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Granville Co. Events, Week of May 14-20

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— courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com

Monday, May 14; 2 – 3 p.m.

Eat Smart/Move More/Take Control – Nutrition Program for Adults
Granville County Senior Center; 107 Lanier St., Oxford
For more information:  919.693.1930

Tuesday, May 15; 8 a.m.

Chamber’s AMBASSADORS’ Meeting
Creedmoor Business Center, Elm St., Creedmoor

Wednesday, May 16; 10 a.m.

Ribbon Cutting for Oxford Women’s Club
Granville County Museum’s Harris Hall, Oxford

Friday, May 18; 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

CHAMBER’S 4th ANNUAL MEMBER APPRECIATION DAY PICNIC
GAP/Granville Athletic Park, Belltown Rd, Oxford
Chamber Ambassador-sponsored event ~ HOT DOGS, HAMBURGERS and TRIMMINGS – FREE
Drop by anytime from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. and enjoy conversation with hot dogs, hamburgers, etc., prepared
by members of the Chamber’s AMBASSADORS’ group; corn hole boards will be set up. This is truly a FREE EVENT to express the Chamber’s appreciation for our members! RSVP: wanda@granville-chamber.com, 919.693.6125; tawheeler@granville-chamber.com, 919.528.4994

May 18 – 20

GOT TO BE NC Festival
NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh
Free admission and parking
For more information:  www.gottobencfestival.com

Saturday, May 19; 12 noon – 5 p.m.

National Day of Play
Music, food, fun and games
Creedmoor Gym and Ballfield; 1108 East Wilton Ave., Creedmoor
For more information:  www.cityofcreedmoor.org/NDP

Saturday, May 19; 9 a.m.

4th Annual “Clays for Kids”/Camp Oak Hill event
Drake Landing
For more information:  919.782.2888; www.campoakhill.org/2018-clays-for-kids

Granville Chamber to Hold 4th Annual Appreciation Picnic

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— courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com

The Granville County Chamber of Commerce will host their 4th annual Member Appreciation Day picnic on Friday, May 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Granville Athletic Park (GAP), 4615 Belltown Rd in Oxford.

This is a Chamber Ambassador-sponsored event that will include free hot dogs, hamburgers and trimmings. The Chamber encourages you to drop by anytime and enjoy great conversation, corn hole and a free lunch.

The food will be prepared by members of the Ambassadors’ group and the picnic is being held to express the Chamber’s appreciation of their members.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to wanda@granville-chamber.com, (919) 693-6125; or tawheeler@granville-chamber.com, (919) 528-4994.

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Upcoming Events in Granville County – May 4 – 7, 2018

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— courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com
May 4; 5:30 p.m., doors open
Granville Education Foundation’s 4th Annual Pig in a Raffle
Vino Oasi; 3200 Bliss Trail, Stem
FMI:  Dori Koinis; 919.693.7047; edfoundation@earthlink.net
May 4; 8 – 10 p.m.
First Fridays in Creedmoor – Movie Night
“Ferdinand”; outdoor movie
Lake Rogers Park, 1711 Lake Rd., Creedmoor
Free admission; donations welcomed; bring your own refreshments
May 5; 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Historic Downtown Oxford – Derby Day
Visit shops and restaurants; food trucks; in-store specials, etc.
FMI:  DOEDC, Mary Yount @ 919.603.1164; Mary.Yount@oxfordnc.org
May 5; 12 – 12:30 pm
Nan’s Run for the Roses Fashion Show
Nan’s Young Fashions, College St., Oxford
May 5
Girls on the Run 5K in Downtown Oxford
FMI:  Tremanish Taylor @ 252.438.2144; tremt@henfamymca.org
May 5; 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Vance Quilts-R-Us @ Granville County Senior Center
Lanier St., Oxford
May 6; 1 – 3 p.m.
Vance Quilts-R-Us @ Granville County Senior Center
Lanier St., Oxford
May 7; 2 – 3 p.m.
“Eat Smart, Move More, Take Control” Nutrition Program for Adults
Granville County Senior Center; 107 Lanier St., Oxford
FMI:  919.693.1930

Granville Co. Chamber of Commerce Hosting 5th Annual Golf Tournament

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— courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com

The Granville County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 5th Annual Golf Tournament Thursday, June 7, 2018, at Henderson Country Club, 300 Country Club Drive, Henderson. Registration will begin at 12 noon, with a 1 p.m. shotgun start for the 4-man Captain’s Choice tournament.

Corporate sponsorships of $450 offer a hole sponsorship and a 4-man team. Hole sponsors are $100, and individual players pay $100 to play. All players receive 18 holes of golf w/cart, dinner and concessions. Mulligans and tee busters will be $10 per player.

There will be contests for a 50/50 raffle, closest to the pin challenge, longest drive and hole-in-one shootout.  Prizes and participant goodie bags are being provided by local Chamber members. Volunteers are needed throughout the afternoon of June 7, beginning at 12 noon. Time slots are 12 noon – 2:30 p.m. and 2:30 – 5 p.m. Come enjoy the afternoon with golfers, Henderson Country Club staff and other volunteers for the Chamber’s fifth annual event.

Please contact the Chamber to play in the tournament or to volunteer – Toni Anne at 919.528.4994, tawheeler@granville-chamber.com or Wanda at 919.693.6125, wanda@granville-chamber.com

Granville Chamber of Commerce Announces 2018 “Alive After Five” Series

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— courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com

15th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHAMBER’S ALIVE AFTER FIVE OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES

Thursday evenings ~ 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

May 10 – Oxford Downtown Parking Lot “Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot Band”

August 16 – Butner Gazebo Park  “The Konnection Band”

October 13 – Oxford Downtown Parking Lot “Jim Quick & the Coastline Band”

The fifteenth-anniversary celebration of the Chamber’s ALIVE AFTER FIVE series will kick off in downtown Oxford’s parking lot at Littlejohn and Gilliam Streets.  GARY LOWDER & SMOKIN’ HOT Band will be performers for the evening.

This band is “known as a Soul, R & B party band,” based out of North Myrtle Beach, SC.  Their musical repertoire coves decades of hits from your favorite artists and genres of music including soul, rhythm and blues, funk, reggae, jazz standards, country, 50’s, 60’s and Carolina Beach Music.

In addition to performing some of the most current hits that are topping the charts today, the group has had many successful chart-topping hits on local radio and internet stations across North and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and Florida.  Garey Lowder & SMOKIN’ HOT are comprised of multi-talented musicians who have come together to produce incredible performances each and every time they take the stage.

The Carolina Beach Music Association awarded Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot with DC of the year in 2013 at the Alabama Theater for “Soul Therapy”.  In 2014, the group was nominated for Group of the Year. In 2015, Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot was nominated for thirteen Carolina Beach Music Awards, with J.K. Loftin, group guitarist being honored with Engineer of the Year.

Granville Chamber of Commerce Sunrise Forum – Friday, May 11

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-Press Release, Granville County Chamber of Commerce

You are invited to the Granville Chamber Sunrise Forum on Friday, May 11, 2018, at 7:45 a.m. featuring guest speaker Anthony M. Copeland, N.C. Secretary of Commerce. The forum is hosted by the Town of Butner.

Location: Butner Town Hall – 415 Central Ave., Butner, N.C.

Light breakfast items will be served!

Please RSVP by Friday, May 4 to Butner Town Hall – 919-575-3032 or Granville County Chamber – 919-693-6125 or 919-528-4994 or by email – wanda@granville-chamber.com or tawheeler@granville-chamber.com.

ANTHONY M. COPELAND, Secretary of Commerce, the State of North Carolina

Tony Copeland became North Carolina’s Secretary of Commerce in January 2017, named to the post by Governor Roy Cooper and marking a return to the agency for the experienced business executive. Earlier in his career, Mr. Copeland served as Assistant Commerce Secretary, leading the recruitment of nearly $12 billion in investment and the creation of 100,000 jobs. In this capacity, he worked with numerous international companies in China, Japan, Europe, South Korea and Israel, as well as a variety of domestic companies. 

 

Tony Copeland’s experience spans a wide range of economic development and business leadership roles. During the past decade, as a partner of a major law firm and owner of his own firm, Mr. Copeland has brought significant new corporate investment into North Carolina from both domestic and international sources. He brings an insider’s knowledge of the ways corporate investment and site decisions are made.

Mr. Copeland also served as executive vice president, secretary and general counsel of a telecommunications company, where he led the company’s growth from $38 million in revenues to more than $250 million. He led the senior executive team that secured $500 million in equity financing and planned, financed and installed more than 5,000 miles of fiber optic cable in the Carolinas and along the eastern seaboard. A native of Perquimans County, Mr. Copeland is a graduate of Duke University and the Western Michigan University School of Law.

Granville Chamber 2017 Small Biz of Year Nomination

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— submitted by the Granville County Chamber of Commerce

Granville Alive After Five 2018

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— press release

ALIVE AFTER FIVE 2018
GRANVILLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
~ 15th YEAR ~

The Board of Directors of the Granville County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the dates, locations and bands for the three 2018 events.

Beginning May 10th in downtown Oxford’s parking lot between Main and Gilliam Streets, the first Alive After Five will feature “Gary Lowder and Smokin’ Hot” Band.

On Thursday, August 16th, “The Konnection Band” will be entertainers for the second concert in Butner at the Gazebo Park, Central Avenue, Butner.

Completing the season will be “Jim Quick and Coastline Band” in Oxford on September 13th. All events are held from 5:30 ’til 8:30 pm.

This is the fifteenth year that the Chamber has organized Alive After Five events for the public. In 2004 there was one Alive After Five in September. The following year, there were two held – May and September. Since 2005, the May and September events have been held in Oxford and the August event has rotated between Butner and Creedmoor.

The continued sponsorships of local businesses and industries enable the Chamber to provide these community-oriented gatherings. Businesses interested in sponsorship opportunities may contact the Chamber for sponsorship levels and perks. Also, each event requires approximately 60 volunteers, who receive a complimentary volunteer t-shirt. Anyone interested in sponsoring and/or volunteering should contact either of the Chamber’s offices – 919.528.4994 or 919.693.6125.

GRANVILLE CHAMBER HOSTING CASINO NIGHT – DENIM & DIAMONDS

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NEWS RELEASE

GRANVILLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

GRANVILLE CHAMBER HOSTING CASINO NIGHT – DENIM & DIAMONDS AT VINO OASI

The Granville County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its first annual Casino Night ~ DENIM & DIAMONDS ~ Saturday, March 3, at Vino Oasi.  Guests may begin arriving at 7:30 pm, with the games beginning at 8:00 pm and running until 11:00 pm that evening.

Game tables will include:  Blackjack, Roulette, Craps and Poker.  The $50 ticket entitles each attendee to 2 beverage tickets, hors d’oeuvres and $5,000 in funny money.

During the evening, there will be drawings for additional funny money and the opportunity to win a prize.

Tickets may be purchased via Eventbrite – www.eventbrite/e/casino-night-denim-and-diamonds-tickets.  They may also be purchased at one of the Chamber’s office locations – 124 Hillsboro St., Oxford or 1598 NC Hwy 56, between Butner and Creedmoor.  FMI:  Contact Wanda, 919.693.6125, wanda@granville-chamber.com or Toni Anne, 919.528.4994, tawheeler@granville-chamber.com.

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Granville Chamber Has New Website

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— press release

GRANVILLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF NEW WEBSITE – WWW.GRANVILLE-CHAMBER.COM

The Granville County Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors announces that their new website, www.granville-chamber.com has just been launched. This project has spanned several months of research and planning by Chamber volunteers and staff. Cecilia Wheeler/Dean of VGCC’s South Campus and Chamber Board member, along with Melanie Diehl/Melanie and Company, spearheaded this project, working with the Chamber staff and the website designer.

The sponsorship of Chamber members made this project a reality. Gold sponsors are CertainTeed and Wake Electric Membership Corporation. Silver sponsors are Century 21/Hancock Properties, Duke Energy, Floyd Management and Realty, Granville County Tourism Development Authority, VanNess Chevrolet and Winters’ Storage.

The website is designed to provide easy-to-obtain information about Chamber members and their services, as well as information about Granville County. The website has also included a few guest posts from https://serpninja.io/guest-posts/ to retain the SEO of the website. The Membership tab lists member benefits, joining information, volunteer opportunities, etc. The Chamber’s recent “Granville Today” publication is available to download via the website. There is easy access about Leadership Granville and the John Penn Citizen of the Year information and nomination form. Visitors’ information contains business, relocation, utilities, maps, civic groups, places of worship, government offices and other county sites. There’s event and activity information. And, of course, there’s information about Chamber member businesses.

In early 2018, the Chamber will be offering several training opportunities for Chamber members to learn details of all of the perks to take advantage of with the new website.