Chattahoochee Nature Center Reception for Honorary Principals of the Day

After having a wonderful day as Honorary Principal for a Day at Summit Hill Elementary School, I attended the reception for all the honorary principals at the Chattahoochee Nature Center.   From Greater North Fulton Chamber members to educators to business men and women to nature center docents, everyone mingled.   Participants had fantastic stories of their experiences as Principals for the Day at the Fulton County Schools.   The King's Ridge Christian School Choir entertained us, docents welcomed us, and even a rescued hawk greeted us to the nature center.

Senator Brandon Beach introduced public officials, sponsors, and GNFCC committee members.   Bill Day, Owner & CEO of North Ridge Restoration, and Joy Sheroerlucke, Principal of Holcomb Bridge Middle School, detailed the benefits of community involvement in the schools.   Dr. Robert Avossa, Superintendent of the Fulton County Schools, stated that we have great schools in Fulton County both public and private.   This is one of the reasons families move here.   Paul Anderson, Chair of the GNFCC Education Committee, thanked everyone and challenged us to become a part of the school community.  

Here are some pictures and a slide show of the reception at the nature center:

http://youtu.be/hdwM28RL-RU

Debbie Ryals, Pam Santoro, Geoff Smith
Reception at Chattahoochee Nature Center
for Honorary Principals of the Day

King's Ridge Christian School Choir
Reception at Chattahoochee Nature Center
for Honorary Principals of the Day

Susan Brown, Kendra Plotkin & Pam Santoro
Reception at Chattahoochee Nature Center
for Honorary Principals of the Day

Pam Santoro & Shuntel Beach
Reception at Chattahoochee Nature Center
for Honorary Principals of the Day

Reception at Chattahoochee Nature Center
for Honorary Principals of the Day

Reception at Chattahoochee Nature Center
for Honorary Principals of the Day

Reception at Chattahoochee Nature Center
for Honorary Principals of the Day

Senator Brandon Beach & King's Ridge Christian School Choir
Reception at Chattahoochee Nature Center
for Honorary Principals of the Day

GNFCC at North Fulton Hospital for Business After Hours

Deborah Keel & Brandon Beach
GNFCC Business After Hours at North Fulton Hospital

Deborah Keel & Brandon Beach
GNFCC Business After Hours at North Fulton Hospital

Deborah Keel
GNFCC Business After Hours at North Fulton Hospital

GNFCC Business After Hours at North Fulton Hospital

GNFCC Business After Hours at North Fulton Hospital

GNFCC Business After Hours at North Fulton Hospital

GNFCC Business After Hours at North Fulton Hospital

William Caraway, Pam Santoro, &  Strom Mull
GNFCC Business After Hours at North Fulton Hospital

Deborah Keel & Brandon Beach
GNFCC Business After Hours at North Fulton Hospital

Deborah Keel & Brandon Beach
GNFCC Business After Hours at North Fulton Hospital

North Fulton Hospital hosted the Business After Hours event for the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce on October 13, 2011.   Located in the heart of Roswell, the North Fulton Hospital is a Level II Adult Trauma Center.   It was a great networking event in a wonderful facility. 

GNFCC Business Expo 03-04-11

Brandon Beach & GNFCC Business Expo Ribbon Cutting



Jan & Bob Kashey



Karen McRaed & Pam Santoro

Pam Santoro & Steve Slaughter



Steve Slaughter of Great Knight Tours & Pam Santoro



Pam Santoro & Judy Harper

Cathy Herbert & Pam Santoro

Korey Jones, Terry Klime & Kathy Herbert

The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce put on a wonderful Business Expo 2001 on March 4^th at the Alpharetta Marriott.   Six North Fulton cities:   Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park, Roswell and Sandy Springs plus the Progress Partners of North Fulton Atlanta joined together with the GNFCC to produce a spectacular event with lots of exhibitors, sponsors, speakers, and good food.   After parking in one of the designated parking lots, we were shuttled by trolleys from the Great Knight Tours to the Marriott entrance.   Brandon Beach orchestrated the ribbon cutting event for this year’s Business Expo then the real fun began.   We walked around and talked to physicians, bankers, advertisers, restaurants, realtors, golf clubs, physical therapists, chiropractors, web designers, mobile phone companies, cable companies, and colleges to name a few.   Harry Norman Realtors was well represented at this great event:   I volunteered as an ambassador on the trolley plus worked as an entrance greeter with Judy Harper and Cathy Herbert; Jan Kashey, Bob Kashey and Karen McRae could be found at the Harry Norman Realtors Exhibit.    At the end of the day, everyone celebrated at the Business After Hours event.

GNFCC Eggs & Enterprise 03-04-11

Brandon Beach, Andy Macke, & Kendra Plotkin




Craig Dominey & Brandon Beach

 

Expo Eggs and Enterprise on March 4^th was fantastic.  Kendra Plotkin and Brandon Beach both from the Greater North Fulton Chamber were in charge of this great event.  They thanked BB&T representative Stephen Moxley for sponsoring the delicious breakfast.  Brandon then introduced the guest speaker:    Craig Dominey with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Division promotes Georgia as Camera Ready. 

Did you know that North Fulton is a camera ready community?   Fulton County is divided into three sections in this program:   Atlanta, North Fulton, and South Fulton.   Craig’s department was created under Governor Carter in 1972.  Did you know that the first film produced with Georgia as a backdrop was Deliverance?  We’ve had numerous television shows produced in Georgia:  The Dukes of Hazzard,  Matlock, In the Heat of the Night, and the Vampire Diaries.  Here are some of the movies filmed in Georgia:   Driving Miss Daisy, Blind Side, Deliverance, Road Trip, Forrest Gump, Sharky’s Machine, My Cousin Vinny, Smokey and the Bandit II, Remember the Titans, Sweet Home Alabama, Glory, Fried Green Tomatoes, and The Crazies.   Tyler Perry put Atlanta on the map by producing so many shows and movies in the area.  Joyful Noise is being filmed soon with Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah.

The film industry’s economic impact to Georgia is great for the local economy and the film makers.   Film companies get a 20% tax rebate to produce a film in Georgia; however, if they use our Peach logo (Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Division logo) in the early part of a film’s credits, they get another 10% tax rebate.  That’s 30% in tax rebates.   Right now home builders are building sets in abandoned warehouses.  Film students are moving back to Georgia.   Unemployed individuals are working as extras in movies.   Vacant buildings, warehouses, offices have been used as sets.    People tour Georgia to see where their favorite films were made.  In two weeks, we will have 70 counties in Georgia in the Camera Ready Program. 

It was really and entertaining breakfast.




Craig Dominey spoke on Georgia's Camera Ready Program.



Stephen Moxley, BB& T Sponsor

 







Al Nash, Progress Partners
of North Fulton Atlanta

Andy Macke, GNFCC Board Chairman