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406 West Avenue

PO Box 6246

North Augusta, S.C. 29861

VOICE: 803.279.2323

FAX: 803.279.0003

E-MAIL/WEBSITE:

northaugustachamber.org

Brian @ northaugustachamber.orgJudy@northaugustachamber.org

OurMissiOn

The Greater NorthAugusta Chamber

of Commerceadvocates for the

business communityand provides

opportunitiesfor business

engagements andgrowth.

OurvisiOnBy 2010, theGreater North

Augusta Chamberof Commerce willbe a community

catalyst promotingcollaboration andpartnerships that

maintain apositive business

environmentand enrich thecommunitysquality of life.

ChaMber

Produced by the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce may 2012

CoectoBusiness OppOrtunity COmmunity Heritage

Visit

us

online

at

northaugustachamber.org

Great educators often go

unrecognized, so this spring,

make it a point to show

them your gratitude; sponsor

a North Augusta Aiken

County Area II teacher for

recognition at the Teacher

Appreciation Celebration.Businesses may become

teacher sponsors with a $15

contribution per teacher.

Families may sponsor up to

five individual educators for

$15.00.

This years banquet,

themed We are simply

the Best North Augusta,

will be held on Wednesday,

May 16 from 5:00 to 7:00p.m. at the North Augusta

Community Center. This

event is free to all teachers,

teachers aides, and office

staff, and each attendee may

choose to bring one guest for

a $15 reservation fee.

Businesses may also

choose to sponsor the event

at one of three corporate

sponsorship levels: Host,Premier, or Signature.

Become a sponsor at the

Host level for $300, which

includes one ticket to the

event, the Premier level for

$700, which includes two

tickets to the event, or the

Signature level for $1,000,

which includes six tickets to

the event. Each sponsorship

level also receives recognitionon all promotional materials

prior to and following the

banquet.

Come celebrate with us!

The deadline for attendance

and sponsorship is May

10, 2012. Please return

the appropriate form with

payment to The North

Augusta Chamber of

Commerce, P.O. Box 6246,North Augusta, SC 29861.

Call us at (803) 279-2323 for

more information.

Celebrate Area IIs, North Augustas Teachers!

Serotta Maddocks Evans,

CPAs sponsored A.M. Con-

nection at the North Augusta

Community Center at 7:15

a.m. on March 28, 2012. Cour-

tesy of the sponsor and Als

Family Restaurant, members

and guests enjoyed bacon,

eggs, and biscuits with a selec-

tion of morning beverages. Leo

Brooker inspired the gathering

with the invocation and Pledge

of Allegiance recitation.

Representing Ft. Gordon,

Georgia, Alia Naffouj pre-

sented first quarter awards for

service members and civilians.

SFC Oakley received the NCO

of the first quarter award, Mrs.

Campbell received the civil-

ian of the first quarter award,

and Mr. Chatfield received the

volunteer of the first quarter

award. Subsequently, Rebecca

Plankey addressed the group,

highlighting the benefits of

good accounting year round,not just during tax season.

In conjunction with the

Community Service and

Partnerships with Business,

guest presenters from North

Augusta High Schools FBLA

program unveiled two of their

schools collaborative projects

that have improved the

lives of teens in the North

Augusta area. FBLA students

Kaylee Gough, Paul Liner,

and Kyler Childs first spoke

about North Augusta Highs

implementation of a Freshman

Academy in order to acclimate

incoming freshman to thehigh school experience. The

academy will allow new high

school students a separate

wing for their classrooms

and lockers, so they can slowly

adjust to their new educational

and social demands.

During the second presen-

tation, FBLA students Will

Harley, Matthew Larry, and

Hannah Reese revealed their

groundbreaking plan for end-

ing bullying in the community.

Project TAB (Teaching Ado-

lescents & Adults about Bul-

lying) aims to inform students

and adults of all ages about

the dangers of bullying and

its impediment to learning.

Reaching out to elemen-

tary, middle, and high school

students in the area, Project

TAB helps young people

recognize different types of

harassment including cyber

bullying, which has been

increasingly in the media, and

find effective ways of deterring

it. The students emphasized

the key difference between tat-

tling and telling; while tattling

seeks to get another child into

trouble, telling seeks to pre-vent physical or mental harm

to oneself or others. North

Augusta Highs FBLA is sure

to save students and parents

the heartache felt nationwide

from bullying in recent years.

Brian Tucker concluded the

event with an invitation for

members to consider being

part of the new Shop, Dine,

Stay & Play brochure, which

will guide residents, prospec-

tive residents, and visitors

to the great local businesses

of North Augusta. Lastly,

ambassadors Rechelle Dallas

and Kathy Williamson pre-sented door prizes, courtesy

of Serotta Maddocks Evans,

CPAs and Bushs on Pine

Grove. The North Augusta

Chamber would like to thank

all sponsors and participants.

A.M. Connection at the North Augusta Community Center

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To advertise

call Rechelle

at 803-279-2793.

To one degree or another,

we are all creatures of habit.

We all have a certain way we

do things. We have a certain

morning routine, we have a

normal process by which we

address problems or make

decisions, we have certainlikes and dislikes, and in

some cases, the only reason

we dont like something is

because its different from our

version of normal. We dont

like to change. Humans are

creatures of habit.

All this being said, I need

to tell you something, and to

many, its a secret: The world

we live in is changing

fast. Technological advances

are occurring so rapidly that

our society cant really keep

up. Our workforce is a prime

example. I read a factoid last

week that stated that the top10 jobs in-demand in 2010

didnt even exist in 2004,

which means that we should

be preparing students for jobs

that do not even exist yet.

Are you able to keep up?

According to Ray Kurzeil

in a 2008 interview The

computer in your cell phone

today is a million timescheaper and a thousand times

more powerful and about

a hundred thousand times

smaller than the one computer

at MIT in 1965. So what

used to fit in a building now

fits in your pocket...what

fits in your pocket now will

fit inside a blood cell in 25

years. This quote is from

2008, which means this is

even old news! Are you even

trying to keep up?

Technological advances

have changed the world, but

the rate of the advances is

redefining the world, as weknow it. The technology at

our disposal today makes it

just as easy to be a global

business as a corner store-

front.

The real question is what

are you doing to use these

tools to grow your business.

How are you harnessing these

resources to move into newmarkets, strengthen your

grip on your existing mar-

kets? How are you using the

technology available to you

to increase the quantity and

the quality of your relation-

ships? There is no such thing

as business as usual. You

either keep up or get left

behind. I can continue the

clichs all day, but I hope you

get the point.

Are you watching from the

sideline or trying to figure out

how to make your business

work on-line or at least make

your business more efficient,more visible, and more profit-

able.

We Dont Do It That Way New Members

Renewing Members

Andy Jordans Bicycle Warehouse

Carpenters Exxon

Augusta GreenJackets

Wal-Mart

Golds Gym

J.M.Jones Construction, LLC.

Guardian Watch, LLC.

Artist of the Month:

Jean RohlandJean Rohland is a stained glass artist who has enjoyed her craft for 20 years. She

retired to North Augusta from Rochester, NY and claims to be a Rochesterian by birth

and a South Carolinian by choice. With the move came a first floor studio with lots of

light for a wide variety of projects such as windows, lamps and smaller items such as

college logos, candle and business card holders in stained glass. After graduation from

Hollins University and the Medical College of VA, she enjoyed a busy medical practice

in Rochester. She is a life- long horsewoman and a wannabe golfer. He cat, Pepper, gra-

ciously shares her home with husband Rob and two dogs. For information about Jean,

please contact the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce, 406 West Ave., 803-279-2323.

Visit us online atnorthaugustachamber.org

The 2012 Civil War Lec-

ture Series will return on

Tuesday, April 17th and

run on concurrent Tuesdays

through May 8th at the Aiken

County Historical Museum,

located at 433 Newberry St.,SW in Aiken. The Series will

begin at 10:30 a.m. and the

cost is $5.00 per person/per

lecture.

April 17th: Joseph

McGill; 54th Massachusetts

April 24th: Wayne Jones;

The Battle of Aiken May 1st: Jim Jordan;

The Wanderer

May 8th: Ed Mann & Ed

Rogers; Colonel Chesnut &

General Wade

Hampton III

Payment must accompany

registration. For more infor-mation, please call the Muse-

um at 803-642-2015.

Do you need to go back

to school, but dont know

how to balance that with all

your other responsibilities?Southern Wesleyan Univer-

sity North Augustas one

night/week program format

expressly designed for busy

working adults could be

just the right match! SWU-

North Augusta is slating to

start undergraduate business

and human services pro-grams as well as MBA and

MS in Management grad

programs in May and June.

There is just enough time

to complete the application

process before the dead-

line for enrollment in these

upcoming classes. If you or

someone you know needs adegree, call the SWU-North

Augusta Enrollment Office

immediately at 803-426-7981

for personalized, step-by-step

assistance.

Hunger needs are greater

than ever in our community.

Over 20% of our neighbors

worry about their next meal.

Can you give up your lunch

time to help someone else?

You can make a difference.

Walk with us.

The Hunger Awareness

Walk will be held at the USC

Aiken Convocation Center on

Saturday, May 19th from 11

am until 1 pm.

To register as an individual,

family, or team, please visit

the Hunger Awareness Walk

registration page on www.

eventbrite.com.

For a $15 donation each,

walkers will get a newly-

designed Hunger Awareness

Walk t-shirt and be entered

into a drawing to win special

prizes.

Golden Harvest is

partnering with the 4th

Annual Life/Healthy

Living Expo 2012 to make

both events more exciting,

informative, helpful and

productive for attendees. The

Life Expo Caring for Carolina

partners bring in vendors who

will provide multiple free

health screenings, interactive

demonstrations, and cooking

seminars. There will also be

activities for children of all

ages as well as snacks and

food for attendees.

Golden Harvest Food

Bank will also have a Silent

Auction on the upper level of

the Convocation Center.

For more information

contact Kay Benitez: 803-

640-6793 or kbenitez@

goldenharvest.org

The Augusta Entertainment

Complex has announced the

addition of the Windsor Club

to the James Brown Arena. In

addition to exclusive access to

The Winsor Club, those that

purchase memberships will

receive premium seating for

events and other benefits.. As a

chamber member, you have the

opportunity to purchase Wind-

sor Club memberships at a

special discounted rate. Please

contact Monica Slay at 706-

262-4566 or at mslay@arccc.

com and mention NAC for your

special rate. This offer will be

good until May 15, 2012.

Hunger Awareness Walk 2012

to Benefit Golden Harvest

SWU-North Augusta

2012 Civil War Lecture Series

The Windsor Club

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The 2012 Annual

Teacher Appreciation CelebrationWednesday, May 16, 2012

5:00-7:00 pmNorth Augusta Community Center

We are proud to honor the dedicated North Augusta- Aiken County

Area II teachers who serve our community each and every day. You

can show your support by sponsoring one or more of your favorite

teachers.

In return for your $15 sponsorship fee, each teacher(s) will receive notice of your veryspecial honorary gift. Additionally, you may purchase individual tickets for $15 each.

Payment must accompany form! DEADLINE MAY 10

th

, 2012

.Yes, our family/company would like to sponsor the following teachers (s) orindividuals (s) at $15 per person: FAMILY DONATION for numerous Teachers

will be $15.00.

Teacher Name: _________________________________________________________School: _______________________________________________________________

Teacher Name: _________________________________________________________School: _______________________________________________________________

Individual Ticket Name: _________________________________________________

For additional sponsorships, attach a separate sheet listing teacher & school.

Sponsored by: ____________________________________________________(as it should appear in program and notice)

Address: ____________________________________________________Contact: ____________________________________________________Phone: ______________________ Fax:______________

Please return this form, along with payment to:

Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce

PO Box 6246

North Augusta, SC 29861

THE 2012 ANNUAL

TEACHER APPRECIATION CELEBRATION

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 5:00pm-7:00pm

Honor the many dedicated teachers who serve our community each andevery day. On May 12th the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce, along

with partnering sponsors, will celebrate North Augusta - Aiken County AreaII teachers. Show your support by sponsoring this event

To sponsor, please fill out the form below and return with payment to:The North Augusta Chamber of CommerceP.O. Box 6246 ~ North Augusta, SC 29861

(803) 279-2323 phone (803) 279-0003 faxDEADLINE MAY 10TH!

Corporate Sponsorships:Corporate Sponsors will be recognized on all promotional materials prior to and

following this event and will receive a number of event tickets dependi ng on level

of support.

Signature Sponsors $1,000

6 tickets to the event program recognitionPremier Sponsors $700

2 tickets to the event program recognitionHost Sponsors $3001 ticket program recognition

Teacher Sponsor $15 per teacher

sponsored teac hers will receive notice of each honorary gift prior to the event Sponsored by: Teacher__________Address:

Contact:

The North Augusta Chamber Needs YourSupport and We Need You To Be A Partof Whats Going On In North Augusta

Office ReferralsThe Chamber receives

a great deal of traffic,

both in person and byphone or internet requestfrom individuals seekinginformation regardingmember products or servicesor relocating to the area.

Networking A.M. Breakfast Small Business

Roundtables 12@12 Business Afters Hours Women in Business Business Expo. Trade

Show Annual Meeting Teachers BanquetWe have at least two

events every month designedto connect members andbuild new relationshipsCommunication and SocialMedia Weekly EmailUpdates(with more than 800in our distribution list) thatinclude Member Specials,Announcements and othertimely Information. SocialMedia Communicationwith more than 470Facebook Friends and 324Twitter Followers used tocommunicate informationregarding Chamber Events,Community Announcements,Member News, etc. NewWebsite with OnlineMember Directory including

standalone memberinformation pages available.Printed Community Guideand Membership Directorythat is included in allrelocation packages requested.The Community Guides arealso distributed to a varietyof very visible businessesin North Augusta including

banks, real estate offices,restaurants, etc.

ProfessionalDevelopment

We offer at least oneworkshop, seminar, peerexchange every month, and at

least one webinar every week.The sessions are all designedto offer members timely,

relative information pertainingto a broad list of subjects. Thesessions are offered at a veryminimal cost.

CommunityInformation

The Chamber servesas the hub of communityinformation related toeverything from events to

public policy issues.

Advocate for OurMembers

The Chamber serves asthe voice of the businesscommunity, and is very active

in all levels of government.

City of NorthAugusta:

Serves as liaison betweenPlanning, Building Standards,and Finance DepartmentsPromoting DowntownRedevelopment, Workingwith City to recruit businessesto North Augusta, NewSavannah Bluff Lock &Dam Aiken County: Stateof South Carolina: UnitedStates Congress: Blue LawsUnemployment Insurance

New Missions for FortGordon & Reform SavannahRiver Site.

Member-to-Member Program

The Program encouragesChamber members and theiremployees to prefer otherChamber members whenmaking buying decisions. The

program entitles our membersmany valuable discountsat participating member

businesses. The Programis a great way to attractcustomers, build relationshipswith customers, save moneyand strengthen our localeconomy.

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ExEcutivEcommittEE

mhelle BenneChair -

Serotta Maddocks Evans

& Co. CPAs

Pal BrewerPast Chair -

WFXG-TV

Rdney ingleTreasurer -

Southern Bank & Trust

DiREctoRs

Bernard KhenBridgestone Firestone

Bll HnHixon Realty & Ins. Co.

Rehelle DallaThe Star

Hap GreenwayAllstate Insurance Co.

san EerEpiscopal Day School

Bre trnerRhodes Financial

michelle Jones

Ga-Lina Physical Therapy

Bran tkerPresident

Para AllenSavannah River Remediation,

LLC

Jn DawknChick-fil-a

Nyle EllenADSI

Ken tleFirst Citizens

Dn GgganAustin Industrial

Ex-officiomEmBERs

tdd GlerCity of North Augusta

Ray flengAiken Co. School Board

Wll WllaEconomic Development

Partnership

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Upcoming

EVENTS

North Augusta Chamber of Commerce

April 11

Ambassador Meeting, Chamber Ofce

April 18

First Thing First Lunch & Learn

April 20

Living History Park, Artisan Fair

April 21

Yellow Jessamine Festival

April 25

AM Connection, Security Federal Sponsor,

Ron Skenes, speaker

April 27

Ribbon Cutting 8:45am, Salvation Army, Knox Ave.

May 2

Ambassadors Meeting

May 8

12@12 Lunch

May 16

Teachers Banquet

May 23

AM Connection, Sponsor/Speaker SRNS

May 24

BAH, Lookaway Hall Small Business Roundtable

May 28

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FOR TEACHERS, Teachers Aids and Office Staff)

Additionally , I would like to bring ONE guest and have enclosed their $15reservation fee.

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SCHOOL: _____________________________________________________

GUEST NAME: _____________________________________________________

Please make checks payable to theGreater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce.

NO reservations will be accepted after Friday, May 10, 2012

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call Rechelle

a 803-279-2793.

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