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Graduating Leadership Chattooga Special Luncheon
December 16th, noon
Hurley Community Development Ctr
10050 Commerce St, S'ville
RESERVE YOUR SEAT
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Chamber Members,
It's time to vote--->CLICK
| | November10th Ribbon Cutting for the Atrium Health Mammography Coach at the
Chattooga Emergency Department in Trion. If you are a woman over 40, please schedule an annual screening...it could save your life. | November 22nd Ribbon Cutting for the crew at Anytime Fitness in their new Summerville location---11170 US-27 in Hurley Crossing! | | CHECK OUT OUR LOVE LOCAL MERCHANTS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!! | | The Calendar with links to click for more information | | |
EVENTS or SPECIAL MEETINGS/ACTIVITIES
Santa Trains December 6 & 7 and 13 & 14, Summerville Depot
Breakfast with Santa December 6, Ag Center
Red Cross Blood Drive December 8, Civic Center
2025 City of Summerville Christmas Parade December 8, Downtown Summerville
Christmas with the Alpacas December 6, TMMA Farms & Sanctuary
Young Farmers Annual Awards Banquet December 10, Ag Center, Summerville
The Peppermint Project December 13, Sloppy Floyd State Park
Chamber Leadership Chattooga 2025 Graduation Lunch, December 16th, noon at the Hurley Community Development Center, 10050 Commerce St, Summerville
Young Farmers Meet & Greet Ag Com Tyler Harper December 16, Happy Valley Farm, Rossville
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GOVERNMENTAL & OTHER PUBLIC MEETINGS
First Tuesdays at 6p-- Menlo City Council Meeting, Menlo City Hall
Second Mondays at 5p-- Summerville City Council Meeting, Summerville City Hall
Second Tuesdays at 7p-- Lyerly Town Council Meeting, Lyerly Town Hall
Fourth Thursdays at 6p-- Trion Town Council Meeting, Trion Town Hall
Quarterly (Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct only)---Chamber Board Meeting, HCDC Board Room
As Needed---Land Development Commission Meeting
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CIVIC CLUB & ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS
Rotary Club meets First Thursdays at noon Torres in Trion, then the rest of the month Thursdays at 12p at Jefferson's (Georgia Room), Summerville
Optimist Club meets Fridays at 12p at Dos Maguey's, Summerville
Menlo Lions Club meets the first Monday at 12p at the Menlo Elementary School cafeteria, Menlo
Trion Lions Club meets the fourth Friday at 12p in Trion---location TBA
Friends of Sloppy Floyd meets the third Monday at 6:30p usually at the Park, Summerville
Chattooga Garden Club December 8, 3:30, Find Us on Facebook
Chattooga Family Connection TBA
Drug Free Chattooga TBA
Chattooga GICH Team Next quarterly meeting, November 19, 12p, Civic Center, Summerville
Young Farmers Annual Awards Banquet, December 10th, 7p, Ag Center, Summerville
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Leadership Chattooga 2025
Graduation Luncheon
December 16, 2025 at noon
Hurley Community
Development Center
10050 Commerce St, Summerville
The Chattooga Chamber is graduating the 2025 Leadership Chattooga Adult Class, and we want you to be a part of the celebration! We had an exciting year and are currently recruiting for the Class of 2026. This very special luncheon will be held at the Hurley Community Development Center.
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The public is invited to this very special catered lunch. Reservations are required.
Please read the policy on the event page.
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Adults
Sponsored by Georgia Power and Living Life On Target
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The adult Leadership Chattooga class is graduating!!
But before their big day this month, they ate a hearty breakfast and explored the county on the Farm-City Tour and competed in a scavenger hunt. It's amazing to see the difference a year makes in the lives of those who go through our premier program. They have made connections not only in the class, but out in the community.
If you're interested, we have slots open for 2026!!! more info
| | PROJECT COMPLETED and in place to continue. This class took on as its project to collect nonfood essentials to distribute to Head Start (baby items) the Community Resource Center (cleaning products) and to the high schools (personal hygiene products). Because the need is always there, items may continue to be donated at select spots around the county, and the Chamber will distribute them to local agencies. | | After the scavenger hunt, we feasted at Crushed Tomato, winners' choice 8) | | The money shot with Nose Goes (left) and the sweet shot with Cindy's Angels (right) | | |
Be sure to reserve your seat for the December 16th graduation luncheon....
If you're interested in being a part of the Class of 2026. please, visit our website or contact Cindy McGraw at 706.466.9014 for more info.
We have a few spots left for LC2026----->
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Students
Sponsored by Georgia Power and Living Life On Target
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LCSE26---Communication Session
It's not all lectures and notes on Communication Day in Leadership Chattooga. Sometimes, the students get caught up in some fun and games.
| | I think they learned what middle management looks like and how a company/organization/community.family suffers when communication is not consistent, clear and concise. The student class will take a break for the holidays this month and return in January for Tourism Day. | | |
Chattooga FLEX has their Top 10!!
Narrowing the field from sixteen to ten businesses was a tough challenge with so many great business plans submitted. We enlisted the help of judges who are in the field but not from Chattooga. Personal information was redacted from the submissions, and the four judges all agreed on the Top 10 candidates.
| | Zeb Brewer: Greener Pastures Ag Solution
9th Grader, home-schooled | | |
(from Chattooga High School l-r)
Beydaly Gabriel-Diaz: Beyo, 11th
Fletcher Crowe: Crowe Software Solutions, 12th
Hannah Reynolds: Red Thread 11th
| | (from Summerville Collective Homeschool l-r)
Olivia McKinney: ,Blessed Braids 9th
Riley Lail: Tate & Tot Metalwork 12th
Isabella Mason: QualiCare Pets 9th | | |
(from Trion High School l-r)
Ryder Harris: Country Creations, 11th
Payton Weaver: Pieces By Payton, 11th
Haileigh Vaughn, Tayde Diaz Puac, and Sara Yan: Baking Our Stories 11th
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We are developing a Chattooga FLEX webpage so that you can get to know the students and their businesses and keep up with the competition. They will go through a Finance Workshop sponsored and led by Southeast First National Bank next week. There, each business will receive a $200 seed loan for their business and learn how to manage their finances and project their earnings over the next year or more.
Chattooga Chamber Foundation also received a Tillotson Foundation Grant for the awards to our Top 3 winners which will be determined in February. Thank you to all our sponsors, the leadership team, and Georgia FLEX for this fabulous opportunity for our community!!
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The Chamber offices have MOVED to the Hurley Community Development Center (HCDC), and we couldn't be more thrilled to offer more services to businesses:
Shared Workspaces, Training Center, Private Meeting Spaces.
PLUS, the Welcome Center will be more centrally located for greater impact & reach.
All this would not be possible without the collaboration between
private (Southeast First National Bank and the Hurley Family), public (Chattooga County),
and a non-profit (Chattooga Chamber).
Our number is the same---706.857.4033
Browse The HCDC Packet
Stay tuned to our website for an HCDC page and reservation calendar.
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Click graphic above for the application in English.
NOTE: Applicants are required to attend one of these informational sessions to be considered.
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Find us online at TheTooga.org OR Contact Cindy McGraw at 706.857.4033
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SUPPORT THE ARTS!
The Tooga will once again be a performing arts venue and centerpiece in downtown Summerville. Until that time, please support the local arts in our schools, in our events, in our art environments and everywhere that is Chattooga.
A world without arts is a world without creative thoughts, chosen words, inspiring visuals and magnificent sounds.
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