Happy Holidays from
Return to Roots!
This month, Return to Roots brings you news about regional job fair information, events we
think you might be interested in, and exciting updates about the Return to Roots program. We are also
continuing to update and optimize our website, making it more user-friendly
for both businesses and job-seekers.
As of this
past month, we have over 2,000 registrants! These registrants are
visiting Return to Roots from 35 states, including most
predominantly
Virginia,
Tennessee,
North Carolina, and
California. They also represent 13 countries including
Malaysia
,
Philippines
and
Canada
. This month alone, the
Return to Roots website welcomed 788 absolute unique
viewers to the site.
We have 586
registered businesses, and 73 registered jobs. We are contacting job-seekers
each week to see how their search is going, and how we can improve the
website to serve them better. Our
website optimization process is bringing more visitors and registrants to our
website every day.
Please
remember to update your information and post new positions available within your company! In addition to all the registrants we
already have, we are preparing to reach out to over 35,000 individuals, so we
need not only jobs you have available, but the job openings your colleagues
and friends have as well.
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Virginia’s Great
Southwest
Are you or someone you know returning to
Virginia’s Great
Southwest? Be sure to visit www.swvaonline.org. This website provides information for locals, tourists,
visitors and for newcomers relocating to
Southwest Virginia.
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SEND US YOUR SUCCESS STORIES!
We are continuously looking for success stories to
feature on our website. We would love to hear from you if you have interviewed or hired anyone from the Return to Roots program since registering with us.If
you have a success story, please email Shai Cullop, Program Manager, cmitchell@vebinc.org.
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By contributing $250, your company or organization can become a member of the Return to Roots “Purple Shirt Brigade.”
Below are some of the marketing benefits that stem from a $250 contribution:
• Have your logo featured on a separate 2008 Purple Shirt Brigade page on the Return to Roots website.
• Be acknowledged and have your logo included on a “Purple Shirt Brigade” PowerPoint slide included in Return to Roots presentations made to every chamber and civic organization throughout the 21 counties and cities included in the Return to Roots Southwest Virginia region.
• Receive a Return to Roots “Purple Shirt Brigade” Purple Long Sleeved T-Shirt. |
Upcoming Regional Events
The Barter Theatre Presents:
11/21/2008 - 12/28/2008
A favorite holiday tale by Valentine Davies, made famous by the movie of the same name.
It's the story of the year as Kris Kringle - aka Santa Claus - goes on trial,Macy's becomes the friendly store to shop, two lost souls find each other
and a little girl discovers her childhood through her belief in miracles.
 11/26/2008 - 12/21/2008 From the authors of Married Alive! comes a truly endearing and hysterical new comedy that will put you in the modern day Christmas spirit. 'Twas the night before Christmas . . . and there's a burglar in the house. Or is it someone with an unusual attachment to reindeer!!? A new family holiday musical about a disillusioned woman with a lack of holiday spirit and an intruder claiming to be Santa Claus. He's either the "right jolly old elf" himself or truly crazy! See if you can find the true meaning of Christmas (or maybe just come to laugh like a bowlful of jelly!)
Bristol Motor Speedway Presents:
 The Autotrader.com Speedway In Lights Powered by TVA will brighten holidays during its 12th season, with more than 1.5 million lights comprising the displays along the four-mile drive-through route. The route includes a chance to drive through legendary Thunder Valley before driving on "The World'sFastest Half-Mile" itself. Visitors to Speedway In Lights will see various motorsports-themed displays, the animated snowman attraction, Santa's Toy Machine, Dinosaur Village complete with an erupting volcano, the cannon shot and the poinsettia wreath.Speedway In Lights boasts more than 200 displays, with another new display ready to become part of this annual holiday tradition. The Twelve Days of Christmas addition features a dozen scenes, each approximately 10 feet tall and nearly 15 feet wide. This exhibit is one of the largest displays at approximately 180 feet long.The largest spectacle along the route features several animated figures from Gatlinburg leading up to the Sea of Illumination presented by Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies exhibit.Subway Christmas Village, located in the infield of BMS, is a popular destination on the drive-through route and features a variety of rides for children who also can visit with Santa, have hot chocolate and roast marshmallows. Several crafts vendors also will be set up in the Village.
The Johnson Controls Ice Rink also returns and gives visitors the chance to show off their skating skills at the only ice rink in the area. Several theme nights throughout the season add to the fun. Skate rentals are available. |
Upcoming Career Fairs
Southwest Virginia Career Connection
Date: Wed., March 25, 2009, 9AM-1PM
Location: Southwest Virginia Community College, King Community Center Gymnasium
Route 19 (6 miles south of Claypool Hill intersection of Rte. 19 &460) Cedar Bluff, VA
Sponsored by: Southwest Virginia Community College, Southwest Small Business Development Center, Mountain Empire Community College and Virginia Highlands Community College
Bluefield State Job Fair
Date: April 8, 2009
Location: BSC, Rt. 52, Bluefield, WV 24701
Co-Sponsored by: Bluefield State College, Bluefield College, Concord College, New River Community and Technical College, Southwest Virginia Community College and Wytheville Community College
Interstate Career Fair
Date: April 16, 2009
Location: Holiday Inn, Exit 7/Interstate 81, Bristol, VA
To register for any of the job fairs, please visit
http://www.sw.edu/career/events/Career%20Fairs/eventregistration.htm,
email sharon.peery@sw.edu or call 276.964.7544. |
