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Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce
Chamber News

AUGUST 2011

In This Issue
New Members
Eventacular
Ribbon Cutting Celebrations
Looking Our Best
Membership Renewals
AUGUST Calendar

3    Chamber Board Meeting

         8am, CSCH

5    First Fridays -  

      False DMitri 

        5:30-9pm, Riverside Park

9    Prince Edward Co. Bd.  

       of Supervisors Mtg.

         7pm, County Courthouse

9    Cumberland Co. Bd.  

       of Supervisors Mtg.

          7pm, County Courthouse

10   TEAM Eventacular 

         9am-1pm,  

         Farmville-P.E. Regional Library 

10   Farmville Town Council

         7pm, Town Hall

12  Stars Under the Stars

      True Grit

        8:30pm, Downtown Stage  

19   Deadline to Reserve Ads

         (Call the office at  

         434-392-3939 or e-mail)

26   Final Ad Proofs Due

         to Tory by 2pm  

New Members
  

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Bruce James

P.O. Box 445

2102-B S. Main St., Farmville 23901

434-315-0024       

Fax:434-315-5822

www.enterprise.com

Car Rental 

                   

Ollies's Computers, Inc.

Kathy Oliver

2660 Anderson Hwy., 

Powhatan 23139

804 598-9059

Fax: 804-598-0205

www.olliescomputers.com

Computer Sales & Repair 

 

Marion's Bi-Rite

Judy K. Marion

1306 North Main St.,  

Farmville  23901

P. O. Box 13, Cumberland 23040 

434-391-9999

Fax: 434-391-9997

Butcher, Grocery Store 

 

Stars Under the Stars 2011 

 
2011-2012 Chamber Champions at the Platinum Level 
CSCH Logo

CenturyLink

Colonial Farm Credit

Kinex Telecom logo

The Woodland Logo


Membership Meeting

Just a Quick Reminder!

We do not have a membership luncheon in August!  

Our luncheons will start again on September 12, 2011 at 12noon at Charley's Waterfront Café. Mark your calendar and plan to attend.

 

TEAM EVENTACULAR

Towns, Events and Merchants: Partnering for Profit      

 

When:  Wednesday, August 10, 2011 from 9 AM - 1 PM  

Where:  Farmville-Prince Edward Community Library,

1303 West Third Street, Farmville, VA

Cost:  Free

Registration Required: 434-395-2086 or email 

 

Having an event in your town?

Want to know the best ways to leverage the increased traffic?

Learn how town personnel, event planners, and merchants can benefit from the extra exposure to new customers:

 

-  Effective ways to work together

-  What to do before, during and after the event

-  Do's and don'ts  

-  Success stories from other towns

-  Best ways to maximize profits

 

Join Marc Willson, retail consultant for Virginia SBDC, to learn all about it.  Sign up for a confidential one-on-one   

on-site visit with Marc.

 

Co-Sponsored by the Farmville-Prince Edward Community Library

Sponsored by: Longwood Small Business Development Center, U. S. Small Business Administration, Virginia Small Business Development Centers, Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce, George Mason University & Longwood University.

Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration

 

Ribbon Cutting

Please join us at the  

Ribbon Cutting

for Marion's Bi-Rite

1306 North Main Street

on Friday, August 12 at 9 am.

They invite you to stop by and check out the  

Ribbon Cutting Specials

they will be running that Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Hope to see you there!


Ribbon Cutting

Please join in the celebration with  

Wells Fargo

(formerly Wachovia)  

as they open the doors with their new name and logo.  

They invite you to join them on August 12th at 11am for the ribbon cutting. They will be celebrating from 11am - 5 pm and welcome you to stop by at 127 North Main Street for some refreshments and festivities.  

Hope to see you there!

 
Looking Our Best

LOB.HLH, ESQ

Please join the Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce in congratulating  

Harlan Horton, PC Attorneys at Law for receiving the AUGUST Looking Our Best Award. The Chamber is proud to recognize its members that take the effort to make their business locations more appealing and pleasant to  the community. Congratulations on a job well done!

Pictured with Looking Our Best Co-Chairs Margaret Atkins and Lisa Tharpe are Reed and Harlan Horton and Lexy Tharpe 

Membership Renewals

A special Thank You to these members for renewing their membership in JULY:

 

Belk Jackie Gambrell

Buffalo Wild Wings Jim Christie

Carpet House Bobby Showalter

Carrington's Cellular Perry Carrington 

Crossroads Community Services Diana Messer

East End Motor Company Barbara Case

Employee Assistance of Central Virginia Jason McDaniel

The Farmville Herald Ken Woodley

Financial Accounting Services Matt Puccinelli

Haley of Farmville Darryl Diffee

Hampden-Sydney College Laura Neidert

Health Center for Women & Families Lori Kelly 

Putney Mechanical Parker Terry

National League of Junior Cotillions, Southside Chapter Reed Horton

Kevin Sheehan, CPA Kevin Sheehan

Southside Electric Cooperative Que Wilhelmi 

Southside Virginia Community College Dr. Al Roberts

Town of Farmville Gerry Spates

The Woodland Family Practice Dr. Sal Bavuso

The Woodland, Inc. Greg Cole

U.S. Cellular Cindy Borger 

WFLO Radio Francis Wood

WVHL Larry Armes

 

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