Chamber News & Updates

The Warsaw Richmond County Chamber of Commerce and the Warsaw Fest 2026 Committee are proud to announce Tonya Murray as the Grand Marshal for the 2026 Grand Parade, taking place Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 2 p.m. The Chamber is excited to recognize her hard work, dedication, and unwavering commitment to the animals and citizens of Richmond County. Registration is now open for the 2026 Warsaw Fest Parade. Click the link to get all the details and sign up. Parade entry is FR

The Warsaw Richmond Chamber of Commerce is excited to invite local employers to a special evening of networking, great food, and valuable business resources on Friday, August 14, 2026, at 6:00 PM at Anna's Italian Restaurant & Pizza. We're pleased to welcome Jacob McCaleb, Business Services Representative for the Bay Consortium Workforce Development Board. Jacob is a tremendous resource for employers throughout the region and will be sharing updates on the many services the B

Christmas is July is back! Registration will open on July 1st. The grant will be open for applications from July 1, 2026 thru July 31, 2026. We want to focus on our members and what you need by providing a Christmas in July Grant program. We are going to be offering up to $2000 in matching grant funding to members for related business "improvement" expenses (furniture, equipment, signage, etc), excluding payroll and operating expenses (utilities, rent/mortgage, etc). The

Just a few more days until the Summer Solstice and the first day of summer! Here are our June meeting updates: Taylor Mitchell from the Richmond County Fair Association joined us and shared lots of great ideas. Sara will be attending the next Fair meeting to discuss some fun partnership ideas! We approved donations for: $500 for the Richmond County-Essex Fireworks Committee $250 for a Wine & Whisker's Sponsorship. Contact @Karen Peterson for info on how you can be a sp

Those April showers skipped right past us and May has been chilly. We are finally getting a little bit of rain, but we could really use some more! Our meeting was short this month but as always we have lots going on. We approved a Bronze sponsorship for the Richmond County Fair. We have cancelled our May Speaker Series event. We are looking to start planning our June After Hours. If your business is interested in helping to host our June After Hours, please let us k

April Showers... wait... what showers? Mother Nature can't make up her mind what the weather should be! Our monthly meeting was Monday, April 13th and we discussed the following items: Our Quarterly Networking Event was great! The Healthy Harvest Food Bank gave everyone a wonderful tour of their facility and we got to see behind the scenes. They provide so much for our community and we are so thankful to have them right here in Warsaw! Our next Speaker Series event w

We had a great evening at our March After Hours hosted by Healthy Harvest Food Bank! We got a full tour of the greenhouse. The aquaponics system is amazing! The tilapia were splashing around and we even got to eat a flower! The tour of the warehouse was eye opening. We got to see where all the things are stored and learned about how they distribute everything. Please go to their website to learn more about what they do! https://www.hhfb.org/

We forgot to grab a group photo during tonight’s Warsaw Richmond Chamber Speaker Series event, but we did catch one afterward with NNK Tax and Accounting, LLC! A big thank you to Glen for an excellent presentation on 2025 taxes and what to watch for as we head into 2026. The information and insights were incredibly helpful for businesses and individuals planning ahead. And thank you to everyone who came out to join us tonight — it was a great evening of learning, conversation

This month the Warsaw Richmond County Chamber of Commerce accomplished the following items: We are donating $500 each to the RCC Scholarship Fund and RHS After Prom Our March 2026 After Hours will be held at Healthy Harvest Food Bank on Friday, March 27, 2026 at 6pm. Bring a non-perishable item to donate with you! See the attached flyer for more details! Please make sure to RSVP. https://forms.gle/6s2rRaUz1ks68WBC6 If you missed our Winter Speaker Series, you missed

We hope that everyone is doing well through all the ice and snow. I know I'm thankful for the warmer weather that is starting today! Here are some notes from the February Board Meeting held 2/9/26 We are donating : $550 to the Little League for a Pennant and Banner $275 to the Sherriff's Office for Educational Supplies We had a request from Amelia Academy, in Amelia, VA, regarding information on Warsaw/Richmond County for a 4th grade class doing research on Virginia. Con