Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Polk County , Inc

EXTENDED DATE to SIGN UP! May 25th..Exhibitors Wanted for B2B Expo

Attention Businesses and Organizations....
Extended Date for Sign UP! May 25th...Act Now...
Don't miss out on your table or booth.
Tables go for $100 and Booths $ 400.
Advertising available.Seminars sign up also available!
Print out your forms under our B2B Sign Up forms Tab and
pay through Western Union at any Publix
Supermarket or wherever there is a
Western Union Office.

Multi Cultural Networking Event- Saturday , May 31,2008 - B2B International Expo 2008 - SIGN UP NOW! Space still available.

Time is running out and so are tables and booths.
Don't wait too long , since after May 15th we're not sure if there will
be any left.

Also sign up to our workshops there is still some room for these.
Call 863-838-2084 for a participation form.

Pricing for exhibiting and workshops / seminars are as follows:

*Exhibitors pricing only, includes ....*

A Table or booth of choice ,Continental Breakfast , A Boxed Lunch
and all the Seminar/Workshops (a total of 6).
Expo Sign Up Forms due back at PRCCPC offices by May 15,2008.
Find your form on the B2B Navigational Tab.
Send in with check/money order

Non Participating Exhibitors

Seminars and Workshops available for general public at $15.00 each.
No Meals included
Send in forms by May 15th with check/money order

*Special Package for seminars/workshops only - price includes *

Continental Breakfast and all 6 Seminars / Workshops for $75.00.
Apply sending in your forms by May 15th at our offices w/check/money order
(this notice is for non exhibitors).

Chamber Member - Grand Opening - Wednesday , May 7

Santos Trabal - Owner of Medicare Plan Solutions
Will be having his grand opening this coming:
Wednesday , May 7,2008 at 9:30am
Great information and lots of fun.
Please join him and staff in this great event for him and his staff!
Location: 3135 S. Florida Avenue
Lakeland,FL 33803

Congratulations!

Elite Member for the Month of March

This month's
"Elite Chamber Member"
Mrs Iris Denizard
of
Liberty Tax Service
Lakeland , FL
Read all about Iris in our members page.
Congratulations!

Welcome To Our Online Store ...PuertoRicans.com..Grand Online Opening Feb 25,2008

Please click onto website link below! To shop for great Puerto Rican items for yourself , family and friends!
Proceeds of sales are to benefit the chamber and its Youth Council for their scholarship program.
Welcome a new member...

http://www.puertoricans.com/productcart/pc/home.asp?idaffiliate=3

Welcome / Bienvenidos to PRCCPC!

The Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce
of Polk County

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Read on, we have much to do the first part
of the year.

Welcome to 2008!
A year of much high expectations
and of much excitement.
The door has opened to a great new and exciting year.
PRCCPC pledges itself to start off with a banner
year for its members and its county.

The chamber will be very busy bringing forth
many ways for its members and volunteers to
share in the growth of their businesses , but also of the
networking arena and its chamber.

The 2008 Spring Season will kick off with a
"Business 2 Business Expo" scheduled for
Late spring of 2008.An ideal venue
to highlight and showcase your product and services to all of
Polk County and of course its surrounding areas.
Those interested call 863-815-3651 for packet participation.

Beginning with March we will be having a series of
"Rapido (Speed) Networking" functions.
A new and innovative networking technique
highlighted on CNN News. A way of getting
your voice out there about your business and services.
Within a matter of time to
introduce yourself in a span of 5 minutes to a room of many.
Stay tune for date and time and make your reservation ASAP
once event is posted.

Coming soon also "Serie de Oradores" a Speaker Series.
Showcasing professionals from all areas in the Polk County
Puerto Rican,Hispanic and Non-Hispanic community.
These will be breakfasts or luncheon events.
Our first speaker will be on Feb 2 at 1:30pm during our first
2008 chamber member meeting at the Lakeland Public Library.
Call to reserve your spot. Special guest speaker ,
Ms.Dorethea Brooks of Florida SBDC.

Also be on the look out for the much anticipated of event of events.
"Guayabera Nights"
Enjoy a Happy Hour Networking in your best Guayabera.
Also prepare to take a couple of lessons in Salsa with
the rest of those networking that evening.
Slotted for a Wednesday or Thursday from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Somewhere in Downtown Lakeland.
So stay tune for a fun and exhilarating event!

Then join us at The Farmers Market in Lakeland near
Munn Park,sometime this late spring as well.
A sort of Block Party for the community to come and enjoy.
Music,dance,food,vendors and much much more to enjoy a great day
full of the taste of Puerto Rico.

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Last November 9th,our first Puerto Rican Film Festival was a success.

The Honorable Velda Gonzalez de Modestti was presented with the key to the

City of Lakeland and we were all very proud that night for being Boriqua!

Checkout some of the pictures!

This is just one of the great memories from that evening...browse

through our Events page to see some more.

Don't miss this years film festival.

November 2008

It surely will be as good as the first one!