Chamber NOW August 6, 2021
Pike Chamber News & Opportunities Weekly
2021 Pike County Fair
Now - August 7
SamJam 2021
Wednesday, September 1-5
Pike County Fairgrounds
Piketon, Ohio
Pike County YMCA
Youth Soccer League

Sponsorship Opportunities
Contact Chris 740-708-3344
Apply for the Next Round of TechCred
Through August 31st

Lt. Governor Jon Husted, who serves as Director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, announced that Ohio businesses looking to upskill their workforce can apply for the tenth round of TechCred. The application period will close on August 31st.

Learn more about the program by visiting TechCred.Ohio.Gov.

Questions about TechCred? Contact the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation at Workforce@OWT.Ohio.Gov.



Community Event
Tuesday, August 10
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Pike County YMCA
400 Pride Drive - Waverly
Student Loan Workshop
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Financial Literacy Programs of the Workforce & Business Development Program at Community Action Committee of Pike County will be partnering with Shawnee State University to offer an evening workshop reviewing the various options regarding student loan information available to new, current, and graduated students. This workshop will be held at the OhioMeansJobs Career Center at 941 Market Street in Piketon from 5:00 pm to 7pm on August 18, 2021.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP: COACHING EMPLOYEES 
 
Wednesday, August 25th
1:00 – 3:00pm
OhioMeansJobs Career Center
941 Market Street, Piketon

Due to limited seating registration is required. To register, please contact  
Adam Days at adays@pikecac.org or (740) 289 – 2371.  

An Evening of Hope & Healing
The Pike County Post Overdose Response Team (PORT) will be hosting an event on Tuesday, August 31st from 7:00 - 9:00pm at Canal Park in Waverly to inspire hope in our community around substance use and reduce the number of narcotic overdoses in the Pike County area. The PORT team has partnered with local organizations to bring this event to the families and friends of lost loved ones as well as individuals who have survived an overdose in their battle with substance abuse.   
SELF-EMPLOYMENT:
FROM DREAM TO REALITY
SMALL BUSINESS CLASSES BEING OFFERED

Begins - Tuesday, September 14

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8th Annual Kiwanis
Apple 5K Run/Walk
Saturday, September 25

A.I. SCHOOL
September 28 - 30
Jackson Ag Research Station
Jackson, Ohio
Pike County Visitors Guide
USDA to Provide Pandemic Assistance to Livestock Producers for Animal Losses
Farm Service Agency Will Begin Taking Applications for Indemnity Program July 20 - September 17

Visit farmers.gov/plip for a copy of the Notice of Funding Availability and more information on how to apply.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has designated a new priority area in Ohio focused on improving and creating northern bobwhite quail habitat. Private landowners and producers can apply for funding through the NRCS’ Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Interested landowners in the selected townships are encouraged to contact their local NRCS service center, ODNR private lands biologist or Pheasants Forever biologist to learn more...
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