Sign your team up today for the Keep Greene Beautiful Golf Tournament on April 26.  Hole and contest sponsorships are still available.  Call Keep Greene Beautiful at 638-4111 for more information or to sign up your team.

The Agribusiness Committee of the Partnership has scheduled the Kids' Day on the Farm for Tuesday, May 8, at the UT Research and Education Center at Greeneville.  Contact Lori Collins at 638-4111 or email gcp@greenecop.com for sponsorship opportunities. This event is designed to educate local third graders about the daily life on a farm.

Tourism is teaming up with the Northeast Tennessee Volkswagen Association to host the first annual "Buggin' For A Cure" Car Show at the Greene County Fairgrounds Saturday, September 22, and Sunday, September 23. Plans are underway to have entertainment, food, crafts, and automobile vendors. Proceeds from the event will benefit Relay for Life. Sponsors will be the Greene County Fair and many other fine businesses.

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  More than 80 individuals participated in the Partnership's Annual Legislative Luncheon March 16 at the Comfort Inn.  Many thanks to Summers-Taylor, Inc. for sponsoring this very informative public forum which hosted our state representatives, state senator and congressman.

  Congratulations to Ken Earl who was named the Green Coat Ambassador of the Quarter in March.  Many thanks to Ken for his hard work and dedication to the Partnership.  For more information on the program, call Lori Collins at the Partnership, 638-4111.

  Don't forget the Partnership's June Member Emailing.  The deadline to submit a one-page PDF is Friday, June 1.  This is a great way to showcase your business or product to all Partnership members.  The cost is only $100.  Call Lori Collins at 638-4111 or email gcp@greenecop.com for more information.

  The Education & Workforce Development Committee is taking an active role in addressing education "gaps" in our local workforce.  Chairman Vicki Kirk and other committee members have met with local education, business and community leaders and state legislators in the past few weeks to communicate the adult education needs within our community and explore options for providing additional classes to address those needs.  These efforts stem from the Education & Workforce Development Summit held last November.

  The Education and Workforce Development Department has placed 148 local high school students in 73 businesses for the upcoming Job Shadowing Day Friday, April 20. Job Shadowing is a project of Upper East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia Junior Achievement.

  The Sports Council continues to plan for the 2012 NAIA Women's Golf National Championships that will take place May 14-18 at Link Hills Country Club.  The council is currently working on selling ads in the program that will contain information on all participating teams.  If you are interested in supporting this program and supporting the championships, please contact Tammy Kinser at tkinser@greenecop.com.

  "Ready, Set, Go" is the theme for Tourism this year with all of the sporting events that it will host, beginning with the NAIA Women's Golf Championships in May.  The Gus Macker 3 on 3 is coming our way June 23-24 and will take place in the parking lot of the former Wal-Mart building on 11-E.  Sponsorships are available and volunteers are needed.  The event will host teams from ages 8 to 80 and will provide great competition and fun.  If you are interested in working on the Gus Macker event or supporting it, please contact Tammy Kinser at tkinser@greenecop.com.

  The Old Oak Festival is returning to the Tusculum College campus April 19-22. The arts and music festival will span four days and will feature something for everyone, including music, art, theater and poetry, as well as gallery and museum exhibits on the campus. The festival is being coordinated by a committee of college and community representatives who are working to bring the historical event back as a major arts and music event in the East Tennessee region. For more information regarding the festival schedule, visit OldOakFestival.org.

  Laughlin Memorial Hospital is proud to announce its support of the Wounded Warrior Project through a "5K Cross Country Walk/Run Challenge" at the Clyde Austin 4H Center on Saturday, May 5. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with the challenge starting at 8:30 a.m. The cost is a $15 donation in advance or $20 at the site and all proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring and empowering wounded veterans. For more information call 423-787-5097.