SPLOST VI

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

Early voting has begun and continues through November 1st. Election Day is November 5^th. Stephens County voters are casting ballots on SPLOST VI, a continuation of the one-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.

Would you like learn more about SPLOST?  Barry Hodges, Chair of the “Stephens County Friends of SPLOST VI” committee will present at a Town Hall meeting set for Monday October 28^th at 5:30pm in the Historic Courthouse.

The presentation includes an overview of the SPLOST, a review of the completed SPLOST “V” projects and a review of the proposed SPLOST “VI” projects.  There will be a question and answer period following the presentation.

Barry recently spoke at the Rotary Club of Toccoa.  He and his committee have been distributing SPLOST VI informational fliers.  If you would like to have Barry present to your civic or church group meeting please call the Chamber at 706-886-2132.

I have a few announcements for you:

Please mark your calendars and save the date for the Stephens County School System’s “Annual Report Forum” presented by School Superintendent Sherrie Whiten.  The luncheon is set for Tuesday November 12^th from 11am to 1pm at Gate Cottage.     

Today we have a Business After Hours from 5pm-6:30pm hosted by the Power House for Kids at their location on highway 123.  Jackpot is up to $100 and you must be present to win.

On Friday we have a Ribbon Cutting for the Royal Foods Store new owner at 10am at his location on 123 just past PTL Equipment on the right heading to Jeanette Jamieson Parkway.

·         Have you seen the 2013 Southern Living Custom Builder Showcase Home at the Currahee Club yet? It’s open every Friday through Sunday, now through December 22.  The home is beautifully decorated and features furniture made by Habersham and art created by local artists.   

Your Chamber helps you market your business, meet other business owners and continue your business education. Visit toccoagachamber.com to see the list of 465 members who are building a better community.  Join us today! Call 706-886-2132. That’s your weekly Update. I’m Wendi Bailey, your Toccoa Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President. 

2013 Currahee Military Weekend A Success!

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce, Stephens County Historical Society, the Toccoa Main Street program, and new this year “Camp Toccoa at Currahee Project”, want to congratulate everyone on making the 13th Annual Currahee Military reunion and weekend a huge success!  

Together with your support we "rolled out the red carpet" for the Camp Toccoa veterans, their families, and the re-enactors. It was a memorable weekend to honor the men of Camp Toccoa, as well as all veterans, and current active military.   

AM 630 WNEG and The Toccoa Record once again gave this event priority and we are forever grateful for the support.  

We sold out of chicken at the Chamber BBQ, had record participation in the Currahee Challenge, our hotels and restaurants were full, an overall positive report for us all. We welcomed six Camp Toccoa veterans who were delighted to return to Currahee Mountain and eat their banquet dinner on the old Camp Toccoa site.

A special thanks to local artist Carl Fennell who provided the design of “Currahee Mountain” for the Currahee Challenge t-shirt and to architect Garland Reynolds for the Reunion t-shirt featuring Phase I of the Camp Toccoa Project. 

A special thanks to the Toccoa-Stephens County Community Theater for performing a “Musical Tribute to Our Veterans” for guests and the community.

There are so many who volunteer and sponsor the weekend activities we are at great risk for not recognizing someone’s act of support. Please accept our sincerest apologies and know we appreciate you!  Our sponsors are listed on the Chamber’s web site at www.toccoagachamber.com.

Once again, thank you Toccoa-Stephens County for welcoming back our veterans; for dressing yourselves in military and 1940’s outfits and for showing our visitors your southern hospitality and patriotic spirit!    

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

Currahee Military Weekend is Here!

Weekly Chamber Update as heard on WNEG AM 630 every Thursday at 6:45am, 12:45pm and 5:45pm.

Thursday October 3,  2013

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

Here we go! Currahee Military Weekend is finally here!

Show your patriotic spirit by placing American Flags in your business windows and store fronts. Welcome the veterans and active military on your business marquis. Dress yourselves in military or 1940’s outfits.

There are Currahee Challenge runners coming from 26 different states, there are nine Camp Toccoa veterans registered for the reunion weekend and there are over eighty soldiers from Fort Gordon, GA.  Please come downtown and thank them ALL in person for coming to Toccoa for Currahee Military Weekend.  

Visitors to Toccoa-Stephens County are encouraged to visit the Camp Toccoa property donated to the Stephens County Historical Society by Pacolet-Milliken, Inc. and the memorials nearby. Plans for the project can be seen in the Historical Society gift shop at the Currahee Military Museum and include restoring the headquarters, replicating the barracks, a pavilion, theater, sentry building and more.   

Camp Toccoa at Currahee is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve the legacy of the great American heroes who trained on Currahee Mountain. In June, Tom Hanks donated $25,000 to restore Camp Toccoa. There is still money to be raised and work to be done but it’s a mission that we must complete.            

Tickets for Currahee Military Weekend activities are available at the Welcome Center and you can find a complete list of our activities, volunteers and sponsors online.

The Musical Tribute to our Veterans kicks everything off tonight - at the Schaefer Center at 7pm – and is a free concert. Listen to WNEG AM 630 for your chance to win complimentary tickets.  

One announcement for you:

Did you know the 2013 Southern Living Custom Builder Showcase Home is now open at the Currahee Club on Friday, Saturday and Sunday - now through December 22. Admission is $10 and tickets can be purchased online, at the house or at the Welcome Center.  

 

Your Chamber helps build a stronger community by involving our members 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.