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| Photo by Lionel Allorge - Own work |
On Wednesday, July 10, the Upstate SC Chapter of Sisters in Crime is
pleased to host Sharon Baker, co-managing owner of Giggie's Bonding Company
LLC.
For all of us who don't
really understand the process of bonding, Sharon has the answers, and, we
trust, some stories. She was thrust into bonding in 2000 when her father, the
founder of Giggies, suddenly passed. Prior to bonding, she served in accounting
and computer system administration for fifteen years, primarily in auto
dealerships and computer services. When her father died, Sharon was bookkeeper
for Sepala Homes, a subdivision home builder.
Giggies is a family business.
Sharon’s husband, Calvin Baker is retired from Greenville County Service Center
where for 28 years he was a mechanic for the Sheriff Department. He now helps
her with the bonding. Sharon’s niece, who was working for the company when
Sharon’s father passed, is their court liaison. Her nephew is their customer
services and office clerk. Her son, who is blind, helps with answering phones.
Sharon partners with her two siblings, Sandra Stowers and Lamal Thompson, who
inherited the business with her.
Along with being a busy bail
bonds person, Sharon has found the time to be a wife, Mother and grandmother.
She and Calvin have been together for 37 years and have 2 children and 3 grandchildren. She attended USC Columbia SC
for 2 years and graduated from Rutledge College for Business.
MEETING
DETAILS
Our
monthly meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 10, at The Runway Café, 21
Airport Rd, Greenville, SC. Be there at
6:15 p.m. to meet Sharon Baker and enjoy chapter fellowship. Supper should be
served at 6:30. Our speaker will begin after new and old business at about 7
p.m. Both dinner and the meeting are open to the public.
Please
e-mail your dinner and drink order before noon on Thursday to Ellis Vidler
(click on link).This speeds service and helps us plan. The link for our special
menu is located on the right-hand column listing.
If
you place order and do not attend or fail to cancel by noon, you will be
charged for the meal. And like always, we'll enjoy it. Look forward to seeing
you.
JOIN
US FOR COMING EVENTS
August
1, David Plowden, Retired federal attorney
September
5, Ann Middleton, Former FBI agent
Thursday, September
26th, (replaces
October meeting) Fiction
Addiction—William Kent Krueger
November
7 Dorothy St James
December Holiday Party
