Events for October 2017
Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce
Oct 3    Fredericksburg Roundtable
Speaker: 
Jeanne Wesley
Vice President, Workforce Development & Community Education of Germanna Community College 

Topic: "Building a Skilled Workforce"

Join us to hear from Dr. Wesley and tour the new Fredericksburg Center of Advanced Technology (FredCAT) location that offers skilled training programs and provide a home base and work space for students and entrepreneurs to come design, prototype and collaborate to support local technology and manufacturing.
Date: October 3, 2017
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: The Fredericksburg Center of Advanced Technology 
1325 Central Park Blvd
Fredericksburg, VA 22401 
Contact: Kelsey Cadow, Member Services Coordinator
EMail: kelsey@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: October 3
8:00 - 9:00 am
Fees/Admission: $12 Member RSVP
$15 Member Pay at Door
$20 Nonmember
Oct 4    Maps. Snacks. Facts.
Learn how to best utilize your Chamber Membership! Meet with Chamber staff & Ambassadors and learn what will work for you!
Date: October 4, 2017
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Chamber Office
2300 Fall Hill Avenue, Suite 240
Contact: Stacey Hicks
EMail: stacey@fredericksburgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: Wednesday, October 4th
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Fees/Admission: This is a FREE event
Oct 5    Grand Opening celebration for King George Flowers & Gifts
Grand opening celebration for King George Flowers & Gifts.
Date: October 5, 2017
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: 9492 Kings Highway
King George, 22485
Contact: Desiree Suggs
EMail: desiree@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: Thursday, October 5th
4:00 pm
Fees/Admission: This is a Free Event.
Oct 6    Operation THANK YOU
Operation THANK YOU
Membership Appreciation Celebration

Chamber Board, Ambassadors and staff will visit Chamber members in Stafford County to thank them for their continued support.

It's all about letting our members know they are appreciated!
Date: October 6, 2017
Location: Stafford County
Contact: Sara Branner, Member Engagement Manager
EMail: sara@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: October 6
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fees/Admission: N/A
Oct 9    Chamber Office Closed
Date: October 9, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Oct 10    Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Celebration DaVita Lee's Hill Dialysis!
Join us in celebrating the Grand Opening of DaVita Lee's Hill Dialysis!
Date: October 10, 2017
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: 4701 Spotsylvania Parkway, Suite 109
Fredericksburg, 22407
Contact: Desiree Suggs
EMail: desiree@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: Tuesday, October 10th
4:00 pm
Fees/Admission: This is a free event!
Oct 12    Oktoberfest

Not your typical trade show! The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce Oktoberfest Business Expo, is a business showcase for Chamber members, with a Business After Hours atmosphere.

FREE admission for Chamber members and guests, the expo is an opportunity to promote your products or services to the Fredericksburg business community.

German food and beer will be served, while guests enjoy  music, door prizes, networking, and visiting exhibitors’ tables.

Tastings provided by:

             


 
Date: October 12, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Inn at the Old Silk Mill
Contact: Kelsey Cadow
EMail: kelsey@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: Thursday, October 12th 
5:00-8:00pm 
Fees/Admission: $100 booths - Chamber Members 
FREE admission for attendees
 
Oct 16 - Oct 15    CNEW
SEATS ARE LIMITED FOR THIS EVENT - WE WILL NOT HAVE WALK-IN REGISTRATION. 
Owner of Foode, Joy Crump will be speaking about Whole Food Utilization. Joy Is an ambassador of the James Beard Foundation, a non-profit culinary arts organization whose mission is to celebrate, nurture and honor America's diverse culinary heritage through programs that educate and inspireJoy was recently featured  on PBS News about this very subject.

Check it out here: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/farm-fresh-healthy-food-doesnt-pricey-pretty-says-chef

 
Date: October 16, 2017
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Foode
900 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg VA 22401
Contact: Kelsey Cadow
EMail: kelsey@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: 11:30am - 1:00pm 
Fees/Admission: $20 member
$30 nonmember 

 
Oct 18    Community Conversation: Cybersecurity

Please join the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce as we bring together Government & Industry Cybersecurity experts to talk about Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and how each sector is dealing with these issues. 

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Date: October 18, 2017
Time: 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Fredericksburg Country Club
11031 Tidewater Trail
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Contact: Kyle Allwine
EMail: kyle@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: Wednesday, October 18th
8:00-11:30
Fees/Admission: Chamber Member - $25
General Public - $50
Oct 19    Please join us for a ribbon cutting ceremony for Children's Hospital Of Richmond at VCU
Join us for a ribbon cutting celebration for Children's Hospital of Richmond - Multispecialty Center's Open House !

 

Date: October 19, 2017
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: 10528 Spotsylvania Ave.,
Fredericksburg, 22408
Contact: Desiree Suggs
EMail: desiree@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: Thursday, September 28th
4:00 pm
Fees/Admission: This is a free event!
Oct 20    Leadership Fredericksburg
Date: October 20, 2017
Oct 24    Leading Change Workshop
  INTRODUCING….
 
      Leading Change with Tom Olney, GM of Mercedes-Benz of Fredericksburg
 
October 24 - 8am to 10am @ the chamber office
 
Have you considered how technology will impact your business in the next year? 3 years? 5 years? What about your industry as a whole?
Do you manage operational changes well? What happens when you need to implement something quickly?
Are you busy working “in” your business, that you don’t always take time to work “on” your business?
 
Join us as Tom discusses change in the business community and how you can better prepare for the future.
Date: October 24, 2017
Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce Office
Contact: Kelsey Cadow
EMail: kelsey@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: October 24th
8:00am - 10:00am 
Fees/Admission: $20 member
$25 non member
Oct 25    Ribbon Cutting for Virginia Interventional and Vascular Associates
Ribbon cutting ceremony for Virginia Interventional and Vascular Associates.
Date: October 25, 2017
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: 125 Hospital Center Blvd. Suite 315
Stafford, 22554
Contact: Desiree Suggs
EMail: desiree@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: Wednesday, October 25th
4:00 pm
Fees/Admission: This is a free event!
Oct 26    Grand Opening celebration for Stafford Oral Surgery and Specialist!
Join us in celebrating the Grand Opening of Stafford Oral Surgery and Specialists!
Date: October 26, 2017
Time: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: 481 Garrisonville Rd. Suite 103
Stafford, 22554
Contact: Desiree Suggs
EMail: desiree@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: Thursday, October 26th
4:30 pm
Fees/Admission: This is a free event!

 
Oct 27    Coffee with Kyle: Intellectual Property Protection
The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber is proud to host an opportunity for our members to hear about intellectual property protection. Patent Portfolio Builders will lead a discussion about intellectual property protection and its uses. If you or your business has a unique idea, process, or product, then you will need to attend this event. There is no fee for members. 
Date: October 27, 2017
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce Offices
2300 Fall Hill Avenue, Suite 240
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401
Contact: Kyle Allwine
EMail: kyle@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Fees/Admission: No fee for members
$10 fee for non-members