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GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP ADMINISTRATOR |
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OPEN+CLOSED SIGNS AVAILABLE TO CHAMBER MEMBERS AT NO COST |
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RIVER DISTRICT ASSOCIATION AWARDS DREAM LAUNCH WINNERS |
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The River District Association has awarded five businesses a total of $70,500 to open or expand their brick-and-mortar businesses in the River District.
Cottontail Weddings & Events | $22,000
Cottontail Weddings and Events (Cottontail) is an industrial warehouse wedding venue, located at 600 Craghead Street, in the River District of Danville, VA. They have been in operation since 2017. This funding will allow them to improve their kitchen, install a dishwasher, a warming cabinet, and an ice machine and purchase plates, glasses, and utensils.
Ma’s Cakes | $15,000
Ma’s Cakes currently operates as a mobile vendor serving slices of homemade dessert. In addition to offering desserts and gourmet items, Ma's Cakes will become a facility for events and functions of medium or small scale. They are currently in the process of up fitting their brick and mortar location, currently known as The Venue, to accommodate their plans. This funding will aid in their progress at the Main Street storefront.
Nana Karen’s Kitchen | $15,000
Nana Karen’s Kitchen, or Nana Karen’s On Main, will become a brick and mortar expansion of Nana Karen’s Cruisin’ Kitchen, a local food truck established in 2017. These funds will be utilized for renovations, equipment purchases, furniture, as well as initial inventory, as they transition to a restaurant setting located at 547 Main Street.
Dominion Athletics | $10,000
Dominion Athletics offers cost affordable training with a certified fitness instructor/coach to participants ranging from ages 4-99. Dominion CrossFit is an Official CrossFit Affiliate located in the River District at 308 Court Street. The awarded funds will help Dominion expand and acquire more furnishings, fixtures, and equipment to continue serving and improving the health of our community.
Blush & Bashful Waxing Spa | $8,500
Established in 2018, Blush and Bashful provides personal grooming services, specializing in brow styling and convenient body waxing, to clients in Danville and surrounding areas. Blush and Bashful seeks to expand the business physically and increase staff to accommodate more customers per week to meet current demand at brick and mortar located at 406 Lynn Street.
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CHATHAM SARTOMER 5K DATE SET |
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The Chatham Sartomer 5K and One Mile Fun Run has set the date for the next community race. The race is scheduled for Saturday, September 19, 2020. The funding raised each year supports local emergency agencies and nonprofits.
“With the arrival of the coronavirus, several local charities and schools have been unable to fundraise. And, our emergency volunteers, our first responders, can always make use of additional funding.” William Wiebking, Race Coordinator, said. “The ability to continue this race is important. The ability to raise funding for these entities is acute. We are looking forward to hosting the race, raising funding, and injecting a little fun into 2020.”
The Chatham Sartomer Arkema 5K and One Mile Fun Run is two races during one event. The Fun Run is open for anyone and any ability. It is perfect for younger children. Awards are provided for them aged 12 and under.
Competitive runners consider the 5K an above average course in terms of difficulty. The route consists of asphalt and gravel with multiple inclines and straight-a-ways. It takes runners by Hargrave Military Academy and across the Chatham Hall campus. Several residential roads are also utilized. The Chatham Sartomer Arkema 5K Race course is TAC certified [VA98028RT] to national standards.
Members of the community can participate in the event either as runners or volunteers. Starting in 2018, runners and volunteers had a vote in how some race proceeds were allocated.
The Chatham Sartomer Arkema 5K Race and One Mile Fun Run is an annual charity athletic event supporting the Chatham Volunteer Fire Department, the Chatham Rescue Squad, and local charities serving the Chatham, Virginia community. With the exception of one year, the race has run continuously since 1995. Both sexes and all ages are welcome to participate, compete, and volunteer.
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CAMPUS TOURS RESUME AT AVERETT UNIVERSITY UNDER NEW GUIDELINES |
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Campus tours at Averett University resumed in July under new procedures and guidelines as set by the University.
Averett Associate Director of Admissions Matthew Mann said while campus tours are a little different than before, it has not affected the quality of the tour given to visitors. Under the new guidelines, guests are asked to wear a mask and maintain social distance.
“We’re only allowing one family per tour. They have gone really well, and the families have not had any issues with the social distancing measures or mask policies,” Mann said.
Campus tours are held four times per day during weekdays, and must be scheduled ahead of time. Mann said they have given tours to prospective students as well as rising seniors in high school.
Seven campus tours have been held at Averett since reopening, with visitors from as far as Pennsylvania.
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“All the feedback I’ve gotten is people are glad to be able to get out and see campuses again,” Mann said. “Most of the questions we’re hearing surrounds academics and when we’re starting the semester with guidelines in place.”
“They’re still seeing a dorm room, the dining hall, student success center, Main Hall and Averett Central,” Mann said. “We had one student who had special dietary needs, and we were able to arrange a meeting with Chef Michael Moroni to discuss those.”
Campus tours can be reserved for 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. during weekdays. To schedule a tour at Averett or for more information, click here.
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DANVILLE MPO PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES |
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58 WEST ACCESS MANAGEMENT STUDY |
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2045 LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN |
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SPTC TO HOST ONLINE RECRUITING AND TALENT ATTRACTION WEBINAR |
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When: Thursday, August 13 | 12-1 p.m.
Where: Online via Zoom
Recruiting employees without the help of technology is almost unthinkable these days. With new recruitment solutions popping up almost every day, recruiters and their teams might find themselves feeling lost and overwhelmed when selecting digital solutions.
On August 13, the Southern Piedmont Technology Council [SPTC] will host Steve Youll, Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s Managing Director, Talent Acquisition, to learn what free resources are available, tips on understanding job board logic, metrics and analytics you should be tracking and audience target messaging to help you utilize technology to reach the right candidates.
About the Speaker:
Steve Youll, Managing Director, Talent Acquisition Services, Virginia Economic Development Partnership, leads customized strategic human resources services thru the Virginia Talent Accelerator Program.
The Virginia Talent Accelerator Program directly engages businesses, within a defined economic development project, by providing services for talent acquisition and recruitment, pre-screening, media development, and an array of new/post-hire training for companies in Virginia.
Professionally, Steve has 20+ years of HR/OD experience with both public and private sector organizations with his most recent experiences in economic development with JobsOhio in the role of Senior Manager, Client Talent Strategies and prior to that with Honda Logistics, in the role of Senior Manager, North American Human Resources and Administration.
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