31 Years1979 - 2010

MADISON | MAYODAN | STONEVILLE

WESTERN FLYER112 West Murphy St., Madison, North Carolina 27025 • 336-548-6248 • Fax: 336-548-4466 • info@westernrockinghamchamber.com • www.WesternRockinghamChamber.com

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Western Rockingham Chamber of Commerce, 112 West Murphy Street, Madison, North Carolina 27025 336-548-6248 • Fax: 336-548-4466 • info@westernrockinghamchamber.com • www.WesternRockinghamChamber.com

August 2009 • 30 Years 1979 - 2009

WESTERN FLYER

February2010

WRCC EVENTSAt a Glance

February 18 — Coffee hosted by Always & Forever Florist, 704 Rockingham Square, Madison; 8:00 a.m.

February 25 — WRCC Board of Directors’ Meeting, 8:30 a.m., First Citizens Bank Conference Room, 109 N. Franklin St., Madison.

March 3 — Chamber RadioProgram on WMYN Radio (1420 AM) 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Rebroadcast at 6:30 p.m. Guest: American Can-cer Society

March 18 — Coffee hosted by American Cancer Society, Loca-tion: TBA, Madison; 8:00 a.m.

March 25 — WRCC Board of Directors’ Meeting, 8:30 a.m., First Citizens Bank Conference Room, 109 N. Franklin St., Madison.

March 23 — WRCC Annual Membership Dinner, 6:00 Social, 6:30 Dinner, Deep Springs Country Club, Stoneville.

April 2 — WRCC Closed in obser-vance of Good Friday.

April 7 — Chamber Radio Program on WMYN Radio (1420 AM) 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Rebroadcast at 6:30 p.m. Guest: Rockingham Opportunities Corp.

March 3 — American Cancer SocietyApril 7 — Rock. Opportunities Corp.May 5 — Seaside MassageJune 2 — Madison Fudge ShoppeJuly 7 — OpenAugust 4 — Hospice & Pallative CareSeptember 1 — OpenOctober 6 — United WayNovember 3 — OpenDecember 1 — Mayodan Moravian Church

Call the chamber office if you would like to feature your business or event on the radio program.

Radio Programs

January CoffeeRoseann Staaf & Allen Tate Realty – January 21, 2010

129 W. Murphy Street, Madison

Food, Fun and Fashion SeminarSponsored by Madison Fudge Shoppe, Edward Jones, Kaye’s Boutique, Dan River Coffee House, and Heavenly Touch

Happy Valentines Day

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PresidentCarol Mills (2007-2009)

Always & Forever Florist, 336-427-6086

President Elect/VP Education DevelopmentDebbie Claybrook (2008-2010)

Stoneville Elementary School, 336-573-4000

Past PresidentBurton Matherly (2006-2008)

Rockingham Office Machine & Supply, 336-623-2965

VP Community & Communications DevelopmentFlavel Collins (2007-2009)

Hospice of Rockingham County, 336-427-9022

VP Economic DevelopmentChief Perry Webster (2007-2009)

Madison Police Department

VP Membership DevelopmentPam Boerema (2007-2009)

State Employee’s Credit Union, 336-548-7410

VP Organizational DevelopmentRon Wise (2008-2010)

Bridgestone Aircraft Tire USA, 336-548-8110

Bryan Wyatt (2007-2009)The Drug Store, 336-573-2200

Kim Haley (2008-2010)Autumn Creek Vineyards, 336-548-WINE

Chris Meeks (2008-2010)Duke Energy, 336-427-1360

Danny F. Smith, Sr. (2008-2010)Flynn Furniture and Carpet, 336-548-2305

Terry Hames (2009-2011)Ray Funeral Home, 336-548-9606

Oralia Johnson (2009-2011)Remington Arms Company, Inc., 336-548-8508

Hall Roberts (2009-2011)NewBridge Bank, 336-548-1161

Sandy Smith (2009-2011)SANS Technical Fibers, LLC, 336-573-9806

Jean Ann Wood (2009-2011)Individual, 336-589-1660

Gary CornsExecutive Director, 336-548-6248

Becky ScottonSecretary/Treasurer, 336-548-6055

Debra DeLanceyNewsletter Editor, 336-427-4882 Fax: 336-427-4766

WRCC: 336-548-6248; Fax: 336-548-4466

New Services:We are constantly looking at new services to provide our members and community.

And, I’m excited to say, that we have recently added an ATM machine in the chamber lobby. As many of you know, the chamber serves the community by operating the local NCDMV License plate agency. We serve approximately 2,300 customers per month and, while the state does not accept credit cards, the ATM offers the convenience of cash on hand without leaving our office. We will be offering even more services in the coming months so be on the lookout!

New Members:It is always exciting to introduce additions to our membership. Join me in welcoming

our newest WRCC member…

Scotton Shoe ShopLocated in the heart of historic downtown Madison, let’s

welcome Scotton Shoe Shop as one of WRCC’s newest members. Family members Brian, Becky and Kurt Scotton operate this family-owned business, which has been a mem-ber of the downtown since 1934. They specialize in shoe and boot repair, but can repair any leather product from purses to saddles. Custom-made leather products and their own line of products are available. In addition, they also offer Orthopedic Footwear special ordered to fit your feet. You can contact them at 101 East Murphy Street, Madison; by phone at 336-548-1083 or email them at brianscotton@yahoo.com.

Also, a personal thanks to all of our current WRCC members who have renewed their memberships this past month. We appreciate your continued membership. As a non-profit, our future depends upon your support of WRCC!

Coffee Reminder:Be sure to join us for our next WRCC Coffee event on Thursday, February 18th at Al-

ways and Forever Florist in Rockingham Square. Our recent coffee sponsored by Roseann Staaf and Allen Tate Realty, had an outstanding turnout and we thank all who attended.

I encourage you each to invite two guests to all of our WRCC events. A fellow chamber member who doesn’t regularly attend and a non-member who you would like to see join our local WRCC!

Let us know how we can help your business grow!

Warmest regards,Gary Corns, Executive DirectorWestern RockinghamChamber of Commerce - WRCC

February — Flynn Furniture August — RCCMarch — American Cancer Society September — OpenApril — Wright Printing October — United WayMay — Seaside Massage November — Hospice of RCJune — Madison Fudge Shoppe December — WRCCJuly — Open

February 18 — Always & Forever Florist July 15 — OpenMarch 18 — American Cancer Society August 19 — North PointeApril 15 — Debbie’s Computer September 16 — Open (at M-M Rec Ctr) October 21 — United WayMay 20 — Greensboro News & Record November 18 — OpenJune 17 — Madison Fudge Shoppe December 16 — Ray Funeral Home

If you or your business would like to host a coffee call the chamber office at 548-6248.

Executive Staff

Board of Directors

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WRCC Board of Directors’ Meetings

From the Director…Make 2010 The Year For Growing Your Business!

February 25, 2010March 25, 2010April 22, 2010May 27, 2010June 24, 2010July 22, 2010

August 26, 2010September 23, 2010

October 28, 2010November 18, 2010December 16, 2010

Board of Director meetings are held at First Citizens Bank Conference Room, 109 N. Franklin Street, Madison, at 8:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.

Window Displays

Coffees

New

Member

In an effort to recognize the many contri-butions made to the early childhood education field countywide, the Board of Directors of the Rockingham County Partnership for Children has established a special Champion for Children award to be given in April 2010 at the Early Childhood Educators Recognition Ceremony. The Champion for Children award will recognize an individual, nominated by the community, who has made significant contributions of time, talent and/or financial resources to the early childhood community in Rockingham County.

The Rockingham County Partnership for Children (RCPC) is a non-profit organization that administers Smart Start and More at Four funds for the use of enhancing services for children birth through five years of age. Our mission is helping all children enter school healthy and ready to succeed. RCPC works towards this mission by seeking out agencies, organizations and individuals that work with young children and their families and looking for opportunities to collaborate and enhance or create needed services.

The Champion for Children award seeks to honor an individual who has consistently enabled our mission through their commitment to quality early childhood services. The nomination form is available under the current events section at www.rockinghamkids.org or by calling the office at 336-342-9676. Completed nomination forms must be postmarked by March 1, 2010 to receive consideration for this year’s award.

The Reidsville Area Foundation, in partnership with the Rock-ingham County Chambers of Commerce, is hosting a Nonprofit Education Session on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in the Greenhouse at The Penn House in Reidsville, NC. Sally Migliorie, Senior Associate for the N.C. Center for Nonprofits and Mary Anne Howard, Sandhills Regional Associate, for the North Carolina Community Foundation will share their expertise in the areas of Strategic Planning and Mis-sion Focused Fund Raising. Descriptions of each session are provided below. The day will begin at 9:30 a.m. and finish at 3:00 p.m.

First Session: Charting a Strategic Course for Your Non-profit’s Future - Sally Migliore, Senior Associate, N.C. Center for

NonprofitsNow more than ever, nonprofits are doing more with less. Executive directors/CEOs

and boards of directors need to make critical decisions about how to survive in this environ-ment while thinking strategically about the long term. In this session, we’ll discuss how strategic planning can guide your organization to stay mission-focused and accomplish your goals.

Second Session: Mission Focused Fund Raising - Mary Anne Howard, Sandhills Regional Associate, North Carolina Community Foundation

Your organization is all about changing the world for the better. This session will help you determine how to use your organization’s mission to develop a fundraising strategy aligned with your mission. A lively and interactive session that explores how to tell the story of your organization and cultivate your ambassadors for fundraising success!

A $10.00 fee per person is required and lunch will be provided. In order to receive the most benefit for the organization, we ask that a Board member attend with an organization’s Executive Director. Registration is required and seating is limited. For more information call the Reidsville Chamber at 336-349-8481.

Growing Communities through Gardens is a planning and re-source guide for anyone who is thinking about starting a community garden (http://nccommunitygarden.ncsu.edu/index.html). The guide describes what a community garden is; the benefits; how to find or start a garden; and tips for growing, storing, preparing and enjoying fruits and vegetables. It also highlights state and national garden-

* Shop Local for Products and Services *

PLATINUM

SealMaster703 W. Decatur StreetP.O. Box 826, Madison, NC 27025Bob Krebs336-548-3250www.sealmaster.com

GOLD

Embarq320 First Avenue NW, Hickory, NC 28601Patricia Elmore888-999-7756www.embarq.com

Edward Jones Investments111 West Academy Street/P.O. Box 892Madison, NC 27025Cathy Smith,Investment Representative336-427-3671

Ray Funeral Home119 N. Market Street, Madison, NC 27025Terry Hames336-548-9606

Rockingham Office Machines & Supply414 W. Kings Highway, Eden, NC 27288Burton Matherly336-623-2965

Wright Printing Service1510 W. Academy Street/P.O. Box 483Madison, NC 27025Daniel & Carol Wright336-427-4768

SILVER

Best Western Hotel, Greensboro Airport7800 National Service Rd, Greensboro, NC 27409336-454-0333

Boone-Reynolds Funeral Service7671 NC 770/P.O. Box 184Eden, NC 27288336-623-3141

Bridgestone Aircraft Tire (USA), Inc.802 S. Ayersville Rd., Mayodan, NC 27027Ron Wise336-548-8110

BRONZE

Barry Z. Dodson, CPA201 South Market Street, Madison, NC 27025Barry Dodson336-548-2625

Garland RakestrawP.O. Box 13, Stoneville, NC 27048336-573-9269

Rakestraw PropertiesBuilding and Real Estate ServicesP.O. Box 1, Stoneville, NC 27048336-552-6402www.charlesrakestraw.com

Thank you for your participation in this program!

Contact the Chamber Office for information on how you can become a Member of Distinction.

Members of Distincton

Growing Communities Through Gardens

Nonprofit Education Session

The Rockingham County Partnership for Children is now accepting. . .

Champion for Children

AWARDNOMINATIONS

Make Your Reservations!

WRCC ANNUALMEMBERSHIP DINNER

March 23, 2010

336-548-6248

* Get Involved, Support Your Fellow Chamber Members*ing resources. Whether your “community” setting — work site, faith community, school, neighborhood — is considering starting a community garden or you are thinking about joining a garden near you, the primer walks you through the options, steps and resources to ensure success. The Reidsville Area Foundation is partnering with Rockingham County Cooperative Extension to help provide resources for community gardens in Rockingham County. This is a great opportunity to involve all generations in projects that will benefit us all. Please contact Brenda Sutton, Director of Rockingham County Cooperative Extension, for more information about how you and your organization can contribute 336-342-8230 or brenda_sutton@ncsu.edu.

The Rockingham County Business & Technology Center (RCBTC) announces that it has completed its technology upgrades funded by a $10,000 grant from the e-NC Authority. The upgrades include a wireless projector for its boardroom, a mobile electronic whiteboard tool that electronically captures meeting notes, new computers for staff, memory upgrades for computer lab PCs, two large monitors for use in the business counseling room and foyer and software upgrades.

Clients of the RCBTC will reap many benefits from these upgrades. First, the 40-inch monitor in the business counseling room improves the ability of the Center’s business counselors to provide computer-based assistance such as QuickBooks® and other financial analysis. The large screen allows clients to better view the work of the business counselor without people having to huddle around a small screen. The business counseling room is also enhanced by a new Mimio® whiteboard tool. This allows notes made during counsel-ing sessions to be captured electronically and saved for future reference or printed directly from the whiteboard to the printer. This will allow entrepreneur and small business clients to spend more time listening and learning and less time writing down every detail of meet-ings. With the upgrades to the computer lab, clients will benefit from the RCBTC’s ability to continue to evaluate and implement new tools that require more computing power.

The RCBTC is an e-NC Authority Business and Technology Telecenter designed to create an entrepreneur-friendly, technology-enabled environment in Rockingham County. The RCBTC helps entrepreneurs learn how to plan, start and grow businesses, while making sure they understand how to use technology to be competitive in today’s global marketplace. For more information call (336) 342-7853 or visit their web site at www.rcbtc.org.

February 14— Valentine’s Day

February 15— Presidents’ Day

February 17— Ash WednesdayF e b r u a r y 2 2 — Rockingham County Board of Commission-e r s M e e t i n g , 3:30 p.m., Gov-ernmental Center, Commissioners’

Chambers 2nd Floor, 371 NC Hwy 65, Wentworth; www.co.rockingham.nc.us/ccindex.htm.

February 22 — Rockingham County Board of Education Work Session Meeting, 6:00 p.m., RCS Central Office, 511 Harrington Highway, Eden; www.rock.k12.nc.us

February 22 — George Washington’s BirthdayFebruary 24 — Family Council Meeting – hosted

by the Penn Nursing Center at 2:00 p.m. in the Penn Center Dining Room. A program on elder law will be given. The public is invited to attend. For more information, please call Juliette Miller at 336-951-6021.

March 2 — Stoneville Town Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m.; www.town.stoneville.nc.us.

March 8 — Mayodan Town Council Meeting, council chambers, 7:00 p.m.; www.townofmayodan.com.

March 8 — Rockingham County Board of Educa-tion Meeting, 6:00 p.m., RCS Central Office, 511 Harrington Highway, Eden; www.rock.k12.nc.us

March 8 — Rockingham County Board of Com-missioners Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Governmental Center, Commissioners’ Chambers 2nd Floor, 371 NC Hwy 65, Wentworth; www.co.rockingham.nc.us/ccindex.htm.

March 11 — Madison Town Aldermen Meeting, 7:00 p.m.; www.townofmadison.org.

March 22 — Rockingham County Board of Edu-cation Work Session Meeting, 6:00 p.m., RCS Central Office, 511 Harrington Highway, Eden; www.rock.k12.nc.us

Business & Technology Center Goes Higher Tech

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the chamber office by:

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NewsletterInserts

February 13, 2010

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Deep SpringsCountry Club

Madison-Mayodan Rotary Club’s

Tasting Extravaganza

Area Events

March 22 — Rockingham County Board of Com-missioners Meeting, 3:30 p.m., Governmental Center, Commissioners’ Chambers 2nd Floor, 371 NC Hwy 65, Wentworth; www.co.rockingham.nc.us/ccindex.htm.

American Red Cross Blood Drive — For schedule or more information see the website at www.redcrossnet.org; 336-349-3434.

Annie Penn’s Chapel Services - A brief, weekly wor-ship service is held in the Annie Penn Chapel near the 2B elevators each Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. The ten-minute service is led by Annie Penn Chaplain, Patricia Wright. All staff, patients, and visitors are invited to attend. The service is non-denominational.

Childbirth Classes – 7 to 9 pm on Tuesdays in the Annie Penn Womankind Center on the hospital’s fourth floor. Learn skills parents’ need for a more informed and rewarding labor and childbirth. Also included is parenting information on top-ics such as first aid, infant safety, infant care & feeding, and healthy family relationships. A tour of Women’s Hospital’s Maternity Care Center will also be featured. The cost of the 5-class series is $45.00. For Class dates and registra-tion, please call 336-832-6682, 336-832-8000, or register online at www.mosescone.com. Be sure to indicate that the class location is Annie Penn Hospital.

Community Accents — weekdays live at 8:30 a.m. and rebroadcast at 6:30 p.m. Public Affairs Program on the air since 1985. Sponsored by Home Sav-ings Bank. www.wloewmyn.com

Community and Workforce Education Courses available at Rockingham Community College – for more information call 342-4261, ext 2140 or check out the website at www.rockinghamcc.edu.

Group Diabetes Classes – Annie Penn Hospital of-fers FREE Diabetes Group Classes twice a week to Rockingham County residents. Walk-ins are welcome. All classes will be held in Dining Room C in the Annie Penn Cafeteria on the ground floor of the hospital. The morning classes will be held each Tuesday from 10:00 -11:00 a.m. The after-noon classes will be held Thursday afternoons from 3:00 – 4:00 pm. For more information,

please call 336-951-4673.House Calls — Call in Radio Show, 11:30 a.m. every

Wednesday, 1490 WLOE AM • 1420 WMYN AM, originating from Morehead Hospital it is hosted by Kerry Faunce, Morehead Hospital Mar-keting Director and Torrey Goard, Community Health Educator. Rebroadcast at 6:00 p.m.

Let’s Talk — Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, live at 11:30 a.m. and rebroadcast at 6:00 p.m., 1490 WLOE AM • 1420 WMYN AM. Listener calls, Trading Post/Swap Shop, community conversa-tion, information features, local and national guests. www.wloewmyn.com

9:00 Information Hour, 1490 WLOE AM • 1420 WMYN AM, weekday mornings, Annette and Mike Moore, local news, obituaries, Birthday Club, Wedding/Anniversary Time, Community Calendar and other information features. www.wloewmyn.com

Rockingham County Theatre Guild — For current production information, auditions, etc. see the website at www.tgrc-nc.com.

Support Groups & Classes are offered by Annie Penn Hospital (www.mosescone.com) and Morehead Memorial Hospital (www.morehead.org) each month. Please check their websites for details.

Talking Murals — A 30-minute presentation of three large paintings, brilliantly colorful, professionally narrated, and enhanced by a computerized lighting and sound system; at Mount Tabor United Methodist Church, Hwy 220 South, Madison, free admission, open Mon-Sat 10-5, Sunday 1-5, closed on holidays.

Flyers included in the mailed edition...

Frazier’s Accounting & Tax Services“Tax Time Doesn’t Have To Be Dreaded”

Madison-Mayodan Rotary Club“Tasting Extravanza”

Vocational Rehabilitation“Would you like to save time & money and

find a good employee?”Wright Printing

“Why Go Out Of Town For Your Printing?”