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Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce
907 North Main St. Suite 200
Anderson, SC 29621

Phone: (864) 226-3454
Fax (864) 226-3300 

Chamber Award Nominations Now Being Accepted

The Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting nominations for it’s annual presentation of Business Advocate of the Year Award, sponsored by Duke Energy; Leadership Alumni Community Service Award; and Non-Profit Director of the Year Award.

The recipients will be recognized at the Chamber’s 2007 Annual Meeting Luncheon presented by Duke Energy on January 12, 2007 at the Hilton Garden Inn and Destination Pointe Event Center.

All nominees must be members of the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce and in good standing. All nominations must be received no later than November 30, 2006.

The Duke Energy Business Advocate of the Year Award recognizes the individual that has demonstrated outstanding service, initiative and involvement in the community over the past year. This service and involvement may include, but is not limited to, activities such as corporate sponsorships, employee volunteerism, corporate participation in community programs/events, employee or corporate fund drives or donations or community outreach. The honoree must work in Anderson County, be a member of the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce and his/her service must have contributed to the betterment of the County. Past recipients are: 2005 John Miller, Jr., FACHE and 2006 Mayor Richard Shirley.

The Leadership Alumni Community Service Award has been established to honor individuals who exemplify the principles of community leadership. All nominees must be graduates of the Leadership Anderson program. Nominations must include evidence of the nominee’s actual leadership efforts and accomplishments that help strengthen and transform our community, collaborative skills, comprehensive knowledge of the community, active assistance to others in identifying and developing their leadership potential, genuine and generous commitment to a successful and sustainable future for our community, appreciation for diversity in people and ideas, vision or visionary skills, and willingness to take risks. Past recipients are: 2005 Lynn Kay and 2006 Jim Harris.

The Non-Profit Director of the Year Award recognizes the Anderson County non-profit organization director that has demonstrated the strongest effort in successfully using its organization’s mission and resources to improve the quality of life and business in Anderson County. The selected non-profit director will have shown superior commitment to working in close partnership with the business community to achieve the desired results. This support may include, but is not limited to, areas such as Workforce Development, Counseling, Education, Business Support Services, Health Care, Cultural Arts, Social Services, Youth Support Services, Cultivating Community Leadership, and Family Support Services. Past recipients are: 2005 Kimberly Spears and 2006 Alex Spainhour.

Click here to download the nomination forms for Business Advocate of the Year, Leadership Alumni Community Service Award, and Non-Profit Director of the Year. For more information, contact R. Lynn Scott, at the Chamber at (864) 226-3454.

What Are Your Legislative Priorities?

As we begin to set the Businesss Agenda for the 2007 legislative year, we are looking for your input as it pertains to legislative initiatives to address prime concerns expressed by Chamber members and the business community.

Please complete this Survey by Friday, November 10, 2006. Thank you for your time and interest.

What Do YOU Imagine for Anderson?

Imagine Anderson is a community-wide visioning initiative designed to gather input from all Anderson County citizens and create a 20-year plan for our community. Imagine....what will Anderson County be in the year 2026? With broad-based citizen input, project leaders hope to develop a vision for the ideal Anderson, as well as a plan for achieving goals identified during the “imagining” process.

During the month of October, local citizens participated in a series of Town Hall Meetings that were hosted throughout Anderson County as part of the Imagine Anderson visioning process. These public forums offered residents the opportunity to discuss topics of interest and concern to them and their families in the areas of business, economic development, education, the arts, government, diversity and environment.

While the formal input meetings have concluded, citizens can still submit their input by completing a Vision Input Form. This form can be obtained by visiting the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce or by accessing the initiative’s web site at www.imagineanderson.com. If you were unable to attend one of the Town Hall Meetings, we encourage you to complete an input form. It is vital that everyone’s voice be heard as part of this visioning process. On January 18, 2007, a draft of the vision plan will be presented to the community for their review and discussion.

“Taking time to think about the future of Anderson will enable us to shape how growth takes place,” said Doug McDougald, Jr., chairman of the Imagine Anderson steering committee. “Imagine Anderson is a way to give citizens a say in their community’s future. When citizens are brought into the vision-creation process, they become invested. A community vision emerges that they own. They become stakeholders in their community’s future.”

For more information on Imagine Anderson, please contact Cindy Hopkins at the Chamber at 864-226-3454 or at chopkins@andersonscchamber.com.

Vision Investors Anderson County Civic Center of Anderson City of Anderson Design South Professionals, Inc. Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce Duke Energy Anderson County Development Partnership Fairway Outdoor Advertising Anderson School District 1 Martin Advertising Anderson School District 2 Piedmont Natural Gas Anderson School District 3 SENIOR Solutions Anderson School District 4 Tri-County Technical College Anderson School District 5 Anderson Independent Mail Anderson Journal AnMed Health

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ORDER FORM FOR THE NEW 2007 ANDERSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWCOMER’S GUIDE

In order for the Chamber to have adequate copies for the year, please order all copies that your company will need for 12 months. Publications will be delivered to the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce in January 2007. We will either mail or hand deliver all Guides.

This publication is ranked number one in Anderson County for readership, diverse distribution, and is widely used by hospitals, schools, medical clinics, real estate, large employers, banks, the City of Anderson, Economic Development and much more. Additionally the Newcomer’s Guide is a national award winning publication (ACCE Awards)!

Click on this link to download the Newcomer's Guide order form.

Ambassador of the Month Recognized

The Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Andy Blondeau with the Anderson Convention and Visitors Bureau has been named Ambassador of the Month for October 2006 by accruing 23 “Ambassador Points”.

Andy serves as the Sales Manager at the Anderson Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) where he works with meeting planners, tournament directors and group tour leaders to increase overnight visitation in Anderson County. The CVB is the destination marketing organization for Anderson & Anderson County.  It promotes the area as a destination for leisure travel and conventions, meetings, reunions and sports tournaments.  Its mission is to put “heads in beds” by generating overnight hotel occupancy.  The economic and quality of life benefits that result from hosting groups in our community include the sale of hotel rooms and meals purchased by visitors while increasing the visitor’s awareness of the local community.  For more information, visit www.visitanderson.com.

In addition to volunteering for the Chamber, Andy is also an active member of Fort Hill Presbyterian Church in Clemson and serves as a board member for the Anderson County Arts Center.

The Ambassadors are a select group of dedicated volunteers who serve as the public relations arm of the Anderson Area Chamber. They assist the Chamber staff in welcoming new members into the Chamber, obtaining feedback from its existing members, hosting ribbon cutting and ground breaking ceremonies, and offering volunteer support to Chamber events. For more information on the Ambassador program, please contact Cindy Hopkins at 864-226-3454.

New Horizons e-Advertising

The Anderson Chamber's e-newsletter, New Horizons, is distributed monthly via email to over 1200 member business representatives and is posted on our website. In addition, your ad will have an active link to your company's website. Take advantage of this great advertising opportunity, available ONLY to Chamber members.

All ads must be submitted to the Chamber in JPEG (.jpg) format before the 21st of each month to be included in the upcoming issues. To reserve your advertising space for our New Horizons e-newsletter or if you have questions, contact Lynn Scott at the Chamber at (864) 226-3454.