Spotlight Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce
Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce
Matthew Mugavero
Ed Lindsey
2019 Business Person of the Year
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his year’s Business Person of the Year is well known for his involvement in the community after coming to Lake Wylie to help his family and their business at a time of need. There is an old saying “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” and this year’s recipient of this award is a perfect example of this saying. He arrived here to help his family after a career that included 20 years in the golf business as a club PGA professional, running charity events, managing an 18-hole golf course and giving golf lessons. He picked up the reins of the family business, became a partner and continues with the family’s successful business and philanthropic ways of volunteering and giving back to the community. He and his family business, Lake Wylie Liquors, have spread their generosity throughout our community. Some of these contributions have gone to the Shriner’s Hospital, Victory Farms, Lake Wylie Children’s Charity, Richardson Animal Rescue, All Saints Catholic Church, Clover Area Assistance Center, River Hill’s Lions Club, and various other organizations and causes in the community. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce and is chairman of the chamber’s successful golf tournament. He continues his father’s legacy as partner-owner of Lake Wylie Liquors with his mother, Patricia. He aspires to raise his children, Vinny and Angelina, with good southern values, put them through college and all the while being the best husband that he can be to his wife, Johanna. On a personal note, his hobbies include fishing, motorcycling, and 4X4’s. He plays the electric guitar. We have been told that he plans to start a rock band with his children. His retirement goals are to reside in a modest house on the lake and continue to volunteer at local animal shelters. It is with great pleasure that the Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce presented the 2019 Lake Wylie Business Person on the Year award to Matthew Mugavero. 60
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2019 Citizen of the Year
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he 2019 Citizen of the Year is well known to the Lake Wylie Community. He was born in Brooklyn and attended Bishop Ford High School. He moved to Lake Wylie from New Jersey for his career as a Data Quality and Sales Engineer and to be closer to his daughter, who lives in Clover. He wrote a book on Data Profiling entitled “Three-Dimensional Analysis – Data Profiling Techniques.” He retired after 10 years in Lake Wylie and now volunteers his time and talents for the greater good of the community. He has served on the Bethel Fire District Advisory Board and is past president of the Lake Wylie Rotary Club. He was awarded Rotarian of the Year in 2017. He continues to organize many efforts such as The Adopt-a-Stream project and the Thanksgiving turkey delivery for the less fortunate. He has introduced and spearheaded the creation of the little libraries that have been built at several locations locally by the Rotary Club and has organized and led efforts to raise funds to build covered shelters and picnic areas by the swimming pool at the Lake Wylie YMCA and Clover School District Aquatic Center. He currently serves on the Lake Wylie Park Advisory Board, working with York County to help oversee the creation and plans to build a community sports park where kids of all ages can participate with ball games, walking trails, community gatherings and recreational opportunities. The park will be located within Paddlers Cove and is slated to open in the spring of 2020. In his spare time, he works with AARP to prepare taxes for seniors at no cost. This is done during the winter and spring months and it is located at the Clover Library. He also serves on the Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors where he volunteers for a variety of events and activities presented annually by the Chamber. He is married to Kathy and has two daughters, Deana and Lynn, and one son, Tim. He, also, has seven grandchildren, Michael, Carly, Tim, Allison, Kim, Cayden and Kaia. It is with great pleasure that the Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce presented the 2019 Citizen of the Year Award to Ed Lindsey.