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Sussex VA Chamber's member businesses attended the December 15th Annual Membership Meeting and elected 2022's Officers and Board. Officers and Board are as follows-

President - Jesse K. Hellyer, Jr., NY Life

Vice President - Dr. Phyllis Tolliver, Jessica Moore Foundation

Treasurer - Steve Jordan, Virginia Diner

Secretary - Rhonda Rook, Davis Travel Centers

Board Member - Keith Blowe, BLW Solutions

Board Member - Malcolm Manning, STAAND Youth Services

Board Member - Angela McPhaul, Town of Waverly

Board Member - Corey Schultz, Schultz Lawnscapes

Board Member - John Paul, BSV Bank

Director of Technology & Social Media - Lynn Babish, Hometown Web Support

After our Annual Membership Meeting, we held a Christmas Social for our members. We'd like to thank Eric & Jennifer Helton of The Claremont Candle Company for catering a beautiful and delicious spread of beverages and food, as well as Dr. Phyllis Tolliver for the meeting location at Jessica Ann Moore Foundation & Community Center. The Center's amazing Christmas decorations were perfect for the occasion.

Sussex VA Chamber looks forward to a successful 2022!

The Chamber Fall Festival was held on Wednesday, September 29 in the Town of Waverly.  Approximately 300 people attended the event, and it was a wonderful night of music by The Feature Attraction Band, vendors from Sussex County and the surrounding region, cool beverages, delicious food like barbeque and funnel cakes, dancing, and reconnecting with friends and meeting new ones! Sussex VA Chamber appreciates your support of The Chamber Fall Festival, and looks forward to holding future events that serve to bring together the people and the businesses of our communities here in Sussex County.

Sussex VA Chamber has had a banner year, welcoming 18 new members since January 2021!  Membership in the Chamber now stands at an historic 51 members.

The Chamber has welcomed to its membership Sentara Therapy Center, The Improvement Association, Wakefield Farm Service, Honorary Member Virginia's Gateway Region, Kids Korner, Mid Atlantic Pest & Lawn, Mema's, Save-A-Seed, Owen Ford, Pran World, Blackwater Regional Library, Sheriff Ernest Giles, Sussex VA Farm Bureau, Pino's Pizza, Crater Community Hospice, Butler's Towing Company, The Claremont Candle Co., and Cowling Bros.