<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731338142135629021</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:49:25 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Cairo &amp;amp; Grady County, GA Chamber of Commerce</title><description></description><link>http://cairogachamber.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Imagine that Solutions)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731338142135629021.post-1479681603414413805</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-02T06:57:25.367-08:00</atom:updated><title>Award Winners Announced!</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;Congratulations to the following Community Award winners announced at the 84th Annual Chamber Meeting and Dinner:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Man of the Year&lt;/strong&gt; - Fred Perkins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Woman of the Year&lt;/strong&gt; - Maggie Roddenbery&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Young Professional of the Year&lt;/strong&gt; - Joe Porter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community Service&lt;/strong&gt; - Jane Trulock&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Farm Family of the Year&lt;/strong&gt; - Littleton Sr., Littleton Jr. &amp;amp; Lynn Wilder Family&#39;s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community Impact&lt;/strong&gt; - Cheryl Harrison&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Teacher of the Year&lt;/strong&gt; - Elizabeth Hill&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><link>http://cairogachamber.blogspot.com/2010/02/award-winners-announced.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cairo and Grady County, GA Chamber of Commerce)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731338142135629021.post-6642234584653449357</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-14T13:38:02.227-08:00</atom:updated><title>Chamber of Commerce’s 84th Annual Meeting &amp; Dinner</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;The Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce’s 84th Annual Meeting  &amp;amp; Dinner is one of the premier gatherings of our local business and political leadership. This year’s event will be held Monday, February 1, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. at the Grady Cultural Center. The annual meeting is one of the Chamber’s most popular gatherings putting you in touch with some of the top business and community leaders in Cairo and Grady County.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;The evening will include 2009 Chamber accomplishments as well as 2010 Chamber goals, recognition of the Chamber’s current and incoming leadership, and a presentation to various community award winners.  This year&#39;s featured speaker is Lonnie Moore, Senior Consultant with FranklinCovey and facilitator of &lt;em&gt;The Leader In Me&lt;/em&gt; program recently implemented in several area schools.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;Tickets for this year’s banquet are $35 each and are available at the Chamber of Commerce.  Remember, you do not have to be a Chamber member to attend…but you’ll want to be one when you leave.  Please join us as we celebrate 84 years of making Cairo and Grady County a better place to live, work, raise a family and build a business.&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>http://cairogachamber.blogspot.com/2010/01/chamber-of-commerces-84th-annual.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cairo and Grady County, GA Chamber of Commerce)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731338142135629021.post-5910039453495775081</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-22T10:12:43.040-08:00</atom:updated><title>MERRY CHRISTMAS &amp; HAPPY HOLIDAYS!</title><description>&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce to you!  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;We hope that you have a wonderful holiday season and a very SAFE and festive New Year!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some reminders as we finish 2009 and move into 2010 ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monday, January 4, 2010&lt;/strong&gt; - Community Award Nominations deadline.  Applications available at the Chamber of Commerce&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monday, February 1, 2010&lt;/strong&gt; - Annual Chamber Meeting and Dinner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;We look forward to seeing and working with you again in 2010&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://cairogachamber.blogspot.com/2009/12/merry-christmas-happy-holidays.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cairo and Grady County, GA Chamber of Commerce)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731338142135629021.post-8048537194224018513</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-04T12:08:56.087-08:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:180%;&quot;&gt;Community Award Nominations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:180%;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 2009 Community Awards.  Award recipients will be recognized at the 84th Annual Chamber of Commerce Dinner Meeting scheduled for &lt;strong&gt;Monday, February 1, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. at the Grady Cultural Center.  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Nominations are being sought for the following categories:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Man of the Year&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Woman of the Year&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Young Professional of the Year&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Community Service&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Farm Family of the Year&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Criteria and nomination forms are available at the Chamber office located at 961 North Broad Street or by calling 229-377-3663.  &lt;strong&gt;Completed forms should be returned to the Chamber of Commerce no later than January 4, 2010.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://cairogachamber.blogspot.com/2009/12/community-award-nominations-cairo-grady.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cairo and Grady County, GA Chamber of Commerce)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731338142135629021.post-9090921096438874928</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-02T07:21:52.496-08:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:130%;&quot;&gt;Our Membership is Growing!  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:130%;&quot;&gt;Here are the most recent additions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Belles N Beaus Bridal &amp;amp; Formal&lt;/strong&gt; - 106 Blackberry Ln., Thomasville, GA - 229-377-1446 &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bond&#39;s Pumping &amp;amp; Portable Toilets&lt;/strong&gt; - P. O. Box 338, Whigham, GA - 229-762-4444 &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bond&#39;s Liquid Propane &lt;/strong&gt;- P. O. Box 338, Whigham, GA - 229-762-4444&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bond&#39;s Sand Mine&lt;/strong&gt; - P. O. Box 338, Whigham, GA - 229-762-4444 &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rev. Kirk Dausman&lt;/strong&gt; - P. O. Box 207, Cairo, GA - 229-233-4094 &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GFA Design / Build Contractors&lt;/strong&gt; - P. O. Box 570, Cairo, GA - 229-307-0138&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;L-Three Gifts&lt;/strong&gt; - P. O. Box 338, Whigham, GA - 229-762-4444 &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Performance Food Group&lt;/strong&gt; - 211 Alton Hall Rd., Cairo, GA - 229-378-4444 &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Residential Elevators&lt;/strong&gt; - 2964 Wellington Cir. W., Tallahassee, FL -850-926-6022&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SWGA Septic Systems&lt;/strong&gt; - P. O. Box 338, Whigham, GA - 229-762-4444 &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wiregrass Hospice&lt;/strong&gt;-432 E. Shotwell St., Bainbridge, GA - 229-246-6330&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;</description><link>http://cairogachamber.blogspot.com/2009/12/our-membership-is-growing-here-are-most.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cairo and Grady County, GA Chamber of Commerce)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731338142135629021.post-3305758163688878715</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-20T07:54:25.875-08:00</atom:updated><title>Welcome</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;Welcome to the updated Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce website &amp;amp; newly created blog! The Chamber website is an economic development tool and the first place many look to when researching a community. Our new blog was created to provide members additional value to their membership. It is updated frequently with the latest Chamber news, as well as happenings in our local community. Blogs are a great way to share business information and publicize events. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;&quot;&gt;Here are a few upcoming events:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#000066;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;Holiday Open House - Miss Myrt&#39;s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;Saturday, November 21st from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (165 South Broad Street)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#333333;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#000066;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;Ribbon Cutting - Designs by Craig&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;Thursday, December 3rd at 10:00 a.m. (7 First Ave. SW)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#000066;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;Annual Cairo Christmas Parade&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;Thursday, December 3rd at 7:00 p.m. in Downtown Cairo - In keeping with the parade theme &quot;&lt;em&gt;The Joy of Giving&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, participants are encouraged to donate new unwrapped toys or nonperishable food items with their parade applications. The items collected will be donated to the Grady County Help Agency.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#333333;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#000066;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whigham Christmas Celebration&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;span style=&quot;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;Friday, December 11th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Santa will be there!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#000066;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;Open House / Ribbon Cutting - Cairo/Grady County Boys and Girls Club&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;- &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;Saturday, December 12th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Holder Park)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#333333;&quot;&gt;Sign up to receive the latest information!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://cairogachamber.blogspot.com/2009/11/welcome.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cairo and Grady County, GA Chamber of Commerce)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731338142135629021.post-180847361147831781</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-09T08:09:45.748-07:00</atom:updated><title>Welcome to Cairo &amp; Grady County, GA Chamber of Commerce</title><description>Welcome to Cairo &amp;amp; Grady County, GA Chamber of Commerce blog!</description><link>http://cairogachamber.blogspot.com/2009/09/welcome-to-cairo-grady-county-ga.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Imagine that Solutions)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>