June 16th - Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce

Spartanburg
Area
CHAMBER FOCUS
Ford & Harrison Team Take Home the Thompson Cup
T
he 2011 Chamber Golf
Outing was held on
Monday, June 6 at Carolina
Country Club. 104 golfers
participated in the event on
a beautiful “Chamber of
Commerce” day.
The greens were
absolutely pristine after the
recent BMW Pro-Am and
in spite of the heat, everyone had a great time. The
team of Ford & Harrison
including Clay Keim, Jeffrey Lehrer, Brian Bishop
and Darren Gravely took
home the Thompson Cup
Trophy at First Place. Darren Gravely also made a
hole in one on the par 3
#12.
Second Place
honors went to Team
Budweiser including Bill
Schuler, Buddy Millwood,
John Bauknight and Kevin
Moore.
Third Place winners were Todd Horne &
Harry Clayton of Clayton
Construction, Katherine
Fulmer, Young Office and
John Price, SM&E.
For pictures from
the day’s event, visit the
photo gallery at www.
spartanburgchamber.com.
A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:
Presenting Sponsor
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Tee Sign Sponsor
ARC Southern
Luncheon Sponsor
Duke Energy Carolinas
Hole Sponsors
ARC Southern
BB&T
Budweiser of Spartanburg, Inc.
CAREER SOURCE
Costco Wholesale
Dearybury Oil and Gas, Inc.
Duke Energy Carolinas
Edward Via College of Osteopathic
Medicine
Reception Sponsor
SERVPRO of North Spartanburg
Beverage Sponsors
Budweiser of Spartanburg, Inc.
Spartanburg Coca-Cola United
Hole Sponsors (cont.)
Ford & Harrison, LLP Attorneys at Law
Founders Federal Credit Union
Gosnell, Menard, Robinson, Infante,
CPAs PA
SERVPRO of North Spartanburg
Southwest Airlines Co.
Spartanburg Coca-Cola United
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Summit Pointe Event Center
805 Spartan Blvd.
Spartanburg, SC 29301
Business
AFTER
HOURS June 16th
Join us for great food, great
drinks, beach music and a
scaveneger hunt for giveaways!
There is no charge to attend and no RSVP
required! All members are welcome!
A Day at the Beach
Upcoming
Chamber Events
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS
“A Day at the Beach”
Summit Pointe
Thursday, June 16th 5:30pm
Chamber Member Events
SYP AND SHAG
Spartanburg Young Professionals
Social & Fundraiser-all are welcome
Carolina Country Club
Saturday, June 18th 7:00pm
SPARTANBURG JAYCEES EVENT
Enjoy food, drinks and live entertainment
Wild Wings, Spartanburg
Wednesday, June 22nd 7:00pm
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND CONCERT
Special Ticket Offer for Members
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
Thursday, July 28th 7:30pm
Annual Mighty Moo Festival to Features
NASA Exhibit
T
he 33rd annual Mighty Moo
Festival will be held June
15th thru June 18th in downtown
Cowpens. There will be a sizable
number of returning veterans from
the USS Cowpens of World War
II, who named the small aircraft
carrier the” Mighty Moo.” There
will also be several members of
the crew of the new USS Cowpens which is stationed in Japan.
This promises to be an exciting
time for both young and old, and
many activities have been planned
for the visitors to the area.
Events include:
Wednesday Night--Gospel
Sing at First Baptist Church in
Cowpens
Thursday-Carnival rides at the
Train Depot and a Miss Cowpens Beauty Pageant at Cowpens
Elementary
Friday- The day’s events begin
with a softball game between the
Mighty Moo crew and local Little
League players. There will be a
charity golf tournament at Woodfin Ridge Golf Club (all proceeds
going to fund a scholarship for
a Broome High School student), NASA Exhibit: Driven to
Explore (DTE) Mobile
along with entertainment and
Mini-Trailer Exhibit
carnival rides at the train depot
Friday evening.
The exhibit will be set up at the
back parking lot of Central Baptist
Saturday- Children’s parade
begins at 9:15am, with the Large Church at the train tracks just
Mighty Moo parade beginning at across from Veterans Park.
10:00am. Activities and enterOpen to the public - Friday, June
tainment include arts and crafts,
17th from 10am to 6pm
food vendors, amusement rides,
local musical performances will
continue throughout the day. The Open to the public - Saturday,
night ends with a “street dance” at June 18th from 12noon to 5pm
8:00pm in the heart of downtown.
At the Annual Mighty Moo Festival, there is truly something for
everyone to do and see!