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News - March Business Members in the News

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02/26/10	Contact Name:	Linda M. Parsons
	Contact Information:	10677 Hwy 15-501 Southern Pines, NC 28387
	Phone Number:	910-692-3926
	E-mail Address:	lparsons@moorecountychamber.com

SOUTHERN PINES, NC - Members in the News is the Moore County Chamber of Commerce opportunity for members to spread news to local businesses and announce open houses, new hires, promotions, new services or products, expansions and awards. To submit a piece email to info@moorecountychamber.com Business Member News Submissions for March 8-12, 2010 4th Annual Sandhills Entrepreneurial Summit, "Financing Resources for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses", on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 in Van Dusen Hall, Rooms 102 & 103 at Sandhills Community College. The main program is from 9:00 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. and features Tim Janke, Director of Private Equity Initiatives for the SBTDC and Executive Fund Director of Inception Micro Angel Fund Triad. Mr. Janke will discuss The Funding Landscape and Angel Investing. A variety of other speakers will talk about financing programs available through the N.C. Rural Center, the Small Business Administration, the USDA Rural Development office and banks. The keynote speaker is Stan Eskridge, a serial entrepreneur and currently President & COO of Entegrion, Inc. in the Research Triangle Park. He will speak during lunch, from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, including lunch. Anyone interested in attending should RSVP to me at 910-246-0311 or econdev@moorebusiness.org by April 8th. Hagan & Hagan GMAC Real Estate announced that Wayne and Lynda Gomillion have received the national Premier Service® Diamond national award for providing superior customer service to home buyers and sellers in The Greater Pinehurst - Southern Pines area. The Premier Service Diamond award was presented to the Gomillions by GMAC Real Estate President Harley E. Rouda, Jr. and will be recognized at the company’s upcoming national business conference. “Wayne and Lynda Gomillion join a select group of real estate professionals recognized nationally for providing incredibly high levels of customer service to their local clients," Rouda said. "With our Premier Service program, buyers and sellers are asked to complete a survey evaluating the service they receive and the Gomillions received one of the company’s highest rankings.” To qualify for the Premier Service Diamond Award, the Gomillions had to receive a minimum 95% customer satisfaction rating and they received a customer satisfaction rating of 96%. "We are pleased to receive this recognition it is very meaningful to us since it’s an independent rating based upon evaluations from those people who matter most to us: our clients” said Wayne Gomillion. Nationwide, GMAC Premier Service Real Estate Agents have earned a Proven Satisfaction Rating Average of 95%, the best in the real estate profession. To learn more, please visit www.PinehurstHomeTeam.com or contact the Gomillions at (910) 585-2400. Lynda and Wayne Gomillion are licensed real estate brokers, affiliated with Hagan and Hagan GMAC Real Estate, with offices located at 595 NC Hwy. 5 South, Pinehurst; 510 Northwest Broad Street, Southern Pines; and a soon to be announced new location in the Village of Pinehurst. As you may know, the Chamber is a member of the Regional Transportation Alliance – a coalition of 100 businesses and 23 chambers of commerce in the region that works to provide a business perspective on transportation issues. As a member of the Alliance Leadership Team, I am pleased to announce the annual Alliance Transportation Breakfast on Tuesday, April 13, from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. at Research Triangle Park Headquarters, 12 Davis Drive. Featured speakers at this year’s breakfast include RTA Chairman Rick Weddle, the President and CEO of the Research Triangle Park, and the chairs of the Board of Commissioners from Wake, Durham, and Orange counties. These elected leaders will highlight the ongoing process for advancing a regional transit system in each county at the event. Tickets are only $25 – click here (and scroll down) to register, and see the invite below for more information. I hope that you can join us on the morning of the 13th! Shoe Carnival offering a 25% discount to all Friends and Family. Mention this offer to receiv the 25% off on Friday March 26th through Sunday March 28th. Exclusions apply. Top agents from WEICHERT, REALTORS® Larose & Company took bows at the annual banquet hosted jointly by three Weichert® Broker Councils—Northeast Carolina, Southeast Coastal and Western Carolina. Held at the Doubletree Inn in Charleston, South Carolina, the event named the recipients of awards from Weichert Real Estate Affiliates in several categories, based on minimum requirement per category in gross commission income or units earned among the franchise organization’s nearly 7,000 associates in 35 states at year’s end. Bill Hassell, senior business consultant for the franchise organization, presided over the ceremonies. From WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Larose & Company, Amanda Bullock, Mary Bourgeois and Walter Newton were inducted into the national organization’s 2009 Executive Club, receiving trophies for their achievements. The Executive level is one of the top three honors to agents presented by WREA annually. Agents named to the Certificate Club, receiving Sales Achievement Awards were: Anja Richardson, Greg Sasser, Leilani Medlin, Mary Margaret McGuire, Monica Hawke and William Lincicome. WEICHERT, REALTORS® – Larose & Company can be reached at 910-693-3300. Business Member News Submissions for March 8-12, 2010 Biz Tools One Website Design today announced that it has set a milestone in its corporate history by hosting over 500 websites on its servers. Biz Tools One has led southeastern North Carolina in web design and hosting for many years. It has grown by double digits every year since launching its first sites in 2001. Biz Tools One is a Fayetteville, North Carolina based website design, hosting and search engine optimization firm. They have designed and implemented the vast majority of the websites they host. Their primary client base is in central and eastern North Carolina. They have customers in 15 states around the country including New York, Idaho and Florida. “Our company has been very blessed to assist a large number of organizations with their web marketing." said Wick Smith, President. "Through our strong commitment to excellent design and strong customer service, we have delivered great results for our clients. We look forward to helping additional businesses in our area in navigating the ever-changing world of Internet marketing." More information on Biz Tools One’s web design offerings and portfolio are available at http://www.biztoolsone.com. Saturday March 20, 2010 1-3pm: 10th Anniversary Celebration Ice Cream Social and Open House at Drs. Monroe and Monroe, DDS, PA; 12 Regional Drive, Pinehurst, NC, 28374. We invite you to join us as we celebrate the ten year anniversary of our dental practice in Pinehurst, NC and congratulate Drs. Kamron and Clement Monroe on their achievement of Master status of the Academy of General Dentistry. Frozen treats provided by Cold Stone Creamery, Open House, family activities, drawings, and prizes. Please help Penick Village win $250,000 toward the new concept in nursing home care. Instead of the traditional nursing home model, our Garden Cottage is 10 private rooms (each with its own bath and shower) around a great room, family style dining table and kitchen. All the cooking is done on-site. Residents experience no unexplained weight loss, take fewer anti-depressants, and report a higher quality of life. We think this is how we should care for all our elders in the future. We have raised private funds and built the first Garden Cottage. 10 very excited Assisted Living residents will move in at the end of this month. We plan to work with our legislators to change laws so we can create the same model for Skilled Nursing, and then to show other communities how to replicate this model. Please vote every day from now through March 31st, and help us get this grant from Pepsi! Let your friends, family, co-workers, etc. know, too. We all want this in place before we need nursing care! We've gone from being ranked 136 to 49 in 3 days. Help us get to number one! If you'd like to see for yourself, please join us for an Open House Friday, March 19th from 4-9 pm. Or I'll be there for a smaller Open House Sunday, March 21st from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm. Just let me know if you plan to attend. Thanks for helping change the world, Julie Tampa Marketing Coordinator Penick Village jtampa@penickvillage.org 910-692-0386 http://www.refresheverything.com/penickvillage The Village of Pinehurst has scheduled a public workshop to get comments and feedback from Pinehurst residents on the Draft 2010 Comprehensive Long-Range Village Plan. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 9, 2010 at the Pinehurst Fair Barn from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. A Steering Committee made up of Pinehurst residents has been working on the Plan since the fall of 2008 and the Draft Plan has been reviewed and refined by the Committee. The next step is to get feedback from Pinehurst residents. The latest version of the Plan is available on the Village website (www.villageofpinehurst.org) or at the Village Hall or at the Given Memorial Library. This meeting follows up on prior public meetings in January 2009 and November 2009 and the telephone survey in the fall of 2009. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. The Comprehensive Long-Range Village Plan being prepared is an update of the current Plan which was adopted in 2003. The Long Range Plan serves to guide the physical development of the Village so that the overall ambience is protected and the quality of life of residents is enhanced. Residents in Pinehurst are encouraged to review the Plan and bring their views, concerns, and questions to this meeting to ensure that the 2009 Plan addresses local issues and accurately reflects the community’s vision. “This Plan is an important document which will be used to guide the Village of Pinehurst over the next decade and beyond.” said Andy Wilkison, Village Manager. Questions about the public meetings may be directed to the Planning and Inspections Department at the Village of Pinehurst at 910-295-2581. Research has shown a link between a child's academic success and his or her reading experience at home. To get students excited about reading and encourage more adults to spend time reading with children, Sylvan Learning is partnering with the National Education Association (NEA) to celebrate the 14th anniversary of NEA's Read Across America and the 106th birthday of the late Dr. Seuss on March 2, 2010. "The more children read, the more they'll enjoy reading and the better readers they're likely to become," said Debbie Benicek of the Sylvan Learning located in Aberdeen. "NEA's Read Across America is a day to celebrate the joy of reading and recognize reading's importance in school and throughout life. We love reading. And, as educational partners, the NEA and Sylvan Learning want all children to love reading as well." The National Center for Educational Statistics (January 2009) national reading assessment of fourth-grade students found that reading for fun had a positive relationship to performance on reading test scores. Generally, students who reported reading for fun on their own time once a month or more performed at the Proficient level, while students who never or hardly ever read for fun performed at the Basic level. Students who read for fun every day scored the highest. “Just as the fun words of Dr. Seuss make children want to turn the pages again and again, NEA's Read Across America revs up young readers by showing them that reading can be fun—one rhyme at a time," said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. "Part of Read Across America's phenomenal success is its diverse participation from more than 45 million readers nationwide. With Sylvan Learning's help, our commitment to building a nation of readers can be realized." From coast-to-coast, Sylvan educators will join with teachers, students, and parents to encourage a love of reading in local communities by creating reading events to literally read across North America! To find out what's happening when Seuss is on the loose, visit www.SylvanLearning.com/ReadAcrossAmerica. To encourage a love of reading, Sylvan offers a variety of tools for parents searching for ways to nurture their child’s reading behaviors - including grade-specific tips, ideas for reading at home and helpful hints for raising enthusiastic readers. For additional information, visit the “Parent Resources” section of www.SylvanLearning.com or call (910) 944-0555. To utilize BookAdventure.com, a free, Sylvan-created interactive, reading motivation program where children in grades K-8 choose books from more than 7,000 titles, take short comprehension quizzes, and redeem accumulated points for small prizes, visit www.BookAdventure.com. For additional information concerning NEA’s Read Across America, visit www.NEA.org. Sylvan Learning is the leading provider of tutoring to students of all ages, grades and skill levels. Sylvan Learning has more than 900 centers located throughout North America. In its 30 years, Sylvan’s proven process and personalized methods have inspired more than 2 million students to discover the joy of learning. Sylvan’s trained and Sylvan-certified personal instructors provide individual instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills and test-prep for college entrance and state exams. Sylvan helps transform kids into inspired learners with the skills to do better in school and the confidence to do better in everything else. For more information, call (910) 944-0555 or visit www.SylvanLearning.com. Village Fillin’ Station Weekly Schedule March 1st – 7th 2010 15 McIntyre Rd Pinehurst, NC 28370 Info (910) 235-3766 DJ KING CURTISS HAPPY HUMP DAY!!!! Time: 6:00PM - Wednesday, March 3rd VFS & Dancehall Wednesday "Happy Hump Day" Dj KING CURTISS Kicks the Week Off & is dedicated to Teaching & Learning to Dance... We have several instructors here to show u How to Move Ur Booty (Shag, Ballroom, Country & Line Dancing) All free for your enjoyment!!! PIANO MAN CLARENCE LAVINE Time: 7:00PM - Thursday, March 4th Piano Man CLARENCE LEVINE LIVE Come In and Share the Legendary Piano Man All free for your enjoyment!!! DJ KING CURTISS' SHAGGIN IN THE FILLIN' STATION Time: 7:00PM - Friday & Saturday, March 5th & 6th Dj KING CURTISS Beach Club Welcomes Families and Friends to Shag their way into the Fillin' Station & Dancehall... We have been Filler' Up... So please call to make reservation... LISTEN LISTEN… SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAM SESSION Time: 2:00PM - Sunday LISTEN LISTEN… We are looking to start an Open Mic Jam Session on Sunday Afternoons Blues, Blue Grass, Country, Jazz, Rock & Roll, R&B, Juice Harp, Etc... DOWN HOME COOKIN' IN THE FILLIN' STATION (Fried Chicken, Greens, Taters, Pies, Cakes) Filler' Up... So please call to for more info... Call (910) 528-0923 Business Member News Submissions for March 1 – 7, 2010 ActionCOACH, Ed Gideon & Elliotts on Linden present a workshop for designing your life success and your business success…success + wealth + rewards. A workshop to set meaningful goals and build a plan for your life and business. Then work with a coach monthly for 1 year of accountability. This event will be held on March 24, 210 and April 9, 2010. These events will begin promptly at 11:00 a.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m. with a working lunch at noon. A wine tasting will be held at 5:00 p.m. This investment for your future and success is $228, due with your reservation. Call Ed today to learn more at 910-215-5784or via cell at 336-255-0740 or email Ed at edgideon@actioncoach.com The Fayetteville Observer would like you to a seminar hosted by Mel Taylor and brought to you by the Fayetteville Observer - Internet Marketing 101. This event will be held on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at the Fayetteville Crown Ballroom. Reserve your seat today. RSVP to (190) 323-0701 First Bank is sponsoring a visit of the Harlem Globetrotters to our area. A special discounted ticket is being offered to all chamber members with no minimum number of ticket purchases required. This event will be held on Wednesday, March 17th at 7:00 p.m. at Pinecrest High School. Tickets are $16.00 For more information call Kristine Slizewski at 800-641-4667 or email slizewski@harlemglobetrotters.com Call today for tickets to the GPAC Annual Fundraiser! We are still accepting donations for our silent auction. This event will be held on Saturday, March 20, 2010 from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. at Givens Performing Arts Center. Tickets are on sale now! 910.521.6361 and www.uncp.edu/gpac The Inn at the Bryant House will be hosting a murder mystery on March 13th. Learn more by emailing innatbryanthouse@yahoo.com Moore County Partners in Progress Annual Dinner will be held on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at the Pinehurst Members Club. Cocktails will be served at 6:00 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m. Mark your calendar to attend! The featured Speaker is Lieutenant General Frank G. Helmick, Commanding General for the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg. Mister P's upcoming Events include: Every Wednesday: World Tavern Poker Nights - games beginning at 7:00 pm (worldtavernpoker.com), Every Friday: DJ Friday Nights with Butch Halpin 8:30 pm Saturday, March 6: 7-11pm Open Ballroom Dancing; dinner service available in ballroom and Sunday, March 14: 3:30-6pm Eddie Barrett Goodman Legacy Orchestra. Hope you can join us! The County of Moore announces Wayne Vest, Tax Administrator, successfully completed all of the requirements for the Residential Evaluation Specialist (RES) Professional Designation offered through the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO). Among the requirements for the certification are successful completion of several courses and workshops, an eight hour case study exam, and a four hour master exam. Wayne Vest was educated at North Carolina State University where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree and graduated magna cum-laude. He is a member of the International Association of Assessing Officers and the North Carolina Association of Assessing Officers. He has worked for Moore County for twelve years, including three years as the Tax Administrator. The Moore County Homebuilders invite you to the Parade of Homes and Home and Garden Show, March 5, 6 and 7th. Learn more by visiting www.mchba.com MooreFit Biggest Winner Kickoff Event will be held on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Cardinal Ballroom at the Pinehurst Resort. The featured speaker will be Heba Salama, Contestant on Season 6 of the “Biggest Loser”. A healthy cooking demonstration will be provided by Executive Chef of Pinehurst, Thierry Debailleul, Best of Show - 2009 Moore County Culinary Showcase. For more information on the MooreFit Biggest Winner Competition, visit www.moorefit.org. The Pilot would like to remind you today is the day to secure advertising during the Palustris Festival! Call Bill Downey at (910) 693-2514 to learn about the special advertisement that will be distributed on Sunday, March 14th. This is an efficient way to support the community, reach active adults and get your message out. Learn more about the festival at www.palustrisfestival.com Staples makes goal setting easy for Moore County small businesses in 2010. Setting New Year’s resolutions for the office is easier said than done. Once clients start calling and deadlines loom, those wishful goals soon get lost in the daily grind of completing the tasks at hand. Staples is now making it easy for small businesses to set, track and achieve professional goals. Teaming with the goal-setting experts at stick.com, Staples is launching the Stapes StickK to It! Business Challenge, a unique program to assist small businesses prioritizes and achieves their objectives for the New Year. From now through April 12, small business can log on to www.staples.com/goals to sign up for free to be part of this challenge. We encourage you to participate! To encourage learning and discovery outside of the classroom as families prepare for the critical second half of the school year, Sylvan Learning of Aberdeen, North America's leading provider of tutoring to students of all ages, grades and skill levels, is offering Sylvan's School Success Challenge for local parents, teens and educators. Beginning February 15, 2010, families and school personnel can participate in this trivia-themed sweepstakes at www.SylvanChallenge.com. The challenge will end on March 31, 2010. “Sylvan has a long history of providing educational resources that enable students and teachers to achieve academic success. Schools are now facing daunting fiscal challenges and, as a longtime community partner, Sylvan is proud to offer Sylvan’s School Success Challenge, with the Grand Prize winner designating a $10,000 Sylvan donation to a local school in order to fund needed academic programs," said Debbie Benicek of the Sylvan Learning located in Aberdeen. "To succeed in school and life, students need ongoing opportunities to learn and practice essential skills. Now is the perfect time to provide a fun learning activity that helps families prepare for the rigors of the second semester and SAT/ACT testing. We believe this interactive and engaging contest will serve as a motivational tool to help students practice and bolster their skill sets in key subjects like language arts and math, particularly algebra, and also assist with their college prep efforts." Sylvan's School Success Challenge features an electronic game board filled with six categories – All About Algebra, Grammar Grab Bag, SAT/ACT Challenge, What’s the Meaning?, Math Madness and College Knowledge. Participants are asked three random questions each day. When the board is cleared, participants receive ten additional sweepstakes entries towards the chance of winning the Grand Prize, a Mac laptop, Kindle®, Nintendo® DS and great gift cards. Families and educators can earn entries into Sylvan's School Success Challenge by answering the multiple choice questions, with additional entries for correct answers and referring friends. Participants earn an entry just by registering at the Web site and individuals can enter the sweepstakes once a day. By participating in Sylvan's School Success Challenge, parents, students and educators can turn their school stress into school success by entering to win great prizes, including the Grand Prize of a $5,000 Carnival® Cruise to the Caribbean, a yearlong subscription to SylvanMathPrep.com - an online math resource for families of students in grades seven through twelve that features on-the-spot math guidance during homework time - and a $10,000 donation to the school of his or her choosing. The First Prize winner will be awarded a Mac laptop, TI-83 graphing calculator, iPod®, North Face® backpack, and a yearlong subscription to SylvanMathPrep.com. Additionally, entrants can win instant prizes, including more than 400 sought-after items from Amazon.com®, Nintendo® and Apple®. The School Success Challenge questions target the concepts taught in middle and high school classrooms, and help families begin to think about the college preparation process. To register for the challenge, visit www.SylvanChallenge.com. Put your skills to the test and win incredible prizes. For more information and other educational resources offered by Sylvan, visit www.SylvanLearning.com. Sylvan Learning is the leading provider of tutoring to students of all ages, grades and skill levels. Sylvan Learning has more than 900 centers located throughout North America. In its 30 years, Sylvan’s proven process and personalized methods have inspired more than 2 million students to discover the joy of learning. Sylvan’s trained and Sylvan-certified personal instructors provide individual instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills and test-prep for college entrance and state exams. Sylvan helps transform kids into inspired learners with the skills to do better in school and the confidence to do better in everything else. The Town of Southern Pines Police Department is committed to providing our citizens with the best service possible. From March 1, 2010 until May 1, 2010 the Southern Pines Police department will be conducting an anonymous survey. This survey is a valuable tool that provides us with the insight into how we are perceived the quality of service we provide and opportunities for improvement. Community participation is this survey is vital and it will be greatly appreciated. A link to this survey is located on the Southern Pines Police Department web page at www.southerpines.net/police. In addition for those Southern Pines residents and businesses that prefer to complete the survey off line, a paper copy will be included in your March water bill. This can be returned with your water payment. The survey will then be forwarded to the police department. For additional information, please contact Robert Temme, Community Service Coordinator for the Southern Pines Police Department at (910) 692-2732 or temme@southernpines.net The Southern Pines Police Department values the opinion of the community it serves. The Town of Southern Pines invites you to attend an open house public workshop for the Southern Pines bicycle plan. Help shape the future of your community by talking with your neighbors, city staff and project consultants about how to make the Town of Southern Pines more bicycle friendly. This event will be held on March 16, 2010 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Southern Pines Elementary Auditorium lobby at 255 South May Street in Southern Pines. For more information and to fill out the online comment form visit www.greenways.com/southernpines. Village of Pinehurst invites public to opening of welcome center March 2, 2010. Pinehurst Mayor George Lane wanted a Welcome Center in the Village to show its global visitors the warmth of the community. His vision will become reality next Tuesday as the center officially opens to the public. Village Manager Andy Wilkinson will lead a 10 am ribbon cutting ceremony on March 2 at the new facility, located in the anteroom of the Women’s Exchange building on Rte. 2/Midland Road in the Village of Pinehurst. The community is invited to attend. “We lost a good friend and citizen in George,” said Wilkinson. “We are proud to open the facility in his honor, ensuring his legacy and space in our history as the mayor of the people. We hope the community will help us celebrate what he believed to be the best part of Pinehurst: friendly faces and Southern hospitality.” The center will be staffed by over 40 local volunteers who will share stories, provide maps and show places of interest to those who visit each year. It will be open from 10 am to 3 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Inside, guests will see a PBS documentary about the Village of Pinehurst that was created to celebrate its 100th Anniversary in 1995, by WGBH in Boston. The volunteers will guide visitors to the many historic structures in the Old Town section of the Village, including the Holly Inn, the Tufts Archives and Museum, quaint shops, old inns and original cottages. Former Mayor George Lane, who unexpectedly passed away just before the opening, provided the vision of the space, which uses one of Moore County’s oldest structures and breathes new life into the Women’s Exchange. The cabin, built around 1820, was moved from the Mackenzie Farm to its present location in 1922 by the Tufts Family, founders of Pinehurst. The Women’s Exchange will continue to operate in the rear of the building, allowing the Welcome Center to be staged in its anteroom. “Many people know about Pinehurst because of golf, and travel to see us for that reason,” said Lane in interviews last month. “They don’t always see the ambiance, beauty and people we have. Our goal is to provide them with insights and directions, and encourage them to come back. We want them to see that we are a welcoming community.” Mayor Lane was proud to see the center come to fruition over the past several months. He had expressed his thanks and appreciation for the support of countless individuals, including the Village Council, staff members, and volunteers who have embraced this latest addition to the historic core, led by Gwendy Hutchinson in the Planning Department. “We have so much to showcase, and so many people that want to tell its story,” he said. “We were thrilled by its location and those who will continue to see it flourish.” For more information, contact Gwendy Hutchinson at the Village Hall at 295.2581 ext. 238 or see www.villageofpinehurst.org.

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