Oconee County Chamber of Commerce





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Member Benefits

Top Reasons to join the chamber

  1. Monthly Coffees/Business After Hours - Monthly Chamber Meetings are hosted by Chamber members at their place of business.
  2. Annual Meeting - A special recognition event to honor special people and projects, and to award Sharon Johnson Volunteer of the Year, Chamber Volunteer of the Year, Larry Risse Agribusiness Person of the Year, James McClain Leadership Award.
  3. Annual Business Expo - An opportunity to display your business' products and services to the trade population.
  4. Membership Directory & Website Listing - A complete listing of members and chamber services.
  5. Mailing Labels - Available to members at a nominal fee.
  6. Oconee County Maps - Up-to-date maps of Oconee County.
  7. Business/Industry Seminars - Selected seminars for business and industry based on their need and membership feedback, sponsored by the Economic Development Committee.
  8. Annual Fall Festival and Scarecrow Road Race - The largest single event in Oconee County featuring original arts and crafts, food, entertainment, children's events and road race.
  9. Farm/City Tour - An opportunity to view agriculture and business working together for a better economy.
  10. Education Foundation Of Oconee County, Inc - The support of public and private education in the county through the further enhancement of existing educational efforts. Supports Education Foundation Mini-Grants and Raffle.
  11. Public Forums - The opportunity to hear from political candidates and the discussion of public issues which enlighten voters and citizens in the trade area sponsored by the economic development committee.
  12. Bi-Monthly Newsletter - An opportunity to stay up-to-date on current and future Chamber actvities and networking opportunities among Chamber membership.
  13. Youth Leadership Oconee - Tenth and eleventh grade students who live in the county or attend school in the county have an opportunity to enhance their leadership skills through involved learning experiences.
  14. STAR - Student Teacher Award Recognition of the outstanding student and teacher from Oconee County High School, North Oconee High School, Athens Academy, Westminster Christian Academy, and Prince Avenue Christian School.
  15. Teacher Of The Year - Further recognition of the teachers from each of the nine public school locations.
  16. 3rd Grade Ag-Day - An opportunity for students to learn more about agriculture and its role in our regional economy. Sponsored by the Agribusiness Committee.
  17. Partners In Education - Over seventy businesses who are "Partners" with the schools in the area. Supported by the Education Committee.
  18. Annual Membership Appreciation Day - An opportunity to begin the summer in a relaxed atmosphere for members.
  19. Leadership Oconee - Adult leadership project for persons interested in learning more about Oconee County and Sharpening their leadership.
  20. Ambassador Program - A mentoring program for new members, as well as outreach to exisiting members as a means to increase member retention and improve member participation in events and committees.
  21. Lunch & Learn Seminars - Bi-monthly seminars during lunch about topics important in today's business. Recent Lunch & Learn Seminars have included topics like Organization in the Workplace, Marketing 101 and Stress Reduction.
  22. Mentoring Program - Pairing local business people with students in the Oconee County school system to explore educational opportunities and leadership advice.
  23. Ribbon Cuttings/Groundbreakings - Support to announce new businesses and/or new additions to exisiting businesses.
  24. Junior Board - A Board of local high school students created to provide a young perspective in Chamber work and to educate the students on the importance of Chambers in the community.
  25. AM Exchange - Bi-Monthly program to network among business peers.