Rose Hill, NC
1st Quarter 2014
Newsletter
Chamber of Commerce
Newsletter
We’re Cooking Up Business!
Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 985
Rose Hill, NC 28458
910.271.4673
www.ChamberofCommerce@rosehillNC.org
THE TRADING COMPANY OF ROSE HILL
website - www.RoseHillNC.org
2014 Officers
Tony James- President
Renee’ Mangum – Vice President
Rose Hill Chamber of Commerce 2013
Business of the Year!
Mandy James – Secretary
Amy Turner – Treasurer
2014 Board Members
Jack Frederick– Frederick’s Furniture
Judy Cavenaugh- Classic Cuts
Clint Blanton – Clint Blanton Const.
Lynn James – House of Raeford
The Rose Hill Chamber of
Commerce meets at 6pm
on the first Monday of
every month at the Town
Square Building in Rose
Hill unless otherwise
notified. Please join us!
Call Mandy at 910.271.4673 for
more information regarding
becoming a member and
meetings.
2014 Chamber of Commerce banquet
Even though it was postponed for a week due to the weather, the 2014 Chamber of
Commerce Banquet was a huge success! The Bistro at Duplin Winery provided the
perfect setting and atmosphere for the event and the food was excellent. The speakers
were informative as well as entertaining. All those who attended, no doubt, left more
knowledgeable about the economic mission and vision for Rose Hill and Duplin County
and were inspired to develop and nurture relationships made along their life’s journey,
“because everything is about relationships” – Rick Vernon(special guest speaker).
Many were honored at the banquet including – Tony Cavenaugh and his organization
“Cooking for a Cause” – an outreach program which conducts fundraisers for local
folks facing illnesses, Brandon Chestnutt-Fireman of the Year, and The Trading
Company of Rose Hill- Chamber of Commerce Business of the year
The 2014 Rose Hill Chamber of Commerce Officers and Board Members were sworn in
by Mayor Gary Boney and are now ready to get to work on the Chamber’s vision and
ideas for 2014 which were shared by Tony James-president. (see pictures page 6)
Congratulations to our First Quarter 2014
Planning has already begun
for the 2014 NC Poultry
Jubilee! If you would like to
help or want more info
please call NCPJ-Director,
David Morgan at
910.284.5859 or NCPJSecretary, Mandy James at
910.271.4673
Who saw the January 2014 issue
of Our State magazine? In it is an
interesting article which shines
a positive light on our
community. It highlights a few
of our local businesses,
The Trading Company of Rose Hill opened for business in 1918 and
is the longest continuously running business in Duplin County.
Wally and Tweetie Short(pictured above) purchased the Trading
Company in April 2011. Wally and Tweetie and staff have kept that
friendly small town atmosphere along with the personal customer
service that has always been found at The Trading Company of
Rose Hill.
including, Duplin Winery, House
of Raeford Farms, and the Rose
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Poultry Jubilee, our agricultural
In addition to hardware, tools, all- stock feed, dog food, garden
seeds, and all the obvious merchandise you might expect to find in
a rural small town’s hardware store, you will now be amazed to
find a 2,000+ square ft. “gun” show room which houses over 500
guns, accessories, and a large selection of ammunition. Their
collection of guns, include shotguns, rifles, military, tactical, and
pistols. They have a 90 day (no-cost) lay-away plan for guns and
they also offer a Gunsmith service.
You can now buy Wright, Billy Goat, Echo, and other name brand
lawn and garden equipment at The Trading Co. and for all of you
gardeners and landscapers out there, you will be happy to know
that, in the works, is a 5,000+ square foot lawn and garden center,
excepted to open this spring.
heritage, and much more.
Control/Click on the link below
and read the article
http://www.ourstate.com/rosehill/ . You will be even more
proud to be a resident and/or a
business member of Rose Hill,
NC.
The Trading Company of Rose Hill is proud to offer a full line of
Milwaukee power tools, Lodge Cast Iron Grills(and cookware),
Bayou Cookers, Purina Exclusive High Quality Dog Food, Case
pocket knives, and much, much more.
(Continued pg. 4)
Food for thought:
“Volunteerism is the voice of the
people put into action. These
actions shape and mold the
present into a future of which we
can all be proud.” -- Helen Dyer
– Our Main Squeeze - Saturday, May 3rd
Our Main Squeeze held at the Duplin County Events
Center. Food, Wine, Music and Fun!
Bands performing: Jim Quick and Coastline Band, The
Embers, The Entertainers. Call for VIP Parking information
and Tailgater Packages are available!
11:00am-7:00pm
General Tickets: $15.00/person
Club Member Tickets: $10.00/person
(800) 774-9634
All Tickets at the Gate: $20.00/person
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Happy 50 Anniversary
For Immediate Release
House of Raeford Farms, Inc.
January 2, 2014
Contact: Dave Witter
dave.witter@houseofraeford.com
910-289-6895
Rose Hill Insurance!
Serving Rose Hill and surrounding area since 1964
House of Raeford Farms’ Holiday Outreach Impacts Thousands in Need
Frank Murray - Owner
910.289.2529
Congrats Frank Murray, family, & staff!
House of Raeford Farms, Inc., with corporate offices in Rose Hill, NC, and their
employees provided much needed assistance to thousands of individuals and families in
the communities where the company operates during the Thanksgiving and Christmas
We wish you all many more successful years!
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Saturday, May 10 - Ann’s Art ClassMother’s Day Craft at :
seasons.
Through House of Raeford Farms F.L.O.C.K., the company’s non-profit outreach arm,
over 83,000 pounds of turkey and chicken were donated to North and South Carolina,
Georgia, and Louisiana employees, food banks, feeding programs, and a wide variety of
local organizations whose mission is to provide food and other support to those in need.
10:00am-2:00pm
In addition, employees in four facilities held food drives to assist residents in their
This special event with resident artist
Ann Farrior includes all the materials
to create your craft, lunch provided by
the Bistro and 1 glass of wine. We will
have a special mother’s day craft
planned for the group!
communities with donations of non-perishable food items. Associates at the Rose Hill
Tickets: $40/person
Director of Community Outreach for the company. “We try to responsibly distribute our
(800) 774-9634
and Wallace, NC plants as well as Nash Johnson and Sons’ Farms in Rose Hill and the
Arcadia, LA plant participated in the Angel Tree program, providing a variety of gifts
for foster children and youth from low income families. In many cases this would be the
only gifts they received this Christmas.
“F.L.O.C.K. endeavors to provide guidance and care for those in need”, said Curtis Carr,
resources to help meet these needs with House of Raeford Farms’ associates as well as
worthwhile local organizations with likeminded objectives.”
“We are constantly amazed at the number of caring people in our communities who
provide aid to others who are less fortunate”, Carr continued. “It truly blesses us to be a
partner in their efforts”.
Q & A- We ask you the question and you
send us the answer!
About House of Raeford Farms
Question- As a member of the Rose Hill
Chamber of Commerce, what are your
expectations of how a Chamber of
Commerce should function and what role
do you expect the Chamber to play in your
business?
providing chicken and turkey products to the foodservice, retail, and export
House of Raeford Farms, Inc. is one of the nation’s top ten largest poultry processors,
markets. The company is family-owned and operated with facilities in
Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The organization is
committed to employing the best people, maintaining and operating stateof-the-art facilities, producing the highest quality products, and providing
Please E-mail us with your answers, ideas,
expectations, and concerns to:
ChamberofCommerce@RoseHillNC.org
the utmost in customer service and satisfaction. For more information visit
www.houseofraeford.com .
Business of the Quarter
Frederick’s Furniture Company
315 South Sycamore Street, Rose Hill, NC 28458
Murphy-Brown South Central hosted an annual Blood Drive
on Thursday, February 20th near the Rosemary Building
Complex in Rose Hill, NC. There were a total of 29 pints of
blood donated.
Frederick’s Furniture Company just celebrated its 62nd
anniversary!! They opened for business in 1952. They have
over 40,000 square feet and twelve employees. They sell and
install hardwood flooring, vinyl, and carpet. They have
appliances and they sell Big Green Egg grills. They are a
source for gift items and accessories. They have jewelry,
flags, collegiate items, light houses, and Collard Green TShirts just to name a few.
In November 2013 thy opened a year-round Christmas
Shoppe and their latest addition is a ladies clothing boutique.
Come visit Jack Frederick and his friendly staff at Duplin
County’s largest and oldest furniture store and shop and
save!!!
MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
JOIN THE ROSE HILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND BECOME AN ACTIVE MEMBER!
Call Mandy James at 910.271.4673 for more info.
(The Trading Company of Rose Hill continued)
In addition to all of the fine merchandise you will find at the Trading Company, you can also have your LP Gas tank
refilled and obtain hunting and fishing licenses. The Trading Company is NC Wildlife Service Agency.
Come visit Wally, Tweetie, Eric, Carmen, David, Wayne, and Forest and see for yourself why The Trading Company of
Rose Hill is the 2013 Chamber of Commerce, “Business of the Year”!!!!
Congratulations once again to The Trading Company of Rose Hill
for being chosen Business of the Year for 2013!!
The Chamber of Commerce of Rose Hill is proud to have you as a member of the Chamber but mostly we are proud
to have you as a business in the town of Rose Hill. We thank you for all you do and all you have to offer our
community. We wish you and yours many more years of prosperity and success!
http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/2009/10/25-ways-you-can-support-your-small-town-chamber-of-commerce-so-that-they-cansupport-you by Joanne Steele on October 7, 2009
Things You Can Do to Support Your Small Town Chamber so That They Can
Support You.
1. Become a member of your chamber – it’s money well spent.
2. If you’re already a member, run for the Board
3. Encourage other businesses to join.
4. Volunteer to help with chamber events.
5. Go to meetings.
6. Support other chamber members’ businesses and thank them for being part of the chamber.
7. Network with other chamber members with complementary businesses and create a co-op
marketing group.
8. Take your business needs to your chamber board and ask for them to consider researching or
adding services you need. Things like:
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Business skills development workshops at reduced costs
Group health insurance options
Event insurance to be used for business group events
9. Take your concerns about the chamber directly to the director or chamber president – don’t
gossip, it’s damaging to your whole town.
10. Offer your skills and expertise to other businesses in town through a presentation for your
chamber.
11. Link to your chamber’s web site on your own web site.
12. Link to other chamber members.
13. Hold a chamber mixer at your business.
14. Advocate for you chamber at City Council meetings. Keep the chamber on your City
Council’s agenda when it comes time to distribute funding.
15. Send a letter to the editor in your local newspaper talking up what your chamber does for
your town.
16. Thank your chamber board often for their service to your town and business community.
Rose Hill Chamber of Commerce Banquet 2014