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obtain information and help.
One entire wall of the chamber (
fice is covered with racks displayii
colorful brochures on attractions
the eastern part of the state.
"We provide literature about oth
areas, like Carteret County
"Crystal Coast." and the Outer Ban
of Dare County, because traveler
can't get it anywhere else as tlv
enter the state from South Carolina
Sartelle said.
The office also dispenses "hu
dreds" of N.C. maps, she said, hel
vacationers map out routes, ai
gives them ferry information and a
vice on overnight accomodations.
"Of course, we provide many s<
vices to local visitors, too, and o
new office attracts many people
stop here," she added. The inviti
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new two-story stucco building at the
intersection of highways 17 and 130
jf. was completed a year ago.
ig The chamber's chief role, however,
in is to be an advocate for the business
community. It constantly educates
er this community on the value of
's tourism to each merchant and to the
ks county.
's "We tell them that tourism
ev Dresentlv Drovides 1.300 jobs in
Brunswick County." Sartelle explained.
"and that dollars spent here
in- by tourists change hands four times,
ps This proves the local businesses
nd patronize each other, and that's very
id- healthy."
More extensive education is plaruv
_>r- ed. This fall the chamber will cour
sponsor with the Small Business
to Center at Brunswick Community Col
ng lege a series of seminars for smal
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businesses, including one on
hospitality, or "how to treat your
guests."
Sartrelle noted that 98 percent of
the county's business is in the
category of small businesses.
The local chamber's prime project
of the year is the N.C. Oyster
Festival, a popular event it sponsors
at Seaside, between Ocean Isle and
Sunset Beach, featuring shrimp,
flounder and hot does, as well as
. oysters, and plenty of entertainment.
arts and crafts and "good clean fami;
lv fun." Tliis year's festival, schedul
ed for October 22-23, will be the
eighth annual observance.
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erce, a guidebook for tourists.
other beach communities have either
zoning ordinances or height restrictions
against them.
"Also, there are a lot of visionoriented
people here, who see some I
commercial things they want and a B
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