New Members
A warm Chamber Welcome to our New Members!
February 2011
Allegra Print & Imaging
Bruce Sykes, Owner
3714 Sycamore Dairy Rd. Printing, Digital Printing, Signs, Banners, Promotional Items, Copying
Hours: Monday -Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Currently coming to Clinton every Tuesday. Bill & Sue Miller
Individual Member 305 Fox Lake Drive Clinton, NC 28328 (910) 592-5885 Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Scott Daniel, Manager
215 West Main Street
Clinton, NC 28328
(910) 592-4051
Vocational Rehabilitation is a state employment agency serving persons with disabilities.
Hours: Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sampson County Friends of Agriculture
Ronnie Jackson, Chairman, BOD
55 Agriculture Place
Clinton, NC 28328
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Upcoming Events
Sampson County Super Sprint Triathlon
Saturday, March 12
8:00 a.m.
Cost: $40 per person
Location: The Center for Health + Wellness. Contact TCWH 596-5400, Ali @ 592-9399, or Sarah @ 990-5643 for more info.
Business After Hours at
US Cellular - Sunset Ave.
Thursday, March 17
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Enjoy give aways, refreshments and networking with fellow Chamber Members!
SRMC Women's Health Series
Hormone Replacement Therapies
Monday, March 21
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at The Center for Health + Wellness. Presented by Henry Hyman, DO, OB-GYN. Contact SRMC at (910) 592-8511 for more info.
Please visit the Chamber Web Site under Calendar of Events for upcoming events.
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February Members of the Week
February 7 Graves Memorial Presbyterian Church Clinton, NC
(910) 592-2677
February 14 Liberty Home Care & Hospice Clinton, NC
(910) 592-8367
February 21
Clear-Rite Services, Inc.
Clinton, NC
(910) 592-4731
February 28
Hubert Vester Ford
Clinton, NC
(910) 592-6056
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Business After Hours
If your business would like to host Business After Hours (third Thursday of each month) contact Lauren at the Chamber office to schedule.
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Volunteers Needed
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The Sampson County History Museum
is in great need of volunteers. If you would be willing to donate your time (1 to 2 hours a week or month), please contact David or Jeannie King at 910-590-0007 or schm@intrstar.net
Liberty Hospice
is looking for Hospice Volunteers one hour each week at Mary Gran & Southwood Nursing Centers. Liberty has patients who would like to have someone come visit them. If you can spare one hour each week, please call Marie Vann, Volunteer Coordinator at 910-592-8367. Make a difference in your life and theirs. Visit their web site www.libertyhospice.com
The Guardian Ad Litem Program of NC
is a volunteer organization that represents abused and neglected children in court. Volunteers are court appointed child advocates from all cultural, educational, and professional backgrounds. They are in great need of volunteers. If you feel you could help children, please contact Patrick Giddeons at
910-296-2307 or
patrick.l.giddeons@nccourts.org
The Chamber
is working to establish a list of volunteers to contact whenever volunteers are needed for mail-outs, office help (filing, etc.) If you are interested or know of someone that is retired that would be interested please contact the Chamber office by email or phone.
If you are available for any of these volunteer needs, your help would be greatly appreciated. |
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The Chamber of Commerce has two Gold Program Sponsors and one Silver Program Sponsor whose annual contributions make possible many Chamber events including the Annual Banquet and programs such as Leadership Clinton-Sampson. We appreciate the following corporate citizens who have generously sponsored the Chamber of Commerce for nine consecutive years.
2011 Gold Program
Sponsors 
2011 Silver Program Sponsor
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| Phone: (910) 592-6177
Fax: (910) 592-5770 |
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 | | 2011 Board of Directors & Executive Director |
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Let us give a warm welcome to new board members Dennis Carter (of Prestage Farms) and Robby James (of James Trading Company). We look forward to working with the 2011 Board of Directors and to another great year at the Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce!
Also, a huge Thank You to our 2010 Board of Directors! We appreciate all you did for the Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce in 2010! We say farewell to Sherrill Allen and Chuck Spell whose terms ended in 2010, we thank them for all their hard work as board members.
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Business After Hours hosted by U.S. Cellular - Sunset Avenue
Join us Thursday, March 17, 2011 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. (come & go) for Business After Hours at U.S. Cellular located at 1503 Sunset Avenue (next to Harris Sight & Sound, Inc.). Enjoy neat give aways and great refreshments while networking with fellow Chamber Members! |
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Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening
Roseboro Pharmacy had a wonderful turnout for their Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening which included free screenings, give aways and a door prize! Thank you Chamber Members for supporting a new Chamber Member and their event!
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Ribbon Cutting & Open House
CommWell Health opened a new Building Bridges Behavioral Health Services office in Clinton on Thursday, February 17th. Everyone enjoyed delicious refreshments! Thank you for supporting a fellow Chamber Member.
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41st Annual Banquet
The 41st Annual Banquet was a success! Attendees enjoyed a delicious meal of chicken, beef, mashed potatoes, green beans, cooked apples and rolls along with a choice of wonderful desserts. Garrett Whipkey entertained us on the saxophone, and did an very professional job! Thanks Garrett for playing great music, we received several compliments on your entertainment. Attendees viewed the 2010 Slide Show during Garrett's performance.
Ann Thornton with the Small Business Awards Committee presented the following awards:
- Entrepreneurial Success Award - Windy Schulte of International Minute Press
- Small Business Excellence Award - Charles DuBose of DuBose Strapping, Inc.
- Business Person of the Year Award - Tart & Sue Lee of Precision Tool & Stamping, Inc. (not pictured)
The Chamber presented the following awards:
- Ambassador of the Year - Paul Harn of Family Medical Supply
- Outstanding Chamber Member of the Year - Patty P. Cherry of Clinton-Sampson UNCF
Thank you to our Ambassadors and Annual Banquet Committee for all their hard work that helped make the Annual Banquet a success!
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2011 Annual Banquet Award Winners
Patty Cherry, Windy Schulte, Charles DuBose, and Paul Harn
(not pictured, Tart & Sue Lee) |
  | | Garrett Whipkey entertained with the saxophone. |
 | | Jeffrey Shipp & Dr. Ted Thomas |
 | | Martin Jackson, Amber Cava & Cliff Ireland |
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 | | Adult Leadership on Criminal Justice Day |
2010-2011 Leadership Class
February 15th was Criminal Justice Day. The class began the day at the Sampson County Sheriff's Department then toured the County Jail and the County Court House. They visited the Law Enforcement Museum (at the Sampson County History Museum) and then the Clinton Police Department. One member of the class even went one-on-one with Dandy the Police Dog!
 | | Reid Butler and Dandy. |
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 | | Jr. Leadership - Criminal Justice Day |
Junior Leadership
The 2010-2011 Junior Leadership Class spent January 24th learning about the Sampson County Sheriff's Department, Sampson County Jail, Sampson County Courthouse, and the Clinton City Police Department.
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 | | Lauren Balkcum and Pat Dixon at WCLN |
Chamber Chat
Tune in every Friday/Saturday at 9:00 a.m. for Chamber Chat on WCLN 1170AM for the latest happenings in Sampson County.
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Buy Local First for all of your needs!
LOOK FOR THE DECAL! |
 | | Paula Peters, Administrative Assistant and Lauren Balkcum, Executive Director |
Chamber Staff
Dear Chamber Member,
We are here to serve you. Please contact us if you need assistance with a special event, ribbon cutting, information about your membership, or to host a Business After Hours. We appreciate you and your business. |
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