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Twitter For Business – April 2017 Program

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Businesses of all sizes use Twitter.

Companies like Apple and Virgin America can reach hundreds of thousands of followers in a single tweet. Small businesses, like food trucks and florists, use Twitter to help new customers find them for the first time. Whatever your business’s size or goals, using Twitter strategically takes planning, creativity, and continued optimization. Join marketing expert Brad Batesole in this course, as he explains how to jumpstart a Twitter account for your business.

WHEN: APRIL 20TH, 2017

WHERE: AYNOR TOWN HALL

TIME: NOON – 1:00 ISH

BONUS FOOTAGE: 1:00 – 1:30 – Get additional inside on how to generate leads with Twitter.

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH

2017/04/20 12:00:00

RSVP NOW!

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This program is thru https://www.lynda.com


Aynor’s Little Golden Market

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Aynor’s Little Golden Market
Every Saturday from 8 a.m. till Noon.

The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farms & Local handmade vendors.


The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farm businesses by creating and operating a vibrant, successful neighborhood farmers market. We will provide an effective direct sales site for our region’s small farmers, and will educate consumers about local farm products and the benefits of buying direct from local farmers.


Products We Will Offer:

Handmade items, Fruits, vegetables, herbs, meat, dairy, seafood, baked goods, wines, ciders, jams and jellies, nuts, honey, and other specialty food items made from the highest quality SC state ingredients.

Aynor’s Little Golden Market

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Aynor’s Little Golden Market
Every Saturday from 8 a.m. till Noon.

The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farms & Local handmade vendors.


The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farm businesses by creating and operating a vibrant, successful neighborhood farmers market. We will provide an effective direct sales site for our region’s small farmers, and will educate consumers about local farm products and the benefits of buying direct from local farmers.


Products We Will Offer:

Handmade items, Fruits, vegetables, herbs, meat, dairy, seafood, baked goods, wines, ciders, jams and jellies, nuts, honey, and other specialty food items made from the highest quality SC state ingredients.

Aynor’s Little Golden Market

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Aynor’s Little Golden Market
Every Saturday from 8 a.m. till Noon.

The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farms & Local handmade vendors.


The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farm businesses by creating and operating a vibrant, successful neighborhood farmers market. We will provide an effective direct sales site for our region’s small farmers, and will educate consumers about local farm products and the benefits of buying direct from local farmers.


Products We Will Offer:

Handmade items, Fruits, vegetables, herbs, meat, dairy, seafood, baked goods, wines, ciders, jams and jellies, nuts, honey, and other specialty food items made from the highest quality SC state ingredients.

Aynor’s Little Golden Market

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Aynor’s Little Golden Market
Every Saturday from 8 a.m. till Noon.

The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farms & Local handmade vendors.


The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farm businesses by creating and operating a vibrant, successful neighborhood farmers market. We will provide an effective direct sales site for our region’s small farmers, and will educate consumers about local farm products and the benefits of buying direct from local farmers.


Products We Will Offer:

Handmade items, Fruits, vegetables, herbs, meat, dairy, seafood, baked goods, wines, ciders, jams and jellies, nuts, honey, and other specialty food items made from the highest quality SC state ingredients.

Aynor’s Little Golden Market

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Aynor’s Little Golden Market
Every Saturday from 8 a.m. till Noon.

The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farms & Local handmade vendors.


The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farm businesses by creating and operating a vibrant, successful neighborhood farmers market. We will provide an effective direct sales site for our region’s small farmers, and will educate consumers about local farm products and the benefits of buying direct from local farmers.


Products We Will Offer:

Handmade items, Fruits, vegetables, herbs, meat, dairy, seafood, baked goods, wines, ciders, jams and jellies, nuts, honey, and other specialty food items made from the highest quality SC state ingredients.

Aynor’s Little Golden Market

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Aynor’s Little Golden Market
Every Saturday from 8 a.m. till Noon.

The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farms & Local handmade vendors.


The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farm businesses by creating and operating a vibrant, successful neighborhood farmers market. We will provide an effective direct sales site for our region’s small farmers, and will educate consumers about local farm products and the benefits of buying direct from local farmers.


Products We Will Offer:

Handmade items, Fruits, vegetables, herbs, meat, dairy, seafood, baked goods, wines, ciders, jams and jellies, nuts, honey, and other specialty food items made from the highest quality SC state ingredients.

Aynor’s Little Golden Market

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Aynor’s Little Golden Market
Every Saturday from 8 a.m. till Noon.

The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farms & Local handmade vendors.


The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farm businesses by creating and operating a vibrant, successful neighborhood farmers market. We will provide an effective direct sales site for our region’s small farmers, and will educate consumers about local farm products and the benefits of buying direct from local farmers.


Products We Will Offer:

Handmade items, Fruits, vegetables, herbs, meat, dairy, seafood, baked goods, wines, ciders, jams and jellies, nuts, honey, and other specialty food items made from the highest quality SC state ingredients.


Aynor’s Little Golden Market

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Aynor’s Little Golden Market
Every Saturday from 8 a.m. till Noon.

The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farms & Local handmade vendors.


The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farm businesses by creating and operating a vibrant, successful neighborhood farmers market. We will provide an effective direct sales site for our region’s small farmers, and will educate consumers about local farm products and the benefits of buying direct from local farmers.


Products We Will Offer:

Handmade items, Fruits, vegetables, herbs, meat, dairy, seafood, baked goods, wines, ciders, jams and jellies, nuts, honey, and other specialty food items made from the highest quality SC state ingredients.

Aynor’s Little Golden Market

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Aynor’s Little Golden Market
Every Saturday from 8 a.m. till Noon.

The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farms & Local handmade vendors.


The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farm businesses by creating and operating a vibrant, successful neighborhood farmers market. We will provide an effective direct sales site for our region’s small farmers, and will educate consumers about local farm products and the benefits of buying direct from local farmers.


Products We Will Offer:

Handmade items, Fruits, vegetables, herbs, meat, dairy, seafood, baked goods, wines, ciders, jams and jellies, nuts, honey, and other specialty food items made from the highest quality SC state ingredients.

Aynor’s Little Golden Market

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Aynor’s Little Golden Market
Every Saturday from 8 a.m. till Noon.

The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farms & Local handmade vendors.


The Golden Town Market is committed to supporting and strengthening Aynor’s small family farm businesses by creating and operating a vibrant, successful neighborhood farmers market. We will provide an effective direct sales site for our region’s small farmers, and will educate consumers about local farm products and the benefits of buying direct from local farmers.


Products We Will Offer:

Handmade items, Fruits, vegetables, herbs, meat, dairy, seafood, baked goods, wines, ciders, jams and jellies, nuts, honey, and other specialty food items made from the highest quality SC state ingredients.

2015 Aynor Christmas Parade A Success

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Saturday, December 5, was a great day for a parade in Aynor, SC.

The sun was out, the air was crisp, and the good folks of Aynor came out to watch Santa and his pals parade thru town this past Saturday during the 2015 Aynor Christmas Parade. Though small, the parade carried the Christmas spirit thru out the town. Many thanks to those that volunteered their time to organize the parade.

Steve & Mary Slavik with Big Paw Canine Foundation
Pete Johnson with Palmetto Insurance Services
Paulette Johnson with Truman Johnson Crop Insurance
Sammie Jordan Lewis with Connect Reality
Beth Williamson with Connect Reality

And of course, thanks to everyone that came out to watch Santa spread Christmas joy.

Christmas Spirit Winners

New this year, the Aynor Area Chamber of Commerce also gave out awards to entries who showed the most Christmas Spirit! Congratulations to:

M&M Outdoor - Overall Winner

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Seed Slinger - 1st Runner Up

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AES Drumband - 2nd Place Runner Up

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Radd Dews BBQ - 3rd Runner Up (not pictured)

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Aynor Chamber of Commerce February Meeting

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Please try to attend the Aynor Chamber of Commerce meeting this month. We need your input and ideas to jump start the spring and summer membership year. We have many other guests lined up for the upcoming meetings but we need your help. If any business cannot attend please send a representative to help us help promote what you have to offer.

Keb Johnson
Aynor Mayor

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KEEP HORRY COUNTY BEAUTIFUL

Speaker: Horry County Board of Director Coach Buddy Freeman

Where: The Aynor Inn on 8th Avenue in Aynor

Time: 12:00 pm

“To inspire residents and visitors to value and protect the natural beauty of Horry County and to empower them to keep the open spaces, rivers, and beaches clean and litter free.”

Join us February 25, 2016 at The Aynor Inn at noon. Our guest speaker will be Coach Buddy Freeman from Keep Horry Beautiful.

MEETING AGENDA

  1. Call to order
  2. Invocation
  3. Minutes from the last meeting
  4. Approval of the agenda (motion)
  5. Old business:
    1. Membership dues (update)
    2. Business and community involvement
    3. Bi-laws (discussion)
  6. NEW business:
    1. Keep Horry county beautiful (buddy freeman)
    2. Election of Officers (motion)
    3. Fund raisers (ideas)
    4. Aynor Tire Mart (18 Nationally-Michelin)
    5. Aynor Town calendar (Upcoming events/projects)
  7. Finances: (Treasurer)
  8. Chamber members: (Concerns/ideas)
  9. Next meeting: March 17, 2016 Andy’s pizza (9th ave)
  10. Adjournment: (motion)

New for the Chamber – Business After Hours Networking Event

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The Aynor Chamber of Commerce has a great reason why you should leave work on time!

It’s the new quarterly networking event Business After Hour. The first networking opportunity is slated for April 21, 2016 from 6 pm to 8 pm. And yes, that is the same day as our monthly luncheon program.

Meet us at the Aynor Town Hall at 6 for light appetizer and networking opportunities. Please bring your business cards for exchanging with other chamber members and for a chance to when a business card drawing door prize. See you there!

Make the Aynor Area Chamber of Commerce work for you by attending this quarterly event.


We are looking for cool places in town to host our Business After Hours networking events. If you’re interested, just fill out this form.

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Keep Horry County Beautiful Representative Buddy Freeman Speaks at February Meeting

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“Litter is making this country a pig pen” – Buddy Freeman

Aggressively, Buddy spoke about the littering problem in Horry County and shared the following:

Who Will Litter?

  • 75% of American admit to littering in the last 5 years
  • Common litter offender are men 18-34
  • People who eat fast food litter 2-time per week
  • people who drives 50 miles per day
  • people who go out for entertainment 1 night per week

Where Does Litter Come From?

House old trash that is dropped or spilled from garage collection

  • Construction / destruction sites
  • Trucks with uncovered loads
  • Predestrians
  • People in cars

Why Do People Litter?

  • Lazy
  • Do not Care
  • Litter causes litter
  • No sense of pride
  • Lack of punishment

Keep Horry County Beautiful has many opportunities to help keep the county clean.

For one, they offer amazing grants to any school or town that wants to clean up. It’s easy to apply and get approval if you’re a serious applicants.

Second, you can call them anytime for free bags, gloves, pick-up sticks etc if your interested in getting involved. This is great for team sports, organization, schools and business that want to make a different.

To learn more and to get involved visit the Keep Horry County Beautiful Website.


Aynor Chamber February Minutes of the Meeting

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The 1st regular Aynor Chamber meeting of the year 2016 was held at the Aynor Inn at 12 pm on February 25th.

Members Present

Members new and old were in attendance included Michael McCracken Principal of Aynor High School along with Doug Hinson Athletic Director with the school we had 6 Waccamaw Indian people represented including Chief Buster Hatcher, Ashley Floyd Karate, Justin Newberry Mid-Atlantic Drainage, Craig Morrison, Paulette Johnson, and Keb Johnson.

After welcoming all present the meeting was called to order at 12 pm Michael McCracken gave the invocation.

Reading of Agenda & Approval of the Minutes

Being we had no minutes from the last meeting members voted on approval of the agenda. Motion was made to accept by Craig Morrison, seconded by Paulette motion carried.

Business

  • Discussion on membership dues was briefly touched on but mainly focused on things we could do to jump start our Chamber involvement and offering members information on how Paulette has completely revamped the Chamber’s website and new things we have in store as benefits for our members.
  • At this time the floor was turned over to Coach Buddy Freeman representing Keep Horry Beautiful discussing needs around our community that his organization would be willing to help. Coach Freeman talked about things from scheduling cleanup days to sponsoring memberships adopting some of our local roads.
  • Election of officers was tabled until our next meeting in March along with discussions of current bi-laws.
  • The fact that Aynor Tire Mart was named 18th best seller of Michelin Tires nationally was mentioned and applauded for their efforts.
  • Paulette explained how the interactive calendar on the Chamber website works and that a member can go in and add their own events and specials they might have coming up.
  • Current treasurer Page Ambrose was unable to attend the monthly meeting but dropped off the Chamber account information to reflect a balance of $5000.00+ in Conway National Bank.
  • Questions were answered and 2 requests were made in reference to becoming members. Ashley Floyd and Waccamaw Indian People expressed such interest.
  • The Chambers next meeting will be held on March 17, 2016 at Andy’s Pizza on 9th Avenue across from the Library.
  • The chamber is also starting a Business after hours 1 time per quarter. The 1st will be held at Aynor Town Hall 600 South Main Street on April 21, 2016 from 6-8 pm. Finger foods will be provided at this drop-in.

Motion was made by Craig Morrison and 2nd by Paulette to adjourn motion carried and the meeting ended at 12:53 pm.

Aynor Chamber of Commerce March Meeting Minutes

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March 17, 2016 Monthly Meeting

CALL TO ORDER

The 2nd regular Aynor Chamber meeting of the year 2016 was held at the Andy’s Pizza at 12 pm. Craig Morrison, Scott Johnson, Dr. Bill Altman, Paulette Johnson, Cindy Wilson, a member from the Waccamaw Indian People, and Keb Johnson were present.

AGENDA APPROVAL

After welcoming all present the meeting was called to order at 12 pm. Chamber voted on approval of the agenda. Motion was made to accept by Craig Morrison, seconded by Paulette motion carried.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes from February 25, 2016 was voted on to approve. Motion to approve was made by Scott Johnson and 2nd by Craig Morrison, motion carried.

GUEST SPEAKER

The floor was then turned over to Mrs. Sandy Davis of Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development. Sandy discussed some of the projects and ideas MBREDC were working on and the effects it would have on Aynor’s community businesses. Sandy has been with the EDC for 3 years and in that time has seen the EDC change hands 3 times so far and is impressed with their newest President Josh Kay. She touched on questions asked about the progress of the railway and how that would help lure manufacturing to the Horry County area. Sandy made mention of possible buyers into the Cools Springs Industrial Park along with Tele-Communications Companies coming to the beach area bringing in several high paying jobs to that community as well. The meeting was a round table discussion and a lot of information was given and questions were answered. The Chamber thanked Sandy for taking time out of her busy schedule to come be with us.

OLD BUSINESS

Membership dues were touched on along with how Paulette has continuously worked on the Chamber’s website and even more things we have in store as benefits for our members.

NEW BUSINESS

  • Election of officers was talked about as were the discussion of the Chambers current bi-laws. The fact that with such little participation at our monthly meetings, it is believed that voting on changing the Bi-Laws and election of officers may be done via email.
  • Paulette explained how the new membership renewals have been mailed out last week.
  • Chamber’s next regular meeting will be held at Ned’s on April 21, 2016 @12 pm.
  • The Chamber Business after hours for the 1st quarter will be held at Aynor Town Hall 600 South Main Street on April 21, 2016 from 6-8 pm. Finger foods will be provided at this event.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion was made by Craig Morrison and 2nd by Paulette to adjourn motion carried and the meeting ended at 1:05 pm.

Tiffany Andrews Engages Chamber Members with Her Facebook Know How

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Many thanks to Tiffany Andrews for teaching our members valuable aspects of Facebook to help improve their business.

WHAT YOU MISSED?

Tiffany opened with statics:

  • 153 Million People on Facebook
  • 93 Million on Instagram
  • Over 3 Million Small Businesses Advertise on Facebook.

First, Tiffany suggest you go directly to your Facebook page insights. Find out your:

  • Demographic: Target your post to the demo you want to reach.
  • Find out what time your fans are on Facebook. Then post at those times for better reach and engagement.

Using these insights you can determine your message and when to post on Facebook.

So What Is A Good Post?

A good post combines the following elements:

  • Use a vivid photo
  • Use Hash Tags
  • Describe your item. Less is more.
  • Be clever
  • Show a call to action (ex. Give your phone number)
  • Using before and after photos
  • Video (100 Million People Watch Facebook Videos)
  • Drive fans to your website

What’s Engaging?

Use your Insights to find out which Facebook post is the most engaging and use that knowledge to post similar content.

Be Sneaky

Look at your “Pages to Watch” in Facebook Insights to see what your competition is doing.

Post Things Your Fans Will Respond To

Using all the elements mention before, you still need to post content your fans will respond to.

Finish Your Profile

There’s nothing worse than visiting a Facebook Business page and the profile information isn’t completed. This is one of the easiest way to tell your story and help visitors understand your business.

Facebook Check-In

Encourage Facebook Check-In by offering discounts or free gifts for checking in. You could put a sticker in the door to remind visitors to check-in. Create a post about it and ask for reviews. However, make sure you always respond to reviews.

 

Who Attended?

Melissa Duke, Blackwater, LLC
Nancy Inserra, Blackwater, LLC
Catherine Johnson, SB Turf and Mulch – April Membership Spotlight
Dan Fuller, Waccamaw Indians
Kelli Johnson, Seed Slingers
Tonya Moore, Seed Slingers
Tony Godsey, Town of Aynor
C. Scott Johnson, Palmetto Insurance
Cindy Wilson, Town of Aynor & Aynor Inn
Michael McCracken, Aynor High School
Paulette Johnson, Truman Johnson Crop Insurance

How to Write a Successful Press Release

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Many thanks to Jamie Wilburn and Tracy Vreeland from LHWH for video conferencing us last month to talk about Press Releases. If you weren’t there, no problem. Here’s what they taught us:

News Release & Media Alerts

  • First, determine if the event or announcement is newsworthy and identify the new hook. Examples of press release could be new hire, public service or fundraising.
  • Then gather all pertinent information. Write in an inverted pyramid so the key points you want to convey are the last to be cut. Who, what, when, where and how should all be addressed if possible.
  • Develop a strong lead and draft the release.
  • Use a straight forward factual news writing style in a new release. Never write a release that sounds like an ad. Most of the release should be composed of verifiable facts. Draft and include quotes to convey points that are important, but may be more experiential and observational than factual. No flowery quote, just facts.
  • Always include your website and social media info in the press release.
  • It is always a good idea to have someone else proof read the press release before it goes out.
  • Media alerts are used to advise the press about news conferences and special events planned. They should both include the subject and brief background, event date, time, schedule and place and a contact person.

The Structure

  • Select and always use the same typeface for your release and alerts. Justify the type and set margins an inch from the side edges of the letterhead.
  • The heading “NEW RELEASE” at the top of the pae should be in caps and a larger type than the rest of the release.
  • Skip two lines and underneath the news release heading, type the contact person(s), phone number and email in smaller type.
  • Skip one to two lines, then add the headline in bold caps. Make it no longer than two lines.
  • Single-space between headline and body copy. Use 12 italic for datelines followed by a dash. The dateline should be in the format: “Month, Day, Year, City, State -,” The state should be abbreviated. Example: May 4, 2016, Aynor, S.C. –
  • Always include a boilerplate ( a summary that is “About the Business Name” ) at the end.
  • If the release is more than one page include the label “(more)” centered a the bottom of the first page and use the heading “Topic – Page 2” flush right on the second page. At the very end of the release, include the symbols “###” centered. If the release is one page and there is no room for “###” it may be omitted.

Download Samples of Press Releases

Headline Writing Tips

  • Answer the question: Why should the reader care or guess what happening today.
  • Use an “action verb” to make it more appealing
  • Convey what the rest of your press release is about.
  • Leave the reader wanting more – don’t put the kitchen sink in it.
  • Be crafted for your audience (technical, medical or general public). Your target audience.

A headline should not:

  • Use jargon or buzzword
  • Mislead the reader by referencing something that is not addressed in the release.

Where to find contacts?

  • The internet is the best place to find contacts for local publications, TV and radio stations.
  • Look for the authors in publication.
  • Online calendars

Send press releases to the executive producer or editor and special reporters.

How to send a press release

  • The preferred method of press release delivery is via email. Make sure you attached your press release and copy and paste the press release in the body of the email.
  • You should also include an image if you have one.
  • Never call and say “Did you get my press release”. Do call if you need to correct a mistake in the press release.

 

 

 

2016 Aynor Christmas Parade A Success!

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Many many thanks to everyone that participated in the Aynor Christmas Parade!

Special thanks to Mayor John Gardner for leading the parade. Jeff Johnson, SC House of Representatives and Jimmy Richardson, Solicitor thank you for taking the time to come and visit us!! Thanks to the Aynor High School Marching Band and ROTC for coming out to show your talents! And thank you to all the business, churches, beauty queens and Shiners:

Simply Savvy Boutique, Antioch Baptist Church, Aynor Family Practice, Kolor Me Klassy, Caylee Gore, Floyd Sports Karate FSK, The Freeze Restaurant, Uniquely Southern Monograms, Omar Shine Outhouse #2 Conway, Tony B Anderson & Associates, Gator 107.9, M&M Outdoor Equipment, WPDE ABC15 Anderson Brothers Bank, Budget Mobile Home Movers, LLC, Big Paw Canine Foundation, Seed Slingers, Aynor High School Book Club, 94.9 The Surf, Horry Electric Cooperative, Inc., Lazy H Ranch, Billy Fullwood.

Big thanks to the Horry County Fire and Rescue for escorting the man himself, Santa. And last but not least, THANK YOU Santa from coming all the way from the North Pole to be in our little golden parade!

Merry Christmas and thanks you from the bottom of our hearts, the Aynor Area Chamber of Commerce.

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