In this week’s KellyGram,

I want to salute our Myrtle Beach paralegal, Samantha Cassady, for successfully completing the process, including the final exam, and being sworn in as a fully-fledged United States citizen.  Samantha represents what is great about the United States of America.

The second subject is my involvement with the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce.  As most of you know, we have three offices which serve Columbia, Myrtle Beach, and Winnsboro.  These three communities illustrate the diverse nature of our unique state.  Each have their own vitally important communities, which assist to the success of our tremendous state. I do not believe in traveling to Winnsboro, taking in clients and earning fees without giving something back to the community.  I recently served a one year term as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce.   At our 70th annual meeting, I passed the gavel to Tina Johnson, owner of the Over The Top Boutique in beautiful Ridgeway South Carolina.  I was honored to introduce my former law clerk Ford Graham, who serves as Director for Global Business Development for the S.C. Department of Commerce.  I am proud of all my former law clerks including Ford!!