New Members
A huge Chamber Welcome to our New Members! Fall 2009 Insurance Service Center Fine Arts Center Sunset Avenue Mini Storage N.C. Justice Academy 701 Quick Shine Car Wash Eugene's Trucking January 2010 Guardian ad Litem Program LPL Financial Simmons & Simmons Management, Inc. Chris Humphrey High Point Furniture Liquidation Center CT Smith & Associates, PLLC February 2010 Clinton Urology, P.A. Liberty Tax Service Gordon E. Vermillion McGill Environmental Systems "Tim's Gift" - The Love Ministry Edward Jones Investments - David B. Jenkins, Jr. Six Runs Plantation, Inc. March 2010 Crown Security Services In-A-Pickle Party Rental Dewey Hudson BBZ Marketing Group Inc. Jackson Farming Company April 2010 Smartseeds, Inc. N.C. Defense Business Association AFLAC - Watson District May 2010 Spivey's Corner Volunteer Fire Department Progressive Child Care Academy, Inc. Sampson Green Energy, LLC |
Upcoming Events
Town of Harrells Memorial Day Celebration Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:00 AM - Noon Begins at Harrells Town Hall at 373 Tomahawk Highway, Harrells, NC 28444 to Harrells Park where the ceremony will be held. Complimentary picnic lunch provided by town of Harrells afterwards. Free, all welcome.
Sampson Regional Medical Center Community Forum
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
6:00 - 7:00 PM
at Turkey Nutritional Center in Turkey, NC
SRMC CEO, David Masterson wants to hear from you how SRMC can serve you better.
Free, all welcome. Please visit the Chamber Web Site under Events for the other upcoming dates.
Clinton Sampson Chamber of Commerce & Small Business Center Sampson Community College present Professional Development Series: Making Relationships "Magical"
Secrets to Creating Lasting Relationship in Business, Your Workplace, Sales & for Your Customers/Clients. Speaker: John Formica Wednesday, June 2, 2010 9:00 AM - Noon Free, but reservation required Contact the Chamber to attend Sampson Community College Room O-140 Aiken Occpational Building
Clinton Sampson Chamber of Commerce & Small Business Center Sampson Community College present Social Networking & Social Media
Enhance Your Business Enhance Your Effectiveness
Add this to your promotional tool kit!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
9:00 AM - Noon
Free, but reservation required Contact the Chamber to attend
Sampson Community College Room O-140 Aiken Occupational Building
Please visit the Chamber Web Site under Events for upcoming seminars this month. |
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2010 Board of Directors |
2010 Board of Directors
Left to right: Past-president, Sherrill Allen; President, Jeffrey A. Shipp; President-elect, Dr. Ted Thomas; Sherri Smith; Dee Bryant; Mason Tarr; David King; Chris Fann; Pat Dixon; Brenda Warren; Clark Wooten; Ken Sutton; Michael Chestnutt; Gary Mac Herring; Chuck Spell; (not pictured) Rex Moody.
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Annual Banquet Award Winners
Left to right: Kelly Kinlaw, Garnie Edwards Ambassador of the Year; David King, Community Service Award; Annette Newton receiving for Dr. Tommy Newton, Outstanding Chamber Member of the Year; Ann Oliver, Small Business Excellence ( Ann's Sew-N-Vac); Gerald Warren, Business Person of the Year; Gary Mac Herring, Entrepreneurial Success ( Mary Mack's, Inc.). Congratulations to these winners. |
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2010 Jr. Leadership Class at Sampson County History Museum on Agriculture Day | Junior Leadership
Participation in Jr. Leadership Clinton Sampson is open to sophmores and juniors currently enrolled in all local high schools. The program year begins in October and ends in May. One day each month is devoted to exploring a specific aspect of Sampson County: Agriculture, Economic Development, Criminal Justice, Local Government, State and Federal Government, and Health and Human Services. Application is required, contact the Chamber for more information. |
Jeffrey A. Shipp, Chamber President, Mr. Ed Causey, Jefferson Strickland, Chairman Sampson County Commissioners | Welcome Reception for Sampson County Manager
On Tuesday, May 18, 2010 the Chamber of Commerce hosted a Welcome Reception for Mr. Edwin "Ed" Causey, our new Sampson County Manager at The Victor R. Small House in Clinton. It was sponsored by The Ashford Inn, Branch Banking & Trust, International Minute Press, Sampson County Arts Council, Sampson County Government, South River Electric Membership Corporation, and Star Communications. The event was well attended by County and City officials and other well wishers. Mr. Causey commented that he was overwhelmed by the hospitality of Sampson County.
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Sherri Smith, Chairman Ambassador Club, Paul Harn, Ambassador of the Quarter, Lauren J. Balkcum, Chamber Executive Director | Ambassador of the Quarter
Congratulations to Paul Harn of Family Medical Supply in Clinton for earning the most points for the quarter to become Chamber Ambassador of the Quarter for January through April 2010. The Ambassadors Club is a group of Chamber member volunteers who work to promote participation in Chamber events and activities, to recruit and retain Chamber members, and to represent the Chamber at related functions. The Ambassadors Club meets quarterly. For more information contact the Chamber at 910-592-6177 or info@clintonsampsonchamber.org. |
Lauren J. Balkcum, Executive Director & Paula M. Peters, Administrative Assistant | Chamber Staff
Dear Chamber Member, we are here to serve you. Please contact us if you need assistance with a special event, ribbon cutting, or information about your membership. In the coming weeks another Chamber Web Site Training Class will be scheduled. Please take the opportunity to learn more about how to utilize your Chamber Web Site to enhance your membership and business. We appreciate your business. |
Sampson County Afghan | Sampson County Afghans
Remember we have beautiful afghans for sale in the Chamber office for $40 each. They would make great Father's Day gifts. Contact the Chamber to purchase one or more. |
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