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Reidsville Chamber of Commerce
January 2014, Vol. 14, Issue 1
112 Settle St. • Reidsville, NC 27320
(336) 349-8481
To join the Reidsville Chamber of Commerce, call 349-8481 or email info@reidsvillechamber.org. Also visit the Chamber online at www.reidsvillechamber.org
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Chairman: Farrah Harrison,
Avante’ at Reidsville
Treasurer: Myra Ray,
Piedmont Natural Gas
VP Governmental Affairs: Brian
Greer, Greer Recycling
VP Business & Industry: John
Aswell, Unifi Manufacturing, Inc.
Chair-Elect: Haynes Dallas,
Folger & Tucker, P.A.
VP Events: Stephanie Chism,
American Partners FCU
Past Chairman: Marc
Bumgarner, Dystar L.P.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Heather Adams, Rockingham
County Partnership for Children
Gene Arthur, Arthur’s Jewelry
Kevin Barker, Cirrus Construction,
Inc.
Amy Brown, Newbridge Bank
Robbie Citty, Citty Funeral Home
Mickey Foster, Annie Penn Hospital
Peter McKinnon, Tech Authority
Kathy Morrow, Reidlawn Cemetery
Dale Parks, The Cat’s Meow/DP Cars
& Trucks, Inc.
Cindy Smith, Amcor Tobacco
Packaging Reidsville
Thurman Smith, SmithAutomotive
Heather Whitsett, Reidsville Family
YMCA
CHAMBER CHAMPIONS
DIAMOND
The City of Reidsville
Cone Health-Annie Penn Hospital
Keystone Foods
Tech Authority
PLATINUM
Avante’ of Reidsville
Breakthrough Access Solutions, LLC
Joe Wright, CPA CGMA
Lowe’s Home Improvement
Piedmont Natural Gas
News & Record
Reidsville Florist & Gifts
GOLD
Amcor
Home Savings Bank
SILVER
BB&T
First Piedmont Corporation
NewBridge Bank
Pelham Transportation
BRONZE
American Partners Federal Credit Union
Ameristaff
Blue Sky Realty
The Cat’s Meow
Electric Systems Inc.
First Carolina Bank
H&R Block
J. Michael Fargis & Associates, LLP,
Certified Public Accountants
Pennrose Park Country Club
Reidsville Family YMCA
Reidsville Mini Storage/Go Mini’s
The Reidsville Review
Rockingham County Partnership for
Children
Wells Fargo Bank
Member of the Month: Tech Authority
NEW MEMBERS
Herbalife-Independent
Distributor
Johnetta Chavis
Reidsville, NC 27320
(720) 588-3390
Fitness & Wellness
Tech Authority
Peter McKinnon
P.O. Box 2461
Reidsville, NC 27323
(336) 344-3441
Tech Authority’s community involvement is
not just limited to servicing its customers here in
Reidsville but looking at
the future by offering one
scholarship at RCC and
is developing a second
scholarship for technology certifications.
It is working with Junior Achievement.
Tech Authority this
year has been a sponsor for the Free Clinic
of Rockingham County,
Hospice of Rockingham County grief camp
for children, Chamber
of Commerce Business
Showcase. It has also donated time to the soup
kitchen and events sponsored by the Chamber,
Downtown Corp. and
Market Square.
It has worked with
Gonzalez Paint Corp
291 Carousel Lane
Stokesdale, NC 27357
(336) 644-6047
Contractors – Painting
Meridian Associates
1315 Freeway Drive
Reidsville, NC 27320
(336) 496-3038
Peter McKinnon and Chris Matthews of Tech Authority.
Goodwill to provide an
introduction to Facebook
class.
Tech Authority has
adopted Help Inc. as its
corporate charity. Help
Member Spotlight:
Reidsville Florist
& Gifts
Reidsville Florist & Gifts, LLC is
locally owned and operated by Bonnie and Allen Purgason. It has been
in business in downtown Reidsville
for 21 years. It is a full service florist
offering your choice of fresh or silk
flowers and
Reidsville Florist & Gifts, LLC live plants.
Its services
119 S. Scales Street
are perfect
Reidsville, NC 27320
for many
(336) 342-0809
occasions
1-800-820-0809
whether it
be a birthday, anniversary,
wedding or
funeral. Reidsville Florist & Gifts
also has an
extensive selection of wine, coffee and
gourmet foods including Neighbors
Coffees, Abdallah’s Chocolates, Butterfills, Plockey’s, Mississippi Cheese
Straws, Salem Baking, Wind and Willow Dips and Cheeseballs, Hoopers
Sauces, Tate’s Bakeshop Cookies and
much more. Gift lines include Willow
Tree, RAZ, Demdaco, Buyers Choice
Carolers, and Magnet Works. Reidsville Florist & Gifts is a huge community supporters. It supports the United
Way of Rockingham County, Salvation
Army of Rockingham County, The Reidsville Police Department, and The
Reidsville Downtown Backpack For
Kids Program. Reidsville Florist &
Gifts was the presenting sponsor at
the 2013 Shine, Chardonnay & Hops
on the Square, Reidsville’s first wine
festival. The Purgasons are also members of First United Methodist Church
of Eden.
www.ncfbins.com
unteering at Tech Authority.
Things to look for in the
near future from Tech
Authority are: classes on
iPad, Facebook.
The December Chamber Coffee was
hosted by Aging, Disability & Transit Services of Rockingham County. The Chamber
would like to thank the group for hosting us and for providing the
snacks and coffee. There were many chamber members and board
members in attendance. During that morning’s coffee, discussions
were held on the 16th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast that will be held Jan. 20 and the Breakfast with Santa Leader In
Me fundraiser. The Chamber Coffees are great networking events;
anyone who would like to attend is welcome. They are held the first
Thursday of the month at 8 a.m.; the next event will be Jan. 8 at
Rockingham Community College.
CHAMBER COFFEE
When: Now through June 1, 2014
Where: A. Nicole’s,Cakes & More,
La Boutique, Natural Blends,
Pelham Transportation, Reidsville Bicycles, Reidsville Florist
& Gifts and Round About Way
What: For more than 15 years,
the Feeding America BackPack
Program has been helping
children get the nutritious and
easy-to-prepare food they
need over the course of the
weekend.
Students at Moss Street Elementary School will benefit from
this program.
Donate nonperishable individual
items such as: milk, cereal,
juice boxes, canned fruit, etc.
Countywide Chambers
Coffee, sponsored by
the RCC Foundation.
When: 8 a.m., Jan. 8, 2014
Where: Rockingham Community
College, Whitcomb Student
Center, Hwy 65, Wentworth
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Unity Breakfast
When: 8 – 10 a.m., Jan. 20
Where: 807 Piedmont St.,
Courtesy of Reidsville Chamber of Commerce
Mari Beth, Meredith and Marshall Bumgarner with the
guest of honor.
Breakfast with Santa 2013
This was the second year for the Reidsville Chamber’s Breakfast
with Santa event. It was held at Sagebrush Steakhouse in Reidsville on Dec. 14. The event was sponsored by Tim Talley Photography, Walgreens Drug Co., Piedmont Natural Gas and Avanté at
Reidsville. More than 300 tickets were sold with all proceeds going
to the Leader In Me program at Moss Street Elementary School.
Based on the book “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey, the program equips students with the self-confidence
and skills they need to thrive in the 21st century economy. The
Chamber would like to thank our sponsors, volunteers and patrons
for all their support. It is because of the generous supporters that
the Leader In Me program will continue for another year.
Driving without us is like
driving without a seatbelt.
Reidsville 349-8486
Eden 623-1025
Madison 548-4630
Inc. is working to stop
Domestic Violence and
supports the survivors.
Each employee has
to do at least 10 hours a
year of community vol-
Courtesy of Reidsville Chamber of Commerce
UPCOMING EVENTS
BackPacks 4 Kids
Program
Reidsville
What: The Chamber of Commerce,
NAACP, Human Relations Commission of Reidsville, and Mt.
Zion Baptist Church collaborate
in organizing the annual Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Unity
Breakfast.
The event commemorates the life
of this great man who gave so
much of himself toward what
he believed was right and just.
Fees/Admission: Tickets are $8.
Contact: Please call or email the
Chamber for more information
at (336) 349-8481 or info@
reidsvillechamber.org
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