CACCE June 2020 E-Newsletter
Additional COVID-19 Resources and Updates
Don't forget that we have a COVID-19 resource page on the CACCE website that houses local, state, and federal updates.

One important aspect of the page are the samples that have been provided by your CACCE peers. Below are what your peers are doing with regard to the pandemic and recovery efforts in their communities:

  • Link - Aiken Chamber - "Good News" Social Media Campaign
  • Link - Charleston Metro Chamber - reIGNITE Plan
  • Link - Charlotte Regional Business Alliance - Ready Charlotte Task Force
  • Link - Clayton Chamber - SMART Restart Guide
  • Link - Cleveland County Chamber - Back In Business & Better Initiative
  • Link - Greenville Chamber - Return to Work Plan
  • Link - Greenville Chamber - Business Reopening Post COVID-19 Survey Results
  • Link - Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber - The Path Forward 2020 Readiness Plan
  • Link - Holly Springs Chamber - Chamber Foundation Angel Fund
  • Link - Laurens County Chamber - Smart Restart Business Playbook
  • Link - North Carolina Chamber - Relaunching North Carolina
  • Link - Outer Banks Chamber - Chamber HERO Program

Be sure to keep sending us samples that you'd like for us to share!

Click here for the Local Leaders Toolkit from ACCE, and click here for the Reopening Roundup on resources, guidance, and samples from chambers across the country.

Click here for the latest guide from Bob Harris - Chamber REBOUND.
Associate Member News
365 Degree Total Marketing is available to give Marketing in 2020 AC (After COVID) virtual seminars for Chamber members to help them market now that our grandmas can Zoom. Contact Linda Mosely at 912-399-0781 or linda@365degreetotalmarketing.com to arrange a time and date.

Convergent ran many fundraising campaigns for chambers like yours during the Great Recession. Communicating the urgency of need and finding the investors to fund economic development and jump start the local economy was our priority then. And it is today as well.
Click here to take a look at a few of these successful fundraising campaigns.
We want to hear from you! Please complete this survey to help us make some plans for future travel.

We are here to support your group travel aspirations that will feed the souls and broaden the minds again. Please tell us if you're ready to venture for travel plans from spring of 2021. What direction would you be looking forward to, would you agree with us that smaller, private groups will be more successful, and is it time to begin instigating travel? By participating in our survey above, we can help you with those decisions. Our product is busy developing great deals to Europe, Africa, and South America conforming to anticipated needs due to COVID-19 and with extra benefits for Group Travel. So plan and book your groups with our 100% refundable cancellation policies!
POWER 10 would like to share the following article that was published in the latest edition of ACCE's Chamber Executive Magazine:



Open Chamber Positions
Greenwood Chamber
Swingbridge Partners, LLC has been retained to manage the executive search for a new President/CEO for the Chamber. For more information on the position, please see the CACCE Careers Page.
Lake Gaston Chamber
The Chamber is seeking a new President/CEO for the organization. For more information on the position, please see the CACCE Careers Page.
CACCE Member News
Ashe County Chamber
The Chamber challenged its members to support the Small Business Grant Program funded by the ACJD, Ashe Advantage Project, and local individuals and businesses. Chamber members reached the donation goal of $5,000, and the Chamber matched it! So far, grants totaling just over $124,000 have been awarded with more money available. It has been great to help these small businesses !
Clayton Chamber
The Chamber is busy with several initiatives right now. The Chamber's Foundation has established a Small Business Grant Fund to award local businesses experiencing financial hardships with up to $2,000 grants. They are also in the process of filming a community-wide Ribbon Tying video and giving all participating businesses an "Open for Business" door decal . They also have a podcast series beginning in June - the "Mission in Motion Monday Update."
Gaston Regional Chamber
The Chamber is excited to announce a merger in the fall with our Greater Gaston Development Corporation. Click here for the official press release.
Greenwood-Pitt County Chamber
The Chamber has been named a finalist for the 2020 Chamber of the Year award presented by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). Congratulations Kate & team!
McCormick County Chamber
The Chamber will be hosting the Smithsonian Water/Ways Exhibition here at the Hickory Knob State Park Resort starting June 27 through August 8, 2020. They are one of six counties in the state that received this grant from SC Humanities.
Myrtle Beach Area Chamber
The Chamber will be launching our Support Local Campaign on June 1. We invite everyone to “Show Your Love of the Beach” by shopping, staying, dining and playing local. We will have 30 second videos featuring investors from different business sectors that will be aired on all television stations in our area as well as radio and print promotions. The Accelerate Myrtle Beach task force has created and shared guidelines for restaurants, accommodations, golf courses, retail, attractions and non-tourism businesses. We have also provided printable signage that businesses can use as well as yard signs that say “We are open for business”. We continue to offer webinars and virtual networking events .
North Augusta Chamber
The Chamber has two pieces of news to share . They are pleased to welcome Jammie Howell as the organization's Membership Engagement Specialist. They will also host a Connect for Happy Hour with Your Pie North August on June 1. They will venture outside for a hybrid event, and Your Pie will be cooking with the Chamber on-site with others joining virtually from their kitchens.
Outer Banks Chamber
The Chamber launched the Chamber Hero program about a month ago. This program is designed to add $’s to the Chamber’s bottom-line that will allow us to have flexibility with member renewals; we can keep members on the membership a bit longer than usual in hopes that we can help them be able to pay their dues. I am attaching the “sticker” for this program as well as the flyer we used to kick it off. To date we have over $4,000 in sponsorship pledges for this program and have a lofty goal of $10,000. All who participate will be invited to a special celebration in October; this celebration will cost the chamber ZERO as we are getting everything donated .