Registration under way for 11th Annual Cutthroat Croquet Tournament

Plan now to join the BCCC Foundation for the 11th Annual Cutthroat Croquet Tournament to be held Saturday, May 17, along the waterfront in Bath beginning at 9 a.m. with a buffet luncheon catered by Chef Paul Cyr to be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The tournament is an annual fund-raiser to continue the Dorothy and John Tankard Memorial and Southern Bank Scholarships for Bath or Belhaven students attending Beaufort County Community College. The tournament also raises funds for the enhancement of the Historic Bath Site, to which the Tankards were dedicated.

For the fourth year, the tournament will have more playing time for those interested in less aggressive play. The first round of the tournament will be used to flight players into one of two flights – the Cutthroat Flight for more aggressive players or the Rapscallion Flight for those who enjoy more leisurely play. Each flight will offer booty for the top four finalists.

The tournament will be held in conjunction with Bath Fest, a day-long series of activities that will also include historic demonstrations, homes tours and a crafts show all within walking distance in Bath. As players complete their play, they may tour the entire area at no charge.

The registration fee for the tournament is $35 for each player. The fee includes at least two rounds of croquet and lunch. Spectators may join participants for lunch for a fee of $25.

This year’s tournament sponsors are Tankard Farms and the Tankard Family, Southern Bank, P & G Manufacturing, Beaufort Equipment Co., Crop Production Services in Vanceboro, Atlantic Ag Aviation in Roper and Avalanche Motorsports in Washington.

All players must register beginning between 9 and 10 a.m. Play begins at 9:30 a.m. and as soon as groups of four have gathered.

For more information about the tournament or to register, interested persons can contact Judy Jennette at 940-6326 or Marcia Norwood at 940-6218.

 

Cutline: Nurse Aide II graduates and their instructor pose for a photograph. They are, left to right, Instructor Anne Davenport and students Tonya Clark, Amanda Acosta Slade, Chaundra Graham, Geraldine Foreman and Jerri McCray.

 

 

Nurse Aide II graduates recognized in ceremony

 

The Nurse Aide Program at Beaufort County Community College held a recognition event and open house in honor of five students completing their Nurse Aide II studies in Washington.

During the recognition ceremony, each graduate was presented a certificate in honor of their completion of the program. A reception in the Nurse Aide Classroom in Building 12 followed the ceremony.

Students completing the program were Tonya Clark of Scranton, Geraldine Foreman of Blounts Creek, Chaudra Graham of Williamston, Jerri McCray of Plymouth and Amanda Acosta Slade of Grimesland.

For more information about BCCC’s Nurse Aide Program, interested persons should contact Sue Gurley, Nurse Aide Program coordinator, at 252-940-6263 or by email atsueg@beaufortccc.edu.

 

 

The Best Small Business to Start Right Now

 

What would be the best small business for you to start right now? Would it be a service, retail, manufacturing or direct marketing business? Find out at this workshop sponsored by Business and Industry Services at Beaufort County Community College, 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, in Room 828 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus.

Instructor Mike Collins will help attendees create a business idea that fits each prospective small business owner. He will identify over 30 types of small businesses with growth potential in the coming years and five easy steps to starting a business.

Collins is President of The Perfect Workday Co. and one of the most frequently featured business seminar presenters in the southeastern United States. He is the author of four books and hundreds of business articles.

Attendance is free of charge but pre-registration is recommended in order to reserve seating and to allow the college to adequately prepare materials. To pre-register, contact Eva Peartree at BCCC’s Business and industry Services at 940-6375 at evap@beaufortccc.edu or Lentz Stowe, director of BCCC’s Business and Industry Services, at 940-6306 or by email at lentzs@beaufortccc.edu.

The seminar is co-sponsored by the Washington/Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce.

For more information about other services offered by BCCC’s Business and Industry Services, visit BCCC’s website at www.beaufortccc.edu.

 

 

Making leadership magical

 

People leave business owners, not organizations. Your ability to get things done through others is the single most important factor in leadership. Learn to make your workplace magical at this workshop scheduled for 2 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 20, in Room 828 of Building 8 on the Beaufort County Community College campus.

Speaker John Formica, a former Disney employee, will share his experiences with the company that created the “happiest place on earth” in this workshop, Making Leadership Magical: For the Prospective and Current Small Business Owner. He will show how Disney and other successful organizations replace anxiety, apathy and stress with enthusiasm, achievement and energy.

As a Disney insider with over 25 years of hospitality experience, Formica will teach participants to create a magical customer experience and tourism culture.

Associations, conferences and teams love this entertaining and inspiring program.

The workshop is sponsored by BCCC’s Business and Industry Services and the Washington/Beaufort Chamber of Commerce.

Attendance is free of charge but pre-registration is recommended in order to reserve seating and to allow the college to adequately prepare materials. To pre-register, contact Eva Peartree at BCCC’s Business and industry Services at 940-6375 at evap@beaufortccc.edu or Lentz Stowe, director of BCCC’s Business and Industry Services, at 940-6306 or by email at lentzs@beaufortccc.edu.

For more information about other services offered by BCCC’s Business and Industry Services, visit BCCC’s Website at www.beaufortccc.edu.