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Chamber Updates
Wanda Update
Wanda is back in rehab and working hard to regain all the strength she lost during this last relapse. Thank you so much for your prayers - they are greatly encouraging and deeply coveted.
2012-2013 Chamber Meeting schedule: November 5, 2012 Morning Meet & Greet 8am @ Prince Edward Visitors' Center December 7, 2012 Holiday Party 6:30pm @ Historic Farmville Train Station January 14, 2013 Membership Luncheon 12n @ Charley's Waterfront Cafe February 11, 2013 Membership Luncheon 12n @ Charley's Waterfront Cafe March 14, 2013 Business-After-Hours 5:30pm, Venue TBD April 8, 2013 Morning Meet & Greet 8am, Venue TBD May 9, 2013 Business-After-Hours 5:30pm, Venue TBD June 10, 2013 Membership Luncheon 12n @ Charley's Waterfront Cafe July NO MEETING
Credit Cards CANNOT Be Accepted.
Change us in your Contacts to:
Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce 118A North Main Street P. O. Box 361 Farmville, VA 23901 Phone: 434-392-3939 Fax: 434-392-3818 We look forward to seeing you! Incidentally, we need brochures from Hampton Inn Farmville, Days Inn, Comfort Inn, SVCC, Hearthside Homes, Farmville Baptist Church, St. John's Lutheran Church, Kinex, Habitat ReStore, State Farm Insurance, Sandy River Retreat and any members who think they would like for their brochures to available at the Chamber office.
Be sure to check out the new Farmville Area Chamber Website! If you would like your Login and Password information, contact Tory.
The new Chamber website
is now live.
is now easier than ever! Go to the Calendar page on
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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Chamber Contact Information:
Phone: 434-392-3939
Fax: 434-392-3818
tory@farmvilleareachamber.org
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Lumos Networks to Interconnect Networks, Build New Path from Atlanta to Ashburn
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Waynesboro, Va. - Lumos Networks (NASDAQ: LMOS), a leading provider of fiber-based products across the Mid-Atlantic region, announced plans to interconnect its networkthrough a key provider with a significant presence in the Southeastern United States. Together, they will build redundancy to the heavily-traveled route between Atlanta and Ashburn.
This key route will provide carriers and large bandwidth data center users with an alternative to the I-95 corridor which has experienced impairments and outages throughout its history, most recently earlier this year as a result of a number of weather-related events. This new route will provide those needing to connect to these markets with a more reliable, redundant and robust path.
"We're excited to provide more reliability to those seeking to reach Ashburn from Atlanta and points in between," said Joe McCourt, Executive Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer. "Interconnecting two major internet cities takes our already robust network to a whole new level. Today, we can provide speeds to 10Gig wavelengths and larger configurations are expected in the next few months. We expect to see benefits far beyond these markets as a result of this project."
With the building of this new route the two providers are essentially increasing the size of the highway, thus increasing traffic and reducing network contention. As a result, Lumos Networks anticipates significant wholesale, enterprise and higher educational opportunities.
Project completion is scheduled for fourth quarter 2012. For more information or to learn more about Lumos Networks visit www.lumosnetworks.com.
About Lumos Networks
Lumos Networks is a fiber-based service provider in the Mid-Atlantic region serving carrier, business and residential customers over a dense fiber network offering data, voice and IP services. With headquarters in Waynesboro, VA, Lumos Networks serves Virginia, West Virginia and portions of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio, and Maryland over a 5,800 route-mile fiber network. Detailed information about Lumos Networks is available at www.lumosnetworks.com.
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Basic Bookkeeping for Small Businesses
October 17, 2012
8:30AM-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 basic analysis of financial reports.
COST: $10 (see payment information below)
REGISTER HERE NOW
Basic Payroll for Small Businesses
October 24, 2012
8:30AM-10:00AM
Longwood SBDC
515 South Main Street Farmville, VA 23909
This seminar will cover managing a manual payroll system with the initial setup, calculating employee and employer deductions, determining net pay and reporting and record-keeping requirements to prepare paychecks.
COST: $10 (see payment information below)
REGISTER HERE NOW
PAYMENT INFORMATION:
WORKSHOPS WITH FEES REQUIRE REGISTRATION
AND MUST BE PRE-PAID!
Please make your check payable to:
Longwood SBDC 515 South Main Street Farmville, VA 23909
We cannot accept credit cards or cash.
(Refunds for non-attendance WILL NOT be issued unless the class is
cancelled by the Longwood SBDC)
For more information, contact the LSBDC at 434-395-2086 or baldwinjr2@longwood.edu.
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October 11, 2012
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Moton Museum Community Banquet 2012
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Moton Museum
Community Banquet 2012
Thursday, October 18th
Farmville's STEPS Centre
Tickets are now on sale!
Get yours by calling 434-315-8775 ext 0, visiting our website or stopping by the Moton Museum Store, Tuesday-Saturday, noon-4pm. The deadline to purchase tickets is October 12th (tomorrow).
In 2011, banquet guests enjoyed a dynamic message from ESSENCE Magazine co-founder Ed Lewis. This year, we are delighted to welcome back to the community Mr. Leslie "Skip" Griffin, Jr. to deliver our keynote. Skip is the namesake son of "The Fighting Preacher" Rev. L. Francis Griffin, Sr., noted Prince Edward County Civil Rights Leader.
This is one event you won't want to miss!
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LSBDC QuickBooks Classes
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QuickBooks Training
Presenter: Teresa Davis, CPA and Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor
Session 1 - The Basics
Session 2 - Advanced & Specialty Topics
Session 1: The Basics
This seminar will cover setting up your company and performing everyday transactions using the #1 rated small business financial software.
- Setting up your company
- Working with lists and bank accounts
- Entering sales, payment, and deposit information
Session 2: Advanced and Specialty Topics
This seminar will cover reporting, tracking and analyzing data for the experienced user that is already familiar with the QuickBooks software.
- Entering and paying bills
- Analyzing financial date
- Setting up inventory
- Tracking and paying sales tax
- Performing payroll
- Other special topics
Pre-Registration and Pre-Payment is required!
(Seating is limited to 24 participants per session)
COST: $50 per session OR $75 for both sessions
(Please see payment information below)
Session 1 - October 15, 2012 8:30AM-12:00PM
Session 2 - October 16, 2012 8:30AM-12:00PM
Longwood University
Hiner Building Room G16
Farmville, VA 23909
Register at (434) 395-2086 or baldwinjr2@longwood.edu
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WORKSHOPS WITH FEES REQUIRE REGISTRATION AND MUST BE PRE-PAID!
Please make your check payable to:
Longwood SBDC
515 South Main Street
Farmville, VA 23909
We cannot accept credit cards or cash.
(Refunds for non-attendance WILL NOT be issued unless the class is cancelled by the Longwood SBDC)
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2012 Employer Conference
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Virginia Employment Commission
presents
2012 Employer Conference:
Dynamic Solutions for Better Business
October 15, 2012
Wyndham Virginia Crossing Hotel & Conference Center
1000 Virginia Center Parkway
Glen Allen, Virginia.
8am to 3pm EST
Obtain valuable input on:
*Working with Social Media
*Understanding Employer Taxes
*Effective Participation in VECs Adjudication Process Dealing with Wage & Hourly Claims
*And much more!
For additional details: Call or visit your local VEC office or go to: register online at www.vec.virginia.gov.
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Free Family Workshop at the LCVA
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Join the LCVA for a Free Family Workshop: Mexico's Celebration of Life
Join the Longwood Center Visual Arts and be transported straight to Mexico with bundles of paper marigolds and papel picado banners for our annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration! On Saturday, October 20, from 10 a.m. through 12 noon, the art center hosts its Día de los Muertos: Celebration of Life workshop, with Mexican fun, food, and fantastico art activities! The event is free and open to the public; children must be accompanied by an adult.
Celebrated around the world, the Día de los Muertos honors the lives of our loved ones, past and present. The holiday also provides opportunities for kids to make maracas, create paper flowers, decorating sugar skulls, and more! With the exception of pumpkins, the LCVA will supply everything you'll need, from snacks to supplies to assistants.
Mexico's Celebration of Life is part of a series of free family workshops offered by the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts. Workshops are designed to bring the family together in an enriching and creative environment to celebrate annual events throughout the year.
The LCVA is located at 129 North Main Street in Farmville. Admission is free and open to the public. For further information on this or other programs and events, call the LCVA at 434-395-2206.
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DARS Champions Awards 2012
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Holiday Gifts Mini Course at Mainly Clay
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Totally 80's Party!
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Totally 80's Dance Party!
Be there or be square!
Dust off your leg warmers...
tease up your hair...
we're having a
Totally 80's Party!
Saturday, October 27th
8:00 P.M. -12:00 A.M.
Light hors d'oeuvres & cash bar
Fuqua School Gee Price Building
$15 per person--ages 21 &older only
434-392-3141 ext 235 for tickets
Prize to the "Raddest" Retro Outfit!
Proceeds benefit Fuqua School
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