JTA Bid/Pre-Bid Opportunities 
Keep up with all of JTA's open and active bid/pre-bid proposal opportunities! Current RFPs: - St. Johns River Ferry Fender Rehabilitation Project
- Seating Components (Inventory Parts)
- Starters & Alternators (Inventory Parts)
- Wheel Chair Parts (Inventory Parts)
- AC Parts (Inventory Parts)
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Get your Business Spotlighted! We also advertise your business on our website for the month!  We love to spotlight our members! And, as an FCHCC corporate member, this is an excellent opportunity to let all our readers learn and know more about you and your company. Requirements: articles must be no more than 300 words, images need
to be .jpg, or .png, and you must be an active chamber member.
Submit your article and photo by clicking here.
Contact Kim McDougal with any questions. |
To positively impact the regional economy by creating value, promoting and facilitating the success of Hispanic-owned businesses and by engaging the community at large.
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| President's Message - Maribel Hernandez  Hola FCHCC Members and Supporters: We have an exciting month of events lined up for you! FCHCC is proud to co-sponsor a 2015 Mayoral Candidates Forum which will be held on March 16th. This is a partnership with at least 10 other minority community organizations and questions will be specifically focused on issues that affect our communities. For more information, click here! Seating is limited so please make sure you register to secure your seat at this free event. Click here to register! Fox 30 News recently interviewed organizers of this event, including yours truly. To see the interview, click here!
Our Monthly Business Luncheon will be held on March 17th. Florida Blue will have an expert there to provide tips on how to choose the right health insurance plan for you and your employees. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Programs Chair,
John Brigman.
We are excited to announce our first Educational and Training Workshop which will be held on March 24th. This workshop will cover how to dress for success as well as resume writing and interviewing tips. For more information contact Education and Training Chair, Andrea Reyes.
Last, and most certainly not least, we want to make time for relationship building which is very important to members of our community and usually the first step in conducting business. John Brigman, your Programs Chair, has a fabulous Professional Networking Event lined up for you on March 26th at The Blind Rabbit which is a burger and whiskey bar where appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be open. We hope to see you at these events!
If you have not joined or renewed your membership, now is a great time to be a member!
Warmest regards, Maribel Hernandez Maribel Hernandez, MBA, ACB, CL FCHCC President and CEO |
| Welcome New and Renewing Members
The FCHCC is proud to announce our new and renewing members:
Trustees/Large Corporation Members:
BB&T Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
Small Business Members: ASAP Towing & Storage
Auxilio Engineering, LLC
Emed Multispecialty Group
Luis Vienrich Allstate Insurance Agency
Money Pages
Reyes Legal, PLLC
Sunshine Soccer Group/Jax NASL
TD Bank
Non-profit Organization Members: Northeast Florida Hispanic Medical Association
Individual Members: Veronica Garcia Brown, CPA
Mayra Urbano
Student Members: Medelene Skinner
We could not achieve our mission without our members so, thank you very much for your partnership. To become a member, please visit our website for more information! |
| Calendar of Events  Business Luncheon
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Cost: $25 for FCHCC Active Members
$30 for Non-members (includes networking and lunch)
Speaker: Florida Blue
Topic: Choosing the Health Plan That Is Right for You __________________________________ Education and Training Workshop
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Time: 6 - 7 PM Cost: $20 per person
Location: Beaver Street Enterprises
Speaker: Annie Grogan, President & CEO
The H.I.L.L. of Northeast Florida
Topic: Dress for Success__________________________________ Professional Networking Event Date: Thursday, March 26, 2015 Time: 6:30 - 8:30 PM Cost: FREE for FCHCC Active Members $10 for Non-members
Location: Blind Rabbit Whiskey Barto register for any of these events! |
| Committee Happenings
Membership Committee (MC):
The Hispanic Chamber is still going strong and growing as evidenced by its recruitment and member retention efforts. We have accomplished one-third of the projected goal for 2015 and 50% of the end of 2014 active members. It is obvious that we need your assistance to achieve success and reach the MC goals. Therefore, we encourage your support and welcome you to become an active member of the FCHCC and specifically the MC. Joining our efforts will help you promote yourself and your business. Furthermore, it will be your way of giving back to the Hispanic Business Community and the future entrepreneurs by helping them succeed with your ideas, feedback and volunteerism. To conclude, I thank all renewing and new members and encourage all to support the First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (FCHCC) and explore the opportunities that membership can provide your business. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Very Respectfully, Emmanuel Matias membership@fchcc.com
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Programs and Events Committee: We are off to an exciting 2015 for the First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. As chair of the Program & Events committee this year, I have committed to do whatever it takes in order to ensure that you as a member are being given every opportunity possible to expand your network of friends, colleagues, and clients! My word of encouragement to you today is to get involved and stay involved! If you are not already connected to FCHCC through LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter...please do so now! There has never been an easier and quicker way to bring attention to our great organization. It's in your hands!!
Over the next several months you will have multiple opportunities to further extend your involvement with FCHCC through ways that have been provided in the past along with some new and exciting ways to bring attention directly to your business through additional sponsorship opportunities. This is yet another avenue that we are providing to you as a member of FCHCC to further extend your potential client base. If you are interested in an inexpensive way to bring more direct attention to you and your business at one of our upcoming events please e-mail me directly.
I look forward to seeing each of you at our next event on March 17th. We are going to have a lot of fun and I can assure you that you will not walk out regretting that you came!
John Brigman
E-mail: jbrigman@bbandt.com Chair, Programs & Events Committee |
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Keep Up with Florida Blue Events at
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| Member Spotlight: Bi-Lo Holdings (Winn-Dixie)  Bi-Lo Holdings, parent company of BI-LO, Harveys and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, serves customers in the eight southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee from its headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.
As a company that serves the diverse needs of consumers in the Southeast, Bi-Lo Holdings places an emphasis on partnering with local organizations, like the First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, to make closer connections to the neighborhoods it serves and support initiatives that are important to its customers.
Through the Winn-Dixie banner, Bi-Lo Holdings sponsors local sports teams, such as the Jacksonville Suns and is the Official Supermarket of the Jacksonville Armada FC. Winn-Dixie also participates in local events, including the Florida Black Expo and Generation W Conference, and continues to partner with organizations like the Jacksonville Urban League and Feeding Northeast Florida to give back to the community.
Additionally, Bi-Lo Holdings launched a supplier diversity program in 2014 to meet consumer desires for locally sourced products and to build relationships with other local businesses. The program, deemed "Winn-Local," gives certified small businesses, including minority and women-owned businesses, the chance to pitch their finished, pre-packaged products to Bi-Lo Holdings and potentially sell them in stores. Due to its success in other southeastern cities, the program was implemented in Jacksonville in October 2014 to highlight local products made in North Florida sold on Winn-Dixie store shelves.
Programs and partnerships like these are a priority at Bi-Lo Holdings as they allow the company to truly connect with and better serve the North Florida communities it serves. To learn more, visit www.biloholdings.com or www.winn-dixie.com. |
|   The H.I.L.L. of Northeast Florida is growing and evolving! In 2015, we're bringing to you, the all new Hispanic Career Expo.
Save the date! Attend our Hispanic Career Expo on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. So what is a Career Expo?... Simply stated, it's a cut above a traditional job fair. An event that really accomplishes the definition of experiencing what today's local job market has to offer. The place and time where employers go to seek the best and brightest from our local Hispanic talent pool. For full information and to register, click here!
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| HSF/USHCC Wells Fargo Scholarship First Coast Hispanic Chamber small business members and employees have the opportunity to apply for the HSF/USHCC Wells Fargo Scholarship. To apply, please visit https://apply.hsf.net/#/. U.S. Hispanic graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply for this award. Students must be the dependents or relative of a US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce members or employees, or a former USHCC BizFest participant. Please sign up and complete the profile . There are two ways to qualify for the HSF/USHCC Wells Fargo Scholarship. Once you start the application, you will notice that there is a sidebar with sections: - On Section 5 "My Involvement", please select "Yes" or "No" to the question "Have you participated in a USHCC Bizfest?", (it is the last question on the page.)
- On Section 8 "My Details", please select "Yes" or "No" to the question, "Are you a dependent or relative of USHCC?" Students who select "Yes" on either of these will automatically be considered for the HSF/USHCC Wells Fargo Scholarship. Deadline to apply is March 30th, 2015.
For more questions on eligibility and general overview of the scholarship application process, please refer to https://hsf.net/en/resources/faqs. |
|  USHCC Brings Exclusive UPS Savings to Membership Are you interested in saving money on shipping costs? We're happy to announce that USHCC members can now save up to 32 percent on shipping courtesy of UPS. For more information on signing up for the UPS Savings program, please visit: www.savewithups.com/ushcc.
The savings on shipping, which increase with the number of packages or letters the user sends, will be applied once program enrollment is complete.
Contact Sebastian Ontiveros, Associate Director of Corporate Development, at SOntiveros@ushcc.com for additional information.
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Tango Buenos Aires: The Song of Eva Peròn Friday, March 27 at 7:30 PM Thrasher-Horne Center: (904) 276-6815 The legendary dance phenomenon Tango Buenos Aires returns from the heart of Buenos Aires, Argentina, for a passionate performance of The Song of Eva Peròn. Tango Buenos Aires is recognized throughout the Americas, Europe and the Far East as the leader in authentic and uncompromising performances of the Tango art form. Creative choreography; rhythmic and perfect dance coordination; male and female dancers will fill the stage with a radiant mixture of heart stomping dance movements. Special Discounted Ticket Price: $20 for
FCHCC Members ONLY Use code 'FCHCC' at checkout.
Download the Flyer!
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| Submit your Available Job Listings to Appear on FCHCC's Website  Is your company hiring? If you're an active corporate member, you can send your available job postings to us from our website! Click here! Current Job Opportunities Coordinator, Public Safety, Internal and External Posting, Public Safety Compliance Officer, and Internal and External Posting Employer: JAXPORT Bi-lingual (Spanish) Banking Professionals Employer: BB&T Bank Check out the Florida Blue Jobs Portal for all their latest job postings!
Employer: Florida Blue To view all the above positions and to apply, please visit our website by clicking here. |
Become an FCHCC Trustee
The FCHCC recognizes the leadership and support of these leading organizations, which are also our trustees.
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Joining FCHCC as a New Member? Or, are you renewing your Membership?
We have several payment methods for your convenience. If you would like to mail in a check or money order, please mail your payment to:
First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 57972
Jacksonville FL 32241
FCHCC also Accepts Credit Card Payments for New Memberships and Renewals
You can join the FCHCC or renew your membership with any of these credit cards. To use this method, click any of the links below: To join the FCHCC with your credit card, click here. If you're renewing your membership with your credit card, click here! |
"CONEXIÓN": Monthly eNewsletter publishes the first
week of every month
Editors: FCHCC Board of Directors
Designer: Kim McDougal, Interactive Communications |
| The First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (FCHCC) strives to establish and encourage better business practices among Hispanic-owned and operated businesses in northeast Florida and south Georgia. All business professionals, both Hispanic and non-Hispanic, are welcome to become involved with our Chamber. The FCHCC also strives to foster understanding of Hispanic heritage through educational endeavors, business opportunities and social interaction. | | |
