The Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce is hosting its second annual Business & Community Expo Saturday, Feb. 21 at Polk County High Gymnasium from 12-5 p.m. Why should everyone go? First of all, because you will get to see more than 55 local business vendors displaying what they can do for you! In addition, you will get to meet the owners face to face, ask questions, pick up lots of free gifts, or maybe win one of the 50+ door prizes. The expo is all indoors, you can bring the whole family, and its free to the public.

 

Last year’s expo was a huge success, so we have more vendors participating this year, and many new vendors. This event supports the chamber’s “Save Local, Buy Local, Hire Local,” initiative, which promotes keeping our dollars circulating in our local economy.

The success of this event shows that our local businesses want you to know who they are, and you can meet them all in one great location at the expo. Vendors represent a wide range of businesses from financial and banking, home improvement, landscaping, foods and farming, antiques, merchandise and retail, equestrian, arts and crafts, accommodations, health care, tourism and real estate.

 

All participating vendors will donate a $20+ value door prize that will be given away every 15 minutes from the chamber’s booth, so be sure to go there first and fill out a ticket. There will be a grand prize of a Kindle Fire HDX 32G. Each family will receive gifts from the Chamber at the front information desk including a free crosstown tote bag, stylus pen, cell phone card holder, picture-frame magnet, and Expo program. And, each vendor will have much more to give away!

The Key Club will be selling chilidogs and snacks, and there will be hot coffee available in the dining area as you enter the expo.

 

Sponsors this year are: Polk County Tourism-Agriculture-Economic Development, Carolina Antiques & More and Southern Delights, COSTCO, Creative Cedar Homes, Drummond House, Landrum Antiques & Furniture, Edward Jones Investments/Landrum, First Citizens Bank, Terri Eisenhower Signature Properties/Keller Williams Mountain Partners, Mr. Sandman Hardwood Flooring, New View Realty, St. Luke’s Hospital, White Oak of Tryon, Sunny Creek Farms, Walker-Wallace & Emerson, and Bright’s Creek.

 

-Submitted by Janet Sciacca