Chapin Chamber Weekly News & Events
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Welcome Readers!
This week I am travelling with my hubby to visit with family in my "HOME" Country of Canada. Polar Bears, Moose, James Bay Frontier and Northern Lights, oh my!
For those of you who are interested this is where I hail from!
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JULY CHAMBER
MEMBER EVENT
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Join us for our another exciting
Speed Networking Event!
Thursday July 19th
5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Hyatt Place Columbia/Harbison
1130 Kinley Rd, Irmo SC
FREE for all Chamber Members
Click
HERE
to register to attend
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Catered event with cash bar
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS GREAT NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY
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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 distribution. This form of advertising is
INCLUDED IN YOUR CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP.
Send articles to:
april@chapinchamber.com
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Justin is the President of Chadwick Financial and has been an independent financial advisor since 2007. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Little Mountain. He graduated from the University of South Carolina double majoring in Finance and Real Estate and is fully licensed to provide securities and multiple lines of insurance.
He specializes in retirement planning as well as investment and insurance analysis. Justin applies his personal philosophy and experience to promote a common-sense approach to saving and investing in retirement.
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450 E Boundary Street, Chapin
(803) 206-5991
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What an eye-opener this Grand Opening was! Those in attendance, who were given a tour by owner Reed Mattingly, were shocked as to the magnitude of this facility and all it entailed. Rainbow International covers all details from start to finish.
We are so fortunate that they decided to designate the town of Chapin as their
office headquarters.
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Generations Assisted Living Facilities and related businesses were founded by Louetta A. Slice who was a registered nurse, licensed nursing home administrator and a certified assisted living administrator. Her health care career was devoted to helping and caring for senior adults. Generations Senior Care is currently owned by Louetta's children; Tim Slice and Beth Bedenbaugh. Generations has a personal commitment to deliver only the utmost devotion and care to their residents.
Services at their facilities include: Emergency Call System, 24 hour trained staff on duty, table service with 3 meals daily planned by a Registered Dietitian, weekly and/or as necessary laundry of linens & personals, housekeeping and maintenance services as needed, multi-purpose rooms for watching TV, socializing, parties, games, etc. and individually scheduled transportation, and more!
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Generations would like to invite all
who are interested in finding care for
their family members to visit one or
more of their facilities.
They have three Assisted Living Facilities located in Batesburg-Leesville,
Chapin, and Irmo.
Appointments can be made or stop
by one of our facilities and they will gladly show you around.
Chapin Location:
431 East Boundary Street
803-345-1911
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FUNDRAISER FOR
CHAPIN WE CARE GROUP BASEBALL OUTING
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Please consider purchasing a ticket or two or more for one person or a family from Chapin We Care to attend a Lexington County Blowfish Baseball game. What a better way for someone less fortunate to celebrate the 4th of July than by attending one of America's National Pastimes! For just $15.00 you can send someone who may not otherwise be able to afford such an outing.
What this ticket cost includes
Please call April @ 803-345-1100 for information. Thank you for supporting our local Chapin We Care.
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525 Columbia Avenue
803-345-7600
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IS OPEN THE 4TH OF JULY!!
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Farm Boy's BBQ will be OPEN
JULY 4th from 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
They will have the ALL-U-CAN-EAT Buffet Bar. Their Take-Out and Drive Thur will also be open.
Make sure to go IN or CALL AHEAD to order and enjoy some good ole BBQ!
They will be featuring their Pulled pork BBQ, BBQ Chicken, BBQ Ribs, Fried Chicken, their Country vegetables and all of their Homemade DESSERTS!!!
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Merle Norman of Chapin
and The Homeless Period Project
Midlands Chapter have teamed up to support & provide homeless women with feminine products. Bring in a box of Maxi Pads, Tampons, Panty Liners or Feminine Wipes (individually wrapped) now through June 30
th
and be entered into a drawing for a $25 Merle Norman Gift Certificate.
No purchase necessary.
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NEEDED: FEMININE PRODUCTS
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Please drop off products to Merle Norman of Chapin at 130 Amicks Ferry Rd Suite C until the end of June.
Thank you for your donation.
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For more information, contact
Nicholle Burroughs at
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CHAPIN DOWNTOWN
FARMERS MARKET
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Saturday July 7th, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
On the first Saturday of each month, head on down to 100 Clark Street to experience different exciting themes and free demonstrations designed to promote healthy eating and physical activity.
They also plan to have prepared food vendors, live music, activities for kids and great SC grown produce and agriculture products.
Interested in participating? Please submit your forms and payment to Town of Chapin, PO Box 183, Chapin SC 29036.
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Bring the family out to Melvin Park for a free movie night in July!
The movie begins at dark, 8:45 p.m. and is FREE to the public.
Sat., Jul. 14th, 2018
The Greatest Showman, 8:45 p.m.
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IRMO CHAPIN RECREATION COMMISSION
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A wide variety of FUN, active summer camps for all ages, abilities, and interests are offered at Crooked Creek Park, Melvin Park, Saluda Shoals Park and Seven Oaks Park.
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Lake Murray Lawn and Landscape have just received a fresh batch of annuals and perennials that are absolutely beautiful! Stop by and spruce up your containers and flower beds for summer.
Visit them at
312 Amicks Ferry Road, Chapin
or call
803-932-6030
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Moving to or from Chapin SC 29036?
Get FREE truck rental rate quotes at Lake Murray Lawn and Landscape.
Whether you are moving a smaller apartment, a large four-bedroom house, or a student to college, U-Haul truck rentals in Chapin, SC will provide you with the moving truck rental you need to get from point A to point B.
U-Haul is home of the $19.95 rental truck!
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DANCING WITH THE
METRO STARS
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Tell all your friends! Dancing with the Metro Stars is coming to Columbia South Carolina! Two Shows:
Friday July 13th at 7:30 pm,
& Saturday July 14th at 7:30 pm.
Come and see our very own Deb Greenhalgh from Chapin Yoga Center perform at Blue Moon Ballroom
on Friday night!
Great acoustics in a large comfortable room with great atmosphere.
V.I.P. ticket holders will enjoy a pre-show party with food and beverages.
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It's safe. It's simple. It saves lives.
Every Second, someone in the world needs blood. That someone could be a mother giving birth, an accident victim, a girl suffering from life-threatening anemia, a boy with a severe infection, a father facing open heart surgery....
So donate blood and give
someone the gift of life
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LOCAL BUSINESSES SUPPORT BOATING SAFETY
Everyone knows this is the time of the year to hit the water and have fun swimming, boating, paddling and hanging out at the lake and beach.
To promote boating safety and save lives and heartache this year, local businesses are teaming with the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 12-3 Lake Murray to promote safe practices. Be on the look out for the Auxiliary display at many businesses around Chapin, Lexington, Columbia, Saluda, Prosperity and Newberry.
Tell them you appreciate their civic minded participation and take the literature most applicable to your situation. If you own a boat, you need the “Handbook of South Carolina Boating Laws and Responsibilities”, available at the Chapin Chamber of Commerce.
Other popular brochures include “How to choose the Right Life Jacket” and “Children and Personal Watercraft”. The map of Lake Murray provided by Capital City/Lake Murray Country and the Columbia CVB is always popular.
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The Justin Pepper Foundation is seeking sponsors for their inaugural 5K.
This unique race, The Justin Pepper 5K: Walk, Run, Ruck will be held on
Saturday, September 1st to kick off the Chapin Labor Day Festival Weekend.
Sponsorship information may be found using this link:
There is also a BONUS OPPORTUNITY if you set up a vendor table at the 5K on Saturday and the Labor Day Festival on Monday.....
BOTH tables will be discounted $10.
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Saturday, July 28th, 7-11 PM, Tickets $10 per Person. Bring Lawn Chairs, No Coolers
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or call Chris at 713-725-3060
Tickets also available for purchase at
The Tipsy Toad Tavern and
The Chapin Chamber of Commerce
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Taylor's Auto Service would like to introduce to you their new shop mascot... name is to be determined, but he is the cutest little 6 1/2 week old Boston with a great personality!
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Stop in and say "Hi" and while your're there schedule an appointment!
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A resident of Columbia since her childhood, Judy only recently began exploring her artistic talents. She took up painting after retiring from a 30 year career with the federal courts. She is currently exploring various media and techniques including oil, acrylics and watercolor. She enjoys impressionist to abstract artwork and hopes to build her skills in those areas. Judy is proud be a member of Crooked Creek Art League. Her other interests include dog training and competition with her border collies.
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This impressionistic piece is based a view of the Poás Crater Lake at the top of the Poás Volcano in Costa Rica. It is oil on a panel. This striking view was one of many beautiful scenes we enjoyed during a visit to Costa Rica. The Poás Volcano, is an active 2,708-meter stratovolcano in central Costa Rica and is located within Poás Volcano National Park. It has erupted 40 times since 1828, including April, 2017 when visitors and residents were evacuated.
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As I mentioned last week We Care's pantry is completely out of many of the items on the linked list below and they need your help as soon as possible as their inventory has reached lows that must come up quickly in order to continue to meet their clients' needs, especially the higher needs of summer as clients are stretched with higher electric bills and with school out, must provide breakfast and lunch for their children. The summer also means that giving typically goes down. Please help today! Collection bins are located throughout Chapin at the library, Crooked Creek, local churches, and at We Care.
We Care is incredibly grateful for your support!
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On June 28 we remember fondly the tales of big blue ox and a mighty lumberjack. It is National Paul Bunyan Day!
Described as a giant and a lumberjack of unusual skill, Paul Bunyan is one of the most famous North American folklore heroes. In the tales, Paul Bunyan was almost always accompanied by his companion, Babe the Blue Ox.
First appearing in print in 1906, in a story published by Northern Michigan journalist James MacGillivray, Bunyan’s character originated in folktales circulated among lumberjacks in the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. One account states that the tales began during the Papineau Rebellion of 1837.
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In 1914, the stories were reworked by William Laughead, for a logging company’s advertising campaign, and found a new widespread popularity. It was the 1922 edition of Laughead’s tales that inspired many others and soon the character was widely known across all of the United States and Canada.The Paul Bunyan legend tells that it took five storks to carry him as a newborn and as he was a little older and clapped and laughed, it broke windows. The legend continues that he sawed off the legs of his parents’ bed, in the middle of the night, when he was only seven months old and that the Grand Canyon was formed as he and Babe the Blue Ox walked through dragging his axe behind him. The myth of the Great Lakes being formed by Bunyan needing to create a watering hole for Babe to drink from is another popular one told by many.Many cities in the north-central section of the United States, claim the title as the official home of Paul Bunyan
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NATIONAL INSURANCE
AWARENESS DAY
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National Insurance Awareness Day is observed each year on June 28th.
This day was created as a day to review your insurance coverage.
Insurance offers security, covering loved ones and recovering losses in the event of damage, illness or death. It offers protection but over time the value of our homes and the items in may appreciate. What was once worth $100,000.00 a decade ago may be worth much more today. Be sure your policies keep up with the values.
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The Thursday of June is reserved for enjoying a summertime favorite. It’s National Bomb Pop Day! Invented in 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri, Bomb Pops are also known as the red, white and blue Popsicle. Having one of these frozen treats is a terrific way to kick off the upcoming 4th of July celebrations in your community!
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The last Thursday of each June, people across the nation observe National Handshake Day.
Of all the various forms of greeting, the handshake is perhaps one of the most ancient. The origin of the handshake is hard to pinpoint. As it is a non-verbal mode of communication, it may have existed before written records.
Theories suggest it was a way for medieval knights, Roman soldiers and other weapon carrying men to check for hidden daggers by grasping each other’s forearms in greeting.
Archaeological ruins in ancient Greece support this theory. The funerary stele depicts two soldiers shaking hands and dates back to 5th century BC.
An even older record in Egypt suggests the handshake held a different sort of power, the power of giving. According to Babylonian custom, kings would grasp the hand of the statue of the god Marduk before taking the throne.
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This act was repeated annually during the festival of Zagmuk to carry his power over into the next year. Even conquering Assyria continued the tradition.
As during ancient times, modern day handshakes have different customs around the world. Women didn’t usually didn’t carry weapons, and therefore didn’t shake hands as a form of greeting. In the United States, Russia, Australia, Brazil and the United Kingdom handshakes tend to be firm, but even those with firm greetings have lingering differences. However, in most Asian countries such as China, Japan, and South Korea the grip is light, and there should be no direct eye contact. However, in the Philippines make the eye contact while keeping the hold light.
Then there are the secret handshakes, those elaborate greetings signaling membership in a group, club or society. One of the more famous societies known to use secret handshakes is Freemasons.
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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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Christina Chappell, Executive Director - director@chapinchamber.com
April Robinson, Administrative Assistant & Newsletter Publisher - april@chapinchamber.com
803-345-1100 | www.chapinchamber.com
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