Hope Mills Area Chamber of Commerce



5546 Trade Street, P.O. Box 451

Hope Mills, NC 28348 hmacc@

910-423-4314 Fax 910-423-6796

N E W S L E T T E R OCTOBER, 2008

Calendar of Events

October 9TH, 5:30PM; Board of Directors meeting at the Chamber Office.

Monday, October 13th Monthly Luncheon held at the Parks and Recreation Center, 1:00PM Catering by The Hope Mills Sunshine Center. Our guest speaker will be Liliana Parker and Ray Manuel with The Women’s Center of Fayetteville.

October 6th, and 20th, Town of Hope Mills Board of Commissioners regular meetings, held at Town Hall, 7:30PM, Bill Luther Board Meeting Room.

October 29th – Willie Snow with Remax Homeowners LTD ask us to remind everyone of the Annual Bar-B-Q Benefit Plate Sale to benefit the Realtors Sunshine Fund. This event will be held at the Marketfair Mall Parking Lot on Skibo Road 11:00AM until 2:00PM. Tickets are $7.00 each.

Please Don’t FORGET: The Kiwanis Club of Hope Mills has announced its upcoming 11th Annual Golf Tournament to be held Friday October 10, 2008 at Cypress Lakes Golf Course. They are looking to partner with area businesses to help support this event. This tournament helps support programs such as Terrific Kids and K-Kids in the elementary schools, Builders Clubs in the middle schools and Key Clubs in the High Schools. Please help to continue their great contribution to the community by contacting Richard Smith at 425-6806 for full details.

ITEMS OF INTEREST

THE ANNUAL CHILI COOK OFF will take place again during “Ole Mill Days” which is presented by Hope Mills Parks and Recreation Center, October 25th, 2008. We are very fortunate to have WKML with us again this year, and know that this will be a huge event. We had such a great response for our Gold Supporter Package, all five spaces are booked. The Chamber still has Silver Supporter packages available, which consist of an 18x24 perimeter sign double sided, space for your business name and telephone number. Cost for this package is $50.00. This is a very inexpensive means of advertising for your company. With WKML there we know there will be a great turnout. Entry forms/rules for the

cook off are posted on our webpage. WHO HAS THE BEST CHILI? Register your 2 quart crock pot full of chili for a registration fee of only $10.00. There will be two divisions, hot and mild.

There will be three awards in each of the two divisions and CASH Prizes. There is also a “People’s Choice Award” given to the person who made the chili that has the most votes at the time of judging. This award is $100. Please contact Dee at 910-423-4314 or email us at for full details.

Women’s Center of Fayetteville along with other sponsors is hosting a Small Business Tax Seminar at Headquarters Library, 300 Maiden Lane, and Tuesday October 7th at 10AM. This seminar is Free but registration is required by calling the Women’s Center at 323-3377.

There will be The Women’s Business Expo at the same location, on Tuesday October 21st from 10AM to 1PM. This Expo gives women business owners in Cumberland County the opportunity to showcase their products and services to vendors. Anyone interested in registering to b a vendor should call the Women’s Center of Fay 323-3377. The deadline for vendors is October 15.

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Our Monthly Luncheons have become such a great event. The attendance has doubled in the last two months. Thanks to everyone for your support, please remember to mark your calendars for every second Monday of the month, hope to see you there.

WHY JOIN THE HOPE MILLS CHAMBER?

With more than 170 members, the Hope Mills Chamber of Commerce is much like the community it serves, a growing vibrant association of businesses eager to serve the growing number of residents in the area.

Active members of the Chamber range from the smallest at home businesses in the community, to the largest businesses in the city. Together, the Chamber members are passionate about making Hope Mills a better place to live, work and do business.

The Chamber is actively involved in a range of occasions that bring local residents out to celebrate their community, including our annual Chili Cook Off, one of the best known events. Regular luncheons held every second Monday of the Month, gives members the chance to meet and get to know each other in a relaxed environment.

Joining the chamber is very affordable, with memberships starting at $60 for individuals, and allowing larger businesses to support the Chamber with maximum memberships based on number of employees, not to exceed $525 yearly.

PUT YOUR STAMP ON YOUR TOWN – The chamber is active in trying to promote the city to new residents, and businesses seeking new locations, as well as sparking new events that will draw people to visit the community. Your ideas and suggestions can help set the direction for this exciting venture.

If you have any events you would like recognized, please feel free to contact Dee at 910-423-4314 or email us at . We would like the information no later than the 20th of each month, to ensure that it will make it into our next month’s newsletter.

Bring your business cards to the Monthly Luncheon on Monday, October 13th, 2008 and your business could be the Business of the Month for November . The Business of the Month appears on the HMACC website Newsletter, on the Bulletin Board at the lake, in the Sandspur and the recipient will be honored at our next luncheon

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Laura Robin with H&R Block received the Business of the Month Award for September 2008. Jan Spell, President of the Hope Mills Area Chamber of Commerce presented the award during our monthly luncheon, held September 8th, 2008.

The Hope Mills Chamber of Commerce needs your support, please remember to encourage other businesses to be a part of our goals and objectives, to help improve the quality of life for the residents of the Hope Mills area, and always maintain positive relations with communities and military installations. With your daily contacts, stress to other business how important their membership is to us, and we are all in this together, our membership drive is a continuing effort for each and every one of us. Let’s see the year 2008 as one of the most prosperous. Again, thanks for your support.

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Congratulations to Jimmy Keefe and his wonderful staff at the new Hope Mills location of The Trophy House/Clarks Sporting Goods. The Grand Opening held September 4th was a huge success. The Chamber celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony, thanks to all who participated in this event. Make sure you go by their new location, 5613 Rockfish Rd, (the old ABC Building) and welcome them to our neighborhood.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS

ARC Design Agency LLC

102 Person Street

Fayetteville, NC 28301

910-221-5357 fax 910-221-5265

Website:

Email: ryan@

Chad LeMaire

Herbalife Independent Distributor

2852 Chillingworth Drive

Fayetteville, NC 28306

910-339-3376

Website: elemaire

email: e_lemaire@

Women’s Center of Fayetteville

230 Hay Street

Fayetteville, NC 28301

910-323-3377 fax 910-483-4914

Website:

Email: rmanuel@

SORRY TO SEE YOU GO……….:(

The Floor Source, Fayetteville, NC

Up & Coming Weekly, Fayetteville, NC

Professional Eye Care, Hope Mills, NC

TGPrivette Publishing Co, Mebane, NC

OCTOBER BUSINESS OF THE MONTH

Willie Snow REALTOR, BROKER, ABR, CRS, GRI [pic][pic]

RE/MAX Homeowners LTD

After serving 20 years in the Army, Willie settled in Fayetteville with his wife, Brenda, and three children, Eric, Kevin, and Natasha. . He began his real estate career in 1991 with Homeowners Ltd. He has served on numerous committees with the Board of REALTORS and in 2002 was chosen Realtor of the year. Willie is currently on the Board of Directors. In addition, he teaches the indoctrination course, the Practical Application Course for agents just coming into the industry, and does Ninja coaching, a course that helps develop a referral system on how to increase your income per hour and have a life outside of real estate. Willie also served as President of the Parent Teacher Association and also coach’s football for the Fayetteville Parks and Recreation Center..

Customer Service You Can Depend On!

Building Relationships One Family at a Time!

o Willie Snow  REALTOR, BROKER, ABR, CRS, GRI

o RE/MAX Homeowners LTD

o Phone: 910-867-2116

Fax: 910-864-8955

Direct: 910-977-1954

o 5509 Yadkin Road Fay NC 28303

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423-4314

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