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Chamber Connects
A Weekly Electronic Newsletter
May 17, 2017
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Our Mission Statement
The Mission of the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce is to advance, promote and encourage successful growth for our members.
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Chamber Calendar
(Dates/times/sites subject to change)
May 18
Chamber Board of Directors Meeting, 8:30am, Holiday Inn
May 29
Memorial Day, Chamber Closed.
June 1
Business After Hours, Commonwealth Assisted Living, Hillsville
June 6
Business Development Committee, Noon, Chamber office
June 8
Executive Committee, 8:30am, Chamber office
June 9
Last Day of School, Mount Airy City Schools
June 13
Last Day of School, Surry County Public Schools
June 14
Public Policy Committee, 9:30am, Chamber office
June 15
Chamber Board of Directors, 8:30am, Holiday Inn, Mt. Airy
June 21
Chamber Ambassadors Meeting, 12 noon, First Community Bank
For more information on a chamber event or committee, please contact
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Special Invitation to Chamber Members:
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Graduation Dates in Surry County
Mount Airy HS June 10 Surry Central HS June 15 East Surry HS June 16 North Surry HS June 17
Congratulations to all of the graduates!
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Committee Seeks Volunteers
An event committee is forming now to help organize the Chamber's 2nd Annual Job Fair. This event brings together job seekers and companies who are looking to fill positions.
Chamber members interested in serving on this committee should email Chamber President & CEO Randy Collins at:
randy@mtairyncchamber.org
. The first meeting will be scheduled in May.
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Upcoming Major Events for the Chamber
July (date and site TBA)
Job Fair
October 13-15
Autumn Leaves Festival
Downtown Mount Airy
December 1
Black Friday Auction
Cross Creek Country Club
Mount Airy
and more to come!
Sponsor slots available for all major events.
Contact Randy Collins at the Chamber for more details!
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Thank you everyone who supported the
Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce
Chairman's Cup Golf Tournament
Held on Friday May 5, 2017
at Pilot Knob Park Country Club
in Pilot Mountain.
Congratulations to the top scoring golf teams:
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| First Place: LBA Haynes Strand |
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| 2nd Place: First Citizens Bank |
A Special Thank You to our
2017 Golf Sponsors
Eagle Level Sponsors
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| Birdie Level Sponsors
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| John Philips |
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| MORE GOLF SPONSORS...
Spirits Sponsor |
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UPDATED Golf Tee
Sign Sponsors List:
- 13 Bones
- BB&T
- Brannock and Hiatt Furniture
- Bray's Recapping
- Edwards and Associates
- Edward Jones - Doug Draughn
- Foothills Garage Doors
- Global Metal Manufacturing
- Golf Cart Outlet
- Dr. John Gravitte, DDS
- Group 3 Realty
- Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries
- Imperial Images
- Johnson Granite
- Mercator Advisors
- Moody Funeral Home
- Moore and Associates Engineering
- Mount Airy Saw and Mower
- Mount Airy Tourism Development Authority
- NorthSide Mortgage Group
- Royster and Royster Law Firm
- Smith-Rowe LLC
- SouthData
- State Farm Insurance-Kynan Massie
- Surry Yadkin Electric Membership Corp.
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Jamie Scales
Throught The Glass Photography
336-365-2707
The Official Photographer for the
Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce
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| A Ribbon Cutting was held on April 28 for the brand new Creek Bottom Brewing Company, on Rockford Street in Mount Airy. Mayor David Rowe, Chamber officials, Chamber Ambassadors and the Creek Bottom Team were present for the event. We welcome Creek Bottom Brewing to the Mount Airy community. |
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Great Ribbon cutting held May 13 at Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes and Fries. Mayor David Rowe was on hand along with the Hwy 55 staff. The crowd enjoyed a special treat of 55 cent hamburgers.
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Small Business of the Month- Heart and Soul Bed & Breakfast
Heart and Soul Bed and Breakfast was honored by the Chamber as our Small Business of the Month for May. Pictured above to the right are
Chris and Pam Bastin, the owners. Pictured to the left are Chamber Ambassadors Brett Willis (Mountain Valley Hospice), Laken Bond (First Community Bank), Jobeth Liddle (State Employees Credit Union) and Sydney Sands (Surry Telephone Memb. Corp.).
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Large Business of the Month - Central Continuing Care
Congratulations to Central Continuing Care for being our Large Business of the Month for May. Kyle Payne and staff pictured above. The presentation was made by the Chamber on May 17. Central Continuing Care is a full service skilled nursing facility located in Mount Airy.
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(Company names, websites or email listed below)
Friendly Extinguisher Sales and Service
Grime Guru Janitorial Services
Choice Metal Buildings
We are honored to include these companies as members of the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce. For contact information on these companies, go to the Chamber Website (
www.mtairyncchamber.org
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Next Business After Hours is June 1st.
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Schedule for 2017
Busines After Hours for 2017 are BOOKED UP. The following dates have been reserved for 2017:
January 19 Northern Hospital of Surry County DONE
February 2 Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation DONE
March 2 AES DONE
April 6 Cross Creek Country Club (part of the BizFest event) DONE
May 11 Mount Airy Visitors Center DONE
June 1 Commonwealth Assisted Living & Memory Care of Hillsville
July 6 13 Bones @ Pilot Knob Park
August 3 Northern Orthopedics, 314 South St.
Sept. 7 BNI
Oct 5 Creek Bottom Brewery
Nov. 2 13 Bones @ Pilot Knob Park
Dec. 7 Rogers Realty
Business After Hours is held each month on the first Thursday.
For more information on hosting a Business After Hours contact Randy Collins at the Chamber, via email: randy@mtairyncchamber.org
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Visitor's Center Mixer a Hit!
Thanks to everyone who attended the Business After Hours event on May 11, hosted by the Mount Airy Tourism Development Authority (TDA).
Over 100 tourism fans and Chamber members enjoyed great food and some great networking. A special thank you to Chad Tidd (TDA Chair) as well as the Tourism Staff Jessica Roberts and Jenny Smith. A good time was had by all.
Tourism is a big industry in our region. If you have NOT stopped by the Visitor's Center in awhile, come by and see us. We are located 200 N. Main Street in Mount Airy and open 7 days a week.
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Click on the link below to sign up for the Chamber Text Message Alerts. Stay informed on upcoming events and programs.
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Advertising Opportunity for Chamber Members...
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Email Blast Service:
For Members ONLY
Chamber members can purchase an "Email Blast" to promote your business, a new product, special sale, coupon, event, etc. to 500+ businesses in the Chamber membership. Our total email list is over 1,100 individuals.
The chamber would require that the emailed document be in the form of a JPEG or PDF file,
and limited to one page, black and white or color.
The fee for an email blast is $100 (per use) and is available only to members of the Chamber. For questions on an email blast, contact Randy Collins at the Chamber via email:
randy@mtairyncchamber.org
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Member Events
Send us your upcoming events, promotions, photos, specials, etc. We would be happy to include them in the Chamber Connects Newsletter.
Send via email to:
Randy Collins
Chamber President and CEO
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Post Your Items to the
Chamber Facebook Page!
Chamber Members are invited to post your stories, pictures, job openings, new hires, new products, sales, questions...whatever to the Chamber Facebook Page.
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Chamber Board Leadership for 2017
Executive Committee
Robbie Gardner, Chairman of the Board
First Citizens Bank
Adam Martin, Chair Elect 2018
Surry Yadkin Electric Membership Corp.
Andrea Kniskern, Treasurer
Andrea Kniskern, CPA
Denise Watson, Immediate Past Chair
Mount Valley Hospice
Randy Collins, President and CEO
Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce
Board Members
Dale Draughan, Edward Jones
James Etringer, Workforce Unlimited
Mike Horne, Kelly Office Solutions
Brian Johnson, Johnson Granite
Rocky Killon, Shenandoah Furniture
Lenise Lynch, Hampton Inn, Mount Airy
Luke Morrison, Gates Pharmacy
John Phillips, State Farm Insurance
Dr. David Shockley, Surry Community College
Dr. Leslie Stoklosa, Chiropractic Physician
Chad Tidd, Chick-fil-A, Mount Airy
Ex-Officio Members of the Board
David Rowe, Mayor of the City of Mount Airy
Todd Tucker, Surry County Economic Development Partnership
Jessica Roberts, Surry County Tourism Development Authority
Steve Yokeley, Mount Airy Tourism Development Authority
Thank you to all of the Chamber Board Members.
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Chamber Staff Directory
Randy Collins, President & CEO, 336-786-6116, ext 203
Renae Shaffer, Finance Director, 336-786-6116, ext 205
Cristie Andrews
, Membership Director, 336-786-6116, ext. 206
Visitor Center and Tourism Staff
Jessica Icenhour Roberts, Director of Tourism & Marketing,
Jenny Smith, Visitors Center/Group Tour Manager
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Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce
200 North Main St., P.O. Box 913, Mount Airy, NC 27030
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