September came and went, full of activities. The fair had great weather all week, and it was wonderful seeing everyone. The chamber had several events through September assisting Dalton & Associates Insurance in helping to celebrate their 75 years in business, celebrating all the great artists at the Rock Spring Art Show, and a ribbon cutting for Dynamis Submission Grappling in downtown Stuart.
Work behind the scenes was focused on the busy October that Patrick County is planning. We are currently seeking vendors to hand out candy for the 9th Annual Stuart Spooktacular, and our Scarecrow contest is open for businesses, organizations, churches, and individuals to participate. Programs like these encourage our community, especially the business community to stay involved and help to attract more people to our area to see the displays. Small things do add up to larger impacts.
The chamber is also requesting that any organization that is planning a Halloween-style event, trunk or treat, haunted trail, and school fall festivals, please use our google form to upload your poster so that we can help assimilate all the great events and promote. The same will be said when the holidays roll around, we will have a google form for collecting all the events so that we can promote them county-wide.
The chamber is planning to bring our Lunch with Community Leaders program back in November. We are finalizing speakers, menu, and location. Look for more information in the middle of October. Events like these can only be made possible with our partnership with Reynolds Homestead. We are also partnering to bring Patrick County Leadership. This program is a great way for locals to learn more about the county.
The end of the month hit us with the hurricane, while Patrick County and our immediate neighbors were so fortunate to have little damage, the same cannot be said for our Southwest Virginia, Northeast Tennessee, and Western North Carolina communities. I encourage everyone to keep them in your prayers as they start the long road to recovery. If you feel led to donate, please do either by one of the collection sites for supplies around the county or online at the many charitable organizations that are assisting during this crisis. As a small community we all know the day to day struggles we face and how that can only be exponentially exaggerated by such a natural disaster.
For more information on all our events, please do not hesitate to reach out at www.patrickchamber.com or call the office at 276-694-6012.
New members in September are: Jackie Denny Home Improvements, LLC, Plaza Fundify Solutions, Plaza Bee Supply, The Depot Station and ZenBusiness.
(Adcock is the director of the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce)
