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Greater Vidalia® Center for Rural Entrepreneurship Breaks Ground

A Place for Entrepreneurs to Go, A Place for Entrepreneurs to Grow

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Greater Vidalia Center for Rural Entrepreneurship was held Monday, April 17th at the Ronnie A. Dixon Park followed by a shovel ceremony on site of the new facility. The “Center” will be located at 204 East First Street in Vidalia. The ceremony was highlighted by remarks from various leaders who recognized individuals for their contribution to the project and who shared the vision for building business through entrepreneurship. Creating the “Center” has been a 4 year process, and with the ground now officially broken, we can’t wait to see the building progress!

Leadership Programs Help our Communty Succeed

GVC graduates two leadership classes

The Greater Vidalia® Youth Leadership Program recently graduated the 2022-2023 class. The graduation ceremony gives the students the opportunity to show their parents, program sponsors, and the participating school officials what they learned during the program about themselves, our community, and how they can contribute as our future leaders.

During the program the students learn about different business sectors in our community such as: Agriculture, Economic Development, and Healthcare and Community Services as well as develop themselves in sessions titled Orientation, Professional Development, and Putting Your Best Foot Forward.

This year’s graduates are: Nicole Acosta, Daniel Adorno-Pagan, Julia Beacham, Emma Beasley, Abbie Bishop, Reece Brown, Riley Campbell, Rebecca Evans, Bailey Hutchins , Kate Kennedy, Seth MacGregor, Tank Morris, Chase Moye, Zach Moye, Emma NeeSmith, Madison Starr, Anna Claire Stephens, John Colby Thompson, Emily Thompson, MaryLaura Tippett, Andrew Tuck, Allison Waller, Emma Williams, Keyone Williams, and Mary-Claire Wolfe. The program Presenting Sponsor is Brewton-Parker College.

Leadership Greater Vidalia® Class of 2022/2023 graduated this year’s cohort in April. At this session, each participant is responsible for making a “storyboard presentation” creatively displaying what they have learned about our community and themselves in their respective sessions. Graduation is a culmination of the year and it is always bittersweet ending the class meetings but, being able to see their growth through the year is always so rewarding.

Graduates are: Kendall Bennamon, Adeline Branch, Jennifer Crutchfield, Natasha Farmer, Steve Freenor, Jordan Kight, Michael Lane, Daisy Manning, Lee McCloud, Tabatha Nobles, Tyler Salter, Conner Thigpen, Senecca Underwood, Sarah Wardlaw, Kimberly Warren, Tiffany Yancey, and Mario Zamarano. The program Presenting Sponsor is Pineland Telephone Company.