Christi Robinson on LinkedIn: We had such a great morning yesterday at Etowah Chamber’s first ever… (2024)

Thank you to Brian Hall - Alfa Insurance for sponsoring this months Lunch & Learn event at Etowah Chamber, AND for bringing in Kevin Laws, Science & Operations Officer at National Weather Service of Birmingham, Alabama to talk to our business community about hazardous weather readiness! Thank you to our Etowah Chamber Ambassadors and all who were able to attend yesterday! 📸 Jon Vo

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Speaking of Etowah Chamber’s Leadership Etowah…yesterday, we had our fourth session, Education Day! Thank you so much to committee members Jackie Brehm Edmondson and Pam Clough who are the chairs of this month’s session. We appreciate them for planning a very informative day for us and we are also grateful to each presenter and speaker. We know how busy they are, and we are happy they shared part of their day with us.

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We are several sessions into this year's Leadership Etowah program, but I wanted to recognize the members of Etowah Chamber’s 2024 Leadership Etowah class! We are excited about this year's class and we can't wait to see how they use the information and the connections they gain throughout the year for the betterment of our communities. Congratulations to each of these professionals on being selected for this year's class. Applications will open late summer for the 2025 class!Jessa Cardelli, Riverview Regional Medical Center Destiny Estes, Regions Bank Miamore Garrett, Alabama Teachers Credit Union Jenifer Grace, THE COUNCIL ON AGING OF ETOWAH COUNTY ALABAMA INC Amie Knight, Jacksonville State University Desmond Mitchell, Gadsden State Community CollegeJosh Morgan, Etowah County Sheriff's OfficeTina Morrison, Greater Gadsden Area TourismTraci Pondick, RSVP of Etowah CountyRoderick Scott, City of Gadsden, Alabama Amanda Summers, Alabama Power Company Anthony Tarver, ASC, Northeast Alabama Regional Airport

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Last week Etowah Chamber helped to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting for the newly constructed Alabama Cancer Care of Gadsden! This new cancer treatment facility overlooks the Coosa River and is equipped with the latest in medical technology. Thank you to ownership for investing in Etowah County, Alabama and to everyone who helped bring the facility to the area. Thank you also to our Etowah Chamber Ambassadors and all who attended last Friday!Partial 📸 Jon Vo

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Last week I represented Etowah Chamber and attended a course at on economic and community development deal structuring and financing as part of their GEDI/Economic Development Association of Alabama Leadership Institute. The two speakers were some of the best in the industry! And I was happy to run into others from the Etowah County area as well as a couple of others from the chamber of commerce world! Thank you to everyone who helped organize the class and to our presenters!

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On Monday afternoon of this week we signed a document commemorating Jacksonville State University’s continued partnership with Etowah Chamber and their offer of a 20% tuition discount to our members and qualifying employees. We are so grateful to President Dr. Don Killingsworth for this opportunity and we are thrilled that it is available to our membership! While we were there we caught the eclipse and got a tour of the campus as well as the new Merrill Hall, home to ! Thanks to Dr. Brent Cunningham and Dr. Mark Hearn for showing us around! Information on this member exclusive tuition discount can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eJfKq_KN#JaxState#Getco*cky

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🍗 🍹 Last night was great fun being a judge at the Smoke On The Falls Ole Smoky Drunk Chicken contest at in Gadsden, Alabama! The entries looked and tasted great. Excellent creativity with this year’s South of the Border theme! Janet Tarrance does an outstanding job with this KCBS event every year, including adding even more fun things for participants to compete in like this chicken contest! Going on today was the Kids-Q competition, the Cheeseburger in Paradise contest and the main KCBS competition. Everyone who submitted an entry is a winner in my book. Thank you to Janet for letting me help last night!#SmokeOnTheFalls#SouthOfTheBorder#DrunkChicken

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Last weekend I was among the judges at the first ever Jacksonville State University Gameco*ck Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition held at Jax State’s Merrill Hall! Thank you so much to , Dean Brent Cunningham, Associate Dean Mark Hearn, and Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship & Management Dr. Carol Lucy for allowing me to be part of the event. Great job to all students who pitched their ideas, and many congratulations to the winners!

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Thank you to Sue Holland Realty in Gadsden, Alabama for sponsoring and hosting Etowah Chamber’s April Business After Hours event this week! What a great time fellow chamber members had socializing and meeting new potential customers! We appreciate Sue and her team, and are glad to have her in Etowah County. Thank you again to Sue, and to our Etowah Chamber Ambassadors and all who attended Tuesday evening! 📸 Jon Vo

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