<b>Upcoming events:</b><b>
</b><b>• Thursday, May 8: Business After Hours: </b>5:30 to 7 p.m., hosted by Summit Place of Beaufort, 1119 Pick Pocket Plantation Drive, Beaufort. Free, all are welcome!

<b>• Friday, May 16: Coffee with Colleagues: </b>Hosted by CAPA’s Closet, 1340 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Free networking opportunity for members. Bring your business cards!

<b>• Friday, May 30: Civitas Awards and Annual Meeting: </b>The 2014 Civitas Awards will be held at the Dataw Island Clubhouse, 100 Dataw Club Drive, Dataw Island, SC. The cocktail reception starts at 6 p.m., and the dinner and awards begin at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $50 for members, $65 for non-members. (Pricing goes up after May 16.) RSVP to Tiffany at 843-525-8523 or email Tiffany@BeaufortSC.org.

[caption id="attachment_16321" align="alignleft" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Biz-of-Week-5-1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-16321" alt="Each week, the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce chooses a chamber business to honor and surprises them with a free breakfast courtesy of Sonic. Pictured above is the Business of the Week, South Carolina Bank and Trust. From left: Jean Fowlkes, Samantha Boatright, Rob Lowery, Kristi Compion and Demetria Taylor." src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Biz-of-Week-5-1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a> Each week, the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce chooses a chamber business to honor and surprises them with a free breakfast courtesy of Sonic. Pictured above is the Business of the Week, South Carolina Bank and Trust. From left: Jean Fowlkes, Samantha Boatright, Rob Lowery, Kristi Compion and Demetria Taylor.[/caption]