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Godfathers & Godmother:
MAKING AN OFFER BUSINESSES
C AN ’ T REFUSE ~ B Y D A N A B R O W N
March on’t let the day jobs of upon first hearing about it, they were not sure
Madness Event
Dennis McEntire, David about volunteering for this event.
Watts and Kim Melhouse “When we first heard of the membership drive,
Dfool you. While the we all questioned becoming involved. “The Zoot
businesses themselves Suit” was a little bizarre, but then we all caught
aren’t organized fronts, during the on to the fun of the moment and the quest to be
week they are home to some the best Chamber in Georgia, and that’s what we
of the most powerful accomplished,” David said.
figures in Coweta The recruitment event was an around-the-clock
County. Known effort that lasted three days. During those days,
as the Godfathers multiple teams raced against each other to recruit
and Godmother of the most members and collect the most money.
Coweta County, these three “The goal for the teams was to win, and the
community leaders are opening most money collected does it,” David explained.
Prosperity’s Front Door by making “We also wanted to collectively raise $100,000
area businesses an offer they can’t refuse. which has never been done in Georgia before,
Although Dennis, General Manager and… to satisfy Candace [President and CEO of
for Newnan Utilities, has long been unofficially the Chamber].”
known as the Godfather due to his 30-year After three days of hard work, badda bing!
involvement in the Newnan-Coweta Chamber, They had reached their goal: community-wide
David, Infinity of South Atlanta, and Kim, Tiernan & Chamber awareness, 300 new members, more
Patrylo, recently earned their titles at the Chamber’s than $100,000 raised, and, of course, David and
March Madness event in 2016. Kim were named the new Dons of Coweta County.
With a goal to raise Chamber awareness and “I felt honored to be bestowed with the
recruit community businesses to join as members, same title of Godfather next to the great one:
Dennis and David volunteered as Team Captains Dennis McEntire,” David said about receiving
during the event, and Kim served as Team the honor.
Leader on David’s team. Kim concurred, “I felt pleasantly surprised
“Our role was to motivate and recruit and honored.”
good team leaders and push all the teams When asked if they would participate again,
to get to the $100,000 goal on behalf of the David replied, “Sure, we would do it again… if
Chamber,” Dennis explained. Candace makes us.”
“My role was to recruit team members who In a few years the event is scheduled to take
would attract other great team members and to place again, and under Candace’s guidance, the
attend every team shift during the drive,” Kim said. Godfathers and Godmother are in. It’s either that
Although Dennis, David and Kim have or, as David alluded to, Candace will see to it that
volunteered at the Chamber in a variety of roles, they’re sleeping with the fishes.
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