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BusinessChamber of Commerce hosts inaugural Summer Games

Nearly 40 people attended the County of Brant Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Games, which was held at the Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead, on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

Sue Morton, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, said she first got the idea after attending last year’s 55-plus Summer Games.

“This all came about because I actually attended the 55-plus Games and it was so much fun that I thought, ‘what if we just scale this down and do it amongst local businesses? We could make it a really fun event that people want to take part in every year’ and so here we are,” she said.

Scott Klein, from Millards Chartered Professional Accountants, tries his hand at a game of Croquet during the County of Brant Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Games on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

To kick off the evening, Chamber members indulged in a barbecue dinner from Strodes BBQ and Deli, while Nancy Carruba, Manager for the Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead, gave a small history lesson about the Homestead and its namesake. 

As dinner wrapped up, the members broke out into ten teams and rotated their way through the various lawn games.

Shannon McMannis, of Cornerstone Capital Financial Group, shows off her Ladder Ball skills during the County of Brant Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Games on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

From Bocce Ball to Rope Toss, Ladder Ball, Cornhole, Lawn Darts and Croquet, the Chamber members were all smiles as they went head-to-head with the other local businesses.

Steve Howes, Ward 2 Councillor for the County of Brant, tries his hand at a game of Rope Toss during the County of Brant Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Games on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

Overall, Morton said the event, like the Chamber itself, was all about team building and networking.

“We’re here tonight to network and to support each other because businesses need to help out other businesses,” she said. “If we don’t have thriving businesses, we don’t have a thriving community and so we really wanted to do something fun for our members and make a little competition out of it. It’s just a nice little end of summer event before everyone has to go back to their regular routines.”

Michael Harrington, of Millenium Security Services, partakes in a game of Bocce Ball during the County of Brant Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Games on Thursday, August 29, 2024.
Tom Clare takes part in a game of Cornhole during the County of Brant Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Games on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

Kimberly De Jong’s reporting is funded by the Canadian government through its Local Journalism Initiative.The funding allows her to report rural and agricultural stories from Blandford-Blenheim and Brant County. Reach her at kimberly.dejong@brantbeacon.ca.

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