September/October 2001
METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Vol. 3, No. 5   

IN THIS ISSUE

Forward Together Well
on Its way to Accomplishing
Goals.............2

Chamber Launches Second
Augusta Award Search...4

New Business Development for Columbia County
.............6

Desitination 2020 - A
Vision for Our Future....11

Ribbon Cuttings...12

OTHER SECTIONS

LOCATION
REGIONAL ECONOMY
CORPORATE COMMUNITY
WORKFORCE
EDUCATION
TAXES & INCENTIVES
TRANSPORTATION
UTILITIES
QUALITY OF LIFE
THE COUNTIES

2001 Campaign
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THANK YOU CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS!

CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN
Pierce Blanchard - Georgia Bank & Trust

VICE CHAIRS
Mark Wills - Bank of America, Carolyn Tynan - Georgia Power, Andy Kingery - SunTrust, Richard Fairey - Wachovia

AMBASSADORS
Captain Nicole Leboeuf - Radisson Riverfront, Cheryl Carswell-Collins - Excel, Debby Kalliokoski - United Way, Teresa McNair - Goodwill, Lynn Parke - Knology, Angela Swarts - Spherion
Teams:
Atlanta Gas Light
Captain Carl Corley
Sharon Herrod
Jackie Jones
Sherri Romero Melton
Bank of America
Captain JoAnn Skinner
Phil Brigham
Robert Swearingen
Bob Wynn
Coca-Cola
Captain Larry McCord
Roscoe Brown
Marianne May
Joyce Williamson
Comcast
Captain Bill Botham
Tammy Benenhaley
Eric Lee Blackwell
Cathy Brooks
Susan Jones
Patrick Kelley
Tim Kiser
Doctors Hospital
Captain Jeff Simless
Debra Corley
Joy Fender
Shayne George
Teri Mobley
Kelly Penton
Ginger Tyra
Drugs Don’t Work

Captain Kristen Covington -Augusta Lab
Stephen Beckett - Busby’s
Ellen Carter - R. B. Wright Construction
Tom Miller - University Behavioral
Sam Sibley - Hale House Foundation

First Bank
Captain Sandra Davis
James Brantley
Hugh Hollar
Cedric Johnson
Laura Morgan
Don Skinner
First Union
Captain Dee O’Donnell
Rich Crawford
Ed Hoffman
Cameron Nixon
Georgia Bank & Trust
Captain Jay Forrester
Bert Bentley
Rob Bissell
Baxley Chew
Dee Ellis
Jim Jones
Walter Massingale
Larry Sides
Pam Tankersley
Paula Tankersley
Harry Vaiden
Insurance Team
Captain Tommy Norris
David Alalof - AHS & Associates
Richard Poythress - Dick Edwards
Stetson Videon - Dawson, Taylor & Company
Lockwood Greene
Captain Donna Davis
Cindy Schearer
Meybohm Realtors
Captain Grey Meybohm
Melba Chambers
Linda Crowell
Robert Dixon
Bunny Garcia
Mary Gillam
Kelley Johnson
Gayla Moore
Marie Neel
Carol Tapley
Jim Williams
Papa John’s Pizza
Captain Susan McArthur
David Buck
Mary Johnson
Eddie Jordan
SME & Friends
Captain Dawn Hatfield - Serotta, Maddocks
John Geer - PowerTel
Joseph Oller - E. I. Jackson
SouthTrust Bank
Captain Georgie Vesely
Marie Ellis
David Griswold
Kelley Mobley
Yvonne Rees
Julie Smith
SunTrust Bank
Co-Captain Mayclare Scherer
Co-Captain Shelia Stuberfield
Art Baber
Judy Bailey
Charles Bennett
Janet Burr
Jean Daniel
Cliff Echols
Roy Ellis
Jean Ferrer
Elaine Ivey
Lisa Mahaffey
Milledge Murray
Terri Parker
Mary Snead
Sharon Stonestreet
Larry Tilby
Sweetheart Cup Company
Captain Brett McGuire
Robert Bailey, Jr.
Nellise Johnson
Lane Keen
Wachovia Bank
Captain Robin Danforth
Ricardo Bonner
Scott Edwards
Jacqui Farrell
Sandy Nimmons
Brenae Thomann
Des Tidwell
CAMPAIGN SPONSORS
Baskin Robbins
French Market Grille
Funsville
Heavenly Ham
Holiday Inn West
La Maison on Telfair
Lucia’s Creations
Papa John’s Pizza
Peter S. Knox Conference Center
Piccadilly Cafeteria
Sam’s Club
Smoak’s Bakery &
Catering Service
Special Occasions
The Partridge Inn
The Pinnacle Club
DOOR PRIZES
Muns Welding-Greenjacket Baseball Tickets
Bank of America
Funsville Fun Park & Arcade
Golf Augusta
TGI Friday’s

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