#K-Land March 12
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For March 2024 several of us will be participating in the “30-Day Shout-Out Coach4aday Challenge”. Today the recipient is K-LAND.
For those that live in Lumberton NC you know that K-Land is not only a business, but a man named Jim Kirkland. The business is situated on Elizabethtown Rd and Elm Street and is auto repair and tire shop. It was founded by Jim Kirkland in 1974.
Rules of the Challenge
Organizing and participating in the 30-Day Shout Coach4aday Challenge is very simple. Below are the steps.
Here is how to participate.
- Identify who gets the daily Shout-Out and make sure they know you are recognizing them.
- Describe why you giving them a Shout-Out-what are they doing that is notable?
- Do this daily for 30 Days posting on social media with the hashtag #Coach4adayChallenge
If you need ideas on how to give someone a daily shout-out here is a link on LinkedIn with some ideas that are good for the workplace.
March 12th-K-Land and Jim Kirkland
I have lived in Lumberton, NC longer than any other place. This year marks the 33rd year that I call Lumberton home. I have lived in Morristown, NJ, Greenville, NC, Cullowhee, NC, and Rock Hill SC but if I am asked where home is, I would say Lumberton. It is the place where my best friends have connections to.
One of the things I have experienced in Lumberton is the close personal service that business owners have provided my family over the years. One man in particular is no longer a business owner but still a fixture at First Presbyterian Church and in the community. To everyone in my small town he is K-Land but his given name is Jim Kirkland.
In 1974 after a career with JC Penny’s he decided to open his own business called K-Land. In 2004 he retired. At that business during those 30 years Jim would always provide customers fair prices with amazing customer service. That customer service always included a joke or story. For a lot of people in this country going to the automotive mechanic is equated to you are about to get ripped off-not in my small town and not at K-Land. Jim understood the Golden Rule which he still practices today.
Jim Kirkland is a man that if you meet him you are going to hear a story. He is a man that loves to serve others. He is also a man that has great passion for his alma mater East Carolina University which he proudly graduated from in 1962. Jim met Evelyn Johnson while they were students at East Carolina College (now University), and their 50-plus year marriage began shortly after graduation. He also a man that loves the unusual and the photo below pretty much sums up Jim’s sense of humor.
In 2013 Evelyn Kirkland passed away and she was an amazing lady that our church, community, and our small-town miss.
In 2024 you can still find Jim Kirkland adding value to everything he does by serving others-that is the reason for the shoutout!
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