For the first time, the Thomasville Civitan Club will hold Thomasville’s Community Festival and Business Expo in downtown Thomasvillle from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
“We were going to plan something like this for May, but with the economy being so difficult and this time of the year really adding to the difficulty, we just felt it was important for us to stop what we were doing and try to squeeze this in, so we could assist people who might be in need,” said Eddie Brinkley, a member of the Thomasville Civitan Club and a Chair City business owner.
Brinkley said the event is being held to assist all businesses in the community by encouraging them to look at doing business in their own community first.
“It’s there whether you’re a company that’s producing an actual product or whether you’re a company that performs a service for corporate or performs a service for local public markets,” he said. “It’s also designed to assist the not-for-profit organizations to have a means to which they can show the not-for-profit work that they offer, plus to solicit volunteers and also to solicit through whatever thing they may want to do to raise funds for their activities.”
According to Brinkley, the Thomasville Civitan Club is offering 12-by-12-foot spaces to local businesses at no cost. He also said participating businesses need to be from the Thomasville community, including the Pilot, Ledford, Hasty, East Davidson and Fair Grove communities.
“Hopefully, a lot of the cottage industry in the community will have the opportunity as well to bring the products that they make in their backyards or their basements to the public and sell them and get some notoriety and exposure,” Brinkley said.
Those wanting more information on the event or to register for a space should call 475-2222.
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