President Dave Cavey called the HZBA monthly meeting to order on March 10, 2005 at 12:00 pm.

Attendance:

Dave Cavey Al Copp Glenn McCalley Jeanne Reynolds Tom Graul Mary Pitt Henry Rosendale

Miriam Barnes Sharri Franklin Paulette Campanella Jeff Squire Don Fox Bill Davis

Diane Muhler Rose Hilgartner Diane Fowler Sharon Erdman Tony Pagliaro Sharon Devin

Officers Reports:

1. President - Dave welcomed everyone to the meeting. Everyone was introduced and the February minutes were approved as written.
2. Secretary - January & February treasury report approved by Al Copp and Glenn McCalley. The balance @ 2/28/05 is $8,534.58.

Old Business:
Need committee members. Dave passed around a committee sign-up sheet

Committee Reports

1. Directory- Dave showed the business directory and Rose handed out a list of the items to be submitted by April 15th
2. Membership-New members are Sign Post, Fred's Florist, Peerce's Plantation and Figaro Gourmet. No word from Old Fields School; to be called back.
3. Web Master - New members are on the web site and it has been visited 18 times a day. Directory and calendars are also on the web page
4. Fall Festival - no report
5. Mini-Golf Outing- Saturday, June 11th at the Hereford Golf Center. The time is 12:00 noon till 2:00 p.m. The cost is $5.00 per person, and there will be food and prizes! The Golf Center will be closed to the public during this time.

New Business:

1. Oval HZBA stickers; high school to be contacted to provide information on obtaining additional stickers for our businesses and our cars.
2. Paulette suggested we should think about a breakfast meeting (instead of our lunch time meeting).

Guest Speakers

Membership Spotlight
Sharri Franklin of Hereford Collision & Bob's Auto Sales, located at 16913-17 York Road in Monkton presented her company, which is certified Sherwin Williams and BASF facility. This is a family owned and operated business, which has grown into a large corporation handling collision repairs, painting and engine repair. They offer services to make the repair process easy for their customers: pick-up and delivery of vehicles, towing, complete car wash and vacuum upon completion, handling the car rental process and negotiating and handling the claim with insurance adjusters. Call Sharri at 410-357-9061 for more information.

Jeff Campanella presented the new and exciting opportunities for both exposure for area businesses and support for the fire company. The HVFD has outlined their planned events for 2005, and are now able to review the logistics of the event and provide information on the relevance of the event to your business for a greater return on investment (i.e. audience profile, seasonality, historical success). Now there are corporate sponsorships and generally less costly "a la carte" opportunities. Make your plans early according to the schedule below!

Pit Beef and Flea Market (3rd Saturday, April-October)
Summer Movie Nights (Saturday nights, May-August)
Golf Tournament (May 16th)
Car Show (July 16)
Crab Feast (Sept 24th)
Fall Festival (October 15th & 16th)
Bull and Oyster Roast (November 19th)
Spaghetti Dinner (every third Wednesday, September-June)
Breakfast with Santa (December 11th).

Meeting Adjourned:
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m.

Next Meeting:
April 14, 2005 at noon at the HVFD. This is a lunch meeting; feel free to bring yours. We will end promptly at 1:00 p.m. Our membership spotlight will be on Sign Post with Denise Herbert.

Food Bank Items:
Any and all items would be appreciated

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