JANUARY 2005 NEWSLETTER
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THE MOUNT AIRY PHONE BOOK - ARE YOU IN IT?

Current prices guaranteed through 1/15/05

Final ad deadline – Friday 2/25/05

Chamber members – please book your ads now so we can concentrate our resources on contacting non-members!

Visit www.mtairybusiness.com, call Keir Knight at (301) 829-1982 - or e-mail phonebook@mtairybusiness.com.

A big thank you to all the members who have volunteered their time to help promote this project.

JANUARY MEETING

Our first monthly meeting of 2005 will be held on Thursday 6^th January – at the Mt Airy Fire Hall (corner of Watersville Rd and Main St, enter through the back doors).

There will be a full agenda as always – including discussions on the upcoming Business Fair, to be held April 16^th – so please plan to attend!

THANK YOU AUDREY!

At our December 2004 monthly meeting the first new President’s Award was presented by Chamber president Tim Barkley to Audrey Stapf, our Membership Secretary who has given unstinting service above and beyond the call of duty to the Chamber since 1983.

Thank you, Audrey, and congratulations!

BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE JANUARY 11^TH

Our next Business Card Exchange will be held on Tuesday, January 11, from 5-8pm at the MAVFC Firemen’s Activities Building.

This event is sponsored by Tim’s Lawn & Landscape, Forever Flowers and Mid-Atlantic Accounting.

It is sure to be a great event - we hope to see everybody there!

2005 PLANNING MEETING

Members are encouraged to attend the planning meeting for 2005 Chamber activities. This will be held on Wednesday, January 26 at 1pm at Lorien Assisted Living. Lunch will be served, so please RSVP to Paula Wilhelm at 301-829-6050, ext. 112 by January 19.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, February 24, 2005, 4-7pm - Business Card Exchange @ Stauffer Funeral Home

Saturday, April 16, 2005 Business Fair at the Mt. Airy Fireman’s Activity Building.

NEW MEMBERS

We are very happy to announce the following new members:

Budget Inn Motel, 301-829-1474, Mansa C. Deja’

Carroll Community College, 410-386-8000, Kathy Menasche

DÉJÀ VU, 301-829-1707, Joanne Sapp

Dertzbaugh Construction, Inc. 301-865-3658, Frank Dertzbaugh

Fast Mail, Boxes & More, 301-829-9535, Sam Zee

Bobbi Grossnickle, The Remax Realty Group, 301-831-5600

Long and Foster, Kerry Mandrik, 301-831-0333

Main Street Computer Consultants, 301-876-6902, Tom Neff

Mt. Airy Animal Hospital, 301-829-4800, Demetrios L. Chaconas

Rattlewood Golf Club, 301-607-9000, T. R. Snoots

Raymond Law Center, 301-829-5000, Joanie Raymond

Zistech (Technology Consulting)

301-591-0936, Laurie and Robert Dilks

Carpet Crusaders, Mark Stokes, 301-829-3033

Mt.Airy Chiropractic Center, Dr. David Koronet 301829-5429

National City Mortgage, Paul Shaffer, 1-800-225-2647 x.4928

The Cleaning Authority, Paula Dills Fredrich, 301-829-7155

Period Payroll Services, Amy Catherine McEwan, 301-620-2820

2005 MEMBERSHIP

If you have yet to renew your membership for 2005, please send a check for $75, made payable to Greater Mt Airy Chamber of Commerce, to PO Box 741, Mt Airy, MD 21771

COMMITTEES

We are also always looking for committee chairs and committee members. Please attend our monthly meetings to find out more and to offer your services to the Chamber.

We are currently seeking a Government Relations committee chair. If you are interested in this position, please contact any Chamber executive officer.

ADVERTISING COMMITTEE

The Advertising Committee gave a report to the December meeting (see minutes for full details) – and thanks to a healthy budget, is recommending an increase in ad spending in 2005.

The advertising Committee will meet again on January 12 at 8am in the Community Room of the Mt. Airy Volunteer Fire Company.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS ADS

Two Chamber ads to ran in December, in the Messenger and The Gazette, wishing everyone a Happy Holiday season. The ads featured the names of all our 2004 members.

A MAIN STREET CHRISTMAS & PARADE

Chamber members Ellie Bonde of the The Blossom & Basket Boutique, Jackie Bingham of Patches Quilting & Sewing and others were recognized and thanked by the Mt Airy town council for their great work in organizing the hugely successful Main Street Christmas Parade.

If you are interested in being involved in the 2005 event, you can contact Ellie at (301) 829-8300.