Chamber NOW March 25, 2022
Pike Chamber News & Opportunities Weekly
2022 Ducky Derby

Ducky Derby is quickly approaching! Please reach out to a Lions Club member or send a message for your chance at $6000 in cash prizes!

The drawing for the 2022 virtual event will be on Facebook Live @ 6pm on Saturday, April 2.
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Free Community Suicide
Awareness/Prevention Training
The Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) recently received funding from the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s (FAO) Cause Connector giving program. Cause Connector is a charitable matchmaking site, created to help more donors support local nonprofit projects in Appalachian Ohio. The AAA7 is utilizing the funding to support an important community training for suicide awareness and prevention called QPR: Question, Persuade, and Refer. A virtual training is coming up on April 5... 

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THE CAC WILL BE HOSTING
THE GUS HOPPER 5K FUNDRAISER 
 
The Community Action Committee of Pike County (CAC) will be hosting the Gus Hopper 5K Event on Saturday, April 23 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at the Pike County Senior Center at 402 Clough Street in Waverly. This fundraising event is in support of the upcoming Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball competition which is scheduled for June 11-12.  

The Gus Hopper 5K Event will begin and end at the Senior Center and follow the designated route throughout the Waverly area. Registration for 5K is open and available online at Eventbrite.com (search for Gus Hopper 5K Waverly) or can be mailed to the CAC at 941 Market Street, Piketon OH 45601. In addition, registration will be available the day of the event starting at 9:00am.  

“We’re extremely excited to be able to offer this wonderful community event,” stated Amber Wheeler, Chairperson for the Pike County Gus Macker. “Our community needs to be able to come together and experience family-friendly events like this and the Gus Macker. And, we’re just proud to be able to continue this tradition.”  

All proceeds from the Gus Hopper 5K Event will go towards the official Gus Macker Tournament in June. The Macker Tournament is designed so that anyone can play: male or female, young and old, short and tall, the most experienced or no experience at all. This maintains the purity and integrity of the driveway game. Since 1987, the Macker tour has expanded, holding a total of 972 tournaments with over 2.2 million players – male and female from 7 years old to 50+ - and more than 23 million spectators nationwide.  

Questions regarding both the Gus Hopper 5K and Gus Macker event should be directed to Amber Wheeler at (740) 289 – 2371 ext. 7007 or awheeler@pikecac.org. 
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2021 FREE TAX RETURN
PREPARATION AND FILING        
The Workforce & Business Development Program at the Community Action Committee of Pike County located at 941 Market Street in Piketon is providing the Free Tax Preparation Program by filing current and past years’ federal and state tax returns FREE OF CHARGE for low to moderate income taxpayers. Our Volunteer staff are certified by the IRS to prepare and complete tax returns. 
 
Tax Envelopes and required forms are available in the mailbox outside the OMJ Career Center windows, along with a checklist of documents needed to properly prepare tax returns.  It is IMPORTANT that you provide a good working contact number for the tax staff to reach you. Once your documents have been accepted by our staff, contact will be conducted via telephone as needed.  Call 740.289.2371 for more information. 
 
Income Tax Returns can be dropped off at the OhioMeansJobs Career Center Monday through Thursday from 8:00am to 4:30pm.
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