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Golden Pineapples Awards
Golden Pineapples Awarded To 18
Southport-Oak Island Businesses
February 22, 2013 - Southport, NC - The
Southport-Oak Island
Area Chamber of Commerce recognizes the
importance of our small business community providing
exceptional customer service to our residents and
visitors. Consistent and exceptional customer service is
the foundation of a thriving small business. To
recognize those small businesses in our community who
are providing “award winning” customer service the
Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce devised a
program by which customers can nominate any business
they feel has given them exceptional customer service to
receive a Golden Pineapple Award. The Chamber chose to
call it a Golden Pineapple Award because in colonial
America the pineapple symbolized the warmest welcome a
hostess could extend to their guests.
There were 18 businesses who qualified for the first
round of Golden Pineapple Awards.
Dining: Island Way Restaurant, KFC Taco Bell, Moore
Street Market & Deli, Oak Island Deli & Pub, Port City
Java Southport, and Turtle Island Restaurant & Catering.
Retail: Art @ 211 The Ricky Evans Gallery, Backyard
Wild, National Petland and Silver Coast Winery Tasting
Room.
Amusement: Brunswick Air.
Service: Carillon Assisted Living of Southport,
Coastline Insurance Associates of NC, Inc., Mr. Rooter
of Cape Fear, and Swanson Realty.
Professionals: Coastal Cosmetic Family Dentistry, Larry
Hemby Dentistry @ Southport Dental Care and River Road
Animal Hospital.
The nomination forms contained customer comments like
“friendly & professional”, “Owners go above and beyond”,
“Welcoming to all who come through the front door”,
“Love and Care”, “Takes the time to provide that
personal touch of care” , “Great Store”, “Quality Care”,
“thoroughly impressed with the knowledge &
professionalism”, “prompt & informative”, “met with a
smile by the staff” and “her team often ‘fit me in’ when
they already have a full schedule”.
The Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce will
continue to reward and recognize those businesses who
are members of the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of
Commerce who provide exceptional customer service as a
standard. Each quarter we will award a Golden Pineapple
designation to every member business who has been
nominated by their customer in that quarter. If you
would like to nominate a business who has provided you
with exceptional customer service go to the Chamber's
website at
www.southport-oakisland.com and look for the
pineapple. The next Golden Pineapple nominations will be
taken until April 30, 2013.
Pictured Left To Right:
Sam Keziah, Chamber President
Debbie Evans, Art @ 211 The Ricky Evans Gallery
Ricky Evans, Art @ 211 The Ricky Evans Gallery
Emily Humphreys, Port City Java
David Thorpe, Silver Coast Winery Tasting Room
Carson Rogers, KFC Taco Bell
Kathi Lauer, National Petland
Emily Giles, Moore Street Market
Jeff Todd, Turtle Island Restaurant & Catering
Jan Park, Carillon Assisted Living
Rich Gwin, Brunswick Air Flight School
Julie Ford, Backyard Wild
Mark Gonzales, Mr. Rooter of Cape Fear
Ali Travis, DVM, River Road Animal Hospital
Colleen Schech, Oak Island Deli & Pub
David Gilbreath, Oak Island Deli & Pub
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