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March-April 2015 - Washington Beaufort County Chamber of
Celebrating over 100 years of service to the people and businesses of the Beaufort County Area 1904-2015 March-April 2015 Hopefully by this time you have heard of Bright Futures Beaufort County and the partnership the Chamber has with Beaufort County Schools. The mission of Bright Futures in Beaufort County is to create partnerships inspiring educational achievement and developing community success to enrich the lives of our children. We started this program in Beaufort County in October of 2014 thanks to the generosity of PotashCorp-Aurora and we are in full swing. The staff returned from Joplin, Missouri where we presented at the National Bright Futures Conference because we are the only model that exists across the USA with the Chamber as the major partner. We are helping to meet the basic needs of our students in Beaufort County Schools with the support of the community. We are partnering each school with businesses and faith based organizations. We need partners and we are asking you to be a part of this great program. In Joplin, MO where the program began they have over 300 established partnerships between schools and business and faith based organizations. We have just started forming partnerships but listed below are the ones that have been established. Join us to make a difference in our future workforce! We need your partnerships now more than ever! Steps to get Involved: 1. Like our Facebook page Bright Futures Beaufort County and click get notifications to receive immediate needs of our students 2. Partner with a school– this can look different for everyone. Call Robin to figure out how to get involved. 3. Become a mentor 4. Meet the needs when you see them on Facebook. These are immediate requests and we need help meeting them. Partnerships Established Robin McKeithan and Catherine Glover present at the National Bright Futures USA Conference in Joplin, MO. PotashCorp Aurora-Beaufort County Schools Christ Church-Eastern Elementary Vidant Beaufort Hospital-Eastern Elementary Union Chapel FWB-Chocowinity Middle School First South Bank-Washington High School Cornerstone Family Worship Center-PS Jones Middle School, Chocowinity Middle and John Small Elementary First United Methodist Church-John Cotton Tayloe (already established) First Presbyterian Church– John Small Elementary First Baptist Church– Beaufort County Ed Tech PAGE 2 WA S H I N G T O N - B E A U F O R T C O U N T Y C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E N E WS LE T T E R New Members Pamlico Distributing Bill Gravely, Jr. 2269 W. 5th Street Washington, NC 27889 (252)946-2959 Rachel K’s Bakery Rachel Midgette 126 N. Market Street Washington, NC 27889 (252)946-2253 Edward Jones InvestmentsStuart W. O’Neal 2561 W. 5th Street Washington, NC 27889 (252)940-4701 Medical Park Pharmacy Travis DuBois 1316 John Small Avenue Washington, NC 278889 (252)623-2100 www.medicalparkpharmacy.net Q&A Events Quin Green 1550 W. 5th Street Washington, NC 27889 (252)916-0759 www.qnaevents.com Pruitt Health DJ Rhodes 810 Kennedy Avenue New Bern, NC 28560 (252)633-4311 Membership Renewals WITN-TV NC’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Tayloe’s Hospital Pharmacy VT Hackney, Inc. Washington Daily News Grub Brothers Eatery P&G Manufacturing Washington-Beaufort County Board of Realtors Bobby Clark-Coldwell Banker/ Pamlico Land & Timber Coastal Rivers Realty Big Bargain Furniture WIMCO Corp Gregory Poole Equipment Precision Eye Care Bill Cummings Beth Niser Photography The Cleaners Office Depot Tar Heel Variety Theater William A. Oden, Jr., CPA Down East Rent A John Marabella Italian Restaurant Sloan Insurance Mayo & Mayo Attorneys Pizza Inn Belk of Washington PRETTL Appliance Systems USA, Inc. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. SuddenLink Chocowinity Veterinary Hospital Stocks & Taylor Cypress Landing Golf Club Coffee Caboose Potter Transportation Twin Lakes Gail Kenefick– Coldwell Banker/Coastal David’s Trash Service, Inc. Rivers Realty Bojangles Mauri Evans Insurance Agency Beaufort/Hyde Partnership for Children Gerri McKinley-Coldwell Banker/Coastal The Rich Company Rivers Realty Fitness Unlimited B.E. Singleton & Sons Janice Rich-The Rich Company Tidewater Energy Century 21-The Realty Group Vidant Beaufort Hospital Tomp Litchfield– The Rich Company Carolina Physical Therapy Associates Pamlico Properties Flanders Corp Turner Pest Control Beaufort County Economic Development City of Washington– Utilities Department Gurley’s Flower Shop Montessori School of Washington, Inc. Deep Fried Creative PotashCorp-Aurora Boy Scouts of America Cypress Landing HOA Partnership for the Sounds Lyons Custom Builders Beaufort County Traditional Walmart Music Association Diane EdwardsC.T. Partrick, Jr., PA Coldwell Banker/Coastal Rivers Realty Alligood’s Garage Edward Jones Investments– Rod Cantrell John B. Tate, Attorney Washington Jewelers Cathy Waters-The Rich Company Le Moulin Rouge de Danse Take 2 Computing Bill Sykes H&R Block Boss Hog’s Backyard BBQ Pamlico Animal Hospital The University of Mount Olive College at Washington For updated seminars held by BCCC’s Small Business Center go to: http://www.beaufortccc.edu/coned/Small%20Business/workshops.htm WA S H I N G T O N - B E A U F O R T C O U N T Y C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E N E WS LE T T E R PAGE 3 Calendar of Events March 3 8:30am 4 12:00pm 10 8:30am 12 12 5:30pm 16 6:00pm 17 7:00pm 19 8:30am 20 25 26 April 7 8:30am 9 14 8:30am 16 8:30am 23 Chamber Executive Committee Meeting Ribbon Cutting @ Edward Jones Investments, Stuart O’Neal Chamber Board of Directors Meeting Leadership Beaufort Washington Young Professionals Social at Open Bar Canyon Country Trip Meeting Taste the Good Life in Little Washington Bright Futures Advisory Board Meeting Young Professionals Leadership Event– Ropes Course Job Shadow Day Leadership Beaufort Chamber Executive Committee Meeting Leadership Beaufort Chamber Board of Directors Meeting Bright Futures Advisory Board Meeting Leadership Beaufort Vendors to Date Grub Brothers Eatery Brickhouse Grill @ WYCC Spoon River Restaurant Raised in a Barn Farm Marabella The Bank bar & bistro Labella Silces & Ices Rachel K’s Bakery The Meeting Place Café & Catering Petals & Produce Down on Mainstreet Cottage Junkies Russell’s Coldwell BankerCoastal Rivers Realty Little Shoppes The Rich Company On the Waterfront Pamlico House Wine Shop R.A. Jeffreys Distributing Tryon Distributing Mother Earth Brewery Washington Magazine PAGE 4 WA S H I N G T O N - B E A U F O R T C O U N T Y C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E N E WS LE T T E R The Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting for the new IMFITT, Interactive Multipurpose Fitness & Interval Training Trail, at Beaufort County Community College. IMFITT is a one mile loop on BCCC’s campus that features three exercise stations with ten pieces of outdoor rated equipment. IMFITT is open to the public 7 days a week from dawn to dusk, with preferred parking near Building 8. Maps of the trail are available at the large sign near Building 8. This project was funded by a $150,000 grant from Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust as part of their Healthy Places NC Initiative. The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center recently held a radiation oncology open house and ribbon cutting to celebrate bringing advanced technology to our community. The new Varian linear accelerator is the first of its kind in Eastern NC. This new technology maximizes the effect on cancer cells while minimizing the effect on surrounding, healthy normal tissues. The technology allows the staff to provide precise radiation treatment in a fraction of the time that it took previously. It is just one of the tools they are using to achieve personalized quality cancer care with the goal of making cancer a manageable disease and enhancing quality of life for cancer survivors. To find out more call the Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center at 975-4308. Presenting Sponsor Precision Eye Care WIMCO Executive Personnel Group Lee Chevrolet Buick Suddenlink First South Bank Washington Daily News PotashCorp- Aurora CenturyLink Cottage Junkies Beaufort County Community College Beaufort County Government Piston Ring & Machine National Spinning Coastal Coatings Duke Energy DB&H Commercial Contractors Flanders Corp First Bank Gerard Seed Company NC Wesleyan College-ASPIRE Tidewater Energy WA S H I N G T O N - B E A U F O R T C O U N T Y C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E N E WS LE T T E R Community Leader of the Year F. Ray Moore, Jr. Nonprofit of the Year Eagle’s Wings Business of the Year Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Entrepreneur of the Year Athletic Edge-Brad Horton PAGE 5 Business of the Year Down on Main Street Small Business of the Year Big Bargain Furniture Congratulations and a big thank you to the Chamber Ambassadors of the Year Bob Boulden and Alma Friedman! Jennie Jones (252)756-3175 [email protected]
