Pride’s Thank You Season
Pride of Kinston’s Marketing & Promotions Committee—sponsor of Pride’s summer concerts—undertook a 2011 Fall campaign to say “thank you” to a group of corporate sponsors who have generously supported our Sand in the Streets concert series.
Thank you plaques were hand delivered to their places of business during November-December.
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS: Pride’s thank you plaque for supporting Sand in the Streets was delivered to three top Spirit executives—Don Blake, Rick Davis and Tom Greenwood—at a private event.
Wells Fargo's Matt Reed and Loyd Godley receive Pride's thank you plaque in the Vernon Avenue branch of
the bank for its support of Sand in the Streets and the South Queen/cemetery project.
Realo Discount Drugs' Rob Bizzell and Hardy Creech accept Pride's thank you plaque for
supporting Sand in the Streets and the South Queen/cemetery project.
The Free Press' Patrick Holmes, Nancy Saunders and Billy Moore receive Pride's thank you plaque for the paper's support and coverage of Sand in the Streets, Run for the River and many other projects.
Perry Management's Ely Perry III receives a thank you plaque from Pride board member and chair of the Marketing Committee Agnes Ho for the firm's on going support for Sand in the Streets and Run for the River.
Lenoir County's Tourism Development Authority leaders Jan Barwick, Joe Tyson and Laura Lee Sylvester receive Pride's thank you plaque for the Authority's donations to Sand in the Street and Run for the River.
Christopher's Restaurant Chris Maroules and staff receives Pride's thank you plaque for supporting Sand in the Streets from Pride board vice chair Frances Theodorakis.
Minges Bottling Group/Pepsi's leader Jeff Minges receives Pride's thank you plaque for its support of Sand in the Streets and Run for the River from Pride board member and former chair John Marston.
Tands/Bojangles' Cam McRae and Donna Rodwell are presented Pride's thank you plaque for support of the summer music series and Run for the River from Pride board chair Mark Herring.
BB&T's Wade Layton receives a thank you plaque from Pride board chair Mark Herring for the bank's support of the summer concert series and the South Queen/cemetery project.
First Citizens Bank Bill Whaley and staff receive a thank you plaque from Pride's former board chair Alison Merritt for the bank's support of Sand in the Streets.
Music lover Kendall Hill displays his thank you plaque from Pride for his on-going support for Sand in the Streets.
The little bank's city executive Scott Newton receives a thank you plaque from Pride treasuer Kevin Zoltek for the bank's support of Sand in the Streets and the Run for the River.
Kenny Lewis, Zone Manager in charge of sales for R. A. Jeffreys Distributing, receives Pride's thank you plaque for the company's on-going support of Sand in the Streets.
TACC 9 community television received its thank you plaque from Pride on the Down East Today program Nov. 23, 2011 in appreciation of the cable station's support for Sand in the Streets, Run for the River and other projects and programs.
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