PARTNERS NEWSLETTER | July 2021
From the President's Desk
Chamber
Food Truck Fridays
Food Truck Fridays continue in August!

Mark your calendars and stop by the Partnership to grab a bite to eat for lunch every Friday from 11am - 2pm!

For more information about Food Truck Fridays, please call 423-638-4111.
Inaugural BooFest
Date: October 23, 2021

Time: 10 am – 5 pm

Location: Downtown Greeneville

Save the Date! Additional details to come!

Some of the featured activities include: Keep Greene Beautiful’s Halloween Hustle 3 Mile Walk, Miss BooFest Pageant, continuous on-stage entertainment on two stages, food offerings, merchants, and crafters.   

For sponsorship opportunities, to register for a booth space, or to sign up for the Walk, contact the Partnership at 423-638-4111 or email gcp@greenecop.com.
New Members
New Age Alarms
Barbara Richard
P.O. Box 844
Greeneville, TN 37744
Phone: 639-6635
Business type: Security & Fire Alarms and Communication

Green Door Real Estate
Lynn Broyles & Amanda Kilday
510 Tusculum Blvd.
Greeneville, TN 37745
Phone: 552-0120
Business type: Real Estate
Allstate Insurance – Christine Nace
P.O. Box 1056
Greeneville, TN 37744
Phone: 806-6052
Business type: Property & Casualty Insurance
Greeneville – Greene County Humane Society
Amy Bowman
P.O. Box 792
Greeneville, TN 37744
Phone: 639-4771
Business type: Animal Shelter
Ribbon Cuttings
The Greene Coat Ambassadors welcomed the following businesses with ribbon cuttings!
The Funny Farm
The Funny Farm is an agritourism destination in Chuckey, TN that offers experiences like bottle feeding calves, riding a miniature pony and horse, petting donkeys, playing with goats & chickens, feeding mini pigs, and seeing TX Longhorns & Scottish Highland cows.

Apex Bank
Apex Bank is a forward-thinking community bank progressively looking for ways to re-invent banking for our customers and the communities they serve. They celebrated the Grand Opening of their office located at 841 Tusculum Blvd.

Depot Street Nutrition
Depot Street Nutrition offers a huge selection of loaded teas and shakes. Stop by and check them out!

Green Door Real Estate
Green Door is a real estate company that offers more than just real estate transactions. They offer interior design, renovations, and staging.

Membership Breakfast

Invitations have gone out for the August Membership Breakfast, scheduled for Tuesday, August 10 at 7:30 a.m. at the General Morgan Inn & Conference Center. The sponsor of the breakfast is Walters State Community College. 

The cost of the breakfast is $5 for pre-registration and $10 at the door. Please RSVP to gcp@greenecop.com by Wednesday, August 4.  

Door prizes are needed for the monthly membership breakfasts. Please contact Lori Dowell at gcp@greenecop.com for more information on donating prizes.
Member Mailing

Space is available for the Member Emailing! The cost is $50 per flyer/PDF. This is a great opportunity to market your products or businesses. Contact Lori Dowell at 423-638-4111 or email gcp@greenecop.com.
Membership Listing

The Partnership is updating the membership listing in all materials, so please check your listing on the website at www.greenecountypartnership.com.  Please email gcp@greenecop.com or call 638-4111 with any changes.
Featured Farming Members
Greene County Kubota
Hope Farms & Studio
Depot Street Farmers Market
Tourism
8th Annual Southeast USA Spotlight Conference
This month we attended the 8th Annual Southeast USA Spotlight Conference in Pigeon Forge, TN. While in attendance, we had the opportunity to meet and network with travel planners and itinerary builders from the tourism industry.
Get out and discover the Greeneville Mural Trail.

Greeneville, TN is home to twelve murals that help tell the history of our community in a beautiful, artistic way.

Take a stroll downtown and discover our “Windows to the Past.” From Andrew Johnson to the first railroad, our talented local artists showcase their skills to enrich and enhance the natural landscape of Greeneville. We hope you learn a little more about our historic town and see why we love to call it home.

Check out our Google Map of the Trail here! Or stop by the Partnership office for a printed booklet.
SAVE THE DATE: Wings and Wheels on the GreenE returns to GCY

Wings & Wheels on the GreenE is set to take place on October 2 at the Greeneville Municipal Airport. The fly-in/cruise-in will feature not only visitors flying in from around the southeast, but will also feature a cruise in with cars of all makes and models. Enjoy food trucks, skydiving and more. For more information, or how to sponsor this event, contact Joni Parker chamber@greenecop.com or call 423-638-4111.
Youth Council & Leadership Greene County
Leadership Greene County Service Project
Leadership Class of 2021 ending their year with a service project on a section of a new trail that runs from Doak House Museum to the Paul E. Hayden Educational Wetland at Tusculum University. Members also performed service work on the wetland. Members raked ivy out of the way, moved small trees and cut back limbs for an estimated quarter of a mile of trail. Thank you to all members!
Class of 2021 Graduating Members
 
The following twenty-one individuals will be graduating the Leadership Greene County Program at the GCP Membership Breakfast on August 10th.

·        Cody Allen, Greene County Property Assessor Office
·        Braiden Anderson, Circuit Court Clerk’s Office
·        Lindsey Barham, Circuit Court Clerk’s Office
·        Racheal Black, Morning Pointe Assisted Living
·        Amanda Carter, Andrew Johnson Bank
·        Trey Cunningham, US Nitrogen
·        Clay Dunaway, Greene County EMS
·        Jake Fait, Tusculum University
·        Jesse Higgins, Greeneville Light & Power
·        Darlene Hurley, Walmart Supply Chain Home Office
·        Scott Jenkins, Greeneville Sun
·        Jerome Julian, Apex Bank
·        Andrew Kerr, Town of Greeneville
·        Ken Lawrence, Greene County EMS
·        Tammy Livingston, Greene County Trustee’s Office
·        Tonjua McCullough, TEVET
·        Jessica Poore, Boys & Girls Club
·         Craig Ray, John Deere Power Products
·        Jana Riddle, Tusculum University
·        Blaine Stressman, US Nitrogen
·        Robert Wilhoit, Greeneville Fire Department.
2021 Youth Council Kickoff

Greene County Youth Council held their kickoff on July 17. Eighty members helped the Greene County Fair by cleaning, painting, power washing and litter collection. 

Please contact Jennifer Wilder at 423-638-4111 if volunteers are needed for events.
Agribusiness
Beef Day Celebration
The Agribusiness Committee hosted the July Beef Day Celebration, Saturday, July 10 at the Greene Farmers Co-Op. Many thanks to Emily Poe and all the volunteers that made this event happen. Thank a FARMER!
Armstrong Named Greene County Young Farmer of the Year
Congratulations to Emmy Armstrong for being named the Greene County Young Farmer of the Year at the Tennessee Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award contest during the recent conference.
Keep Greene Beautiful
Free Electronic Recycling Day

A “Free Electronic Recycling Day will be held Friday, August 6th at the Greene County Fairgrounds back parking lot from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Visit www.keepgreenebeautiful.com for a list of items accepted.
Keep Greene Beautiful Golf Tournament

Sponsored by GFL Environmental, this year's tournament will be held on August 12th at Link Hills Country Club. Teams are still available for the tournament. Lunch, dinner, cart and green fees are included in a team sponsorship for $400. A few of the sponsorships available: Luncheon, $500; Contest, $200; and Hole Sponsor, $100.

For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please click here. Anyone interested in the tournament should contact Jennifer Wilder at 423-638-4111 or kgb@greenecop.com.
Yard of the Month Contest

Congratulations to June Yard of the Month Winner Ronnie & Mabel Wilhoit (Flag Branch Rd.). The Wilhoit’ s received a $50 gift card from Broyles General Store. 

During the Yard of the Month program, no yard will be allowed to receive more than one award within the calendar year. The residential property of all current Greene County residents are eligible to participate. Yard upkeep may be done by the homeowner or a professional landscaper. Yard of the Month winner will be asked to display their award sign and are expected to maintain their yard in the same manner that allowed them to win their title of “Yard of the Month.”
 
Keep Greene Beautiful will continue to take nominations from the public and award winners for June, July and August. Yard of the Month will be judged by volunteers of Keep Greene Beautiful. You can find all of the information about this program and the judging criteria online at www.keepgreenebeautiful.com.
Economic and Workforce Development
GCP Announces Participation in TVA Community Innovation Academy

Greene County is one of 8 communities taking part in this year’s TVA Economic Development Community Innovation Academy, a program and experience to help economic developers create breakthrough ideas together to better their communities.

Greene County’s participation in the TVA Innovation Academy is a collaborative effort with Academy local representation by Jeff Taylor, President and CEO of the Greene County Partnership, Mark Stevans, Director of Special Projects for the First Tennessee Development District, Paige Mengel, CFO of Greeneville Light & Power, and a Community Innovation A-Team back in each community.
Teacher Supply Depot

The Teacher Supply Depot will be open on select days the weeks of September 27th and October 4th.

Please email Christina Potts at econdev@greenecop.com for more information.
Member Announcements
Capitol Theatre
Purple Masquerade Concert - Saturday, July 31 at 8 p.m.
Medic Regional Blood Center
Capitol Theatre
Greeneville Flyboys
Be sure to visit flyboysbaseball.com or call 423-609-7400 for more information! 
Link Hills Country Club
NPAC - Jimmy Fortune Performance
Saturday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m.
UT Extension - Greene County
All classes are held via zoom at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Registration is required on a monthly basis to receive both zoom links and supplemental resources via email each Monday. Recordings (and supplemental material) are made available within a week of each class and uploaded on this web portal (all linked videos and material are linked/underlined for quick-direct below). Cost is FREE!

For more information or to register, please click here.
ServPro of Greene County
ServPro of Greene County is working hard to make 500 fire victim displacement bags for the surrounding communities. These bags will be given to the local Red Cross and fire departments to hand out when the need arises.

They are currently looking for businesses to donate items such as toothbrushes, pens, hand sanitizer, travel size first aid kit, dental floss, etc.

If you have any other questions or concerns or may be interested in helping in another way, please contact fhughes@servpro11061.com or call 423-431-8548.