November 17th's Luncheon

Join us for YP's 2010 Leadership Summit on November 17th!

"Are You an Effective Leader?"

Wednesday November 17th

12:00-1:30

Sago Restaurant- Palms Resort and Spa

Keynote Speakers

Steve and Joan Carter- Carter Enterprise Group

$15 for Members

$20 for non-members

RSVP Required and seating is limited!

wendy@waltonareachamber.com

Join us at Baytowne Wharf Beerfest October 23rd

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Blind Wine Event Coming Up!

Please note that tonight's event at Redfish Village has been postponed. Stay tuned for updated information.

Mark your calendars for September 30th and the very fun Blind Wine Tasting Competition. Click below to enlarge for details.

Join us for Breakfast at Sandestin This Month!

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Promoting the Benefit at Bluz!

Check out Board member Dina Bevis of Graham & Co. with Kelly from Bluz Bar & Grill promoting the Benefit at Bluz this morning on 99 Rock. Spread the word and see you Saturday night! Don't forget your Dawn!

Lunch & Learn Workshop

Benefit at Bluz

YP Lunch at La Cocina May 12th

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Join us Wednesday, May 12th at La Cocina in Seacrest Beach for our next professional development luncheon from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM. The speakers will be Mike Thomas of the Bay County Commission and Melinda Adams of Gulf Coast shutters and the BUILD mentor program. The cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. To RSVP, please email wendy@waltonareachamber.com or call 850.267.0683.

Due to limited seating, please RSVP by May 6th!

Guy Harvey's Social last night

I hope everyone had a great time last night at the social! We could not have asked for better weather! Our next event is a luncheon on May 12th at La Cocina in Seacrest Beach!

Guy Harvey's Social is Tonight!

Come on out this afternoon to Guy Harvey's in Pier Park at 5:30 for YP's next social! Good people- Good times- Great food- Amazing view! We look forward to seeing you there!

YP Social Tomorrow at Guy Harvey's Island Grill

Come on out tomorrow to Guy Harvey's Island Grill in Pier Park for the next YP Social! The event kicks off at 5:30 and will be on the upstairs patio overlooking the pier and the Gulf of Mexico! This event is free for members and only $5 for non-members! Bring plenty of business cards because there will be a lot of networking opportunities available!

YP Tours New Airport Site

Thanks to everyone who joined us this week on our behind-the-scenes tour of the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport! Special thanks to Dina, Michelle and Jamie for organizing the logistics, arranging the sponsorship, and coordinating with our wonderful tour guide!

SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. (April 16, 2010) - Young Professionals @ the Beach (YP@TB), the area's premier organization for up and coming business men and women, were the lucky guests to tour the nearly completed Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) in Panama City on April 14th. The local group boarded a tour bus guided by Access Public Relations' Amy Ausley and sponsored by Panama City Beach business Graham & Company. Those on board were able to see firsthand the airport entrance, terminal, jetway, ride down the runway and even go inside the control tower for a bird's eye view of the entire property. Much of the ground covered on the tour will not be seen by the general public until the airport opens next month.

With over 50 YP@TB members and non-members in attendance, YP President Cory Fosdyck felt the turnout offered growth potential for the relatively new organization. "I believe the success of this event will catapult YP@TB's membership growth. We received a number of applications and all of the feedback from patrons after the trip was extremely positive."

The airport tour was part of the group's meeting schedule, which alternates social events with professional development lunches and semi-annual field trips. The group's members come from Okaloosa, Walton and Bay counties with the mission of bridging social, geographic, political and economic boundaries across Northwest Florida's Gulf Coast.

For more information about YP@TB contact the Walton Area Chamber (www.waltonareachamber.com or 850-267-0683) or Panama City Beach Chamber (www.pcbeach.org or 850-235-1159).

YP Members Erica & Michelle on-site

30A TV Interviews YP Advisory Board Member Dina Bevis on-site

Airport Entrance

Down the Runway End of Runway

New Control Tower Walking Up Inside Tower Inside Tower - another view

Looking Down!

Outside Tower

Jetway

Runway Speed

Terminal and Runway

Terminal Front

Terminal

Top Terminal

View from the Terminal

Pictures from Shorty's!

Thanks to everyone who made it to Shorty's last night! It was a great time and we met some new YPs as well! See you all again in a few weeks for the tour of the new airport April 14th and at Guy Harvey's Pier Park for a social April 28th. Stay tuned for more details.

Tour the New Airport with YPATB!

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Join YP at THE Beach for a pre-opening tour of the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport on April 14th, 2010. The group will meet at Shades at the Loop at 3 PM and will depart from there, via shuttle, to the airport.

This is a great opportunity to tour this amazing facility before it opens to the public!

There is a limited number of spaces available. You can register by contacting Wendy Radke via phone or email.

Wendy Radke
Walton Area Chamber of Commerce
(850) 267-0683
wendy@waltonareachamber.com

See You at Shorty's Tonight!

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Join us tonight beginning at 5:30 PM at Shorty's Surfside and Topside in Grayton Beach for another fabulous YP @ the Beach event. This social is free for YP members and only $5 for non-Members. We'll have great food, great drinks and live music! Bring your business cards and plan to mix, mingle and be reminded why the Beach is such a great place to live and work!

Chamber Lunch Photos

If you missed the Walton Chamber's Power of Business Luncheon on Wednesday, you missed quite a program on the hot topic Social Media Marketing. As a sponsor of the luncheon, the YP @ THE Beach Advisory Board had the opportunity to address attendees and introduce our organization to the business community, covering the Who, What, When, Where and Why of YP.

Our own member Valeria Lento did a fabulous job delivering the feature presentation "Empowering Businesses Through Online Relationship Building" and represented YP well! Great job, Val! The presentation was informative and overflowing with useful stats and tips. You can view the slides online here.


Thanks to our Advisory Board for continuing to devote their valuable time to YP and for doing such a great job getting our name out and about! More importantly, thanks to all of the Board's employers for allowing them to actively participate! We really appreciate it!

Thanks to the Walton Area Chamber for sharing these photos of the lunch.