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June WRC Chamber Monthly Update

  • Writer: Warsaw Richmond Chamber of Commerce
    Warsaw Richmond Chamber of Commerce
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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 sponsor or purchase tickets.

 

We canceled our June networking event but have begun to plan our August Speaker series.  Bay Workforce Investment Board will be presenting.  Please be on the lookout for more information!

 

We approved funding to maintain and continue our website with Directnic & WIX.  A huge shoutout to @Deborah Newman for helping us keep costs down!  We are also in the process of creating a quick questionnaire for members to fill out so we can make sure we properly recognize you on our website.  Be on the lookout!  

 

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 expense cannot have been purchased/paid for prior to January 1, 2026.  If you have already purchased the item, please include a receipt.  If the item has not been purchased, please include a cost estimate.   


We will only approve up to half of the expense. Board Members are not eligible for the Christmas in July Grant.  The grant will be open for applications from July 1, 2026 thru July 31, 2026. Grant winners will be chosen at the WRC Chamber of Commerce Board meeting in August.  See the attached flyer or go to www.wrccoc.com/christmas-in-july for more information.

Please make sure you have updated your membership for 2026.  Join or renew here today:  wrccoc.com/join-or-renew-now  We have received memberships from the following businesses:


Member 2026 List

  • Al. Pugh Distributing Co., Inc.

  • Alderman's Saw Shop, Inc

  • AmeriCare Plus, LLC.

  • Atlantic Union Bank

  • Barbour Printing Services, Inc.

  • Bay Consortium Workforce Investment Board

  • Big City Chuckwagon

  • Blue Ridge Bank

  • Bowles Law Group, PLLC

  • Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck

  • Colonial Collectibles

  • Cralle Insurance Agency Inc.

  • Cuddlebugs Child Development Center

  • Davenport & Company, LLC

  • Dominion Energy

  • DRP Collision

  • DuPuy Poodles

 

  • Feather Your Nest

  • Garfield's Rescue, Inc

  • Haven Shelter & Services

  • Healthy Harvest Food Bank

  • I Spy Boutique & Consignments

  • Jean Light

  • Julie Stanley @ Home Printing

  • Kimberly A King Photography

  • Menokin

  • Napier Utilities Construction

  • Naylors Beach & Campgrounds

  • NNK Tax and Accounting LLC

  • Northern Neck Electric Cooperative

  • Northern Neck Senior Care Community

  • Patrick Stone State Farm

  • Petite Taway Inc

  • Piney Grove Family Medicine

 

  • Rainbow Self Storage

  • Real Media, Inc.

  • Relish Restaurant & Bar

  • Rice-Packett Real Estate Agency

  • Richmond County

  • Richmond County Family YMCA

  • Rise & Set Provisions

  • Roy Rogers

  • Stella-Jones Corp.

  • The Beauty Bungalow LLC

  • Town of Warsaw

  • Warsaw Animal Clinic

  • Warsaw Realty

  • Warsaw-Richmond County Main Street Program

  • Welch Funeral Home

  • Willow Stitch

  • Wynkoop Insurance Agency, LLC

We have Warsaw Fest sponsorships from the following businesses.  If you are still looking to sponsor and are not a member- consider joining and sponsoring in one easy payment through our membership renewal! 


Help sponsor Warsaw Fest here: wrccoc.com/sponsorship-opportunities.


Sponsor 2026 List

  • Alderman's Saw Shop, Inc

  • AmeriCare Plus, LLC

  • At Home Printing

  • Bay Consortium Workforce Investment Board

  • Colonial Collectibles

  • Cralle Insurance Agency Inc.

  • Cuddlebugs Child Development Center

  • Dominion Energy

  • DRP Collision

  • Essex House Assisted Living

  • Menokin Foundation

  • Patrick Stone State Farm

  • Real Media,Inc.- WRAR/WNNT

  • Richmond County

  • Roy Rogers Builders

  • Stella-Jones Corp.

  • The Highlander Studios/Keepsake Images

  • Town of Warsaw

  • W.C. Lowery, Inc.

 

As always- if you have any questions, concern, or would like to join us for meeting, please feel free to contact us or join us for a meeting on the 2nd Monday of each month.  Our next meeting is scheduled for July 13th at 6pm.  We hope to see you there!

 

Have a great month!

 

Sara Carroll

President

Warsaw Richmond County Chamber of Commerce

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