Business at Breakfast

Creativity and Education
Featuring
Sir Ken Robinson, PhD

Tuesday, March 16
Institute for Advanced Learning & Research
150 Slayton Avenue, Danville

Breakfast Sponsored by: Danville Regional Foundation

There is no cost to attend, but reservations are required.

RSVP by March 10 :        434-836-6990
                                 chamber@dpchamber.org

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.

Live Healthy Danville Pittsylvania County is being coordinated by the Leadership Southside XV class as part of their class project, “Get LEAN Southside.” LEAN stands for “Leaders Encouraging Activity and Nutrition.” The leadership team hopes that this initiative will promote healthy nutrition and physical activity, to reduce the prevalence of obesity and make the region healthier, which may increase productivity, reduce work related absenteeism and decrease insurance premiums for employers. Through initiatives, such as Live Healthy, the group hopes to stimulate economic development, improve quality of life, have a personal impact, teach active lifestyles to the region, make our citizens healthier, reduce chronic diseases – change staggering statistics, and safe lives. Leadership Southside presented the Live Healthy initiative at a Business at Breakfast in December. If you would like more information on Live Healthy Danville Pittsylvania County, please visit the www.livehealthyamerica.org website or contact th  Chamber office at 434-836-6990 or chamber@dpchamber.org.

Jerry Giles, Director of Finance and Leader – Science and Research Team for the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, spoke at the Chamber’s Business at Breakfast program on November 4th.

The Chamber sponsored a breakfast meeting for candidates in the 9th and 16th House of Delegate contests in late October in Gretna at Hampton Inn. Pictured, Delegate Charles Poindexter and Dr. Liam Leightley of the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research shared ideas following the meeting.

The Chamber’s Legislative Committee sponsored Candidate Breakfast Meetings in October in order for business and community leaders to learn more about the candidates for the House of Delegates and their positions on key business issues. Pictured, Delegate Donald Merricks discusses key issues following the breakfast meeting.

Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes, spoke to approximately 250 business and community leaders in October as part of a speakers’ series sponsored by the Danville Regional Foundation and the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce. Following the breakfast meeting, Karlgaard spent time answering questions from students who attend the Piedmont Governor's School for Mathematics, Science, and Technology.