Message from Mayor Randall Hutto to local businesses
Message from Mayor Randall Hutto to local businesses
2020 Taste of Wilson County Celebration Week-Virtual
2020 Taste of Wilson County Celebration Week
Join us for an entire week through videos and social media to reflect on our annual Taste of Wilson County. Please like the Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce Facebook page to help us celebrate our event. During the week of December 7th– 11th, the Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce and the Wilson County Business & Education Coalition are asking our communities to continue to support all local restaurants and retail stores who have given so much to education in Wilson County. The Taste of Wilson County began in 2009 to benefit Teacher Grants, Wilson Books from Birth, Tennessee Scholars and student scholarships throughout Lebanon, Mt. Juliet and Watertown.
For twenty – one years, the Wilson County Business & Education Coalition has funded 571 Teacher Grants totaling over $243,000.00, more than 19,000 children have benefited from the Wilson Books from Birth program and 5,871 high school seniors in Wilson County graduated as Tennessee Scholars and were awarded over $120,000.00 in scholarships.
We want to take this time to express our sincere appreciation to all of our past food and marketplace vendors, our Lebanon High School and Wilson Central High School culinary departments, our dignitaries, our emcee Mac Griffith, Hawk Specialty and others. All of our friends have made this a fun event every year.
A special thanks to our community partners, ticket purchasers, education systems and volunteers for always making Taste of Wilson County a successful event.
“During these unprecedented times, we are very thankful for our continued sponsors in 2020. Without you, our educational gifts would not have been possible this year,” said President & CEO Melanie Minter. “The Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce and our Business & Education Coalition are grateful for your passion and your dedication to education in Wilson County.”
The Taste of Wilson County Title Sponsor is Wilson Bank & Trust. Major Sponsors include Cumberland University, Famous Footwear, Performance Foodservice Nashville, Ravenflight Web & Media Solutions, Wes Dugan Wilson County Farm Bureau-Castle Heights and Wilson County Chevrolet-Buick-GMC-Hyundai. New, in 2020, we were fortunate to have many additional Supporting and Friend of Teacher sponsors.
TennCommUNITY Bucks Now Available
What are TennCommUNITY Bucks? They are $5.00 vouchers consumers can use as cash when shopping with a TennCommUNITY business during Shop TennCommUNITY Week, November 28th – Dec. 5th.
How do consumers get them? Stop by any sponsoring bank in Wilson County between November 16th – November 27th. Ask for a
TennCommUNITY Buck. Limit one per customer.
Bank of Tennessee
CedarStone Bank
F&M Bank
FirstBank
First Freedom Bank
Liberty State Bank
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Southern Bank of Tennessee
Wilson Bank & Trust
2020 Industry Appreciation Day, Royal Canin-Lebanon
Congratulations to Royal Canin – Lebanon on being recognized for this year’s Industry Appreciation Day!
Each year the Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Committee elects one local industry or business to visit for Industry Appreciation Day. This year, Chamber President & CEO Melanie Minter, Chairman of the Board Greg Butler and Economic Development Division Vice-Chair Jeff Peterson presented Royal Canin – Lebanon (formerly known as Nutro) with a banner of appreciation for their business and service to Wilson County and our Chamber. Member since 1997.
Royal Canin USA is a leader in science-based cat and dog health nutrition. Founded by a veterinarian in 1968, Royal Canin has more than 50 years of experience in delivering individualized nutritional solutions. In collaboration with an expert team of nutritionists, breeders and veterinarians from around the world, Royal Canin places cats and dogs at the central point of the innovation process. The Royal Canin product line offers a range of diets based on size, age, breed, lifestyle and therapeutic requirements. Royal Canin diets are available at veterinary hospitals and pet specialty stores nationwide. Royal Canin is a subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated. To learn more about Royal Canin, visit www.royalcanin.com and “LIKE” us on Facebook at Royal Canin.
Scarecrow Contest
Stroll Around the City of Lebanon for a Fun, Fall Scarecrow Contest
The Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce invites the community to experience the spirit of the fall season. This is a great time for you, your family and your friends to stroll throughout the city and enjoy the unique displayed scarecrows at local businesses.
The Special Events Division of the Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce is encouraging businesses to participate in the Scarecrow Contest and promote their businesses.
Participants will create their own free standing/self-supported scarecrows (no store-bought versions allowed). The scarecrows will be placed throughout the city in front of participating businesses. If a participant does not have a storefront, a location will be provided for them.
The entry fee of $25 to participate, may be paid via cash, check, or credit card when the application is submitted. The scarecrows will be on display the month of October. A photo of your scarecrow and a promotional statement is to be submitted to the Chamber no later than September 30th to be entered into the Facebook voting contest.
Facebook voting will take place October 1st – October 28th. Prizes will be given for the following categories: Best Overall ($75 value), Most Creative ($50 value), and Fan Favorite ($50 value). Photo “likes” will be counted as votes to determine the Fan Favorite. Winners will be announced via Facebook live on October 29th.
Applications and complete guidelines are available online https://lebanonwilsonchamber.com/chamber-events/scarecrow-contest and at the Chamber, located at 149 Public Square. For more information on how you can be a part of the contest, contact the Chamber office at 615-444-5503.
TennCommUNITY.COM
Community Banks and County’s Chambers Join Forces to Encourage Shopping Local
Small business is the backbone of Wilson County’s economy, and as a county, we will continue to focus on targeted relief for these businesses. TennCommUNITY is an initiative created and designed to help with recovery by urging the communities to shop locally. The mission includes providing advertising and marketing tools for small businesses, contributed by the network of partnering banks and chambers. Through the unified efforts of this partnership, we aspire to boost commerce and support for local merchants…
Link: https://www.tenncommunity.com/
Chamber Membership
Are you a member? Are you involved? Membership in your local chamber offers numerous benefits and keeps business owners on top of important, ever-changing issues and trends within their community and marketplace.
According a research study by The Shapiro Group, Inc. and Market Street Services, when consumers know that a business is a member of their local chamber of commerce, they are 44 percent more likely to think favorably of it and 63 percent more likely to purchase goods or services from the company in the future.
Membership brings credibility to your business – Increases your visibility in the community – Creates networking opportunities – offers a voice – business contacts – chamber newsletters – customer referrals – Chamber events and programs – promotions and publicity.
How does all that sound? Your success is our success and we are anxious to welcome you as a part of the team. Call me to discuss more details, 615-444-5503.
Andrea K. Wilke
Vice President Membership & Finance
May 4th Deadline to Apply with FEMA
If you were affected by the torndaoes on March 3, 2020, please see the information below on how to begin an application with FEMA. The deadline to apply is May 4, 2020.
COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing
The Tennessee Department of Health will offer drive-thru COVID-19 testing in various locations throughout Tennessee this weekend. If you have health concerns, or have concerns about the health of a family member, you are invited to receive testing for COVID-19. The Wilson County Health Department will have FREE drive-thru testing tomorrow, April 18th from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
The Wilson County Health Department is located at 927 East Baddour Parkway, Lebanon, TN 37087.
Drive-thru testing will be held at other locations on April 19th. To view the full list of drive-thru COVID-19 testing locations in Tennessee, visit https://www.tn.gov/health/news/2020/4/15/covid-19-drive-through-testing-locations-open-this-weekend-statewide.html. To view the full map of Tennessee COVID-19 drive-thru testing locations, visit https://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov/remote-assessment-sites.html.
For qestions regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) call Tennessee’s Coronavirus Public Information Lines at 833-556-2476 or 877-857-2945. These lines are open from 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM daily.
Wilson County Declaration in Response to COVID-19
Read the latest COVID19 press release from Wilson County Government…