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MISSION STATEMENT:Providing programs and services that
meet the business and professional needs of our members.
STAFF:
Mike MalonePresident & CEO
Jody WallDirector, Program Development
Cynthia SchneiderDirector, Finance and Administration
Tony BakerDirector, Communications
If you would like to submit content for the Business Agenda, contact Tony Baker
at 540-662-4118 or [email protected]
BUSINESS AGENDAa membership publication of the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber
It is with a heavy heart I write my last column for the Top of Virginia Regional C h a m b e r ’ s newsletter. As many may know, I will be leaving the TVRC at the end of July. It seems like yesterday I arrived back in Winchester.
A lot has occurred since then. Your Chamber is strong and moving forward with expansion of our Lead Share Groups – a reflection of the value your chamber provides. Our Young Professionals program has reorganized with strong leadership and a plan for the next 6 months. The focus on professional development, community service and social networking has struck home in meeting the needs of our future business leaders. Valley Business Women has proven successful with outstanding speakers and strong attendance. Our major programs are growing in meeting the expectations and needs of our community and members. The Greater Good Awards continues to be a hallmark event for the community recognizing the “good” for our community. Our Golf Tournament was larger this year than in years past. The public policy program has grown stronger and has kept Winchester, Frederick and Clarke counties as an important part of discussions in Richmond as evidenced by the Governor and his cabinet spending time in our community to listen to our concerns. We have strengthened the financial position of the chamber and it is heading in the right direction. We have added some new faces to the chamber to assist in the growth and continue the progress forward. As I leave the chamber, I want to share my thoughts. It remains extremely important for the business community
OUR CHAMBER MEMBERS:to band together to address issues facing our region. Without the unification of businesses, the area may plummet into ‘what’s in it for me’ approach to business growth and governance. It falls on the shoulders of our business community to address education, transportation, jobs, the environment, housing, social challenges such as homelessness, underemployment, drug abuse and rehabilitation. The Chamber can be the unifying force to promote, initiate, facilitate, educate, and act on these challenges. It is bringing together private investment committed to the ‘we’ and not just the ‘I’. Can the chamber be everything to everyone? No. However, it can be the leader bringing everyone together to focus and address our challenges. The Chamber needs to be in the front of the parade leading this region forward with new ideas and new responses to old questions. It needs to build on our heritage but utilize fresh approaches. To be in the parade of progress, you may think you are the leader, but if no one is following, - who are you leading? Change does not happen overnight and will involve more than one person. It will take a community – the business community – to stretch its reach, spread its influence, and energize the populace. The TVRC may be and should be the group to do just this.Although I will not be a part of the possibility, I will look forward to its success. I believe in a bright future. I believe the glass is not half empty, but half full. A lump of coal is dark and covered with dust. It is soft to the touch and crumbles easily. However, when pressure is applied it can harden. The dust disappears and a brightness begins to explode as the diamond takes shape. When fully developed, the diamond shines brightly and is sought after as an object of value. Such can be a Chamber. It is only after many hands press together to create the energy to grow and succeed will it see
July 2015
The Winchester Country Club was successful in capturing the Chamber Cup at the Corporate Challenge Golf Tournament
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Mike Malone
NEW MEMBERS
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CAP3 Funding Group, LLC Stephen G. Smith102 Black Walnut CtStephens City, VA 22665540-877-0487
Consolidated Business Associates, IncElithia Cornwell272 Parkside CtWoodstock, VA 22664540-671-9474
JUNE
The New Educators Breakfast has long been an annual tradition for the Chamber and is eagerly anticipated by our local schools. The Top of Virginia Regional Chamber will host the event on Friday, August 7 at the Best Western Lee-Jackson Hotel and Conference Center. Educators who are joining the staffs of local public and private schools will be in attendance. Please join us for a delicious breakfast, an inspirational message from a guest speaker, networking with business sponsors and school administrators, and gifts and prizes for the new school personnel. The door prize drawings are always eagerly antici-pated by the new teachers in attendance.
Your support of the event will pay for break-fast for a new educator or school adminis-trator as well as a representative from your company. You can personally thank educa-tors for the job that they do and gain some exposure for your business at the same time. Be on the look out for additional information and a sponsorship form in the near future. For more information, contact Jody Wall at (540) 662-4118 ext. 16 or [email protected].
Proud New Educators Breakfast Teacher Sponsors
Center for Holistic & Integrative EducationCHEERS School FamilyBK Office SupplyBank of Clarke CountyMover DudesShenandoah UniversityTech Team SolutionsThe Winchester GroupUnion Bank & TrustUnited BankYount, Hyde and Barbour, CPA’s
a bright future. A longtime friend sent me a brief story on the basics of life. Once, all the vil-lagers decided to pray for rain. On the day of the prayer all the people gathered but only one boy came with an umbrella. That’s FAITH. When you throw a baby in the air, she laughs because she knows you will catch her, That’s TRUST. Every night we go to bed without any assurance of being alive the next morning but still we set the alarms to wake up. That’s HOPE. We plan big things for tomorrow in spite of zero knowledge of the future. That’s CONFIDENCE. We see the world suffering but still we get married.
That’s LOVE. On an Old Man’s shirt was written a sentence: “I am not 60 years old..I am sweet 16 with 44 years’ experi-ence.” That’s ATTITUDE.
Remember the basics. My best to all in the years ahead. This is Michael Malone closing out.
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If you would like to submit content for the Business
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Mike and Kathleen O’Dell of Edward Jones and Jim and Kim Stutzman of presenting sponsor Jim Stutzman Chevrolet-Cadillac Co at the 5th Annual Corporate Challenge Golf Tournament.
The Chamber of Commerce is looking to you to provide nominations for this year’s awards. The 2015 Valor Awards Ceremony presented by City National Bank will take place on November 5th at the Best Western Lee-Jackson Conference Center. The ceremony recognizes members of the various public safety departments, as well as every day citizens who have gone above and beyond to ensure the safety of others. The deadline for nominations is July 31, 2015. Nominations for the 2015 Valor Awards are for specific acts that occurred in 2014.
A portion of this year’s proceeds will be donated to the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office AED Program.
The Valor Awards are proudly sponsored by City National Bank, Golden Seal Enterprises and the Bank of Clarke County.
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VALLEY BUSINESS WOMEN
Fashion Forward Fun!Wednesday, July 15The Winchester Country Club11:30 am - 1:00 pm Have you ever looked at a crowded closet and thought you had nothing to wear? Come learn to navigate the top fashion qualms-from dressing for your body type, staying on trend without breaking the bank, transitioning an outfit from the office to evening, and seeing what is coming next for fall fashion! You’ll learn some basics from expert Jamie Barusefski about fashions modeled by aver-age Janes with figures just like yours! The clothes are available at local retailers and geared toward the professional working woman. Our aim is to show you how being fashion forward can be easy, convenient and affordable! Come see your friends and business col-leagues model current fashions. Thanks to the following for their participation:
Jennifer McDonald, BB&TDarcus Breneman, BB&TNancy Campbell, Kimberly’s Suzan Herskowitz, Attorney Siona Escoto, Body Renew FitnessTessa Doherty, CBM Mortgage Jennifer Sacco, Old Town TitleTracy Vosika, United Bank Jenny Grooms, WMC Foundation Sandy Walters, YHBAnnette Sargent, YHBAdrian Taylor, YHBJody Wall, TVRCKatie Brunson, TVRC Jamie Barusefski – Regional Trainer for Belk Department stores. Belk, Inc. is the nation’s largest privately-owned mainline department store company with 305 stores located in 16 Southern state. Belk strives to deliver Modern, Southern, Style to its cus-tomers and to the communities it serves.
Threshold EnterprisesTyson Drive, Stonewall Industrial Park
Winchester, Virginia 22603
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EVENTS CALENDARJuly 14, 2015Business after HoursGeorge’s Food & Spirits103 E. Piccadilly StreetWinchester, VA5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
July 15, 2015Valley Business WomenThe Winchester Country Club1300 Senseny RoadWinchester, VA11:30 am - 1:00 pm
July 16, 2015Young ProfessionalsEscutcheon Brewing142 Commercial St.Winchester, VA4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
July 21, 2015Business and BreakfastCity National Bank100 Elizabeth DriveStephens City, VA
TalentWise 255 Fort Collier Road, Suite 100E
Winchester, VA 22603
RIBBON CUTTINGS
THANK YOU FOR REINVESTING IN MAY
92.5 WINC FM/AM 1400, 105.5 The Bone, Z104.9Access IndependenceAdult Care Center of the Northern Shenandoah ValleyAudiology Hearing ServicesBank of Clarke CountyBankers InsuranceBlossman Gas and ApplianceBlue Ridge HospiceBrewbaker’s RestaurantCBM MortgageCelebrating Patsy ClineCity of WinchesterColony RealtyConcern HotlineCrum RealtyDavid James HomesE.W. Armstrong CompanyEnders & Shirley Funeral HomeEZTOUSE.COMFamily Preservation ServicesFirst BankFrederick County Education AssociationFrederick County Farm BureauGirl Scout Council of the Nation’s CapitolGrand Home FurnishingsGreen Bay PackagingHall, Robert B., Jr. DDSHarrison & Johnson, PLCiGoTechIntegrus HoldingsJim Barb Realty
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The Valley Business Today Show, featuring
the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber, airs
the fourth Wednesday of every month at 12:30 pm
www.theriver953online.com
Kotkin Chiropractic CenterLynn M. Poole Tax ServiceDickey’s Barbeque PitMid-Atlantic ProTel Inc.Minnick’s Auto Repair & TowingMoxon TimbersNeurologic AssociatesNorthside LanesNW WorksPeppertree ApartmentsPine Knoll ConstructionPotesta & AssociatesPowhatan SchoolPrime Lending Prudential PenFed RealtyRapid Rehabilitation, PCRed Roof InnRutherford & Johnson, PCShenandoah Apple Blossom FestivalSoutheastern ContainerSpecial LoveSpichers AppliancesState Farm Ins. - T.D. ClaytonStuart Hill ApartmentsThe Observer of Clarke CountyThe Rotary Club of WinchesterThomas Plumbing & HeatingToan & AssociatesUnited Way of Northern Shenandoah ValleyViolino Ristorante ItalianoVirginia Blood ServicesWhite’s Birds UnlimitedWinchester Public Schools
Your support of the event will pay for breakfast for a new educator or school administrator as well as a represen-tative from your company. You can personally thank educators for the job that they do and gain some exposure for your business at the same time. For more information, contact Jody Wall at (540) 662-4118 ext. 16 or [email protected].
Support a Teacher at the New Educators Breakfast! $50
