Meeting began 8:07 am

Audrey – Membership

If you are a new business and have joined since January, make sure Audrey has your cards for the board.

Guest

Chris DeColi from Town Council – Recycling and Sanitation Liaison. It is being proposed to have the business trash pick up and recycling no longer provided for businesses. They are looking at ways to continue for hand stops on Main St. Mainly affects dumpsters. If you have any questions or opinions, go to the council meeting in May.

Introductions:

Tim Barkley – Barkley Law Office

Denny Ahalt – New Windsor State Bank

Carol Cahall – The Main Event

Kerry Turner – The Frederick News-Post

Audrey Staph – Retired

Bob Cage – Brahma Technologies

Archie Rogers – Rogers Engraving

Ellie Bonde – Blossom & Basket / Secret Stork

Keir Knight – Plain English Writing & Design

Kevin Kelly – Remax

Therese Smith – Coldwell Banker

Alayne Kerbert – Tevis Oil

Dr Williamson – Chiropractic First

Peter Helt – Town Council

Paul Clay – Long & Foster

Robert Brill – Morgan Stanley

Danielle Bradley – Mt Airy Dent Repair

DJ Fenton – Stauffer Funeral Home

Raymond Letterheads/ Lorion – Paula Wilhelm

Charles Stott – Susquehanna Bank

Tim Slane Sr – Tim’s Lawn Landscape

Terry Perry – The Gazette

Marlene Titus – Carroll Community College

Howard LeRoux – Mt Airy Dent

Ken Matthews – Freedom Carpet Cleaning

Marjorie Satterlee – Cruises Inc

Randy Hively – A Touch of Class

Sandy Shumate – Bezalel Designs

Cindy Kelly – Long & Foster

Tom Neff – MSCC

Dominique Mouton - Fun 4 Hours

Susan Howes – Coldwell Banker

Aaron Kahn – Eclipse Security

John Hoffman – Tevis Oil

Ray Farrar – Olde Mill Construction

Heidi Schlosser – Acctcite

Pam Jornlin – Financial Council

Harry Johnson – Aflac

Lisa Wolsh – Long & Foster

Dennis Regulinski – Mid Atlantic Accounting

Kaye Kolb – Bill Rohrbaugh’s Charter Service

Chris DeColli – Town Council

Gloria Dorward – Vitech Furniture Solutions

Carol Blackburn – The Gazette

Minutes from the last meeting have been accepted as posted.

Treasurer’s Report

$22625.28 in the bank – we’re ahead of schedule

Social Chair – Paula

Business Card exchange April 28, 4-7 pm Maps will be forthcoming. 6635 Christy Acres Circle, Mt Airy. Sponsored by Crivella Team.

Another business card exchange will be set up in June, info to come.

Membership

There are 25 new members. If you have not sent your membership profile to Keir for the website, please do.

Government Relations

Town Council President, John Medve, has made several contacts to come to the business fair in May.

Carroll Co Chamber

Business card exchanges, golfing, Leadership Carroll all upcoming. See the website for more info. You can also buy labels for mailings. Disney institute coming up.

Ambassadors – Ellie

If you are a new business that hasn’t gotten a new member packet, see Ellie. She has 100 waiting to be given out. We’ve been talking about doing a meet & greet new members. Ellie is looking to organize small groups according to business types so they can get together. If you have been a long term chamber member, please help the new members get acquainted with the chamber.

Tim Slane had the idea to have the chamber pay 50% and have members pay 50% for name badges. Howard seconded the idea. The question was posed about people who have already purchased – there will be no reimbursements. Tim explained that the members will pay $5, and the chamber will pay the remainder. Limited to 3 members per business. Motion passed.

Professional Development Chair –Marlene

It was discussed at executive meeting to have a professional series provided by Carroll Community College. Marlene wants to know what subjects members would be interested in. Start thinking about it, and let her know if you have any ideas. It was also discussed to have guest speakers come into our regular meetings.

We will have a proposal next month with more information and details.

Marketing & Advertising - Keir

Thank you to Ellie for all the work she has done with the new member packets.

Update your profiles on the website.

The website had a record # of hits – 1092 visits in March!

There is a new area on the website for golf tournaments.

Advertising – The Frederick News-Post had a group page for the chamber on March 22. More ads will run prior to the business card exchange.

Thank you to the Gazette and the Messenger for running the picture of the new members.

If you have an ad in the phone book and would like to take an ad in the Lions carnival book, Keir will supply the ads for you.

Get involved!

Phone book:

383 ads from 330 different businesses

It will be bigger than the previous book on our first attempt.

Keir is planning to get it out around the time of the Business Fair.

Thanks so much to all who have helped!

Please turn around proofs quickly when you receive them.

Business Fair – Archie

Activities building is sold out. There are 3 outside spaces sold. There will be a tent with 12 tables. 4 of which are sold right now. If you want to be a part of the fair, please contact Archie or Howard quickly! You can share a table if you are a small business. 3 silver. 3 gold, and 1 platinum sponsor are lined up right now. If you are going to be outside in the parking lot, Howard needs to know how much space you will need – by April 23. Keir has a flyer together as well as ads ready to be placed. If you have a table at the fair, you are required to bring a door prize. Volunteers are needed for set up, during the day, Fri evening from 4-7pm, as well as for break down after the fair. There are volunteer sign up sheets on the table – you can also contact Audrey. If you have a table, you can set up from 7-9 pm. Doors will open at 8am Sat morning. You have to be finished setting up by 10am on Saturday. There are applications on the website. There will be an e-mail going out to participants with general information, rules & regulations.

Thank you to Dominique who is donating the Moon Bounce and other games for the kids.

Diane Martin – Mt Airy Middle School – PTSO

She is working on redecorating the teacher’s lunch room. She is asking for support to help with this. Specifically, she needs someone to lay tile. She also needs money, approx $1000.

Paula has moved that the chamber match any monetary donations that chamber members make, up to $500. Bob seconded. Motion passed.

Dates to remember

See the bottom of the Agenda

There will be a new member orientation following next month’s meeting.

Meeting adjourned 9:15