Hello September! We have made it to the ‘Ber’ months! Looking forward to the cooler and less humid weather along with all the changing of the leaves and all the fall events in Patrick County. Before we can get there though, let’s have a quick recap of August.
The month kicked off with the Friends of Southwest Virginia Tourism Awards. Patrick County was lucky to win three awards. The Patrick County Tourism office won “Best New Website.” We jointly won for the “Patrick County Magazine” and One Family Productions won “Tourism Partner of the Year.”
The chamber made visits to many of our businesses and met with new individuals looking to start businesses. After being open for a month, the chamber officially welcomed Tony’s Pizza by hosting their ribbon cutting ceremony. We hosted another “Coffee Talk” in Meadows of Dan and kicked off the holiday planning with an informal discussion of all the holiday events happening in Patrick County. This early start will help the chamber and tourism department plan and market our events.
We also want to congratulate Caring Hearts Free Clinic on their twenty years of service to the community. We are fortunate to have such a facility in Patrick County. We also welcomed the new healthcare facility that does dental and medical to Patrick Springs. This clinic is operated by Connect Health + Wellness, formerly the Martinsville Henry County Health Coalition.
The weather was great for all the events that happened this past month, the rescheduled River Run, the 20th annual Folk Fair in Meadows of Dan, and we ended the month with great music at the Dominion Valley Gospel weekend and Front Porch Fest. We also were excited to celebrate our hometown racing team, the Wood Brothers Racing, collecting their 100th career win.
September is always a whirlwind of activity with the Patrick County Agricultural Fair. The fall issue of the Patrick County Magazine will be available at the fair. We will also be helping to celebrate the 75th business birthday of Dalton & Associates on September 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. as well as welcoming a new business, Dynamis Submission Grappling with a ribbon cutting on Sept 19 at 4 p.m.
In August, we welcomed new members: Dynamis Submission Grappling and Ole Joe’s Trading Company.
For more information or questions, please contact the Chamber office at (276) 694-6012 or visit our website at www.patrickchamber.com.
(Adcock is the executive director of the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce)
