Upcoming Events
October 2013
It's October, and we have great programming in store for you this fall. Read on for information about candidate forums, the upcoming Shred-a-Thon, and our November Hall of Fame.

But first, give the Chamber's newest Master Sponsors - Fearrington Village and Corporate Investors Mortgage Group -  a big round of applause. And  mark your calendar for the November Business After Hours, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 6 at The Carolina Inn!
HallofFameCongratulations to the Hall of Fame Inductees

You're invited to celebrate the inaugural class of Chapel Hill-Carrboro Business Hall of Fame inductees at the Hall of Fame Gala and Induction Ceremony, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13 at The Carolina Inn.

Tickets to the black tie gala are $200 for one or $300 for a pair and include a cocktail reception, live music, and a three-course meal.  Register online.   

 

The Business Hall of Fame Inductees:

  • Stein, Bill and Jesse Basnight Sr., S.H. Basnight & Sons, Inc.
  • Michael Barefoot, Southern Season
  • Mildred Council, Mama Dip's
  • Orville Campbell, The Chapel Hill News
  • Ted and Edward Danziger, Restaurateurs
  • Mickey Ewell, Chapel Hill Restaurant Group
  • R.B. and Jenny Fitch, Fitch Creations
  • Mac Fitch, Fitch Lumber and Hardware
  • Jim Heavner, WCHL
  • George Watts Hill Sr., Central Carolina Bank
  • Frank H. Kenan, Kenan Oil and Kenan Transport
  • Mel Rashkis, Mel Rashkis & Associates 

 

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Business Hall of Fame is sponsored by 97.9 WCHL, Vilcom, PNC Bank, Performance AutoMall, Preservation Chapel Hill, The Word Factory, and The Cedars of Chapel Hill.  

Municipal Election Season is HereElections

Want to know where the candidates stand? The Chamber and the Orange/Chatham Sierra Club will host two joint candidate forums for Chapel Hill and Carrboro municipal candidates.  The Carrboro forum is 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2 at the Carrboro Town Hall Boardroom, and the Chapel Hill forum is 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 3 at the Chapel Hill Public Library. Mark your calendars and plan to attend - and spread the word to your employees, colleagues, and neighbors! Have a question you think we should ask? Let us know!   

Get Your Shred On!Shred

The Chamber's Partnership for a Sustainable Community is teaming up with Orange County Solid Waste Management, University Mall, and the Chapel Hill Police Department to bring you a Shred-a-Thon, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10 in University Mall's parking lot. 

 
Please note that there is a limit of FIVE "banker box" size boxes or 10 large bags of paper per person, as well as a limit of one trip per person or business. Please plan to arrive early, as the Shred-a-Thon has a hard stop
at 2 p.m.

Prior to bringing loads to the Shred-a-thon please remove any non-paper materials, such as plastic bags, plastic binders, plastic folders, metal tabs, laminated paper, computer disks, or other electronic media. The shredded paper will be recycled.
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