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| The Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership,
located at 201 South President Street in Downtown Jackson,
is the leading economic and community development organization
in Mississippi's Capital Community. Since its beginning
120 years ago as the Jackson Board of Trade, the organization
has played a key role in the growth and development of the
economy. The focus of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership
is perhaps best stated by our motto "One Community for Success"
- working to create strong relationships that move our community
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The Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership would like to thank the following sponsors:
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THE CHAMPION WITHIN
At the Greater Jackson Chamber
Partnership Annual Meeting, this
organization recognized the
achievements of the 2009 year
and honored those individuals
who made significant
contributions to the
organization and our community.
Before saying a word or two
about the individuals, let’s
think back on the region’s
victories of the past year.
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Confidential.
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Life in the Metro Jackson Area |
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Calendar of Events
March
Cool Water Cafe' & Catering
Grand Opening
1011 Lake Harbour Drive
Ridgeland
Friday, March 19
10 a.m.
Belhaven Coin Laundry
Grand Opening
1046 Greymont Ave
Jackson
Thursday,
March 25
10:30 a.m.
**YOU CAN NOW REGISTER FOR CHAMBER EVENTS
USING OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS on the upper
right hand corner of the Web site?**
Interested in becoming a member of the Greater
Jackson Chamber Partnership?
Click here, for membership application!
CLICK HERE For an updated version of
the Leadership Greater Jackson Directory!!
Members: PLEASE UPDATE YOUR MEMBERSHIP!
Click here for your form!
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Ambassadors recently met at the Capitol Club for their
monthly meeting,
click here for photos!
March 10, 2010
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Sign up TODAY for the GJCP
Health and Fitness Workshop March 17!
 Make
your plans TODAY to get registered for
this ENERGETIC, FUN-FILLED workshop on
health and fitness! This is one workshop
that you don’t want to miss. Mark your
calendars for Wednesday, March 17th,
11:30 am to 1:00 pm and join in on the
fun as we hear from Dacia Green,
Registered Dietitian, L.D., University
Medical Center and Meg Outlaw, Corporate
Partnership Director, YMCA. These ladies
have an agenda planned that is
guaranteed to motivate you to develop a
healthy diet and fitness plan for your
life, based on FACTS, not MYTHS!
Everyone attending will receive a
special “reward” and there will be
several door prizes given away at the
end of the workshop! Seats are limited
to the first 40 who register. The only
cost to the workshop is $10 to cover the
cost of your HEALTHY, but YUMMY boxed
lunch!
RSVP today to Debi at
dgreen@greaterjacksonpartnership.com!
MSB Superintendent and Student
join Leadership Programs
Dr.
Rosie Pridgen, Superintendent of the Mississippi School
for the Blind (MSB), wanted to be involved with
Leadership Greater Jackson (LGJ) for many years, but it
wasn’t until this past fall that her time allowed her to
do so.
Leadership Greater Jackson, which is a program of the
Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership (GJCP), is a
community-wide leadership program that develops existing
and emerging leaders in the metro area and is designed
to educate participants about major community issues and
alternate approaches to solutions to community problems.
After she was accepted to LGJ, and attended the first
orientation meeting, she learned data had been sent to
MSB about Youth Leadership Jackson which is patterned
after LGJ, but specifically for high school sophomores
and juniors. Also a program of the GJPC, YLJ is designed
to expose young leaders to the various elements that
combine to form a strong and dynamic metropolitan area.
“One of my goals as superintendent is to encourage our
students to be as involved in the community as
possible,” she said. “Sometimes this is a little
challenging, because many of our students reside outside
of the tri-county area.
“After learning that MSB had not responded to the
application process, I inquired of our staff to identify
who had the data, since I had not received it,” she
said. “Once the information about Youth Leadership
Jackson was located, I had the principal and the
counselor to review the criteria and initiate
conversations with eligible students.”
While some of the eligible students were interested,
tenth grader Andrea Lloyd really stepped up to the
plate, according to Pridgen.
“We continued the conversation about the commitment and
involved her parents, too,” Pridgen said. “Her parents
were supportive and granted permission for her
participation.”
This is pretty rare to have this type of participation
in both programs, according to Shirley Tucker, LGJ
Executive Director.
"It is not often that we have the school principal or
headmaster and a student from the same school to go
through our leadership programs simultaneously,” she
said. “Typically, our office has to inform each school
official on their student's progress during each
session, but having Dr. Pridgen & Andrea during the same
time really helps us relate our message more
efficiently. Dr. Pridgen and Andrea are both a real joy
to work with."
When Dr. Pridgen found out they would both be involved
in the Leadership programs simultaneously, she was
thrilled.
“I was excited about what I saw as a great learning
opportunity for me and was excited that one of our
students would be afforded the same opportunity,” she
said. “Therefore, I made the commitment to do whatever
we need in support of the selected participant.
Lloyd has found YLJ to be a wonderful program that has
provided her a chance to meet and get to know other
people, including students from other schools.
“It is also a chance to learn how to get along with
other people better,” she said. “And it gives you a
chance to think, speak, and interact about various
topics.”
Pridgen echoes Lloyd’s views about Leadership Greater
Jackson, and adds that LGJ has provided excellent
professional development opportunities.
“I have learned so much in the sessions that we have
completed,” she said. “I look forward to learning more,
and more importantly, identifying ways that I can use
what I am learning to be a more effective, community
servant.”
When asked what they could do together to be leaders in
the Greater Jackson area once graduating from the
programs, Lloyd said she is already talking about how
she will use some of the information she is learning to
be a resource for the etiquette and manners program that
MSB sponsors annually.
“The director of our residential department has been in
conversation with Andrea and she is excited about
serving,” Pridgen said. “I also believe that we can use
the information we glean to help our staff and students
make more informed decisions about service learning
projects that we will initiate and/or support.
“We will have more detailed discussions throughout the
coming months. I believe we can craft a model that will
be beneficial to our immediate communities and in the
future. I am not totally certain as to what it will look
like, but I know it will be developed and implemented.”
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Welcome YLJ Class of 2009/2010!!
For more photos and
names of the students participating in the 2009/2010
class,
click here!!
Ambassador of the Month: January & Febru ary
Lashanda Alexander (left) of
Century 21 Maselle & Associates is the January
Ambassador of the Month. Jamie Woods (right)
of J. Woods Public Relations is the February Ambassador
of the Month. The Jan. & Feb. Ambassador of the Month
was sponsored by Pan Asia.
The Ambassador of the Month is chosen based on the
number of points Ambassadors turn in at the end of each
month. This honor is awarded to the Ambassador with the
most points at the Monthly Meeting. The Ambassador
Council is a group of Chamber members who volunteer
their time to carry out several tasks on behalf of the
Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership while also
representing their own company. Ambassadors earn points
by attending ribbon cuttings, ground breakings, grand
openings, open houses, delivering welcome packets to new
Chamber members, bringing new members and prospects to
events, etc. In order to become and Ambassador, one must
attend a training session, maintain at least 45 points,
and pay annual dues of $25.
Workforce Development Committee Update
Education
Subcommittee: The Education Subcommittee, chaired by
Leslie Johnson, former Superintendent of the Hinds
County School District, recently assisted with a Pilot
Reality Fair at Mendenhall High School. The subcommittee
felt that since school dropouts are a major problem for
the state, some type of dropout prevention program
should be seriously considered for their goal in 2010.
After consultation with the Mississippi Department of
Education and school districts that had previously
conducted Reality Fairs, the subcommittee decided to
conduct four pilot reality fairs as their 2010 goal.
A Reality Fair is a simulated real life experience that
shows students that their future earnings potential and
success in life are directly related to their
performance in school. Students are given a hypothetical
monthly salary based on their grade point average and
are required to progress through a series of stations
dealing with the cost of housing, food, insurance,
utilities, communications, transportation, banking,
clothing and entertainment. Students with money in their
bank account at the end of the month are given a
“Payday” candy bar and those that have no money let are
given a “Zero” candy bar.
In addition to reinforcing the connection between grades
and success, the fair also shows the importance of
making smart choices that will greatly affect one’s
future. One business representative at the Fair
commented that a Reality Fair not only makes students
award of what they must do to have a good life style, it
also makes them aware of the economic pressures that
their parents must go through in caring for a family.
After reviewing the evaluations from the four Reality
Fairs the subcommittee will make recommendations to the
full committee. Thus fare, all responses from the
Reality Fairs at the Rankin County Learning Center and
Mendenhall High School have been positive.
Thanks and best wishes to
Stony
Thomas: The Partnership would like to thank Stony Thomas
for his outstanding service as chairman of the Workforce
Development Committee and the former Regional Employers
Council. Stony resigned his position at Nissan in
January to take a position with Northrop-Grumman in
Dallas, Texas.
Click here for more photos of the Mendenhall Reality
Fair.
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Business E-Waste Day
April 7 at MS Farmer's Market
 The
next Business E-Waste Day will take
place from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 7, at the MS Farmer’s Market
located on 929 High Street in Jackson.
Bring any unwanted electronics to the
Mississippi Farmer’s Market during this
time.
Acceptable Items include Computers, All
Computer Components, Desktop Copiers,
Fax Machines, Radios, Televisions, Cell
Phones, Desk Phones, VCR Players, DVD
Players, Electronic Games, Monitors,
Keyboards, Printers, Laptops, Scanners,
Stereos/Radios, Microwaves, Vacuums,
Smoke Alarms. There is a *$1 charge per
monitor & $10 charge per television.
This E-Waste Day is brought to you by
the following organizations: Greater
Jackson Chamber Partnership, Advantage
Recycling, Waste Management, MS
Department of Environmental Quality,
Keep Mississippi Beautiful, Keep Jackson
Beautiful, MS Department of
Transportation, and the City of Jackson.
For more information on this event,
please contact Kellye Smith at (601)
948-7575, ext. 234 or e-mail
ksmith@ greaterjacksonpartnership.com.
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for more information!
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION April 16, 2010: We need your help!
 Join
us as we promote a healthy, sustainable planet & healthy
lifestyle for everyone!
The Greater Jackson Chamber
Partnership's first Earth Day 5K Run/Walk & ½ Mile Fun
Run will take place from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, April 16,
at 201 S. President Street in Downtown Jackson. The race
will feature chip timing and the event will also include
live music in a family-friendly environment!! To
register for the race, visit
www. msracetiming.com/ Earth_Day.php.
We need sponsorships for
this event to be a success!!
Sponsorship
levels include
$5,000, $2,000, $1,000, & $500.
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for more details!!
CHICK-FIL-A BE THE ONE LEADERCAST – MAY 7, 2010
The Chick-Fil-A Be the One Leadercast is scheduled from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with registration beginning at 7 a.m.
on Friday, May 7, at the Jackson Convention Complex, 105
E. Pascagoula Street, in Downtown Jackson!This
professional development event is chocked full of
nationally recognized authors, business leaders and
inspirational personalities. The simulcast affords
hundreds of area business professionals, from CEOs to
mid-management, the opportunity to hear from a multitude
of speakers on a variety of topics: all presented in one
place and on one day. Be a part of a powerful event
shared with millions of viewers nationwide. This is a
great opportunity to get your team together to be
inspired for 2010 and beyond.
Click here for video!
Click here for more information!!
Click
here for sponsor information!
GJCP Golf Invitational May 24
The
GJCP Annual Golf Invitational will be held Monday,
May 24, at the Reunion Golf & Country Club.
Sponsored by BankPlus, space is limited to first the
130 players.
11:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon: Check-In
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Lunch
12:00 Noon: Putting & Chipping contest
1:00 p.m.: Shotgun Start
5:00 p.m.: Reception
Team Sponsorships Available: Team of 4 $700,
Individual Players $175
Contact KELLYE SMITH @ (601) 948-7575 or
ksmith@greaterjacksonpartnership.com for more
information or to register
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for Sponsor information!
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for Registration!
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Sign up TODAY for the GJCP
Health and Fitness Workshop March 17!
Make your plans TODAY to get registered for
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