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SUMMARY:MC Eggs & Issues: The Power of Community: How Local Nonprofits Turn Challenges Into Impact - October 2026
DESCRIPTION:* 8:00 a.m. Check-in and breakfast \n\n* 8:30 a.m. Program promptly begins\n\n* 9:30 a.m. Program ends \n\n \nJoin the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce on Thursday\, October 1\, for our next MC Eggs & Issues: Nonprofits and Their Impact on the Community at Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg.\n\nNonprofit organizations play an important role in the strength of Montgomery County and the New River Valley. From supporting families and addressing critical community needs to investing in education\, workforce development\, and quality of life\, their work has a direct impact on the people who live here and the businesses that employ them.\n\nThis Eggs & Issues conversation will explore how local nonprofits identify and respond to community needs\, build partnerships\, measure their impact\, and work alongside businesses and community leaders to create a stronger New River Valley.\n\nHolly Kobia will moderate the conversation with local nonprofit leaders:\n\n\n	Kelly Meade\, Executive Director at Women's Resource Center of the New River Valley\n	Jessica Wirgau\, CEO at Community Foundation of the New River Valley\n	Jennifer Smith\, CEO at New River Community Action \n	Jonathan Vandergrift\, Executive Director at Habitat for Humanity\n\n\nEvent Schedule\n\nBreakfast: 8:00 8:30 a.m.\n\nPanel Discussion: 8:30 9:30 a.m.\n\nLocation: Warm Hearth Village\, Blacksburg\n\nWhether your business already supports local nonprofits or you are looking for new ways to get involved\, this discussion will provide a closer look at the challenges facing our community and the organizations working every day to address them.\n\nInvest. Connect. Engage. Prosper.\n\nJoin us October 1 and learn how business and nonprofit partnerships can turn community challenges into measurable impact.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; outline: 0px\; color: rgb(47\, 47\, 47)\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\; font-weight: bolder\; font-family: arial\;">* 8:00 a.m. Check-in and breakfast&nbsp\;<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n* 8:30 a.m. Program promptly begins<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n* 9:30 a.m. Program ends&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Join the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce on <strong>Thursday\, October 1</strong>\, for our next <strong>MC Eggs &amp\; Issues: Nonprofits and Their Impact on the Community</strong> at Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg.</p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Nonprofit organizations play an important role in the strength of Montgomery County and the New River Valley. From supporting families and addressing critical community needs to investing in education\, workforce development\, and quality of life\, their work has a direct impact on the people who live here&mdash\;and the businesses that employ them.</p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">This Eggs &amp\; Issues conversation will explore how local nonprofits identify and respond to community needs\, build partnerships\, measure their impact\, and work alongside businesses and community leaders to create a stronger New River Valley.</p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Holly Kobia</strong> will moderate the conversation with local nonprofit leaders:</p>\n\n<ul data-spread="false">\n	<li><strong>Kelly Meade</strong>\, Executive Director at Women&rsquo\;s Resource Center of the New River Valley</li>\n	<li><strong>Jessica Wirgau</strong>\, CEO at Community Foundation of the New River Valley</li>\n	<li><strong>Jennifer Smith</strong>\, CEO at New River Community Action&nbsp\;</li>\n	<li><strong>Jonathan Vandergrift</strong>\, Executive Director at Habitat for Humanity</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Event Schedule</strong><br />\nBreakfast: <strong>8:00&ndash\;8:30 a.m.</strong><br />\nPanel Discussion: <strong>8:30&ndash\;9:30 a.m.</strong></p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Location:</strong> Warm Hearth Village\, Blacksburg</p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Whether your business already supports local nonprofits or you are looking for new ways to get involved\, this discussion will provide a closer look at the challenges facing our community and the organizations working every day to address them.</p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Invest. Connect. Engage. Prosper.</strong></p>\n\n<p>Join us October 1 and learn how business and nonprofit partnerships can turn community challenges into measurable impact.</p>\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(47\, 47\, 47)\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Warm Hearth Village 2387 Warm Hearth Dr. Blacksburg\, VA 24060
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URL:https://business.montgomerycc.org/events/details/mc-eggs-issues-the-power-of-community-how-local-nonprofits-turn-challenges-into-impact-october-2026-15171
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