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First Citizens National Bank recently responded to Matthew 25:40 on the need to restock their food pantry.  Matthew 25:40 an emergency needs assistance program in Dyer County and First Citizens in happy to partner with them to help provide food to those in need. 

Since 1987, the Chamber's Leadership program has provided local leaders with the resources and education to further their careers and become more beneficial to their employers, as well as, their community.  One aspect of the program that  creates awareness and connects leaders with current issues the Nashville Legislative Session in which class members spend two days in Nashville learning about the legislative process and meeting with State leaders including the Governor. 

Steve Guttery, Director of Downtown Development and Dyer County Leadership for the Chamber said, "Somewhere between our team building weekend at Camp Mack Morris and graduation, most every leadership class member will not only discover new leadership skills but may realize they have leadership skills they have been using all along.  Employers may see something they don't see within themselves and by encouraging and supporting their participation in the program, they enhance the skills they have or discover a new set of skills." 

One of the most rewarding and meaningful experiences is the class project.  Class members must complete a worthwhile project to benefit the community.  The class of 2013-2014 recently completed a remodeling project in one of the youth classrooms at the New Life Union Mission; leaders also purchased a new television for the classroom.  Past projects include the walking track at Okeena Park, a portion of the WWII Monument on the Square, the creation of the Youth Leadership Program and planting of trees at the new Fifth Consolidated School. 

The Dyer County Adult Leadership program was initiated in 1987 and has over 500 graduates.

There's an app for that!

If you are traveling in the State of Tennessee and you decide to check out the nearest farmers market, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture has a smartphone application for you!  Pick Tennessee Products is a much celebrated program that supports and promotes member farmers markets, growers, pick-your-own operations, wineries and organics.  Most farmers markets, and many of the producers that frequent them, take advantage of the free Pick TN program and the new app that connects your family with healthy eating choices.  The Pick TN app can even find nearby farm tours, corn and hay mazes, bed and breakfast lodging, trails and seasonal vegetables.  "In just a few taps you can find blackberries at the Lazy Dog Farms in Bethel Springs, TN," says Steve Guttery, Main Street Dyersburg Farmers Market Manager.  "The Main Street Market has been with Pick TN since 2007 and the new app gets tourists and visitors to our market quite often," says Guttery.  With the recent surge in farmers markets in Tennessee, Pick TN carries the most complete list of markets and makes that available to everyone for free!  To download the app, first read about it at http://www.picktnproducts.org/app.html.  Pick Tennessee Products mobile application is available at the App Store and Google Play.