GBACC NEWSLETTER MAY 2007

The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows – Aristotle Onassis

The next monthly membership meeting of the Greater Brunswick Area Chamber of Commerce will be held at 7:30 AM on Wednesday May 2nd, at the Green Country Inn, located at 620 Souder Road. The featured speakers will be Jerry Connelly of Pleasants Development and Ellen Lerner of Creative Possibilities. Mr. Connelly and Ms Lerner will speak on "How GBACC Businesses Can Benefit from the New Developments". They will talk about how a business can benefit while development is being built and after it is built.

The "Spotlight" Speaker will be Walt Stull for the Brunswick Railroad Museum. The meeting will begin at promptly 7:30 AM with networking followed by the business meeting at 7:45 AM, and the speakers after the business meeting.

The Business Card Exchange in April will be held on May 10th 6:00 to 8:00 pm at The Brunswick Railroad Museum located at 40 West Potomac Street. Join other GBACC members for networking, light refreshment and door prizes. For more information contact Jerry Knight at (301) 834-5774.

On Wednesday, May 16, 2007 GBACC will hold the first GBACC Golf Classic at Hollow Creek Country Club in Middletown, MD. See the GBACC web home page for the details and sign up form. Access the website at www.gbacc.net or call Jerry Knight (301) 834-5774. Please inform everyone you know as we would like the first tournament to be fantastic!

Monthly membership meetings will be held on the first Wednesday of the month at the Green Country Inn, 620 Souder Road, unless otherwise designated. Each month, the meetings will alternate between morning and evening, as follows.

All minutes to all meetings in April will be posted on the GBACC web site under Meeting Minutes. www.gbacc.net

GBACC NEWS:

The GBACC General Business Meeting was at the Green Country Inn on April 4th at 7:O0 pm. Kitty Nalewaik of Gallery in the Woods was the "Spotlight Speaker". Samantha Servey of Agent 007 Real Estate in Frederick, MD was the featured speaker. Her talk was Marketing Makeover.

The GBACC Business Card Exchange for April was held last Thursday evening at Gallery in the Woods. Bob and Kitty Nalewaik were the perfect hosts for this elegant affair, providing wine, hor d' overes and fine art in a candlelight setting at their beautiful home and gallery in the "woods". Along with Bob and Kitty, four local artists displayed their works.

The winners of the door prizes: Pam Green of Faw-Green Designs - a Bob Nalewaik print; Karen LaMonica of LaMonic Ltd - a gift certificate from Sundance Art & Frame; Sue Edwards-Doyle of Edwards Enterprises - a Bob Nalewaik print; and Diane Ellis of Sundance Art & Frame and Brian Roosa of First Horizon both taking home a talking stuffed "Aflac Duck".

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:

John Ballos – Brunswick Barber Shop 05/18

Bob Nalewaik – Gallery in the Wood 05/18

Charlotte Klaar - Certified Educational Planner 05/31

If your name is not mentioned in this column during your birth month please contact me so it can be added to our GBACC Birthday list.

NEWS AROUND TOWN:

Vegas Radio 1520 AM – WTRI. Listen to the "Buddy Rizer Morning Show". Buddy hosts a show based on great music and shares important information for the local istening area. Buddy will make you feel good about starting your day!

If you would like to meet new people and learn Brunswick’s history please consider volunteering at the Brunswick Railroad Museum. Interested persons please contact the museum at: 301-834-7100 or contact@brrm.net

On a personal note: If you are looking for a great evening out without driving to Frederick you can have one close to home. Start your evening with dinner at the Emerald Garden Chinese Cook House, followed by coffee, dessert and entertainment at Beans in the Belfry. You will enjoy a fantastic evening for less money and hassle than driving into the city.

NEWS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP:

From Diane Ellis of Sundance Art and Frame: Things have been quiet this week down on Potomac Street, but I know everyone is starting to think about gifts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Make sure you buy those gifts in BRUNSWICK. I know I would be thrilled if my son bought me a piece of fine art, but I’ll be lucky if I get just a card.

Here at Sundance Art & Frame (18 W. Potomac St.), we have some beautiful prints of flowers and birds that any Mom would love. We also have classic baseball photos of such greats as Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Harmen Killebrew. These are unique prints from a collection of old negatives from some of the nation’s best sports photographers. We also have pictures of Cal Ripken – a wonderful photo from his 1983 spring training and a serigraph from his farewell game. These would make great Father’s Day gifts and will become collector’s items when Cal enters the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer.

So think about how Mom & Dad slaved away for years so that you could have a better life, then go ahead and just buy that card, only make sure you buy it in Brunswick!

Jean Toleman from the Harpers Ferry Hostel writes: The Harpers Ferry Hostel, part of Hostelling International, a nonprofit organization, is in need of a new roof and gutters. On May 12th and 13th a work weekend will be held to put new gutters on. Anyone interested in helping with this project would be welcomed! For those who don't like climbing ladders, help in the kitchen to feed the hungry and other volunteer jobs will be options. Also, if anyone knows of a good roofing and/or and insulation companies, we would really appreciate the information. Call 301 834-8859 for more information.

David Swope from Trailside Outfitters has this announcement: Creep & Crawl LLC, Trailside Outfitters, started it business in May 2000, and opened its first store to the public in May of 2002. Since that time Trailside Outfitters has held its Anniversary Sale every May. This year our Anniversary Sale begins Sunday, April 29 and runs through the month of May. You will find that some of our best bargains are in our Anniversary Sale! Come by and check it out. Something for everyone!

Here is some interesting news from Catherine Breeden of Brunswick Wellness Center:

Now available in both locations, The Brunswick Wellness Center is offering Chi Ion Foot Bath Detoxification sessions. We have made a major investment in the Chi Ion Bath to offer our clients the best in natural healing. The chi bath is the catalyst that starts your body on a natural purification and detoxification process. This can help with heavy metal toxicity, autism, arthritis and many other autoimmune issues. Please call today for more information! We are currently offering the sessions for children with the first visit free, and following sessions for only $10.00. Phone: (301) 401-0998.

Tim Van Weezel of REMAX has the following personal property: I own a house at 619 Brunswick St. that will be available for rent the last week in May. It is located on a quiet street with a nice yard. The main level has 10-foot ceilings with a living room, dining room, kitchen, two good-sized bedrooms and the bathroom. There is a very large finished attic with a separate sitting room upstairs. Included are a new furnace, washer and dryer, and hot water heater. The wood floors and other woodwork create a very charming home. Special feature are the two nice porches and a full, walkout basement. Pets are negotiable. $1350/month. Email me at timvanweezel@aol.com for pictures.

Lisa from Head to Toes Salon would like to advise the GBACC Membership: We have moved from unit 1 to unit 3 and we are now doing nails and soon to start skin care with Bioelements. We have 7 stylists, a massage therapist, skincare professionals; we carry Matrix, Redken, Paul Mitchell, Kenra and Artec products. Call 301-473-8486 for your appointment.

We welcome the following new members to GBACC:

We welcome Mary Nix of AFLAC. Call Mary at 301-834-3244 if you would like to get information about disability or supplemental insurance. Mary donated two wonderful stuffed talking ducks for the last Business Card Exchange door prize.

Brunswick "Main Street" is a welcome additional to GBACC. Michelle Kershner is the manager and is working to make the Historic District of Brunswick a show place, which will benefit the entire area. Call Michelle at 301-834-5591 if you can volunteer any of your time to help out with the "Main Street" goals.

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