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17th Annual Iris Festival Draws A Crowd! | |
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More than 140 vendors from eight states participated in the Partnership's 17th Annual Iris Festival last weekend in downtown historic Greeneville. Our sincere appreciation goes out to our major sponsors: CenturyLink, 11 Connects, Grand Rental Station, The Greeneville Sun, Parker Hannifin, Takoma Regional Hospital, Wal-Mart SuperCenter and WGRV/WSMG/WIKQ. Also, to our entertainment sponsors: Consumer Credit Union, DTR Tennessee, Greeneville Astros, McInturff, Milligan & Brooks and East Tennessee Promotions.
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Tourism's NAIA Event Results Upcoming |  |
The 2011 NAIA Women's Golf National Championships, which started last Tuesday, continued through press time. Results from the event will be available in the next newsletter and can also be found on the Discover Greeneville Facebook page, or by contacting Tammy Kinser at tkinser@greenecop.com |
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Coming Soon:
June Dairy Days! | |
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The Agribusiness Committee of the Partnership is making final preparations for the June Dairy Day Celebration, scheduled for Friday, June 3, 6-8 p.m., at the Greene County Fairgrounds Livestock Pavilion. There will be free food, fun and games for the entire family. |
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TOWA Conference Is A Success! |  |
The Partnership's Tourism Department hosted the Tennessee Outdoor Writers Association Conference April 28-30 at the Comfort Inn of Greeneville. Fourteen writers and their spouses attended the three-day conference and enjoyed tours of downtown, Viking Mountain, Still Hollow Farm, the Paint Creek area and much more. At the awards banquet, sponsored by Quick Stop Markets, the TOWA board made a donation of $500 towards the tornado relief efforts in Greene County. |
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Disaster Relief Continues To Pour In For The Victims Of The April Tornadoes | |
From day-one, Wal-Mart Distribution has been heavily involved in financial, material and labor contributions to the relief effort. From fulfilling emergency orders of water, propane, flashlights, batteries, tarps and numerous other items to associates working in the devastated areas and at the collection sites and donating televisions to fundraisers, the associates have fulfilled many needs and continue to serve in needed areas. In addition, Wal-Mart continues to maintain contact with approximately two dozen of their own associates, a few of which lost family members, to ensure their needs are being met. Wal-Mart's Associates in Critical Need Trust is also providing monetary assistance for these people. Not only have the Wal-Mart associates raised more than $14,000 for relief efforts, the Wal-Mart corporate office has made a one million dollar contribution to the American Red Cross to aid in their efforts in the entire southern region affected by the storms. The Partnership has also been notified that American Greetings has donated $10,500 to the local Red Cross and is collecting money to help their own associates who were impacted. In addition, Nolichucky View Golf Club realized more than $1,500 in their Disaster Relief Golf Day when all greens and cart fees, as well as a couple of private donations, were collected to donate to  the relief fund. David Brooks Builders is selling t-shirts with all proceeds going to the tornado victims in our area. The shirts come in sizes youth small to 4X. David and Holly Brooks will deliver all orders. Interested individuals may either call Holly Brooks, 638-9164, or email her at dbrooksbuilders@earthlink.net. According to Holly, they sold 700 shirts in two days. |
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Please RSVP For The May Membership
Breakfast | | Don't forget to RSVP for the May Membership Breakfast scheduled for Friday, May 27, at 7:30 a.m. at Hal Henard School. The sponsor of the breakfast is Greeneville City School System. The cost of the breakfast is $3 with reservations, $8 without. Call 638-4111 or email gcp@greenecop.com by Tuesday, May 24, to make a reservation. |
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Sponsorships Available For Industry
Appreciation Event | |
Sponsorships are now available for the annual Industry Appreciation Event on Thursday, June 16. This is a great opportunity to thank our local industries for their contributions to our community while networking with top industrial leaders and elected officials. The cost of sponsorship is $250 and includes two tickets to the event. Invitations will be issued to industrial leaders and sponsors only. Call 638-4111, or email vandrew@greenecop.com for more information. |
| Free Electronic Recycling Day | A Free Electronic Recycling Day will be held this Friday  from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Wal-Mart SuperCenter. Electronics will be accepted from local residents, businesses, industries, and schools for one day only. Items that will be accepted include televisions, computers, monitors, peripherals, printers, scanners, copiers, fax machines, microwave ovens, telephones, cell phones/pagers, video game consoles, PDAs, radios and stereos and VCR and DVD players. For more information, call Jennifer Reynolds at 638-4111. |
| Annual Recognition Breakfast for Education & Workforce Development | | The Education & Workforce Development Program at the Partnership held its annual Recognition Breakfast April 29. Master Partnership of the Year Awards went to Hal Henard Elementary School and Tusculum College's Mentoring Program for Kids and the Chuckey-Doak Middle School and American Greetings. Special thanks to DTR Tennessee for sponsoring the breakfast and to the city schools for the use of their facility. For more information on the Education & Workforce Development Program, contact Kelly Burrell at the Partnership, 638-4111. |
| Four Local High School Students Receive Awards | |
Congratulations to South Greene High School's Jackson 
Scott and Kenan Wilhoit for receiving the Outstanding Leadership Awards at the Greene County Youth Leadership graduation and recognition ceremony May 4, at Chuckey-Doak High School. Greeneville High School's Connor Landers and Makayla Neas were honored with Outstanding Character Awards. Thanks to Chuckey-Doak for the use of their facilities. Thirty-nine students graduated from the program. For more information on the Partnership's youth programs, contact Jennifer Reynolds. |
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