STAFF PHOTO BY SUSAN USHER
West FBLA Elects Officers
Newly-elected officers of the Future Business Leaders of America chapter at West Brunswick High
School are (from left) business program students Tamara Hill, parliamentarian ; Dawn Lewis, re
porter; Amanda Martin, president; Monekia Cause, treasurer; Jocelyn Ward, historian; Chad Smith,
vice president; and Felishia Hill, secretary. Chapter advisers are faculty members Linda Hickman,
Beverly Marlowe and Lila Richardson.
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Grand Strand Hospital Honors Brinsfield
Julie Brinsfield of Shallotte. the
licensed practical nurse (LPN) of 3
East at Grand Strand General
Hospital in Myrtle Beach. S.C.. has
been named employee of the quarter
for the third quarter of 1993.
She was nominated by her peers
for her outstanding work and dedi
cation.
"Julie has a very positive attitude
towards this hospital, her coworkers
and her work and strives to instill in
others the same sense of dedication
and enthusiasm for her profession
that she possesses," said her imme
diate supervisor. 3-East Nurse Man
ager Terry D. Wallace.
Brinsfield joined the staff in
September 1991 after receiving her
LPN license through Brunswick
Community College. She is involv
ed in implementation of a new bed
side computer system at the hospital,
part of a team chosen to lern to oper
ate the system and train coworkers
in its use. Brinsfield is working to
achieve her registered nurse degree
through a regency program of the
University of New York.
As employee of the quarter she
received a cash prize, a special park
ing place for the quarter, a hospital
jacket and a plaque displayed in the
hospital lobby
Chamber Assistant
The Little River Chamber of
Commerce has
announced the
appointment of
Stuart Stafford
as assistant to
the chamber dir
ector.
Stafford, a
Charlotte native,
has been in pub
lic relations in
this area for
four years. Her chief responsibilities
will be memberships, community re
lations and office management.
Attends Conference
Buddy Miliiken, owner of The
Milliken Company, attended an Oct.
STAFFORD
Center Seminars Offer Tips
On Reaching More Customers
Reaching customers through bet
ter marketing, advertising and sales
technique is the focus of three up
coming seminars offered through the
Small Business Center at Brunswick
Community College.
Laura McLamb returns to the cen
ter to lead a session on "High-En
ergy Selling" Wednesday, Nov. 17,
from 9 a.m. until noon. Targeted at
both rookie and seasoned sales pro
fessionals of all types, the seminar
will address things that bother buy
ers, four styles of buyers, six steps
to high-energy selling and looking at
sales as a professional career.
On Thursday, Nov. 18, a seminar
on "Low-Cost Advertising" will fo
cus on simple ways to spread the
word about your business, whether
it's a for-profit business or a non
profit agency.
Topics will include everything
from business card design to media
buying, with a focus on the critical
need for developing a marketing
plan and strategy.
Hours are 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Effective advertising is the sub
ject of a day-long workshop on
Tuesday, Nov. 30, "Communicating
With Your Marketplace Through
Advertising."
The session will address advertis
ing needs, structuring an advertising
program, creating a brochure and
why it can benefit a business, and
public relations.
Workshop hours are 9 a.m. to 4
p.m.
All three workshops will be held
on the BCC main campus on U.S.
17 Business north of Supply. They
are offered at no charge. However,
because space may be limited, ad
vanced registration is required. Call
the center at 754-6900, 343-0203,
457-6329 or by FAX, 754-7805.
DIAL A BEACON CLASSIFIED. 754-6890
30 conference on "Quality Growth:
Planning the Development of North
Carolina and its Communities" at
the Research Triangle Park.
Presented by the North Carolina
chapter of The Sierra Club, the con
ference focused on ecologically
sound development and design pat
terns. Charlotte architects Harvey
Gantt and Ron Morgan were among
the speakers.
The Milliken Company special
izes in real estate development and
consulting.
Takes GRI Course
The N.C. Association of Realtors
has announced that one of its mem
bers, Evelyn Bullock, recently com
pleted the GRI- MM) course at the
Realtor Institute in Asheville.
Bullock is broker-in-charge at
Rampage Realty. 2980 Holden
Beach Road.
IRS Volunteers
Help Taxpayers
Prepare Returns
Individuals who like helping oth
ers and who have an aptitude for
math may be interested in joining
the local Volunteer Income Tax As
sistance (VITA) program.
Operated by the Internal Revenue
Service, VITA uses volunteers to as
sist older, handicapped, non
English-speaking and other taxpay
ers who cannot afford professional
tax assistance.
According to VITA Coordinator
Joanne Konchar, volunteers explain
filing requirements to individuals
and prepare federal income tax re
turns for the taxpayers. Some volun
teers instruct classes, review tax re
turns prepared at VITA sites or han
dle site publicity.
Free training is provided by the
IRS December 1993 through Jan
uary 1994.
Anyone interested in being an
IRS VITA volunteer can contact
Konchar by calling 919-378-2193 or
1-800-829-1040.
The IRS has an active VITA pro
gram in Brunswick County.
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Spotlight Is On Hospice
During Month Of November
Staff and volunteers of Lower
Cape Fear Hospice want everyone in
Brunswick County to hear about the
organization in November, National
Hospice Month.
Hospice provides a special kind
of care to terminally ill people.
"Terminal illness is not a pleasant
subject to discuss," said Eloise Tho
mas. executive director of Lower
Cape Fear Hospice, "and a lot of
people don't know that something
called hospice even exists or what it
can offer.
"Yet Lower Cape Fear Hospice
has been caring for the people of
southeastern North Carolina since
1980, and we are committed to
reaching anyone who may need our
services."
The goal of hospice is lo enable
the dying to enjoy the best possible
quality of life until their last mo
ments. pain-free, surrounded by
friends and family, and at home or in
a home-like setting.
More Americans are turning to
hospice than ever before, according
to survey data released by the Na
tional Hospice Organization. The
survey indicated that 246,000 pa
tients and their families were served
by hospices in 1992. up 17 percent
from 206.(XM) in 1990, when the last
patient count took place.
The first hospice program in the
U.S. began in New Haven, Conn., in
1974. and last year there were 1,935
local hospice programs in all 50
states, according to the survey. This
is up from 1,874 in 1991 and 1,604
in 1990.
Hospice care focuses on pain
management and symptom control
and is designed to support the family
as well as the patient. It neither has
tens nor delays death but works in
stead to make every day as comfort
able as possible for the dying per
son.
This November Lower Cape Fear
Hospice volunteers and staff hope to
involve business, the media and oth
er organizations to raise awareness
of hospice and its important role in
the community.
Hospice is one of the fastest
growing fields in health care. This
year, hospice programs will care for
an estimated quarter of a million ter
minally ill people and their families,
including in Brunswick County. To
date this year, 89 patients have been
served by Lower Cape Fear Hospice
in Brunswick County.
Lower Cape Fear Hospice is a
private, not-for-profit agency serv
ing terminally ill patients and their
families in Brunswick. Bladen, Col
umbus, New Hanover, Onslow and
Pender counties. Professional staff
and volunteers provide physical,
emotional and spiritual support to
enhance the quality of life for pa
tients.
It also serves as a community re
source in the areas of bereavement
support and adjustment to loss
through the Sunrise Center in Wilm
ington and through the other office
locations. It receives support from
United Way, city, county and federal
grants, fundraising events and pri
vate and group donations.
For additional National Hospice
IB
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
HOSPICE PATIENT Dewey McLamb of Ocean Isle Beach is
shown with Carol Bennett , a Lower Cape Fear Hospice social
worker.
Month details or for more informa
tion about the hospice concept of
care, contact the Community Rela
tions Department of Lower Cape
Fear Hospice at (919)762-0200 or
(800)733-1476.
Construction Activity Near
$1 .8 Million For September
Permits were issued for nearly
$1.79 million in construction in the
unincorporated areas of Brunswick
County during September, according
to figures compiled by the planning
department.
Two permits were issued for com
mercial construction valued at
$132,924. and one permit for indus
trial construction valued at
$495,000.
Seventy-five permits were issued
for mobile homes. Twelve permits
were issued for single-family homes
with a combined estimated value of
$865,093.
Among the other permits issued
were 10 for $153,590 worth of addi
tions, six for garages worth $94,656.
The building inspections depart
ment issued 401 permits during the
month, including 177 building, 130
electrical. 40 plumbing and 54 me
chanical.
During the first nine months of
1993, 3,289 permits have been is
sued, including 644 for mobile
homes and 106 for single family
homes valued at a total of $7.49 mil
lion.
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