OFFICERS

President Tina Christensen

President Elect Wayne Hunter

VP/Marketing Charles Gordon

VP/Membership Howard Moon

Secretary Laura Bradford

Treasurer Linda Gygax

Past President Les Singleton

DIRECTORS David Liner Lifetime Director

ONE YEAR TWO YEAR Alexis Brown Mike McKee

Clint Jones Phil Dolfi

Tom Loury Cathy Ranges

Ronee Giannetta Hank Progar

Visioning Committee Wayne Hunter, Chairman

Clint Jones Dave Liner

Nate Gilman Charles Gordon

Steve Koch Adam Woods

MARKETING COMMITTEE C. Gordon, Chairman 671-9292

Paul Joranlien 236-1010

Hank Progar 690-9574

Les Singleton 208-9582

Clint Jones 351-1163

Linda Gygax 425-1910

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE H. Moon, Chairman 427-5935

Mike McKee 368-1044

Linda Gygax 425-1910

Nate Gilman 629-6707

Adam Woods 427-3038

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Howard Moon 427-5935

Dr. Charles Simpson 732-2745

SPECIAL POSITIONS Newsletter Printed By:

The Copy Shoppe 351-1163

News. Typeset & Print:

Charles Gordon 671-9292

IMPORTANT NUMBERS HOT LINE 804-3700

WEB SITE

www.ocalabusinessleaders.com

Call to Order

Tina Christensen

Invocation Given By

Les Singleton & Pledge Led By

Tina Christensen

61 In Attendance

December 2, 2009 * Volume 13 * Issue 49

Networking

Lina Beth Fine Consignments

Hope you didn’t miss this event. If you

did then please stop by and see all the

great merchandise at Lina Beth Fine

Consignments. Please enjoy the pic-

tures. Photos taken by John Palmer.

TEN MINUTE INFOMERCIAL

By Les Singleton

Les Singleton of Pre-Paid

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highlights.

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(Cont. Pg. 3 )

Lina Beth Fine Consignments 2383 SW College Rd .

Ocala , FL 34474

Contact: Lina Beth Dorough

(352) 572-7536 (Cont. Pg. 3 )

Page 2

The Advisor

NETWORKING EVENTS

Home Instead Senior Care Thursday January 28, 2009

5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Cala Hills Club House

2400 SW 21st Circle.

Ocala , FL 34471 Contact: Jim Samuelson

(352) 622-6447

Mobile, Toys for Tot’s Next week December 9th at

OBL’s breakfast meeting.

7-8 AM

Bring your stuffed toys

And

Put them in the truck.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

OBL BUSINESS

OBL Board Meeting

December 7th

7:00AM Elks Lodge

OBL Marketing Meeting December 14, 2009

Holiday Inn Express Silver Springs 7:00 AM.

OBL Membership Meeting

November 23, 2009

7:00AM Holiday Inn Express

Silver Springs

Vision Committee Third Friday of each month

Holiday Inn Express Silver Springs 7:00 AM

GUESTS

Come Advertise with Us Ocala Business Leaders, Inc.

We have Ad Space available in the

OBL Directory

Best Value for Your Money

Contact Clint Jones

Copy Shoppe

351-1163

James P. Sharkey

South Venture/Retail space

P.O. Box 304

Calverton, NY 11933

631-284-3282

Invited By; Bill (Leci’s Bouquet)

Jenny Ortega

Heavenly Hands

1455 SW 150 Ct.

Ocala, FL 34481

352-299-7493

Invited By; Julia Poehlman

"We must all suffer one of two things:

the pain of discipline or the pain of regret

or disappointment."

~Jim Rohn~

"When you're average, you're just as

close to the bottom as you are to the

top."

~Sandy Puc~

You know you're a Floridian if…

1. Socks are only used for bowling.

2. You never use an umbrella because you

know the rain will be over in five minutes.

3. A good parking place has nothing to do

with distance from the store, but everything to

do with shade.

4. Your winter coat is made of denim.

5. You can tell the difference between fire ant

bites and mosquito bites.

6. You're younger than thirty but some of

your friends are over 65.

7. Anything under 70 degrees is chilly.

8. You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.

9. You know that no other grocery store can

compare to Publix.

10. Every other house in your neighborhood

had blue roofs in 2004-2005.

11. You know that anything under a Category

3 just isn't worth waking up for.

12. You dread love bug season.

13. You are on a first name basis with the Hur-

ricane list. They aren't Hurricane Charley or

Hurricane Frances. You know them as An-

drew, Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne.

14. You know what a snowbird is and when

they'll leave.

15. You think a six-foot alligator is actually

pretty average.

16. Down South means Key West.

17. Flip-flops are everyday wear. Shoes are for

business meetings and church.

18. You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and

one sweatshirt.

19. You get annoyed at the tourists who feed

seagulls.

20. A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea

level.

21. You have a bumper sticker: 'This car

climbed Mount Dora ', and you know where

and what Mt. Dora is.

22. You know the four seasons really are: hur-

ricane season, love bug season, tourist season

and snowbird season.

23. You've hosted a hurricane party.

24. You can pronounce Okeechobee and Kis-

simmee.

25. You understand why it's better to have a

friend with a boat than have a boat yourself.

26. You've worn shorts and used the A/C on

Christmas and New Years.

27. You recognize Miami-Dade as 'Northern

Cuba’.

B-J Trophies & Awards

1735 NE Jacksonville Rd.,

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Contact: Floyd Hershberger

Phone: 352-732-2249 http://www.bjtrophy.com/

Lina Beth Fine Consignments

2383 SW College Rd., Ocala FL 34474

Contact: Lina Beth Dorough

Phone: 352-622-1070

Cell Phone: 352-572-7536

Pre-Paid Legal (Cont. from Pg. 1 )

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What agencies do you call?

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How much money will be lost?

As a business owner, have you ever:

Signed a contract or document you hadn’t fully read or under-

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For legal matters, members are served by a provider law

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membership card when they have a legal question or prob-

lem. It’s really that simple. Pre-Paid Legal does all the

work: No flipping through a yellow-page style catalog for a

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away to receive your questions. Each question is carefully

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For more information contact Les Singleton at 352-208-9582

www.prepaidlegal.com/hub/singleton51

Networking

Lina Beth Fine Consignment

Ocala Business Leaders, Inc. PO BOX 2194

OCALA, FL 34478-2194

Ocala Business Leaders meet

every Wednesday morning at

the Elks Club & Lodge located

at, 702 NE 25th Ave, Ocala, FL

34470-6318

Meeting starts at 7 AM. Till 8

AM.

Come enjoy breakfast and see

who’s who. Bring a guest.

Come Join Us Networking Events If you would like to have a net

working event to get more

members to know who you

are and what you do call,

Hank Progar

690-9574 to set up your event.

IMPORTANT

ADVERTISING INFO

FOR OBL MEMBERS

All members have the opportunity to

advertise in the OBL Business Direc-

tory.

3000 to 4000 are distributed through-

out the area each quarter.

Members are billed every 3 months

for the Black & White ads as follows:

Business Card size - $20.00

Business Card size times 2 - $30.00

Business Card size times 3 - $40.00

Business Card size times 4 - $50.00

1/2 page - $75.00

Full page - $150.00

Your ad will continue to run until you

notify the Treasurer that you would

like it to be discontinued.

The full color ads on the inside covers

and on the back, must be paid up front

for a year as follows:

1/4 page - $300.00

1/2 page - $600.00

Full page - $1200.00

If you are interested in signing up for

an ad, call The Copy Shoppe at

351-1163

Don’t forget to pick up

your OBL Directories on

Wednesday mornings at

the OBL Breakfast

meeting.