Mt Airy Business Fair
Saturday March 27^th, 11am - 4pm
Mt Airy Senior Center
Sponsorship opportunities still available. Details below.

Contact Carol Cahall at (301) 829-4444 or Donnis Klein at (301) 829-2928

We would like to thank the following sponsors:
Gold:
THE TIM BARKLEY COMPANIES, CHIROPRACTIC FIRST, NEW HORIZON VAN LINES, LORIEN MT AIRY
Silver:
THE GAZETTE, DONNIS KLEIN - WEEKENDERS USA, ROBERT BRILL - FINANCIAL ADVISOR, LEGG MASON, THE TOWN OF MT AIRY, PATCHES QUILTING & SEWING, INSPIRED RELOCATIONS

BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE

Our February Business Card Exchange was held at F & M Bank and was very well attended with many new faces in attendance. We thank Billie Wilkinson and her employees for a wonderful evening. The door prize of a cleaning service from Freedom Carpet was won by Doug Howard of Business Development Group. The door prize of a gift basket from F & M Bank was won by Carol Blackburn of The Gazette. Congratulations to Doug and Carol!

NEW MEMBERS

Our total membership count currently stands at 87 and growing!

We are pleased to welcome the following new members to the Chamber:
Daily Kneads, (Massage therapy / HypnoBirthing) Irene K. Thompson, CMT, 301-831-7812.
Ellis Cleaners, (Dry cleaning, tailor repairs) Stephen Wah, 410-795-2979.
Kevin & Co., with Remax/Realty Group, (Realtors) Kevin O’Neill, 301-748-4046.
Our Family Assisted Living (Elder Care, Senior Group Home), Sean and Theresa Connor, 301-865-9648.
Pane & Vino, (Restaurant) Ben Scotto, 301-829-8585.
Rachel’s Garden (Restaurant) William and Susan King, 301-829-7080.
Start-Up Carroll (Free business service to start up companies) Doug Howard, 410-552-5252.

Our Business Fair will be held Saturday March 27 from 11am - 4pm at the Senior Center on Ridge Drive above the Mt. Airy Library.
The cost of a table at the fair is $75 for members and $100 for non-members.
There will also be three break-out rooms where presentations will be given. The cost of the rooms will be between $25 and $50 and the presentations will be from 30 to 45 minutes.
Sponsorships can still be had: Gold sponsorships are $300, Silver sponsorships are $150.
Carol Cahall, The Main Event, 301-829-4444 and Donnis Klein, Weekenders USA, 301-829-2928 are working very hard getting things together for the event. Contact them if you wish to be a sponsor, have a table, give a talk or demonstration or wish to help in any way. Only the help of all in the Chamber will make our Business Fair a complete success.
Up-to-date information will be posted to the website, MtAiryBusiness.com.

DOOR PRIZES

We wish to remind ALL of our members that we would appreciate any door prizes that you could give for the Business Fair. Audrey Stapf, of Stapf-Crafters Woodworking, 301-831-7339 and Gwen Hartman, BB&T Bank, 301-829-5625 are coordinating this and would appreciate hearing from you as to what you can donate. This is a very important element of the Fair and will help attract visitors to the event!

NEW CHAMBER BROCHURE

The new edition of the Chamber’s Membership Directory & Application brochure is now available. If you would like some copies to give to potential new members, please contact Membership Secretary Audrey Stapf or Keir Knight of Plain English Writing & Design.
The brochure features contact details for all members plus a membership application. The rear panel is devoted to the Business Fair with details including the list of sponsors.

COMPUTER LAB

Todd Frager, from the Mt. Airy Elementary School PTA, spoke at our February meeting to solicit support for the Kids Run For Computers. Because the computer lab was eliminated last year, the students are participating in a run to raise funds to purchase 25 new computers. The run will be held on April 11 at the Mt. Airy Elementary School. For more information, contact Todd at tfrager@aol.com or 301-829-6944.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

The next Executive meeting will be held on Monday March 1^st at 1pm at the Barkley Law Offices. All are welcome.
Our monthly meeting will be on Thursday March 4^th at 8am, at the Fire Hall, at Main Street and Watersville Road (enter at the rear/lower level).

BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE

Our next Networking event will be held on Tuesday, March 23^rd at the Brick Ridge Restaurant, on Route 27, north of Mt.Airy from 4-7pm.
This is a joint event between the Chamber of Commerce and The South Carroll Business Association. The event is co-sponsored by The Law Office of Michael D. Zimmer and Todd Bricken of the Brick Ridge Restaurant. If you have any questions concerning this event, please call Michael Zimmer 301-831-0977.