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AUGUST
2006 NEWSLETTER
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AUGUST MEMBERSHIP
MEETING
Our monthly
membership meeting will be held on Thursday August 3rd at 8am
at the Mt Airy Fire Hall (corner of Watersville Rd and Main St, park at
the rear/lower level and enter through the back doors).
We will have our
usual hour of introductions, committee reports and discussions of new and
old business.
During the
introduction period at the start of the meeting all those attending are
able to stand and introduce themselves, their business and a sentence or
two about what they do. Members attending for the first time will be
encouraged to take a little extra time to introduce themselves.
Remember that
minutes of all our monthly meetings can be found on the Chamber website at
www.mtairybusiness.com
If you haven’t
attended a membership meeting before - come along, get involved and see
what the Chamber is up to!
BUSINESS CARD
EXCHANGE
The business card
exchange for August is on the 28th from 4:00pm-7:00pm. It is being hosted
by two companies this month, Firehouse Pottery Company and Concetta's
Italian Grocer. These two business are side by side on Main Street.
Please remember
that parking is limited and you can park in the municipal parking lot.
Feel free to bring a door prize and remember if you know of a business who
is thinking of joining the Chamber this is a great event to invite them
to.
BUSINESS CARD
EXCHANGES IN 2007
Also, the Social
Committee has had many requests from members to host a card exchange. If
this is something you have been thinking about please let one of the
Committee members know you are interested in doing this. We only have 5
months left in 2007. This is a tremendous opportunity for you to showcase
your company.
Please feel free
to contact us if you have any questions. Thank you,
Leslie Brenneman,
Ramzy Nassar - Costco Wholesale. Social Committee
W330MBR@costco.com
or 301-644-1483
BUSINESS CARD
EXCHANGE REPORTS
Two business card
exchanges were held in July – a morning event and an evening event.
For the Business
Card Exchange at Chiropractic First, we had 38 attendees - 26 members and
12 visitors.
For the Costco
Business Card Exchange, we had 37 attendees - 28 members and 9 visitors.
Thank you to our
hosts, co-sponsors and all those who so generously donated door prizes.
2007 PLANNING
MEETING
Members are
encouraged to attend the planning meeting for 2007 Chamber activities.
This will be held on Wednesday, September 14th, 11am – 4pm at Lorien Assisted Living.
Please come with
new ideas and topics, etc. There are many items already on the agenda so
member input is more important than ever.
Lunch will be
served, so please RSVP to Paula Wilhelm at 301-829-6050, ext. 112.
MEMBERSHIP REPORT
The following 5
businesses joined in July:
Creating Balance
Massage Therapy. (Massage Therapy). 301-404-5422, Shelly Chamberlain.
Dynamic Living
Solutions. (Indoor Wellness-Air & Water Quality Solutions)
301-471-1550,
Jason Cyr
Red Noodle
(Website Design). 301-865-5916, Brian Jacobs.
Charlie’s Pride
Painting (Painting Interior & Exterior), 240-409-0154, Charles Young.
Precise Mobile
Detail. (Auto detail, car wash). 240-344-1752, James Allen
Our membership
currently stands at 305.
[Membership
Committee Chair Dennis Emerson, Sherman Emerson Insurance.]
MEDIA COVERAGE
All four of our
local newspapers (The Messenger, The Carroll County Times, The Gazette and the Frederick News Post) ran articles about our recent
milestone of reaching 300 members.
The support of
these papers’ reporters and editors is hugely appreciated – and has itself
been a major contribution to our organization’s recent success. Thank you
to them all.
[Advertising &
Marketing Committee Chair Keir Knight, Plain English Writing & Design]
GROUP ADVERTISING
PAGES
Last month both The Gazette and the Frederick News Post ran advertising
sections featuring adverts from the Chamber (promoting upcoming card
exchanges) and from Chamber members.
Provident Bank and Paradise Title both won free ads (actually, paid for by the
Chamber) as part of this ongoing program. Stay tuned for future
opportunities to get involved and maybe win yourself a free ad in one of
our local papers!
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS
We will be holding
two seminars this fall. On Tuesday October 17th the topic will
be Business Succession Planning. On Wednesday November 15th the
topic will be Business Financial Planning.
Both seminars will
be held at the Senior Center, 703 Ridgeville Avenue (above the Library)
from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
The workshops are
FREE to Chamber members and $10 to non-members.
To register,
please call (410) 386-8012 or email mtitus@carrollcc.edu.
[Professional
Development Committee chair, Marlene Titus, Carroll Community College]
2007 GALA
It's time to begin
planning for the 2nd Annual Greater Mt. Airy Chamber of Commerce Gala.
Paula Wilhelm (Lorien Mt. Airy and Raymond Letterheads) and
Filomena Thompson (Events Made Simple), are co-chairs for this
event. Your input as a committee member will help make this better than
the first!
The first planning
meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 10 at 4:30pm at Lorien Mt. Airy.
Please let me know of your interest in joining the committee, and if you
will be able to attend. All are welcome!
pwilhelm@lorienhealth.com or 301-829-6050, ext. 112
[Gala Committee
Chair Paula Wilhelm]
EMBROIDERED POLO
SHIRTS
Second VP Aaron
Kahn, of Eclipse Security will soon be announcing details of
embroidered shirts featuring the Chamber logo. Keep an eye on the e-mail
list or attend any upcoming meeting for more details!
SECOND E-MAIL LIST
There is a new
Chamber e-mail group designed for general announcements and postings: "mtairybusinessgeneral"
Unlike the main group, this new group is not moderated and members are
free to post anything related to their own business or to the local
business community in general. We ask that members use common sense in
choosing the content and amount of messages sent to the list. A more
formal set of "rules" may be developed later if deemed necessary.
To view messages posted to the group, or to join, please visit:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/mtairybusinessgeneral/
An edited digest of postings will be submitted to the main e-mail group
once a week.
You do not have to
be a member of the group to view messages.
You do need to
join the group to be able to post a message. (Either sign in with a Yahoo
profile to the link above, or e-mail me directly and I will add you as a
member).
If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me at (301) 829-1982 or klknight@pipeline.com
[Advertising &
Marketing Committee Chair Keir Knight]
CHAMBER FOLDERS
The Greater Mt
Airy Chamber of Commerce now has pocket folders available for all members
to use. The glossy folders include four interior sheets: committee
descriptions, Chamber events, leadership and an application form.
The folders are
available at all Chamber events and meetings – or by contacting
Ambassadors Committee Chair Ellie Bonde of the Blossom & Basket
Boutique at (301) 831-0010.
They are perfect
to use to introduce potential members to the Chamber.
INFO TO SHARE?
If you have
information you would like to share with other Chamber members – either
through the monthly newsletter, the Chamber website, or Yahoo e-mail lists
– please contact Advertising & Marketing Committee Chair Keir Knight of Plain English Writing & Design at (301) 829-1982 or klknight@pipeline.com
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