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Atlantic Coast Expo Spotlight

July 1, 2005

Vendors work, learn and play hard in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Representatives of ACE joined LHD Vending in honoring the winners of the company’s hot dog eating contest, which took place on the show floor. At left are: Alan Plaisted, Southern Refreshment Services, Tucker, Ga., ACE representative; Darrell Sims, Southern Refreshment Services, representing Georgia, 4th place; John Fourqurean, Gallins Vending Service, Winston/Salem, N.C., representing North Carolina, 2nd place; Jason Mims, Coastal Vending & Food Service, Charleston, S.C., representing South Carolina, 1st place; Leon Leykin, LHD Vending; Geoff Cook, RE Services Inc., Chesapeake, Va., representing Virginia, 3rd place; John Trego, Coastal Vending & Food Service, ACE representative; and Greg Westnedge, LHD Vending.

Hundreds of operators descended on the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C. for the 51st annual Atlantic Coast Exposition this spring for three days of networking, educational seminars, recreation, awards, door prizes, and a look at what’s new and exciting.

During the Saturday buffet breakfast, several awards were presented:

The Barbara W. Short Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Jon P. Brady, who is retired from Brady Distributing Inc., Charlotte, N.C.; The North Carolina Vending Association (NCVA) Supplier of the Year Award -- Joe Hollar, former owner of Southeastern Vending Services Inc., Charlotte, N.C.; NCVA Vendor of the Year -- John Fourqurean, Gallins Venidng Co., Winston Salem, N.C.; Virginia Automatic Merchandising Association (VAMA) Supplier of the Year--Lou Pace, Quality Brokerage, Turnersville, N.J.; VAMA Vendor of the Year -- Jo Dee Jolley, Canteen Vending Services Inc., Verona, Va.