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    <title>Altavista Area Chamber of Commerce Events/Calendar</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 02:14:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>TGIF (24 May 2013)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Bring your TGIF attitudes, and&amp;nbsp;your friends, and join us for a season of fun-filled Friday nights on the lawn of Altavista's beautiful Avoca museum.&lt;/p&gt;

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Food, Live Music, &amp;amp; Beverages.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Cost: $4 per person, children 12 &amp;amp; under free.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;TGIF's take place May 24th, June 28th, July 26th, and August 23rd. Make plans to attend!&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=609906&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Brandon Meadows Band (25 May 2013)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;COMING May 25&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; to the ALTAVISTA COUNTRY CLUB&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face', serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;THE BRANDON MEADOWS BAND!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face', serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;Brandon Meadows was a 2012 American Idol contestant and was one of 100 performers out of 10,000 to make it through the first round in Charlotte, NC.&amp;nbsp; Brandon eventually made it to the 3&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt; round, held at Pinehurst, NC, and barely missed out on going to Hollywood.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face', serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;The Brandon Meadows Band is a “rocking country music band” that primarily features modern country music.&amp;nbsp; However, their versatility is evident in their covers of The Beatles, AC/DC, and Lynyrd Skynyrd to name a few.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face', serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;Please come join us, sit back, relax, and enjoy the concert.&amp;nbsp; We would like to have this event outside if the weather permits.&amp;nbsp; If not, the concert will be in the ballroom.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face', serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;The band will play from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.&amp;nbsp; Cost will be $10.00 per person and you can bring guests.&amp;nbsp; Children are admitted free.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face', serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;Those participating in the Member/Guest golf tournament (and their families) will be admitted free of charge.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&amp;quot;Baskerville Old Face&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; color:#1F497D;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=682676&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Leadership Training (30 May 2013)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 36pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Black'; color: rgb(255, 222, 0);"&gt;Leadership Training&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 26pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Black'; color: rgb(255, 222, 0);"&gt;Now Available at CVCC Altavista Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Semibold Cond';"&gt;The new Leadership Academy is designed to promote business success&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Semibold Cond';"&gt;and inspire&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;current&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;emerging leaders&lt;/b&gt;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;supervisors&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Semibold Cond';"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Semibold Cond';"&gt;Tuition offered at a low cost of $35 per class!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Black'; color: rgb(0, 39, 116);"&gt;LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CLASSES&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Essentials of Leadership&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Thursday, May 30 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;During this course, developing leaders will learn a set of essential skills to meet both practical business needs and personal needs. Learners acquire a set of proven interaction skills, discover seven Leadership Imperatives for meeting today’s challenges, and realize their role as a catalyst leaderundefineda leader who inspires others to act.&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;* Workbook required&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;. (Workbook purchased separately for $58)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Effective Communication&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Thursday, June 13 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Learn the essential interaction skills that are critical to leadership success. Learn how to meet the personal and practical needs of team members and how to communicate in order to spark action in others to achieve business results. Learn how to provide positive feedback that recognizes and motivates individuals and teams as well as techniques in providing developmental feedback that helps others get back on track.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;* Purchase of workbook not required.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Sexual Harassment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Thursday, June 27 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;This course will examine what constitutes sexual harassment, best ways of reducing instances of sexual harassment and what to do when it occurs. Sexual harassment is not limited to gender or sexual orientation and, can cost organizations thousands if not millions of dollars. Strong policies and education are the best protection.&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;* Purchase of workbook not required.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b style="text-align: center; font-size: 0.7em;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Conflict Management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Thursday, July 11 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;This course enables leaders to recognize the signs of conflict, to assess each conflict situation to determine how they should involve themselves, and to encourage and counsel those involved in the conflict on how to resolve it.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;* Purchase of workbook not required.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro'; color: rgb(0, 39, 116);"&gt;Call CVCC’s Workforce Solutions office at 434-832-7607 to register.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=674299&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Uncle Billy's Day Festival (31 May 2013)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;Two fun-filled days of live music, crafts, food vendors, flee market, carnival, Sat. night fireworks&amp;nbsp;- something for the entire family.&amp;nbsp; For more information go to &lt;a href="http://www.unclebillysdayfestival.com/"&gt;www.UncleBillysDayFestival.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.altavistachamber.com/Resources/Pictures/2012 UBD.JPG" title="" alt="" width="200" height="199" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;Applications now available for vendors. Download your vendor applications below!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.altavistachamber.com/Resources/Documents/UBD%20Commercial%20Vendor%202013.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Commercial Vendor Application 2013&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.altavistachamber.com/Resources/Documents/UBD%20Craft%20Vendor%202013.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;Craft Vendor Application 2013&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.altavistachamber.com/Resources/Documents/UBD%20Food%20Vendor%202013.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;Food Vendor Application 2013&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=573481&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>It's Your Business (01 Jun 2013)</title>
      <description>The Altavista Economic Development Department and the Economic Development Authority is launching &lt;u&gt;It's Your Business&lt;/u&gt; &amp;nbsp;the area's only talk show on topics such as economic development, urban growth, business expansion and real estate development. If you work in the Altavista-Central Virginia economy or if you care about the local community, you will love the fascinating topics and guests Saturday morning, on &lt;u&gt;It's Your Business,&lt;/u&gt; News Talk 1000 WKDE AM.

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  Megan Lucas, Economic Development Director for Altavista, will host this unique radio show. She will use her expertise and knowledge to make this show one of the most interesting radio shows in the metro area!
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      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=628918&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Chamber ED/Legislative Meeting (04 Jun 2013)</title>
      <description>Altavista Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Development/Legislative Committee Meetings held 1st Tuesday monthly in the Train Station at 8:15 am. All ED/LEG Committee members encourage to attend.

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  For more information on how you can help the Chamber, call 434-369-6665.
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      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=625789&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Habi-Duck Race (08 Jun 2013)</title>
      <description>&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"&gt;Join&amp;nbsp;Habitat for Humanity on June 8th&amp;nbsp;at 10:00 a.m. for a fun morning while hundreds of toy ducks float down the river, racing towards the finish line. Purchase tickets in advance to ensure the chance that your duck will cross the finish line to win 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th prize. First prize is $250 cash and all other prizes are cash as well. Call the office for tickets at 434.309.2688 or contact one of our Board members who will be selling them in advance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=680970&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>UBD 2 Miler (08 Jun 2013)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;UBD 2 Miler&lt;br&gt;
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Entries are being accepted for the 2012 UBD 2 Miler. Race day is Saturday, June 8th. Late registration begins at 7:30am.&lt;br&gt;
Register by June&amp;nbsp;1st and receive your free T-shirt. Check out&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.altavistaareaymca.com/announcements/uncle-billy's-two-miler-june-8.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;Altavista YMCA&lt;/a&gt; for more details. Download your entry form below.&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.altavistachamber.com/Resources/Documents/ubd%20race.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Download your entry form here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=684919&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Leadership Training (13 Jun 2013)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 36pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Black'; color: rgb(255, 222, 0);"&gt;Leadership Training&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 26pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Black'; color: rgb(255, 222, 0);"&gt;Now Available at CVCC Altavista Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Semibold Cond';"&gt;The new Leadership Academy is designed to promote business success&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Semibold Cond';"&gt;and inspire&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;current&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;emerging leaders&lt;/b&gt;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;supervisors&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Semibold Cond';"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Semibold Cond';"&gt;Tuition offered at a low cost of $35 per class!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Black'; color: rgb(0, 39, 116);"&gt;LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CLASSES&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Essentials of Leadership&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Thursday, May 30 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;During this course, developing leaders will learn a set of essential skills to meet both practical business needs and personal needs. Learners acquire a set of proven interaction skills, discover seven Leadership Imperatives for meeting today’s challenges, and realize their role as a catalyst leaderundefineda leader who inspires others to act.&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;* Workbook required&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;. (Workbook purchased separately for $58)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Effective Communication&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Thursday, June 13 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Learn the essential interaction skills that are critical to leadership success. Learn how to meet the personal and practical needs of team members and how to communicate in order to spark action in others to achieve business results. Learn how to provide positive feedback that recognizes and motivates individuals and teams as well as techniques in providing developmental feedback that helps others get back on track.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;* Purchase of workbook not required.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Sexual Harassment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Thursday, June 27 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;This course will examine what constitutes sexual harassment, best ways of reducing instances of sexual harassment and what to do when it occurs. Sexual harassment is not limited to gender or sexual orientation and, can cost organizations thousands if not millions of dollars. Strong policies and education are the best protection.&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;* Purchase of workbook not required.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b style="text-align: center; font-size: 0.7em;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Conflict Management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Thursday, July 11 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;This course enables leaders to recognize the signs of conflict, to assess each conflict situation to determine how they should involve themselves, and to encourage and counsel those involved in the conflict on how to resolve it.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;* Purchase of workbook not required.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Black'; color: rgb(0, 39, 116);"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro'; color: rgb(0, 39, 116);"&gt;Call CVCC’s Workforce Solutions office at 434-832-7607 to register.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=674300&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Chamber Business Committee Meeting (20 Jun 2013)</title>
      <description>Altavista Area Chamber of Commerce Business Committee Meetings will be held the 3rd Thursday of each month at 8:30am in the Altavista Train Station. If you are interested in helping with the Chamber of Commerce, please call us at 434-369-6665.</description>
      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=625803&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Leadership Training (27 Jun 2013)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 36pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Black'; color: rgb(255, 222, 0);"&gt;Leadership Training&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 26pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Black'; color: rgb(255, 222, 0);"&gt;Now Available at CVCC Altavista Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Semibold Cond';"&gt;The new Leadership Academy is designed to promote business success&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Semibold Cond';"&gt;and inspire&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;current&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;emerging leaders&lt;/b&gt;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;supervisors&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Semibold Cond';"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Semibold Cond';"&gt;Tuition offered at a low cost of $35 per class!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Black'; color: rgb(0, 39, 116);"&gt;LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CLASSES&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Essentials of Leadership&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Thursday, May 30 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;During this course, developing leaders will learn a set of essential skills to meet both practical business needs and personal needs. Learners acquire a set of proven interaction skills, discover seven Leadership Imperatives for meeting today’s challenges, and realize their role as a catalyst leaderundefineda leader who inspires others to act.&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;* Workbook required&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;. (Workbook purchased separately for $58)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Effective Communication&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Thursday, June 13 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Learn the essential interaction skills that are critical to leadership success. Learn how to meet the personal and practical needs of team members and how to communicate in order to spark action in others to achieve business results. Learn how to provide positive feedback that recognizes and motivates individuals and teams as well as techniques in providing developmental feedback that helps others get back on track.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;* Purchase of workbook not required.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Sexual Harassment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Thursday, June 27 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;This course will examine what constitutes sexual harassment, best ways of reducing instances of sexual harassment and what to do when it occurs. Sexual harassment is not limited to gender or sexual orientation and, can cost organizations thousands if not millions of dollars. Strong policies and education are the best protection.&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;* Purchase of workbook not required.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b style="text-align: center; font-size: 0.7em;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Conflict Management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Thursday, July 11 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;This course enables leaders to recognize the signs of conflict, to assess each conflict situation to determine how they should involve themselves, and to encourage and counsel those involved in the conflict on how to resolve it.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;* Purchase of workbook not required.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro Black'; color: rgb(0, 39, 116);"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Myriad Pro'; color: rgb(0, 39, 116);"&gt;Call CVCC’s Workforce Solutions office at 434-832-7607 to register.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=674301&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2013 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>TGIF (28 Jun 2013)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Bring your TGIF attitudes, and&amp;nbsp;your friends, and join us for a season of fun-filled Friday nights on the lawn of Altavista's beautiful Avoca museum.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Food, Live Music, &amp;amp; Beverages.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Cost: $4 per person, children 12 &amp;amp; under free.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;TGIF's take place May 24th, June 28th, July 26th, and August 23rd. Make plans to attend!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=609907&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Chamber ED/Legislative Meeting (02 Jul 2013)</title>
      <description>Altavista Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Development/Legislative Committee Meetings held 1st Tuesday monthly in the Train Station at 8:15 am. All ED/LEG Committee members encourage to attend.

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  For more information on how you can help the Chamber, call 434-369-6665.
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      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=625791&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2013 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>It's Your Business (06 Jul 2013)</title>
      <description>The Altavista Economic Development Department and the Economic Development Authority is launching &lt;u&gt;It's Your Business&lt;/u&gt; &amp;nbsp;the area's only talk show on topics such as economic development, urban growth, business expansion and real estate development. If you work in the Altavista-Central Virginia economy or if you care about the local community, you will love the fascinating topics and guests Saturday morning, on &lt;u&gt;It's Your Business,&lt;/u&gt; News Talk 1000 WKDE AM.

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  Megan Lucas, Economic Development Director for Altavista, will host this unique radio show. She will use her expertise and knowledge to make this show one of the most interesting radio shows in the metro area!
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      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=628919&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Leadership Training (11 Jul 2013)</title>
      <description>&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro Black&amp;quot;;color:#FFDE00"&gt;Leadership Training&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro Black&amp;quot;;color:#FFDE00"&gt;Now Available at CVCC Altavista Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;br&gt;
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  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro Semibold Cond&amp;quot;"&gt;The new Leadership Academy is designed to promote business success&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro Semibold Cond&amp;quot;"&gt;and inspire &lt;b&gt;current&lt;/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;emerging leaders&lt;/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;supervisors&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro Semibold Cond&amp;quot;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro Semibold Cond&amp;quot;"&gt;Tuition offered at a low cost of $35 per class!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro Black&amp;quot;;color:#002774"&gt;LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CLASSES&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Essentials of Leadership&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Thursday, May 30 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; Segoe UI&amp;quot;"&gt;During this course, developing leaders will learn a set of essential skills to meet both practical business needs and personal needs. Learners acquire a set of proven interaction skills, discover seven Leadership Imperatives for meeting today’s challenges, and realize their role as a catalyst leaderundefineda leader who inspires others to act. &lt;i&gt;* Workbook required&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;. (Workbook purchased separately for $58)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Effective Communication&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Thursday, June 13 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Learn the essential interaction skills that are critical to leadership success. Learn how to meet the personal and practical needs of team members and how to communicate in order to spark action in others to achieve business results. Learn how to provide positive feedback that recognizes and motivates individuals and teams as well as techniques in providing developmental feedback that helps others get back on track.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;. &lt;i&gt;* Purchase of workbook not required.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Sexual Harassment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Thursday, June 27 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;This course will examine what constitutes sexual harassment, best ways of reducing instances of sexual harassment and what to do when it occurs. Sexual harassment is not limited to gender or sexual orientation and, can cost organizations thousands if not millions of dollars. Strong policies and education are the best protection. &lt;i&gt;* Purchase of workbook not required.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b style="text-align: center; font-size: 0.7em;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Conflict Management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;span style="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Thursday, July 11 (10 am to 1 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;This course enables leaders to recognize the signs of conflict, to assess each conflict situation to determine how they should involve themselves, and to encourage and counsel those involved in the conflict on how to resolve it.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;. &lt;i&gt;* Purchase of workbook not required.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro Black&amp;quot;;color:#002774"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro&amp;quot;;color:#002774"&gt;Call CVCC’s Workforce Solutions office at 434-832-7607 to register.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro Black&amp;quot;;color:#002774"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro Black&amp;quot;;color:#002774"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro Black&amp;quot;;color:#002774"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=674302&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Chamber Business Committee Meeting (18 Jul 2013)</title>
      <description>Altavista Area Chamber of Commerce Business Committee Meetings will be held the 3rd Thursday of each month at 8:30am in the Altavista Train Station. If you are interested in helping with the Chamber of Commerce, please call us at 434-369-6665.</description>
      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=625804&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>TGIF (26 Jul 2013)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Bring your TGIF attitudes, and&amp;nbsp;your friends, and join us for a season of fun-filled Friday nights on the lawn of Altavista's beautiful Avoca museum.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Food, Live Music, &amp;amp; Beverages.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Cost: $4 per person, children 12 &amp;amp; under free.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;TGIF's take place May 24th, June 28th, July 26th, and August 23rd. Make plans to attend!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=609909&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2013 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>It's Your Business (03 Aug 2013)</title>
      <description>The Altavista Economic Development Department and the Economic Development Authority is launching &lt;u&gt;It's Your Business&lt;/u&gt; &amp;nbsp;the area's only talk show on topics such as economic development, urban growth, business expansion and real estate development. If you work in the Altavista-Central Virginia economy or if you care about the local community, you will love the fascinating topics and guests Saturday morning, on &lt;u&gt;It's Your Business,&lt;/u&gt; News Talk 1000 WKDE AM.

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  Megan Lucas, Economic Development Director for Altavista, will host this unique radio show. She will use her expertise and knowledge to make this show one of the most interesting radio shows in the metro area!
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      <title>Campbell County Heritage Festival (03 Aug 2013)</title>
      <description>Campbell County will hold it's annual Heritage Festival on Saturday, August 3rd from 10am-5pm. Created in honor of our county's rich heritage, this event will be comprised of educational and historical demonstrations, crafters, food vendors, kids activities &amp;amp; musical entertainment.

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  For more information, contact Mary Pascale at 434-332-9570.
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      <title>Chamber ED/Legislative Meeting (06 Aug 2013)</title>
      <description>Altavista Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Development/Legislative Committee Meetings held 1st Tuesday monthly in the Train Station at 8:15 am. All ED/LEG Committee members encourage to attend.

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  For more information on how you can help the Chamber, call 434-369-6665.
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      <title>Chamber Business Committee Meeting (15 Aug 2013)</title>
      <description>Altavista Area Chamber of Commerce Business Committee Meetings will be held the 3rd Thursday of each month at 8:30am in the Altavista Train Station. If you are interested in helping with the Chamber of Commerce, please call us at 434-369-6665.</description>
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      <title>Business Expo (15 Aug 2013)</title>
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  &lt;font size="4"&gt;You will want to showcase you business to the community on August 15th at our annual Business Expo.&lt;/font&gt;
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  &lt;font size="4"&gt;This year's Business Expo will be held at the Altavista Area YMCA from 1-7pm.&lt;/font&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2013 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>TGIF (23 Aug 2013)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Bring your TGIF attitudes, and&amp;nbsp;your friends, and join us for a season of fun-filled Friday nights on the lawn of Altavista's beautiful Avoca museum.&lt;/p&gt;

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Food, Live Music, &amp;amp; Beverages.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Cost: $4 per person, children 12 &amp;amp; under free.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;TGIF's take place May 24th, June 28th, July 26th, and August 23rd. Make plans to attend!&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=609912&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Chamber ED/Legislative Meeting (03 Sep 2013)</title>
      <description>Altavista Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Development/Legislative Committee Meetings held 1st Tuesday monthly in the Train Station at 8:15 am. All ED/LEG Committee members encourage to attend.

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  For more information on how you can help the Chamber, call 434-369-6665.
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      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=625793&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2013 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>It's Your Business (07 Sep 2013)</title>
      <description>The Altavista Economic Development Department and the Economic Development Authority is launching &lt;u&gt;It's Your Business&lt;/u&gt; &amp;nbsp;the area's only talk show on topics such as economic development, urban growth, business expansion and real estate development. If you work in the Altavista-Central Virginia economy or if you care about the local community, you will love the fascinating topics and guests Saturday morning, on &lt;u&gt;It's Your Business,&lt;/u&gt; News Talk 1000 WKDE AM.

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  Megan Lucas, Economic Development Director for Altavista, will host this unique radio show. She will use her expertise and knowledge to make this show one of the most interesting radio shows in the metro area!
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=628922&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Chamber Business Committee Meeting (19 Sep 2013)</title>
      <description>Altavista Area Chamber of Commerce Business Committee Meetings will be held the 3rd Thursday of each month at 8:30am in the Altavista Train Station. If you are interested in helping with the Chamber of Commerce, please call us at 434-369-6665.</description>
      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=625806&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <title>Chamber ED/Legislative Meeting (01 Oct 2013)</title>
      <description>Altavista Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Development/Legislative Committee Meetings held 1st Tuesday monthly in the Train Station at 8:15 am. All ED/LEG Committee members encourage to attend.

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  For more information on how you can help the Chamber, call 434-369-6665.
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      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2013 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>It's Your Business (05 Oct 2013)</title>
      <description>The Altavista Economic Development Department and the Economic Development Authority is launching &lt;u&gt;It's Your Business&lt;/u&gt; &amp;nbsp;the area's only talk show on topics such as economic development, urban growth, business expansion and real estate development. If you work in the Altavista-Central Virginia economy or if you care about the local community, you will love the fascinating topics and guests Saturday morning, on &lt;u&gt;It's Your Business,&lt;/u&gt; News Talk 1000 WKDE AM.

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  Megan Lucas, Economic Development Director for Altavista, will host this unique radio show. She will use her expertise and knowledge to make this show one of the most interesting radio shows in the metro area!
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=628923&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2013 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>It's Your Business (05 Oct 2013)</title>
      <description>The Altavista Economic Development Department and the Economic Development Authority is launching &lt;u&gt;It's Your Business&lt;/u&gt; &amp;nbsp;the area's only talk show on topics such as economic development, urban growth, business expansion and real estate development. If you work in the Altavista-Central Virginia economy or if you care about the local community, you will love the fascinating topics and guests Saturday morning, on &lt;u&gt;It's Your Business,&lt;/u&gt; News Talk 1000 WKDE AM.

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  Megan Lucas, Economic Development Director for Altavista, will host this unique radio show. She will use her expertise and knowledge to make this show one of the most interesting radio shows in the metro area!
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.altavistachamber.org/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&amp;eventId=628924&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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