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The Chamber ADVANTAGECulpeper Chamber of Commerce » MARCH 2016 » Volume 3, Issue 15

members in the newsThe Culpeper Business Women’s organization is now offering the “Mom’s” scholarship to women attending Germanna Community College this summer. The $500 award will go to an eligible applicant who meets the following criteria: Applicants must reside in Culpeper County, be a mother, be a part-time or full-time student, enrolled in a degree or certification program taking at least six credit hours and must have at least a B grade point average. Applications are now available at Germanna’s financial aid department at https://germanna.academicworks.com or by contacting Megan Furlong at megan.furlong@yhbcpa.com. Please submit applications by April 4th. Joe Lenig and Brad Truman - Virginia Broadband “VABB” attended the WISPA America conference. The bi-annual industry meeting of Wireless Internet Service Providers, manufacturers, FCC experts held in Louisville, KY provides valuable insight into cutting edge technology, methodologies, and regulations shaping the future and solving the rural digital divide – exciting times ahead!

The Blue Ridge Chorale is excited to announce that one of our members Dr. Alexander ter Weele has written a most fascinating book. "WE ESCAPED: A Family's Flight from Holland during World War II" is a true narrative of a family who escaped

from Nazi-occupied Holland. For more information call 540-219-8837.

pranapiloga's tribe is growing! Russell Brown has joined us and will teach Visualization and Mindful Mediation on Monday nights. It's only February and we have 4 new staff members - yippee!

Please join Faye’s Office Supply in welcoming Jan Shifflett, Account Manager, to our Faye’s family!

Embrace Home Loans would like to welcome veteran mortgage loan officer Tom Stewart to the team! Tom brings with him 15 years of mortgage industry experience and Embrace is excited to welcome him on board!

pranapiloga shared Chair Yoga at the Daniel Technology Center for the Drop-It Challenge sponsored by The Culpeper Wellness Foundation. We have also partnered up with Culpeper Park and Rec Dept to offer Chair Yoga. We have been invited to teach and present at the FlowJam, Shensara Festival and Floyd YoJam Festivals this summer.

Exit Cornerstone Realty would like to welcome Jeanette Carlson & Devon Lang! We are very excited to have these two great agents joining us! EXIT Cornerstone Realty would also like to congratulate Tami Coughlin, John Fischer, and Mike Butters receiving GPAAR 2015 Silver Honor Society, Holly Westergaard

Congratulations to Jimmy Bowen for receiving the 2016 Agribusiness of the Year Award

Awarded by the Culpeper Chamber of Commerce since 1987, the Culpeper County Agribusiness Award recognizes the achievement of an Agribusiness or individual that has successfully contributed to the economic stability of Culpeper.

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Culpeper Chamber of CommercePhone: 540-825-8628 • Fax: 540-825-1449Address: 629 Sperryville Pike, Suite 100, Culpeper, VA 22701www.culpeperchamber.comContacts: Culpeper Chamber of Commerce Debbie Stohlman, President/CEO • debbies@culpeperchamber.comMartha Sanford, Membership Coordinator • marthas@culpeperchamber.com

Lorraine Carter, Administrative Assistant •lorraine@culpeperchamber.com

Culpeper Times Anita Sherman, consulting editor • anita@culpepertimes.comThomas Spargur, sales director • tspargur@culpepertimes.com Jeff Say, graphic designer •jsay@culpepertimes.com

THE CHAMBER ADVANTAGE Published monthly as a joint venture between the Culpeper Chamber of Commerce and Culpeper Times as the Chamber’s newsletter. The newsletter is distributed monthly as a page within the Culpeper Times, as well as being available on the Chamber website, www.culpeperchamber.com free of charge.

Mission Statement: We are the voice of the business community working to promote, build, and

support the most effective climate for economic development.

Air-Pix, Inc.J.J. QuinnCulpeper, VA 22701703.244.4305Aerial Photography/Flight Instruction

Country Cafe & CateringMatt Corbin1359 Orange RoadCulpeper, VA 22701540.764.2722Catering-Seafood

Mary Anne Nulty, LCSW206 W. Edmonson StreetCulpeper, VA 22701540.772.6355Cleaning Services Fire & Water Restoration

Revolutionary GardensDavid MarciniakCulpeper, VA 22701703.679.8550Landscape/Landscape Design

Minuteman MinimallDawn Walton746 Germanna HighwayCulpeper, VA 22701540.825.1313Retail

welcome new members

31 Bags and Gifts

Appleton Campbell

Blue Ridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center

Cruisin’ For Heroes

CubeSmart

Culpeper Star Exponent

Culpeper Times

Dogwood Village of Orange County

Germanna Community College

Girls on the Run Piedmont

Heartland Home Foods

LeafFilter North of Virginia, Inc.

Sneak Peek of our Exhibitors to date!

Reformation Lutheran Church

Remodel USA

Rochester/TE Connectivity

SBDC at Culpeper c/o Lord Fairfax SBDC

Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers

SERVPRO of Culpeper & Fauquier Counties

Sherbeyn’s Landscape

Sunshine Contracting Corporation

The Place

UVA Culpeper Hospital

Virginia Regional Transit

◊ Food Vendors ◊

for receiving GPAAR 2015 Rookie Honor Society, and Ellen Butters for receiving GPAAR 2015 Broker Honor Society!

ARiA was featured in an article in the March 21 issue of the Washington Post! Chief Scientist Jason Summers was quoted on ARiA's development of MICA, a cognitive computing system to help with government procurement.

H&R Block would like to remind everyone that your Federal Tax Returns are due Monday, April 18th this year. Beware of the IRS phone call scam. If you receive a call from someone identifying themselves as an IRS representative do not give them any information and/or send them money. The IRS does not call you at home.Tax Season is Hunting Season for scammers!!!

Lawrie Parker, Executive Director of Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center (PDRC) was a judge for the American Bar Association’s Regional Law School Competition entitled Representing Your Client in Mediation which was held in February at Washington and Lee University School of Law in Lexington, VA.

Congratulations to JJ Quinn of Air-Pix who was recently awarded “The Pilot of the Year for Virginia”. This is awarded to their pilots who fly the most missions for their state. JJ was also awarded the” “Pilot of the Year” for all nine states in Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic. HeI flew a total of 55 missions in 2015. Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic furnishes free

State of the Community 2016

Wednesday, May 4th

Germanna- Daniel Technology Center

8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

air transportation to hospitals in the pilot’s private airplanes. In 2015 we flew 835 missions with 477 volunteer pilots.

Studio C Photography has a new Biometric Station. We can resize, print, email and or Id images for most any country. Stop in and check out our new equipment!

News from the CulpeperFest Committee!

Wow, June 10th is starting to seem not so far away! The committee walked the grounds of Eastern View High School last week to streamline the logistics of booths, outdoor exhibits and a NEW efficient vendor drop off location. Vendors and sponsors are may register at CulpeperFest.com. All who do so may also sign up for our “Drop in Clinic” April 6th. We know the public is eager to get a Free ticket to CulpeperFest, they will be available the 1st week of May. Stay tuned for more information next month and be sure to follow our FaceBook Page https://www.facebook.com/CulpeperFest. CulpeperFest.

Sophie HudsonCulpeperFest 2016 Chair

Culpeper Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Spotlight:

Irene Karedis Borys, {CYBERBILITY}In 2015, Irene Karedis Borys, newlywed spouse to Gregory Alan

Borys (grad school sweetheart) moved after years of fast paced DC career, when work with web dev creative agency Cyberbility, based in Fredericksburg, led her to open a Culpeper office early that year.

A desire to set local roots, a mind set to serve her community, and a passion to see clients thrive in the rapidly evolving digital environment has led Irene to several notable achievements in this time.

In Culpeper, she serves Chamber committees for Marketing, Banquet, Women’s and Business Development & Advocacy, newly chairs Culpeper’s Piedmont Area Soapbox Derby Sponsorship Committee and contributes a column to the Culpeper Times - Cyber Bytes, with tips on how to grow business online.

Volunteering nearby, Irene has taught businesses in the counties of Orange, Greene, Louisa and Albemarle - in social media, to harness review sites for growth, and to structure websites for search results. Pro-bono projects of Irene’s support a construction of a veterans memorial in a nearby town, as well as a new charity to help terminally ill children and their families.

These values, skills and initiative are the qualities that inspired YP to identify Irene as awardee for the 2016 Lead Culpeper YP Scholarship.

Irene welcomes connecting at her office co-located with the Chamber 629 Sperryville Pike, Suite 203, in Culpeper, phone 540 374 5062, email iborys@cyberbility.com, twitter @IreneKBorys and LinkedIn.