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Page 2 — Wednesday, October 5, 2011, The True Citizen
an o p
In Waynesboro
Grants available for
downtown businesses
By Elizabeth Billips
lizbillips@yahoo.com
Waynesboro’s Downtown
Development Authority has
money to give away.
The board is on the hunt for
business owners to take advan
tage of their newly launched
Inside-Out Grant.
The program, which will pro
vide grants from $250 to
$1,000, is designed to provide
business owners with up to 50
percent in matching funds for
projects ranging from facade
improvements to interior reno
vations.
According to DDA chair
Lindsai Gentry, the grants can
help pay for anything from new
awnings or signs to sprinkler
systems or other improvements
to get older buildings up to
code.
Last week, DDA members
agreed to distribute up to $2,500
during the first cycle of grants,
for which they’ll begin taking
applications today (Wednes
day). That means anywhere
from two to 10 business own
ers could get checks, depending
on the costs of the projects.
While this round of the In
side-Out program was funded in
its entirety by a donation from
the First National Bank of
Waynesboro, Gentry said an
other series of grants is expected
to be awarded in 2012 as more
donations come in and the board
continues to raise funds through
“Bird Dog Capital of the World”
tumbler sales.
INSIDE AND OUT
Among the eligible projects
are exterior painting, roofing,
masonry repair, window repair
or replacement, awnings,
fagade improvements, exterior
cleaning and work that helps
meet life safety and building
codes, including electrical and
plumbing.
GETTING STARTED
To learn more or apply for a
grant, pick up an application and
guidelines at Waynesboro City
Hall or the Waynesboro Ice Plant.
Deadline for this round of appli
cations is Oct. 19. Applications
are also available online. Go to
www.burkechamber.org then
choose the Waynesboro tab.
STOCK UP
To pur-
I t chase “Bird
Dog Capital
of the World”
0 H ) Tervis Tum-
| biers to ben
efit the In
side-Out
f Grant pro
gram, call
DDA member
Elizabeth Billips at 706-551 -
0729. Photos of the tumblers are
available on Downtown
Waynesboro: Main Street’s page
on www.facebook.com.
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Chamber Connection
By Ashley Roberts
Executive Director
Burke County Chamber of Commerce
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to
attend the Georgia Association of Chamber
of Commerce Executives Annual Conference
and we had a wonderful experience listening
to a variety of speakers and learning a lot of
new information.
One of the speakers was Glenn Shepeard,
who showered us with valuable insight and
information on motivation, customer service
and new trends in the business world. I was
recently looking over his website and came
across this column I would like to share with
all of you this month. Not only is it informa
tive for those of you who are consumers, it is
also a really great marketing tool businesses
and organizations should be looking at using
to promote their products or events.
It’s Time for You to Get Acquainted
with QR Codes
By Glenn Shepard
There’s a new technology that has exploded
in the business world. If you aren’t yet famil
iar with it. I’d like to usher you in so that you
don’t get caught off guard if the term comes
up in a conversation.
They’re called QR Codes, and you’ll see
them popping up everywhere. (QR stands for
“Quick Response”.)
They look like a funny bar code and appear
in ads in newspapers and magazines, on in
store displays, billboards, websites, and yard
signs realtors put in front of houses for sale.
Home Depot is running a TV commercial
that shows a customer scanning one in their
store. You’ll even see them on business cards
and job applications.
Here’s how they work.
You need a smart phone (iPhone, Android,
BlackBerry or Windows) with a camera and
Internet access. Download a QR Code reader
app. They cost nothing and are available in
the App Store.
Then the next time you see a QR Code,
launch the App and point your phone at the
code. It will read the code and take you to the
merchant’s website, where you’ll often find
special deals not offered to everyone else.
Welcome to the newest trend in technol
ogy!
About the Author
Glenn Shepard is the author of “How to
Manage Problem Employees’' and five other
business books. Based in Nashville, Term., he
gives numerous seminars and keynotes each
year. For more free management resources,
visit www.GlennShepard.com.
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TRY IT!
Use your SmartPhone
to scan the QR code be
low to see more on hap
penings in Burke County.
Athletes will bag for tips at Harveys
From Staff Reports Burke County High School Dugout Club.
A few high school athletes baseball and softball players Softball players will pull the
will give their arms a workout wil1 be at Harve Y s throughout morning shift beginning at 9
to raise money at Harveys Sat- thc day. collecting tips for bag- a.m. while baseball players will
urc i av ging groceries to benefit the cover the afternoon until 3 p.m.
To those in need
Walmart, Golden Harvest to offer food
By Anne Marie Kyzer
annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
Those who are struggling to
pay the grocery bill have a lo
cal place to go for help this Sat
urday.
Walmart and Golden Harvest
will team up to offer a mass food
distribution at the store north of
Waynesboro.
The event will begin at 10
a.m., and products will be dis
tributed from a Golden Harvest
truck parked in front of
Walmart.
Store manager Steve Moss
said he hopes this effort will
help families who aren’t able to
make ends meet right now.
“A lot of people think Golden
Harvest is for homeless people
but it’s for people who are strug
gling or don’t have the income
to buy their groceries,” he said,
noting that larger cities seem to
have more service for these
folks. “This allows us to bring Golden Harvest,
services Augustans get and Events like the one being held
bring them to our county.” here Saturday are also sched-
Moss said Walmart has a uled in other rural cities, like
longstanding relationship with Swainsboro, to give more
Golden Harvest and regularly people access to assistance,
sends the charity a range of The event is a United States
products such as paper goods, Department of Agriculture pro
produce and canned items. gram, which requires those re-
Walmart’s corporate office ceiving food to meet certain in-
has even donated a truck to come requirements.
Golden Harvest Income Levels
USDA requires that households meet the follow income levels to
receive food:
Household Size
Monthly Income
Weekly Income
1
$1,173
$271
2
$1,578
$364
3
$1,984
$458
4
$2,389
$551
5
$2,794
$645
6
$3,199
$738
7
$3,604
$832
8
$4,009
$925
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