News & Notes June 27, 2011 #188

Salisbury Area

Chamber of Commerce

News & Notes

June 27, 2011 Issue #188

"Get Connected"

SACC Presents Maryland Comptroller, Peter Franchot

The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce is proudly hosting the Maryland Comptroller, Peter Franchot on Tuesday, June 28 at noon at Chef Fred's Chesapeake Steakhouse (soon to be Georgia House). The membership is invited to attend this luncheon and speech.

Comptroller Franchot will provide an update on the financial situation in Maryland's government for the fiscal year and expectations in the coming year. He will also discuss the likely issues in the October General Assembly Special Session. A question and answer session will be included. Cost of lunch is $15. This event is sponsored by Layton Chance Winery and The Maryland Broadband Cooperative. Please R.S.V.P to this event by calling 410-749-0144 or email Chamber@salisburyarea.com.

2012 DPI Chicken Festival

The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the 2012 DPI Chicken Festival in Salisbury. Please help us find a good date for the event. If you know of any events being planned for June 15 -17, 2012, please let us know. Call the Chamber at 410-749-0144.

Tax Credits Available for Donations to Habitat

Gains Hawkins, President of the Board of Directors of Wicomico Habitat, has announced that Community Investment Tax Credits were available for donations of $500 or more to support Habitat's efforts to revitalize the East Church Street neighborhood.

The Community Investment Tax Credit program provides an incentive for Maryland businesses as well as individuals to increase their charitable giving. For every donation of at least $500, which qualifies as a charitable contribution on both Maryland and Federal returns, individuals or businesses receive their normal charitable deduction on both Federal and State taxes and an additional credit of 50% of the donation on their Maryland tax return. For further information on the benefits of tax credits, please call Joan Mulvanny at 410-546-1551 or visit Habitat's web site at www.wicomicohabitat.org

Chamber Foundation Training Facility

Looking for an affordable facility to conduct off site meetings and training sessions? Know of a civic or nonprofit organization looking for meeting space? The Chamber Foundation Training Facility at 317 Lemmon Hill Lane may be the answer. For information on the training facility, rental rates, or to make an appointment to stop and take a look, contact Joe Giordano at (410) 860 6664.

Networking Opportunities

Business After Hours:

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Hosted by Apple Discount Drugs, located at 404A North Fruitland Blvd., Fruitland, MD from 5:00 - 7:00 PM.

Thursday, July 7, 2011 Hosted by ReMax Crossroads, located at 103 E. Main Street, Fruitland, MD from 5:00 - 7:00 PM.

Ribbon Cutting:

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Hosted by Hilyard's Business Systems, located at 900 East Main Street, Salisbury, MD (the corner of Main Street and Mt Hermon Road) at 12:00 PM.

Please R.S.V.P. to the Chamber for these events.

Grand Opening of DEF's Pocomoke City Office

The public is invited to join the board of directors and staff of the Delmarva Education Foundation (DEF) in celebrating the opening of its branch office in Pocomoke City on Thursday, June 30, from 1-3 p.m. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. at the office located at 1731 Broad Street. Refreshments and door prizes will be available. DEF's Pocomoke City office is located in the industrial park within the suite of offices occupied by the Mid-Atlantic Institute for Space and Technology (MIST). For more information about DEF's Grand Opening Celebration, call the Salisbury office at 410-219-3336.

Coming Events for Green Hill Yacht & Country Club

July 1^st Friday Night Summer Series (happy hour with Jason Masi performing)

July 8^th Friday Night Summer Series (happy hour with Will Gravatt performing)

July 12^th Ladies Member-Guest Tournament

The pool is open, the course is in great shape and the restaurant is serving lunch daily and dinner on Friday and Saturday. For more information on events or membership contact Candice Hales at chales@greenhillgolf.org or 410-410-749-5119.

Registration Open for Wolverines Youth Wrestling Camp

Summer Camp to Take Place July 18-22

The Wicomico Wolverines Youth Wrestling program will offer an evening wrestling camp July 18-22. Camp sessions will be held from 6 - 8pm at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center and will be led by Wolverines head coach John Horwat and coaches Alan Hogg and Dan Catron. The camp is open to children in grades 1 through 8 and will focus on fundamental wrestling skills, sportsmanship, competition and pure enjoyment of the sport.

Registration is now open at the Civic Center Box Office and online via active.com at www.wicomicorecandparks.org. The cost of the program is $40 per child for the week. For more information, contact Steve Miller at 410-548-4900 ext. 105 or email smiller@wicomicocounty.org.

If you would like to learn about other upcoming programs offered by Wicomico County Recreation, Parks and Tourism, sign up for email announcements at www.wicomicorecandparks.org.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Eastern Shore golf bag Golf Classic

Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Maryland Mentoring Partnership is excited to announce our Eastern Shore Golf Classic on Monday, July 11, 2011 presented by Delmarva Power. It will be held at the beautiful River Marsh Golf Club, located at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina in Cambridge. All golfers are invited to tee off on one of the Hyatt's artistic masterpieces. They will be able to participate in a complete program of special events, 18 holes of golf and riding cart, range balls, a box lunch, a gift for each player, an exciting awards reception, putting contest, and the Longest Drive and Closest-to-the Pin Challenges. Individual golfers may register for a fee of $200 and teams of four players may register for a fee of $800. Other sponsorship opportunities are also available.

Registration will begin at 12:00 p.m. with a Shotgun Start at 1:00 p.m. To register for the event please visit www.biglittle.org or for more information call 410-543-2447 x225.

All proceeds from this event will be used for the programs and services of the Eastern Shore office of Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Maryland Mentoring Partnership.

Networking Tip

Keep in mind that networking is about being genuine and authentic, building trust and relationships, and seeing how you can help others.

Education featured in the August Edition of the Business Journal
The August edition of the Business Journal will feature a special section on Education. Advertisers featured in this spotlight will receive a bonus write-up about your business and will be included in the editorial portion of this section. If you are interested in being a part of this special issue, please contact Melissa at 302-841-0887 or email mperdue@mspublications.com.