The Huntsville Walker County Chamber of Commerce kicked off its inaugural “Quarterly Luncheon” this week, featuring Fire Chief Greg Mathis as the speaker. With approximately 75 people attending the ticketed event, the Luncheon offered ample opportunities for mixing while learning more about the community.
New Chamber President & CEO Jason Brandolini opened the event, recognizing the sponsors, laying out upcoming community events, and thanking many of the audience members, including Jeff Murski (representing Congressman Pete Sessions), Bill Daugette (Commissioner, PCT 3), and Mayor Humphrey and members of City Council (Denman, McKenzie, and Antwine).
He also introduced Chief Mathis, who took the opportunity to speak on the 100th Anniversary of the Fire Department, describing the services the Department offers (anyone know the FD had a Dive Team?), the activity levels of the HFD, and the emphasis the department puts on training.
Indeed, Chief Mathis requires that personnel do some training every day of the week other than Sunday.
The informative event was a harbinger of lunches to come, perhaps with even more people attending. Indeed, members of the media were on hand, with Tim Johnson representing KSAM, Brenda Poe representing The Huntsville Item, and Wade Thibodeaux representing the Walker County Press, offering the potential for much future coverage of future learning opportunities.
Mostly, though, it was an opportunity to come together to learn from each other, to find new ways to get involved, and to spend time together as a community.
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