CMMC, LLC provided lunch for our newest tenant, Navistar International Corporation, www.navistar.com.  Navistar started this lease May 1, 2010.  They will employ approximately 50 people throughout the summer, upgrading the suspension on several hundred MRAP vehicles.  Lunch was provided by SC Strong, www.southcarolinastrong.org and the food was great.  We are proud to have Navistar back at our CMMC, LLC facilities in their support of our troops.

Danny Rowland

Gene Coon, Managing Member of CMMC Security, LLC and retired Assistant Director of the U.S. Marshals Service, was honored last week by Fort Smith, Arkansas Mayor Ray Baker.   Mayor Baker bestowed a Certificate of Appreciation upon Gene “For his Outstanding Work and Service in contributing to law enforcement and the work of the U.S. Marshals, thus helping to make Life Worth Living in Fort Smith, Arkansas”.

Gene was asked by the U.S. Marshals Museum, which has recently relocated to Fort Smith Arkansas from Laramie, Wyoming, to travel to Fort Smith to provide an oral history of the United Sates Marshals Service spanning his 28 year career with the agency.  Gene was interviewed by the staff of the U.S. Marshals Museum, where he provided a summary of the various positions he held during his tenure, and the many contributions he made to the modern history of the U.S. Marshals

Gene commented that although the Marshals Service, the nation’s oldest law enforcement agency, was formed in 1789, many people today relate most with the frontier law men who wore America’s Star.   Those law men are the ones who worked at the edge of the western frontier from the mid 1870’s to late 1890’s.  Gene noted that the “Indian Territory” has served as the basis for many stories, books and movies, which depict the rugged and disciplined U.S. Marshals and their Deputies . . . those men who rode the territory bringing violators to justice before U.S. District Court Judge Isaac Parker, better known as the “Hanging Judge”.  That part of history serves as the foundation of today’s Marshals.      

Gene had the opportunity to speak about similar contributions by Marshals who served, forming the history of our country during the 1970’s through 1990’s. He talked about tracking fugitives on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, as well as protecting individuals in the Marshal’s Witness Security Program.  He also talked about the many instances of cooperation between local, state and other federal agencies which have contributed significantly to the Marshals’ success over the years.

Another highlight of Gene’s trip included attending a discussion of the agency and a book signing by his long-time mentor and friend, U.S. Marshal Louie T. McKinney, a South Carolina native son.  Marshal McKinney’s book, entitled “One Marshals Badge”, which outlines his career in the U.S. Marshals Service, was sponsored by the Fort Smith Public Library.

The Museum is beginning a major fund raising effort to build a new Museum on the banks of the Arkansas River, the gateway to “Indian Territory”.  The U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation seeks outright gifts to the campaign or pledges payable over two-five year periods.  All gifts are tax deductible to the extent of allowable law.      

We are proud to have Gene as part of our CMMC Team!

A Kubaton (pictured below) is a self defense weapon attached to a key chain and is an extremely effective method of ”leveling the playing field” when attacked by a larger or stronger opponent and an excellent weapon for women.

Mr. Jerry Roberts was the instructor for the class.  Mr. Roberts is retired from the Charleston County Sheriff’s Department with 28 years of service.  Mr. Roberts is currently Captain of the Tri County area State Constables and is a statewide authorized trainer of State Constables.  Mr. Roberts was assisted by Mr. Gene Coon, General Manager of CMMC Security and a retired United States Marshal with 28 years service.

The class was attended by Aimee Sigmon, Tracey Parham, Eileen Joye, Joyce Dunlap, Denise Oliver, Janilee Cheskey and Jennie Qualls.  The class was very informative as well as fun.  All of the ladies participated in practicing the techniques, asking questions and seemed to really enjoy the class.  The instructors were very well versed in their subject and more than happy to answer any questions.   

Special thanks goes to Mr. Roberts and Mr. Coon for offering their valuable time free of charge and also Detyens Shipyards, Inc. for the use of their conference room.

Mr. Roberts conducts this class free of charge.  If you know anyone interested in having a class, please contact him at robberj@bellsouth.net. 

Grip Kubaton Key Chain

We are very pleased to have Mr. Coon join our company to manage our Security business, here at the Shipyard and various other locations.  Mr. Coon may be reached at 843-747-5588.

We would like to say congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated.  We raised $506.00 and we took 1st place in the campaign!  The Lowcountry Foodbank reports that through this campaign, with all of the businesses that joined along with individuals that donated, 18,710 meals have been created!!! 

Special thanks go out to:  Doug Hinson of Excel Apparatus Services, Inc.; Matt Decell of Matt Decell, LLC;  Lee Fleming of Marine Terminals Management, LLC; Jessica Rizzo and Julie Carlberg of Urban Electric Company; Moran Towing of Charleston; and Eileen Joye, Rick Brown, Danny Rowland, Dick Gregory, Loy Stewart, Sr., and Denise Oliver of CMMC, LLC.

Below is the Lowcountry Food Bank email announcement to the winners:

Good Morning all!

We have the winners for the Skip A Lunch Feed A Bunch Campaign!! Please see below for the announcement:

1.      CMMC, LLC.

2.      Hubner Manufacturing

3.      Alma Middleton Missionary Unit

4.       Charleston Regional Business Journal

5.      Benefitfocus, Inc.  

Congratulations to CMMC, LLC. for taking 1st place in our first annual Skip A Lunch Feed A Bunch. CMMC, LLC will have their company name and logo on our website for an entire year until our next Skip Lunch campaign. Also, Denise Oliver will be named the Hunger Champion on the website. Then the following companies after that will have their company name and hyperlink on our website for a year!!

Congrats to all of you for participating and making a difference in people’s lives. You truly helped in the fight against hunger! Through this campaign, with all of the businesses that joined along with individuals that donated, 18,710 meals have been created!!!!! Amazing!

We will post this on our website today as well as make an announcement through our Facebook and Twitter accounts. Again, BIG thanks to everyone who participated!!!!!

Thank you!

Kristen Kennedy

** Our mission is to feed the poor and hungry of the ten coastal counties of South Carolina by soliciting and distributing healthy food and grocery products  to nonprofit agencies serving the poor, and to educate the public about the problems of and solutions to domestic hunger. **

Here is a link if you would like further information about the Lowcountry Food Bank.   http://www.lowcountryfoodbank.org/

We are looking forward to Urban Electric occupying their new location.