May 2019 Newsletter

PARTNERS NEWSLETTER | MAY 2019

It's Iris Festival Time!

Approximately 100 booths have already been reserved for the 25th Annual Iris Festival that will be held May 18-19 in historic downtown Greeneville. Returning to the festival this year will be the "Sundown on Depot" Car Show accompanied by a showing of the classic, Smokey at the Bandit at the Capitol Theatre. This featured activity will be joining the Evergreene Woodcarvers Competition Show & Sale, the Miss Iris Festival Pageant, continuous entertainment on two stages, and a food court offering all kinds of delicacies. Festival hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. A special thank you to our Iris Festival sponsors: Parker Hannifin, Eastman Credit Union, The Greeneville Sun, Radio Greeneville, Rodefer Moss, Ballad Health – Greeneville Community Hospitals, First Tennessee Bank, McInturff, Milligan, & Brooks, Consumer Credit Union, Artistic Printers, and Bob’s Factory Outlet.

2019 Iris Festival Shirts will be available at the Partnership office beginning the afternoon of Friday, May 10. Keep a watch on the Facebook page for their availability.

For more information on the festival, visit www.greenevilleirisfestival.com . To register for a booth space, which is the perfect community event to market your business contact the Partnership at 423-638-4111 or gcp@greenecop.com .

Leadership Greene County

The deadline for Leadership Greene County nominations is May 31 ^st . The class begins in August with an overnight retreat. For more information contact Jennifer Wilder or visit Leadership Greene County for a nomination form .

Youth Council Receives Award

The Greeneville Sun and Youth Builders of Greeneville recently awarded the Greene County Youth Council Program the Volunteer Sprit Award-High School Division for the 16 ^th consecutive year.

Sponsorships are available for the Monthly Membership Breakfasts. As always, the breakfasts are a great turnout and great opportunity to showcase your business or product. Contact Lori Dowell at 638-4111 or email gcp@greenecop.com for more information on sponsoring one of these events.

Golf Shoot-Out

Mark your calendars now ... The Partnership's Annual Golf Shoot-Out 2019 date has been set. The tournament will be held September 19 at Link Hills County Club .

Green Coat News

Ribbon Cuttings

The Green Coat Ambassadors attended several ribbon cuttings this past month. Signature Healthcare held a Ribbon Cutting and Business After-Hours on Tuesday, April 30 for the new dining room and Greeneville Fire Department cut a ribbon for the training facility on Wednesday, April 24.

Please join the Green Coat Ambassadors at a ribbon cutting and unveiling of the new facade at the Capitol Theatre, 104 S. Main Street, on Saturday, May 11. The outside reveal party begins at 5 p.m. and ribbon cutting is at 6:45 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the Tri-Cities Jazz Orchestra begins at 8 p.m. Tickets for the orchestra are $12. The outside festivities are free, with the exception of food or beverage purchases. Please RSVP to 638-4111 or email to gcp@greenecop.com .

Welcome New Members

The Greene County Partnership welcomes the following new members: 411 Industries, ALPS Adult Day Services, Mosheim Farm Bureau and Marshalls.

Keep Greene Beautiful

Great American Cleanup Continues

Keep Greene Beautiful urges all residents to clean up litter now through the end of May for the Great American Cleanup. Trash bags are provided to all participants. The group that collects the most bags will be awarded $50 and the individual a gift card.

Swing Into Spring Winners

Appalachian Forrest Products won the Iron Eyes Cody Traveling Trophy at the Keep Greene Beautiful Golf Tournament April 11. Members of the team were Anthony Payne, Dylan Payne, Jim Harrison and Kaitlyn Hutcherson. Runners-up were members of the Industrial Supply Company: Randy Tilson, Van Brooks, Mike Gosnell and Jimmy Whittenburg. Special thanks to Title Sponsor Waste Industries, contest sponsors Jarden Zinc Products, Ballad Health, Air Pro Heating & Cooling and Appalachian Forest Products, hole and door prize sponsors; and Creekside Market for providing beverages.

Tourism

National Tourism Week

Tourism is celebrating National Tourism Week, May 5-11, by taking nominations for its award-winning Presidential Pioneer in Hospitality Awards. This award, given to five individuals that have been nominated, have gone above and beyond the call of duty to make our guests and locals feel welcome. Please nominate someone today by clicking on http://www.visitgreenevilletn.com/uploads/Presidential_Pioneer_Award_Nomination_Form.pdf , printing off and filling out the form and returning to tkinser@greenecop.com by May 13. The winners will be awarded with a plaque and balloons. Tourism will also be visiting four Tennessee Welcome Centers and celebrating the 150 ^th visitor to the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site.

ETSU Game Time Tour

The Sports Council will once again host, along with ETSU Athletics, the 2019 Game Time Tour on Tuesday, May 14 at Reformation Lutheran Church located at 400 West Main Street from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. The event will feature ETSU Athletic Director Scott Carter, Head Women’s Basketball Coach Brittney Ezell, Head Men’s Basketball Coach Steve Forbes and Head Football Coach and our 2019 Sports Council featured speaker Randy Sanders. The event is FREE and lots of great breakfast foods will be served. Come by and join us and help us to promote ETSU Athletics and the impact they have on our community. Please RSVP to Tammy Kinser at tkinser@greenecop.com by Thursday, May 9.

NJCAA DIII World Series

The Sports Council is finalizing plans for another big year for the National Junior College World Series coming up May 24-30 at Pioneer Park. The event will kick off with a Kids’ Day at the Ball Park featuring FREE hot dogs, chips and drinks furnished by Grand Rental Station and Nathan’s Concrete. This event is open to all kids ages 14 & under to come and enjoy the food, meeting championship players and getting autographs. If you have a group that would like to attend, please call ahead with total numbers or email tkinser@greenecop.com . The awards banquet will take place the evening of May 24 and world series play will begin on Saturday morning at Pioneer Field on the campus of Tusculum University. If you would like to sponsor this event, would like to volunteer, or donate for the goody bags, please contact Tammy Kinser at the Partnership. Tournament passes are on sale now at the Partnership office for $35.

Membership Anniversaries & News

Happy Anniversary to these wonderful members!

Andrew Johnson Insurance & Investment Services, 51 years

Ready Mix USA, 46 years

Popcorn Video, 36 years

Village Green, 34 years

Greene County Government, 31 years

Laughlin, Nunnally, Hood & Crum, PC, 31 years

Town of Baileyton, 31 years

Rebecca Cutshaw, 29 years

J. L. Jacobs & Associates, 24 years

General Morgan Inn & Conference Center, 23 years

GreenevilleSun.com , 23 years

Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville and Greene County, 20 years

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee, 20 years

Shred-It, 19 years

Scepter Greeneville, Inc., 16 years

David B. Hawk, 15 years

Greene County Drug Store, 14 years

Ace Hardware, 12 years

Brooks Malone, LLC, 11 years

Amedisys Home Health, 11 years

Sno-Biz of Greeneville, 9 years

Lindy Riley, 8 years

Azimuth Engineering, Inc., 7 years

Choice Media, 6 years

Bojangles' Famous Chicken & Biscuits, 6 years

Brolin & Bailey Company, 4 years

University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services, 4 years

Pienkowski MD, 4 years

Vaughn & Melton Consulting Engineers, 3 years

Tennessee Rehabilitation Center, 3 years

Lazy Llama Campground, 2 years

Silver Angels of Greeneville, 2 years

Farmers Home Furniture, 2 years

Open Arms Care Corporation, 2 years

Mountain Song Jewelers, 1 year

Staffmark, 1 year

Baileyton Drug Company, 1 year

Get Healthy Greene’s Step It Up Spring Walking Challenge is now under way. The challenge is a 6-week program to encourage participating teams to compile miles in the effort to Walk Across Tennessee. Get Healthy Greene, a Healthier Tennessee community initiative, has 66 teams with over 370 individuals participating in the inaugural challenge. To see how the teams are doing and just how many times they walk across Tennessee, follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/gethealthygreene

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Greeneville Community Hospital East and Greeneville Community Hospital West