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Hey everyone! Have you heard the news? Patrick Henry High School is this week's recipient of our Play for Purpose program! 🏈🎉 Join us at the game this Friday, September 6, where Freedom First will be donating $100 for every first down made.

Congrats Blacksburg High School! We had a blast at the first Play for Purpose game of the season. 🏈🏆

🌟 Job Seekers, Your Next Opportunity Awaits! 🌟

💼 What: Downtown Roanoke Hiring Fair
📅 When: TOMORROW, September 4th, 3-6 PM
📍 Where: Roanoke City Market Building

Downtown Roanoke is your gateway to opportunity! With 80+ restaurants, 50+ retailers, 4 hotels, and 30+ service providers, there's something for everyone right in the heart of the Roanoke Valley.

We're teaming up with the Greater Roanoke Workforce Development Board to host the Downtown Roanoke Hiring Fair. Over 15 local employers are excited to meet talented people like you!

🌐 For more details, visit: downtownroanoke.org/doing-business-downtown/downtown-hiring-event

Participating employers include:
🔸The Shenandoah Club
🔸Coca-Cola Consolidated
🔸Western Virginia Water Authority
🔸Davidsons Clothing
🔸Cirqulation
🔸City of Roanoke, Virginia - Government
🔸Mast General Store
🔸You Show Us (recruiting for multiple downtown clients)
🔸Book No Further
🔸Scrambled
🔸Hampton Inn & Suites Roanoke-Downtown
🔸chocolatepaper
🔸Freedom First Credit Union
🔸Roanoke Police Department - VA
🔸The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center

Freedom First offices and branches are closed today, September 2, 2024, for Labor Day. If you want to stay connected to your accounts 24/7, try our mobile app. Or call 540-389-0244 for assistance from Ginny!

🎉 TODAY'S THE DAY! 🏈 Thanks to your nominations, Blacksburg High School is the FIRST school to be voted as the recipient of our Play for Purpose program! Freedom First Credit Union and K92 - WXLK 92.3FM will be there today, August 30th, passing out rally towels and giving $100 for EVERY first down achieved. Keep nominating your favorite high school at https://hubs.la/Q02Mwry50 and click "Play for Purpose" banner. 📣

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🌟 Attention Job-Seekers 🌟

If you're seeking a new job or career change, look no further than Downtown Roanoke! With 80+ restaurants, 50+ retailers, 4 hotels, and 30+ service providers, the heart of the Roanoke Valley is full of opportunities.

DRI and the Greater Roanoke Workforce Development Board are excited to bring you the Downtown Roanoke Hiring Fair, where over 15 local employers are ready to meet you!

📅 When: September 4th, 3-6 PM
📍 Where: Roanoke City Market Building

Whether you're looking to start fresh or take the next step in your career, downtown is the place to be!

For more details, visit: downtownroanoke.org/doing-business-downtown/downtown-hiring-event

Participating employers include:
🔸The Shenandoah Club
🔸Coca-Cola Consolidated
🔸Western Virginia Water Authority
🔸Davidsons Clothing
🔸Cirqulation
🔸City of Roanoke, Virginia - Government
🔸Mast General Store
🔸You Show Us (recruiting for multiple downtown clients)
🔸Jaybird Tavern
🔸Scrambled
🔸Hampton Inn & Suites Roanoke-Downtown
🔸chocolatepaper
🔸Freedom First Credit Union
🔸Roanoke Police Department - VA
🔸The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center

As our Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration approaches next month, we want to spotlight our event and year round sponsors. First up, a big shout out to Freedom First Credit Union for not only being a sponsor for this event but also for achieving the Juntos Avanzamos designation, a designation given to credit unions committed to serving and empowering Hispanic consumers. Thank you Freedom First!

Freedom First offices and branches will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024 for Labor Day. If you want to stay connected to your accounts 24/7, try our mobile app. Or call 540-389-0244 for assistance from Ginny!

🎉 It's OFFICIAL!! 🎉 Thanks to your nominations, Blacksburg High School will be the FIRST school to benefit from our Play for Purpose program this season! Join us on Friday, August 30th as Freedom First Credit Union and K92 - WXLK 92.3FM pass out rally towels and give $100 for EVERY first down achieved.

Keep nominating your favorite high schools at https://hubs.la/Q02Mv-pj0 and click the "Play for Purpose" banner. Let's turn 1st downs into cash and support our local schools!

Blacksburg High School is first school of the season to be chosen for our Play for Purpose program! 🏈💸

It's OFFICIAL!! Because of your nominations, Blacksburg High School will be the first school to turn 1st downs into cash and Play for Purpose!

K92 and Freedom First Credit Union will be there Friday, August 30th, to pass out rally towels and give Blacksburg High School $100 for EVERY first down they achieve (with a minimum of $2,000)

This is just the FIRST school, so keep nominating your favorite high school at .com and click "Play for Purpose" banner.

Our final cash mob of the week was at chocolatepaper in Downtown Roanoke! We're all about supporting local businesses and encouraging everyone to . Plus, who doesn't love an excuse to indulge in some delicious chocolate? 🍫💰

Don't forget to cast your vote! 🏈💸

K92 has partnered with Freedom First Credit Union and their "Play For Purpose" Program to find six local high schools to visit this football season.

A winning school will be announced on the K92 Mornin' Thang each week from September 2nd to October 7th. K92 and Freedom First will then head to the winning school’s home football game that Friday night and every first down the team earns during that game means Freedom First will donate $100 to a school club or team chosen by the school! Click the link below to vote:

https://m.shortstack.page/g0bMSx

Hey everyone! Our team had a blast at Unleashed Dog Bakery & Boutique for another awesome cash mob! 🐾 Any guesses for which fantastic business we will be visiting tomorrow? Stay tuned to find out and join us in supporting our local community!

Yesterday we had an awesome time at Benny Marconi's for a super fun cash mob and delicious lunch. If you haven't heard of cash mobs, it's all about supporting local businesses and shopping locally. 🎉🍕

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Another day, another cash mob! 💵 Today we showed some love to Boxwood Lane in Downtown Roanoke. Let's keep supporting our local businesses and shopping locally. 🛍️🎉

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Hey Roanoke! Our team hosted a Cash Mob this morning at Little Green Hive Downtown Roanoke. 🌟 Cash Mobs support local businesses and encourage shopping locally. It's like a flash mob, but with spending! Let's keep the momentum going and support our small businesses! Who will be next? 💵🛍️

Cast your vote! 🏈

K92 has partnered with Freedom First Credit Union and their "Play For Purpose" Program to find six local high schools to visit this football season.

A winning school will be announced on the K92 Mornin' Thang each week from September 2nd to October 7th. K92 and Freedom First will then head to the winning school’s home football game that Friday night and every first down the team earns during that game means Freedom First will donate $100 to a school club or team chosen by the school! Click the link below to vote:

https://m.shortstack.page/g0bMSx

📢 We're excited to announce Austin Michael 🤠 as the opener at the Chris Young concert on Friday, August 23rd!

You may have seen his viral American Idol audition in 2019 where his voice and personality captured the judges. Since moving to Nashville, Austin has continued writing with many of the top writers in the genre. Amassing over 8 million streams independently in just over a year, his constant release of singles will continue for the remainder of 2024.

Learn more about Austin at austinmichaelmusic.com.

Get tickets to the Budweiser Summer Series presents Chris Young at DowntownSummerSeries.com.

Thank you to our sponsors for helping make this happen:
🍺 P.A. Short Distributing (aka Budweiser)
📻 WSLC- 94.9 Star Country
📺 WDBJ7 | WZBJ24
🏦 Freedom First Credit Union

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