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Greetings!
Happy Holidays from GAABA!
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Letter from the President
Message from the President - 4th Quarter 2009
Happy Holidays
31st Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade - Saturday,
March 13th, 2010
As the holidays approach let me wish all our members and area GAABA merchants the very best this special season. As we see the economy rebounding we can look forward to the future and a prosperous News Year.
GAABA is pleased to be sponsoring our 31st annual St Patrick's Day Parade which has become a signature event for the city of Dallas and all of North Texas. It's the biggest and best Parade in the North Texas area and creates tremendous exposure for our business community.
It's now time to start making plans for the parade next March, our biggest event of the year. The parade is scheduled for Saturday, March 13, 2010, the weekend before St Patrick's Day and we anticipate another crowd of 100,000. It is important to get your float application and fees in early because as the parade grows each year it requires more time to process the entries and assign positions. A copy of the 2009 Float Application is on or website at www.greenvilleave.org.
The float fees have increased this year to $400 for members and non-profits and $1,000 for non-members because of a substantial increase in expenses to produce the Parade. GAABA members receive a major discount on the entries, so those of you who have not joined GAABA do so now and save more than your annual membership fee on your St. Patrick's Day Parade Floatentry. The annual GAABA membership for most businesses is just $150 annually and the discount on the St. Patrick's Day Parade registration is worth more than the annual dues. Please check our website at www.greenvilleave.org for registration details.
Your association will be providing 10 Christmas dinners to needy families this year through the Lady of Guadalupe Church on Ross Avenue. I plan on working with a Greenville area grocer to help GAABA with this project. Your Board has decided to make this an annual project to help make the holiday season a happier time for those in need.
Also, I'm pleased to announce the addition to two outstanding business professionals to our Board; Donnell Toler, Vice president of Emergency Ice, Inc and Eric Hill, Attorney with the Law Offices of Eric C. Hill. You can read more about them in our next newsletter and on line at www.greenvilleave.org. We appreciate your continued partnership in our association. Have a very happy holiday season and a prosperous 2010.
Sincerely,
Jorge Levy
Desperados Mexican Restaurant
President - 214-363-1850
GAABA Board of Directors:
Angela Morris, Branch Manager, Branch Banking & Trust (BB&T). Secretary-Treasurer - 214-874-7500
Tommy Donahue - General Mgr, Milo Butterfingers - 214-368-9212
Jake Levy - Manager, Desperados Restaurant - 214-363-1850
Donnell Toler - VP Emergency Ice, Inc, 214-747-6746
Eric C. Hill - Attorney - 214-329-0433
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GAABA Announces New Board Members
Greenville Avenue Area Business Association
Announces New Board Members Dallas - The Greenville Avenue Area Business Association, (GAABA) has announced the election of two new members to their Board of Directors. Donnell Toler, Vice President of Emergency Ice, Inc and Attorney Eric C. Hill. GAABA produces the annual Greenville Avenue St Patrick's Day Parade, and is comprised of over 60 businesses along Greenville Avenue Ms.Toler is Vice President of the Dallas-based Emergency Ice Company. She holds a Bachelors degree from Criswell College and began her career with the company in 1997. Emergency Ice is a family owned and operated business servicing the Greenville Ave area merchants and the North Texas area. Ms. Toler has used her business management and marketing skills to help build a solid, growing client base for the company. Mr. Hill is President of Law Offices of Eric C. Hill PC, a general practice law firm handling corporate, family, criminal defense and personal injury matters. Mr. Hill graduated fromBaylor University in 1993 and Baylor Law School with a JD in '96. Based in Dallas, his personal practice focuses on working with local business owners on issues related to contracts, real estate and corporate governance. Mr. Hill enjoys working with non-profit organizations, such as GAABA, which aim to raise funds for scholarships for local high school students. According to Jorge Levy, GAABA President, and owner of Desperados Mexican Restaurant, "Our association is extremely pleased to have these two respected business professionals become more involved in helping set the direction of our association. In addition to our work on the Parade we have become involved in many other projects benefiting our area merchants and our community including creating the GAABA Scholarship Fund. We believe it's our responsibility to give back to the community that supports our area merchants and this past spring we had the opportunity to work with the DISD in providing 3 scholarships to local High School seniors. This program will continue in 2010 and beyond" said Mr. Levy   Donnell Toler Eric Hill
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Merchant of the Quarter
Name: Donnell Toler, Vice-President
Business: Emergency Ice, Inc.
Location: 8700 Diplomacy Row
Dallas, TX 75247
Phone: 214-747-6746
Email: donnelltoler@emergencyice.com
Quote: "Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."
About Emergency Ice: Emergency Ice, Inc. is a full service ice company, twenty-four hour service seven days a week. No matter what the ice need may be at Emergency Ice "We Have Your Bag" and will do whatever it takes to meet your ice needs.
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