May 2009 Newsletter

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May Networking Events

Business Card Exchange Tuesday, May 12, 2009; 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Flow-Rite, 1904 South Main Street

Business Card Exchange/Networking AM Exchange May (TBD), 2009; 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Costco Wholesale, 10 East Walser Drive

Professional Development Events

The Professional Development Committee has been working hard to bring Chamber members great workshops and seminars. The following professional development series is being presented in May and June.

Small Business Accounting Basics, Instructor Sharon Mariaca, Tuesday, May 12th, 5:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m., Mt. Airy Senior Center: A session on basic accounting discussing invoicing, accounts receivable, inventory, entering bills, paying bills, accounts payable and what this does to the Profit & Loss Statement.

Quick Books Pro Applications and Accounting Basics, Instructor Sharon Mariaca, Thursday, May 14th, 5:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m., Mt. Airy Library, Large Meeting Room: A Quick Books session with the college’s Mobile Lab lap top computers teaching these principles with the software computerization.

Basics of Women-/Minority-Owned Government Contracting, Presentation by Russell Teter, Small Business Development Coordinator/Counselor, SBDC, Harford Community College, 8:45 a.m., after the general membership meeting on Thursday, June 4, 2009. Please RSVP so we can ensure we have enough room to accommodate everyone.

Small Business Budgeting and Reporting, Instructor Sharon Mariaca, Monday, June 15th, 5:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m., Mt. Airy Library: A session on budgeting, bank reconciliations, reports, graphing, etc.

Quick Books Pro Applications of Budgeting and Reporting, Instructor Sharon Mariaca, Wednesday, June 17th, 5:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m., Carroll Community College’s Washington Road campus, Room N*202: A Quick Books session with desk top computers teaching these principles with the software computerization.

To register for any of these seminars contact Marlene Titus by phone at 410-386-8012 or by email at mtitus@carrollcc.edu.

GMACC Scholarships

The 2009 GMACC scholarships have been awarded to the following individuals:

• Dallas Tolbard of Frederick High School in the amount of $3,500.00
• Stephannie Martin of the University of Maryland in the amount of $1,000.00
• Melissa Aellen of Urbana High School in the amount of $1,000.00
• Jessica Vossler of Hood College in the amount of $1,000.00

Congratulations to all the scholarship awardees!

2009 Expo

The 2009 Expo Committee would like to thank all community and Chamber members for coming out to and supporting the 2009 Mt. Airy Expo. It was a beautiful weekend and another successful event!

Membership Directory

We are very close to finishing the 2009 Membership Directory. Your listing is FREE with membership and advertising opportunities are still available. If you haven’t renewed for 2009 or want to advertise, your LAST chance to do so will be at Thursday’s Membership Meeting so please plan to attend.

General Membership Meeting

The GMACC general membership meeting will be held Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. In addition to Chamber business, this meeting is also special as we will be donating more than $11,000.00 between our 2009 scholarship winners and Mt. Airy Elementary School who appeared on the cover of the 2008-2009 Mt. Airy Phone Book.