Literacy Association extends thanks for golf tourney support

Dear Cody:

Please allow us to use your newspaper to let the community know of the tremendous support we had for the Cherokee County Literacy Association Golf Tournament.

This is the second year of our tournament and we had a 68 percent increase over last year's tournament. We know this was possible through the efforts of many businesses and individuals. To you individually we express our appreciation for your continued interest in literacy.

Corporate sponsors were the Gaffney Board of Public Works, Hamrick's and Nestle.

Hole sponsors included First Piedmont Federal Savings & Loan, Pizza Inn, American Community Bank, Saint-Amand Thompson & Mathis LLC, Peachy Kleen, John Wall & Associates, The Gaffney Ledger, Buford Street/Ace Hardware, Maggie's Carolina Laundry, Correll Insurance, McDonald's/Bill Mason Enterprises, Clyde's Auto Repair, Dewitt Clyde, Frances & Ray Clary, Grainger, David Riggins, Upstate Carolina Medical Center, Timken, ICR Plumbing, Dr. Hank Jolly & Dr. Michelle Bedell, Mary & Thomas Phillips, Marcia & Bobby Ellis, Ann & Fred Keller, Shirley Cooper, Sue & Walter Walukewicz, Marcia & Dale Duncan, Troy Gaffney's Allstate, Carolina Foothills Credit Union, Dr. Frank Phillips, Blakely Funeral Home, Associates Bookkeeping, Sanders Brothers, Dr. William Morris, Hamrick's Unifirst, Nestle, Gaffney Board of Public Works, John O'Donald, Piedmont Glove and Safety MFG, Palmetto Bank, Sossamon Construction and Image Plus.

The following businesses also contributed: Starbucks, Hartzog's, First Piedmont Federal Savings & Loan, Freightliner, Kelly's Steakhouse, Belk, Broad River Electric, Ambu-Star, Upstate Carolina Medical Center, Sagesport, American Community Bank, Southeastern Paper, Outback, Meadowbrook Golf Club, CHAPS, Nike, Applebee's Sagebrush, Ryan's, Bronco's, Zaxby's, Tide Car Wash, The Clock, Wal-Mart, Ultralube, Pete's, Starmax, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Colonial Restaurant, Brandi's, Brusters, Prime Outlets - Gaffney, Wachovia and Carolina Alumni Association.

Individuals included Rep. Dennis Moss, Leisa Hyder, Rhonda Harrill, CCLA Board Members Mary Phillips, Ann Moseley Keller, Frances Clary, Shirley Cooper, Steve Wong, Johnny Lester, Marcia Duncan and Dewitt Clyde.

Roger Shiflett and Burns provided cars for a hole-in-one. Fatz provided food for the players. Blakely Funeral Home provided the tent.

We would like especially to thank the players who participated and to Danny Agapion and Cherokee National for allowing us to accomplish this. We are on the calendar for June 2008.

Sincerely,

Johnny Lester

Golf Chairman

Dewitt Clyde

Executive Director

Cherokee County Literacy Association