‘Smiles for life’ benefits children’s charities
Godley Station Dental in Pooler will provide tooth-whitening procedures to benefit the Coastal Children’s Advocacy Center and the Smiles for Life Foundation until June 28.
The $209 cost is tax-deductible, as materials and services by Drs. Matthew Allen and Tait Carpenter will be donated. The children’s advocacy center provides free services to children who have been abused or witnessed violence.
Godley Station Dental is located at 1000 Towne Center Boulevard, Bldg. 100, Suite 101.
For more information, call Rachael DeRing, Godley Station Dental, 912-748-8585 or Kris Rice, Coastal Children’s Advocacy Center, 912-236-1401.
Byrd wins top Carrier award
Byrd Heating & Air Conditioning has received the 2013 President’s Award from Carrier for its quality, leadership and excellence in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry.
Dealerships were honored at a ceremony held in Las Vegas earlier this year.
Carrier’s highest honor for its dealers, the President’s Award, is given to Carrier factory authorized dealers who achieved excellence in product promotions and delivered superior customer satisfaction.
Byrd general manger Mathew Chance said it’s about putting customers first.
“It’s their satisfaction — not just a sale — that counts,” Chance said.
Home Depot to host hurricane safety expo
The Home Depot will host a free hurricane preparedness expo on Saturday, June 15, to help educate residents on precautions to take to staying safe during the storm season that began today.
Local companies and organizations, including CEMA/GEMA, the Red Cross, Salvation Army, Georgia’s insurance commissioner and Home Depot experts will be on hand from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to answer questions, provide product demos and distribute safety information.
Activities will be provided for children, including free kids’ workshops, crafts and the chance for kids to meet local firemen. The event will also include free food and giveaways.
Commercial shrimping season opening in S.C.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina shrimp are again coming to stores and restaurants.
The commercial shrimping season opened Thursday, and shrimpers along the coast are optimistic about the spring catch. Larry Toomer of the Bluffton Oyster Co. says indications are the season will be better than last year.
The Department of Natural Resources sets the opening for the spring season based on such factors as the temperature of the water and shrimp spawning. It’s been unusually cool this year, resulting in slightly smaller shrimp than usual.
Last year, the shrimp season opened about six weeks earlier in mid-April.
State biologists say that sample trawling along the coast found a fair quantity of shrimp and some were of good size.