CHAMBER BUSINESS MONTHLY Hilton Head Island • Bluffton … · 2014-11-07 · chamber event...

CHAMBER BUSINESSA monthly publication of the

Hilton Head Island • Bluffton Chamber of Commerce

MONTHLYJUNE 2013

2 record-breaking success

Membership Event

5 we want to hear from you

The Bluffton Brand

6 small biz salute Business Week Wrap-Up

7 summer networking

Oldfield Style

MEMBERSHIP EvEntcELEBRAtIng SUccESS

2 CHAMBER BUSINESS monthly | June 2013

welcome new members! chamber event exceeds expectations

he Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce’s

recent membership event garnered over 180 new members in

two days.

“We had an incredible team of business and community

leaders that led the charge,” said Chamber President and

CEO Bill Miles. “It was a record-setting membership event

and we couldn’t have done it without the 100+ member

volunteers who made it happen.”

The voice of business in our community was strengthened

in a very big way, as member volunteers reached out to

others in the business community to let them know what the

chamber has meant to their business and how it makes a

positive impact on the Lowcountry.

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“Our chamber membership has been critical to our success and opened many doors of opportunity. Our membership and recognition by the

business community has helped Pino Gelato in our expansion strategy.”-Ramona Fantini

Pino Gelato

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Ace Basin AviationAerotekAffordable Auto RepairApex SystemsAtlantic Pest ControlAtlantic RadiologyBella ColorBFG CommunicationsBlue Moon ConstructionBluffton ElectricBluffton Nationwide InsuranceBluffton Okatie Primary CareBoy Scouts of AmericaBRW Construction GroupCalibogue Properties, LLCCapital Empire CouncilCarolina Meter ServiceCarolina Tree CareCash Back CorpCDDCCentral Church of GodCharles SampsonClayton RollisonCleland Site PrepCliff Taylor ElectricClub KeyCoastline Construction ServicesComForcare Home CareCompass Commercial RealtyCompass ConstructionComprehensive Family CareCovert AireCox Industries, IncDaytona Coast CallDaytona RSVPDeSimone ConstructionDiscount Credit Card SupplyDiversified ChemicalsD.M. Cribb & Company, Inc.Dr. Debi LynesDr. George Camp, DDSDr. Jonathan SackEcofoam InsulationEithnecoEsposito Construction, Inc.

Equitable Property ManagementEvergreen Natural CleaningExpress InvestmentsFarmers Heating & Air ConditioningFiddler StudioFirst Federal Wealth ManagementFranklin FundingGE/GexproGenesis LawncareGeorgia Emergency AssociatesGeorgia Furniture & InteriorsGreenleaf, Inc.GRP FundingGW ServicesHand & Tanner Financial GroupHawg Wild BBQHH St. Patrick’s Day ParadeHidden Treasures Vintage & ThriftHilton Head Baseball AssociationHilton Head Comedy & Magic ClubHilton Head Ice CreamHilton Head Primary CareHouse of ColorHSA Engineers & ScientistsiPayment, Inc.IN Compass HealthInfratech CorporationInsight ImagingInterstate All Battery CenterIT SavvyJDRF Palmetto ChapterJW Plumbing ServicesKim’s Yin & Yang AcupunctureKinghorn Insurance AgencyKremer Water TreatmentKym GreeneLaw Office of Maria Balbus ParkerLaw Office of Paula KilgoreLaw Offices of David GeisLegendary Golf EnterprisesLou Go Short CutLowcountry Medical CareLowCountry PoolsLynn Halpin, LLCMako Surgical

Mathnasium of BlufftonMay River Custom HomesMcFarland CascadeMcWaters, Inc.Met Life Chris JonesMi Tierra Hilton HeadMickey’s Pub / Pizza Dal MareMidasMidland MortgageMTO ConsultingNeighborhood Outreach ConnectionNew Island PlaygroundNick’s Steak & SeafoodNorthpoint Heating & AirOcho Locos RestaurantOkatie Ale HouseOutsource ServicesPalmetto Cabinet StudioPalmetto Kiwanis ClubPan Fresco Ole, LLCPaper Chemical Supply CompanyParrish & Gwinn InsurancePaulie’s ProducePeacock Law Group of the LowcountryPhocon Inc. Insurance AnalystsPhysical Home DamagePLAY Custom Home TechnologyPorch OutfittersPour Richard’sPremium ConstructionPriority Payment SystemsRandy Young’s Custom UpholsteryRed Sky Travel InsuranceReminiscent HomesRobert Going Law FirmRSVPRuby Lee’sRustic PizzaSage Right-of-Way ManagementSanders Appraisal GroupSC LandscapesSCPSea Island KitchensSea Monkeys Watersports

Seascape ServicesSexy by NatureSheffield Oil Co.Shoreline Soft Pressure WashSmith Law, LLCSouthern Motors HondaSpecial Olympics - Area 8Spine Institute of the CarolinasState Farm - Kevin SevierStone by Stone DesignSumter UtilitiesSun BicyclesTapas RestaurantTennis Industry AssociationTeranova RedevelopmentTerry Lee ContractingThe Lovely GourmetThe Rider GroupTiffany NailsTimberstone EnterprisesTim’s Crane & RiggingTina Alexander JohnsonTitan LEDTop Dollar PawnTransformation RemodelingTransportation Safety ApparelTropical BuildersT-Square Surveying CompanyTula Holdings, LLCTwo Brothers RoofingUltimate ConstructionUltimate Deli ProvisionsUltimate Floor Care ServiceUnisource Mortgage ServicesUTR TransportVariety Floor CoveringViking ConstructionViolet CleaningWest Olivetti, LLCWiseman & Reilley, LLCWits End CleaningYoung LifeYour Chamber ConnectionZerorez Carpet

Welcome New Chamber Members


membership renewals: thanks to our long-standing chamber members and welcome new members

30+ YEARSHilton Head Marriott Resort & SpaHub International SoutheastSearchlight RealtyBeach House ResortVagabond Cruise

20-29 YEARSAccommodations from Island Getaway RentalsAqua Sports-Sea Wolf Charters Furniture DirectHampton Inn Hilton HeadIsland CommunicationsNBSCRMC Resort ManagementTom Crews Architects, Inc.Wild Wing Cafe

15-19 YEARSBroad Creek MarinaDisney’s Hilton Head Island ResortDolphin & Nature CruiseGray’s Heating, Air Conditioning & ApplianceGullah Heritage Trail ToursJ.K. Tiller Associates, Inc.Lang’s Heating & Air ConditioningNative Island Business & Community Affairs Association

10-14 YEARSColony Properties, LLCEngineered SystemsGrace Community ChurchHilton Head Guest ServicesHilton Head Island Motorcoach ResortIL CarpaccioJordon GraysonMichael Anthony’s Cucina ItalianaPatricia’s of Hilton Head Inc.Progressive Technology IncSouth Carolina Repertory CompanySouthern Wine & SpiritsSperry VanNessThe SmokehouseZonta Club of Hilton Head Island

4-9 YEARSAGC Gutter CompanyAll My Sons/ InterceptAndy Twisdale Real Estate at Charter 1 NorthBaldwin Aviation Safety & ComplianceBudget Blinds of the LowcountryCPC Yellow PagesDowntown Catering & EventsFiesta Fresh Mexican Grill-NorthItalian American Club Hilton HeadJonas Gadson Unlimited - A Corporate Training CompanyMiller Long Term RentalsNorthwestern Mutual Financial NetworkPalmetto Dunes General Store at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront ResortProperty Preservation, Inc.Sea Grass GrilleShelter Cove DentalSun City Hilton Head Community Association, Inc.

1-3 YEARSA-1 Pool ServiceAgape Hospice of the LowcountryAhh Green Spa LLCASPPMBluffton RotaryBrooks BrothersCandlewood SuitesCourt Atkins ArchitectsEmeritus at Palm CourtErickson AssociatesEthan AllenForms & Supply, Inc.Fresh ProduceGreen Goods Wholesale NurseryHarbour Town Yacht ClubHilton Head Island Real Estate Brokers, Inc.Howell-Chase Heating & Air ConditioningHumphrey & Saben, LLCLaughlin & Bowen PCLaw Offices of Sally A. GardockiLowcountry Dental CenterOcean DentalPalmetto Dental Arts

Park Lane Hotel & SuitesProfessional Pathology ServicesRaymond James & Associates, Inc.Rose Hill Plantation Property Owners’ Association, Inc.Smith Stearns Tennis AcademySouth Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathemetics FoundationSubway

Did You Know… The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce has one of the highest chamber member retention rates in the nation.

DayBreak of the LowcountryDon Ryan Center for InnovationESPN RadioGC IncentivesHub International Southeast, BlufftonJoe Loves Lobster RollsMindStream AcademyReebok Crossfit Coastal CarolinaRichard Momar Yapo CuanangSalesReach SoftwareVintage MarketWild YogurtUniHealth Home HealthRadio Sol CommunicationsPink Magazine/Spa Guide of the LowcountryNew York Life Insurance CompanyCoastal HomeFieldstoneBleu Jean Boutique Bleu Door Furniture & InteriorsStaplesGeneration Portraits by AudraLava 24 FitnessRoy’s Place Cafe & CateringHazel Digital Media

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bluffton branding partnership invites community input

he chamber, in partnership with the Town of

Bluffton, is holding Bluffton brand development

community sessions at Bluffton Rotary Community

Center/Oscar Frazier Park on June 25 and 26 from

4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

The collaborative sessions invite the Bluffton

community to come together to identify Bluffton’s

core values and share their input for Bluffton as a

community where residents, business and economic

development thrive along with visitors and the travel

and tourism industry.

The sessions will be led by Dr. Simon Hudson,

director of the SmartState Center of Excellence in

Tourism at the University of South Carolina, along

with researchers from USC Columbia and USC

Beaufort.

The community is invited to join in the brand

development discussion and encouraged to come

ready to provide ideas.

RSVP to Leta Salazar at [email protected].

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small business week celebrates lowcountry business community

M ore than 500 chamber members along with the Lowcountry business

community joined the chamber in our salute to small business during

Chamber Small Business Week, May 20-24.

The chamber’s Small Business of the Year

Awards luncheon was the highlight of the week’s

events. New this year, two local businesses were

honored with the prestigious awards recognizing

both a Successful Start-Up of the Year as well as

the Small Business of the Year.

“Downtown Deli and Downtown Catering

Company, the 2012 Small Business of the Year

Award recipient, along with Mindstream Academy,

our inaugural Successful Start-Up of the Year Award

winner, are members that are distinguished by

their success, and they also serve as an inspiration

to others,” said Bill Miles, chamber president and

CEO.

Previous award winners were also recognized and honored at the award ceremony.

Keynote speaker James M. Wordsworth, chairman, Small Council for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, addresses attendees at the Small Business of the Year Award Luncheon.

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Congratulations to 2012 winners! Downtown Deli and Downtown Catering Co., Small Business of the Year Award winner, and MindStream Academy, Successful Start-Up of the Year Award recipient. Above from left, MindStream Academy’s Kylie Ferguson, Ray Travaglione, founder and CEO, and Sarah Stone; alongside Tom Upshaw, chamber board chair; and Ryan and Leah McCarthy of Downtown Deli and Downtown Catering Co., with daughter Kate, son Aiden and staff members Marc Anderson and Edna Elliott.

Over 150 attendees enjoyed casual networking at Small Business Week’s Pork in the Parking Lot, Wine & Cheese Bluffton reception and Social Media’s “Geeks After Hours!”


C H A M B E R E V E N T S

JUNE11 Coffee Talk: Connecting Business in Bluffton Guest Speaker: Bluffton Mayor Lisa Sulka 8:30-9:30 a.m. Tavern 46, Bluffton

20 Business After Hours 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Oldfield Club

26 Chamber Young Professionals Group 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Corks, Bluffton JULY25 Bluffton Regional Business Council Luncheon 12:00 p.m. Hampton Hall Clubhouse

31 Chamber Young Professionals Group 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Corks, Bluffton

business after hours brings summer fun oldfield-style

Join us for June’s Business After Hours at Oldfield Club on Thursday, June 20 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. and enjoy some summer fun with a Lowcountry twist as you sample great signature specialties along with complimentary beer and wine, great door prizes and more!

The cost to attend is $10 for chamber members and $20 for non-members. For more information go to hiltonheadchamber.org.

on the scene

Business After Hours was a great success at Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island, kicked-off with a grand re-opening ceremony

and oceanside networking!

Jeanie Becker has joined Weichert Realtors Coastal Properties as an agent. She has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and holds designations as a certified financial planner and

certified trust and financial advisor.

Suzi Hicks has been promoted to an assistant manager for Camp Hilton Head. She previously served as a member of senior staff and will assume responsibilities with the company’s three Sea Pines

stores located in Harbour Town and South Beach.

Jamie Harrison has joined The Greenery, Inc. as retail manager. Harrison formerly served as store team leader with Target Corp., in greater Detroit, MI. She will oversee retail operations, staff

management, sales and inventory.

Tisha Martin has joined Serendipity Medical Spa as a registered nurse specializing in skin care. Martin has over 15 years of experience and specializes in dermatology, lasers and aesthetics.

Ernest Lopez has joined StoneWorks as an architectural draftsman. He has a master’s degree in architecture from Savannah College of Art and Design and has worked with architectural and

engineering firms in the Hilton Head Island and Savannah area.

Kelly Sigg has joined BB&T-Carswell Insurance Services sales staff as a personal lines producer. Sigg formerly served as marine department sales manager for Allen & Furr Insurance, Inc. in Roswell,

GA and has over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. Dr. Gina Mounfield has been appointed interim president for Technical College of the Lowcountry. She has served as the TCL vice president for academic affairs since 2007. Prior to TCL, she served as vice president for career programs at Midlands Technical College in Columbia, S.C.

Jerry Reeves has joined Gateway Realty as an agent. He formerly served as an agent with Celia Dunn/Sotheby’s International Realty. Reeves previously served on the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton

Chamber of Commerce board and the SC Coastal Conservation League.

Angela M. Ruppert has joined Weichert Realtors Coastal Properties as an agent in the Sun City office. Ruppert holds a certified nursing assistant license and has over 20 years of experience as a

construction business manager.

Jesamen Singleton has been promoted to an assistant manager for Camp Hilton Head. She previously served as a member of senior staff and will assume responsibilities with the company’s three

Sea Pines stores located in Harbour Town and South Beach.

Melissa Brock has been promoted to business developer for The Greenery, Inc. She previously served as the office administrator for the firm’s construction department. Brock will handle development and

estimates for commercial and residential landscape construction.

Jackie Mead has joined Keller Williams Realty as an agent. She also serves as operations specialist at ResortQuest by Wyndham Vacation Rental Company.

Victor Colon has joined StoneWorks as office manager. He formerly served as senior accountant and comptroller for Coastal Atlantic Equipment in Richmond Hill, GA.


To submit information, please email: [email protected]

who’s who: ANd wHO’S wHERE

member spotlight: dino calamariits classics/uniform work & sport

From t-shirts to monogrammed beach towels, ITS Classics has established itself as one of the Lowcountry’s small business success stories. When Dino Calamari, president and owner, set up shop with his father in Coligny Plaza, the year was 1984 and the Island had what he refers to “as a slower pace.” Fast forward to today, the Lowcountry has expanded and ITS Classics has developed right along with it, offering a uniform work and sport line, as well as screen printing and embroidery.

“As one of the first resort shops, we had a hard time stocking what we needed - Hilton Head Island named apparel,” reminisces Calamari. “So we decided to produce our own resort apparel and Island T-Shirt Sales was born, now known as ITS Classics.”

These days, they’ve got you covered. From the Island’s well-visited Top of the Lighthouse to Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island, and many more Island retailers, ITS Classics apparel, retail items including cups, bags, keychains and duffles, plus their popular Just Towels division have become synonymous with the Lowcountry.

“Like any business, it evolves and you follow that. The whole path and plan, life kind of maps it out for you,” says Calamari with a laugh. Where’s it leading now? “Monogramming, Letteritgirl.com – we just kicked it off this month, available through our website.” ITS Classics, ever evolving.


June business news:

U.S. sales of new homes rose in April with strong gains indicating the housing recovery continues to strengthen, nearly matching the fastest pace in five years and driving median prices to a record high.

New home sales increased 2.3 percent in April from March to a seasonally adjusted rate of 454,000, according to the Commerce Department. That’s only slightly below January’s pace of 458,000, which was the fastest since July, 2008.

NATIONAL HOME SALES SHOw STRONg SURgE

In today’s increasingly digital business environment, it has become a matter of routine for many employers to issue smartphones to their workers and to pay for the data plan.

While most companies don’t expect employees to always be accessible, if flexibility is a factor in your business, you may want to consider making it easy to work on the go.

Leaders of a small financial planning company based in Reston, VA, decided to promote work-life balance among employees by giving them iPads rather than smartphones. With iPads, employees are less pressured to take calls after hours.

“We as a firm have tried to set the expectation that night is our family time,” said Jon Yankee, partner and chief financial officer of the firm, Fox, Joss & Yankee. Sounds like a good investment. Side benefits may include increased retention and job satisfaction.

— Source: The Washington Post

dOINg BUSINESS BETTERWork Life Balance: iPads Can Do That Too?

T-SqUARE SURVEyINGJustin Smith, PLS139 Burnt Church RoadBluffton, SCwww.tsquaresurveying.inc

T-Square Surveying has been providing land surveying services to the Lowcountry for over 35 years. From as-built surveys, foundation layouts, tree & topographic, elevation certificates, construction staking, and ALTA surveys, we handle all surveying needs.

SEA ISLAND KITCHENSScott Pleimann46 Old Wild Horse RoadHilton Head Island, SCwww.seaislandkitchens.com

Sea Island Kitchens is a design studio specializing in both residential and commercial properties. We provide custom designs for cabinetry, hardware and counter tops that are unique, creative and functional, meeting each customer’s individual needs.

new member: HIgHLIgHTS

Is your business taking advantage of our no-cost Hilton Head Island Insider marketing program?

Offers can be updated throughout the year to showcase seasonal offerings. To date, we have over 120,000 Insiders.

Chamber members can submit special offers to Elizabeth Simpson at [email protected]

THAT’S gOOd AdvICEHilton Head Insiders: a great way to reach your market

The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce & Visitor and Convention Bureau recently won its 15th consecutive Pinnacle Award for service excellence. The honorees are chosen by the readers of Successful Meetings magazine.

The accolade is awarded to visitor and convention bureaus, hotels and conference centers for hospitality excellence. The sales staff was recognized by meeting planners for an outstanding job in servicing meetings, incentive travel programs, trade shows and conventions during the previous year. This recognition represents an earned reputation as the most credible and prestigious symbol of excellence among planners and corporate and association executives.

CHAMBER’S vCB gARNERS PRESTIgIOUS PINNACLE AwARd

congratulations to the winners of the 21st annual business golf classic!

FLIGHT A1st Place: Fresh Produce, shown above; 2nd Place: BB&T Carswell

Insurance; 3rd Place: Resort Rentals of Hilton Head Island

FLIGHT B1st Place:

First Federal, shown left2nd Place:

Hilton Head Regional Healthcare3rd Place:

Linn Media-WJCL


thank you: wE COULdN’T HAvE dONE IT wITHOUT YOU...• Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island for hosting a great Business After Hours and new member reception

• Chamber Business Golf Classic presenting sponsor ServPro of Beaufort County, host Berkeley Hall Club and all of our prize sponsors

• Special thanks to our sponsors and chamber member partners for taking part in Chamber Small Business Week including supporting sponsor Sam’s Club, The Smokehouse for Pork in the Parking Lot, Corks Bluffton for sponsoring our Member Appreciation Wine & Cheese Reception at the chamber’s Bluffton office, Colleton River Plantation for hosting the Social Media Seminar and “Geeks After Hours” and Country Club of Hilton Head for hosting the Small Business of the Year Awards Luncheon

• Thanks to all our Chamber Bike & Dine Week partners for making our first inaugural Bike & Dine Week a great success including participating member restaurants and bicycling month partners the Town of Hilton Head Island, the Bicycling Advisory Committee; host hotels: Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa, The Beach House and The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa, Sponsor Elev8 Bikes, and participating bike shops Hilton Head Outfitters, The Bike Doctor, Road Fish Bike Shop and Hilton Head Bicycle Company

in the news:

Hilton Head Island topped the list in Parents magazine’s May issue roundup of “Top 10 Best Beach Towns” in the nation.

“These sea-worthy destinations deliver all the ingredients for a magical stay with the kids, pristine ocean water, nature activities and a boatload of inland fun.”

Parents has a circulation of 2.2 million readers its website reaches

817,902 visitors each month.

parents magazine names island #1 beach town

At Bon Appetit, travel is all about the food, so it’s no surprise their 10 Best Food Lover’s Hotels in America epicurean favorites featured “meals even more indulgent than the beds.”

The culinary publication’s May issue touted The Inn at Palmetto Bluff as “a Lowcountry wonderland, biscuits and all...”

the inn at palmetto bluff: a top 10 bon appetit favorite

Southern Living showcases Hilton Head Island in its June issue “Bliss on a Budget,” feature which “rounded up five $500 weekends at some of the region’s hottest beaches from Miami to Hilton Head Island.”

The best of the south favorite picks included South Beach Inn, Salty Dog Café, Beach House Resort, Tiki Hut beach bar, Skull Creek Boathouse and CharBar Co. plus kayaking with Hilton Head Outfitters and 12 miles of beaches.

Southern Living has a circulation of 2.8 million readers and over a million unique visitors each month to its website.

southern living showcases island

CNBC viewers recently received a snapshot view of the Hilton Head Island’s real estate market on CNBC’s popular “Street Signs” program.

Part of CNBC’s “Business of Summer” series, the show focused

on real estate in three East Coast markets. CNBC also shot footage for another program featuring the Island’s real estate market scheduled to air June 21.

cnbc “street signs” touts island real estate


members making news: JUNEcoMMUnItY foUnDAtIon of tHE LowcoUntRY recently awarded $190,000 in grants to four area organizations bringing its total grantmaking to more than $47 million in its 18-year history. Grants were awarded to The Children’s Center, Family Promise of Beaufort County, Island Recreation Association and Technical College of the Lowcountry Foundation, Inc.

HILton HEAD AccoMMoDAtIonS recently announced the launch of their new website, www.HiltonHeadUSA.com which allows visitors to book lodging online and find information and things to do via an integrated google- optimized map, informational blogs and valuable specials and packages. The social media newsroom offers a real time look from social media channels.

HILton HEAD HoSPItAL recently received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The recognition signifies that the hospital has reached an exceptional goal of treating heart failure patients according to the guidelines of care recommended by the AHA and American College of Cardiology.

woMEn In PHILAntHRoPY a fund of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, recently awarded grants in the amount of $25,000 to area nonprofits. This year’s grant recipients were: Beaufort County First Steps, Bluffton Self Help, Friends of Caroline Hospice and Hope Haven of the Lowcountry.

HILton HEAD PUBLIc SERvIcE DIStRIct (PSD) has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association for the third consecutive year. The award is the highest form of recognition awarded by the association.

wEIcHERt REALtoRS coAStAL PRoPERtIES owners/brokers-in-charge, Karen and Joe Ryan, recognized the company’s top producers for the first quarter of 2013 at their recent Leader Luncheon. Realtors were: Lee Allen, Enid Anderson, Charlie Aslund, Larry and Eva Bell Gail Bromiley, Wendy Burchfield, Renee Fordyce, Pat Griffith, Chris and Robyn Henke, Sherryl Hennessey, Irene Jackiewicz, Ruth Kimball, Ann Lilly, Evelyn Meeder, Karen Ryan, Julia Schroeter, Bruce Strupp and Jack Tuney.

tHE HILton HEAD SHoRE notES recently won a first place medal in the small chorus division at the regional competition in Daytona, FL in April. In addition, six Shore Notes members also competed with Jacksonville Harmony, which placed first in the mid-size chorus category.

BEAUfoRt MEMoRIAL HoSPItAL recently opened their newly expanded LifeFit Wellness Center. The medically supervised exercise facility as well as the outpatient and cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation facilities have been relocated to the first floor of the hospital’s new medical and administrative center, located across from the main hospital campus.

wRIgHt InvEStMEnt PRoPERtIES a Memphis-based hotel investment and management firm, along with investment partner, Somera Capital Management, recently acquired the Hampton Inn on Hilton Head Island. The partners plan to spend approximately $500,000 in renovations to the 121-room hotel, including upgrades to the public space, guestrooms, exterior façade, landscaping and pool area.

HILton HEAD ISLAnD MotoRIng fEStIvAL & concoURS D’ELEgAncE and the festival’s charitable fund Driving Young America recently presented a charitable donation to the chamber’s Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Jr. Leadership Class. Since 2001, the motoring festival and DYA have contributed over $240,000 to automotive education and to youth programs.

PALMEtto DUnES ocEAnfRont RESoRt was recently named one of Top 10 Tennis Resorts in the world for 2013. The resort was ranked ninth by guests on TennisResortsOnline.com’s list of Top 100 Tennis Resorts and Camps, and ranked fourth for best junior tennis programs.

HILton HEAD IMAgES announced that photographer Geoffrey Hobbs has been awarded a Gold ADDY and three Silver ADDY’s in the 2013 ADDY Awards competition recently held in Savannah, GA. Hobbs received the awards for collateral and images for Georgia Ports Authority materials.

cHRIS coRKERn with The Prudential Insurance Co. and president of The Corkern Group of Bluffton, was recently named a member of the Prudential Agency Distribution President’s Council. The exclusive program recognizes the prestigious achievement of top-performing financial professionals.

WSAV-TV NBC, which serves the Lowcountry and the Savannah market, recently won five Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in television journalism including the organization’s top three categories. The announcement was by the Radio Television Digital News Association, which has been honoring outstanding achievement in electronic journalism with the Murrow Awards since 1971.

This continued an impressive trend as WSAV has been recognized with 26 Regional Murrow awards for excellence in journalism over the past six years. Among the honors, the coveted Murrow Award for Overall Excellence. It’s the fifth time in the last six years the WSAV’s entire staff has been so honored.

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