Currahee Military Weekend & Southern Living Showcase Home

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

The Currahee Military Weekend banners are going up this week in preparation for the big long weekend from Thursday October 3^rd through Sunday October 6^th’ 2013!  NEW THIS YEAR: the first 200 people who register for the Currahee Challenge run/walk will get army dog tags. The Stephens County Community Theater will perform “A Musical Tribute to Our Veterans” live at the Schaefer Center. At the Airport, there will be a Huey AND a Cobra helicopter along with other Dixie Wing planes available for rides for a fee. There will be a “Grenade Toss” event at the train depot. The banquet and auction will be set up in tents on the original Camp Toccoa Property with a 1940’s radio show as entertainment. We hope everyone dresses up in period costume like it’s the 1940’s all weekend long.  We’re distributing Weekend posters and schedules along with Toccoa Trivia and a County Quiz to help us prepare our front line businesses who will greet our guests. Let’s roll out the red carpet for them and let’s make-their-day!

Few announcements for you:

The 2013 Southern Living Custom Builder Showcase Home by Dillard-Jones Builders will be open at Currahee Club Friday through Sunday from September 27 through December 22.  Inspired by the pages of Southern Living and the North Georgia Mountains, Quarry Ridge overlooks Hole #17, the Quarry Hole, on Currahee Club's Jim Fazio designed, Rolex World's Top 1000 Golf Course. Admission to tour the 2013 Southern Living Custom Builder Showcase Home is only $10, with a portion of ticket sales benefiting Neighbors 4 Neighbors of Stephens County and the Food 2 Kids Program of the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia. The Welcome Center is the official location for ticket sales.

This Friday at 10am is a very special Ribbon Cutting celebration for Jay-Marz Signs & Graf-X at their new location on Big A Rd. Come celebrate with owners Jason & Marti Tanner and check out their products and services. We hope to see you there!    

Finally, you're invited to the Highway GA17 Groundbreaking Ceremony at NGTC-Currahee Campus Wednesday, September 18 from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 pm. Mark your calendars and plan to attend!  

Your Chamber helps build a stronger community by involving membership in the top business, civic and social priorities. Join us today!  That’s your weekly Update.  I’m Wendi Bailey your Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President.