Mission Tomorrow

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About:
Mission Tomorrow is a forward thinking career exploration event that focuses on the
development of our local youth and workforce. Our yearly 2 day program is the largest
of its kind and allows us to introduce up to 170 local businesses to over 12,000 8th
grade students from surrounding areas (Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland,
Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Richmond and Powhatan). Local businesses will set up
informational and interactive booths to teach the kids about the career opportunities at
their company. We want to make this year bigger and better and we’d like your
company to be a part of it. It’s free of charge to be an exhibitor and the reward is
priceless.

Currently, 8th graders are tasked with choosing a coursework pathway for when they
get to high school; Mission Tomorrow aims to get them prepared by showcasing
different career paths they can go into in a fun and memorable way. We don’t expect
the children to choose a career by the end of the day but their experience at the
program fosters conversations about what they want to be when they grow up.
Ultimately, we want to plant the seed in their minds that they can be anything they want
to be - even things they didn’t know existed.

FAQs:
SET-UP is Noon – 6:00 pm, Wednesday, October 17. Please arrive to the rear of the
Exhibition Hall (largest building) at “Exhibitor Check-in” so we can assist you in locating
your booth(s).
● Event Days: Thursday, October 18 and Friday, October 19, 2018
● Event Times: 8:30 am – 2:00 pm on both days.
● We ask you to report to the front entrance (foyer) area of the Exhibition Hall
(largest building) at 8:30 am on Thursday, October 18 for a quick welcome and
exhibitor orientation.
● Exhibitors are assigned to a particular ZONE and each zone will have 15 to 30
exhibitors. There will be a total of 5 zones.
● Students will enter beginning at zone 1 and make their way to zone 5. Students
will be in groups of approximately 400 (based on school size) and will spend 15
minutes only in each zone. They will make their way to the exhibits that interest
them so please do not think that you will have 400 students at one time.
● Please do not provide students with any literature, food, beverage, candy,
etc. Nothing can be provided to the students
Photos: https://www.chamberrva.com/programs/mission-tomorrow/#1506973869821-
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2018 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1TIQ-k74IU

Contact for exhibitor sign up: Stephanie Phillips stephanie.phillips@chamberrva.com

or (804) 783-9350.

Website: https://www.chamberrva.com/programs/mission-tomorrow/

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