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By Diane Glidewell teers for the program as
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and other ways to bolster
The 2019 Leadership BECkPaCk Bhddies- ,
Monroe Class presented its Monroe county) Yah ”
project to Monroe County never cease to ethaze me,
Board of Education on sale BYrd- 13115 13 all for
“ Nov. 12. The class decided 0hr ehlldreh- '
to work in support of the Baekpaek Bhddles
Backpack Buddies pro, prov1des food for Mon-
gram at the school system, fee 93th Students Who
including creating a website receive free breakfast and
for Monroe County Back— luneh at SChOOl bht the
pack Buddies, as its project. m danger thOt havmg
Class members gave a enough feed on Week'
check for $4,755 to school ends or “heel hOhdaXS-
social worker Gwen Byrd BaCkPaekS are filled Wlth
to be used by Backpack foods that do not need
Buddiesaswell as deliv- preparatlon for students
ering over 200 pounds to take home With them
of food to her Office for on weekends and school
the program The group breaks. Volunteers pack
has worked with Byrd in the haCkPaekS With f90d
determining needs and the donated or bought Wlth
best way to recruit volun- dehahOhS.
Jonathan Icenhour of
2019 Leadership Monroe
said several businesses, in-
cluding Five Below, Central
Georgia EMC and Forsyth
CVS donated items, and
the Leadership class held
a raffle for a Yeti cooler to
raise money.
Kate Lastinger, president
of the Leadership Mon-
roe Class, thanked Jason
Hickman for developing
the website. She said it
streamlines information for
the community about how
to help. It gives locations
for dropping off dona-
tions and lists the churches
that are helping with the
program. It is a way to get
information about a child
who could benefit from the
program to Byrd and it is
a way to donate once or to
sign up to donate monthly.
Lastinger said it costs Back-
pack Buddies less than $4
per weekend per child.
Icenhour said the website
can be downloaded on
an iPad, iPhone or touch
computer.
Mitchell
Perry
promoted
Forsyth native Mitchell
Perry has been promoted
to supply chain manager by
Freudenberg Performance
Materials. Freudenberg is
one of the world's leading
manufacturers of high-qual-
ity performance technical
fabrics, nonwovens and
textiles. The promotion is ef-
fective Ian. 1. Perry is the son
Mitchell Perry
gained extensive financial,
management and sales expe-
rience. He holds a Bachelor’s
degree in Computer Science
of Dr. and Mrs, Tom Perry of from the University of Geor-
Forsyth. gia and a Masters of Business
Perry joined Freudenberg Administration from Mercer
in February 2017 as Finan- University.
cial Analyst and has been an OutSide 0f work Perry
integral part of the Finance enjoys playing golf, tennis
Department since. Prior and basketball as well as
to joining Freudenberg he Spending time With his fam-
held several roles, includ- ily. He is a board member at
ing Director of Operations, the Macon Soccer Club and
Regional Manager and a new member of the Macon
Financial Analyst, where he
Civic Club.
UGA Alumni George Emami is
2020 Bulldog 100
named to
The Brokery LLC, owned by
George Emami of Forsyth, has been
named to the University of Georgia
Alumni Association’s 2020 Bulldog
100 list of fastest growing businesses
owned or operated by UGA alumni.
The alumni website says that
more than 533 nominations were
submitted for the 2020 list, which
is the 11th year alumni businesses
have been so honored. It says the list
includes businesses from industries
as varied as technology, cosmetics,
entertainment and education and
based as far north as Virginia and as
far west as Nevada. Of the 100 busi-
nesses 84 are based in Georgia.
The criteria to make the 2020 Bull-
dog List were that the business has
been operating since Ianuary 2015;
it had verifiable revenue of $100,000
or more in the calendar year 2016;
the CEO, president managing g h.
partner or owner is a former UGA‘
student; and the business operate in
a manner consistent with the Pillars
of the Arch and in keeping with the
values and image of the University
of Georgia. Nominated companies
were ranked on compounded annual
growth rate for 2016, 2017 and 2018.
The 2020 Bulldog 100 Celebration
will be on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the
West End Zone in Sanford Stadium
starting at 6 pm. The Alumni Asso-
ciation says the Bulldog 100 embody
the best of what the University of
Georgia stands for: the hard workers,
the night owls and the early risers.
The Brokery has offices in Ma-
con and Forsyth and specializes in
buying and selling residential and
commercial real estate in Middle
Georgia.
Emami and his wife, Denise, live
in Monroe County and have three
children who attend Monroe County
schools. Emami is a Monroe County
George Emami
commissioner and has served the
county since 2017.
trained workers outside of
Forsyth CVB hosts regional Tourism Expo
By Diane Glidewell Department of Economic
news@mymcr.net ' Development Tourism
Content Manager, spoke
Forsyth Convention 8r 3130‘“ highlighting things
Visitors Bureau (CVB) to do) lhehldlhg 5PeC1al
hosted its first Tourism events, With hhks to hetell
Expo at the La Quinta Inn motel accommodations
8r Suites conference room
on Nov. 7. The opportunity
to learn of ways to connect
v to tourists through state
and eateries. She talked of
targeting specific audiences
and tracking response from
advertising. She promoted
California, Georgia has a
strong presence in film. She
said there are currently 36
projects filming in the state.
She encouraged local
communities to tell any
property owners interested
in having their sites used
in films to add them to the
Reel Scout data base. To do
so they submit photos, and
Lamonica gave examples of
the type of photos to sub-
mit, generally broad, land-
scape shots. She said there
are currently 7,000-8,000
the community. She said
A mixture of local and regional individuals involved in tourism related
businesses listened to tips
on how to bring more visitors to their communities at the Tourism Expo of
the LoQuinto confer-
there are 35 trillion web
listings like Explore Geor- Explore Georgia a free
gia’ to bring in film pro_ tool for communities pro-
ductions and to make web- Wded by the State '
sites and other social media Mary Ahh hamomca 0f
as productive as possible the Georgla F 11m thee
attracted representatives sald all 159 Of Georglas
from the Robins Air Force counties are now certified
Base Aviation Museum, as “Cemem reed)”, ahdihave
jasper County Chamber of a dehghated halSOh Wlth
Commerce, Forsyth Cable, the Georg“! Fllm Olhee-
Indian Springs Conference ’ Whleh was founded 1h
Center and State Park as 1973 at Georgia Teeh by
well as local hotel owners, theh'GOV- limmY carter-
restauranteurs and retailers. She Said With the diverSitY
Lindsey Isaacs, Georgia around the State and one
. of the largest groups of
PREGUALIFIGATIONS FOR
GENERAL CONTRACTOR ADVER'HSEMEIIT
The City of Forsyth is accepting Statements of Qualifications
to pre-qualify General Contractors to bid on Forsyth City Hall
proposed to be located at 28 East Main Street, Forsyth, GA
31029. Sealed qualifications will be received by Ms. Janice
Hall, Forsyth City Manager, in the Welcome Center at 68
North Lee Street, Forsyth, GA 31029, up to 3:00 pm on
December 16, 2019. This project is a new 10,500-square feet
two-story city hall building with a 3,000-square feet basement.
The project will be construction type VB with a steel frame and
consist of offices, a council chambers, a bill-pay area with
drive-through window, a basement used for storage, 43
parking spaces and associated site work. The project
construction schedule is anticipated to be 12 months starting
in March 2020. All proposals must demonstrate compliance
with all aspects of Georgia state law and City of Forsyth
policy, including minority and small business enterprise
verification and other requirements. The owner retains the
unqualified right to reject any and all proposals. The owner
may or may not interview potential candidates to assist in the
selection process. Please contact the Clark Nexsen construc-
tion manager below to obtain the prequalification package.
Clark Nexsen:
Allan Burgamy, Senior Construction Manager
Mailing Address:
440 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Macon, GA 31201
Phone Number: (478) 314-1255
E-Mail Address: aburgamy@CiarkNexsen.com
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properties, and with stages ence room on OV' ‘
and fihn warehouse space to help with venues and
around the state grow- details like permits,” said
ing, the need for varied Lamonica. “It’s like a village
sites for location filming behind the scenes.”
is also growing. Addresses She said a good way to
are only made aVailable get the attention of film
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who indicate they are very Day, an event to let the
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all available services, like in how they are ranked.
caterers, with the Georgia “Have the right content
Production Directory. and titles. Provide descrip-
During a lunch with a tive information to the
choice of Indian cuisine user,” said Hough. “Who-
and sandwiches, Casey ever is indexed best will
Hough of Compass Media show up.”
talked about how to make He said to use images that
websites and other social support the local feel and to
media most effective in keep the website updated,
making travelers aware relevant and useful but not
of attractions, events and
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jam too much On one page.
He said Google is sensitive
‘ to overusing some words.
He urged using primary
and secondary headers and
linking to relevant sites. He
said Google will provide
weekly reports on how a
site is performing.
CVB Executive Di-
rector Gilda Stanbery
thanked Navid Kapadia
of La Quinta Inn 8t suites,
Amy Knight of CoTique
Boutique and others who
helped facilitate the Tour-
ism Expo and said she
plans to make it an annual
event with the importance
of tourism to the Middle
Georgia economy.
