News about the chamber

A Wake County Hospitality Job Fair to connect hospitality employers with potential employees will be held on March 5, 2019, from 10 am – 3 pm, at the Raleigh Convention Center. This event is being coordinated by the Greater Raleigh CVB, Capital Area Workforce Development, N.C. Restaurant and Lodging Association and the Raleigh Convention Center. Booth space is available for $150, which includes lunch for two and free downtown parking. For details and to register, please go to www.wakecountyhospitalityjobfair.com. * * * * Budding business owners will again be showcased at the 39th Annual Meet in the Street festival in downtown Wake Forest on Saturday, May 4. Presented by the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation and sponsored by Blue Wave Pressure Washing, the Young Entrepreneurs Fair gives students from age 9 to 14 an opportunity to manufacture, market, and sell their handmade products. As part of its mission to

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Calendar

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday, Feb. 9, in the employee parking lot along South Taylor Street behind Wake Forest Town Hall. Local farmers and artisans will have meats, seasonal vegetables, bread, baked good and other local wares for sale. See the market’s Facebook page for information about the vendors and sign up for a weekly notice about the offerings that Saturday. Remember the Wake Forest Farmers Market is unusual in that it is owned by the farmers who sell their wares there. *Monday Night Bingo at The Factory is hosted by the Wake Forest Kiwanis Club in the Mill Room from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Monday night. All profits support the club’s projects for children. Visit www.wakeforestbingo.com for more information. *Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry at 149 East Holding Avenue is now open from 9 to 11 a.m. every third

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Obituaries

Teresa Payne Gibbs Franklinton Teresa Payne Gibbs, 57, died Saturday, January 19, 2019. She was born April 9, 1961 in Durham to the late Helen Elizabeth Karleskint Payne and the late Vivian Troy “Jack” Payne. Teresa was a teacher for nearly 25 years and was a great lover of gardening and all things that could grow. On any given day she could be found in her classroom reading books to the hundreds of children she taught over 25 years or in her yard tending to flowers. She had a great love for EMS, with her daughter and son-in-law working as paramedics. As her daughter finished her degree in EMS, her now son-in-law wanted to pursue his training in EMS. While Candice famously didn’t think it was a good idea, Teresa was an ardent supporter of him following in Candice’s footsteps. When Teresa was hospitalized before her passing, she took every

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