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Welcome to the new CACCE newsletter.
To all of our CACCE members we hope the year of 2010 is going well for you thus far. This newsletter is to keep members up-to-date on all events and programs to help you run your chambers. We want to hear from you so let us know if you have any events in your area that would benefit CACCE members. To join the communications committee, please contact Shannon Viera, sviera@columbiachamber.com. Hope you enjoy your copy of the CACCE newsletter. |
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Annual Management Conference
Now offering Early Registration Discounts
Register Here | |
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Celebrate Your Members 
BY: Cathi Hight: Hight Performance Group
2010 Annual Managment Conference Speaker | |
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Now Accepting 2010 Chamber Executives of the Year | |
Extended Deadline for nominations: June 11
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| CACCE Members Ask |
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Each month you may submitt a question and receive direct responses.
Bob Williford - Henderson County Chamber:
Does anyone have a "Green Business" award? I would like to get samples of criteria for the award.
Sharman Poplava -Greater Hartsville Chamber:
We are considering a tourism kiosk in our city. It would have tourism info available 24/7. I'm interested to find out if there are any other cities that currently have a kiosk?
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Prosperity Project |
North and South Carolina State Chambers launch Prosperity Project (P2) efforts - encourage local Chambers to take advantage of this great advocacy and voter education tool.
While many political and ideological differences separate voters, just about every voter in North and South Carolina supports having a strong economy that provides good jobs. Many of these 'pro-prosperity' voters file through the gates of local companies or the lobby of office buildings in your community every day - but what's being done to educate, inform, and motivate these voters?
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South Carolina Employer Benefits Survey 2010 |
As a valued ally and supporter of the CACCE, we are pleased to extend you and your chamber membership an opportunity to participate in the 2010 South Carolina Employer Benefits Survey at no cost to you. This important survey will compile, aggregate and provide customized benchmark data from organizations across South Carolina. By participating, you and your members will receive:
Questions? Please contact Gina Dill at Rosenfeld Einstein at
(864) 672-4565. |
Professional Development Series
Wrap Up | |
April 8-9 brought out the Chamber professionals engaged in the day to day chamber activities. The conference held sessions related to basic membership skills, programming and fundraising, retention principals and marketing for your chamber. Nancy Lee Zimpleman, Sumter COC and Beth Simmons, Reidsville COC co-chaired this year's conference and did a fantastic job of organizing the speakers and logistics. If you would like any of the presentations given please email your request to Shannon Viera. |
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If you have any questions on anything from events that are posted or on posting events in the future please email me at sviera@columbiachamber.com
Sincerely,
Shannon Viera
Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives |
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| PDS Testimonial | | "I had the privilege of attending my very first CACCE conference in April in
Columbia, SC. The sessions were not only highly informative, they were
extremely helpful.I plan on retuning next year, with
my entire staff. The "Blazing the Trail to Excellence" conference was
fantastic!" - Meredith Allen, President & CEO
Greater Irmo COC(SC) |
| Thank you to
PDS Sponsor Constant Contact
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| 2010 IOM
Scholarship Recipients |
2010 Ashby Ward Scholarship Recipients
Jeff Smith, Greenwood Chamber of Commerce
Michael Mance, Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce
2010 Hearn Family Scholarship Recipients
Brenda Steen, Apex Chamber of Commerce
Mark Owens, Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce
$1,000 CACCE Scholarship recipient
Kelly Wallace, Greater Smithfield-Selma Area Chamber of Commerce
$500 CACCE Scholarship recipients
Misty Matthews, Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce
Tina Anderson, Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce
Linda Parsons, Moore County Chamber of Commerce |
| Quick Links |
ACCE 2010
Annual Conference
August 4-7
Milwaukee, WI  |
| Scenes
from
PDS Conference
April 8-9 |
Keynote Speaker kicks off the conference |
Rob Clapper talks retention |
Break Out session | |
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Congratulations to Allen Smith, IOM who has been announced
as the new President & CEO of Greater Greer COC(SC) active June 7 | |
Allen will be leaving the Greenville-Pitt County COC where he is Senior Vice President. Allen also serves on the CACCE board of directors. |
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