Posted January 10, 2023
The Granville County Tourism Development Authority (TDA) in partnership with Uplift North Carolina invites the public to attend a kickoff meeting on Thursday, January 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Granville County Convention and Expo Center (4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford) to begin Project Uplift.
Project Uplift is a collaborative effort between Appalachian State University, NC State University, and NatureScapes. Its goal is to boost tourism in rural North Carolina by working across county borders to support local tourism leaders and practitioners to realize their unique vision for tourism in their communities. Project Uplift will work to boost tourism connections in Granville, Person, and Caswell counties, as well as four other county cohorts spread throughout the state.
Uplift North Carolina’s goals for each region are to provide over 200 businesses with strengthened skills, products, or operational models, provide support for 100 grant/loan applications, provide video/image packages, and reach 3,000,000 people with information about tourism in rural North Carolina.
“We are excited to work with Uplift North Carolina to boost tourism and support local businesses in Granville County,” said TDA Director Angela Allen. “We know that visitors to are not concerned with exactly where county lines fall, and we know we can work with Person and Caswell counties as a team to boost all local tourism in this region and across rural North Carolina. We believe Granville is ‘Uniquely Carolina’ and we know anyone who comes to visit us will agree.”
The January 26 session will begin with refreshments at 5:30 p.m. followed by a presentation from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Please RSVP by Friday, January 20 to angela.allen@granvillecounty.org or 919-693-6125.
For more information about Uplift North Carolina, visit their website.