NCCBI
News for June
Several
Membership Events Planned this Month
Continuing
the successful pattern adopted by association leaders during last
year’s record-setting campaign, NCCBI has planned a number of
membership recruitment events around the state this spring and summer.
Seven such events already have been planned, including five this
month, and others are in the works. Although the events are primarily
aimed at recruiting new members, all current NCCBI members are welcome
to attend.
Upcoming
events include a June 7 reception in Asheville in the Vanderbilt Room
at the Inn on the Biltmore. Local hosts for the event, which will be
from 6 to 7:30 p.m., are NCCBI members Ray Bailey, Dale Carroll,
William A.V. Cecil Jr., Scott Hamilton, Richard Lutovsky, Sen. Steve
Metcalf, Stephen P. Miller, Dr. James Mullen Jr., NCCBI Chair Gordon
Myers, Helen Powers, Rep. Wilma Sherrill, and Dr. David Sink Jr.
Also on the
calendar is a June 13 reception in High Point, at a location not
determined when this issue of the magazine went to press; a June 14
reception in Greensboro, at the home of Norman Samet; a June 25
reception in Murphy, at a location to be determined; and a June 26
breakfast in Franklin, at a location to be determined.
A May 21 event
was scheduled to be held in Linville Falls. The reception at Spear’s
BBQ and Grill was hosted by John Blackburn, NCCBI Second Vice Chairman
Sue Cole, Dr. Phyllis Crain, Martha Guy, Betty Huskins, David Huskins,
Hugh Morton, Myers, Bun Perkinson and Dr. Tommy Williams.
A May 22 event
was scheduled to be held in Marion. The breakfast at Countryside BBQ
was hosted by Tommy Boyd, Van Boyd, Cole, Joe Hall, Mr. and Mrs.
Huskins, Myers, Ed Rankin, Jed Rankin and Phil Tate.
About 60
people attended an NCCBI reception at the Barker House in Edenton on
April 19 which featured the official unveiling of the Northeast North
Carolina community profile published in the April edition of the North
Carolina magazine. NCCBI President Phil Kirk saluted the region
for its “positive, can-do attitude” and for its progress in
landing numerous economic development projects. He also saluted the
region for its emphasis on improving public education at every level.
Also attending the event were Ruth Doherty, advertising director of
the North Carolina
magazine; Rosemary Wyche, NCCBI vice president of development; and
Lawrence Bivins, the freelance writer who authored the community
profile.
YEF to Eye Technology: NCCBI’s Young Executives Forum will hear a panel
discussion featuring representatives of the state’s high-tech
start-up companies during a June 27 meeting at the N.C. Biotechnology
Center in RTP. The meeting will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jeff
Benson, with the Kilpatrick Stockton law firm and a member of the YEF
Steering Committee, organized the meeting, which also will include an
overview of technology issues being debated in the General Assembly.
YEF members will break into small groups to talk about how technology
has impacted their businesses. Later, they will hear a discussion
among representatives of some long-time North Carolina businesses that
have successfully rode the technology wave into the 21st
Century. YEF members are invited to bring a guest to the meeting.
Calendar of Events: The NCCBI Executive Committee
will hold its quarterly meeting on Thursday, June 7, at the NCCBI
board room in Raleigh. The luncheon meeting will begin at 12:30 p.m.
Other important events on the calendar include a June 1 meeting, from
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. of the Small Business Advisory Board at Jungle
Rapids in Wilmington; a June 7 meeting, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., of the
Council of Local Chambers at the Greater Raleigh chamber; and a June
22 meeting, from 10 am. to 1 p.m., of the Environmental
Concerns Committee at the Capital City Club in downtown Raleigh.
Honors for Kirk: NCCBI’s president has been re-elected president of the
Executives Club of Raleigh. The group meets five times per year to
hear speakers of interest. NCCBI Board member Laura Bingham, president
of Peace College; Dr. Maureen Hartford, president of Meredith College;
and Dr. Diane Suber, president of St. Augustine’s College, spoke at
the group’s most recent meeting. Kirk also was presented an honorary
lifetime membership in the N.C. School Public Relations Association at
the group’s meeting last week. Kirk, who chairs the State Board of
Education, spoke to the group on the need for increased communication
with the public.
Membership News: New members from April 1 - April 30, 2001 include: W.
A. Brown & Son Inc., Salisbury; Caswell
County Office of Economic Development, Yanceyville; Colombo,
Kitchin, Dunn & Ball, Greenville; Family
Foods of Gatesville, Gatesville; Flat
Rock Playhouse Vagabond School of Drama, Flat Rock; Logistics Co. Inc., Fayetteville; Mast Drug Co., Henderson; McLeod
Leather & Belt Co. Inc., Greensboro; Monarch Services, Durham; New
River Light & Power Co., Boone; Olmstead
Village Co., Pinehurst; Pace
Communications, Greensboro; PepsiCo
Inc., Purchase, N.Y.; The
Hon. Marc Basnight, Raleigh; Ramada
Plaza Hotel, Asheville; Salomon
Smith Barney Inc., Raleigh; South
Asheville Hotel Associates, Fletcher.
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