Holiday Breakfast Brings Businesses, Community Together in Brooksville

The Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce celebrates the season with its December monthly breakfast at the Brooksville Elks Lodge, bringing together more than 200 chamber members and local leaders for a festive morning of food, music and networking. The event takes place at Elks Lodge No. 2582, 13383 County Line Road, and is supported by sponsors Cemex, the Center for Bone and Joint Disease, Air Source Cooling and Heating, SoFresh and Centennial Bank.

Rather than a formal keynote, the breakfast features a performance by a troop from Live Oak Theatre Company. Ten longtime students from the nonprofit theatre group perform a selection of Christmas songs, including Winter Wonderland, a Christmas themed rendition of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Elks Lodge members serve the meal, emphasizing the collaborative nature of the event.

Beyond seasonal cheer, the breakfast underscores practical community priorities. The chamber continues its centennial campaign through the New Year and confirms that the Elks Lodge will remain the site of its monthly breakfasts on the fourth Wednesday of each month in 2026. In January the chamber plans a slate of ribbon cuttings that will spotlight local entrepreneurs and services, including Masa Asian Bistro, Frost Films, Onyx Beauty Salon and LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Hernando Region.

The presence of health sector partners at the breakfast, from the Center for Bone and Joint Disease sponsorship to the upcoming LifeSouth regional ceremony, highlights public health linkages to civic life. Local blood center activity supports hospital readiness and emergency response, while partnerships with medical providers can help expand awareness of services and preventative care. Regular community gatherings also carry mental health and social equity benefits by reducing isolation and creating access points for smaller businesses and nonprofit arts organizations.

As holiday schedules slow some chamber activity in late December, the breakfast signals sustained momentum for local economic development and community resilience in Hernando County. The chamber’s calendar of breakfasts and ribbon cuttings into 2026 offers residents opportunities to connect with local leaders, support small businesses and engage with health and cultural resources in the county.