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Chamber Calendar
7/26-30 | Teacher Internship Week
7/27 | RPN 1 - 8AM
7/29 | RPN 2 - 8AM
7/29 | Student LIFT Interviews 12-2:30PM
7/30 | Teacher Internship Closing Lunch 12PM
Each week we are spotlighting Chamber Members that have been chosen through a random selection generator. Join us in learning more about the Richland Creek Zipline Canopy Tour!
Quote of the Week
2022 Slate of
Board Members
and Officers
Announced

The Nominating Committee has been hard at work putting together a slate of Board Members and Officers for 2022. The Committee consisted of:
 
  •  Kelly Heath
  •  Nicki Hill
  •  Pam Hill
  •  Art Martinez
  •  Joel McClosky
  • Jerry Moore
  •  Linda Brown

The Board of Directors will vote on the Slate at their regularly scheduled August Board meeting.

Message from
the Chair:
Kelly Heath,
Randolph Community College
Unsung heroes and heroines walk among us every day, and many times we don’t notice them or appreciate their efforts. The last year and a half illuminated the work of our first responders, healthcare workers, frontline workers, and all the parents who worked with their children at home when they couldn’t be at school.  
 
Then there’s our educators who work so hard and give of themselves in countless and boundless ways to our kids and our community, year in and year out. During this week, 15 educators will be interning at local businesses and industries as part of the Asheboro-Randolph Chamber of Commerce’s 30th Annual Teacher Internship Program. This program provides an opportunity for teachers from the Asheboro City Schools and Randolph County School System to spend one week during the summer working and shadowing various jobs in different businesses and industries throughout our community and learning firsthand the requirements of today’s workplace. Teachers from all areas and curriculums will be participating in this program and what they learn from the workplace will be invaluable to them in preparing future lesson plans. 
  
The 2021 Summer Teacher Internship Program is coordinated by the Chamber, Asheboro City Schools and the Randolph County School System and is being sponsored by Alpine Health & Rehabilitation of Asheboro, Charlie’s Heating and Cooling, Courier-Tribune, Oliver Rubber Co. and Randolph Electric Membership Corporation. 
 
The Chamber is so proud to partner with these organizations on this long standing program, and we send a huge THANK YOU to ALL of our educators for the incredible work they do every day for our children.
Volunteers Needed for
FIELD OF HONOR
Nov 11-14, 2021
MEMBER OPPORTUNITIES
2021 Annual Retreat
October 21 - 23, 2021
Sign Up NOW !
Sponsor Opportunities for No Tie Affair
Saturday, September 11th, 6-10 p.m.
NC Zoo Solar Pointe Plaza

*Outdoor Low Country Boil with steamed oysters, steamed shrimp, sausage, potatoes, corn, chicken, desserts, and beer/wine, soft drinks, and bottled water (All you care to eat/drink!)

Tickets are only $60 per person!

Sponsorship Opportunities:
Premiere Low Country Boil Sponsor - (SOLD) Waste Management
 
Koozie Sponsor - (SOLD) McKenzie Real Estate

Sandbar Beverage & Dessert Sponsor - (SOLD) McKenzie Properties & Investments

Entertainment Sponsor - (SOLD) First Bank
 
Photo Sponsor - (SOLD) Safe-T-Works & Ready Telecom, Inc.
Includes pre/post event publicity, logo printed on each photo, special recognition at event & 6 tickets.
Diggin’ for Oysters Sponsors - $1,000 (Current Sponsors: Alpine Health and Rehabilitation of Asheboro, Charlie's Heating & Cooling, Klaussner Home Furnishings, Oliver Rubber Company, Randolph Community College, & Technimark LLC)
Includes pre/post event publicity, special recognition at event & 8 tickets.
 
Finger-lickin’ Chicken Sponsors - $500 (Current Sponsors: Asheboro Recycling Center, Beane Signs Inc., Duke Energy, FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Insurance Associates of the Triad, RH Barringer Distribution Co. Inc., Sapona Plastics LLC, Truist, & Truliant Federal Credit Union)
Includes pre/post event publicity, special recognition at event & 4 tickets
 
Jumbo Shrimp Sponsors - $275 (Current Sponsors: Asheboro Alarm & Electric Co., Asheboro Fire & Security, Brubaker & Associates, Carolina Pharmacy-Seagrove, First Bank, Four Saints Brewing Co., Pamela Hill-Clerk of Court, Integrity Mortgage Group, Make It Beautiful Salon & Spa, Ready Telecom Inc., Rheem Sales Co. & Truly Nolen Pest & Termite Control)
Includes pre/post event publicity, special recognition at event & 2 tickets
Cybersecurity Lunch & Learn
August 24th - NOON-1:30PM
in the Chamber Board Room
CHAMBER ADVOCACY
Chamber and EDC Partner to Host Industry Tour for Congressional Field Reps
Last week Linda Brown, Chamber President, and Kevin Franklin, EDC President, hosted the Field Representatives for US Senator Burr (Mike Fenley), US Senator Tillis (Stephanie Blair), and Congressman Budd (Sam Shumate). Joining them was Chair of the Randolph County Board of Commissioners, Darrell Frye. Visits included:

  • The Timken Company
  • POST Consumer Brands
  • Asheboro Regional Airport
  • Indorama - StarPet
  • Energizer
  • Oliver Rubber Company
  • Pemmco Manufacturing
  • Sapona Plastics
  • Klaussner Furniture

It was two days filled with engaging conversations between our local manufacturers and key staff of our federally elected representatives. Much of the conversation focused on the labor shortage, impacts of shipping delays, and tariffs. Many thanks to the leadership teams at these companies for allowing us to tour their facilities and meet. It makes one very proud to see how resilient our industries have been during the Pandemic, and the astounding amount of capital dollars they have invested in expansion and improvements in the last few years. Our DC representatives were appreciative of being so warmly welcomed and the ability to have these face-to-face conversations.
LAST WEEK IN RALEIGH:

While our representatives in Raleigh are in the crucial budget negotiation phase of the 2021 legislative session, the next several weeks appear likely to remain on the quieter side at the General Assembly. Members of the Senate are not expected to hold their next voting session until the following week, while House members plan to meet this evening and tomorrow morning before taking the rest of the week off. The House aims to finalize its budget proposal by the second week in August, after which we can expect the negotiation process to ramp up. This sets the stage for a potential budget deal before the end of August.

Want to know the latest from the North Carolina General Assembly?

They have a robust website with details and links to answer questions you may have related to current legislation under consideration. Here you will find calendars for both the House and Senate, daily lists of Bills that were filed or acted upon, a Bill look-up field, and much more. Check it out!
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
"Healthy Communities" Sponsored Activities

Upcoming Hikes in 2021:
August 8: Hike to Cooper Mountain Cemetery from Robbins Branch.
September 12: Hike to Cooler's Knob, from Tot Hill Farm
Asheboro/Randolph Chamber of Commerce www.chamber.asheboro.com