HYPE Wayne County

HYPE Professional Headshot Night/ 2025 planning committee was a success! 🎉 So many great ideas for a great year to come! Be on the lookout for future HYPE events and plan to join us!

Wayne County is home to amazing businesses and people dedicated to making our community a fantastic place to live, work, and play. The Chamber Annual Dinner & Awards celebration is the opportunity to honor and celebrate the incredible contributions of our local businesses, organizations, and individuals! 🏆

The nomination period for the 2025 Chamber Annual Dinner & Awards is now open. Visit our website to access the nomination form, view the list of past winners, and read award descriptions: https://www.wcareachamber.org/2025-ad-nominations.html

Deadline for submitting nominations is September 20, 2024!

For our final educational attainment blog of the month, we asked Cassandra VanDevender from IU East to discuss higher education and how to help students navigate their academic journey. Read the full blog here: https://loom.ly/_Hs65RE

Members of HYPE Wayne County had the pleasure of learning more about Richmond Symphony Orchestra and Civic Hall Performing Arts Center, Richmond, Indiana today!

Civic Hall is a stunning venue, perfect for concerts, recitals and more.

We’re lucky to have the Richmond Symphony Orchestra - a true community treasure! Get ready for the 2024-2025 season, where Maestro Andres Lopera has curated an incredible lineup.

🎟️ For more information on Civic Hall Performancing Arts Center, including upcoming events, visit: https://civichall.com/

🎵 For more information on Richmond Symphony Orchestra, including the concert dates for the 24-25, visit: https://richmondsymphony.org/

Don’t miss out on our next Conversation with Coffee as we will learn more about our amazing Richmond Symphony Orchestra! Free for young professionals to attend, but we ask that you register. https://web.wcareachamber.org/events/ConversationwCoffee%20with%20Richmond%20Symphony%20Orchestra-6788/details

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Wayne County Leads LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, presented by HYPE WAYNE COUNTY ​ Mission: Wayne County Leads provides young professionals with the opportunity to learn the necessary skills to advance...

Join us for our next Conversation with Coffee as we learn more about the Richmond Symphony Orchestra! Free to attend, but registration is requested: https://web.wcareachamber.org/events/Conversation-w-Coffee-with-Richmond-Symphony-Orchestra-6788/details

HYPE Night: Pickleball has been canceled for today, July 18. The rescheduled date will be August 22, and registration will be open for the new date soon.

Applications for the 2024 WC Leads Cohort have started to come in. Make sure you submit your application before the July 31 deadline!

The WC Leads program encourages young professionals to be the future business and community leaders needed for a thriving community. If you are employed by a Chamber member business and between the ages of 21-40, you are eligible to apply for the program.

Program information and the application can be found at: https://www.wcareachamber.org/wcleads.html

It was a beautiful day last week when members of HYPE Wayne County visited the Richmond Rose Garden, Inc. They learned the history of the Rose Garden and volunteer opportunities, and even stopped to smell the roses along the way. Thank you to Beth Van Der Burgt for taking the time to introduce our members to the Rose Garden!

Photos from our May HYPE Night at Joseph Moore Museum. We had a great time touring the museum and competing in teams to break out of the escape rooms!

Young professionals! Join us for our next HYPE Night on June 27 at 5:30 pm. We'll be at the Richmond Rose Garden at Glen Miller Park.

May HYPE Night - Night at the Museum....the Joseph Moore Museum!
Young Professionals - join us on May 23, 5:30 - 7:00 pm at the Joseph Moore Museum.

We will tour the museum, try an escape room, and more! Free for young professionals (age 21-40), but please register in advance. *Kid-friendly HYPE event

Register: https://web.wcareachamber.org/events/JosephMoore%20Museum%20at%20Earlham%20College-6780/details

Thank you to Brewer Broadcasting for hosting HYPE Wayne County for Conversation with Coffee! Everyone greatly enjoyed learning about the fascinating world of radio and getting a behind-the-scenes look at KICKS 96, 101.7 The Point and 95.3 The Legend. Thanks to Sean and Dave for including us in ....which actually wasn't too bad!

SO MUCH to do around Wayne County! Get out and enjoy! ☀️🌑

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UPDATED Version 3 - Wayne County - The Best Place to Be in the Dark SO MUCH to do during Eclipse Weekend   There have been many updates added to this email! Don't miss a thing on Eclipse Weekend and Day! Wayne County will be bustling with activity during Eclipse Weeke

Morrisson-Reeves Library is full of fascinating history! Our young professional group spent last Thursday evening touring the library and learning about its 160-year history.

There will be SO MUCH to do over Eclipse Weekend and on Eclipse Day! Check it out! ⬇️

UPDATED - Wayne County - The Best Place to Be in the Dark So much to do during Eclipse Weekend   There have been many updates added to this email! Don't miss a thing on Eclipse Weekend and Day! Wayne County will be bustling with activity during Eclipse Weeke

There's still time to register for the March HYPE Night - Historical Tour of Morrisson-Reeves Library! Wayne County young professionals (aged 21-40), register to attend this free event: https://web.wcareachamber.org/events/Tourof%20the%20Historical%20Library-6771/details

HYPE Night with 4H Extension! Members of HYPE Wayne County learned what the Purdue Extension office does and how to join the 4H Homemakers Club. Oh....and we made baskets!

We are excited about our HYPE Night tomorrow evening with 4H Extension! There is still time to register to attend: https://web.wcareachamber.org/events/4HExtension%20Homemakers%20%20Basket%20Making%20kid%20friendly-6758/details

HYPE Wayne County hosted “Conversation with Coffee” featuring a Self-Care Cafe with Mezzo Solutions.

As Patrick and Megan Ripberger lead the discussion time, participants had the opportunity to explore how Physical, Social, Spiritual, Professional and Psychological self-care aspects contribute to achieving their best selves.

For more resources on self-care and mental well-being, visit mezzosolutions.com.

Young professionals - don't miss out on these two great HYPE Wayne County events for February!

HYPE Conversation with Coffee - with Mezzo Solutions, February 15, 8:30-9:30 am, 814 E. Main Street, Richmond
https://web.wcareachamber.org/events/Conversationwith%20Coffee%20at%20Mezzo%20Solutions-6757/details

HYPE Night - 4H Extension Informational Meeting & Basket Making (kid friendly), February 22, 5:30-7:00 pm, First Bank Kuhlman Center
https://web.wcareachamber.org/events/4HExtension%20Homemakers%20%20Basket%20Making%20kid%20friendly-6758/details

Both events are free to attend, but we ask for registration in advance so we can prepare materials. Registration links are above!