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2 Nothing strikes fear into a new boat owner than the news of an impending Hurricane. I say “new boater” because once you’ve been through a few dozen—you do become less sensi-tized. They still bring concern and need for prep! It’s AL-WAYS a good idea to have a good relationship with your Ma-rina Owner, Insurance Provider and an understanding spouse doesn’t hurt either. First a few “fun facts” about owning a boat on the Coast. * Many Marinas will close their docks and have you remove your boat from the Marina in preparation of a Hurricane. They do this to protect you as much as to protect them. Make sure you have current contact information on file in order to reach you. *Many boaters have their boats in Marinas many miles away from their home. In this case you will need to have a Hurri-cane Haul-Out plan. Some Marinas require that you have this information in writing for them to rent you a slip. A Hurricane Haulout plan can be anything from your friend coming to put your boat on the trailer, to the Marina hauling your boat out and blocking it in their yard or “safe” space. *Once a storm is named, you cannot increase or secure new Insurance coverage for your boat. If you have a boat on the coast—don’t try to risk this. It really does not pay and can end up causing you to become un-insurable in some cases. *Towing Services are NOT going to tow your boat to a “safe” place under your membership. They do cover portions in cer-tain circumstances—but again—it’s best to know what your options are when putting a hurricane plan into place. *You shouldn’t ask where a “safe” harbor is—you put the person answering the question in a tough spot. What happens if they tell you one spot and your boat is damaged? I’ve used “safe” in quotes throughout as there truly is no safe place within the Hurricane Zone. Anything can happen. If you have the means to trailer your boat, you can absolutely move it to a safe place out of the area. If your boat is not trailerable, but you took all the proper steps to “make safe,” your Insurance company is going to have a more favorable approach to your claim should you need one. CR Hurricane Categories Category 1: Winds 74 to 95 MPH - 4 to 5 foot storm surge. Damage primarily to shrubbery, trees, and unanchored mobile homes. No real damage to other structures. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Low-lying coastal roads inundated, minor pier damage, some small craft in exposed anchorage torn from moorings. Category 2: Winds 96 to 110 MPH - 6 to 8 foot storm surge. Considerable damage to shrubbery and tree foliage; some trees blown down. Major damage to exposed mobile homes. Extensive damage to poorly constructed signs; some damage to roof-ing materials on buildings and some window and door damage. No major damage to buildings. Coastal roads and low-lying escape routes inland cut by rising water two-four hours before arrival of the hurricane's center. Considerable damage to piers. Marinas will flood and small craft in unprotected anchorages may be torn from moorings. Category 3: Winds 111 to 130 MPH - 9 to 12 foot storm surge. Foliage torn from trees and large trees blown down. Practically all poorly-constructed signs blown down; some damage to roofing materials of buildings; some window and door damage; and some structural damage to small buildings. Mobile homes destroyed. Serious flooding at coast and many smaller structures near coast destroyed; low-lying escape routes inland cut by rising water three-five hours before the hurricane's center arrives. Category 4: Winds 131 to 155 MPH - 13 to 18 foot storm surge. Shrubs and trees blown down; all signs down. Extensive damage to roofing materials, windows and doors; com-plete failure of roofs on many small residences; complete destruction of mobile homes. Major damage to lower floors of structures near shore due to flooding and battering by waves and floating debris. Category 5: Winds 156 MPH and above - 18 foot and above storm surge. Shrubs and trees blown down; considerable damage to roofs of buildings; all signs down; very se-vere and extensive damage to windows and doors; complete failure of roofs on many residences and industrial buildings; extensive shattering of glass in windows and doors; some complete building failures; small buildings overturned or blown away and com-plete destruction of mobile homes. Low-lying escape routes inland cut by rising water three-five hours before the hurricane's center arrives. Diana Lambeth OCC Port Ocer (919) 880-1183—cell email - dianalambeth@gmail.com Visiting Boaters—Stop Here First! Diana can tell you everything you need to know (and probably more) about where to eat, shop, buy grocer-ies, or mail a letter. She is wonderful about providing help in just about anything you need during your stay whether it is for the day or longer. If you are on a boat—please let her know you are here! Diana has spent many years here in Belhaven as the Chamber Executive Director before me (Diana retired in July 2022). She has also spent many years, and many nautical miles, on and around our NC Coastal Waters (and beyond). She is a much better source of information to our boaters than I ever hope to be! If you have ever traveled to our town by boat previous-ly, you have probably met her.

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3 This and That! FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME—THERE IS AN OPENING FOR A TRIVIA TEAM! If you would like to play Trivia at RiverBend Cultural Arts Center and Gallery, you will need to pre-register your team (up to 8 players) with Colleen at (252) 495-8671 prior to the event. The next Trivia is Thursday 9/20. She usually starts taking reservations the week before. There is a $5.00 cover charge at the door per player— ICW Brewery had their “ocial” Ribbon Cutting on August 12 in conjunction with their Parrot Head Party! Great turnout and support for this event! Attended by both Mayor Ricky Credle, Lynn Davis, Town Manager and most of our Chamber Board!! (we like beer) The ECU Rise 29 Students brought a Farm Market Pop-Up to The Market on Main St in Belhaven Aug 5th. Participants included Keyzers Food Truck with breakfast items, Ripe or Not with fresh produce, Shay’s Sweet Treats and Rebecca Runge with yummy baked items, County Rd Seafood with Fresh Seafood and there were even frozen Duck and Duck eggs for sale! For more information, please go to their website rise29.ecu.edu

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4 Q– What does the Chamber of Commerce do for our Membership? A—Whether you are a Business Member or whether you have an Individual Membership, Our Belhaven Commu-nity Chamber of Commerce works for you. We promote your business through social media marketing as well as provide information on our members businesses to visitors to the Chamber office or Welcome Center. As an indi-vidual, your membership funds go to help promote our local businesses which helps everyone! We also provide information to help make you aware of local happenings, activities and programs in and around our Community. Our Chamber provides a monthly newsletter with updates on everything from Town Meetings to Dance parties! If there is ever anything you think we could do better, or more of, please let us know! NEW MEMBERS / RENEWING MEMBERS Call (252) 943-3770 (o) or (252) 732-5190 (c) Our rates have not gone up from last year. Business Mem-berships start at $150.00 annually. Non-Profit $75.00. Individual Membership $75.00. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email carol.belhavenchambercommerce@gmail.com. Make sure to put in the subject line “Sign Me Up!” We take cash, check or charge. Mailing address- Belhaven Community Chamber of Commerce & Welcome Center P O Box 147, Belhaven, NC 27810 We also have a mail slot at 265 E Water Street (#202) Why join The Belhaven Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center? WE’RE FULL WE’RE FULL WE’RE FULL ALL MEMBERS! ICW Brewery Low Tide Realty Belle & Clover Belhaven Barbershop Belhaven Chamber & Welcome Center Belhaven Community Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center is preparing for the new 2024-2025 Visitor Guide. NO PRICE INCREASE FOR ADS THIS YEAR! Visitor Guides are distributed at all NC Welcome Centers, Various NC Visitor Centers and High Traffic locations throughout NC, SC, VA Members have been notified and have reserved their space. There are a few more spaces available. If you would like an ad in the 2024-2025 Visitors Guide—please let me know ASAP. Deadline is October 15, 2023! Special location ads such as inside first page, back cover, and center page ads, have been sold. Ads still available throughput the guide. FULL PAGE AD—$350.00 1/2 PAGE AD $200.00

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5 Newsworthy The Chamber is Excited to Highlight These Members! Full Membership List can Be Found On Pages 18-19 We are now oering Annual Membership from the time you sign up. Anyone that signed up and paid their an-nual membership in say April or May will continue to be covered through the beginning of the month of the fol-lowing year. Previously our Chamber was oering Annual Memberships that started January 1 and ran through Dec 31. This just wasn’t working out for members that came to the area mid-year. So if you have been contem-plating joining, but did not want to pay the full year for 1/2 the Membership—please call now to join! More membership information on Page 4 of this newsletter. This WILL apply to all that joined throughout this year. The Mad Batter—it’s amazing to think that The Mad Batter has been in Belhaven now for two years! What started out as a small bakery featur-ing cheesecakes of every kind along with a few other goodies, has now expand-ed into the space once occupied by Dynamic Expressions. The Mad Batter now serves not only their amazing cheesecakes, cookies, cinnamon buns, assorted pastries and brownies—but now they are serving lunch! If you have not had a chance to try the Mad Batter’s lunch items you are truly missing out. I’ve had several of their sandwiches, but I must say that the Mad Italian Hoagie is my favorite! That sandwich is FULL of all meats Italian and DELICIOUS! The Mad Batter is at 413 Pamlico Street—call ahead for take out services—(252) 945-2255 The Weathered Soul 2290 Rt 99 S , Belhaven, NC 27810 This Shoppe has it all! Antiques, collectibles, cus-tom painting & furniture restoration. They do pro-fessional cabinet painting; sell Paint Couture Paints & supplies; all sorts of soaps, herbal teas, oils, books, Nautical items, Country and Vintage! If you’re looking for something unique—try The Weathered Soul Shoppe. Just outside of town heading west on Rt 99—across the street from RiverStreet. Or call them at (252) 385-1856 New Member! “The Perfect Place for Imperfect People” Mercy Church Belhaven is located at 866 W Main Street (across from PCA) Services are on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 6:00 pm Thursday Nights at 6:00 pm First service is scheduled to be November 5th @ 6:00 pm. Conservative on Bible… Moderate on Opinion… Liberal on Mercy New Member!

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11 First of all—let’s talk about this beauti-ful Logo! The BTTF logo was a creation from the painting done by Local Artist Cherry Sutton. Cherry is the wife of our Tournament Director—Hugh Sutton. Her art can be seen on display at River-Bend Cultural Arts Center and Gallery in Belhaven located at 467 Pamlico Street. For Riverbends Calendar—please see page 7 of this newsletter. Here’s a list (so far) of some of what the Belhaven Trout Tournament & Festival is going to include— * Fishing Tournament with CASH Prizes * Pig Cooking Competition with CASH Prizes * Childrens Corner with Bouncy Houses * T-shirts and Hoodies for sale starting 7/31 * BQ Grill Rae—Tickets on sale at Chamber * Food Vendors * Craft Vendors * Display Vendors * Barbeque for sale from competition * Silent Auction & 50/50 Rae * ...and more! The next few pages are dedicated to the 1st Annual Belhaven Trout Tournament and Festival. It is our sincere hope that we will bring to the town this special event to showcase our Beautiful Harbour of Bel-haven to many folks that may have never spent any time with us. Please come to our festival, come into the town, shop, dine, & enjoy! Hugh Sutton—Tournament Director and Chamber Board Member and Carol Roop—Executive Director of the Belhaven Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center, and the entire Chamber Board of Directors, would like to extend a HUGH THANK YOU to Eastern Carolina I nshore Club—Tim Askew and Whole Hog Barbeque Series—Evan “Tiny” Woolard for their help with the Trout Tournament and Pig Competition. Without their continued support, guidance, and MUCH leg work, I don’t know how we would have been able to pull this o!

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12 The fine print—This is a fund raising effort to promote and support commu-nity activities and programs in the Belhaven area by the Belhaven Chamber of Commerce & Welcome Center. Tickets are being sold by Chamber Direc-tors and volunteers. Or stop by the Chamber office during business hours . Drawings to be held at the Town of Belhaven Concert Series. Payouts will be in Belhaven Bucks or Gift Certificate (still working out the details) for a current Belhaven Chamber Member. Our goal is to put the money back into the community businesses. There are only 500 tickets being sold. Winning tickets for first drawing go back into the drawing for 2nd and 3rd drawings. W inners of 2nd drawing go back for 3rd. 1st Drawing —July 1 / 3 drawings—$100 / $200 / $300 I n any combination of gift cards up to 3 per win 2nd Drawing—Sept 2 / 6 drawings—$100.00 / $100.00 / $100.00 / $200 / $200 / $300 3rd Drawing—Nov 11 / 5 drawings / $100 / $200 / $300 / $400 / $500 Come to the Chamber Office to Buy Your Tickets! Or see one of Board Members! Chamber Raffle BIG Prizes!!! Tickets now on sale! Wouldn’t you like to own a BQ Grill? Our BTTF is selling rae tickets for $10.00 each! We are only selling 600 total! The grill is currently on display at Acre Sta-tion Meat Farm! Get your ticket at Acre Station, The Belhaven Chamber Oce or a Chamber Board Member. Tickets for both raes will be available to purchase the day of the Concert(s). Make sure to get yours early though! Drawing for our Sept 2nd rae is generally before the Headliner starts! The BQ Grill rae will be Saturday Sept 30! The Belhaven Trout Tournament & Festival is proud to bring to our town the FUN and Festivities of some of the larger celebrations throughout NC. Currently, we have 20 teams registered to compete in the Barbeque Competition. Once the competition is complete, we will be selling Barbeque sandwiches and Bulk Barbeque. We have 10 additional food vendors that will be selling goodies from Funnel Cakes to Lemonade and everything in between. If you like to shop– we currently have registered 14 Display and Craft Vendors. (There is still time to sign up to be a Display or Craft Vendor). We do hope though that you will have time to come into town and visit our wonderful shops and restaurants while you are here. Many will have special pricing for the weekend. More information will be provided at the Festival. We have a great little town and hope that if this is your rst time visiting Belhaven, you will let us know. Make sure to tell our shop owners and businesses that this is your rst visit! We sure hope you will be back! DIVERSITY RENTALS—Our own Mayor Ricky Credle—will be providing fun activities for the kiddies. Not sure which of his Bouncy items he will be bringing, but I’m sure the kids will love it! We will have a full selection of sizes in T-shirts and Hoodies for Sale!

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13 This is a breakdown of prizes awarded for the Belhaven Trout Tournament and Festival on Friday September 29, 2023 and Saturday September 30, 2023. This information is current as of 8/23/2023. Prizes MAY increase but will NOT decrease. A few things to note – • All prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the Tournament on Saturday September 30, 2023. The tournament is expected to end no later than 2:00 pm on 9/30/2023. Awards should be calculated and ready for awarding by 4:00 pm. • All Side pots are OPTIONAL – in that you do NOT have to buy in to them. However, you cannot change your mind should you catch a “big fish.” • You MUST fish both days to be eligible for the Overall BIG FISH prize – currently at $2000.00 plus pot share. • “BIG FISH” indicates Speckled Trout unless otherwise noted. Prize Breakdown – FRIDAY PRIZES – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 CALCUTTA BIGGEST FLOUNDER - $20.00 per boat Buy-In 1st Place Prize is $300.00 cash Sponsored by Edward Jones of Belhaven - plus 70% pot 2nd Place – 30% of pot CALCUTTA BIGGEST FISH - $20.00 PER BOAT Buy-In 1st Place –$1000.00 cash Sponsored by River City Construction plus 70% of pot 2nd Place –30% of pot SIDE POT ENTRY - $50 &/OR $100 entries per boat $50.00 Side Pot - Prize is 70% of pot for 1st place overall weight for Fri & 30% of pot for 2nd place $100 Side Pot – Prize is 70% of pot for 1st Place and 30% of pot for 2nd place SATURDAY PRIZES – SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 CALCUTTA BIGGEST RED DRUM - $20.00 per boat Buy-In 1st Place Prize is $250.00 cash Sponsored by Reel Outdoors - plus 70% of pot 2nd Place – 30% of pot CALCUTTA BIGGEST FISH - $20.00 PER BOAT Buy-In 1st Place –$1000.00 cash Sponsored by River City Construction plus 70% of pot 2nd Place –30% of pot SIDE POT ENTRY - $50 &/OR $100 entries per boat $50 Side Pot - Prize is 70% of pot for 1st place overall weight for Sat & 30% of pot for 2nd place $100.00 Side Pot - Prize is 70% of pot for 1st place overall weight for Sat & 30% of pot for 2nd place BIG TOURNAMENT FISH w/BOTH DAY BUY-IN BIGGEST TOURNAMENT FISH - $20.00 per boat Buy-In EACH DAY – Must buy-in & fish both days $2000.00 Sponsored by the Belhaven Community Chamber of Commerce plus 70% of pot 2nd Place – 30% of pot TOURNAMENT PRIZES Combined weight of fish for both days of tournament (8 fish total) 1st Place -Trophy plus $2000.00 cash 2nd Place – Trophy plus $1000.00 cash 3rd Place – Trophy plus $600.00 cash 4th Place -Trophy plus $500.00 5th Place -Trophy plus $400.00 BIGGEST FISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON MORE PRIZES MAY BE FOUND – Eastern Carolina Inshore Club & Facebook / Salty Bay Baits JUNIOR ANGLERS – 16 AND UNDER Biggest Trout Fri and Biggest Trout Saturday will receive- $50 Cash Sponsored by ECIC and a $25.00 Gift Card to Greenville Marine ALL Junior Anglers will receive a Salty Bay Baits Gift Bag Belhaven Trout Tournament Prize Pay Outs FRIDAY SATURDAY 1st Prize – Trophy plus $600.00 cash 1st Prize – Trophy plus $600.00 cash 2nd Place – Trophy plus $400.00 cash 2nd Place – Trophy plus $400.00 cash 3rd Place - $300 gift card from Neuse Sports 3rd Place- $300 gift card from Neuse Sports BIG FISH - Trophy BIG FISH - Trophy

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14 Rules and Regulations Goal Statement Our goal is to provide friendly and family-oriented shing tournaments for our anglers; helping our communities through special fundraising events and most importantly to establish lifelong relationships with our youth and locals throughout our communities. Rules & Regulations; • If at any me a parcipant or member decides to leave the tournament early or if an incident should occur that prevents coming to weigh-in you must contact Tim Askew - President of the ECIC, or the Tournament Director-Hugh Suon • Life vests (PFD’s) must be worn by anyone in a boat at the me of inial blast-o. Parcipants are strongly encouraged to wear a PFD at all mes while boang • Each boat will have the opportunity to weigh a maximum of 4 speckled trout. A kid, under age 16, may weigh one speckled trout for the kids division. *IF a team wishes to use the kids’ trout as part of their 4 sh, they shall inform the weighmaster. The kids’ sh may be used for total weight of the adult team and as the one sh for the kid in the kid division. • All sh must be caught during tournament hours. Before launching, Tournament Sta may check boats for sh. Failure to allow a check will result in expul-sion from the event. • The Weigh Master has the authority to make ocial decisions and may disqualify any sh he or she deems suspicious; any protest must be presented to the Tournament Director – Hugh Suon, within 10-minutes of the scales closing. • All Federal, state and local laws apply at any event and/or tournament • No alcohol or drugs allowed. Detecon of alcohol or drug use during an event can lead to disqualicaon • The use of live or cut/dead bait during this tournament is prohibited. Only arcial baits are allowed • At blasto, there is no passing between the breakwater and the bridge. Once outside of those structures, passing is permied but shall be done so safely. • All anglers must remain in their boats. There is a 4 person limit per boat, to include a kid; no more than 3 adults. There is no bank or island shing allowed. The only excepon is for emergencies such as using a restroom or a medical emergency • When you name your team, up to 3 adult anglers, that is your team for the 2-day event. • No trolling. No more than one rod may be shed with, per angler, at any me • Anglers may sh anywhere on the Pungo River. The cut-o points are Wades Point and Currituck Point. • Boats used in the tournament must be at least 15 feet in length and must be powered by a gas powered engine • If a teams’ boat suers mechanical failure, a member of the team may be transported back to weigh-in with the teams’ sh with any other TOURNAMENT team. Transport by anyone outside the tournament is prohibited. Towing is permissible. • In case of inclement weather, the tournament director may delay blasto or the tournament could be postponed/rescheduled. Every eort will be made to make the decision as soon as praccal based on the weather forecast. Safety is #1. • There is no shing within 150 feet (50 yards) of another tournament angler. If an angler encroaches upon another angler, photos should be taken and presented to the Tournament Director – Hugh Suon. The Tournament Director will determine if a disqualicaon is warranted. *All anglers shall pracce good sportsmanship towards all other boats on the water* • The weigh master or tournament director has authority to randomly select any place winners for a polygraph test. Failure to submit to a polygraph test shall result in immediate disqualicaon from the tournament. • Weigh-in is at 3:00 p.m. on Friday September 29 and 2:00 pm on Saturday September 30 unless otherwise specied at the Captain’s meeng. Fish shall be at check-in with a team member NO LATER than 15 minutes aer any alternate weigh-in me given at the Captain’s meeng or the team will not be al-lowed to weigh. That is 3:15 pm on Friday Sept 29 and 2:15 pm on Saturday Sept 30. NOTES • All members have an equal say in the governing rules, polices and guidelines menoned above and holds equal responsibilies. Any suggesons are wel-come as we desire to make the Belhaven Trout Tournament a top-quality tournament that we all want to be a part of • Belhaven Trout Tournament & Fesval (BTTF) (Waiver of Personal Responsibilies) • BTTF and its Tournament Sta are not responsible for any property loss and/or damage • BTTF and its Tournament Sta are not responsible for any personal injuries and/or loss of life • Each angler and/or parcipants are personally responsible for your own safety during tournament operaons Special Thanks to Tim Askew for allowing the Belhaven Trout Tournament to adapt Rules and Regulations from the East Carolina Inshore Clubs rules.

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15 GOLD HOOK SPONSORS A&W / Howells Mercantile 1872 Seed Tick Neck Rd Pinetown (252) 964-3500 Avalanche Motorsports 2287 5th Street Washington (252) 946-0920 B E Singleton & Sons, LLC 920 W 3rd Street Washington (252) 946-3287 Cindy Twiddy Realty 316 S Broad St Edenton (252) 482-8618 Clark Oil Company 28693 US Hwy 264 E Belhaven (252) 943-2257 Coastal Clearing & Grading 65 Maple Street Pantego (252) 943-3303 Grand Manor Marina 738 E Main Street Belhaven (252) 943-0030 Mike & Sara Deal 188 Bobbit Road Advance O'Neal's Drug Store of Belhaven 820 W Main Street Belhaven (252) 943-2643 Radcliffe Marine 865 US Hwy 264 Belhaven (252) 943-3923 TJ Marina & Boatyard 7740 E Pantego St Belhaven (252) 943-3333 Woolard Insurance 171 Ormond Rd Bath (252) 506-8360 CIRCLE HOOK SPONSORS Dr David Elliott II, DDS, PA 233 Allen Street Belhaven (252) 943-6262 Fish Hooks Café 231 E Main street Belhaven (252) 943-9948 Flatlands Insurance Group 1550 W 5th Street Washington (252) 946-8154 Grady White 5121 MLK Jr Hwy Greenville (252) 752-2111 River City Construction 3534 Cherry Run Rd Washington (252) 946-8164 Surtronics, Inc 4001 Beryl Rd Raleigh (919) 795-3823 The Tavern at Jacks Neck 238 Pamlico Street Belhaven (252) 943-6100 TREBLE HOOK SPONSORS Tideland EMC 25831 US Hwy 264 Pantego (252) 943-3046 Beaufort County Washington East Coast Grading & Utilities 4747 A Hwy 33 E Greenville (252) 227-4647 Eastside Bait and Tackle 1218 John Small Ave Washington (252) 946-2186 Howell Farms Partnership 1169 Ripp Hwy Pinetown (252) 927-4451 Lee Chevrolet 2375 W 5th Street Washington (252) 946-5171 Pungo Engineering, PLLC 424 E Main Street Washington (252) 945-8652 Southern Bank of Belhaven 148 E Main Street Belhaven (252) 943-2184 Spoon River Artworks & Market 263 Pamlico Street Belhaven (252) 945-3899 LUCKY HOOK SPONSORS Beaufort County Community College 5537 US Hwy 264 EAST Washington Ace Hardware / Riddick & Windley 235 Pamlico Street Belhaven (252) 943-2205 River Forest Shipyard / TowBoatUS 843 Pantego Street Belhaven (252) 943-2151 Rob & Joan Jones RUSTY HOOK SPONSORS Edward Jones Investments 183 E Water Street Belhaven (252) 943-2372 First Bank - Belhaven 770 W Main Street Belhaven (252) 943-2149 Lacy White The Rich Company 1468 Carolina Ave Washington (800) 849-2456 John Jenkins IN KIND SPONSORS Diversity Rentals Ricky Credle Belhaven (252) 943-5536 Eastern Outtters 21241 Hwy 17 Hampstead (910) 270-2823 Food Lion/Belhaven 998 US Hwy 264 Bypass Belhaven (252) 943-3094 Neuse Sport Shop 225 E New Bern Road Kinston (252) 527-5058 Peaches RV Park 246 W Pantego Street Belhaven (252) 943-4227 Anyone that operates a Non-Prot knows that fundraising events remain a crucial component of nonprots' overall fundraising strategies. A major key to the success of a fundraising event is securing business and indi-vidual sponsorships that cover xed costs, build relationships for broader support and boost event attend-ance. Without these sponsors we would not be able to hold this event. They all play a vital part in building our community. Please take a minute to read their names; shop in their stores; support their businesses; and Thank them next time you see them. The Belhaven Community Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center oer you ALL a HUGE THANK YOU! If there is anything you think we could better on—please let us know!

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17 GET INVOLVED! Belhaven Town Meetings are generally held on the Second Monday of the month at The Bel-haven Civic Center—257 W Pungo Street. At 6:00 pm Next scheduled meeting is 9/11/2023 Check the Town Website for Agenda / changes or updates. www.townoelhaven.com Community TECH CLASSES AT THE CHAMBER September 14 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm—Product Photography us-ing any Smart Phone—also including how to add to your Canva projects. Carrie Harris-Council will provide instruction on how to best utilize your smart phone while photographing prod-uct. Then she will show you how to include in a Social Media post or a Canva project. Please feel free to bring anything you would like to photograph (some props provided) and your laptop or device that has Canva loaded. October 12, 6:00 pm—8:00 pm—Advanced Canva Class—Carrie Harris-Council will show you how to use advanced features of Canva. To attend, you should have an average understanding of the Canva program and have it loaded on your laptop when you come to class. Don’t forget your mouse! Location—Belhaven Chamber of Commerce— 265 E Water St, Suite 101, Belhaven, NC 27810 (252) 732-5190 Sheri Announces Monthly Town Hall Meetings Sheri Scott Hammonds is excited to announce the implementation of monthly Town Hall Meetings throughout Beaufort County which began in March 2023. The purpose of these meetings is to give the residents of Beaufort County an opportunity to meet with Sheri Hammonds and receive valuable Information regarding services provided by the Sheri’s Oce. This will also aord residents the opportunity to ask questions and cover any issues they may have in their communities. • 9/14/23 from 6pm – 7:30pm—Clarks Neck Fire Department, 3797 Wharton Station Rd, Washington • 10/12/23 from 6pm—7:30 pm—Blounts Creek Fire Dept, 13965 Highway 33 East, Blounts Creek Read more at: https://www.thewashingtondailynews.com/2023/03/01/sheri-announces-monthly-town-hall-meetings/ Local Meetings in Beaufort County Belhaven / Pantego Rotary meets every Wednesday at Noon at Fish Hooks Cafe in Belhaven. Please let a Rotary Member know that you would like to attend or call Carol at (252) 732-5190. “Service Above Self” COMING IN SEPTEMBER 2023 St. James Episcopal Church 545 E. Main Street, Belhaven, September 25, 2023 12 noon until 5pm Contact information: Pamela Knoblauch @ 609-440-4303 pknob169@msn.com With this event, it is our hope that we will retain more of our local young talent by showing them what good local marine trade jobs exist in our area. The event will be held at Northside High School from 11am- 2pm. If the weather is good, the trades fair will be located in the track and field area. This Marine Trades Career Fair is being held for area High School Students so has not been publi-cized as much as if was for the general public. Marine Trades Career Fair Oct 3rd ~ 11am and 2pm Northside High School

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18 New Business Members! Mercy Church Belhaven The Weathered Soul Shoppe Business Members! A.D. Swindell Farms A & W Sales/Howell’s Mercantile Ace Hardware / Riddick & Windley Acre Station Meat Farm Arts on the Pungo Attic Life Bad Moms Coee—New Owners! Baker Building Supply Bayview Golf Club Beaufort County Committee of 100 Beaufort Co Community College Beaufort County Farm Bureau Insurance Beaufort County Government, NC Beaufort County United Way Beaufort-Hyde Partnership for Children Belhaven Alumni Club Belhaven Barber Shop Belhaven Escape Room Belhaven Marina Belhaven / Pantego Rotary Belhaven Public Library Belhaven Senior Club—NEW! Belle Arts Gallery Belle & Clover Belle Heaven Get-Away Between Water & Main Blue Bungalow Captain’s Quarters Stained Glass Carraway Oce Solutions Cindy Twiddy Realty Circle Grove Seeds, Inc Cloud 9 Creamery Coastal Carolina Cotton Gin MEMBERS Thank You to Our Business Members! Each business has a link to their webpage, Facebook page, Instagram or sometimes just a map page. Copy Pro David H Elliott II, DDS, PA Daw’s Plumbing Dilly Jeans / The Backroom Wine Dowry Creek Marina Driftwood Charters—NEW! Dynamic Expressions Edward Jones Investments Executive Personnel Group Exquisite Jewels Feltron Enterprises, Inc Feyer Ford of Plymouth First Bank Fish Hooks Cafe, Inc Flatlands Insurance Group Gingerbread Bakery / O’neals Snack Bar Grand Manor Marina Handpicked Sister Haslin Farms H & R Block Interior Custom Upgrades Je Best, CPA John A. Johnston and Son, LLC Katy Labarbera CPA, PC Killebeck Farms Keech Painting, Inc. Lancaster Landing Inc Lee Chevrolet-Buick Low Tide Realty Mainsail Cottage VRBO Market 32 Martha’s Thrift Store and Pantry Mattie Arts and Visitors Center Michael L. Adams and Associates Old County Machine & Welding O’Neal’s Pharmacy Pamlico Beach Fire & Rescue Pantego Academy Historical Museum Petals & Produce Piston Ring & Machine Pungo Charters, LLC Pungo Christian Academy Pungo Cove Marina R & S Service Station, Inc. Radclie Marine River Forest Shipyard and Marina / TowBoatUS Riverbend Cultural Arts Center Rivers Edge Realty River Forest Manor River Rat Yacht Club Riverstreet / Wilkes Communications Sail Haven Sarah’s of Belhaven Selby Land Concepts ServPro of Bath NC Shavender Trucking, LLC Southern Bank & Trust Co Southern Tuck Spoon River Terra Ceia Christian School The Cosy Mermaid The Haven AirBnB / VRBO The Mad Batter The Renery The Retreat at River Run The Rich Company The Salty Crab Restaurant at Dowry Creek—Coming Soon! The Tavern at Jack’s Neck The Wilkinson Center Tideland EMC TJ’s Marina & Boatyard TJ’s Marine Construction Town of Belhaven Town of Pantego Trinity Methodist Church Walker and Associates Insurance Washington Daily News Thank You to our Belhaven Trout Tournament & Festival Golf Hook Sponsors

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19 These are some of the best of the best of Belhaven! These individuals are members supporting their local Chamber. Many of them are Volunteers in the community providing assistance to programs; some work at the Chamber Oce; Serve on the Chamber or countless other boards around the community. Many provide sponsor support for programs and Galas. Some serve via Civic Organizations and some just want to know what’s going on in the area. Whatever your reason for be-ing an Individual Member of the Belhaven Community Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center—I thank you for your continued support! If you would like to join, either as an Individual Member or your business—please feel free to contact anyone with the Chamber! Or perhaps you would like to Volunteer! Either way—just stop by or give us a call! Ambassadors Program Ambassadors help distribute Chamber information throughout their communities. If you are interested in helping with your area, please call Carol at the Chamber oce (252) 732-5190. Olga Friend—Dowry Creek Bobbie Jo Ricks—Pantego Pam Knoblauch—Pamlico Beach Dana Brown—distributes newsletter to Meals on Wheels Open Ambassador positions in Bath, Washington, Hyde County, OBX, to name a few. Volunteers Our Chamber Volunteers do a little of everything! They distribute information; some work in the oce; some help out with special events. If you would like to help your Chamber by Volunteering time, please call Carol Roop (252) 732-5190. Mary Polye Randy Shillingburg John White LIFETIME MEMBERS: Mildred Bowman Elaine (& Bill) Hudnell Individual Memberships: Alan “AJ” & Cathy Jones Andrew Fisher Ann Marie Knighton Bob & Gloria Weaver—NEW! Bob and Kim Watson Brantley & Carol Tillman Cindy Daw Dana Brown Danny & Del Daniels Deb Sparrow Del and Mary Tolan Doug and Carol Clark—NEW! Doug Parsons and Ruth Hauser Frank & Janet Fierro Frankie and Kathy Waters Gary & Janet Melton George & Shelby Royster Jack & Heather Dugan Jane Freund Jay & Shelly Wagoner Jim Merritt Joan Armstrong Joan Mathis Joedy & Barb Cahoon John & Martha White Julian Go Ken & Lori Weaver Larry and Mary Polye Larry & Rita Lee Mark & Michelle Gnagy Mike & Marti Van Scott Mike & Sandy Bishop Neil & Dianne Bowen Pamela Knoblauch—NEW! Paul & Diane Edwards Peter Boettger Richard & Pia Royall Randy & Monica Shillingburg Ron & Mary Blythe Steve Nobles Sue Radclie T.W. & Lisa Allen Vann Sparrow Willie K & Carter Williams Yvonne Glasgow

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