Calendar
For a listing of community events, please visit http://eatonton.com/visit/calendar.
February
23 New Leaf Homes Ribbon Cutting and 2012 Kick-off Open House in conjunction with the Greene County Chamber Business After Hours, 5 p.m.to 7 p.m. New Leaf Homes is a premier custom home builder and is located off of Vista Drive in Greensboro. Enjoy drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and a tour of the exclusive Design Studio. For more information on New Leaf Homes, visit www.reynoldsnewleafhomes.com. To RSVP, call (706) 485-7701 or email becky@eatonton.com.
28 Coffee Connections, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., at Wendy's of Eatonton. Connect over breakfast and coffee provided by Wendy's with a representative of the Chamber board and staff along with fellow members. This month meet with Membership Manager Becky Needham and Board Member Cynthia Wallace. Coffee Connections is sponsored by Farmers & Merchants Bank, Putnam General Hospital, The Peoples Bank, Putnam County Charter School System, Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee and Smith Communications. Wendy's is location at 102 Walmart Drive, Eatonton, GA 31024. For more information or to RSVP, call (706) 485-7701 or email becky@eatonton.com.
29 Georgia Watersports Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 4 p.m. Celebrating the new 8000 square feet location! Located at 3016 N. Columbia St., Milledgeville, GA 31061 (Hwy 441 just half a mile south of Lake Sinclair). For more information or to RSVP, call (706) 485-7701 or email becky@eatonton.com.
March
1 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with Little Scholars Academy, 10 a.m. Celebrating the new location! Located at 864 Harmony Road, Eatonton, GA 31024. For more information or to RSVP, call (706) 485-7701 or email becky@eatonton.com.
2-3 Murder Mystery Dinner Theater: Ho, Ho, Homicide, 7 p.m. at The Plaza Arts Center. Join us for the Holly, Jolly Christmas Party where you will mingle with all of our magical guests. In the end, it is you who must decipher between the evil and the innocent, the righteous and the responsible, the naughty and the nice. Tickets are $35 a person, dinner is included. The Murder Mystery is sponsored by Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee, Smith Communications, Farmers & Merchants Bank, Putnam General Hospital, The Peoples Bank and Putnam County Charter School System. For more information, call (706) 485-7701, email bonnie@eatonton.com or visit the Chamber office to pick out your character. The Plaza Arts Center / Chamber office is located at 305 N. Madison Ave., Eatonton, GA 31024.
6 441 Fitness Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 4:30 p.m. Located at 1001 N. Milledgeville , RD, Suite N., Eatonton, GA. For more information or to RSVP, call (706) 485-7701 or email becky@eatonton.com.
15 Leadership Putnam Graduation, 6:30 p.m. at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. Help us recognize the Leadership Putnam Class of 2012 participants. $15 a person, dinner is included. Leadership Putnam is sponsored by Putnam County Charter School System, Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee, Smith Communications, Farmers & Merchants Bank, Putnam General Hospital and The Peoples Bank. For more information or to RSVP, call (706) 485-7701 or email bonnie@eatonton.com.
21 Networking @ Noon sponsored by Piedmont Financial Solutions, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Lodge on Lake Oconee. $10, includes lunch. Agenda includes lunch, Chamber updates, sponsor presentation, table introductions, commercials and general networking. The Lodge on Lake Oconee is located at 930 Lake Oconee Parkway, Eatonton, GA 31024. For more information or to RSVP, email becky@eatonton.com.
22 Putnam General Hospital Chamber Open House, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information or to RSVP, call (706) 485-7701 or email becky@eatonton.com.
27 Coffee Connections, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Location TBA. Connect over coffee with a representative of the Chamber board and staff along with fellow members. Coffee Connections is sponsored by Smith Communications, Farmers & Merchants Bank, Putnam General Hospital, The Peoples Bank, Putnam County Charter School System and Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee. For more information or to RSVP, call (706) 485-7701 or email becky@eatonton.com.
April
12 Business After Hours sponsored by Bodyplex Fitness Adventure of Lake Oconee, 5 to 7 p.m. Enjoy networking, refreshments and a 50/50 cash raffle. Bodyplex is located at 106 Village Lane, Eatonton, GA 31024. For more information or to RSVP, call (706) 485-7701 or email becky@eatonton.com.
May
Maximum Retail series presented by the Georgia Small Business Development Center. Classes are now forming for Eatonton-Putnam businesses on Tuesday evenings May 15, 22, 29 and June 5, 12 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at The Plaza Arts Center, 305 N. Madison Ave. Eatonton, GA 31024. Maximum Retail is an interactive course that meets for two hours, once a week, over a five week period. These sessions will help you enhance sales and profitability by helping you to refine all areas of your dynamic retail business. Modules include: Know Your Customer; Sales and Service Enhancement; Loss Prevention and Security; Profit Enhancement; Online Retailing and Summary. The Maximum Retail series is made possible by a grant from the OneGeorgia Authority for members of the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce. Limit two employees per business. Class size limited to 20 per class. For more information, or to register, call (706) 485-7701 or email becky@eatonton.com.