Travelers Rest Area Business Association

The 2011 Travelers Rest Christmas Parade was a resounding success. Held on Saturday, December 10, the weather was perfect, the participants excited and the children thrilled to see Santa Claus. To see pictures from this year's parade, please visit www.TRTribune.com. Many thanks to Joy Judd and her team for all of their hard work and dedication to this annual event.

Calling all TRABA members...we need your help!

As we all realize, the economy has been very difficult for many families in our community.  For 11 years, our TR Police Dept has held a Toy Drive and assisted those families whose children would not know Christmas without their help.  This year, our police department is receiving an ever greater number of requests, and we're asking all TRABA members to help them out, with a donation of unwrapped toys or cash (a check works, and would give you the receipt for your donation).  Our TRPD Toy Drive, unlike most others, does not cut children off at age 13, and the cash is used to purchase gift cards for teens at stores such as Old Navy, etc.

If you are at all able to help with this need, please contact LouAnn East at City Hall: 834-7958, or if you already have a toy or some $$$, drop it by City Hall.  Deadline for donations is Dec 15, but the earlier you can donate, the better it will be.

Thank you for your generosity.

Thanks to everyone for making this year's Citizen of the Year banquet a great success. Special thanks to Joan Buchanan at the Venue and Anne Jones and the folks at Bank of Travelers Rest for all their hard work in making this event happen. Thanks to Edwin with the Catering Cru for providing us with an exceptional dinner. Also, Congratulations to Mann Batson for his Citizen of the Year award.