businesses to fund and create opportunities for environmental education. The businesses that participated with this project provided funding to create an environmental scholarship program. The schools that participated in constructing flowers for a planter, will have the opportunity to apply for these scholarships to be used for Environmental Education in their schools or classrooms.
Date: April 22, 2019
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: In front of the Carnegie Library:
1 Lagrange St, Newnan
Contact: Jennifer Garcia, Manager Member Relations and Program Support
EMail: Jennifer@newnancowetachamber.org
Date/Time Details: Monday, April 22, 2019
3:30pm
Apr 23    Small Business Consulting Service (SBDC)
Offered through the University of West Georgia Small Business Development Center (UWG SBDC).
Professional business consultants at the SBDC offer free, confidential services to companies seeking management, marketing, and financial advice in the following areas: 
  • Access to sources of capital
  • Budgeting
  • Business assessments: financial and marketing
  • Business plans
  • Certifications: WBE, DBE, and SBAs 8(a)
  • Financial projections
  • Government procurement
  • International trade
  • Loan packaging and investment proposals
  • Marketing plans and research
  • Operational policies, procedures, and reviews
  • Succession planning 
Click here to schedule an appointment with one of the business consultants or call Jane Smith at (678) 839-5082. For pre-venture clients, several steps must first be completed before being able to meet with a consultant. 
Date: April 23, 2019
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Meets at the Chamber Office
23 Bullsboro Drive
Newnan GA 30263
By Appointment Only!
Contact: Jane Smith
EMail: jsmith@georgiasbdc.org
Fees/Admission: Click here to schedule an appointment with one of the business consultants or call Jane Smith at (678) 839-5082. For pre-venture clients, several steps must first be completed before being able to meet with a consultant. 
Apr 24    2019 Enhanced Investor Pre-event Reception
Enhanced Investors | Invitation only
Date: April 24, 2019
Time: 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
Location: Newnan Country Club
1356 Highway 29 N | Newnan
Contact: Valerie Ward
EMail: valerie@newnancowetachamber.org
Date/Time Details: Wednesay, April 24
8 - 9:30am
Apr 24    2019 Pancakes & Politics
The 2019 legislative session has come to a close and we're eager for the opportunity to learn more about what transpired under the Gold Dome from Coweta Delegates. Join us as Georgia Chamber's Chris Clark moderates our panel of local officials in understanding the impacts of this year's session.
Date: April 24, 2019
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: Newnan Country Club
1356 Highway 29 N | Newnan
Contact: Susan Kraut
EMail: susan@newnancowetachamber.org
Date/Time Details: April 24, 2019
8:00 - 9:30AM
Fees/Admission: $35 for Chamber members and their guests
$50 for General admission
Apr 24    Ribbon Cutting - Coweta FORCE
Join us in welcoming Coweta FORCE to the Chamber! Coweta FORCE (Friends Of Recovery for Community Empowerment) is a nonprofit, grass-roots, peer-led organization located right off the square in Newnan, GA. They are here to support community members whose lives have been affected by substance use challenges. They offer no cost peer support services in many forms including individual coaching, support groups, prosocial activities and events,
employment and/or educational support all aimed at achieving sustainable long-term recovery.

Not available for the Ribbon Cutting? Join Coweta FORCE for their grand opening on Saturday, April 20th at 2PM!
Date: April 24, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: 48 E. Washington St. 
Newnan, GA 30263
Contact: Jennifer Garcia, Manager Member Retention and Program Support
EMail: actorjacksonsmith369@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Wednesday, April 24, 2019
12 - 1PM
Apr 25    Non-Profit Alliance #2
Open to all Chamber member non-profits to network, share, raise awareness, and educate.
Meets quarterly at different Coweta non-profits.


Speakers:  Maria Hall will talk about LegalShield and Cynthia Bennett will share the information about the transportation infrastructure in Coweta County.


 
Date: April 25, 2019
Time: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: Historic Train Depot
60 E. Broad St | Newnan

 
Contact: Nora Ann Wood
EMail: noraann56@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: April 25, 2019
8:30 - 9:30AM
Apr 25    2019 Member Connect #2
Join us for a new spin on a member-favorite as you take a journey to the peninsula of programs, the bay of benefits, and more in learning how to leverage your Chamber membership for maximum value! No fee to attend; lunch is on the house!

This is a FREE event; reservations are required.
Date: April 25, 2019
Time: 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Newnan-Coweta Chamber
23 Bullsboro Drive

Newnan, GA 30263
Contact: Jennifer Garcia, Member and Program Support Manager
EMail: info@newnancowetachamber.org
Date/Time Details: April 25, 2019
11:15AM - 1:00PM
Fees/Admission: FREE for Chamber members; Reservations required
Apr 25    Congressman Drew Ferguson Meeting
Date: April 25, 2019
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Apr 26    Ribbon Cutting - Mail & Office
Please join us in celebrating the grand opening of Mail & Office! Mail & Office provides a variety of services like mailing, mailbox rental, virtual mailbox services, shipping (FedEx, USPS, and DHL), printing, packing, and notary. Their business center provides additional services such as copies, fax, scan, key duplication, and others. One of Mail & Office’s main goals is to provide a high level of customer service while taking pride in getting to know their customers. Their staff is bilingual (Spanish and English) and they strive to have a personal connection with the Coweta community and support all local business.

Attendees will receive 10% off office supplies, smartphone gadgets, and packing supplies!
Date: April 26, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Mail & Office
1065 Sullivan Road
Ste. B
Newnan
Contact: Jennifer Garcia - Member Engagement Manager
EMail: Jennifer@newnancowetachamber.org
Date/Time Details: Friday, April 26, 2018
12:00 - 1:00PM
Apr 26    Ribbon Cutting - Tools for Empowerment
Join us in celebrating A Self-help Assistance Program's (ASAP) Tools for Empowerment! There will be international foods, beverages, raffle, and tour of the Tools for Empowerment facility. 

ASAP empowers women & youth. Working since 1994 to foster cross-cultural understanding and self-reliance through entrepreneurship and education projects. At Tools For Empowerment, donations of trade tools are recycled, renewed, and refurbished by volunteers. These go directly into the hands of vocational school graduates around the world.
Date: April 26, 2019
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: 1 Beavers Street
Newnan, GA
Contact: Jennifer Garcia, Member Engagement Manager
EMail: Jennifer@newnancowetachamber.org
Date/Time Details: Friday, April 26, 2019
4 - 5PM
Apr 30    Public Engagement Meeting #5
Don't get stuck! Join us for the final public engagement meeting and help us identify Coweta's transportation infrastructure and traffic priorities. This public input sessions will include a thoughtful and interactive approach to learning more about your vision for improving roadways, sidewalks, intersections, public trails, and more. If you don't join us, how will your voice be heard? Meetings are free to attend; beverages and pizza will be served.
Date: April 30, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://www.drivingcoweta.com
Location: Northgate High School
3220 Fischer Rd. | Newnan
Date/Time Details: Tuesday, April 30, 2019
6:00 - 8:00PM
Fees/Admission: Free to attend