Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Franklinton Chamber of Commerce

By now, you’re likely aware that the Franklinton Township Chamber of Commerce has ‘come back to life,’ so to speak. This organization, in existence for nearly 25 years, has been kept alive by a core group of folks in the past couple of years. Thanks to the efforts of past president Darrell Chalk, new members have been brought to the Chamber, as have new, active members. I joined a year ago, and though it took us a few months to get moving, we kicked into high gear in November around the Christmas parade. An event that normally takes six months to prepare was handled in six weeks, thanks to the hard work and diligence of the Franklinton Fire Department, members of the Chamber, and Tammy Ray, Town Planner.

The Chamber next moved to host Fun in the Sun, it’s annual spring festival in downtown Franklinton. Of course, as anything I do outdoors does, it rained. But it was a wonderful day, and we had people from all over the area visit with us that day! Since then, however, the Chamber has worked to try and determine its next course of action. There are several things the Chamber could do – business directories, discount coupons and cards, other events…but when do we do them and what do we do? Of course, the Chamber would be able to do more if we had more members…so won’t you join us? If you’re a business owner in the greater Franklinton area, if you’re a citizen of the greater Franklinton area, or you just want to support the Chamber, become a member today!

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