What a Difference a Decade Makes

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The Cocke County Partnership held their annual banquet & celebration on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center. The Cocke County Partnership celebrated the 10th anniversary of the organization.  ‘What a Difference a Decade Makes’ was the theme for this year’s annual banquet. They recognized those who have come before us in our community to form the Partnership and also reflected on the milestones of the organization over the past 10 years. In attendance from our AccuForce team pictured above are Jorge Martinez, Dreama Parsons and Crystal Hunley. AccuForce is happy to be a part of making businesses successful in Cocke County!

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AF attends the Greeneville Chamber Dinner

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Last Tuesday night, February 18, the Greeneville Chamber held it’s Annual Meeting and dinner at the General Morgan Inn in downtown Greeneville. The Annual Meeting is a social event in January, held to celebrate the accomplishments of the Partnership/Chamber during the past year.  Outstanding businesses and individuals are recognized, as well as various other individuals. Helping to celebrate all of the past year’s success in Greeneville from AccuForce, pictured above left to right, were Pam Gosnell, Lori Waddle, Crystal Hunley and Dreama Parsons. We were happy to be a part of this wonderful event at one of the loveliest locations in historic Greeneville!

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Red Shoe Gala Raises Funds

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On Saturday night, February 15, 2014, CASA of Kingsport hosted their annual Red Shoe Gala at the Meadowview Convention Center. Pictured above from left to right are Lisa Gibson, Kim Muncy and Paris Hooke from our AccuForce team and were there to help raise money for the cause!

CASA for Kids Inc. is a wonderful organization that advocates for the best interests of neglected and abused children. The gala helps to raise funds for that mission and is the organization’s biggest fund-raiser of the year! The event features a silent auction and a “red shoe” contest for the best red shoes of the event.

This year the very first CASA child who is now 17 was there to share her story. Thanks to Kim, Lisa and Paris for attending and being a part of such a wonderful effort to help children in our area!

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Lending a Helping Hand to Conover School

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AccuForce’s Stephanie Young, pictured 2nd from the left, and other Leadership Catawba team members surprised the Conover School and presented Phyllis Pegram, Principal of Conover School, with a $1,000 check from funds that were raised to support the courtyard renovation for the school.

Priscilla Palmisano, Assistant Principal of Conover School noted “Leadership Catawba has recognized the needs of Conover School for two years. Last year, they were able to refresh our memorial garden. This year, they were able to give our students a beautiful, relaxing, and accessible outdoor learning environment. The students and staff are grateful for their hard work and we look forward to furthering our partnership in the future.”

Way to go Stephanie and for all of your hard work to help make our communities a wonderful place to be!

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67th Annual Kingsport Annual Chamber Dinner

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Last Friday night, February 7, a very good time was had by all at this year’s annual Kingsport, TN Chamber Dinner!  The over 1,700 attendees helped to celebrate the 67th anniversary of this much anticipated event. The dinner gives business and community leaders a chance to celebrate all that has been accomplished in the past year and a chance to look forward to all the great things in the works for 2014. It’s a great night to celebrate the wonderful community that we live in and have a great time with friends and colleagues!

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Lisa Thompson Graduates from Leadership Morristown

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Pictured above on the left, Debra Williams, Morristown Chamber General Manager presents our own Lisa Thompson with a graduation certificate for completing the Morristown Leadership 2013 program. Way to go Lisa!

Here at AccuForce, we think being plugged into our communities helps us understand the business landscape and better serve our clients. We love to get involved! Lisa said that she really enjoyed meeting so many people from diverse businesses and companies. Also, making so many connections she felt was an invaluable part of the leadership program.

Thanks for all of your hard work Lisa and thanks for being a leader in the community!

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