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It’s that time of
year again, time to get ready for Savor! We have been working on making
this year’s event the best it has ever been. We have many, all-new events
that will be added this year and will continue many of our successful old
ones too. One of the big changes will involve the former Grand Tasting
event in the big tent. This event is being overhauled and replaced with a
concept that is more on-trend with other high-quality culinary festivals.
We have added new anchor events for each day of the festival and will have
more complete details to share very soon.
Of course we need
many hands to make Savor Blowing Rock a reality. In addition to the 125
volunteers we need to work the actual event, we are resurrecting what was
once the super successful Blue Ridge Wine Festival Committee and renaming
it Team Savor. While the Chamber's Strategic Events Committee
has already outlined the main components of the events, we need people who
will work with us to make them happen.
Team Savor will meet weekly at 10:00 am on
Wednesdays for one hour or less from March 7 through May 2.
Of course no one
can make every meeting, but we do expect you to make most of them. If you
have questions or are interested in serving, please contact
Charles, Loni, or Harrison.
Business owners
should be thinking about how you can leverage the Savor weekend to your
advantage. We will be contacting many of you with specific ideas, and ask
you to consider producing smaller events at your place of business during
the gaps in the festival schedule. We provide a few large events to draw
a crowd to town, but we want our visitors to really Savor the true Blowing
Rock experience, through your authentic businesses!!
This event is not
a time to sit back and see what falls in your door. It is an opportunity
for you to leverage this theme to create a compelling reason for customers
to come in your door. The Chamber’s leadership along with our partner, the
TDA and our sponsors, will provide the festival big events and the
marketing to get the customers here. Once they're here, it is EVERYONE'S
job to show off Blowing Rock's BEST and give our customers the best
experience possible so they will return.
Put your thinking
caps on, and let us know how you'd like to get involved.
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