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Business After Hours draws large crowd Thursday evening
Feb 12, 2012 (The Union Daily Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
A large turnout that included both new and long-time members, their guests, and community leaders and a $500 donation from one of the sponsors were among the highlights of the Union County Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hours Thursday evening.
Business After Hours is held on a quarterly basis by the chamber to give members, potential members, the business community, local leaders and other interested parties the opportunity to meet and interact with one another in a social setting. Thursday's Business After Hours was held at the Union County Museum and was well-attended by chamber members, their guests, and community leaders from both within and without Union County according to Chamber Director Torance Inman.
"We had a very nice turnout, we had our faithful ones who come to almost every Business After Hours and we appreciate them," Inman said Friday morning. "We also had a large number of new faces that were there Thursday night. We had new chamber members, other business partners, and community leaders, not only from Union but also Chester and Spartanburg."
Thursday's Business After Hours was sponsored by Liberty Tax Service, Santuc Precision, the Union Rotary Club, and Union County Crimestoppers. Inman said the sponsors appreciated the turnout for the event which gave them a large audience to address about their businesses and organizations and the products and services they provide the community.
"It was a large crowd and the sponsors were very appreciative of the attendance," Inman said. "They were very appreciative of the opportunity to share their particular business such as Liberty Tax Service and Santuc Precision and special community involvement such as the Rotary Club and Crimestoppers."
Liberty Tax Service
Liberty Tax Service was represented Thursday by its owner, Katherine Pendergrass, and tax preparer Jessica Kirby. Pendergrass said she decided to help sponsor the event because of her belief in the chamber and the opportunty Business After Hours provides businessmen and women to get to know each other, exchange ideas and, for those who are not already members, be inspired to join the chamber.
"Number one, we believe in what the chamber is doing," Pendergrass said Thursday evening. "We believe in getting together with other business people in order to network and share information. We appreciate the fact that others come to learn about other businesses. We hope other businesses will join us in becoming a member of the Union County Chamber of Commerce."
Located at 719 N. Duncan Bypass, Union, Liberty Tax Service provides income tax preparation and bookkeeping services. It is open 9 a.m-8 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and, outside regular business ours by appointment. For more information call (864) 427-7222.
Santuc Precision
Santuc Precision was represented by Stamping Division Manager Michaelt Plantholt and Vice President Joey Hines. Hines said the company was helping sponsor the event as way of reaching out to the community.
"We are just trying to get more involved in the community," Hines said Thursday evening. "We joined the chamber six months ago."
Santuc Precision was formed through the combination of Hines Machine Shop and H&H Metal Products. The company's Stamping Division is located at 101 Porter St., Union, and its Machining Division is located at 842 Bob Adams Road, Union. The company provides moderate volume stamping and machining services. For more information about Santuc Precision, call (864) 427-1153 (Stamping Division) and/or (864) 427-8762 (Machining Division) or go online at www.santuc.com.
Union Rotary Club
The Union Rotary Club not only helped sponsor Thursday's event, but President Frank Hart brought with him a check for $500 for the Union County Historical Society, presenting it to Museum Director Ola Jean Kelly.
"We are a service club, Rotary is a service club," Hart said. "We believe in service above self which puts our emphasis on the community. Our goal is to support the community in any way that we have the ability to serve."
This service includes fund raising efforts such as the club's aluminum project. Hart said the donation from the club was raised through the aluminum project, adding that all the profits from the project go to support various groups and activities in Union County including the historical society.
Kelly thanked Hart and the Rotary Club for their donation and said that it would be used to help finance restoration efforts at the historic Cross Keys House.
Crimestoppers
Union County Crimestoppers was represented Chief Deputy Perry Haney of the Union County Sheriff's Oficer and Carlisle Mayor Mary Ferguson Glenn. Haney said the organization decided to help sponsor the event to get more information out to the public about Crimestoppers and how it enables the public to help law enforcement fight crime.
"It gives us lead on crime, leads on wanted persons," Haney said. "A lot of good things."
Crimestoppers enables people to anonymously call law enforcement and provide information about crime and wanted criminals. If the information results in an arrest the person who provided it can receive a cash rewards. At no time do they have to reveal their identity.
For more information about Crimestoppers and/or to report a crime call (864) 427-0800. More information may also be obtained by contacting Haney at (864) 429-1612.
Business After Hours In June
Inman said the next Business After Hours has already been scheduled and a location selected.
"We look forward to our next Business After Hours which will be in June at the River Chase Golf Club," Inman said. "Prior to that we will have our annual chamber banquet on March 22."
For more information about Business After Hours and other activities of the Union County Chamber of Commerce call (864) 427-9039.
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