﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.focochamber.org</link><description>News related to Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Lanier Islands: Celebrate 250! Meeting Promotion  7/21/2026  - 12/31/2026 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=25795" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9311</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:34:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Family Haven Charity Poker Night 10/24/2026 6:00 PM - 10/24/2026 11:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&lt;span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:&amp;quot;Segoe UI Historic&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"&gt;Charity Poker Tournament Benefiting Forsyth County Family Haven&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:&amp;quot;Segoe UI Historic&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"&gt;Doors Open: 6:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:&amp;quot;Segoe UI Historic&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"&gt;Cards Fly: 7:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:&amp;quot;Segoe UI Historic&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"&gt;$50 Suggested Donation at the Door or PRE-Register with QR Code and get an extra $1,000 in chips when you sign up in advance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:&amp;quot;Segoe UI Historic&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"&gt;Hosted by 5th Street Poker League&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:&amp;quot;Segoe UI Historic&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"&gt;Stars and Strikes in Cumming.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://donorbox.org/events/941838/steps/choose_tickets"&gt;https://donorbox.org/events/941838/steps/choose_tickets&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9364</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:53:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Drive Thru Flu Clinic! 10/24/2026 9:00 AM - 10/24/2026 11:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;The Flu Clinic is open to all patients and families of One Family Pediatrics. Please visit our website, www.onefamilypediatrics.com, to register!&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9334</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:09:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HCA Practice Manager's Roundtable 10/29/2026 7:30 AM - 10/29/2026 9:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://web.focochamber.org/atlas/events/hca-practice-managers-roundtable-9353/register"&gt;&lt;img src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=25970"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9353</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:50:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stick a Fork in Cancer for Childhood Cancer - Dine With Us &amp; Give Back to your Community 11/4/2026 11:00 AM - 11/4/2026 10:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;Los Rios Cantina will give a percentage of the day's sales to Relay for Life of Forsyth County - #goldtogether for Childhood Cancer. &amp;nbsp;Mention "Relay for Life" at checkout and in the SPECIAL REQUEST BOX at checkout for online orders.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9367</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:24:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Forsyth County Leadership Lab 11/4/2026 11:30 AM - 11/4/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img src="file:///C:/Users/AToole/Downloads/2025%20Leadership%20Labs.pdf" alt=""&gt;&lt;img src="file:///C:/Users/AToole/Downloads/2025%20Leadership%20Labs.pdf" alt=""&gt;&lt;img class="image_resized" style="width:926px;" src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=25986"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:hsl(0,0%,0%);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;w &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="file:///C:/Users/AToole/Downloads/2025%20Leadership%20Labs.pdf" alt=""&gt;&lt;img src="file:///C:/Users/AToole/Downloads/2025%20Leadership%20Labs.pdf" alt=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-size:24px;"&gt;Join us for an engaging session with Founding Attorney of Leibel Law, Steven Leibel as he shares his leadership strategies and answers your questions!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;font-size:24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wednesday, November 4th&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;font-size:24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:30 AM - 1:00 PM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-size:20px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;In-Person:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;font-size:24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce Boardroom&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;212 Webb Street Suite 200&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cumming, GA 30040&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;font-size:24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$15 For Everyone&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-size:20px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Virtual:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;font-size:20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link Provided After Completion of Registration&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://web.focochamber.org/atlas/events/forsyth-county-leadership-lab_copy-9362/register"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;font-size:36px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Click Here To Register&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img class="image_resized" style="width:704px;" src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=23902"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9366</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:21:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Professional Skills Workshop - Session Three 11/5/2026 10:00 AM - 11/5/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=25926" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9292</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:37:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Atlanta Angels Fall Fun Day at Warbington Farms 11/7/2026 12:30 PM - 11/7/2026 2:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Atlanta Angels invites foster families in the Forsyth and Dawson County areas to enjoy a fun-filled fall outing at Warbington Farms in Cumming, Georgia!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Join us on Saturday, November 7, from 12:30–2:30 p.m. for an afternoon of family fun, connection, and fall activities. Families can enjoy hayrides, cow feeding, barnyard animal visits, a corn maze, slides, swings, a jumping pillow, a bubble station, and more!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Atlanta Angels will be on-site to distribute tickets and assist families at check-in. A pavilion will also be reserved for families to gather and connect while enjoying the farm at their own pace.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event Details:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul data-spread="false" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;list-style-type:disc;"&gt;&lt;li data-list-item-id="e92c168b40cc057cc64da30cee070d854"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt; Saturday, November 7, 2026&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list-item-id="ed536e469cf1a61feb93f51508e7e38a1"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt; 12:30–2:30 p.m.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list-item-id="e08a868e7348f70e02c0a71c0c55df9cd"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Warbington Farms, 5555 Crow Road, Cumming, GA 30041&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list-item-id="e27025fc64ac589c1227f2c6a7baee98c"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who:&lt;/strong&gt; Foster families in the Forsyth/Dawson County area&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list-item-id="e2c2ad8a31acb950179cdfe3bc01a2c94"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tickets:&lt;/strong&gt; Available upon request, on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are required for all guests ages 3 and older.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Families interested in attending should complete the ticket request form: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGpajnYzW5HYivNFHeKtBEDu-UWSHxzfO1DSWiDrJQgD8iBg/viewform?usp=header" data-rich-text-autolink=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGpajnYzW5HYivNFHeKtBEDu-UWSHxzfO1DSWiDrJQgD8iBg/viewform?usp=header&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9369</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:28:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fall Craft Bazaar 11/7/2026 9:00 AM - 11/7/2026 3:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;proxima-nova&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You are invited to a festive day of fun, food, and unique shopping at our 32nd Annual Fall Craft Bazaar and Silent Auction on Saturday, November 7th,&amp;nbsp; from 9 am to 3 pm. Located at First Baptist Church Cumming, 1597 Sawnee Drive, Cumming, GA 30040. Enjoy a delicious breakfast and lunch, stop by our bake sale for sweet treats, and browse a wonderful selection of handmade items-perfect for your home or for holiday gifts! Over 70 vendors offering handcrafted goods, artisan crafts, home décor and seasonal treasures all INDOORS! There's something for everyone! Come and be part of the holiday fun!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9363</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:22:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2nd Annual Bourbon and Blues Festival 11/7/2026 4:00 PM - 11/7/2026 7:00 PM</title><description>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/thewellga/2nd-annual-bourbon-and-blues-festival" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#2980b9;"&gt;&lt;span class="marker"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:#ffffff;"&gt;EVENT DETAILS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sip, Savor &amp;amp; Soak Up the Blues!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;Join us for the &lt;strong&gt;2nd Annual Cumming Bourbon and Blues Festival&lt;/strong&gt; - at the&amp;nbsp;beautiful &lt;strong&gt;Lou Sobh Amphiheater in the Cumming City Center&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;Enjoy an afternoon of premium bourbon, wine, beer, live music, and artisan shopping -- all while supporting a great cause.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;21+ Event :&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Tickets are required to participate in tastings. No ticket is needed if you are attending without tasting. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIP Perk:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; All VIP ticket holders receive a sourvenir tasting glass.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sip For A Cause:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;Your participation helps support&lt;strong&gt; Launch Ability&lt;/strong&gt;, a nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities work more independently by providing job coaching and employment support. Learn more at Launchability.net.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosted by The Cumming City Center &amp;amp; The Well&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rain or shine!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/thewellga/2nd-annual-bourbon-and-blues-festival&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9345</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:41:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Glitter Star Fest - Shining Light on Pediatric Cancer 11/8/2026 4:00 PM - 11/8/2026 7:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;Art, Dancing and Fun. &amp;nbsp;Art Contest - submit your entry by 3:30. &amp;nbsp;Concert by Tori Gideon at 5:30. &amp;nbsp;This event is for all ages.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9368</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:25:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>3rd Annual Veterans Golf Classic 11/9/2026 8:00 AM - 11/9/2026 4:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=25750" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9299</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Polo Charity Classic benefitting Bald Ridge Lodge 11/9/2026 8:30 AM - 11/9/2026 4:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=25865" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9323</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:00:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Power Networking Lunch 11/17/2026 11:30 AM - 11/17/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=25487" style="height: 380px; width: 380px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:24px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Join the Chamber&amp;#39;s Power Networking Lunch on Tuesday&amp;#39;s!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:28px;"&gt;November 17th&amp;nbsp; @ 11:30 am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:36px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Annual Thanksgiving PNL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 28px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cherry Street Brewing Coop and Rick Tanner&amp;#39;s Grille and Bar&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;font color="#003366"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 28px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5810 Bond Street, Suite E-2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:28px;"&gt;Cumming, GA&amp;nbsp; 30040&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.focochamber.org/atlas/events-v4/register/9305"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:26px;"&gt;Click Here to Register&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you have any issues registering please email Beth Harris @&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;bharris@focochamber.org&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9305</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:47:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2026 Georgia Festival of Trees 11/21/2026  - 11/29/2026 </title><description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:115%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;The Georgia Festival of Trees is an annual family Christmas event in metro Atlanta filled with decorated Christmas trees, holiday displays, children&amp;rsquo;s activities, live entertainment, Santa visits, cookie decorating, holiday shopping and festive experiences for all ages.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:115%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;Held at the Gas South Convention Center in Duluth, Georgia, the Festival brings families, friends and the community together to celebrate the Christmas season while supporting a greater cause.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:115%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Whether you&amp;rsquo;re looking for Christmas things to do with kids, an indoor holiday activity, a place to take Santa photos, or simply a way to get into the Christmas spirit, the Georgia Festival of Trees offers a full day of holiday fun under one roof.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9346</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:52:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2026 Georgia Festival of Trees 11/21/2026  - 11/29/2026 </title><description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:115%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;The Georgia Festival of Trees is an annual family Christmas event in metro Atlanta filled with decorated Christmas trees, holiday displays, children&amp;rsquo;s activities, live entertainment, Santa visits, cookie decorating, holiday shopping and festive experiences for all ages.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:115%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;Held at the Gas South Convention Center in Duluth, Georgia, the Festival brings families, friends and the community together to celebrate the Christmas season while supporting a greater cause.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:115%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Whether you&amp;rsquo;re looking for Christmas things to do with kids, an indoor holiday activity, a place to take Santa photos, or simply a way to get into the Christmas spirit, the Georgia Festival of Trees offers a full day of holiday fun under one roof.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9335</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:46:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gobble Wobble 5K 11/26/2026 8:00 AM - 11/26/2026 12:00 Noon</title><description>&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=25969"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9358</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:35:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tinsel Trail 12/7/2026 6:00 PM - 12/19/2026 9:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;-webkit-text-stroke:#000000;font:12.0px Times;margin:0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-kerning:none;"&gt;FFV's first signature fundraising event to raise money for a business that will provide vocational training and jobs to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:#ffffff;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-kerning:none;"&gt;Businesses, community partners, family, and friends will gather to stroll through a festive trail of beautifully decorated Christmas trees, each sponsored and transformed into a unique holiday display.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;-webkit-text-stroke:#000000;font:12.0px Times;margin:0.0px;min-height:14.0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;-webkit-text-stroke:#000000;font:12.0px Times;margin:0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:#ffffff;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-kerning:none;"&gt;Right now, we are taking business sponsors for ur goal of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-kerning:none;"&gt;100+ trees lighting the trail.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;-webkit-text-stroke:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font:12.0px Times;margin:0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-kerning:none;"&gt;More than a beautiful holiday experience, every tree will help raise much-needed funds that go directly toward supporting FFV's programs and the individuals and families we serve. We invite you to become part of this special community celebration. The event will be held at Grace Chapel from Monday, December 7 to Saturday, December 19 from 6-9pm each evening. We will have 4 special event nights on December 7, 10, 15 and 19 - which will include raffles, hot drinks and snacks, a scavenger hunt, and more. You can learn more at https://www.familyfirstvillages.com/tinsel-trail.html.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9347</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:52:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2026 Economic Development Summit 12/8/2026 7:00 AM - 12/8/2026 9:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://web.focochamber.org/atlas/events/2026-economic-development-summit-9365/register"&gt;&lt;img class="image_resized" style="width:1295px;" src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=25985"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9365</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>