Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce

Here is the September 20th, 2012 WNEG AM 630 Weekly Chamber Update as heard at 6:45am, 12:45pm and 5:45pm. It’s been blogged and Facebooked, too. Ambassadors: please cut/paste/forward to their Members and invite them to the Ribbon Cutting today! 

Hello, this is Wendi Bailey, your Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President with your Weekly Chamber Update.  

We are excited about the 12^th Annual Currahee Military Weekend set for October 5^th-7^th, recently named the Best Downtown Event in Georgia.  Invite your friends and family and help us show off our Currahee Military Museum and Camp Toccoa at Currahee.

• On Friday, the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will cook, serve and deliver 1,000 chicken plates to our community and out of town guests at the Toccoa First Baptist Church of Toccoa. 
• Friday afternoon there is a book signing at the train depot.
• Friday night, the USO Hangar Dance will have a live band, live singing group and live swing dance demonstrations. 
• Saturday morning over 400 runners and walkers will compete in the Currahee Challenge. 
• Saturday at 11am, nine returning WWII Camp Toccoa veterans will be in the parade that begins with a parachute jump with the huge American flag and smoke.
• Georgia National Guard Adjutant General Jim Butterworth will speak at the Opening Ceremonies. During the ceremony 150 new military recruits will be inducted into the US Army.
• Outside the historic courthouse the re-enactors will set up camps and conduct weapons demonstrations on the hour. Inside the courthouse will be the memorabilia show.
• Robin Sink McClelland, daughter of Col. Robert F. Sink will attend the festivities. She is the president of the Board of the Trustees of Camp Toccoa at Currahee.
• Saturday night is the Banquet & Auction and the speaker is Toccoa resident Major General James Guest who served as aide to General Richard Seitz who trained at Camp Toccoa.

Listen every morning to am 630 WNEG for your chance to win tickets to the Hangar Dance. For a complete list of our events and sponsors, please visit www.toccoagachamber.com.  This is an amazing event. Come celebrate with us the lives and contributions of the paratroopers who trained at Camp Toccoa.  

I have one Announcement for you today:

The Lake Hartwell 50^th Anniversary Art Exhibit will be on display at The Cornerstone during the month of October. Please save the date for their Business-After-Hours on Thursday October 11^th at 5pm.

That’s your Weekly Update! I’m Wendi Bailey your Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President.