JUNE MEETING
The monthly meeting for June will be held on June 3rd at
8am at the Mt. Airy Volunteer Fire Hall on Walkersville Road and Main Street.
You enter the fire hall from the back door parking lot.
We will be talking about the deregulation of electricity meeting on June 30th;
our business directory; our new brochure and other important items. Plan to
attend our meeting on June 3rd.
99th MEMBER
We would like to welcome Colby Forrest and the Enterprise-Rent-a-Car as our 99th member of the Chamber. Colby
would be glad to tell you about the advantages of renting from Enterprise.
100th MEMBER!
We welcomed our 100th member, Melinda Byrd, Byrdcall
Studios, at our Business Card Exchange with a round of applause and a
presentation of a floral arrangement from The Blossom & Basket Boutique.
Melinda’s studio does custom and creative design for home, business or
recreation. She does unique art, murals and hand carved signs; custom floor
coverings; hand painted glassware and jewelry; artistic face painting and gives
classes for children and adults. Welcome Melinda to our Chamber!
BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
Our Business Card Exchange for May was held on May 24th at
Lorien with 35 members and guests attending.
Hosting the event were Paula Wilhelm, Lorien; Carol Blackburn, The
Gazette, Ellie Bonde, The Blossom & Basket Boutique; Carol Cahall, The Main Event; and Donnis Klein, Weekenders Fashions. We wish to
thank each of these ladies for a wonderful evening and such delicious food.
Door prizes for the evening were given by each of the businesses and the happy
winners were :
Dave Reagle, Browning Reagle Insurance, won a free ad from the Gazette.
Jennifer Swanhart, Tastefully Simple, won a gift certificate from
Weekenders Fashions.
Deb Johnson, Catonsville Homes, won a lettering gift certificate.
Ray Miller, New Horizon Van Lines, won a gift basket from the Blossom &
Basket Boutique.
Balloons from Main Event went to: Kevin O’ Neill, Kevin & Co. Remax Realty;
James D. Jones, NetPay2K; Pat Ronan, Law Office of Patrick E Ronan.
Guests Geri Moldaschel, Mike Miller and Patricia Attemene also won balloons.
DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION
A thank you reception was held at Rachel’s Garden by the
Mt. Airy Main Street Association (formerly the Mt Airy Downtown
Revitalization Committee) on Monday evening, May 24th at Rachel’s
Garden.
This was a way for the Association to say thank you to all those who supported
the Main Street Designation and worked so hard for Mt. Airy to receive this
important award.
A great number of people were present for the wonderful food and fellowship
served by William and Susan King and Mayor Holt was very pleased with the number
of people who came and the great interest they have in the Main Street Community
program.
ELECTRICITY DEREGULATION MEETING
The Chamber meeting on the deregulation of electricity for businesses
will be held on June 30 from 3 – 5pm at the Mt. Airy Senior Center (above the
library).
As Tim Barkley explained at our last Chamber meeting, this information is most
important to all the Mt. Airy businesses, especially Chamber members.
More will be explained at our June meeting on the 3rd as well as on
the 30th. Plan to attend. Any questions, please contact Tim Barkley,
(301-829-3778) or Carol Cahall, (301-829-4444).
NEW CHAMBER BROCHURE
A new edition of the Chamber’s Membership Directory & Application
brochure will be published in coming weeks. There are close to 30 new businesses
to be added!
The brochure features contact details for all members plus a membership
application.
Marketing & Advertising Committee chair Keir Knight of Plain English Writing
& Design, asks that all members please distribute any existing brochures to
potential members.
