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top August 23, 2010
CHAMBER EVENTS
WE NEED YOUR EXPERTISE! 

YOUR CHAMBER IS LOOKING FOR AMBASSADORS

 

With expertise they are willing to share in the following areas:  Finance, Marketing,

Networking & Referrals, Insurance, Law, Government permits, and Web-site design.

Other areas may be added as the needs present themselves.  If you would be willing to serve in this capacity and share your expertise with other members (especially newer ones) who need a little direction, please contact claudia@pulaskichamber.info or (540) 674-1991 for an application.  Once accepted into the program, you might be asked to meet for "Professional Advice and Pastries," a new quarterly series we are starting on Wednesday, October 6, at 9 a.m.  This one-hour gathering will give members the  opportunity to share their knowledge and experience with each other and strengthen our business community. 

 

A two-week notice is requested from each member who plans to seek advice during one of these sessions, and Ambassador applications need to completed and returned to the Chamber by September 1.

 

In addition, if your business would like to take advantage of the opportunity to sponsor one or more of these quarterly meetings, the cost is only $25 and will be used to cover the cost of the pastries, etc. served.

 

SPONSORSHIP BARGAIN OFFER

 

If your business would like to sponsor the Chamber's next quarterly paper newsletter (scheduled to be mailed out in late September), for the special rate of only $200, you will get the outside ad on the newsletter (mailed to approximately 500 people), a free insert (deadline September 23), PLUS a hole sponsorship (a $100 value alone) at the Chamber's September 16th Golf Tournament.  Call the Chamber office right away, as only ONE of these deals is available. (540) 674-1991.

                       

SELL YOUR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE ON-LINE

 

If you are a Chamber member who sells commercial real estate, you should have received a link which will enable you to list your commercial properties for sale on the Chamber's website.  If you have questions or need further information, contact Peggy at the Chamber office.

 
FROM GOLF BAGS TO BACK PACKS!
 
We invite you to not only make the deal of a lifetime by impressing your clients at the Chamber's Golf Tournament, but to also make a difference just by participating in the tournament, no matter what level player you are.  Our Chamber members have continued to be so supportive, even during the challenging economic times, that we would like to share our blessings by doing something good for the children of the New River Valley.
 
All profits from the Golf Tournament will be donated to pack food for needy
children throughout the area to take home to supplement the meals they are served at school.  There is a particular need for provisions for weekend meals.
 
Every shot you make in this tournament will be a winner, a hole-in- one. Sign
up now to do something good for the community and enjoy a pleasant day of golf.  Your business will be highlighted as a community hero for your participation.
 
 Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce 2010 Annual Golf Tournament @ Draper Valley Golf Club
 Thursday, September 16; 
 8 a.m. or 1 p.m. tee time 
 
Team & Sponsor Registration 
 Teams $280                   Individuals $70 
 
Teams Pre-Flighted by Handicap; 
Competitive & Recreation Awards 
for 1st and 2nd Place Teams 
Mulligans $5 each/$20 per team 
Red Tees $5 each/$20 per team
To sponsor and/or register contact 
the Chamber Office at (540) 674-1991 
 
Tournament Sponsorships Available
 Eagle Sponsors $1200
 Corporate recognition
*Official Listing on day of event 
 *Listing in the Chamber E-Letter 
*Listing in the Chamber Newsletter
*Team (4 players)  
 
 Birdie Sponsorship $500
 *Official listing on day of event
*Listing in the Chamber E-Letter
*Listing in the Chamber Newsletter
*Hole sponsor signage on day of event
 
Bogey Sponsorship $250
*Listing in the Chamber E-Letter
*Listing in the Chamber Newsletter
*Hole sponsor signange on day of event
 
Hole Sponsorship $100  
 *Hole sponsor signage on day of event 
*Hole Sponsorship listing in the E-letter 
 
Hole Sponsors
 *BondCote
*The Inn at Va. Tech
 
EMPOWERING THE CHANGE
 
A seminar and workshop promoting a drug-free community 
 
Wednesday, September 15 
                        
8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.                     
 
Pulaski Country Club
 
Pulaski Community Partners Coalition and the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce will be bringing area agencies and individuals together to learn about Environmental Strategies and how we can implement them in our community. Our morning speaker will be Shannon Weatherly from the President's Office on National Drug Control Policy.  This is a rare chance to tap into the expertise at the table, so please plan to attend. 
 
FIVE STAR MARKETING & ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES 
 
Take advantage of this five star opportunity to showcase
your business by sponsoring the Monday Morning ChamberConnection E-letter.  This publication goes out to over 300 Members.  The cost is only $50 per month with a two month maximum if others are waiting.
 
Paper newsletter (only four issues a year):
 
4th quarter sponsorship:  to go out early Dec.
(inserts due Thursday, December 2)
 
$250 will allow you to sponsor this issue.  Your ad will be featured on the outside of the newsletter, and you may include a free insert in the issue you sponsor.
 
The third five star opportunity available at this time is an insert in the quarterly newsletter.  For only 20 cents a copy you put your information in the hands of 500 potential customers. This beats other direct mail opportunities by a long shot!
 
Contact the Chamber office to take advantage of any of these great marketing and advertising opportunities at (540) 674-1991 or e-mail: peggywhite@pulaskichamber.info
 

2010 VIRGINIA LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW 

 

Once again this year, the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce will be co-sponsoring this seminar to be presented by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkiwitz, PC.  It will be held on Thursday, September 2 at Hungry Mother State Park.  Any member of our Chamber will get $25 off the $125 registration fee for the seminar. 

TOPICS:

*Virginia Employment Law Update:  2009-2010

*Breaking the Sound Barrier:  What Employers Need to Know About Employment Law and Social Media

*The 2010 Workers' Compensation Update:  New Decisions You Need to Know

*Soaring with the Blinders Off:  Doing Business in a Post-ADAAA World

*Creating Your Flight Plan:  Drafting Effective Employee Handbooks

*The Top Five Danger Areas in Wage and Hour Law

*Rising above the Regulations:  The FMLA Top Ten Hit List

For more information and/or to register, contact Laralee F. Harkleroad at (423) 928-0181 or e-mail: lharkleroad@bakerdonelson.com

 
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NEW MEMBERS
RBI Builders                                   Debbie Burdette, Assistant                                            6910 Doral Drive                                                             Radford, VA  24151                                                          (540) 639-1310                                                               E-mail:  Randy@RBIBuilders.biz                                 Web-site:  www.RBIBuilders.biz

 

Highlander Construction and Development, Inc.

Erica Williams, Sales & Marketing

P. O. Box 2927

Radford, VA  24141

(540) 382-0824

Fax:  (540) 382-0825

E-mail:  info@highlanderconstruction.com

Web-site:  www.highlanderconstruction.com

 

Alice Covey

4614 Miller Lane

Pulaski, VA  24301

(540) 994 -9607

E-mail:  atcovey@verizon.net

Web-site:  www.beautipage.com/alicecovey

(mobile day spa)

 

Steven M. Johnson

300 Maple Drive

Christiansburg, VA  24073

(Cell):  (540) 449-8926

(Home):  (540) 381-2360

E-mail: msjohnson4@verizon.net

(Individual)

 

Much Kneaded Massage

Mandie Mitchell, RN, CMT

4550 Lee Hwy., Suite D

Dublin, VA  24084

Mailing:  5694 Jill Drive

Pulaski, VA  24301

(540) 616-7471

E-mail:  Mandie@muchkneadedmassage.net

Web-site:  www.muchkneadedmassage.net

(Massage Therapy)

 

 
BUSINESS TIDBITS

featurearticleBAD ECONOMY OR RETAIL 

(by Harvey Hartman)

 

Amazon, Kohl's and Whole Foods Market provide valuable lessons on how retailers can surmount the recent economic downturn.

 

The temptation is to associate the effects of our economic situation - and the subsequent lack of shoppers in stores - with the recent financial death spiral of brands and retailers.  In retail, the logic has been to assume that shoppers were increasingly reluctant to beat a path to their local Circuit City, Samsonite, Crabtree & Evelyn or Walking Store (all of which have filed Chapter 11), prevented by a lack of discretionary funds.

 

Yet, if we compare dead or struggling retailers to those operators that are doing well - even in a downturn - all of the general blame heaped on the economy may have sidestepped a fundamental truth:  in retail, as with brands, products and services, the economic situation has been the acid test and the ultimate providing ground not just for retailers that provide "value" (e.g., low prices), but also for those that are customer-centric and offer shopping experience and innovation, well beyond price.

 

Whole Foods Market, Amazon and Kohl's have not only succeeded despite a poor economy over the past 12 months, but in three-year consolidated analyses also tended to demonstrate strong growth and profitability, especially when compared with legacy struggling retailers within (and even outside of) their retail "peer groups."

 

Two big reasons for this success are (1) an organizational belief in innovation coupled with (2) an orientation to customer relationships, and a willingness to listen and respond to shopper trends.  At each of these retailers, there are customer relationship strategies in place that have worked synergistically with a pragmatic focus on efficiently and profitably placing products on shelves, in aisles or on the Web.

 

In the case of Kohl's, profitable store-based expansion and growth have been strategic, with a heightened ability to develop high-quality private label brands (notably in apparel) that resonate with shoppers.  Strategic growth means that Kohl's has been selective of opportunity while also listening to customers.

 

At Amazon, which may have largely invented the concept of "review-centric" and "shopper-centric" Internet shopping, it's the company's innate ability not only to predict shopper behavior (e.g., "Shoppers like you have bought..."), but also capitalize on it (as with the recent purchase of Zappo's that sets it apart from other retailers.

 

Whole Foods, as a broadly acknowledged master of showcasing food as an experience, has been able to adjust both to the economic situation and the frequent

references  to the company by some as "Whole Paycheck."  The dismissive moniker may arise from the fact that the jaw-dropping receipt presented at checkout often represents purchases for occasions shoppers don't make elsewhere:  ingredients for a special dinner party, an indulgent dessert with a significant other, a lunch tgreat to break the midweek blahs.  And while Whole Foods will never (and should never) compete with, say, Walmart and its "Everyday Low Price" mantra, by building an aura and even an experience around a "whole deal," Whole Foods is providing its shoppers license to enjoy guilt-free spending, because "value" is defined  in many different ways for many different occasions. 

 

The Hartman Group's collective research continually reinforces the notion that "retail" isn't just a space where things are sold, but also a process that can extend into numerous aspects of shoppers' lives and last for months between the time of the first interest in a product and its ultimate purchase.  Examining shoppers from an anthropological viewpoint, we can develop an understanding of how lifestyle, knowledge gathering, decision processes and other parts of the shopping experience fit together.  Armed with this acquired knowledge, retailers can convert that understanding into deeper, more profitable customer relationships. 

 

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GOING GREEN TIDBITS
THE GLOBAL CITIZEN CENTER
 

The Global Citizens Center, led by Kevin Danaher, defines green economy in terms of a "triple bottom line," an economy concerned with being:

 

  • Environmentally sustainable, based on the belief that our biosphere is a closed system with finite resources and a limited capacity for self-regulation and self-renewal.  We depend on the earth's natural resources, and therefore we must create an economic system that respects the integrity of ecosystems and ensures the resilience of life supporting systems.

 

  • Socially just, based on the belief that culture and human dignity are precious resources that, like our natural resources, require responsible stewardship to avoid their depletion.  We must create a vibrant economic system that ensures all people have access to a decent standard of living and full opportunities for personal and social development.

 

  • Locally rooted, based on the belief that an authentic connection to place is the essential pre-condition to sustainability and justice.  The Green Economy is a global aggregate of individual communities meeting the needs of its citizens through the responsible, local production and exchange of goods and services.

 

 

In the midst of the global economic crisis, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) called for a global green New Deal according to which governments were encouraged to support its economic transformation to a greener economy.

 

Green economy includes green energy generation based on renewable energy to substitute for fossil fuels and energy conservation for efficient energy use.  The green economy is considered being able to both create green jobs, ensure real, sustainable economic growth, and prevent environmental pollution, global warming, resource depletion, and environmental degradation.

 

Because the market failure related to environmental and climate protection as a result of external costs, high future commercial rates and associated high initial costs for research, development, and marketing of green energy sources and green products prevents firms from being voluntarily interested in reducing environment-unfriendly activities, the green economy is considered needing government subsidies as market incentives to motivate firms to invest and produce green products and services.  The German Renewable Energy Act, legislations of many other EU countries and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, all provide such market incentives.

 

However, there are still incompatibilities between the UN global green new deal call and the existing international trade mechanism in terms of market incentives.  For example, the WTO Subsidies Agreement has strict rules against government subsidies, especially for exported goods.  Such incompatibilities may serve as obstacles to governments' responses to the UN Global green new deal call.  WTO needs to update its subsidy rules to account for the needs of accelerating the transition to the green, low-carbon economy.  Research is urgently needed to inform the governments and the international community how the governments should promote the green economy within their national borders without being engaged in trade wars in the name of the green economy and how they should cooperate in their promotional efforts at a coordinated international level.

 

HEALTH HINTS
AUGUST IS CATARACT AWARENESS MONTH

 

Continuing our discussion from last week on cataracts, we turn now to look briefly at the causes of cataracts.

 

The design of the human eye is much like that of a camera.  Light rays are focused through the lens onto the retina, a layer of light-sensitive cells at the back of the eye that is similar to film.  In a normal eye, light rays pass through a clear lens and are focused onto the retina. This produces a bright, clear image.

 

As the body ages, the lens continues to grow layers onto the existing surface.  Over time the lens hardens and becomes cloudy, which often results in dull, cloudy or blurred vision.  This condition, known as an age-related cataract, is normal and occurs eventually in most people.

 

If the clouding is mild or affects only a small area of the lens, your vision may

be only slightly affected.  If there is more clouding and it affects the entire lens, your vision will become severely limited.

 

Less common types of cataracts, not related to normal aging, include:

 

*Congenital or developmental cataracts.  Can occur in children.  They may be hereditary or can be associated with some birth defects.  Some occur without any obvious cause

*Secondary cataracts.  Caused by other eye diseases or previous surgery within the eye.  Formation of secondary cataracts may be accelerated by a chronic disease, such as diabetes, or excessive use of steroid medications.

*Traumatic cataracts.  Related directly to an eye injury.  Traumatic cataracts may appear immediately following injury, or develop several months or even years later.

           

How are cataracts diagnosed?

 

During a comprehensive, dilated eye exam, your Eye M.D. uses several tests to check for cataracts:

 

*Slit-lamp:  This device allows your Eye M.D. to closely examine the eye's cornea, iris, lens and the space between the iris and cornea.  The doctor is able to examine the eye in small sections, making it easier to see abnormalities.

 

*Retinal exam:  When your eye is dilated, the pupils are wide open so the doctor can more clearly see the back of the eye.  Using the slit lamp and/or an instrument called an ophthalmoscope, the doctor looks for signs of cataract and if present, the extent of the clouding.  Your Eye M.D. will also look for signs of glaucoma and other potential problems with the retina and optic nerve.

 

*Refraction and visual acuity test:  This refers to the sharpness and clarity of your vision.  Each eye is tested individually for the ability to see letters of varying sizes.

 

Once I know I have cataracts, what should I do?

 

*Have an eye exam every year if you're older that 65, or every two years if younger.

*Protect your eyes from UV light by wearing sunglasses that block at least 99 percent UV and a hat.

*If you smoke, quit; smoking can increase cataract progression.

*Use brighter lights for reading and other activities; a magnifying glass may be useful, too.

*Limit night driving once night vision, halos or glare become problems.

*Get the right eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct your vision; when it becomes too difficult to complete your regular activities, consider cataract surgery.

 

Do not use eyedrops or other treatments that claim to dissolve or remove cataracts. There is no proven way to dissolve cataracts with eyedrops.  Surgery is the only way to remove cataracts.

 

(We will complete this look at cataracts next week with a section on how they are treated.)

  

KUDOS & RECOGNITIONS

KUDOS:

....everyone who sponsored, worked, attended, or in any way contributed to the success of the Thursday, August 19th workshop, "Entrepreneur Express:  Moving Your Business Forward";

....to Pulaski Community Partners Coalition and Pulaski County Public Schools for hosting pool parties for rising sixth and ninth graders, respectively, on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 24th and 25th, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Randolph Park;

....to Officer J. W. Stone of the Pulaski Police Department for being awarded the 2010 Click It Or Ticket Leadership Award from the Virginia Highway Safety Office.  The award recognizes a law enforcement officer who made a significant impact within their jurisdiction's Click It Or Ticket May Mobilization, enforcement efforts, community outreach and education;

....to New River Community College staff members Sandra Baldwin, Jenny Bolte, Judy Ratcliff, and Jeannie Southern, who received Virginia Community College System's (VCCS) Workforce Development Services Chancellor's Awards this year; and

,

....to Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, which had 188 of their attorneys names to Best Lawyers In America, which ranks them fourth overall in the nation!

RECOGNITIONS:

County of Pulaski

Anthony Akers and Jim Davis have been named Featured Employees for Pulaski County for the month of August.

           

Anthony Akers has worked for Pulaski County for approximately 15 years, beginning his service as the County's Office on Youth Director.  He currently serves as the County's Community Activities Director.  Anthony oversees the operations and maintenance of the County's many parks, including Randolph Park, which is in its

10th year of operation.

           

Anthony enjoys his work as the Community Activities Director and states the most rewarding part of his job is "seeing kids smile."  His accomplishments to date include the renovation and expansion of Central Gym, the establishment of afterschool programs at various schools in the County, and completion of local government managers training offered through Virginia Tech.

           

Anthony has a family which includes his wife Jody, son Alex, daughter Alaina, and son Ayden.  He attends the Pulaski Church of God and enjoys teaching Sunday School and being involved in the Community Outreach Ministry.  He also enjoys spending time with his family and being on the New River.

           

Sheriff Jim Davis has spent his entire 30-year career in law enforcement, the majority of which has been serving the citizens of Pulaski County.  His career at the Sheriff's Office has included serving in communications as a dispatcher, uniformed patrol division and criminal investigations before moving into management.

           

As County Sheriff, Jim Davis is responsible for the overall law enforcement in the County, coordination with police departments serving both the towns of Dublin and Pulaski and in serving court orders within both the incorporated and unincorporated parts of the County.  He is also responsible for the implementation of mutual aid agreements with adjacent localities.  Sheriff Davis has successfully investigated a number of high profile cases and serious crimes with very positive results.

           

Jim and his wife, Teresa, have two daughters and are active in church and community affairs.

 

Town of Pulaski

The Employee for the Month of July 2010 is Sergeant Brandon Hamblin of the Fire Department.  Sergeant Hamblin has been employed by the Town of Pualski for five years and a member of the Fire Department for eight years.

           

Sergeant Hamblin is also a certified Fire Officer I, Fire Instruction I and Rope Rescue Operations Phase II through the Virginia Department of Fire Programs, where he is also certified to teach Firefighter I and II classes.  Sergeant Hamblin is a member of the Pulaski Fire Department Rope Rescue Team, a Volunteer with the Newbern Fire Department with the rank of Captain and a member of the Pulaski County Wildland Fire

Crew.

           

Recently there was a dairy fire in Newbern.  Pulaski responded with mutual aid, as did 9 other departments.  Sergeant Hamblin worked the fire.  The structure was owned by his family and Brandon did not allow personal feelings to interfere with his judgment.  He made precise, sound decisions and safety was his top concern.

           

Sergeant Hamblin was nominated because his dedication to life, safety and the well-being of the citizens of both the Town and County is unsurpassed and something of which we can all be proud.  He has a can do attitude, makes well thought out, calm decisions and always has a genuine concern for the citizens he protects, and his counterparts, team members and subordinates.

           

In addition to the honor of receiving the Employee of the Month Award, Sergeant Hamblin will receive an additional paid day off from the Town and be eligible for the Employee of the Year Award at the end of the year.
 
MEMBER & COMMUNITY EVENTS
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, PC:LABOR & EMPLOYMENT ALERT:
 
DOL will target the hospitality industry beginning in October.  Flush with hundreds of added investigators all geared up for a fresh round of compliance audits and enforcement actions, the DOL has now targeted the hospitality industry and suggested that it will target hotels, motels and resorts throughout the United States for compliance audits.  The DOL's justification:  it considers the hospitality industry a "high risk industry" for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
 
H
IGHLANDRIDGE REHAB CENTER
 
 
Come Celebrate the Future
Of Our Community
 
We Request the Honor
Of your presence at a
Groundbreaking Ceremony
For the Expansion of our
RehabilitationCenter
And
Restoration Project
 
HighlandRidge Rehab Center
5872 Hanks Avenue
Dublin, Virginia  24084
540-674-4193
 
Thursday, September 9, 2010.
11:00 A.M.
Reception to Follow
 
 
  • Invites you to attend their Fall Festival on Saturday, October 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 5872 Hanks Avenue in Dublin.  Come on out and enjoy a day of free family fun!
 
FAIRLAWN TIRE & AUTO NOW OPEN!!!
Our new member, Fairlawn Tire & Auto, would like to announce that they are now open and are a full -service auto shop.  They are open Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. - noon on Saturday.  The location is 7411Peppers Ferry Blvd. in Fairlawn.  For more information, call (540) 639-3790.
 

PULASKI COUNTY LIBRARY YOUTH SERVICES

 

Pre-School story time will resume Tuesday, Sept. 7 at the Charles and Ona B. Free Memorial Library in Dublin and Wednesday, Sept. 8 at the Pulaski County Library.  Both story times will start at 10:30 and will include stories, songs, fingerplay, and simple crafts, as well as occasional special guests.

 

Lego Club:  Come to the Pulaski Library and bring your Legos to build, or borrow a set from the library while you're here!  Lego Club will be held on the second Monday of each month at 4:30 p.m.  The next meeting is Monday, Sept. 13.

Donations of Legos for the club are always welcome!

 

Photography Club!  For students in grades 6 - 12, would meet once a month on Monday nights at the Pulaski Library.  Participants would have to bring their own cameras, but no experience would be required.  Registration would be required and there would be a limit of 10 participants.  If interested, call Jena Hardy at 994-2458.          

 

On October 18, the library will start collecting entries for their 2nd Annual Photography Contest!  This year, the contest will be open to children in grades 3-12, as well as adults.  More details coming soon.

 

Stuffed Animal/Toy Sleep-Over at the Library:  On Thursday, September 16, bring a stuffed animal, doll or toy to the library and leave them for a special overnight sleep-over.  Pick them up the next day, and they'll share photos with you from a secret camera which is going to be used to catch your toys in action at the library!  Drop your toys off at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, September 17 and stick around for stories and a light snack.  Pick your toys up anytime Friday or Saturday. For ages 4 and up.

 

 

MOUNTAIN LAKE HOTEL & CONSERVANCY PRESENTS OKTOBERFEST!

 

Celebrate the 2010 fall season, enjoy the Biergarten, the Feast and the German Oompah Band that made Mountain Lake one of USA Today's "Ten Great Places To Harvest Some Fun."  Admission to Oktoberfest is included in your overnight package rate.  (Saturdays from September 18th  thru October 30th).  Call 1-800-346-3334 for reservations.

 

  

BEANS & RICE, INC.

 

First Step FastTrac connects entrepreneurs to the best resources available to help them pursue and realize their entrepreneurial dreams.  The program provides individuals who have an idea or a passion the opportunity to analyze the feasibility of their idea and develop a solid plan to move forward.  They also receive exposure to professional networking connections and other resources, which prepares them to create a new business or enhance an existing enterprise.

 

Drop by the information session at the New River Competitiveness Center on Saturday, August 28th from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.   Classes will begin on Tuesday, September 7th, at 6 p.m.  Applications will be accepted at the Beans & Rice office in Pulaski.  They may be faxed to ((540) 980-4070, mailed or hand-delivered to 246 N. Washington Ave., Suite B, Pulaski, VA  24301. Call (540) 980-4111 for more information.

 
BEAUTICONTROL
The SPA is here!  Our new member, Alice Covey, will bring her mobile day spa to your home, business, church group, or civic organization.  Is there a better way to reward yourself and others than by pampering and relaxation?  You can reward your hard working employees with a work spa.  Host the ultimate "ME TIME" with an in-home Spa Party.  Call and schedule your ultimate de-stressing time today.  Spa party hostesses are rewarded with a gel neck wrap, free and reduced products of their choice.  Alice Covey: (540) 994-9607, atcovey@verizon.net, www.beautipage.com/alicecovey
 
Introducing the BeautiControl Spa.  2 free spa treatments with initial consultation, purchase $50.00 and chose an item at 50% off.

COFFEE BUY THE BOOK
Sign up for your summer package today and receive a FREE membership Card that entitles you to a summer of fun for adults and children.
"Book" The Ultimate Vacation Members Enjoy:
Weekly Book Discounts
VIP Passes to "Meet The Author" events
Participation in Book Discussion Groups
Prizes - Drawings - Raffles
1 FREE coffee/Tea with any Purchase
 
Coffee and Tea Lovers Poetry Jam
August 27, 7 p.m.
Featuring Katherine Chantel reading from her "A Tea Lovers Journey" And Chelsea Adams reading from her chapbook "Java Poems."   Guitarist Bill Adams will play backup swing and jazz melodies.
 
Recipe Of The Month Club
August 28, 6 p.m. - Cookout
 
For more information, call Tracey at 980-4424.
 
WEST WIND FARM VINEYARD & WINERY 
Summer Saturdays:  Music, Food, Wine, Non-alcoholic beverages, Fun
Sept. 4, 5 - 8 p.m. :  Big Blues Beat (Oldies, blues)
Wine & Swine 2010: 
Oct. 9, 4 - 7 p.m.:  Travelers  Revision (Oldies, Rock)
$10 admission per person.
For more information, call (276) 699-2020 or visit westwinewine.com
 
FAIRGROUNDS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 
Sept. 11             Horse Auction              (276) 620-6116
Sept. 18 - 19      Lions Flea Market        (540) 980-0071
Sept. 25             Lord's Acre Sale           (540) 980-0631
Oct. 2                Simmental Sale              (276) 677-3255
Oct. 15 - 17 High School Rodeo (tentative)(540) 980-6914
Nov. 7 - 8  Lions Christmas Craft Show     (540) 674-1682
 
WARNER ON YOUR CORNER 
Representatives from Senator Mark Warner's office will be traveling around the Commonwealth to meet with individual Virginians who have specific issues dealing with federal agencies.  They will be at the Pulaski County Library from 10 a.m. - noon on the third Thursday of each month (Aug. 19, Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Dec. 16).
 
RACK CARD SPECIAL TO ALL PULASKI CO. CHAMBER MEMBERS 
Wordsprint would like to offer a monthly  Rack Card Special to all Pulaski County Chamber members.  These are top-quality 4x9 cards, full color both sides, on study gloss card stock.
For further details and prices, contact Chris DiYorio at (276) 228-6608.
 
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

 

"Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."

 

South African religious leader Desmond Tutu

 
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO RSVP FOR ANY OF THE EVENTS CONTACT THE CHAMBER OFFICE
 
Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce        
4440 Cleburne Blvd., Suite B      
Dublin, VA 24084
Phone: 540-674-1991
E-Mail: pcchamber1@swva.net
Website:
www.pulaskichamber.info