Events for May 2018
Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce
May 1    Spotsylvania Roundtable
Gretchen Rusden, Embrace Treatment Foster Care
Date: May 1, 2018
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: Comfort Suites
4615 Southpoint Pkwy, 22407
Contact: Whitney Watts
EMail: whitney@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: May 1
8:00am - 9:00am
Fees/Admission: $12 member  pre register
$15 - at door
$20 non member
May 10    Leadership Fredericksburg Project Presentations
Date: May 10, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Germanna Workforce and Technology Center, Sealy Auditorium
10000 Germanna Point Dr, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Date/Time Details: 3:00 pm
Fees/Admission: Free
May 10    Business After Hours -Community Bank of the Chesapeake
Date: May 10, 2018
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Community Bank of the Chesapeake 
325 William St. 
22401    
Contact: Whitney Watts
EMail: whitney@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: Thursday, May 10
5:30-7:30pm

**Please note this is a change**
Fees/Admission: There is no fee to attend this event                    
May 15    CNEW

Janel Donohue
President, Rappahannock United Way


“Be a rebel in today’s world.  Choose to assume positive intent, seek first to understand and seek the three sides to every story.” 

In the world we live in today we get information at such high speeds and everyone can be the author to a news story that we are forgetting to seek out truth and seek out intention. Learn the importance of seeking first to understand and searching for the content of the entire story before responding. 
 

Interested in sponsoring this event?

What you get: 

  • $75 Sponsorship fee
  • Access to place materials on the marketing table
  • Up to 5 minutes speaking time to promote your business from the podium
  • One lunch meal is included in the sponsorship
  • Your company listed as sponsor on Chamber website
  • Your company listed as sponsor in Fredericksburg Regional Business News.
  • Your company listed as sponsor in Chamber QuickNotes
Date: May 15, 2018
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Bonefish Grill Central Park
1779 Carl D. Silver Parkway
Fredericksburg, VA 22401            
Contact: Whitney Watts
EMail: whitney@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: 11:30pm-1:00pm
Fees/Admission:

$22 online
$25 at door
$30 non-member 

Bring a friend for a chance at a $25 gift card! 

May 18    Leadership Fredericksburg Graduation
Date: May 18, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: University Hall
​UMW Stafford Campus 
22 University Boulevard
Fredericksburg, VA 22406
Date/Time Details: Graduation Ceremony begins at 3:00pm
Fees/Admission: There is no fee to attend this event
May 22    Recruiting and Retention; Workforce Now Professional Development Workshop

Participants will receive 1.5 hours CEU from Germanna for this event. 
Date: May 22, 2018
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: Germanna Community College
Contact: Whitney Watts
EMail: whitney@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: 8:00am-9:30am
Fees/Admission: $15
May 24    Community Conversations: Developing Tomorrow's Workforce through Career and Technical Education
Series Sponsor: Virginia Partners Bank

KICK-OFF: MAY 24, 2018, 11:30 AM, AT DOMINION RACEWAY
DEVELOPING TOMORROW’S WORKFORCE THROUGH
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Dr. Michael Wooten

Dr. Wooten serves as the Acting Assistant Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education. He provides leadership, direction and management for over $2 billion dollars in initiatives supporting career and technical education, adult education, correctional and re-entry education, and community colleges. These initiatives collectively serve over 25 million students annually. Dr. Wooten leads the Divisions that administer the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the state formula and discretionary grant programs under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Dr. Wooten establishes national leadership activities to enhance the quality and rigor of educational programs, and he promotes the development of strategies that support student success. He brings more than one third of a century of government experience to the department.


Next in our series:

JUNE 19, 2018, AT 8:30 AM, AT JEPSON ALUMNI CENTER
THE NEW VIRGINIA ECONOMY

Governor Ralph Northam

Before he was inaugurated as the 73rd Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Ralph Northam served as an Army doctor, pediatric neurologist, business owner, state Senator and Lieutenant Governor. Please join us to hear how Governor Northam wants to shape and to advocate for Virginia’s New Economy.

$35 for Members, $60 for Non-Members
SEPTEMBER 19, AT 8:30 AM, LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED
CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITIES: BROADBAND’S ROLE IN THE ECONOMY
Congressman Rob Wittman
Rob Wittman was elected to represent Virginia’s First Congressional District in December
2007 and is currently serving his fifth full term in the House of Representatives. He serves
on the House Armed Services Committee, where he is Chairman of the Seapower and
Projections Forces Subcommittee, and the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Last year, Congressman Wittman helped establish the Rural Broadband Taskforce. It is
estimated that half of rural Virginians lack access to high-speed internet and another
29 percent do not have any internet service at all.
Date: May 24, 2018
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Dominion Raceway
6501 Dominion Raceway, Woodford Rd, Woodford, VA 22580
Date/Time Details: May 24, 2018, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Fees/Admission: $35 for Members, $50 for Non-Members

Season Pass for all three: $100
 
May 24    Ribbon Cutting- WJ Vakos
Date: May 24, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
May 30    Leadership Fredericksburg Information Session
Leadership Fredericksburg  is about to embark on its 12th year. We are now accepting applications through July 1. If you've been thinking about applying, come to this session to learn the ins and outs of the Fredericksburg Region's premier leadership development program. This open session will include an opportunity to speak directly to a panel featuring: 
 
Caitlin Daly LF '18 Class President (Fredericksburg SPCA, Executive Director)
James Roberson LF '15, Leadership Advisory Board Chair (Roberson's Music, COO)
Denny Fallon, Mentor Program Chair (retired defense industry executive)
Susan Spears, Executive Director & Program Co-Facilitator (FXBG Regional Chamber, President/CEO)
Date: May 30, 2018
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: The Chamber Offices
2300 Fall Hill Ave.
Suite 240
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Contact: Kyle Allwine, Community Advancement Manager
EMail: kyle@fxbgchamber.org
Date/Time Details: 8:30 am.- 10:00 am 
Fees/Admission: Free for anyone and everyone