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Upcoming App State Events for Professional
Development & Small Business Owners - Register Now
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Leadership Summit
Friday, September 27th
This
one-day, interactive conference will lead participants through
self-discovery and allow them to gain a foundation for effective
leadership.
Sessions
will focus on:
· Identifying and understanding your
leadership potential
· Enhancing employee
motivation
· Successful conflict resolution
· Improved group decision-making
Registration
also includes:
· A ticket to Saturday's (September
28) App State home football at 3:30pm
· Admission to the Walker College of
Business pre-game tailgate at 12pm
· Professional Education padfolio
and travel coffee mug
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HR Summit
Friday, October 11th
The
one-day event will have attendees from northwestern North
Carolina, Charlotte, eastern Tennessee, and the Atlanta area and
will provide managers, leaders, and teams with the latest
research and tools for managing human resources.
Topics
include:
· Workforce planning and hiring
Millennial talent
· Learning and development
· Diversity and inclusion
· Data analytics
Attendees
will also have the opportunity to:
· Participate in breakout sessions
to gain hands-on practice
· Earn continuing education credits
from SHRM and HRCI
· Network with other HR
professionals
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CCC&TI Offers Online Courses for Small
Business
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Online Training opportunities in September
9/10 –
Basics of Bookkeeping – 6pm-8pm (Live Online)
9/12 – How
to Start a Business – 6pm-8pm (Live Online)
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Upcoming
Chamber Events
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Farmer's Market every
Thursday 3-6 pm, Park Avenue
Art in the Park - September 7th &
October 5th
Concert in the Park (Memorial Park) -
September 8th & October 6th at 4 pm
Business Before Hours
at the Community Club Library
September 11th at 8:30
am
Business After Hours
at Blowing Rock Medical Park
September 17th at 5:30
pm
Partner Appreciation
Dinner at Best Cellar
September 24th at 6 pm
- email Loni if you are interested
in partnership
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Don't forget to follow us on social media,
and TAG us in the comments of your posts so that we can re-share
your posts with our members. Our reach is huge in the High
Country!
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Click on the icons below to see
our Facebook page, Twitter, and Instagram!
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Special
Chamber Member Only Opportunities for WinterFest
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We are busy planning
WinterFest 2020! This event boosts business during a slower time
of year, brings new faces and return visitors to the High Country
each year, which often lead to relocation.
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We
need our downtown businesses to sponsor ice sculptures to help us make the town look festive and
beautiful. You get to pick the design (or work with the ice
sculptors who have great ideas). Email Suzy@BlowingRock.com and
she'll bring an order form to you and do all the leg work!
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Restaurants: Save the date for WinterFeast - Jan. 23rd
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All
members:
If you'd like to be involved in WinterFest in any way, reach out
to Suzy@BlowingRock.com
with your ideas. We host these events to support you!
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Cycle NC
will bring 900+ riders to Blowing Rock on Sept. 28
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The Cycle
North Carolina Mountains to Coast Ride starts
in Blowing Rock on September 28th! This means we'll be welcoming a
large crowd- nearly 900 riders have already registered for the
event. A mobile campsite is being set up in Davant field, and
some riders are staying in local hotels. That Saturday night will be a
very busy evening for restaurants! There is also a home game at ASU,
so we'll all need to be ready for crowds. The ride begins at
7:30am on Sunday morning, and all riders will be out of town by
9:00am.
This event
has required a lot of advance planning. Event coordinators met
this week with several members of Town departments to discuss
details. If you have any questions about the event, please email Amanda@VisitBlowingRock.com or call the TDA at 295-4636.
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Send
Your Events By Sept. 30 for the Community Calendar
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It's that
time again! The printed Blowing Rock Community Calendar will be
compiled next month, so please send your 2020 event dates soon.
Any event that invites the public, or any open community event or
meeting should be included! The photo theme for 2020 will be a
collection of historic postcards. Send events to amanda@visitblowingrock.com for consideration.
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· Village
Cafe will be open on Labor Day, 8 am - 2 pm.
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Mast General Annual Tent Sale
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August 30 - September 2
This
year's Tent Sale will be inside, so don't worry about rain or
even dark of night! The sale venue is National Guard Armory in
Boone. It's just a short drive from the Mast Store in Downtown
Boone. There's lots of parking adjacent to the building.Everything
at The Armory is 50% OFF suggested retail
prices.
Hours:
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Friday, August 30 - 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
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Saturday, August 31 - 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
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Sunday, September 1 - 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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Monday, September 2 - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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Register for the 20th Annual Blue Ridge
Conservancy 5K Run / Walk (Mayview Madness)
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Race Date: September 21st
8 am - 5K
run / walk
9 am - 1
mile kids fun run
Register
by September 1st to guarantee your preferred race t-shirt
size!
Out of
town? Register for a VIRTUAL RACE and run or walk
your 5k wherever you want to support BRC! (T-shirt +
shipping included!): $20.00 per runner.
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Watauga Humane Society's Annual Fur Ball at
Blowing Rock Country Club
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Saturday, Sept. 14 from 5 pm - 10:30 pm
Celebrating our 50th
with a 50s theme!
Contact Alice Roess
for more information:
828.295.7384
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band
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Friday, Sept. 27 at 8 pm
Appalachian
State University’s performing arts series, “The Schaefer Center
Presents…” kicks off its 2019-20 season with a high-energy
concert by the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band (PHJB) on
Friday, Sept. 27 at 8 pm at the Schaefer Center for the Performing
Arts.
Tickets to
Preservation Hall Jazz Band are available at the Schaefer Center
Box Office or online at theschaefercenter.org. For more information, visit
theschaefercenter.org or call 828-262-4046.
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This
week in photos
We would
love to visit your business!
Have
something new going on you'd like to show off?
Call us
and we'll feature you! (828) 295-7851
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Thanks to
all who attended our Volunteer Appreciation Dinner!
Each year
we treat our volunteers to a fun meal together.
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Chamber
& TDA staff tour Grandfather Mountain Behind the Scenes
with Teresa
Cody!
Left to right: Sarah Goff
(events), Suzy Barker (events & membership), Amanda Lugenbell
(TDA), Charles Hardin (CEO), Teresa Cody (Grandfather Mountain
PR), Harrison Herbst (visitor center)
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Our newsletter reaches over 1,000
member contacts each Thursday!
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