Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce

09/16/2026

🎉 HAPPY 9TH BIRTHDAY, GREATER ODENVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE! 🎉

Celebrating 9 Years of Business, Community & Connection!

October is a special month for the Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce as we celebrate 9 years of serving the Odenville business community!

We invite you to celebrate with us at our October Chamber Meeting on Thursday, October 1st at 11:30 AM. Join us for a great program, networking, lunch, and a little birthday celebration as we recognize this exciting Chamber milestone!

Meeting Details

Thursday, October 1, 2026
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Christ Church Branch Cove

Featured Speaker

Blair Goodgame
Tourism Director
St. Clair County Economic Development Council

Blair will share more about tourism in St. Clair County, the partnership between tourism, economic development, local communities and businesses, and the opportunities and benefits available to our area.

Tourism is more than bringing visitors to St. Clair County—it supports local businesses, creates economic activity, showcases our communities, and helps make our county an even better place to live, work, visit and do business.

And since October marks the Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce's 9th birthday, we will also take a moment to celebrate nine years of bringing businesses and community together in Odenville!

Our monthly Chamber meetings are a wonderful opportunity to meet and build relationships with other Odenville-area business professionals, learn from informative speakers, and enjoy a fabulous lunch.

Lunch will be catered by TBA.

🎂 Come celebrate 9 years with us and help us kick off another great year for the Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce!

Please RSVP by the Monday prior to the meeting so we may have an accurate food count.

📍 Meeting Location:
Christ Church Branch Cove
575 Branch Cove Road, Odenville

💼 Meeting Investment:
• $15 – Chamber Members who RSVP by the Monday prior
• $20 – Non-members, late registrations and no RSVP

Credit card fee applies to credit card transactions.

👉 Reserve your seat now: https://odenvillechamber.com.

We hope you will join us for a great program—and help us wish the Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce a very Happy 9th Birthday! 🎉🎂

Nine Years Strong—and Growing Together!

09/15/2026

🌟 Small Business Tip Tuesday – Create Simple Systems

Simple checklists, procedures, and notes can save time, reduce mistakes, and help your business maintain consistency as it grows.

Many small businesses operate from information stored in the owner's head: how to open the office, process an order, respond to an inquiry, prepare for an event, follow up with a customer, or complete a routine task.

That may work when you're doing everything yourself—but what happens when you're busy, hire someone, take a vacation, or simply forget a step?

That's where simple business systems can help.

You don't need complicated software or a giant operations manual. Start by documenting the tasks you perform regularly.

A simple system might include:
✔ A checklist for opening or closing
✔ Steps for handling a new customer inquiry
✔ A process for preparing and sending invoices
✔ A follow-up checklist after a sale
✔ Instructions for frequently performed tasks
✔ Templates for common emails or responses
✔ A monthly list of administrative or marketing tasks

Good systems help you work smarter instead of reinventing the process every time.

They can also improve the customer experience. When everyone follows the same basic process, customers are more likely to receive consistent service—regardless of who is helping them.

Not sure where to begin? Pay attention the next time you complete a repetitive task. Write down each step as you do it. Then ask:

💡 Could someone else follow these instructions?
💡 Are there steps I'm forgetting when I'm busy?
💡 Could any part of this process be simplified?
💡 Is there a checklist or template that could save me time next time?

Your systems don't have to be perfect. They can—and should—change as your business grows and you discover better ways to work.

If you do something repeatedly, create a process for it.

A few minutes spent documenting a task today could save hours of frustration later—and make it much easier to train employees, delegate responsibilities, and grow your business.

💬 YOUR TURN!

What's one repetitive task in your business that could benefit from a simple checklist, template, or written process?

👇 Share it in the comments! You might even get an idea from another local business owner.

👉 www.OdenvilleChamber.com

09/14/2026

🌟 The Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce is honored to recognize and thank the City of Odenville for their outstanding partnership as our Premiere Sponsor! 🌟

As our top-level sponsor, the City of Odenville plays a vital role in supporting the Chamber’s mission to promote local businesses, strengthen community connections, and encourage continued growth throughout our area.

We sincerely appreciate the City’s leadership, investment, and ongoing commitment to making Odenville a wonderful place to live, work, and do business.

Their partnership helps make many of our Chamber programs, events, and community initiatives possible.

Thank you, City of Odenville, for your continued support and dedication to our community!

📍 City of Odenville
183 Alabama Street
Odenville, AL 35120

We encourage everyone to support and appreciate the organizations and municipalities that invest back into our community and local businesses.

City of Odenville, Al

09/12/2026

The next City of Odenville Council Meeting will be held on Monday, September 14, 2026 (2nd Monday) with a 6:00 pm Work Session and 7:00 pm council Meeting.

To stay up to date with the city calendar, please visit https://cityofodenville.net/calendar/

09/11/2026

Go Saints!

Happy homecoming. Beat Springville.⚜🏈

09/11/2026

🎉 CELEBRATING ONE YEAR IN ODENVILLE! 🎀
The Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce was proud to celebrate Two Blessed Friends Custom T-Shirt Designs with a Ribbon Cutting & Open House in honor of their first anniversary in their Odenville storefront! ❤️
Owner Tina Cole began her T-shirt business from home, where her creativity, hard work and growing customer base turned what she started into a full-time business.
As the business continued to grow, Tina took the next big step and opened her first storefront right here in Odenville. Today, Two Blessed Friends has become a true family business, with Tina’s husband, daughter and sister all helping make it a success.
And they’re still growing! 👏
👕 Custom T-shirt designs & apparel
🎁 Specialty gifts
🛍️ T-shirt showroom
🧢 NEW professional embroidery for hats, shirts & more!
The Open House was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate Tina and her family, tour the store and recognize another local small business investing and growing in our community.
📍 Two Blessed Friends Custom T-Shirt Designs
1500 US Hwy 411 | Odenville, AL
Orders can be placed in person, by phone, email or online at https://2blessedfriends.com/.
Congratulations, Tina and the entire Two Blessed Friends family, on ONE YEAR in your storefront! We’re excited to see what comes next! 🎉
💙 Support Local. Shop Local. Celebrate Local.

09/11/2026

PATRIOT DAY — WE WILL NEVER FORGET

Today, the Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce joins our community and our nation in remembering September 11, 2001.

We honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost, the first responders who courageously ran toward danger, the service members who answered the call, and the countless individuals whose lives were forever changed by that tragic day.

We also remember how Americans came together—with compassion, courage, generosity, and a shared commitment to help one another.

Twenty-five years later, may we continue to carry that spirit forward in our own community by supporting our neighbors, serving others, and remembering that we are stronger when we stand together.

Today, we pause. We remember. We honor.

We Will Never Forget.

— Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce

09/10/2026

Blessed Friends Celebrates One Year in Odenville Storefront with Ribbon Cutting & Open House | The Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce and the City of Odenville joined local business and community members to celebrate the first anniversary of Two Blessed Friends Custom T-Shirt Designs with a ribbon cutting and open house at the company’s Odenville storefront.

Owner Tina Cole began Two Blessed Friends as a home-based T-shirt business, turning her creativity and entrepreneurial spirit into a growing enterprise. As demand increased and the business developed into a full-time operation, Cole began looking for a location that would allow her to expand beyond her home and better serve her customers.

She found that opportunity in Odenville, opening the company’s first storefront at 1500 US Hwy 411. Over the past year, Two Blessed Friends has continued to grow while remaining very much a family business, with Cole’s husband, daughter and sister all participating in the operation.

What began primarily as custom T-shirt design has expanded to offer customers even more options. The Odenville store features a T-shirt showroom, custom apparel and specialty gift items, and Two Blessed Friends recently added professional embroidery services for hats, shirts and other apparel.

The September 9 open house gave guests an opportunity to tour the store, see the variety of products and services available, meet the family behind the business and celebrate an important milestone for a local entrepreneur.

“The story of Two Blessed Friends is a wonderful example of what can happen when a small idea, hard work and community support come together,” said Ambere Ginn, the Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce’s 2nd Vice-President. “Tina took a business she started from home, grew it into a full-time career and then invested in a storefront right here in Odenville. We are proud to celebrate her first year at this location and look forward to seeing what comes next.”

Customers can place orders in person, by phone, by email or directly through the Two Blessed Friends website, making it convenient for individuals, businesses, schools, churches, teams, organizations and others looking for custom apparel, embroidery and specialty items.

The Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce congratulates Tina Cole and the entire Two Blessed Friends family on their first anniversary in their Odenville storefront and wishes them continued growth and success for many years to come.

About Two Blessed Friends Custom T-Shirt Designs
Two Blessed Friends Custom T-Shirt Designs is a family-operated Odenville business specializing in custom T-shirt designs, apparel, specialty gift items and professional embroidery. The business is located at 1500 US Hwy 411, Odenville, Alabama. Orders may be placed in person, by phone, email or online at https://2blessedfriends.com/.

About the Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce works to connect, support and grow businesses while strengthening the Greater Odenville community through networking, advocacy, education, promotion and community involvement.

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Photo courtesy of Dona Bonnett.

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09/09/2026

🌾 FROM THE FIELD TO YOUR FORK! 🍽️
The Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce is excited to help spread the word about the 2nd Annual St. Clair County Field to Fork Dinner, presented by the St. Clair County Farm-City Committee!

This special evening celebrates the people, farms and agricultural traditions that help make St. Clair County such a wonderful place to call home. 🚜🌽

This year's dinner takes us to Anderson Farm in Ashville, with locally sourced protein provided by Dye Branch Farms of Pell City. And once again, the talented culinary students from the Eden Career Technical Center will prepare and plate the meal! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

📅 Thursday, October 15, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Anderson Farm
734 Floyd Anderson Drive | Ashville, AL 35953
🎟️ Individual Tickets: $75
🍽️ Table of 8: $500

One of the things we love about this event is its mission. Field to Fork was created to promote local agriculture, involve the next generation and shine a spotlight on farms throughout St. Clair County. Each year, the dinner moves to a different location and provides an opportunity to discover more about the farms and producers right here in our own backyard.

Come enjoy an evening of FOOD, FELLOWSHIP & FUNDRAISING while celebrating agriculture in St. Clair County! 🌾❤️

Space is limited, so reserve your tickets or table today:
Reserve Field to Fork Tickets at https://field-to-fork-experience.cheddarup.com

We hope to see some of our Greater Odenville Chamber members around the table! Tag someone you'd love to enjoy this unique farm-to-table experience with. 🍽️🌻

09/08/2026

🎀✂️ JOIN US FOR A RIBBON CUTTING & 1ST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! ✂️🎀

The Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us as we celebrate Two Blessed Friends Custom T-Shirt Designs and their 1st Year Anniversary with a special Ribbon Cutting & Open House! 🎉

📅 Wednesday, September 9
✂️ Ribbon Cutting – 11:00 AM
🎉 Open House – 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
📍 11500 US-411, Odenville

Come out and help us congratulate Two Blessed Friends on this exciting milestone! Stop by, meet the owners, check out their custom creations, and help us celebrate a local business that has been serving our community for its first wonderful year.
Ribbon cuttings are a great opportunity to show your support for our local businesses, connect with others in the community, and give our business owners a warm Odenville welcome. ❤️

🎊 Everyone is invited to attend!

We hope to see you there as we celebrate Two Blessed Friends – one year in business and many more to come!

🌐 OdenvilleChamber.com