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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
www.farmvilleareachamber.org
  
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| Outdoor Activities at Twin Lakes State Park | | |
Twin Lakes State Park
dares you to join them for their
3rd Annual Haunting on the Lake.
Friday, October 26th and Saturday, October 27th join us for lots of wicked fun for the whole family.
On both nights the pumpkin patch, concession stand and moon bounces open at 4 pm. The haunted trail begins at 6 pm and will run until 11 pm.
On Friday night at 7 pm join local author and storyteller Francis Wood around the bonfire for some spooky stories.
On Saturday come out early for a children's costume parade and trick-or-treating around the campground beginning at 4 pm.
The apple cider is brewing, the zombies are roaming, and the bonfire is ready to light. All that's missing is you.
Call our main office at 434-392-3435 for more information...if you dare!!
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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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| LSBDC October Educational Opportunities | | |
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 18, 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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| Fresh Fish Friday at 202 Bar & Grill | |
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Free Family Workshop
at the LCVA this Saturday
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Join the LCVA for a Free Family Workshop: Mexico's Celebration of Life
Join the Longwood Center for the 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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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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| Lil' Falcons Program at Fuqua School | | |
Growing up has just begun,
Moms and kids, come have some Falcon fun!  Please join us for our
Lil' Falcons Program
Tuesday, October 30
9-10 A.M.
Fuqua Lower School
Story time, games, snacks and lots to do!
Open to all; bring a friend!
Program typically held 2nd & 4th Tuesday;
no fee.
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For more information, contact
Christy Murphy, 434-392-4131, ext. 273.
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Holiday Gifts Mini Course at Mainly Clay
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| Hometown Holidays in Downtown Farmville | | |
Good morning, Everyone,
What a treat to be in Farmville! In barely two weeks, we have the annual Halloween Costume Parade (have you gotten your candy yet?) in the streets of Downtown Farmville. Hundreds of excited children and their parents will be visiting your place of business to celebrate the big night with you and I know you'll want to join in the fun.
You'll barely take a deep breath when - two days later - it's time for the annual Holiday Open House weekend November 2nd and 3rd. This gives our retail stores and service providers an opportunity to showcase your business before the holiday rush. We hope you'll take advantage of the chance to make a great impression to the many visitors - local and otherwise - we'll have on the streets of Farmville that weekend.
The theme for this year's holiday celebration is Hometown Holidays. We all know that Farmville is a wonderful hometown, so your Downtown Farmville Main Street organization is putting together a great promotion to share that excitement with locals and visitors alike.
Downtown Farmville has prepared a tentative schedule of events beginning with Open House weekend through December 22nd. We're asking everyone to pull out the garland, lights, and favorite decorations to really spruce up your storefront for the holiday season. If you'd like some help with this, please let me know (434-392-3060 or director@downtownfarmville.com) and we'll get you all decked out.
We're bringing Santa back to town on Saturdays and are excited to include community groups helping with the activities throughout the season. The Grand Illumination will take place on Small Business Saturday at Crute Stage with the annual Christmas parade on Sunday afternoon, December 2nd (it's not on the calendar, but is very much going to take place!).
As I'm getting to know all of you, I want to thank you for the wonderful welcome I've received since moving to Farmville three weeks ago. If you haven't seen your town through the eyes of a newcomer, you may not realize just what you have to offer. This is a fabulous place to live, work, and play! Let's share that secret with some other folks this season.
Thank you for your support. It will be my pleasure to be of support to you and your business.
Kindest regards,
Helen
Helen A. Person, Executive Director
Downtown Farmville - a Virginia Main Street community
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