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American Legion World Series Tickets are now available on line at AmericanLegionWorldSeries.com . You can also call 704-466-3103 for information. If you haven't visited Keeter Stadium at Legion Field lately you might not recognize the place. The canopy has been extended, dug outs are brand new and the Lowe's Center now has a roof. To keep up to date on the progress at the field, or where the American Legion World Series logo has been seen across the country become a fan on Facebook at facebook.com/AmericanLegionWorldSeries . We will also keep you up to date on the latest with the Ronnie Dunn Concert on August 11th to kick-off The American Legion World Series celebrations.Foothills Spotlight Magazine The latest issue is now available in Cleveland and Rutherford counties. If you are looking for a place to advertise to our American Legion World Series visitors deadline for the July/August issue of Foothills Spotlight Magazine is June 3, 2011. Call 704-466-3847 to reserve space.New Team Member Welcome to our newest team member: Angie Champion has joined the Champion Team as a website consultant and will be working very closely with clients to make sure they get the website that best represents them. Angie's background includes: public relations, sales consultant for a national brand and a NC company. Angie's fresh approach to a client's business is a great asset to Champion and our clients. Welcome Angie.
Updates from Champion We have experienced a lot of growth since we last posted: American Legion World Series permanent home is Shelby, NC you can find out more about the series by visiting the official website of the American Legion World Series . Last summer we had three interns who assisted us with Sports Programs for Burns High School, Crest High School and Kings Mountain High School. They also assisted with a visit from Governor Perdue to announce Cleveland County as a new home for an expansion of Clearwater Paper. Their fun and contagious youth was very evident during the planning and implementation of a Golf Tournament and Celebration that was held for the American Legion World Series volunteers at Cleveland Country Club. Rebecca Rupp one of our interns from last summer has returned to Champion as a Marketing Assistant. She brings an array of knowledge with her and has quickly become the go to person for Social Networking information. As a Kentucky native, Rebecca grew up participating in activities leading up to the Kentucky Derby, her family's business Kern's Kitchen is the home of the official pie of the derby -
for more information click on the pie. Champion has been named the Agency of Record for American Legion World Series, Don Gibson Theatre, and Cleveland Ambulatory Services in the last few months and are excited about all the great challenges we conquer with our clients in this changing economic time. We continue to lend our support to: Hospice of Cleveland County, Cleveland County Chamber, Communities in Schools, Real to Reel Festival, Cleveland County Heart Ball, Cleveland Women's Network, The Don Gibson Theatre, Foothills Farmer's Market, and North Carolina Mainstreet Conference to name a few. The Cherokee Chamber of Commerce selected Champion to publish their magazine for 2011 and the finished product was unveiled at their annual banquet in Feburary. Our President Kim Davis is a founding member of Shelby's Business Networking International Club and recently was recently named a Notable Networker for passing the most closed business in the last quarter and for her three years as a member of the Shelby Club.
Rebecca and Kim have made presentations in Kings Mountain and Boiling Springs on Basic Marketing and Social Networking in partnership with Cleveland County Chamber, Canteen, Hospice of Cleveland County and AmericInn. This is just another way for us to give back to the community where we work, live and play.
March, 2010 Coordinating with the American Legion World Series Committee to prepare for site visit by American Legion Selection Committee. March 20,2010 there will be a Town Hall and Festival Event at Cleveland Community College, Keeter Auditorium at 10:00 am to meet the selection committee and celebrate being 1 of 3 communities in the final innings for the honor of hosting the American Legion World Series from 2011 - 2014. For more information visit the American Legion World Series Bid website. Working with Jolley Electric on fine tuning their Electrical Trade Scholarships and assisting with their networking in Cleveland County. We are in the middle of moving to our new offices 201 W. Marion Street, Suite 310, Shelby, NC 28150. Look for information regarding our Open House soon. February , 2010 Jolley Electric a long time client and friend of Champion Communications has opened a Shelby location in addition to their Mount Holly office. Rick Jolley a Polkville resident and a team of 12 have relocated to this new office and they are currently recruiting for an additional team member. The Shelby location is at 1014-1 Industry Drive. Jolley Electric just last summer celebrated their 15th Anniversary of serving the citizens of Cleveland, Gaston, Mecklenburg and surrounding counties. American Legion World Series one step closer to being in Cleveland County . It was announced Friday, February 12th that Cleveland County is one of three finalist for the award. Champion Communications is pleased to be a part of making HISTORY. As the marketing company for the bid we are thrilled for Cleveland County. Eddie Holbrook was quoted in the Shelby Star as saying “Our marketing put together a tremendous bid presentation package, which the national leadership called ‘exceptional and most outstanding." for the full story click here. Become a fan of the Cleveland County ALWS, Inc on Facebook. For more information or to contribute go to American Legion World Series Bid website.
Check out our newest websites: Secure Electronics and EZ ADD Fuel Additive System. The annual Champion Communications Banquet was held at The Cleveland Country Club in early February 2010 . During the cocktail hour attendees viewed many of the items produced by Champion Communications in 2009 and voted for best website design. Cleveland County's Travel and Tourism Site was voted best web design for 2009.During the look back on 2009 presentation the following awards were presented: Best Creative Ad was designed by Stuart Thompson for his Foothills Spotlight Magazine ad in Experience Cleveland County Magazine. JD Ledford was awarded best story layout for "A Legend in His Time" article in Foothills Spotlight Magazine Summer 2009 issue. Best writer of the year was awarded to Mary Lopez for her work on the Memory Keeper-A Tribute to Elwin Stilwell article in Foothills Spotlight Magazine Summer 2009 issue. Best logo of the year was designed by JD Ledford for the Gragg and Gragg, LLP. After the presentation and awards the team of people who make Champion Communications greatly enjoyed each others company and a nice dinner. A Cleveland County Student Art Project was sponsored by Champion Communications and Cleveland County Schools Business Education Alliance to provide a hands on learning experience. The project began with 13 old newspaper racks, which the metals class at Shelby High School prepared for painting. Once the racks were refurbished and ready for painting art students from Crest and Shelby High Schools began the process of taking ideas from Foothills Spotlight Magazine and website and applying them to the paper racks. In all over 20 students were involved in the project. Racks were completed and placed outside the Cleveland County Chamber for judging. First Place was awarded to Christen Quattlebaum, Crest High School, and Second Place to Gabby Miller, Shelby High School.. One rack designed by appx 10 Crest Art Students was recognized as the best group rack. Look for photos and additional information about the project in the March/April 2010 Foothills Spotlight Magazine. Special thanks goes out to Maria Padgett and Kenny Walker art teachers at Crest and Shelby High Schools respectively. The racks are being placed in locations through out Cleveland County as distribution racks for Foothills Spotlight Magazine.
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Winter 2009/ 2010 The new Cleveland County Chamber magazine, “Experience Cleveland County” was unveiled at the Chamber’s banquet last week to rave reviews. Kudos go out to Chamber staff; Kim Davis, Ebbie Champion, Mark Hudson, J.D. Ledford and other great contributors. A special recognition goes to Victorian Rose for their amazing photography. |
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Summer 2009 We want to thank the following clients for their partnership in our event: Forest City Owls, Fox Distributors, Travel Lynx Charters and Tours, Got You Covered, Mort Couch and Martha Moore (Buffalo Creek Gallery), Redbone Willy's, Country Heart, Victorian Rose Studio Photography and Art Gallery, Fatz, Pizza Inn, Diary Queen, and Walker's Carpet Care. Visit Foothills Spotlight's Facebook page for photos from the event. |
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| The Cleveland County Chamber has partnered with Champion Communications to publish a newcomers and lifestyle annual magazine called “Experience.” Ebbie Champion, publisher of Foothills Spotlight Magazine, will be the Publisher. Several of the Spotlight staff will be involved in this project. You can contact the Chamber or Champion to advertise. Experience is scheduled to be on the streets January 2010. | ||||||||||||
The Shelby American Legion Baseball Committee has announced they will pursue the bid to host the American Legion World Series beginning in 2011. Shelby hosted the event in 2008 and it was a huge success. The bid opportunity will be for a 4 year run during which time the National American Legion office will be evaluating for the purpose of possibly naming the host city as a permanent location for the World Series! This is a great opportunity for Shelby and Cleveland County to get on the national stage as national media is expected to be covering this event. To learn more, visit www.clevelandcountybaseball.com or call 704-692-6943. Champion Communications has been contracted to handle the marketing for the campaign. |
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The summer of 2009 has been a very busy time for us. We have launched several new websites, including Hog Happenin’, United Way of Cleveland County, and for the Shelby American Legion Baseball Committee. Our website design team has been on quite a role, I could not be more proud of them. Scott Moon is the manager, other members of the team are: Beverly Frye, Caylyn Dawsey, Frank Olszewski, Daniel Von Fange, Chris Bolinger and Sam Davis.
In the last quarter Champion Communications built the following websites: Drug Force screening www.drugforcescreening.com Towery Consulting and Engineering www.toweryconsulting.com Drs. Stroud, Wilson, Thompson www.ShelbyDentist.net (A Shelby Star Partnership Site) Got You Covered www.gotyoucovered.biz Honeycutt Painting www.honeycuttpainting.com Cleveland County Travel & Tourism www.TourClevelandCounty.com Robin Hendrick Real Estate Consulting www.robinhendrick.com |
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Gragg & Gragg CPA firm has chosen Champion Communications as their agency of record. We welcome this great company to our family. They are located at 9 East Marion Street in Uptown Shelby. We are excited about the creative work we are about to launch. We’re in the final stages of development of their new logo and a newly designed website will soon follow. You can learn more about Gragg & Gragg at www.graggandgragg.com or by calling 704-482-2001. We look forward to a long and successful relationship with Bryon, Jay and their wonderful team. |
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The latest issue of Foothills Spotlight Magazine is on the streets. The new Gibson Theater is featured along with a tribute to our dear friend, Elwin Stilwell. To find locations where you can pick up a copy, visit our Facebook page or at www.foothillsspotlight.com. Or call us at 704-466-3847. |
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Spring 2009 American Restoration has chosen Champion Communications as their "agency of record." American Restoration has been serving Cleveland County and the surrounding areas since 1971. American Restoration provides 24 hour response to businesses and homes that have been damaged by fire, water or natural disaster. Additionally, they are members of Nationwide Insurance's "Blue Ribbon Provider" program and State Farm's "Premier Service Provider" program. When disaster strikes American Restoration can help you navigate the repair process, whether you only need the Emergency Response or want them to handle the situation from Emergency Response to completion of the restoration. Mason Venable - President is hands on and wants to make the process as painless as possible. American Restoration is located at 930 Wendover Heights in Shelby. Shelby Eye Center has chosen Champion Communications as their “agency of record.” Their “We Care About YOUR Eye Care” campaign was chosen in February 2009. Shelby Eye Center is one of the region’s leading eye care centers dedicated to surgical vision correction and comprehensive family eye care. Shelby Eye Center serves the region with locations in Shelby, North Carolina and Gaffney, South Carolina.
Winter 2008/2009 Champion Communications was selected to create new website for Cleveland County Economic Development . The new website for Cleveland County Travel and Tourism is nearing completion. The 8th issue of Foothills Spotlight Magazine was released. For the most up to date issue of the magazine please visit www.FoothillsSpotlight.com . In the last quarter Champion Communications has built the following websites: Cash for Gold www.goldorcash.com International Media Services www.intmediaservices.com Home Builders Association of Cleveland County www.HBACC.com Lunasom www.lunasom.com Carolina Wall-Crete www.CarolinaWallCrete.com Two Atta Time www.TwoAttaTime.net Greater Cleveland County Soccer Association www.GCCSASoccer.com Ann’s Country Heart www.AnnsCountryHeart.com Arc pharmacy www.arcpharmaservices.com Fall 2008
Summer 2008 Jolley Electric of Mt. Holly, NC selected Champion Communications as their “agency of record.” Jolley Electric is committed to the highest quality workmanship and customer service. Serving Cleveland, Lincoln, Gaston, Mecklenburg and surrounding counties for over fifteen years. Their commercial and industrial accounts have been provided with services across the country and in Mexico. This dedication to their craft has helped them to establish long-lasting relationships and provided opportunities to work on diverse projects ranging from industrial to commercial and residential. With more than 40 years hands-on experience, Jolley Electric takes pride in giving its customers the best solutions for their individual needs. Learn more at www.jolleyelectric.com.
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