The Commerce

2014
November
December
Business After
Hours
Committee of 100
Grand Patrons
T.Mac Sports
Grill
Ashworth Drugs
BB&T
309 Colonades Way
Capital Associates
Duke Energy
Cary, NC 27518
First Citizens Bank
Highwoods Properties
Kellogg’s Snacks
PSNC Energy
SAS
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6/15/06
The Commerce
Review
Happy Holidays from the Cary Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Staff!
Join Us!
November 13th
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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Cary Chamber
of Commerce
Newsletter
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Siemens Medical Solutions
SunTrust Bank
WakeMed Cary Hospital
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Wells Fargo Bank
Upcoming Events
November
5. Economic Development & Government Relations
“Cary Rise and Shine” with Ted Abernathy –
Prestonwood Country Club - 8 a.m. - Sponsored by
S&A Communications
5. Business EXPO 2014 - Prestonwood Country
Club - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Sponsored by Atlantic Tire
& Service
20. Business of Women – Prestonwood Country
Club – 12 p.m. - Sponsored by WakeMed Cary
Hospital, Hall & Burns Wealth Management,
Nirvelli Day Spa, and Waltonwood Cary Parkway
Happy Thanksgiving!
4. Parent Chat with Bill Fletcher – Chamber Offices
1 - 2 p.m.
18. Eye Opener Breakfast – Prestonwood Country
Club – 8:00 a.m.
18. Notary Public Class – Chamber Offices – 9 a.m.
– 5 p.m.
Clancy & Theys Construction
J.M. Thompson Company
O’Brien/Atkins Associates
3. Economic Development – Chamber Offices - 8 a.m.
- Sponsored by S&A Communications
11. Chamber 101 – Chamber Offices – 12 p.m. –
Sponsored by Triangle Business Journal
13. Business After Hours – T. Mac Sports Grill 5:30 to 7:30 p.m
Cary Oil Company
Precision Wall, Inc.
4. Notary Public Class – Chamber Offices – 9 a.m. –
5 p.m.
13. Ambassador Meeting – Chamber Offices - 8:30
a.m.
AT&T
December
6. Parent Chat with Bill Fletcher – Chamber
Offices 1 - 2 p.m.
12. Education Meeting – Chamber Offices – 12 p.m.
Sponsored by Huntington Learning Center
Patrons
11. Ambassador Meeting – Chamber Offices - 8:30
a.m.
17. Board of Directors – Chamber Offices – 8 a.m.
17. SCORE Free Business Mentoring – Chamber
Offices – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
18. Business of Women – Prestonwood Country
Club – 12 p.m. - Sponsored by WakeMed Cary
Hospital, Hall & Burns Wealth Management,
Nirvelli Day Spa, and Waltonwood Cary Parkway
Happy Holidays!
Editor/Layout: Christie Moser
(cmoser@carychamber.com)The
Commerce Review is published by
the Cary Chamber of Commerce
and is free to Chamber members.
For more information, questions
about advertising in the newsletter, or change of address, please
19. Board of Directors – Chamber Offices – 8 a.m.
call Christie Moser at 467-1016.
19. SCORE Free Business Mentoring – Chamber
Offices – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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Network at Business EXPO 2014
Join us for this year’s event on November 5, 2014 at Prestonwood Country Club’s Grand Ballroom.
Every year the Chamber’s Expo brings together close to 100 businesses to exhibit their ideas and
products to hundreds of visitors. This year’s event, sponsored by Atlantic Tire & Service, will take
place from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is open to the public with free admission and door prizes including your chance to win a $500 Gift Card - to go out and shop locally! Visit our website (www.
carychamber.com) for more information, and register for our annual breakfast before the Expo with
Ted Abernathy at 8 a.m. for “Cary Rise and Shine”.
Save these Dates! Dr. Michael Walden - January 7th
Mayor Harold Weinbrecht - January 28th
Mark your calendars for these events next year! The 2015 Annual Economic Forecast will be
presented by Dr. Michael Walden on Wednesday, January 7th at 8 a.m. at Prestonwood Country
Club. Presented by: Hall & Burns Wealth Management, LLC; and Preston Development.
Later in the month, we will have Mayor Harold Weinbrecht give the “State of the Town of Cary”
address on Wednesday, January 28th at Prestonwood Country Club at 8 a.m. - Presented by
Siemens Medical Solutions, USA; and AT&T. Table Sponsorships are available for both events.
Contact Delancy for more information at dcarroll@carychamber.com.
Exciting Events Coming in January
The Chamber Challenge will kickoff in January - and we will be asking you to take part! This year’s
membership drive will be a drive like no other. Your company can participate and challenge your
rival to beat them at numbers. More information to come...we hope you’re ready!
Do you wish you had an opportunity to work with some of our nonprofits in the area? We are going
to be giving you an opportunity with “A Day of Service”. We are compiling needs from our area
nonprofits and will be organizing a day that our members can participate in service. Sign-ups begin
in January - with more information to follow. We also could use a select few sponsors to help with
this day. Contact Delancy for these opportunities at dcarroll@carychamber.com.
Future Leaders of Tomorrow - Leadership Cary and Youth Leadership Kick-Off
The 2014-15 Leadership Cary program kicked off in October with a diverse group of participants.
Participants will learn about the economic, social, cultural and political facets of the community from
the leadership of today. Through the program, participants will become more knowledgeable about
the community and find areas of interest in which they would like to become more involved. This
program is sponsored by WakeMed Cary Hospital, MetLife, Duke Energy, Siemens Medical
Solutions and the Town of Cary. Contact Christie for information at cmoser@carychamber.com.
On October 16th, Youth Leadership Cary participants gathered at Bond Park for a community
service project to kick-off their annual program which was spent helping the Town of Cary as
spruce volunteers. This year’s group includes youth leaders from: Athens Drive, Cary, Green Hope
and Panther Creek High Schools. The YLC Program is sponsored by AT&T, Siemens Medical
Solutions USA, and the Town of Cary.
In the Mail!
Chamber Directory, Program of Work and Decal
All members should have received their 2014-15 Chamber Directory in the mail, along with an
updated window decal, and our program of work for the coming year. Our latest edition of the
Directory showcases our members in this yearly printed piece. If you joined after the directory was
printed, have no fear! Members are always listed on our website at carychamber.com. If you did not
receive your mailing, please contact the Chamber at 919-467-1016.
Ribbon Cuttings & Happenings
Brightway Insurance
www.brightwayinsurancecary.com
Financial Foundations
LLC
Mosaic Church
www.madebeautiful.com
US Congressional Forum
(candidates from l to r) Clay Aiken,
Renee Ellmers, David Price and Brenda
Cleary
Cary Packaging Depot
www.carypackagingdepot.com
Kiddie Academy of West
Cary
www.kiddieacademy.com/westcary
NC Senate & House
Forum Oct. 22nd
Youth Leadership Cary
Participants at Kickoff
Event
Your 2014-15 Chamber Staff
(l to r) back row: Vimal Vyas, Christie Moser, Kyle Greer, Allison Wrenn, Patty
McEwen, Megan Kervin
front row: Delancy Carroll, Howard Johnson
(picture courtesy of Victoria Kelly Photography)
News and Happenings
2015 Reverse Car Raffle & Auction
February 25th - Prestonwood Country Club
Mark your calendars for the annual Car Raffle & Auction
to be held on February 25th at Prestonwood Country
Club’s Grand Ballroom. The silent auction and social will
begin at 5:30 p.m. with the live auction begining at 7 p.m.
$100 Car Raffle tickets for our vehicle from Hendrick
Cary Auto Mall, may be purchased from Board Members,
Ambassadors and Staff beginning in December. Once
again, we will feature hundreds of items to bid on, which
in the past have included sports memorabilia, rounds of
golf, vacations, restaurant gift certificates and more!
Business of Women Series Continues in November/
December
We have two exciting speakers coming up for our final
luncheons in 2014. We hope you’ll join us for Andrea
Weigl, Food Editor with the News and Observer, on
November 20th for “Chew on This: State Fair to Fine
Dining!”. We will also have Joy Currey from Corral Riding
Academy on December 18th, for our luncheon featuring a
nonprofit member.
As always, please register ahead of time on our website
or by calling the Chamber. The price is still only $15 for
a wonderful luncheon at Prestonwood County Club from
12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by: WakeMed Cary Hospital,
Hall & Burns Wealth Management, Nirvelli Day Spa, and
Waltonwood Cary Parkway
Sponsorship Opportunities
Did you know we offer a variety of sponsorship
opportunities, catered to fit the needs of small companies
to even our large companies? Have you been to one of
our events and wished your name was on the sponsor
list? It can be! Our list of sponsorships is on our website,
or you can contact Delancy (dcarroll@carychamber.com)
to find the perfect opportunty for you!
Member Appreciation & Networking Event on
October 9th
Hundreds gathered for the Member Appreciation Party
on October 9th where members were treated to catering
from our member restaurants. A very special thanks to
those who donated prizes and to our food vendors. This
event would not be possible without you. Our sponsors
were: GO2ServiceHuB, WakeMed Cary Hospital and
Waltonwood Cary Parkway.
Food provided by:
Catering by Design
Harris Teeter
City Barbeque
Hibachi Express CateDave & Busters
ring
Firewurst
Patrick Jane’s
Golden Corral
Tony’s Oyster Bar
Cary on the Move - Member News Releases
The Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel are
pleased to kickoff their 2014-15 series with
Bill Leslie, a New Age composer and recording artist who performs traditional as well as
Celtic fusion music. In addition, Bill has written
music featured on two albums by Bragh Adair.
New Age reporter named Leslie “Best New
Artist” and his Christmas in Carolina album
was named “Best Holiday Album” in 2005.
Leslie’s 2008 release “Blue Ridge Reunion”
and 2010 release “Simple Beauty” were both
named Best Acoustic Instrumental Album of
the Year by international radio hosts. Peaceful
Journey reached number one on the New Age
Reporter’s world music charts in December
2004, and Christmas in Carolina reached number two. Zone Music Reporter ranked “Simple
Beauty” number one on the world music charts
in September 2010. “Blue Ridge Reunion” was
also number one on the Zone Music Reporter
charts in September 2008.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at The
Cary Arts Center box office or online at www.
etix.com. For more information, please call
(919) 460-4963 or visit www.friendsofpagewalker.org.
Cary Magazine hosted the 2014 Women of
Western Wake luncheon on Oct. 17 at The
Umstead Hotel & Spa recognizing The 2014
Women of Western Wake honorees:
Marla Dorrel, public relations/member services
specialist of Triangle J Council of Governments
and board of directors member of Kids
Together Inc.
Dr. Cynthia Gregg, owner of a private plastic
surgery practice in Cary and volunteer with
World Medical Mission
Lee Anne Nance, executive vice president
of Research Triangle Regional Partnership
and managing director of Regional Triangle
Cleantech Cluster
Susan Braun, CEO of the V Foundation for
Cancer Research
Jennifer Robinson, District A representative of Cary Town Council, founder of Cary
Community Foundation, co-founder of Cary
Women’s Giving Network, and secretary of
Triangle Transit Authority
The presenting sponsor of the luncheon was
Yadkin Bank. For more information, visit www.
carymagazine.com or call (919) 674-6020.
Paragon Bank has opened its new Cary
office, marking the bank’s third North Carolina
location, in addition to longstanding offices in
Raleigh and Charlotte. The 2,711-square-foot
office will serve the bank’s increasing private
banking and commercial clientele in Cary and
the greater Triangle area. Paragon’s Cary
office is located near the intersection of Cary’s
High House Road and Davis Drive at 5000
Valleystone Drive, Suite 110 in Stone Creek
Village.
The Cary office houses five staff members
including City Executive, Patsy Johnson. In
her role, Johnson will lead Paragon’s effort to
grow new private banking and business relationships along with a team of talented bankers
and support personnel. In addition, the new
office will allow Paragon to provide existing and
new clients greater accessibility in performing
daily transactions with more in-depth access.
For more information, visit http://ParagonBank.
com
first time the school has achieved accreditation.
NAEYC accreditation has become the mark
of quality in early childhood education, and is
based on a comprehensive set of performance
standards and criteria. Only 10 percent of early
childhood programs in the nation achieve this
esteemed recognition. For more information,
contact Head of School Lorrie Schelkle at 919467-6494 or lschelkle@groveschool.com
With flu season upon us, FastMed Urgent
Care, the largest urgent care network in
North Carolina and sixth largest in the U.S.,
has launched its 2014-2015 annual statewide “Protect your family and yourself. Get
the flu shot.” campaign, encouraging North
Carolinians and their families to combat the
flu this season through a three step process: prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
For educational content to help prevent the flu;
FastMed’s Seasonal Flu Q&A or to find your
nearest FastMed Urgent Care, visit http://www.
fastmed.com/flu.
S&A Cherokee, a full-service integrated communications firm, has received four 2014
Sir Walter Raleigh Awards for Excellence
in Communication from the Raleigh Public
Relations Society (RPRS). The award ceremony was held Sept. 23 at a banquet hosted
by Monica Laliberte, 5 On Your Side anchor/
reporter of WRAL-TV, at the Meymandi
Concert Hall Foyer in Raleigh, North Carolina.
S&A Cherokee received Gold Awards in two
categories in which it submitted entries, including: Public Relations Writing, News Release
– SearStone Move-In Press Release, More
The Lucy Daniels Center has announced the
Bang for the Buck, Special Event/Campaign
lineup of chefs and the featured artist that will
– Media Relations for Cirque du Soleil’s
headline the 2014 Expressions. A Celebration
“Quidam”. In addition to the Gold Awards
of Food and Art. This fundraiser for the Lucy
earned in each category, the firm won two Best
Daniels Center will combine the culinary talents
in Division Awards, which are honored as the
of renowned chefs Steven Devereaux Greene,
highest-scoring entry among all categories in
Vivian Howard, Kelly Fields, Kim Floresca and
each division. Over the past seven years, S&A
Evan Sheridan with the artistry of Paperhand
Cherokee has won more than 70 awards for
Puppet Intervention. Expressions will be held
public relations, communications, publishing,
November 14 at The Umstead Hotel and Spa
graphic design, photography, employee work
in Cary, NC. Limited sponsorship opportunities
environment and company growth. For more
are available by visiting http://www.lucydaninformation about S&A Cherokee, call (919)
ielscenter.org/news-events/expressions.
674-6020 or visit www.sacherokee.com. For
more information
about RPRS, visit
Where
Comes to Meet
www.rprs.org.
Cary
The
Grove
School of Cary
has been awarded accreditation
by the National
Association for
the Education of
Young Children
(NAEYC).
NAEYC accreditation confirms
the committment
and dedication
of The Grove
School teachers
and staff to provide an exceptional level of
quality education
and care to children and families.
This marks the
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