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Weekly Chamber Newsletter

February 6, 2023

please come join us, February 15th @ 2:30 PM

This is an informal event that we invite anyone who may be new to the Chamber, a potential member or just wants a refresher. We welcome you to come and learn about about what's going on with us. Meet and greet with other local business professionals and see how our Chamber could help you!

MEMBER OPPORTUNITIES

Join Us for a FREE Opportunity to Learn about Building Employee Pipelines, and How to Position Your Company to Recruit & Retain the Best!

The Members of the Eastern Triad Workforce Initiative have partnered together to bring you up-to-date information about sourcing new employees, building a pipeline for future employees, and how to retain the team you build.

Be sure to register NOW, seats are limited.

Brought to you by:

Alamance Chamber, Asheboro/Randolph Chamber, Business High Point,

Greensboro Chamber, and Rockingham County

NC Department of Labor's Annual Safety Awards Applications Now Available!

 The Safety Awards Banquet sponsored by the City of Asheboro and Randolph County will be held on Monday, March 27th at 12 noon at AVS Banquet Centre.

The N.C. Department of Labor Safety Award Program recognizes private and public firms throughout the state that achieve and maintain good safety records. They are now accepting applications. Please go to their website (link below) to complete the 2022 Safety Award Application. 

The deadline to submit applications is Wednesday, February 15, 2023.



The program is designed to stimulate interest in accident prevention and to promote safety in the workplace by providing an incentive to employers and employees to maintain a safe and healthful workplace.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact:

Kiley Willard, Safety Awards Coordinator

919-707-7855, or email her at:

CHAMBER ADVOCACY

How to contact your elected officials

State of North Carolina

NC State Senator

David W. Craven, Jr. | District 29

NC State Senator

Amy S. Galey | District 25

NC State Representative

Brian Biggs| District 70

NC State Representative

Neal Jackson | District 78

U.S. Senate

US Senator

Ted Budd

US Senator

Thom Tillis

U.S. House of Representatives

US Congressman | 9th District

Richard Hudson

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Celebrate the Year of the Trail in Randolph County!

• Healthy Communities of Randolph County is offering hikes as part of the Year of the Trail. The next hike is set for Sunday, February 12th and will feature a hike on Walker's Creek in the Uwharrie National Forest. Meet the group at the Downtown Farmer's Market at 1:30PM to car pool to the site of the hike, OR meet at the Walker's Creek Trailhead off High Pines Church Road at 2PM. For more info contact Mary Joan Pugh: 336-963-2715.
• The NC Zoo is also offering two free hikes in February. To register, visit the link below.
• Hike #1: Great Backyard Bird Count Hike at Africa Lake. February 18th | 9AM-10:30AM. (Participate in a worldwide bird count right here at the Zoo! Observations during this bird walk around the Africa Lake will be submitted to the Great Backyard Bird County. Learn how to identify some of our common winter species, and how you can continue to participate at home. This area of the Zoo has great bird diversity, so we will be on the look out for shore and water birds, raptors, woodpeckers, and other common winter birds. This birding opportunity is open to all experience levels.)
• Hike #2: Great Backyard Bird County Hike at Nichols Preserve. February 20th | 9AM-10:30AM. (Become a citizen scientist and participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count! Learn how to identify some of our common winter species, and how you can continue to participate at home. This bird walk will take place on the Nichols Longleaf Pine Preserve, one of the Zoo's off-site nature preserves (20 miles south of Asheboro) that is not normally open to the public. This property contains the largest remaining known stand of old-growth Piedmont longleaf pine in North Carolina and is home to a diversity of endemic and common bird species. This birding opportunity is open to all experience levels.)