October 2019 Newsletter

PARTNERS NEWSLETTER | OCTOBER 2019

Golf Shoot-Out

Registration is open for the 25th Annual Greene County Partnership Golf Shoot-Out. The tournament is scheduled for Tuesday, October 22, at Link Hills Country Club, and the entry fee of $150 per player includes cart and greens fees, lunch, beverages during play and dinner following the tournament. Sponsorship's are available as follows: title sponsor, $1,500; contest sponsor, $250; and hole sponsor, $175. Partnership members are invited to provide door prizes ($25 or more), and goody bag items for the golfers. For more information, contact Joni Parker at the Partnership, 423-638-4111.

INDUSTRY APPRECIATION

The Greene County Partnership Industry Appreciation Reception will be held on October 22nd from 5 pm until 7 pm at Link Hills County Club.

Membership Breakfast

The October Membership Breakfast is Tuesday, October 8 at 7:30 a.m. at the General Morgan Inn & Conference Center. The breakfast is sponsored by East Tennessee State University . The cost of the breakfast is $3 with reservations and $8 without.

Mark your calendar for the November Membership Breakfast, scheduled for Tuesday, November 12 at 7:30 a.m. at Tusculum University. The sponsor of the breakfast is Tusculum University and will be held in the Meen Center.

Door prizes are still needed for the monthly membership breakfasts! Contact Lori Dowell at 638-4111 if you have any prizes to be given away.

Welcome New Members!

The Greene County Partnership welcomes new members: Fatz Cafe' and Got LTCi.

Agribusiness

Farm-City Banquet

A limited number of tickets at $15 are available for the 31 ^st Annual Farm-City Banquet, scheduled for Thursday, November 21 at 6 p.m. at the Clyde Austin 4-H Center. The speaker of the banquet will be Jeff Aiken, President of Tennessee Farm Bureau. The banquet will feature a pork chop dinner with all the trimmings followed by the presentation of the J.W. Massengill Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award and the Robert C. Austin Distinguished Service to Community Award. For more information or to sponsor this event, please call Lori Dowell at 638-4111 or email gcp@greenecop.com .

Kids's Day on the Farm

Over 500 students, parents and volunteers attended the Agribusiness Committee’s Kids’ Day on the Farm at the UT Research & Education Center at Greeneville for the 3 ^rd graders in the city and county school system. Many thanks to the center for everything and all the volunteers!

Green Coat News

Ambassador of the Quarter

Congratulations to Rhonda Humbert, September’s Ambassador of the Quarter Award. Many thanks to Rhonda for all her hard work and dedication!

Ribbon Cuttings

The Green Coat Ambassadors attended a ribbon cutting for Hobby Lobby, Monday, September 16 and Greeneville Community Hospital East Campus Progressive Care Unit, Monday, September 30.

Hobby Lobby

Greeneville Community Hospital East Campus Progressive Care Unit

Please join the Green Coat Ambassadors for these upcoming ribbon cuttings:

County Line Pie on Monday, October 7 at 11 a.m., 5641 Erwin Highway, Chuckey

Tourism

2019 High Tops to High Heels

The Sports Council of the Tourism Department is working feverishly on the Consumer Credit Union’s 2 ^nd Annual High Tops to High Heels, A Celebration of Women in Sports & Tourism luncheon coming up on Tuesday, October 29 from 11:30-1 at Greeneville Parks & Recreation. To date, more than 300 students and student athletes from all five high schools have registered to attend with local businesses sponsoring their entry fees. This year’s featured speaker, Kate Ziegler is a two-time Olympian Swimmer with 8 gold medals, 5 silver medals and two world records. Also making an appearance will be Brianna Mason, 2019 Miss TN sponsored by South State Contractors, Rocky Top Vet and QCare. Other sponsors include: The Greeneville Sun, Radio Greeneville, Greeneville Light & Power, Centri-Works Thermocopy, Professional Vending, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, First TN Bank, Tusculum University Athletics, Greeneville Water Commission, Grand Rental Station, Farm Bureau(Mosheim Carla Reaves, Davy Crockett TA Travel Center, Hometown Realty, Hampton Inn, Bristol Motor Speedway, Greeneville Federal Bank, McInturff, Milligan & Brooks, Ballad Health, Signature Healthcare, and the Greeneville Reds. Businesses sponsoring students and student athletes are Leonard & Associates, American Greetings, Town of Mosheim, Apex Bank, City of Tusculum, Creekside Markets and Gary’s Paint & Body. Creamy Cup is the ticket sponsor once again this year. Several businesses are supporting the event with $100 sponsorships and will be listed in the program at the event. Sponsorships are still available in the amounts of $500, $250, & $100. For more information or to sponsor, call Tammy Kinser at 423-638-4111/email tkinser@greenecop.com or call Jama Long at 423-620-0907.

Festival of Trees

Applications are rolling in for Tourism’s annual Greeneville Festival of Trees taking place November 17-26 in the Greeneville Commons beside Hobby Lobby. The event, a 10-day silent auction is a must for businesses, clubs, organizations and churches to participate in. The premise is to decorate and donate a tree, wreath, or centerpiece and watch as the fun begins. This is a great way to promote your business for 10 full days and have fun creating. You don’t have time?? Call one of our florists that are members of the Partnership and order one to be delivered to the site. Sponsorships are available at a cost of $250 and $500 and volunteers are needed. For more information, contact Tammy Kinser at tkinser@greenecop.com or log on to: http://tiny.cc/c8awdz to enter online. Applications can also be found by logging on to: http://tiny.cc/xabwdz .

Keep Greene Beautiful

Halloween Hustle

Sign up today for Keep Greene Beautiful’s “Halloween Hustle” 3-Mile Walk scheduled for October 26 at 9 a.m. in downtown Greeneville. Best costume and first place winners will receive prizes! The entry fee is $12 before October 16 and $15 after that date. The student rate is $8 and a special group rate of $10 per person is available for five or more walkers.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Ninety- three households participated in the annual Hazardous Household Collection on September 28. Thank you to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Greeneville Public Works for assistance at the collection and to Hal Henard Elementary School for the use of their parking lot.

Education & Workforce Development

Made In Greene

Plans are under way for the 2019 Made In Greene County Exhibit. The Education & Workforce Development Department will be working with the Manufacturing Council to coordinate this year’s Made In Greene County initiative. The focus of Made in Greene County is to offer students a look into products made locally and potential career opportunities. Any business that would like to participate, including those outside of the manufacturing sector, is asked to contact Dana Wilds to sign up.

Career Connect

The Niswonger Foundation Career Connect Program is seeking business and industry partners for the 2019-2020 school year. This three-year program, in partnership with Greene County and Greeneville City Schools and local industry, is designed to provide students the opportunity to explore career paths, develop "soft" skills, earn workforce readiness credentials, and gain real-world work experience. Intersted business and industry leaders can contact Law Loving at lloving@niswongerfoundation.org or Matt Garland at mgarland@greenecop.com for more information.

Member Anniversaries

Happy Anniversary to these wonderful members! Members celebrating October Chamber Anniversaries:

B.T.L. Industries, 29 years

Vooner Paper Machinery, 27 years

Rogers Family Dental PLLC, 23 years

Tri-Cities Airport, 21 years

Idell Construction Company, Inc., 20 years

Midway Construction Company, Inc., 20 years

Summer Street Pawn Shop, 20 years

Admiral Propane, 20 years

Bridges To Success, 20 years

Allstate Insurance Agency/The Call Agency, 20 years

Artistic Printers, 20 years

Norton's Pest Control, 20years

Cave Law Firm, LLC, 20 years

Greeneville Urgent Care Center, 20 years

J. A. Street & Associates, 20 years

Petro Services, Inc., 20 years

Apex Bank, 19 years

Bob's Factory Outlet, 16 years

Taylor Law Firm, 14 years

Sesco Management Consultants , 14 years

James S. Shore, 10 years

Big Time Beverage, 10 years

Road Show Mobile Stages, 10 years

Little Top Drive-Thru, 10 years

HUF North America, 9 years

Hite Construction, 8 years

Miller/Greeneville, Inc., 8 years

Milligan & Coleman, 8 years

Bailey's Heat & Air, 8 years

J&J Warehousing, 8 years

South State Contractors, 8 years

Dakota Packaging Solutions, 8 years

Everhart Transportation, Inc., 8 years

Davis Elliot Company, Inc., 8 years

Donaldson Company, Inc., 8 years

Neas Welding, 8 years

Lynn Hope Towing, 8 years

Triangle Press, 8 years

Burley Stabilization Corporation, 8 years

Gilley's Western Store, 8 years

Charles C. Parks Company, 8 years

US Nitrogen, 8 years

Citizen's Bank, 8 years

Hookers Excavation & Trucking, 8 years

WCYB, WEMT, CW, 7 years

Reformation Lutheran Church, 7 years

Angeez Sweet Shop, 7 years

Union Home Mortgage, 7 years

Reliable Title & Escrow, LLC, 7 years

Nathan Holt, 7 years

Gwen Lilley, Century 21 Legacy, 7 years

Towne Square Package Store, Inc., 7 years

Tri County Real Estate, LLC, 7 years

American Red Cross, 6 years

Greene LEAF, 6 years

Dan Armstrong, 6 years

Collins Shipley, PLLC, 5 years

AMSEE LTD., 5 years

Advanced Home Care, 4 years

STK Promotions, 4 years

The Homeplace at Johnston Farm, 2 years

Love Yoga, 2 years

Mustang Alley Riding Stables, 1 year

Edward Jones Investments - Billy Endean, 1 year

Endless Revenue Marketing, 1 year

Now Event Group, 1 year

Chantz Scott Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, 1 year

The Corporate Image, 1 year

Thank you to our newsletter sponsor!

Greeneville Community Hospital East and Greeneville Community Hospital West