Chapin Chamber Weekly News & Events
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NTERESTED IN SPONSORING
A CHAMBER MEMBER MEETING IN 2019??
For more information contact us here
at the Chamber House
803-345-1100
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The Member-To-Member Discount Program encourages Chapin Chamber members
and their employees to prefer other Chapin Chamber members when making
buying decisions with valuable discounts.
Want to offer a discount to your fellow Chamber Members?
Send information to april@chapinchamber.com
Discounts can be found
HERE
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Thank you to our ANCHOR & ADMIRAL Sponsors
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Please remember to send your articles by Wednesday morning to be included for Thursday's distribution. This form of advertising is
INCLUDED IN YOUR CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP.
Send articles to:
april@chapinchamber.com
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Ruritan's purpose is to create a better understanding among people and, through volunteer community service, make America's communities better places in which to live and work.
The slogan of Ruritan is "Fellowship, Goodwill and Community Service."
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Chapin Ruritan Club was chartered in
1948 and has been a vital part in the history of Chapin.
The Chapin Ruritan Club has provided scholarships for local high school seniors, organized community clean up days, provided equipment and Ruritan Teddy Bears for the Chapin Fire Department and supported many other local charities through its 75 years in Chapin
The Ruritans hold several fundraisers a year including Vidilia Onion and Sweet Potato Sales.
The Ruritan club is currently seeking members for is local club.
The Ruritans meet at the Peak Street
Club House every 4
th
Monday at 6:30 p.m. for dinner, an informative program and its normal business meeting
Contact William Lynch at
(803) 968-4237
about membership inquires.
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Join The Heritage at Lowman to learn tips to encourage people touched
with dementia to eat and drink
2101 Dutch Fork Road, Chapin
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Brightly Davis Fowler Project will be playing on the Patio this Friday, May 17th
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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Stop by for some Great Italian Style Pizza and other menu fare and enjoy the band!
912 Chapin Road, Chapin
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Deadline for Completed Ads is Today, March 16th!
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The summer issue of Chapin Magazine will be hitting mailboxes and all advertiser locations the first week of June.
for rate information or to reserve your space.
Summer Media can create your ad for you, at no extra charge, but you have to act fast.
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Summer may be coming, but the heat is here & here to stay!
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Prevent an A/C breakdown and expensive unit replacements with a Preventative Maintenance Plan from Wilson's Refrigeration & Air.
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Wedding season is here!
Calling any and all future brides looking for a beautiful venue for their special day.
There is no need to look any further.
3,200 sq. ft. barn located on 12 acres of property
Accommodates
up to 200 with additional seating outside
Handicap access, central air/heat, ample parking, brides/grooms rooms
Plenty of extras including decorations and table cloths
Don’t wait, call for a tour….. they’re already booking well into 2020.
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TOWN OF CHAPIN JOINS WITH COAST GUARD AUXILIARY FLOTILLA 12-3 LAKE MURRAY IN PROMOTING SAFE BOATING WEEK MAY 18-24 2019
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Boating Safety Class
Saturday May 18th
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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You can’t get a lot for $5.
But at Chapin Yoga Center you can!
$5 Yoga for students
(all classes, all the time)
$5 classes at 5:15 p.m. for teachers
$5 Fusion for EVERYONE
on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
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104 East Boundary Street, Chapin
(803) 816-1080
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Whether your brakes feel mushy, make strange noises or just don’t seem to work as well as they used to, numerous simple and easy steps can be taken to restore
and improve their performance.
Your vehicle’s braking system is arguably its most important safety feature and
sub-par performance isn’t only unpleasant but it can be downright dangerous.
Call them today at (803) 345-8775
to check out their latest specials
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Chapin Downtown Farmers Market
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Farmer/grower and local artisan market that uses a community friendly
atmosphere to promote, support and encourage local production
Saturday June 1st
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
100 Clark Street, Chapin
Children & Pet Friendly
Live Music & Bounce Houses
FREE for the public to attend
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SHREK AUDITIONS ARE OPEN FOR AGES 8 TO ADULT
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What you need to do:
Prepare 16 - 20 measures of a song
and bring accompaniment music.
Bluetooth device available to play on.
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Thursday May 23rd & Friday May 24th Doors open at 6:00 p.m. - auditions will begin PROMPTLY at 6:30 p.m.
Firehouse Theatre at American
Legion Post 193
102 Lexington Avenue, Chapin
Wear comfortable clothes to move in.
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Cruise into Summer with a new Boat
OR a new Car!
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Now through the end of July, Security Federal Bank is offering special rates on new and refinanced auto and boat loans.
Rates as low at 4.75% APR* on boats
and as low as 3.75% APR* on cars.
Click
HERE
for promotional rate rules.
Visit the staff at
1790 Dutch Fork Road, Irmo
or call(803) 569-2700
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Congratulations to Col Slack, Sr. Chief and all the NJROTC cadets for being named Distinguished Unit Award during school year 2018-2019.
This is the 19th straight year that Chapin has received this distinction.
This designation allows CHS to nominate three eligible NJROTC cadets for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy, three to the U.S. Military Academy, and three to the U.S. Air Force Academy
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Certified Packing Experts and their Pack & Ship Guarantee* offer the right solution for all your big, bulky and heavy items - from paintings, furniture, and lawn ornaments, to pool tables, pianos, and even motorcycles.
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Whether it's going across town or across the country, their freight shipping services will get it there safely and securely.
140 Amicks Ferry Road, Suite A
Chapin, (803)932-0002
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Ingrid Carson
Ingrid Carson has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Studio Art from Columbia College. Her double major was in drawing and photography, but she has since been recognized for her realistic oil paintings
and abstract mixed media work.
A founder in the Crooked Creek Art League, she remains active in the league and is currently a member of the Seven Oaks Art League, the Trenholm Artist Guild, About Face, and the South
Carolina Watermedia Society.
She has served as Exhibit Chairperson for the Crooked Creek Art League and worked for the State Fair Fine Art Department.
She was awarded the State Fair Achievement Award for “Exemplary Service and Outstanding Contributions to the Arts.”
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Mountain Escape
12” x 16” Oil on Canvas
$250.00
Ingrid is an oil painting and mixed media instructor in her home studio in Irmo, SC, and has exhibited and won awards in numerous shows including; First Place at the Union County Arts Council; First Place at the Sandlapper Art Exhibit; First Place at the Seven Oaks Art League Annual Exhibit; Crooked Creek Art League Annual Exhibit; Trenholm Artist Guild Annual Exhibit; Artfields, Lake City, SC; the South Carolina State Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; Burroughs & Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC; and The Florence Art Museum.
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Donations of all food items are always appreciated.
Click on Food Pantry Needs for the month of May
Collection bins are located throughout Chapin at the library, Crooked Creek Park, some local churches, and at We Care.
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NATIONAL DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR DAY
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National Do Something Good For
Your Neighbor Day is observed
annually on May 16th.
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A neighbor is defined as:
- a person who lives near another.
- a person/ thing that is near another
- one’s fellow human being.
Our neighbor’s our precious, and it is important to show them gratitude at
every opportunity.
This day is a reminder that we are all neighbors, and that we should treat each other with love and respect.
Celebrate National Do Something Good For Your Neighbor Day by displaying acts of kindness to your neighbors, friends and anyone who crosses in your path.
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May 16th of each year honors
National Love a Tree Day.
On this day, trees are celebrated and recognized for the wonderful gift that they are to us.
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National Love a Tree Day is in the middle of Garden for Wildlife Month.
Most species of trees tend to be long-lived. There are some trees live to be several thousand years old.
The tallest known tree is 379 ft. tall.
Trees provide more than just beautiful landscapes and a shady canopy on a sunny day. They play a significant role in reducing erosion and moderating the climate as well as give us oxygen. Large quantities of carbon are stored in their tissues as trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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National Piercing Day, which is observed each year on May 16th, was created simply to promote piercing.
Stores, shops, boutiques and salons across the country offer piercing
specials and other promotions on
National Piercing Day.
Since ancient times, body piercings have been used for artistic expression, medical treatment and religious ceremony.
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National Sea Monkey Day is observed each year on May 16th.
Most of us have memories of waiting
for our mail order shipment of these magical creatures.
The delivery usually contained the small “aquarium-like” hatching kit for them
to live and grow in.
Sea Monkeys are a type of “Artemia” (brine shrimp).
They got their name because of their monkey-tail look.
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Following the popularity of the ant farms, Harold von Braunhut invented the
“Sea Monkeys” and hatching kits in 1957. He did most of his advertising through comic books.
He once said, “I think I bought something like 3.2 million pages of comic book advertising a year. It worked beautifully.”
These little crustaceans have made their appearances on television shows including Spin City, Roseanne,
Night Court, South Park, The Simpsons, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show and
Desperate Housewives.
Sea Monkeys went into space with astronaut John Glenn on October 29th, 1998, aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. They returned to Earth after spending nine days in space and the eggs hatched eight weeks later, apparently unaffected by their travels.
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National Biographer’s Day commemorates the anniversary of the first meeting of Samuel Johnson and his biographer
James Boswell in London, England on May 16th 1763, and honors all biographers.
A biography is a written account of another person’s life.
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Famous poet, essayist, literary critic, editor and lexicographer, Johnson was also a biographer. According to Johnson, the best biographers were those who ate, drank and “lived in social intercourse” with those about whom they wrote.
If that were true, his best biography would be An Account of the Life of Mr. Richard Savage, Son of the Earl Rivers which
was published in 1744.
Applying this same rule, Scots-born James Boswell met his friend Samuel Johnson at a bookshop near Covent Garden. Nearly 30 years later he publishes The Life of Johnson, which becomes the most celebrated English biography.
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NATIONAL COQUILLES
SAINT JACQUES DAY
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National Coquilles Saint Jacques Day is observed annually on May 16th.
This day is dedicated to the delicious Coquilles Saint Jacques dish, a dish usually consisting of scallops combined with a mixture of butter, cream, mushrooms and cheese, baked in a scallop shell.
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Hail, Caesar!
For those of you who know me, I'm sure you are not surprised that I could NOT pass up on this opportunity to mention Canada's unofficial-official drink that also has an unofficial-official celebratory “
day
” for honoring this classic cocktail.
National Caesar Day was first launched in 2015, and it happens annually now on the Thursday before Canada's May Long Weekend. It's the Canadian equivalent to the American Bloody Mary, loved by many.
Don't believe me?
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HONOR OUR LGBT
ELDERS DAY
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Honor Our LGBT Elders Day is observed annually on May 16th.
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The rights and acceptance that LGBTQ individuals have today did not occur in a vacuum or happen by accident.
Our LGBT elders worked hard to gain rights and social acceptance.
Honor Our LGBT Elders Day is an opportunity for community centers, faith organizations, educational institutions and aging service providers to recognize the lives of LGBT older adults and honor their contributions to history.
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HELP ENLIST NEW MEMBERS
& EARN REWARDS!
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Did you know you can earn Chamber Bucks?? We'll give you a voucher for $25 when you refer a new or existing Chapin business to join the Chapin Chamber. Your Chamber Bucks can be used just like cash for Chamber services, including event registrations or sponsorship's, sign rentals, even toward your dues payment! It's just our way of saying Thank You and hoping you'll send more members our way!
Contact us for more information!
803-345-1100
april@chapinchamber.com
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Rebecca Blackburn Hines - Executive Director - director@chapinchamber.com
April Robinson, Administrative Assistant & Newsletter Publisher - april@chapinchamber.com
803-345-1100 | www.chapinchamber.com
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