South Carolina Association of

Convenience Stores

Winter Edition 2014featuring: Reflections from Ed-die Buck, Sr., 1992-1993 SCACS President

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POPULAR DATES among SCACS members: the 2014 Annual Convention and our-Spring Educational Session.

For optimum planning, we have provided our annual calender of events on page 7. We hope you will add them to your office (and home) calendar(s) and plan early to participate!

Are you attending the Petro Show? Still deciding? See an outline of free, educational seminars which will be included at the Show.

See our spotlight feature on supplier member Jason Terry.

SCACS is spotlighting Mr. Eddie Buck Sr. from Buck Management and Blue Water Convenience stores. Mr. Buck is being featured as one of the associa-tion’s past presidents and influential leader.

3 Please read your New Year’s message from our SCACS President Jack O’Malley.

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1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has alleged that she was harassed in the

workplace. Pl aintiff's Complaint against you is attached to this summons. Do not throw these

They are official papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though it

may not yet be filed with the Court and there may be no court file number on this summons.

2. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 20 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You

must give or mail to the person who signed this summons a written response called an Answer

within 20** days of the date on which you received this Summons. You must send a copy of

your Answer to the person who signed this summons located at:

___________________________________.

3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response

to the Plaintiff's Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with

each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything

asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.

4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND A WRITTEN

RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS

SUMMONS. If you do not Answer within 20 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to

tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff

everything asked for in the complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the

complaint, you do not need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for

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OfficersJack O’Malley, President Bountyland Food Service, Inc.Bonnie Arnold, Vice President The City Marina CompanySheri Mehaffey, Treasurer Blythewood Oil CompanyRich Mione, Secretary GPM Investments, LLCLarry Lytle, Asst. Secretary WILCOHESS, Inc.Kenneth Cosgrove, Past President Piedmont Petroleum Corp.Sean Bishop, Vice President of Associates Pepsi Beverages Company

Board MembersMargie Boyar - Coca-Cola Bottling Co. ConsolidatedIrvin Cauthen - Plez-U Food Stores, Inc.Dean Cline, Sr. - Cline & AssociatesRiley Cordell - PET DairyChris Corn - Little Giant Food Stores, Inc.Hal Crenshaw - Crenco Food Stores, Inc.Dean Davis - Nestle DSDGary Dozier - J.T. Davenport & Sons, Inc.Phil Gramaglia - MillerCoorsJeff Ham - RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.Bill Hooker - Snyders-LanceMike Jones - Frito-Lay, Inc.Steve Kirby - Hackney Service MerchandisersDennis Kirk - The Pantry, Inc.Richard Little - Smith Rogers Oil Company, Inc.Mike Morrow - Lorillard Tobacco Co.Brad Poe - Buck Management Corp.Doug Rohe - Hess CorportaionDeborah Thevaos - S & D Coffee, Inc.Brent Townsend - Sav-A-Step, LLCLee Webster - Anheuser-Busch, Inc.Lex West - West Oil Company

SCACS StaffLeigh Faircloth, CAE, Executive DirectorHannah Griffin, SCACS Account ExecutiveKatie Koon, CAEChristine Steagall

SCACS LobbyistRobert Adams

Thank you for being our leaders!

PRESIDENT’S BOARD MEMBERSLETTER

Greetings all:I hope you have had a good holiday season and are excited about the New Year. I know that as your president, I am looking forward to our new year together. I believe 2014 will provide us with a number of events and programs to help us stay informed and connected. Many of these will be familiar to us – the Petro Show, our Legislative Breakfast and Retail Day, the Spring Golf Classic just to name a few. I want to encourage you to look at these in a new way. I know you already believe there is value there or you wouldn’t be investing your time and money. This year, I encourage you to take a moment or two before your attend or participate and view these opportunities as an investment not only for you and your company but an investment in our collective future. Our future . . . not just our future as an association or as an industry in this state but the future as a major segment of business that provides jobs, provides families with means to their futures, provides us and our employees with career paths and career choices, and provides us with professional relationships and even lifelong friendships. I want our association to really have a meaning for each and every one of our members. For example, during 2014, the association is working to recognize and thank the many past presidents of this association. I hope you will look for the article included in this newsletter on Mr. Eddie Buck (page 16). Our past presidents have donated and dedicated more time, energy, effort and resources than most can even imagine (unless you’re one of those past presidents). Together let’s try to make a positive difference each day, each event, each meeting, each opportunity, and each interaction with others. Let us all LEAD our companies, our association and industry forward and in a positive manner. I believe we all have the need...the need to lead!Thank you for your membership, your time and your investment in SCACS, in our programs and events, in our colleagues and members. I believe there is even a greater value to be gained when we view our future differently.Here’s to a prosperous new year!Sincerely,

Jack O’Malley SCACSPresident

Jack

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Reflections from Mr. Eddie Buck, Sr. , 1992-93 SCACS President

At a meeting last year, board member and SCACS Past President Irvin Cauthen provided a short “history lesson” on SCACS and its humble beginnings. To say that the board was enwrapped with his stories and his memories would be an understatement. The lively exchange and the sincere appreciation of Mr. Cauthen’s comments caused us to want to learn more about the past presidents of SCACS and the history of the association. The following are some reflections from Mr. Eddie Buck, Sr. who served as SCACS President from 1992- 1993, as referenced by the appreciation plaque that hangs on his office wall today.

Mr. Buck’s venture into the convenience store business came at a time when he was busy growing his lumber company. As he recalls, he was working on Kiawah Island everyday at a point when there as a lot of development going on there. Allen Ball, the president of Kiawah Island at the time, was offered an opportunity to purchase the Kiawah General Store that was built and at that time run by a gentlemen named Crooms from Hilton Head Island. Mr. Crooms owned and operated

two convenience stores on Hilton Head, the one located in Palmetto Dunes and one other that are still in operation today. Ball wasn’t interested but he approached Mr. Buck, knowing he was looking for opportunities to diversify his business portfolio and asked if he was interested in purchasing the Kiawah General Store located at the front gate of Kiawah Island. Mr. Buck said “yes.” He purchased the store in 1982. The original store was a small operation and had

no walk-in cooler(s)(only stand-alone coolers). The same building also contained the security office for the island and a single bay for a small fire engine to service the island as well. Mr. Buck began expanding his first store by adding a walk-in fridge and a separate walk-in freezer for selling frozen foods since the nearest grocery store was 15 miles away. Mr. Buck also added a small deli operations offering fresh fried chicken, battered steak fries and later on pizza.

Mr. Buck learned about the South Carolina Association of Convenience Stores from Crooms who told him that the annual convention was held on Hilton Head. Mr. Buck attended the convention where he met Ken Cosgrove, Sr., Dean Cline, Sr. and Hal Crenshaw. His first impressions were of the willingness, if not eagerness, of these men and others at the convention to share information, ideas and suggestions about this industry (of which Mr. Buck knew absolutely nothing about at the

time) and even their desire to see him be successful. Cosgrove, Cline and Crenshaw encouraged Mr. Buck to stay involved with the association, and that he did.

Having served in leadership in the state bankers’ association, Mr. Buck knew the importance of being involved in a trade organization. He was especially aware of the significance that an association has in representing an industry with legislators. In fact, Mr. Buck knew the role legislation played in the success and/or failure of many different businesses and industries. During his term in the SCACS leadership, Mr. Buck worked to persuade the association to move from using a part-time, low-level involvement lobbyist to hiring Ed Yarborough of McNair Law Firm to represent them. Also during his service to SCACS, Mr. Buck was able to get his friend, Governor Carol Campbell to come down to the SCACS convention and speak to the members.

As a SCACS leader, Mr. Buck stressed the importance of getting more people involved. As a result the association grew significantly.

As Mr. Buck reflects back on his service to SCACS and his leadership role, he says he feels his biggest accomplishment was to see SCACS take a much more active and stronger role in working the Legislature. Mr. Buck says he is proud that this focus continues today as one of the major strengths of the association.

And now you know. . . .a little more of the story.

Reflections continued on page 7.

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Thank you Buck Management for your many years of friendship

and partnership!

Robert Chambless, Senior VP Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

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Our mission is to be the most valued marketer of fresh and broad-line supply

solutions to the convenience retail industry.

Address:1144 Broadway Rd., Sanford, NC 27332

Phone:(919) 774-9444 Toll Free:(800) 868-7550

Congratulations to Mr. Eddie Buck Sr. for his role in the success of SCACS. Without your leadership our association would not

be where it is today.

J.T. Davenport

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Eddie Buck, Sr. was born July 23, 1941 at Wilmington, North Carolina.

In 1982, Eddie and Margaret entered the convenience store markets with their purchase of the Kiawah Island General Store. Today, Bluewater Convenience Stores is a growing business unit of 17 convenience stores, and a gasoline distribution service. Exxon Mobil awarded the firm with its “Leaders in Excellence” Award that recognizes its top U.S. distributors, as well as its “Best of the Best” Award for the cleanest stores in South Carolina. Bluewater was also recognized by the South Carolina Association of Convenience Stores as “Retailer of The Year.”

Eddie Buck Sr. now serves as the chairman of the board of Jupiter Holdings, the parent company of Buck Management and Buck Lumber Company. He continues to be very active in civic organizations and in counseling young entrepreneurs.

Mr. Buck is a member of the SC Business Hall of Fame.

SCACS Retail Member Greg Parker Named Entrepreneurial Business of the Year The Savannah Morning News honored Parker’s Convenience Stores with the 2013 Entrepreneurial Business of the Year award, a year-end recognition for local businesses that display growth and success in their philanthropic and community involvement endeavors.

Greg Parker, CEO of the Savannah-based c-store chain, opened his first store in 1975 and hasn’t looked back. The retailer is getting ready to open his 35th c-store in Vidalia in January “and has 17 more in the pipeline,” writes the news source, as part of an expansion plan that captures Parker’s long-term vision to become to a multi-billion-dollar company.

With an employee size of 400, Parker also emphasizes the importance of hiring the right people who will help grow the company. “We have great, competent people in roles, and we need to have a little more depth,” Parker said, adding that he’s planning to add in more key positions in the New Year.

Mr. Parker joined SCACS last year as he opened stores in South Carolina.

Reflections continued from page 4

as recently reported by The Savannah Morning News

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RETAIL DAY IS MOVING Earlier in the Month!

Please plan now to join us on April 10th, 2014, for our SCACS Legislative Breakfast.

This will be our second legislative breakfast, so please help us have a strong turnout of mem-bers. Breakfast starts at 8 am in the Blatt Building on the Statehouse Grounds. Directions will be provided. Retail Day activities will follow breakfast and you will be done by noon.

The 2014 legislative session will open on Tuesday, January 14. This will be the second year of a two-year session and the fourth year of Republican Governor Nikki Haley’s first term in office. The session year will likely be dominated by political gamesmanship between the two parties as Haley faces re-election along with all statewide officeholders, the state’s Congressional delegation and members of the SC House. State Senators were elected to four-year terms in 2012 and will not be up for re-election until 2016. Gubernatorial re-election campaigns only occur every four or eight years and almost always turn the legislative session into the political equivalent of a food fight. As a result, legislation is typically harder to pass in these years. Haley will square off again against State Senator Vincent Sheheen, whom she defeated by a 51% - 47% margin in 2010. Haley is favored to win re-election and South Carolina’s standing a GOP stronghold will not be altered in 2014. Against this political back-drop, the 2014 legislative session will be dominated by the state budget, efforts by Haley and her supporters to push for government restructuring and ethics reforms, as well as a continued push from the State Chamber and others for infrastructure and roads funding. The battle for roads money will include another push for an increase in the gas tax, which key legislative leaders oppose – and Gov. Haley has promised to veto. SCACS will again be front and center on this issue. Gov. Haley’s administration has promised to unveil their long-planned SNAP waiver application to the federal government before the session opens. Haley’s staff has indicated that the request will be greatly scaled back from what was originally proposed by DHEC Director Catherine Templeton. Another key issue for SCACS this session include efforts being undertaken by Attorney General Alan Wilson to re-impose the tobacco revenue stamp, which has long been opposed by our members. This legislation has not been introduced yet, but will be early in the session.

SCACS 2013 SC Elections Recap & 2014 State House Preview

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New SCACS Mentor Program/Welcome Committee

Want $50 Cash?To grow membership, we need help from everyone! We encourage you to use your influence to help us recruit your colleagues and customers. They know and trust you better . . . please help us help ourselves by growing the association in number and in quality industry players. We have $50 in cash to give to any member who recruits a retailer to join the association.

Thank you to J.T. Davenport, Southco, H.T. Hackney and M.R. Williams for allowing SCACS to attend and participate in their food shows. These shows (along with the Petro Show) are the best venues for SCACS staff and volunteers to “get in front” of the most non member retailers. If you will be attending one of these shows and would be willing to help staff in a SCACS membership booth for an hour or two, please let Leigh or Hannah know by calling SCACS Headquarters at 803-419-0804.

The Strategic Planning Committee has created a Mentor Program for 2014 and are calling it the Welcoming Committee. Here’s how it works: When a new member joins SCACS, staff is to send an e-mail blast to the Welcoming Committee members with this new member’s name and contact information. Based on territory/location, a committee member is to let SCACS staff know he or she agrees to be a Mentor for that person.

The Welcoming Committee members’ responsibilities of this program are to make contact and welcome the new members. SCACS Staff will provide the mentors with a short checklist of items to cover with the new member. Throughout the year, mentors are to contact their new member(s) and communicate with them about any upcoming events and ask them to attend. If the mentor attends an event where his or her mentee (new member) is also attending, the mentor will be asked to meet the mentee and introduce them to others at the event. The focus of this program is on making the most out the new member’s first year. The belief is if we can make the first year valuable, the following years memberships will come.

New supplier members will be paired up with long-term supplier member and new retailer members will be paired up with a long-term retail members.

If you would like to participate in this Mentor Program and be on the Welcoming Committee, please e-mail Hannah@scacs.org and she will add your name to the e-mail blast and send you a discussion checklist.

Items on the checklist include: • Make contact by phone with your new member and welcome him/her to the association • Ask did they receive their membership packets • Invite them to any upcoming SCACS events • Ask them to participate in our scholarship and/or awards programs • Ask them why they joined the association? Did anyone recruit them? What are their expectations of the association? • Talk about why you are a member and what you receive out of SCACS • Give them your contact information • Let SCACS staff know that you have made contact with your new member

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Free Seminars!Myrtle Beach Convention Center

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 (All Seminars first come, first serve)

Meeting Room 106 - 8:00-9:00 am “Disaster Planning Panel: What You Can Do To Save Your Company - from an Envi-ronmental, Legal and Insurance Perspective”Presenter(s) – Jim Janak/EMC-Risk Improvement/Safety expert; Jim Stotser/EMC-Risk Mgt/DOT expert; Joe Beaman/Highlands Environmental Solutions; David Tew/Pope Transport; Dave Dodson/Sheetz; Marc Tucker/Smith Moore Leatherwood

Meeting Room 107 - 8:00-8:50 am “Mobile Loyalty – Moving Beyond Price Rollback at the Pump” Presenter – Todd Cripe, VP Alliances

Meeting Room 108 - 8:15-9:00 am “The Future C-Store - What does the convergence of food service and technology (mobile, EMV, managed network, etc.) mean for owners/operators?”Presenter - Michael Youngkin, Senior Dir. of Network Solutions, Heartland Payment Sys.

Meeting Room 202 - 8:30-9:30 am “Payments Industry Update”Presenter – Dan Francis, WorldPay US, Inc.

Meeting Room 104 - 8:30-9:30 am “The Importance of Strategic Planning During Your Business Building Phase, and for its Eventual Sale” Presenter – James Pagano, “The Growth Coach,” County South Business Brokers

Meeting Room 103 - 9:00-10:00 am " “Let Me Tell You About Your Next Accident"Presenters - Jim Stotser & Jim Janak, EMC Insurance Companies Risk Improvement Dept.

Meeting Room 105 - 9:00-10:00 am “Making the Right Moves for the Future”Presenter – Recommended Estate Planning Attorney (provided by Federated Insurance)

Meeting Room 203 - 9:15-10:00 am “E-Cig Industry News & Update” Presenter – John Wiesehan, III, Ballantyne Brands, LLC

Meeting Room 207 - 9:30-10:00 am “Fuel Management: UST Cleaning/Fuel Filtration” Presenter – Marc Cox, HERR, Inc.

Meeting Room 204 - 9:00-10:00 am “Diesel Exhaust Fluid – What You Need to Know to Participate in this Rapidly Grow-ing Market” Presenter – Steve Childers, Southern Pump & Tank Company

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Free Seminars!Myrtle Beach Convention Center

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 (All Seminars first come, first serve)

Meeting Room 106 - 8:00-9:00 am “Disaster Planning Panel: What You Can Do To Save Your Company - from an Envi-ronmental, Legal and Insurance Perspective”Presenter(s) – Jim Janak/EMC-Risk Improvement/Safety expert; Jim Stotser/EMC-Risk Mgt/DOT expert; Joe Beaman/Highlands Environmental Solutions; David Tew/Pope Transport; Dave Dodson/Sheetz; Marc Tucker/Smith Moore Leatherwood

Meeting Room 107 - 8:00-8:50 am “Mobile Loyalty – Moving Beyond Price Rollback at the Pump” Presenter – Todd Cripe, VP Alliances

Meeting Room 108 - 8:15-9:00 am “The Future C-Store - What does the convergence of food service and technology (mobile, EMV, managed network, etc.) mean for owners/operators?”Presenter - Michael Youngkin, Senior Dir. of Network Solutions, Heartland Payment Sys.

Meeting Room 202 - 8:30-9:30 am “Payments Industry Update”Presenter – Dan Francis, WorldPay US, Inc.

Meeting Room 104 - 8:30-9:30 am “The Importance of Strategic Planning During Your Business Building Phase, and for its Eventual Sale” Presenter – James Pagano, “The Growth Coach,” County South Business Brokers

Meeting Room 103 - 9:00-10:00 am " “Let Me Tell You About Your Next Accident"Presenters - Jim Stotser & Jim Janak, EMC Insurance Companies Risk Improvement Dept.

Meeting Room 105 - 9:00-10:00 am “Making the Right Moves for the Future”Presenter – Recommended Estate Planning Attorney (provided by Federated Insurance)

Meeting Room 203 - 9:15-10:00 am “E-Cig Industry News & Update” Presenter – John Wiesehan, III, Ballantyne Brands, LLC

Meeting Room 207 - 9:30-10:00 am “Fuel Management: UST Cleaning/Fuel Filtration” Presenter – Marc Cox, HERR, Inc.

Meeting Room 204 - 9:00-10:00 am “Diesel Exhaust Fluid – What You Need to Know to Participate in this Rapidly Grow-ing Market” Presenter – Steve Childers, Southern Pump & Tank Company

Want to win a FREE Convention

Registration

Two SCACS Convention Regisrations will be given away. In order to qualify for the drawing, you (members only) will need to visit the SCACS booth at the Petro Show and add your name (including company name and phone number) to entries. The actual drawing for the free registrations will be at 3 pm on March 6 and you not have to be present at that time to win.

You’re Invited to a SCACS Breakfast

2014 Petro Show BreakfastThursday, March 6th8:00 am - 9:00 am

Sheraton Hotel, Room 106Myrle Beach, sC

Breakfast served at 8 am and program info at 8:45 am

This event was created to provide our many and busy members who attend the Petro Show an opporunity to visit, mix and mingle with other members versus “pass-ing each other by on the trade show floor.”

Please let association staff know if you will be able to attend by calling SCACS headquarters at (803) 419-0804.

We had more than 100 members attend last year. Let’s increase that number and grow our attendance.

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Advance Inventory Solution, Inc.Anderson Oil Company, Inc.B&B Convenience StoresBi-Rite Food Stores, Inc.Buck Management Corp.Carolina Distributors & Service, LLCCline & AssociatesCoca-Cola Bottling Co. ConsolidatedCrenco Food Stores, Inc.Eby-Brown Company, LLCEES CarolinaHess CorporationLittle Giant Food Stores, Inc.PET DairyPiedmont Petroleum Corp. Sav-A-Step, LLCSC Health CooperativeSnyder’s-LanceSouthco Distributing CompanyTank Tech Inc.Terry Environmental ServicesThe City Marina CompanyWest Oil Company

A big thank you to the following companies that donated toward the SCACS Scholarship Fund for 2014 . . .so far

Would you like to donate? Call SCACS @ 803-419-0804 or e-mail director@scacs.org

Thank you to the following contributors to the 2014 SCACS PAC . . . so far

Let us add your company. Call SCACS @ 803-419-0804.

Anderson Oil Company, Inc.Bi-Rite Food Stores, Inc.Buck Management Corp.

Southco Distributing CompanyWilcoHess, LLC

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Spring Edcuational SessionDate: May 6th, 2014

Location: Columbia Conference Center, Columbia , SCTime: 10 am - 3 pm

registrations begin at 9 amLunch provided

This educational session will be focused on providing you with regulatory updates from various state agencies that impact your business. Some of the agencies include: the FDA, the IRS, the SC Education Lottery, SLED, DHEC and others. More details will be coming soon.

Save The Date

SCACS Annual ConventionJuly 20-23, 2014

Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort Hilton Head Island, SC

Members may call 1-800-843-6664 and ask for our SC Association of Convenience

Stores group rate. Our group code is 071414SCASSOC and you can

use this to register at www.omnihiltonhead.com

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Jason Terry : Terry Environmental ServicesSUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT

Celebrating You

We are glad you were born; we want to help celebrate you!

Please let us know your birthday (no year needed)

e-mail hannah@scacs.org or call 803-419-0804

SCACS: Can you tell me a little about yourself and your what your company does?

My name is Jason Terry, I am a Professional Geologist, and I have been in the Environmental Consulting Industry helping Clients solve their environmental issues for over 23 years. Originally from Greenwood, SC and now live in Summerville, SC. Married to Adele Terry and two wonderful children; Jonathan (13) and Caroline (11).

SCACS: When and how did you get started with your company?

In 1996 I realized that every company I had worked for in the past, including the one I was employed with at the time, always focused on how much revenue we had for the past week or month and how much profit we had made. It struck me that these companies were focusing on the wrong thing. Instead we should be focusing on serving our Clients and solving their issues and the rest would fall into place. So….I made the leap and started TERRY Environmental Services, Inc. It is interesting to note that those companies are no longer in existence….but we are!

SCACS: What are the challenges you currently face in the industry?

Probably the same as with most industries…increasing costs, a tightening economy and constantly increasing government interference.

SCACS: What has been your biggest success? Well…there have been many. But I think the best part is to have built a company that cares about its Clients and its Employees. We are truly a family and enjoy working together.

SCACS: How did you become involved in SCACS?

Attended a conference and met several of the leaders and from that saw an opportunity to work with great people to better our industry.

SCACS: What is your advice to fellow SCACS members about working through the current economy?

Focus on service. On truly serving your Clients and putting their needs ahead of your own….ahead of the sale. From there you will build great relationships and great relationships always grow success!

SCACS: Why is SCACS membership important to you?

It has allowed me the opportunity to meet a great group of industry leaders and to work with those leaders for the betterment of our industry…and to also have fun while doing so!

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SCACS 2013 Supplier of the Year

RECOGNITION

one team • one goalSCACS 2013 Supplier of the Year

Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized for outstand-ing effort? The association would like to recognize a person or a company in 2014 in the following categories: Store Manager of the Year, Supplier of the Year, Retailer of the Year, or Independent Re-tailer of the Year. Nomination is easy and forms are available online, or a call away (803-419-0804).

The deadline to submit a nomination is May 15, 2013, but you can submit anytime before that date as well. You can download the forms from the website: www.scacs.org.

NEW this YEAR: if you turn in a nomination on or before the Petro Show, you enter to win a prize at the Petro Show!

Or call SCACS Headquartersat 803-419-0804, and ask a staff member to send you the form(s).

2014 Awards Program

RECOGNITIONIndependent Retailer- is for the retailer that has 1 or 2 stores only.

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2014 Committees and Members

Awards Committee - Margie Boyar, Riley Cordell, Sarilla Cosgrove, Scooter O’Cain, Antonio Robertson, Doug Rohe, and Roger Staton.

Communications Committee - Ashle Basden, Chri King, Scott Linton and Terry Sumner.

Convention Committee - Sean Bishop, Jim Jones, Steve Kirby, Larry Lytle, Rich Mione, Gary Peacock, Scott Sien-kiewicz and Lee Webster.

Golf Committee - Dean Davis, Jeff Ham, Bubba Hopkins, Rick Kiger, Gar-rett Pepper, Gordon Phillips, Mike Prof-fitt, Bill Slaughter, Brent Townsend and Tommy Vernon.

Legislative Committee - Robert Adams, Chris Corn, Kenneth Cosgrove, Hal Crenshaw, Howard Hey-lmun, Bill Hooker, Steve Nuttall, Brad Poe and Steve Ronan.

Education Committee - Phil Gram-aglia, Richard Heetai, Jeffrey Jandes, Arun Manghnani, Pat Purvis, Terrill Tuten, Allen Veach and Tim Whitehead.

Public Relations Committee - Chris Algeo, Dean Cline and Frank Staffieri.

Strategic Planning Committee - Bon-nie Arnold, Ken Cook, Kenney Denney, Mike Jones, Tony McCollum, Sheri Mehaffey, Tina Pollard, Larry Privette, Lisa Richmond, Deborah Thevaos and Lex West.

a big

thank you to all who give their time

and expertise and serve on committees for SCACS!

RECOGNITIONDate______________ Candidate’s Name_______________________________

Company Name _____________________________________

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City___________________________ State _______ Zip _____________

Number of years of service in the industry_________________

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one team • one goalRECOGNITIONDate______________ Candidate’s Name_______________________________

Company Name _____________________________________ Store #__________

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City___________________________ State _______ Zip _____________

Number of years of service in the industry_________________

Number of years of service with company__________________

Nominated by__________________________ Title_____________________________________

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January 22 Board Meeting Columbia22 Committees Meetings Columbia

March 5-6 SE Petro Show Myrtle Beach6 Petro Show Breakfast Myrtle Beach19 J.T. Davenport & Son Trade Show Winston-Salem, NC

April 9 Southco Food Show Greenville, NC10 Retail Day/Legislative Breakfast Columbia10 Board Meeting Columbia10 Committees Meetings Columbia11 H.T. Hackney Golf Tournament Myrtle Beach12-13 H.T. Hackney Food Show Myrtle Beach30 Spring Golf Classic Blythewood May 6 SCACS Educational Program Columbia15 Scholarship Deadline15 Award Nominations Deadline 21 M.R. Williams Food Show Raleigh, NC

JuneTBD Store Manager of the Year Presentation

July 20-23 Convention Hilton Head19 Board Meeting Hilton Head19 Committees Meetings Hilton Head

September 22-23 Planning Conference Charleston 23 Board Meeting Charleston

October7-10 NACS Show Las Vegas, NV15 Membership Renewal22 Fall Educational Program ColumbiaNovember 1 SCACS New Year

2014 Schedule of Events

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Website Update

It’s Back Up and Running

Let SCACS be your ResourceKeeping your fuel pump areas neat and clean is a constant chore. Let SCACS be your resource for new “drive off” decals when it comes time to replace your old ones. Decals are a $1 a piece. An order form is included in your membership renewals packets, or you can simply call a member of the SCACS staff at 803-419-0804.

Drive Off Decal Order Forms

Need Drive Off Decals at your pumps - $1 a sticker.Name____________________________________________Company __________________________________________Address___________________________________________City, State, Zip_______________________________________Email_____________________________________________

How Many ___________ Amount___________

Payment may be made by credit card or by check payable to SCACSCC#_____________________________________________Exp. _______________ Sec Code___________Billing Address for CC if different from above:______________________________________________________________________________________________

Contact SCACS headquarters if you have any questions. P.O. Box 11405* Columbia, SC 29211Phone: (803) 419-0804 * Fax: (803) 252-7799 * Email: hannah@associationsplus.com

Want retailers’ attention ???Advertise with SCACS.Full Page = $5001/2 Page = $250

E-mail SCACS your advertisement, and it will be included in the next newsletter for all members to see.

SCACS website has been undergoing some much needed “backend software” upgrades. We hope our efforts to improve the functionality of the site hasn’t caused you any inconvenience.

The site is back up and running!

There is a new password for all 2014 members, and it is listed on the front of your new member card that are sent out to renewed members in their membership packets. If you some reason you didn’t get yours, please let SCACS head-quarters know, and staff will be happy to e-mail you the new password.

SCACS staff has been updating the website with 2014 information and plans, so start watching out for SAVE THE DATES under Upcoming Events, new resource files under resources folder.

As the legislative session gets back underway, stay turned for updates in the Legislative Updates section. Also, registeration forms will be avail-able under the Event Registration Forms section. Again this year, new members will be listed on the website’s home page.

If you serve on the board or a committee, we will have separate folders for each where you can download documents that are used for your meetings. These pages have individual (differ-ent than the members only password) passwords and those will be forwarded to you directly and specifically based on areas of service.

We hope to provide all the information you need on www.scacs.org. We are open to making this site better for our members, so please feel free to send us your ideas and/or suggestions.

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South Carolina

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1st Quarter 2010

Make Your Time Count in 2010

What’s Inside...

• Retail Day Set for Senate

• Golf Classic Starts SCACS’ Spring

• 300+ C-Stores Care & Compete

• Did You Know... Petro Show?

• Website Gets New Look

• Retailer Spotlight

• Supplier Spotlight

2013 - 2014 Newsletter Advertising Rates

The 2014 SCACS newsletters get sent out quarterly. For

advertisers this means a great deal of flexibility in your

efforts to grab the reader’s attention. You might say, “the

sky’s the limit.” Just let us know that you plan to have an

advertisement in the upcoming newsletter.

Space will be limited in each issue, so advertisements

will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you

would like to advertise in more than one issue, we can

plan ahead now.Please refer to the deadlines and dimensions below so that

you can plan accordingly. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Full page advertisements should be 7.3125”w X 9.75”h,

no bleeds. Half page advertisements should be

7.3125”w X 4.75”h. PDF format is preferred.

Please email your advertisement to:

Hannah@scacs.org

Deadline for Ads

January 3May 9

August 1

Contact Name

Company

Phone

E-mail

Ad Size # of Issues

Form of Payment

If you have any questions, call SCACS

headquarters at 803-419-0804. Please complete the form and email to

Hannah@scacs.org.

Full Page Ads $500Half Page Ads

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South Carolina Association of Convenience Stores

2nd Quarter 2010

What’s Inside...• Convention Promotion

• Spring Symposium • Recap Golf Classic Legislative Day Petro Show • Communciations . . . Booking it!

• Retailer Spotlight • Supplier Spotlight

Spring Symposium Details

It’s The Law

SC hosts National Town Hall

Spotlight

Petro Show Success

Convention Details

Guess who we saw?

New Members

Golf Classic Has Sprung

A Worthy Goal Almost Reached

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3rd Quarter 2010

What’s Next?Inside.....

• President’s Letter

• Planning Conference

• 2010 Award Winners

• NACS Financial

Reform• NACS Q&A• Convention Recap

• Social Media Article

• Scholarship Winners

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The SCACS Spring Golf Classic is heading back to Cobblestone Park Golf Course after another great year. Again this year we are “going green” in that no-paper will be printed or mailed regarding the tournament. All registration materials will be sent out electronically. Over the last 18 years, this tournament has SOLD OUT many times. So hurry and register today. Supplier members: Don’t forget about taking advantage of the BRING A RETAILER FOR FREE! If you include at least one retailer on your team, that one retailer is free of charge (other than the PAC pack). Prizes will be given to the first place team, the second place team, the third place team, the longest drive and the closest to the pin. Entry into the golf tournament will also give you entry into our Putting Contest. This year: score a hole in one and win a car!

Registrations begin at 8 am and Shotgun start at 10 am Still looking for more hole sponsors! Let me know if you want to sign up.

SCACS Golf Classic is heading back after another great year!

SCACS SPRING

GOLFCLASSIC 2014

Cobblestone Park Golf Course • April 30

SCAC

SThank you to our title sponsors so far:

Lunch Sponsor - Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Drink Sponsor - MillerCoors

Hole in One Sponsor - Jim Hudson Ford Thank you to our hole sponsors so far:

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, H.T. Hackney, J.T. Davenport & Sons, a Division of Core-Mark Intl., M.R. Wil-liams, Inc., PET Diary, Royal Cup Coffee, and S&D Coffee & Tea, Inc., Sunny Delight Beverages, and WilcoHess, LLC.

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2014 SCACS Members so far...Advance Inventory Solution, Inc.Airgas National CarbonationAltria Group Distribution Co.AmeriGas/ Blue FlameAnderson Oil Company, Inc.Anheuser-Busch, Inc.ARMAC, Inc.Associated Distributors, Inc.Atlantic Dominion DistributorsB&B Convenience StoresB&B Distributors, Inc.Better Brands, Inc.Bi-Rite Food Stores, Inc.Blue Bell CreameriesBlythewood Oil CompanyBob Brandi Stations, Inc.Borden Dairy Company of South CarolinaBountyland Quick StopsBrownie’s Sales, Inc.Buck Management Corp.Budweiser of ColumbiaBudweiser of GreenvilleBudweiser of SpartanburgCarolina Convenience Corp.Carolina Distributors & Service, LLCCarolina Quality Ice, LLCCarter’s Fast StopCharlie B`s C-storeCheyenne International, LLCCITGO Petroleum CorporationCline & AssociatesClipper Petroleum, Inc.Collins & Lacy, PCCommonwealth-Altadis, Inc.Crenco Food Stores, Inc.Curtis Oil CompanyD.R. Mozeley, Inc. Derst Baking CompanyDixie Belle Ice CreamDrake Convenience, LLCEagle Transport CorporationEby-Brown Company, LLCEES CarolinaFederated InsuranceFridgewizeFrito-Lay, Inc.Godwin Brothers Grocery, Inc.GPM Investments, LLCGrab N Go

Hackney Service Merchandisers, IncHandee Mart Food StoresHawks Nuts, Inc.Hess CorporationHolt Equipment Co.Home Folks Wholesale CompanyHunt Brothers PizzaHuntley EnterprisesIn & Out Mini MartJim Hudson FordJones & Frank CorporationKroger Fuel CentersLand Mark Products, Inc.Lowe-Pierson, LLCM.R. Williams, Inc.Mansfield Oil CompanyMcCall FarmsMeco, Inc. of FlorenceNestle Sales DivisionNeuro DrinksNiagara Bottling, LLCNorth American Money Order Co.OEC Petroleum Systems, Inc.Outlaw Consulting, Inc.Pepsi Beverages CompanyPepsi Beverages Company of GreenvillePepsi Cola of Florence, LLC (BevSouth)PET DairyPhillips Aluminum, Inc.Piedmont Petroleum Corp. Pinnacle Propane ExpressPrice-Davis, Inc.R.L. Jordan Oil CompanyRepublic TobaccoRoyal Cup CoffeeS & D Coffee and Tea, Inc.Saluda Quick Stop, Inc. Sav-A-Step, LLCSelf-Serve, Inc.Sell Ethics Marketing Group, Inc./Jack Link’sShaun-Sej CorporationShelton Food Stores, Inc.Simran CorpSloan,Montgomery,Gregory & Hall, Inc.Smith Rogers Oil Company, Inc.Solaray CorporationSouthco Distributing CompanySoutheastern Chemical SalesSouthern Eagle Distributors, Inc.

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membership???

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Southern Eagle Distributors, Inc.Stallings Refrigeration Company, Inc.Sunny Delight Beverage CompanySunoco, Inc.Swedish MatchSwisher InternationalSysco Food Services of ColumbiaTerry Environmental ServicesThe Beverage DepotThe City Marina CompanyThe Parker CompaniesThe Yahnis CompanyTotal Convenience MarketingTurkey Creek SnacksUS Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers, Inc.Valero Marketing & SupplyWarren Oil Company, Inc.West Oil CompanyWilcoHess, LLCWilkerson Fuel Company, Inc.Wright Way Stores