March 2007 Newsletter
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SPONSOR

MOUNT GARAGE DOORS

Residential & Commercial

Sales & Service

(410) 549-2668

www.mountgaragedoors.com

SPONSOR

SHERMAN EMERSON INSURANCE

Auto • Home • Business • Life

Dennis Emerson

(301) 831-5885

www.shermanagency.com

THE 2007 MT. AIRY CHAMBER COMMUNITY EXPO
Saturday April 21st. 11am to 4pm
Mt. Airy Fire Co.'s Activities Grounds. Twin Arch Rd.
Become a sponsor or exhibitor today!
Go to www.mtairybusiness.com/expo2007 for your application.
Deadline is March 23rd!

MARCH MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Our monthly membership meeting will be held on Thursday March 1st 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.
Remember that minutes of all our monthly meetings can be found on the Chamber website at www.mtairybusiness.com
Every month members also get to see all the advertising, newspaper coverage and correspondence for the past month.
Following the meeting, you will also be able to sign up for the upcoming Expo.

LUNCHTIME EVENT
The March networking lunch will be held Tuesday March 13th from 11.30am to 1pm at The Links at Challedon, 6166 Challedon Circle.
A lunch will be served so please RSVP to Leslie Brenneman of Costco Wholesale at w330mkt01@costco.com or (301) 644-1483.

BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
A Business Card Exchange will be held Monday March 26th from 4-7pm at Stauffer Funeral Home, 8 East Ridgeville Blvd.
The event will be co-hosted by The Blossom and Basket Boutique and Carterque Barbecue and Grilling Company.
Tables will be available for Chamber members to set up a display. This is a free opportunity to show your business to other Chamber members. Each business will get a 2 - 3 foot space to place business cards, fliers, samples of your wares, photos, etc.
You must sign up to reserve a space, as we have a limited number of tables.
In the past we have experienced a large turnout for this card exchange, as it is a wonderful opportunity to explain your business in detail to other business owners. Chris Carter has promised to provide excellent food as well.
We look forward to seeing you there. To reserve a table space, call Ellie Bonde at  301-8831-0010 or you can also e-mail her at blossomandbasket@aol.com

COMMUNITY EXPO 2007
The 2007 Mt. Airy Chamber Community Expo will be held on April 21, 2007,
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Mt. Airy Volunteer Fire Co.'s Activities
Grounds.
Register today as one of sponsors or exhibitors by visiting our website at
 www.mtairybusiness.com/expo2007 and mail it with your check by
March 23, 2007, to Filomena Thompson c/o The Greater Mt. Airy Chamber of
Commerce, Community Expo, P.O. Box 15, Monrovia, MD 21770.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT
The following 53 businesses joined in February:
AMBER HILL PHYSICAL THERAPY; ANXTREME LIMOSCENE; ARBONNE INTERNATIONAL - Kim & Kerry Witner; ATLAS FLOORS; BENJAMIN KENNETH J. DPM PA; BK WELDING WORX; CASTLE LIQUORS; CERTAPRO PAINTERS LLC; CHOE'S HAPKIDO ACADEMY OF MT. AIRY; CHURCH OF CHRIST AT MT. AIRY; COLUMBIA BANK; CURVES; DENNIS KITCHEN & BATH; EAGLE JEWELERS; ERIC SMOCK; FAMILY DENTAL CENTER; FASTSIGNS OF FREDERICK; FOUR COUNTY COMPUTER SALES & SERVICE; GINALICK; GLS RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTING; HAIR FLAIR SALON; HAUPTMAN BUILDERS; HILGRAH ENTERPRISES, INC.; HOPE VALLEY GOLF COURSE; H & R BLOCK; INSPIRATION POINT; ISACCO, GARRETT, CPA; LEDO PIZZA DAMASCUS & FREDERICK; MALLICK PLUMBING & HEATING; MARYLAND SPINE AND SPORTS MEDICINE; MASON DIXON INTERIORS; MATHNASIUM; McWHORTER OUTDOOR LIVING; MICHAELS ANASTASIA (Attorney at Law); MORRISON, SCOTT - LAW OFFICES; MT AIRY GLASS & DOOR SERVICE INC; MT AIRY SERVICE CENTER; NCP TRAVEL; NEW HORIZON VAN LINES; NEWMARKET CHIROPRACTIC; NUTRITION FOR WELLNESS; PREPAID LEGAL SERVICES; PRIORITY PROPERTIES; PROGRESSIVE PODIATRY; RED OAK SERVICES; REMAX ADVANTAGE REALTY; REMAX ADVANTAGE REALTY - CISSY NICKEL; TUMBLEBEES; UNITED CARPET & RUG, INC. ; UPS STORE; VANMAR ASSOCIATES; WEST END RENOVATIONS; YORK AUTOMOTIVE
We have 287 members signed up for 2007.
[Membership Committee Chair Dennis Emerson, Sherman Emerson Insurance.]

MAVFC DONATION
A check for $2,150 was handed to the Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company at our February meeting. The money has been used to purchase a Humat valve  a piece of equipment that allows for more efficient water flow when multiple lines are engaged in fighting a fire.
Once the valve is attached to a hydrant, it can reroute water to multiple hoses attached to a fire engine while maintaining the water pressure, providing a continuous flow of water to a fire.

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION - APRIL
We will be holding a New Member Orientation immediately following our regular April meeting. All new members are invited, and our invitation extends to any interested Chamber member regardless of your length of membership.
We will begin the orientation meeting by 9.15am, and will adjourn by 10am.
You will hear about the many benefits of Chamber membership, and all your questions will be answered.
Refreshments will be served. We are looking forward to seeing you!
[Ambassador Committee Chair Ellie Bonde].

BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE REPORT
Thank you to Dana and Stan Stigdon and their staff at Super Suppers for hosting our February Business Card Exchange at their facility on Back Acre Circle.
We had more than 25 members and visitors in attendance  all of whom were able to take home a super supper!

NETWORKING EVENT REPORT
Our second speed networking event was held on February 8th at Adventure Park USA. Around 30 Chamber members and visitors attended the event which was organized by Leslie Brenneman of Costco Wholesale and Tamarah Clark of the Jeanne Bussard Center.
Thank you to Leslie and Tamarah, to Costco Wholesale for providing breakfast and to Adventure Park USA for hosting us.

2007 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS
We will be holding two seminars this spring.
On Monday, April 23, 6-9pm the topic will be Developing Advertising Materials for Your Small Business, at the Mount Airy Library on Ridge Avenue.
On Tuesday, June 12, 6.30-9.30pm the topic will be Tips and Tricks of Quickbooks, at the Carroll Community College Business Training Center.
The workshops are FREE to Chamber members and $10 to non-members.
To register, please call (410) 386-8012 or email mtitus@carrollcc.edu.

AUDIT
Treasurer Denny Ahalt, New Windsor State Bank, has received a letter from the Audit Committee reporting that all financial records are in order.
Thank you to the following members for serving on that committee: Joanna Glor, M&T Bank, Tim Slane, Tim's Lawn and Landscaping, Archie Rogers, Rogers Engraving, Stamps + Plus.

AMBASSADORS COMMITTEE REPORT
We will be holding a brief meeting immediately following the regular Chamber meeting on Thursday, March 1, 2007. On the agenda will be our 'Second Tuesday Drop-in Lunches', and the New Member Orientation to be held immediately following the April Chamber meeting.
We have lots of Chamber Folders available: we encourage every member to have one or two on hand, whenever you meet a potential new member. Pick up a couple at the meeting! [Ellie Bonde, Ambassadors Committee Chair]

THANK YOU RAMZY
Ramzy Nassar has been transferred to a new department at Costco and will no longer be as active with the Chamber.
We would like to thank him for all his hard work and great service to our organization over the past two years.

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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