JULY MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Our monthly meeting will be held on Thursday July 7th at 8am ­ at the Mt Airy Fire Hall (corner of Watersville Rd and Main St, enter through the back

doors). As always, there will be a very full agenda and we hope to have many members in attendance.

MOUNT AIRY PHONE BOOK

The Mount Airy Phone Book should be showing up in 21771 mailboxes at the end of July. Keir Knight of Plain English Writing & Design reports that although

the project has taken longer than anticipated, it has been a tremendous success. The book is 156 pages thick, with an amazing 87 pages of local

advertising. Keir also asks that over the course of the next 18 months, that Chamber members help out by letting him know of numbers that need to be

added, deleted or amended, "There's no such thing as a wrong number," he says. "Only numbers that we haven't been told about!" You can reach Keir at

(301) 829-1982 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Notes and suggestions on commercial, residential and community listings will be especially welcomed when preparations begin for the next book (most

likely in the fall of 06 for a spring 07 publication).

SOCIAL COMMITTEE

By Paula Wilhelm

The Social Committee of the Greater Mt. Airy Chamber of Commerce is looking for members who are interested and willing to work together to plan and

arrange the first Gala to celebrate our membership, accomplishments and to just have a wonderful social time together. Our plan is to have the Gala in

January.

Our first meeting is scheduled as a brown bag lunch meeting at Lorien Mt. Airy on Thursday, July 14 from 12:00 noon until 1:00pm. Please call or

email Paula with your intent to attend, or your interest in helping, in the event you are unable to make this first meeting. We're looking forward to

seeing you there! This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 301-829-6050, ext. 112

GET INVOLVED ­ JOIN A COMMITTEE!

If you would like to become more involved in Chamber activities, we welcome you to join one of our committees. The list of committees can be seen at

www.mtairybusiness.com/leadership.htm

Alternatively, please contact Chamber president Tim Barkley, of the Barkley Law Office at (301)829-3778, or any of the committee chairs.

JUNE BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGES

One of our Chamber Business Card Exchange was held at Forty West Builders Model Home, June 7, 2005 from 4 ­ 7 PM. The Business Card Exchange was

hosted by Ryan Houck and Forty West and Harry Johnson with Aflac Insurance. Entering the beautiful model home, you were warmly greeted and asked to

enjoy yourself with food, fellowship and a tour of the home. The food was catered by Kelsey’s Catering in Ellicott City.

Door prizes were given by Forty West Builders, Aflac Insurance, Jay Rosenthal ­ Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Geri Moldaschel - Mary Kay, and

Connie Zwiselsberger ­ Creations by Corrine. The lucky winners of some very nice door prizes were:

Keysha Lee Kelly ­ Paradise Tile, 2 Tickets to Regal Cinema, from Aflac.

Thomas A. Watkins, Watkins Limousines, Oriole Tickets from Aflac.

Tom Neff, Main Street Computer Consultants, Oriole Tickets from Forty West.

Michael Zimmer, attorney, Backpack & gift certificate to Home Depot from Jay Rosenthal, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.

Randy Hively, A Touch of Class Limousines, gift certificate to Mealey’s Restaurant by Aflac.

Corrine Zwiselsberger, Creations by Corrine, Oriole Tickets from Aflac.

Ken Matthews, Freedom Carpet Cleaning, Oriole Tickets from Forty West.

Stephanie Halase, Costco Wholesale, gift certificate to Brick Ridge.

Jeffrey Hyman, Lone Star Software, shirt and golf balls from Aflac.

David Reagle, Browning ­Reagle Insurance, 2 camping chairs from Forty West

Gary Hughes, Absolute Custom Wireless, shirt from Forty West.

Dennis Regulinski, Mid-Atlantic Accounting Solutions, Bowsox tickets from Aflac.

Laurie Dilks, Juice PLUS, cooler from Forty West

Dave Pribulick, Sealcraft, Oriole Tickets from Forty West

James Jones, Credit Card Store, Interior Design service from Creations by Corrine

Sandra King, Interiors by Decorating Den, a bag from Geri Moldaschel, Mary Kay.

Sam Zee, Fastmail Boxes and More, Frederick Keys tickets from Aflac.

We had 69 people come to our Business Card Exchange and we want to thank Ryan Houck and Harry Johnson for the wonderful event.

Our first morning Business Card Exchange was held on June 21, 2005 at Costco Wholesale in Frederick. There was a good attendance. Costco's warm welcome

and delicious goodies were enjoyed by all who attended. Door prize winners were won by:

Nelda Aro, Mary Kay Cosmetic, a set of golf balls

Randy Hively, A Touch of Class Limousines, a set of golf balls

Jarmila Harper, Chevy Chase Bank, serving set

Rick Clayton, Jeanne Bussard, a gift card

Archie Rogers, Rogers Engraving, a folding chair

We wish to thank Costco for opening their store early and for all they did to make our Business Card Exchange an enjoyable one.

Our next scheduled exchanges are set for August 18 at Brickridge Restaurant and October 12 from 5-8 PM at New Windsor State Bank in the Twin Arch

Shopping Center. Please look for details and directions on the website.

If you are interested in hosting or co-sponsoring a business card exchange, please talk to Paula Wilhem of Lorien Assisted Living, our Social Committee

Chair. She can be reached at 301-829-6050.

WEBSITE & GOLF TOURNAMENTS

The website is currently featuring a list of upcoming golf tournaments. If you are involved in organizing a local tournament and would like to have it

listed, please contact Keir Knight at (301)829-1982.

NEW MEMBERS

We wish to welcome two new businesses that joined our Chamber in June. They are:

Dave’s Lock & Key (Locksmith), David Tracey, 240-674-7564

Wood Street, Inc. (Marketing), Jon Bailey, 301-668-5006

NEWSLETTER ARTICLES

Please submit your ideas or suggestions for the newsletter via email to Lisa Wolsh of the Sabelhaus Team - Long & Foster at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or

call her at 240-388-7113. We would like to keep the members informed of important events, business achievements and other activities that our group

is participating in our community.

www.mtairybusiness.com/newsletters.htm