Peachtree National

Bank hosted the meeting through the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce.

Wilheit explained

how he had become involved in the Georgia Chamber, first through membership

in his local chamber and then through participation in the Georgia Chamber's

Leadership Georgia Program, where he realized that the Georgia Chamber

spoke for its members of which 85 percent were small business men.

Thomas discussed

the advantages of membership in the Georgia Chamber. He reviewed the success

that the chamber enjoyed during the recent legislative session on behalf

of business.

He discussed

the six affiliate programs of the Georgia Chamber including Leadership

Georgia, Military Affairs Coordination Committee, Georgia Self Insurers

Associates, Drugs Don't Work, the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in

Education and Georgia Corporation for Economic Development.

Tim Chason,

COO of the Georgia Chamber, described the chamber's structure including

the 240-member board of directors that are representative of the entire

state.

The Georgia

Chamber currently serves 33,000 members and regularly holds listening

sessions across the state to hear the concerns of all of its business

members.

The Georgia

Chamber does not endorse candidates; it does help develop policy based

on input from members. The Georgia Chamber also lets the lawmakers know

what effects a law or policy might have on business.

W. Ronald Duffey,

member of the Georgia Chamber Board of Directors and president of Peachtree

National Bank, hosted the meeting. If you have an interest in membership

in the Fayette County Chamber call 770-461-9983. For information about

membership in the Georgia Chamber call Carolyn Santo at 404-223-2298.

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