north augusta chamber - june 2012
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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 @ [email protected]
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 June 2012
CoectoBusiness OppOrtunity COmmunity Heritage
Visit
us
online
at
northaugustachamber.org
The 2012 Annual Teacher Appreciation CelebrationThe 2012 Annual Teacher
Appreciation Celebration
was held on Wednesday,
May 16th, 2012 at the North
Augusta Community Cen-
ter at 5pm. Our Presenting
Sponsor was Savannah River
Nuclear Solutions, Signature
Sponsors were: Potash Corp,Communigraphics, North
Augusta Sertoma Club,
Costco and Georgia Health
Sciences. Our Premier
Sponsors were Wal-Mart
and Bridgestone Americas
Tire, with our Host Sponsor
being Meybohm Realtors.
Our Caterer was Sportsmans
Corner BarBQ/Als Family
restaurant with our program
being printed by Quality
Printing & Graphics, Inc.
The MC for the eveningwas Brett Turner of Rhoades
Financial. Retirees were
announced by Ms. Peggy
Trivelas of Area II. Special
guests included Mr. Hubert
Turner, Retired Principal,
Dra. Elizabeth Everett,
Superintendent.
The Planning Committee
was Rechelle Dallas, The
Star/Aiken Standard, Miriam
Rhoades, Southeastern Bank
Financial, Susan Igel, Mary
Kay and Andy Maxwell,Ambassador, Susan Delany,
along with Judy Whaley,
Director of Member Ser-
vices for the North Augusta
Chamber.
Brian Tucker, president of
the North Augusta Cham-
ber gave the welcome and
thanks to all Area II teachers,
Fr. David Thompson gave
the Invocation and Pledge.
Door Prizes were given out
by the FBLA Students of the
North Augusta High School.The Committee of teachers
for 2012 consisted of:
Cathey Ferrell,
Belvedere Elementary
DeDe Scott, Mossy
Creek Elementary
Kelly Kirkland, North
Augusta Elementary
Janet Wright, North
Augusta Middle
Dawn Anderson, North
Augusta High School,
Nikke Mock, Hammond
Hill Elementary and PamMentrup, Our Lady of
Peace.
Music was provided by
our Ambassador Gene Fox.
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The Confederation of South
Carolina Local Historical
Societies Landmark &
Preservation Conference 2012
was held on April 12th-14th.
An opening reception was
held at the Arts & Heritage
center on Thursday April
12th from 7-9pm. Opening
Plenary Session was held at
the North Augusta community
Center beginning at 9am,
with Sessions throughout the
day. An Awards banquet and
Annual Meeting was held
at The Barn, at the Living
History park starting at
6pm-9pm. Workshops were
held on Saturday April 14th
beginning at 9am.
The Confederation of South Carolina Local Historical
Societies Landmark & Preservation Conference 2012
Simpson Family Dentistry
provides quality dentistry to
patients of all ages in North
Augusta, Aiken, and the entire
CSRA. Dr. Richard Simpson
has been practicing for three
years and recently acquired
the excellent practice of Dr.
Michael Havird in North
Augusta. Dr. Simpson has
retained the excellent team of
dental hygienists, assistantsand front office staff to treat
their patients like family
with the latest dental care
in a comfortable setting.
They treat every patient with
compassion and work with
patients to acquire healthy
teeth and smiles.
Dr. Simpson graduated
from Medical College of
Georgia: School of Dentistry
in 2009 with a Doctorate
of Dental Medicine degree
after attending Georgia
Southern University in which
he graduated in 2003 with adegree in Biology. His wife
Jamie is a RN at Doctors
Hospital and they have a 4
year old daughter, Avery.
The Dental practice was
established in 1976 by Dr.
Michael Havird, with Dr.
Richard Simpson acquiring
the practice in January 2012.
Dr. Simpson is located at
1818 Knox Ave., Suite A.
They are opened Monday-
Thursday 8-5, Friday
8:30-1:00.
Goodwill Industries of
Middle Georgia and the CSRAsstate-of-the-art Job Connection
offers a series of FREE career
development workshops. Daily
workshops include: Resume and
Cover Letter/Application Pro-
cess, Job Search/Get a Job Keep
a Job, Dress for Success, Just
Google it! A Guide to Using the
Computer, and Money Smart/
Financial Planning. GED class-es are also offered every week.
The CSRA Job Connections are
located at 3120 Peach Orchard
Road, Augusta; 3179 Washing-
ton Road, Augusta; and 1015
Pine Log Road, Aiken.
More information at
www.goodwillworks.org.
On April 18, 2012,Southern Wesleyan University
hosted a seminar by North
Augusta area businessman
Ken Kehr, who specializes
in making businesses better
through affordable training
solutions for employers and
their employees. As a certified
Growth Coach, Kehr helps
his clients attain four distinct
goals: to increase profitability,
to work more efficiently, to
cultivate stronger business
relationships, and to obtain
personal fulfillment in the
work place. After a brief
overview of his objectives as
a coach, Kehr provided each
attendee a complementarybehavioral survey that
provided a simple assessment
of individual strengths and
weaknesses.
The survey, based on the
DISC system, measures ones
workplace personality within
four behavioral spheres,
dominant, influencing,
steady, or conscientious
traits. Knowing ones
prevailing behavioral
style, says Kehr, allows an
individual to identify areas
of strength and learn ways to
improve ones shortcomings.
Moreover, understanding the
dominant behavioral styles
of others promotes moreeffective communication
and collaboration in the
workplace. The DISC
evaluation is only one of
many business tools Kehr
uses to improve morale in
the workplace. For more
information about The
Growth Coach program,
please visit Kehrs website at
www.TheGrowthCoach.com/
kkehr.
We would also like to
recognize Southern Wesleyan
University for their hospitality
in hosting the event and
Fat Mans for providing the
delicious luncheon.
Ribbon CuttingA Ribbon Cutting was held
on Friday, April 25th, 2012 at
8:45 for the Salvation Army
Thrift Shop on Knox Ave. in
North Augusta. Attending and
pictured were Jim Dupree,
Music Ed., and Captain Mason
who cut the Ribbon and gave
us the Invocation. William
Davis, District Manager
for Salvation Army Stores,
Paula Peters, Manager of the
North Augusta Store, Rhonda
McKinney , Guest Production
Manager, Dietra Robinson,
Stoe Clerk, Anthony Esposito,
Community Relations
Manager, Tara Rosier,
Production Supervisor, Rick
Moore, Business Director
and Ambassadors Rechelle
Dallas, Stephen Beckett,
Rick Berry, Ken Kehr and
Andy Maxwell. Mayor Lark
Jones and Suzanne Fletcher
and Judy Whaley from the
North Augusta Chamber
of Commerce. Ribbon was
provided by Jim Bushs
Florists.
The Yellow Jessamine Festival was held on Georgia Ave. on April 21st. from 11-5.
Vendors with crafts, food and entertainment was had by all who attended.
The Yellow Jessamine Festival
The Artisan Fair at the Living History Park was held this year on Friday April 20 -
Sunday, April 22, 2012. Artisans show their wares for purchase at a preview BusinessAfter Hours on Friday, April 20, 2012.
The Artisan FairSeminar hosted by Southern Wesleyan University
Goodwill Industries JobConnection workshops
Business Profile: Simpson Family Dentistry
The Family Y of NorthAugusta Summer Camp
Campers will enjoy arts and
crafts, games and sports, devo-
tions and character development
activities. Specialty camps
include: Dance, art, Sports, Bak-
ing, and Construction Camp.
Ages: 5-12 years old Fee: $80 week/ Members,
$110 week/ Non-members Fee for specialty camps: $90
week/ Members, $120 week/Non-members
Location: Mossy CreekElementary
Register: At any Family YWhat to bring: Sack lunch,
water bottle, snack & spray-on
sunscreen
Financial assistance is
available.
The Family Y ofNorth Augusta
401 W. Martintown
Road, Suite 111
North Augusta, SC
29841
803-278-0882
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Art ist of the Month:Jean Rohland
Jean Rohland is a stained glass artist who has enjoyedher 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. After graduation
from Hollins University and Medical College of VA, she
enjoyed a busy medical practice in Rochester. She is a life-
long horsewoman and a wannabe golfer. Pepper, her cat,
graciously shares her home with husband Rob and their
two dogs.
New Members
Renewing MembersCarter Orthodontics
Augusta Entertainment Complex-James Brown
Roses Store
Verizon Wireless
Events 20-20-LLC
Bank of America
City of North Augusta
Honey House Web Design, LLC
High Praises Church of God
About Thyme Caf
Congressman Joe Wilson
Prudential Beazley real Estate
Allen-Batchelor Construction, Inc.
The world we live in is
moving at faster pace than
ever before. We have every-
thing that we need at the tips
of our fingers, but is that
always a good thing?
Several weeks ago, during
our Small Business Roundta-
ble, Kim Romaner was offer-
ing some time management
tips. One of the suggestions
was to limit the number of
times you respond to emails,
and only stop a couple of
times per day to reply to
emails. I was offended by
that suggestion. How can you
not at least read the email the
very second it pops into your
inbox? Insanity, I tell you.
As I expressed my disagree-
ment, it was brought to my
attention that I have a bad
habit, a very bad habit of notonly checking emails during
a conversation, but actually
returning emails during con-
versations. And the very
nice person that dared accuse
me of such was exactly right.
As I look back, I see how
incredibly rude that was, but
at the time, I was being effi-
cient. It was multi-tasking at
its finest.
Now that I am aware of the
habit (sickness), I realize how
chronic my condition was.
And now that I recognize the
signs and symptoms, I see
that there are many others that
have the same problem. We
cant unplug, ever. It cant be
healthy.
I have thought about this a
fair amount the last couple of
weeks, and tried to be more
respectful. This being said,
there is a bigger problem
building. The problem isbeing able to strike a balance
between embracing newer
technologies and being con-
sumed by the technology.
The balance is difficult. How
can we use the tools we have
to work more efficiently or
work smarter versus being
consumed and absolutely
plugged-in all the time.
I cannot tell you where the
line-in-the-sand is for you,
but I would encourage you
to figure it out. Take some
time to engage in real con-
versations whenever possible.
Emails and texts and tweets
and status updates have their
place, but they cannot replace
relationships.
In order to help you find
your line-in-the-sand, com-
plete the test below. The
following questions are from
a longer survey. The link is
provided for you at the bot-tom. If you answer yes to
more than four of the follow-
ing, please follow the link to
the full survey.
Do you make a nervous
habit out of refreshing your
inbox over and over, just in
case someone emailed you in
the last 45 seconds?
Do you freak out if youre
in a car and theres no GPS?
Have you ever changed
vacation plans based on wi-fi
availability?
Are there more than two
portable electronic devices
within reach right now?
Do you buy things online
that you could easily drive
across town to get in person?
Do you spend more time on
Facebook than you do in the
presence of actual people?
When you sit down in a
coffee shop, do you tend to
position yourself close to a
power outlet just in case?
Can you type text messages
faster than you can handwrite
the same words?
Would you classify yourself
as an expert multitasker?
Did you make it all the way
to the end of this quiz?
http://gizmodo.
com/5453262/quiz-are-you-
addicted-to-technology
Embracing Technology versus Consumed by Technology
On May 17th from 11am -1pm, the Heritage Council of North Augusta held a Book Sale withspecial rates for the Month of May. Will make great graduation Gifts! Pictured are ShirleyHolgate, E.J. Holgate and Milledge Murray, local historian.
Heritage Council of North Augusta Book Sale
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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 tle
First 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
June 6
Ambassadors Meeting
Sunrise Grill 8am
June 7
Workshop, Brent Mallek, Southern
Wesleyan
June 12
12@12 River Club Golf Course
NO AM CONNECTION IN JUNE
June 28
Business After Hours Georgia
Carolina Physical Therapy
Our April A.M. Connec-
tion was held on April 25th,
2012 at the North Augusta
Community Center. Our
Sponsor was Security Feder-
al with Rick Crawford giving
the infomercial on Security
Federal and they gave us
each a DOLLAR BILL to
use in the prosperity of North
Augusta! Our invocation and
pledge was given by Swain
Morris of North Augusta
2000. Our Speaker was Mr.
Ron Skenes who was intro-
duced by Michelle Bennett
our Chair of our Board, who
spoke to our group on the
origin and services offered
by Christ Community Health
Services, located at 127 Tel-
fair St. in Augusta,Georgia.
He can be reached at 706-
922-0600. The Caterer
was Als Family restaurant.
Brian Tucker introduced our
part-time employee Suzanne
Fletcher who started with
us on April 16, 2012. Also
we said good-bye to Noel
Yucuis. The Calendar for
May was discussed and Door
prizes were given out by our
Ambassadors Pat Altman and
Rechelle Dallas. Next meet-
ing will be on May 23, 2012.
April A.M. Connection
Also a home has been donated to Community
Ministries. This 3 bedroom, 1 bath home is located
at 190 Zenith Drive in Beech Island, S.C. 29842. For
more information please call Mary Pate, 803-221-8000,
Community Ministries of North Augusta Thrift Store
has Spring & Summer Dresses. We have short, long, two-
piece, halter, fancy and wedding dresses at affordable
prices! Come in and check us out Tuesday through Satur-
day, 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM at 646 E. Buena Vista Avenue in
North Augusta.
SPRING & SUMMER DRESSES
Ribbon Cutting / Shovel ceremony was held for the Habitat for Humanity Potash Home for Lilly Gomillion on May 10th at1134 Austin Street in North Augusta.
Habitat for Humanity
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