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WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC The North Carolina Vending Association will hold its annual membership meeting at the Holiday Inn Resort here from July 13 through 15 (Friday through Sunday). This year, NCVA is inviting all vending industry professionals from the Virginia Automatic Merchandising Association and South Carolina Vending Association to participate in the event. Operator registration is free; suppliers can register for $500 per company, or become event sponsors for $600 (which includes registration)....
June 28, 2018
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC - The North Carolina Vending Association will hold its annual membership meeting at the Holiday Inn Resort here from July 13 through 15 (Friday through Sunday).
This year, NCVA is inviting all vending industry professionals from the Virginia Automatic Merchandising Association and South Carolina Vending Association to participate in the event. Operator registration is free; suppliers can register for $500 per company, or become event sponsors for $600 (which includes registration). Operators and suppliers must submit a registration form. Click here for a printable registration form for NCVA Annual Meeting.
The event kicks off at 1 p.m. Friday afternoon, July 13, with a presentation by popular motivational speaker Denise Ryan, who will explore "dealing with change without going up in flames" by the use of a five-step procedure. At 3:15 p.m., the Atlantic Coast Exposition planning committee will meet, and an NCVA board meeting, open to members, is set for 4:30 p.m. Friday's events culminate in a dinner and casino night starting at 6:30 p.m.
On Saturday, July 14, NCVA will hold a golf tournament starting at 9 a.m. There are 10 tee times, the last at 10:30 a.m. A volleyball tournament is slated for 11 a.m., and corn hole aficionados can participate in their own tournament at 1 p.m. "Beach chillin'" is available as an alternative. At 6:30 p.m., there will be a Sunset Terrace dinner with live music by the Russell & Woods Band.
Open activity options that participants can seek out and enjoy on their own include deep sea fishing, visits to historic sites in nearby Wilmington, NC (a 45-minute drive) including Fort Fisher (free admission) and the companion Fort Fisher Aquarium, for which the admission fee is $9-$11; the World War II battleship U.S.S. North Carolina, now a national monument (tours priced at $6-$14); and the opportunity to sample the shopping and dining resources of the Riverfront/Cotton Exchange. Childrens' activities are available through the Holiday Inn Resort
The North Carolina Vending Association represents the vending and foodservice industry in the state. Originally organized in 1955, it is the oldest independent vending association in the nation. It is one of the three associations that sponsor the annual Atlantic Coast Exposition, along with the South Carolina Vending Association and Virginia Automatic Merchandising Association. This year's ACE will be held from Oct. 11 through 13 (Thursday through Saturday) in Myrtle Beach, SC. Click here for additional information.
The North Carolina Vending Association recently established a program to offer two $1,500 scholarships to deserving students affiliated with or related to someone involved in the North Carolina vending industry and currently an NCVA member. Deadline for applications is Sept. 30, 2018. Details may be requested from NCVA headquarters by calling (919) 387-1221, faxing to (919) 249-1394 or info@ncvend.com. The recipients will be announced prior to ACE 2018.
