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Board
of Directors Organization Operation Financing Activities
If
you are interested in becoming a Chamber of Commerce member, please contact
our office at (318) 256-3523 or fill out our Membership
Application online.
SABINE PARISH CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
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| Please
Note: Unless otherwise noted, All phone numbers are in Area
Code 318 |
| Director: Liz Sepulvado |
1601 Texas Highway
Many, Louisiana 71449
E-mail: chamber@sabineparish.com
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Phone: 256-3523
(W)
Or 256-3580 (W) |
| Staff: Frances
Buvens |
1601 Texas Highway
Many, Louisiana 71449
E-mail: chamber@sabineparish.com
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Phone: 256-3523
(W)
256-3580 (W)
Fax: 256-4137 |
OFFICERS-
2006-2007
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President - Bill Adams
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Edwards Jones
690 San Antonio
Many, LA 71449
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Phone: 256-2491
Fax: 888-553-8412 |
| 1st Vice President – John Godfrey |
City Bank
P. O. Box 480
Many, LA 71449
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Phone: 256-4416(W)
Fax: 256-6452
Email: jgodfrey@mycitybank.com |
| 2nd Vice President - Donnie Wooley |
Peoples State Bank
P. O. Box 1200
Many, LA 71449
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Phone: 256-2071 |
3rd Vice President
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Gloria Loetscher
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Waters Edge Nursery Fax:
12315 Texas Hwy
Many, LA 71449
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Phone: 256-1222 |
| Treasurer - Doug Abington |
Peoples State Bank
P. O. Box 1200
Many, LA 71449 |
Phone: 256-2071 |
DIRECTORS - 2006-2007(Two Year Term)
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Jim Cole
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Sabine State Bank
P. O. Box 670
Many, LA 71449 |
Phone: 256-7000(W)
Fax: 256-7001
Email: jim_cole@sabinebank.com |
| Phil Medine |
Wal-Mart #0876
155 San Antonio
Many, LA 71449 |
Phone: 256-9207 |
| James Murphy |
Budget Printing
820 San Antonio
Many, LA 71449 |
Phone: 256-9603
Fax: 256-3334
Email: budget@kricket.net |
| Janie Alford |
Emerald Hills Golf Resort
P. O. Box 460
Florien, LA 71429
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Phone: 586-4661
Fax: 586-4804
Email: relax@emeraldhillsresort.com |
| Edith Palmer |
56 Spring Court
Many, LA 71449
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Phone: 256-2036
Cell: 318-471-3842 |
| Judy Cathey |
Toledo Town Realty
12000 Texas Hwy
Many, LA 71449 |
Phone: 256-9844 |
| Moses Baines |
126 Lee Street
Clarence, LA 71414
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Phone: 256-4104 Ex.14 (W)
Phone: 356-7149 |
DIRECTORS -
2006-2007 (One Year Term)
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| Lee McCann |
Sabine State
Bank
P. O. Box 670
Many, LA 71449 |
Phone: 256-7000(W)
Fax: 256-7001
E-mail: lee_mccann@sabinebank.com |
| Walter Lee |
CP-Tel
P. O. Box 270
Pleasant Hill, LA 71065 |
Phone: 796-3000(W)
E-mail: walt@cp-tel.net |
| Emilie Drouet |
Emilie Drouet,
Inc.
30425 Hwy 191
Many, LA 71449 |
Phone: 590-1300
Cell: 318-308-6464 |
| Lynn Garner |
T. G.'s Auto
Sales
995 San Antonio Avenue
Many, LA 71449
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Phone: 590-2277 |
| Dorman Jackson |
Sabine Parish
School Board
P. O. Box 1079
Many, LA 71449
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Phone: 256-9228 |
| Kurt Carver |
Toledo Town & Tackle
11904
Texas Hwy
Many, LA 71449
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Phone: 256-5613 |
| Sharon Miller |
345 Point 3
Drive
Florien, LA 71429
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Phone: 337-565-4990 |
NON-VOTING
DIRECTORS - 20065-20076
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| Paul Morris |
LSU Extension
Office
820 Main St.
Many, LA 71449 |
Phone: 256-3406(W)
Fax: 256-6339 |
RETIRING PRESIDENT
- 2006-2007
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| Mike Ross
- Retiring President |
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LIFETIME BOARD
MEMBER
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| W. E. "Boots" Hayes |
575 Trace Street
Many, LA 71449 |
Phone: 256-5121(H) |
THE
ORGANIZATION:
What is the Chamber
of Commerce
The Sabine Parish Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary organization of business
and professional men and women who have joined together for the purpose
of promoting the civic, commercial and industrial progress of our community.
The area's economic
well-being is directly related to the caliber of work that is done by
the Chamber. That is why the Sabine Parish Chamber has a major impact
on business, income and future growth of the area.
There are two primary
functions of a Chamber of Commerce:
- It acts as spokesman
for the Business and Professional community and translates into Action
the group thinking of its members.
- It renders specific
services of a type that c an be most effectively rendered by a community
organization both to its members and to the community as a whole.
Objectives of the
Chamber
- To promote a better
understanding of our Private Enterprise system.
- To coordinate
the efforts of commerce, industry and the professions in maintaining
and strengthening a sound and healthy business climate in the Sabine
Parish area.
- To sponsor aggressive
programs of work and stimulate activities which will provide for full
development and employment of our human and economic resources.
- To provide creative
business leadership and effective coordination of all interested parties
in solving community problems and in initiating constructive community
action.
- To create broad
understanding and appreciation of the great opportunities in the Sabine
Parish area, and to promote the advantages and assets of our community,
within the area, the state, and the nation.
HOW
IT OPERATES:
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is the policy making body of the Sabine Parish
Chamber of Commerce. It's members represent the business and professional
leadership of the community. The Board consists of nineteen (19) members.
The President of the Chamber presides over all meetings of the Board.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of five (5) members. It exercises the
powers of the Board between those times when Board meetings are held.
Committees
A committee system is the most effective means of harnessing energies
and abilities of volunteer workers. The committees are responsible to
the Board of Directors and report to the President.
HOW
IT IS FINANCED:
The Sabine Parish
Chamber of Commerce is primarily financed by the investment of its members.
The maintenance of an adequate level of support from all business and
professional interests in the community is essential to finance the programs
that are vital to the community growth and development. The amount of
membership may vary from the minimum of $50.00 per year up, according
to the investment schedule used for membership sales.
PARTIAL
LIST OF CHAMBER of COMMERCE ACTIVITIES:
The Chamber participates
in and/or helps sponsor:
- Festivals in the
parish (June Jubilee, Loggers & Forestry, Tamale Fiesta, etc.)
- March of Dimes
Walk-A-Thon
- American Cancer
Society Relay for Life
- Hook a Kid on Golf
- Fishing tournaments
on Toledo Bend
- and other community/parish
activities
The Chamber has helped
organize and participated in the Job Shadowing Program, which matches
employers and students to provide a glimpse of the working world to these
students.
The Chamber participates
with the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service in presenting seminars,
tours, workshops, etc., including Hospitality Training, a Forestry Tour,
a Farm/City Week Tour, etc. The Chamber is presently working with the
Extension Service to present a 9-week Community Leadership and Community
Development Program.
The Chamber sponsored
or helped sponsor a debt counseling seminar, a Combating Crime seminar,
and a seminar of hiring practices.
The Chamber is working
with a group on establishing a Welcome Wagon program.
The Chamber's Wildflower
program has established the planting of wildflowers throughout the parish
which is a continuing program.
The Chamber is a member
of the Toledo Bend Bi-State Alliance; the Louisiana Association for Chamber
of Commerce Executives (LACCE); the Louisiana Industrial Development Executives
Association (LIDEA); the Louisiana Forestry Association; and the Louisiana
Association for Business and Industry (LABI).
The Chamber is participating
in the Lt. Governor's pilot program for regional retirement incentives.
The Chamber has developed
a Retirement/Relocation packet to inform and attract potential retirees.
The Chamber's Parish
Pride Committee sponsored a "Trash Bash" last year during which
over 1,000 bags of trash were picked up. Plans for a "Litter Awareness" program are in process at the present time.
The Chamber has a
Revolving Loan Program available to its members, the main purpose of which
is to assist in creating new jobs or retaining existing jobs that would
otherwise be terminated.
The Chamber provides
Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies for its members if desired.
The Chamber sponsors
a monthly "Business After Hours", which provides its members
a means of showcasing their facilities, as well as a means of networking
with other members 'after hours'.
The Chamber cooperates
and participates with the Sabine Parish Tourist Commission in working
to attract tourism to this area.
The Chamber is presently
working on a web site to enhance its capabilities for communications and
dissemination of information.
The Chamber is very
active in the El Camino East/West Corridor Commission. The mission of
this group is to complete a four-lane traffic corridor across five Southern
states to stimulate the depressed economy of this largely bypassed region
through improved access for tourism, increased commerce, expansion of
light industry and aiding population shifts.
The Chamber is also
proactive in trying to implement the four-laning of Highway 171.
The Chamber was instrumental
in bringing Vancouver to the area, as well as Holloway Industries.
The Chamber serves
as an information source. Many of the information requests we receive
are for such things as telephone numbers (both local and out of area);
directions to various destinations; rental and/or sale property; employment;
places to eat, sleep, wash clothes, buy cars, etc.; parts and repair services,
as well as where to obtain various other services; political entities'
addresses and phone numbers; and information of events throughout the
parish.
Other Local Programs:
- Wildflower Ladies
Club
- Hospitality Training
- Two Parishwide
Litter Pick-ups
- Industrial Park
Improvements
- Airport Improvements
- Futures Golf Tournament
- New Business Grand
Openings
- Business Re-Grand
Openings/Customer Appreciation
- Assist small businesses
with funding information
- Represent Sabine
Pariah concerning Hwys. 6, 84, 191, and 171
- Regional Economic
Development Alliance (REDA) - Mayhaw Seminars, Parish Facts Profile
Booklet, Parish Mini Profile, Tourism 20 Year Masterplan. Leadership
Training, and the parish Promotional Video.
If
you are interested in becoming a Chamber of Commerce member, please contact
our office at (318) 256-3523 or fill out our Membership
Application online.
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