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Chamber Updates
2010-2011 Annual Report is available for viewing on the Chamber website.
Please bring us your BROCHURES. Thank you to those members who have brought us brochures. They have been put to good use.
Webdate Deadline
Deadline - Wednesday at 3 pm
Broadcast - Thursday morning
Weekly Webdate Sponsorships $45/month (or $500 per year - a savings of $45) to reach over 200 potential customers each week.
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http://twitter.com/FarmvilleAreaCh
Chamber Contact Information:
Phone: 434-392-3939
Fax: 434-392-3818
tory@farmvilleareachamber.org
www.farmvilleareachamber.org
  
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| Senior Law Day | | The 10th Judicial Circuit Bar Assoc. Presents
Senior Law Day
(Includes a Senior Citizen Handbook)
Wednesday, May 16, 201212:45 -4pm Historic Farmville Train Station 510 W. Third Street,Farmville
Come join us for the answers to these common questions:
- How does Medicaid work?
- Will I lose my home?
- What about funeral planning?
- What happens to my home when I die?
- What can Hospice do? Can we afford it?
- How can elder abuse and fraud be prevented?
- What are my options for long-term assisted living?
- Should I put my child's name on my bank account?
- My father is getting forgetful and lives alone. What can I do?
Refreshments following the program.Space is limited. Call 434-447-7922 to pre-register.
Sponsored by: Citizens Bank & Trust Company; Benchmark Community Bank; The Baker Law Office, a division of Hawthorne & Hawthorne PC; Citizens Community Bank. A project of the Senior Lawyer Conference of the Virginia State Bar.
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| New Merchandise | |
Beauty Marton East Third Street in Farmville
is happy to announce
that
Dansko shoes and Dansko scrubs
have just arrived!
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| NEW DANCE CLASSES FORMING! | |
With May just around the corner, it's time to start thinking about summer activities! Come beat the heat with cool dance moves at Five Pointes Dance Center. Check out our Mini Camps for ages 4-6, including Under The Sea, Princess Camp, and Garden Fairies, and our Dance Camps for ages 6-8, including Island Getaway, Around the World, and Rock Star Camp. We also have an 8-week session for ages 2 1/2 through adult, and are now taking registrations for all classes. For more information, please check out our website at www.fivepointes.net, or contact the studio at 392-6754. Stay cool and fit this summer with new dance classes!
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| Buffalo Creek Guitar Company News | | We are excited to be back at the Crute Stage for Buffalo Creek Open Mic Night the first Wednesday of every month. This event is presented by Downtown Farmville and our partners each month are Centra Southside Community Hospital, Real Living Cornerstone, El Patron Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, Charley's Waterfront Cafe, Northwestern Mutual, Davenport and Company, Kinex Telecom, Virginia Credit Union, and Holistic Moms Network. The next Open Mic is Wednesday, June 6. Come out for an evening of good music with good friends starting at 7:00. Performers can begin signing up at 6:30.
Come see us for all of your musical needs! We have what you are looking for, or can definitely get it....from boutique guitars to affordable starters....from straps and strings to everything in between....lessons, repairs, rentals....service and set-up on any instrument in the store....as well as friendly service, a shared love of music, and good conversation (if you like to talk music!) Something is always on sale, or marked down, to try to give you the best deal possible. We watch our competitors' prices, while knowing that we can offer so much more than the box stores do. You always have a place to come back to when you do business with us. Visit our website to learn more about us. Save 20% Mention promotion code BCGC2012 the next time you are in the store for a 20% discount on a new set of strings. Offer Expires: May 31, 2012
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Volunteer Opportunity!
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Volunteer for the
6th Annual
Farmville Area Chamber
Golf Classic
Thursday, May 10
Opportunities exist for all-day or 1 - 2 hour slots doing anything from selling tickets to riding on the beer carts.
Call (434-392-3939) or
e-mail the Chamber office for more information.
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Outdoor Events at Twin Lakes State Park
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Twin Lakes State Park invites you to mark your calenders for these upcoming programs:
May 6, 2012 11 am - Stewardship Virginia Park Clean Up Event: Building a Better Outdoors - Today, Tomorrow... Every Day. A statewide initiative to help citizens with projects that enhance and conserve Virginia's natural and cultural resources. Join Twin Lakes in celebrating this initiative with a park wide clean up day. To register your group or family to help, call our Main Office.
May 12, 2012 10 am - Mother's Day Tea Party Mothers and their families are invited to the park on this day to celebrate everything our mothers do. Join us at the Beach Concession Stand for tea, coffee, snacks, and a fun Mother's Day craft. No Charge!
For more information on these or other park events, call (434) 392-3435
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| Mother's Day Splurge | | |
Treat Mom to The Best
Bring her to brunch at
The Babcock House
in Appomattox
Mother's Day
May 13, 2012
Staring at 12 noon until 4PM
Serving dinner
RESERVATIONS ONLY
Call today
Don't forget Thursday Supper
2 for $20.00
The Babcock House Bed & Breakfast Inn
250 Oakleigh Avenue, Appomattox,VA
434-352-7532/800-689-6208
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LSBDC May Workshops
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Building the Foundation for Your New Business
Presented by Kim Ray, Business Analyst
8:30 - 10:00AM
Longwood SBDC
515 South Main Street, Farmville, VA 23909
Entrepreneurship is the American Dream. Unfortunately, of the 1 million businesses started each year, most of them eventually fail. The one common theme may be a lack of planning. If you are considering the possibility of starting a business, this free seminar will provide information that may help your business be among the 20 percent that survive and thrive. Prepare to start a successful business by evaluating your entrepreneurial abilities, marketing strategies, financial resources, legal form of organization, and receive tips to prepare and present your business plan.
This is a FREE seminar! Seating is limited and registration is required!
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Basic Bookkeeping for Small Businesses
Presented by Kim Ray, Business Analyst
8:30 - 10:00AM
Longwood SBDC
515 South Main Street, Farmville, VA 23909
This seminar emphasizes the importance of financial management and record keeping basic concepts for setting up and using a manual bookkeeping system, and analysis of financial reports based on the principles.
There is a $10 PRE-PAID fee for this class. Make your check payable to Longwood SBDC and mail to the address below. (We do not accept cash or credit cards) Registration is required!
Refunds for non-attendance WILL NOT be issued unless the class is cancelled by the LSBDC!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Basic Payroll for Small Businesses
Presented by Kim Ray, Business Analyst
8:30 - 11:00AM
Longwood SBDC
515 South Main Street, Farmville, VA 23909
This seminar will cover managing a payroll starting with the initial setup, calculating employee and employer deductions, determining net pay and reporting and record-keeping requirements to prepare paychecks.
There is a $10 PRE-PAID fee for this class. Make your check payable to Longwood SBDC and mail to the address below. (We do not accept cash or credit cards) Registration is required!
Refunds for non-attendance WILL NOT be issued unless the class is cancelled by the LSBDC!
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7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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Longwood University is pleased to announce that it is hosting another
"The 7 Habits of
Highly Effective People
Signature Program"
at the Longwood campus. The next training will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 8-9, 2012, beginning 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. each day.
The program is designed to assist individuals with enhancement of the personal leadership skills to be more effective in the workplace, and achieve greater satisfaction in personal relationships.
Contact Longwood's SNVC Institute for Leadership Values at (434) 395-2145 or barrettdt@longwood.edu for enrollment information.
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| May First Fridays | | |
Sponsored by: Atkins Real Estate, Benchmark Community Bank, Big Dogs, Bojangles, Briery Excavating, Buffalo Wild Wings, Caryn's Bridals, Formals & Tuxedos, Centra Southside Community Hospital, Citizen's Bank and Trust Company, Creative Electric Contractors, Days Inn, Edward Jones - Kerby Moore, El Patron, Farmer's Bank, Farmville Chamber of Commerce, Fourth Street Motor Company, Holman Masonry, Honeycutt & McGuire, PC, Immigration Centers of America (ICA), John's Lawn Care, Keith Barber Construction, J. R. Tharpe Trucking, Kroger, Lofts @ Worsham School, Putney Mechanical, Ranson's Inc., RealLiving Cornerstone, Walk2Campus Properties, W.A. Watson and Sons.
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