Congratulations to the following businesses who are celebrating their Chamber anniversaries this month! 30 – 39 Years Herb Smith Construction – 30 years 20 – 29 Years All Care Animal Hospital – 28 years BonJorn Real Estate – 28 years Magic Moments Learning Center – 25 years Lake County Tax Collector – 23 years Ken…
South Lake Chamber Member, Bloomin’ Yard Cards recently led a “Spread the Joy Campaign” to lift the spirits of local residents dealing with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Business owner Carrie Willis decided to design custom yard card greetings and place them throughout the community. Sign locations included: Orlando Health South Lake Hospital, Clermont Police Department, Imagine South Lake Charter School,…
The reliability of the SECO Energy electric system plays a critical role in SECO members’ health and wellbeing. To keep SECO employees healthy and ready to serve its members and in light of the current economic environment, the cooperative has made changes to policies and procedures. For SECO, COVID-19 is a storm – a storm that…
Year after year, Cherrylake always looks forward to participating in the Lake County program, Agriculture in the Classroom’s Ag Literacy Day. Cherrylakers volunteer to visit local schools, such as Cypress Ridge, Groveland Elementary and Mascotte Elementary, and read a book about the importance of agriculture and how it benefits our community and everyday lives. Due…
COVID-19: Finding Calm Amongst the Chaos By: Vintee Narang, MD, Psychiatrist at Community Health Centers – Forest City As a community, we find ourselves to be under a great deal of pressure these days. As healthcare workers, we are in the forefront of this battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Life outside of work has also…
CEMEX partnered with local schools to provide mining workbooks geared towards elementary students that focus on Florida’s natural resources including phosphate, limestone, sand, heavy minerals, clay and peat. Workbooks have been dropped off at Lost Lake Elementary, Grassy Lake Elementary, Minneola Charter and Mascotte Charter. CEMEX also dropped off owl pellets (for student dissection) and…
The South Lake Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Best of South Lake awards. The annual award is voted on by the South Lake community and recipients will be honored at an awards dinner on Oct. 1, 2020. Best Digital or Print Publication: South Lake Tablet Best Local Printer:…
There’s little doubt that the coronavirus is leaving restaurants reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, restaurant reservations and walk-ins were down 48 percent on March 15 from what they were one year ago, according to data from OpenTable, a restaurant reservation website. Restaurants throughout Lake, Sumter and The Villages are also feeling the devastating…
Coronavirus Update: How to Stay Healthy and Engaged While at Home By: Alicia Coonce, D.O., FAAP, Community Health Centers – Tavares Now that the kids are out of school with an extended holiday and the US government has requested that you limit your personal social interactions, you are most likely finding yourself stuck at home…
The South Lake Chamber of Commerce understands the COVID-19 (CoronaVirus) Pandemic has the potential to impact our local businesses. We also recognize there is a lot of misinformation and overreacting that can potentially cause a secondary impact on our local economy. Our goal is to keep our members informed throughout the process with updates that…