Business at Breakfast

Featuring
Mary Rae Carter
Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Trade for Rural Economic Development for the Commonwealth of Virginia

Tuesday, September 21
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Stratford Courtyard Conference Center
149 Piney Forest Road, Danville

$15/Chamber members
$20/non-members

RSVP by September 16th:        434-836-6990
                                 chamber@dpchamber.org

Sherman Saunders gave the “State of the City Address” at a Chamber Business at Breakfast in late June.  Saunders encouraged community and business leaders to “Imagine Danville” and participate in the city’s current comprehensive planning efforts.  A link to “Imagine Danville” is found on the city’s website.  Pictured, Saunders (right) speaks to Bethann James of First State Bank following his remarks.

The Chamber recently held a breakfast meeting with candidates for Danville City Council. Seated, from left, are John Gilstrap, Rev. Thomas Motley, Alonzo Jones, Adam Tomer, and Dr. Gary Miller. Standing is Linda Lawrence Dalton (Lawrence Distributing Co.), chair of the Chamber’s Legislative Committee that sponsored the breakfast.

Sir Ken Robinson, PhD, internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources, was the featured speaker at a community breakfast sponsored by the Danville Regional Foundation and the Chamber on March 16. Pictured, Robinson (left) speaks with Karl Stauber, President and CEO of the Danville Regional Foundation.

Dr. Ian Smith, founder of The 50 Million Pound Challenge, spoke to around 350 chamber members and community residents on how to lose weight and why living healthy is important. The breakfast was sponsored by the Danville Regional Foundation and held at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research.