August Chamber Newsletter

Chamber News

Issue 16
August 2010

Dear Chamber Supporters & Friends,

Almost time for school, and we have some exciting events planned for this month!

Remember to VOTE on Tuesday, August 24th (details below)! And don't forget to buy VILLAGE GOLD for camp counselors, babysitters, or summer occasions! It's easy to redeem the certificates dollar for dollar in your favorite stores in Mountain Brook and functions just like a gift card. LIST OF MERCHANTS WHO ACCEPT IT HERE

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It's early, we know, but wanted everyone to know that Brombergs IS planning to put up the Christmas Tree in the traffic island in front of their store for the Holiday Season this year. Many missed it last year, so a HUGE thanks to Brombergs for bringing this holiday cheer to Mountain Brook!

SCOUT OUT THE VILLAGES FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A $500 SHOPPING SPREE!

Scout out the villages August 2nd to 7th in this community-wide shopping spree and there will be prizes in store including the grand prize of a $500 shopping spree throughout the villages while test driving a brand new BMW!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY TOM WILLIAMS BMW!

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AND PRINT CONTEST RULES AND CONTEST FORM

The event takes place all week long and ends with the Sales Tax Holiday! All the villages of Mountain Brook will be involved and participants will fill out Contest Forms indicating that they've visited stores. For more details and contest rules, please download and print the forms above. It will be fun, you'll learn more about our merchants, and you may just win the grand prize of a $500 shopping spree in the villages of Mountain Brook driving a brand-new BMW!

Registration is FREE! Please register online above, and sign up for our enewsletter in the upper right hand corner in order to participate. A ticket will appear on the bottom of your screen after registration. Please print and attach to your Contest Form. THANKS for your support of the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce!

It's the DAWG DAZE of Summer! Coming to Crestline Village August 21st!

THANK YOU to The Fitness Center for sponsoring The Puppy Crawl!

SCHEDULE:

Saturday, August 21st:

8:00AM Official Start Time

8:00AM Flea Market open

8:00AM Dawg Daze Registration

OR Pre-register at Chamber office or online

8:30AM Puppy Crawl one mile fun run for kids
begins in front of City Hall

9:00AM Dawg Daze Parade Begins

10:00AM   Special giveaways begin at the Chamber Tent
                including Village Gold
2:00PM    Special Markdowns at FLEA MARKET!

3:00AM Special giveaways end

4:00AM Flea Market Closes

DAWG DAZE and FLEA MARKET August 21st includes a parade of dogs and children's activities in Crestline Village with a family movie preview sponsored by Emmet O'Neal Library on a giant outdoor screen with blanket seating on the lawn in Crestline the evening before. More than 100 "dawgs" parade down Church Street in costume with their owners. The Canine Queen and King are crowned (by the event sponsor and the Mayor) after the parade in front of City Hall. Merchants have special sales, also known as "flea markets", the entire day with tents on the streets. This year we will also be introducing our new Leadership Mountain Brook program and its participants!

Mark your calendars for Sales Tax Holiday - August 6-8th

Alabama Department of Revenue is declaring a Sales Tax Holiday on August 6-8th. Details HERE Note that only certain items are included in the exemption, so check the website above if you'd like to know what's not included.
Mountain Brook City Council voted Monday night, June 28th, to participate.

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE AUGUST 24th!

This is a very important city council election in which multiple candidates are running for the 3 available seats. As we become aware of the Facebook and website pages, we will provide links on our website. Please CLICK HERE for more information

Introducing LEADERSHIP MOUNTAIN BROOK!

Leadership Mountain Brook is a highly visible leadership building class coordinated by

the City of Mountain Brook Mayor's office,
the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce,
Emmet O'Neal Library
and Mountain Brook High School.

This extraordinary partnership will offer students the opportunity to develop leadership skills, gain knowledge of business management, city government, and community service, and to apply these skills within the Mountain Brook area. Each student will have a personal mentor and participate in a variety of activities planned to give students a through overview of the opportunities available in business, government, and community service. These skills will transfer easily into college and adult life and help students become the leaders of tomorrow.

Some lucky students have been selected to participate in this inaugural program which kicks off August 17th. Stay tuned! You'll be hearing about them all year long!

Featured New Members

COMFORCARE HOME CARE SERVICES

After a career as a medical and life insurance underwriter, Lynellen F Mallett, CSA was ready for a new career path. Having witnessed her own mother provide amazing care for her elderly grandmother, as well as experiencing firsthand the role of managing the care of her aging mother- and father-in-law, she understood the tremendous need to provide in-home care and support to family caregivers.

Her company, ComForcare Home Care Services provides client/caregiver focus, chronic disease management programs, rigorous hiring criteria and special staffing requirements, including a nurse or social worker on staff to develop individualized care plans for clients. Additionally, the company has over 12 years of experience and the support of more than 125 locations across the U.S., Canada and U.K.

Today, her goal is to bring moments of joy to those she serves and to help maintain their independence, dignity and quality of life. She has recently become certified as a Senior Advisor. ComForcare are members of the National Private Duty Association, Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce, and the Alzheimer's Early Detection Alliance.

For more information regarding their rigorous hiring criteria, standards of care, chronic care programs and testimonials, please visit their website at www.comforcare.com or call 205-978-9835. Lynellen is also available to provide you with the opportunity to get to know ComForcare, its standards and services during a no-cost, no-obligation visit in your home or in a neutral site to answer questions you may have. ComForcare is licensed and bonded.

32 DEGREES - A YOGURT BAR!

32 Degrees, A Yogurt Bar, opened its second location in Crestline Village the second week of August in Crestline Village behind Piggly Wiggly and adjacent to Zoe's. The topping bar, with over FIFTY options, is truly unique. It will feature fresh, seasonal and exotic fruits, premium candies and other sauces and delicious choices. Customers will be able to choose from a variety of flavors of frozen yogurts to include non-fat, low-fat and reduced fat varieties. Both the Crestline and the Summit location have abundant seating inside and out. It's a fantastic place to get an afternoon treat, to take the kids after school, or when you just want to enjoy a healthy alternative to ice cream or other sweets. Because it is self serve, you can decide how much or how little yogurt you want to enjoy!
The grand opening, August 15th from 1-4pm, will be a fundraiser for Emmet O'Neal Library. All money raised from this event will be donated directly to the Library. Donations are $3.00 for kids 12 and under, $5.00 for adults.
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Literacy Council is presenting NYT bestselling author, Sena Jeter Naslund

Click HERE for details

Signature Series

The Signature Series annually brings three prominent authors to some of Birmingham's most beautiful homes for private cocktail receptions. Patrons spend the evening with one of America's most fascinating authors and receive a signed first edition of the author's latest work

Birmingham native and New York Times best-selling author Sena Jeter Naslund will be coming home in September. The Birmingham Southern College graduate's new book, Adam & Eve, will be released at The Literacy Council's Signature Series fundraising event on September 28, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.

Renasant Bank is NOW OPEN in Crestline Village!

REMEMBER TO Mail Mountain Brook!

35223 35213 35243

Sometimes you need to order online or you just can't find what you need locally. Our community can still benefit from online sales!

Shipping UPS or FedEx? Ordering online but want Mountain Brook to receive sales tax revenue benefit? Then make sure you specify Mountain Brook - not Birmingham - as your address. The Post Office for Mountain Brook zip codes is listed as Crestline Heights and refers to the post office on Montclair Road. This assures that Mountain Brook will receive the appropriate percentage of sales tax revenue. THANKS!

Healthy Lifestyle!

The Fitness Center will begin doing presentations to organizations, businesses and churches on "Creating a Healthy Lifestyle". Our mission is to promote a healthy community by educating people in developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. We will offer presentations on fitness and nutrition or we can do just fitness or just nutrition depending on the group and length of time. To learn more please contact Beth Nigri, Marketing Director and Co-Owner of The Fitness Center at 205-870-1121 or email us HERE

LOTS GOING ON! What have you MISSED? Click on the links below!

Chamber members, we will continue to update our chamber list and provide additional benefits to our chamber members only. Please drop by and pick up the new "Welcome to Mountain Brook - Guidebook". Welcome mats can be ordered for $45 and are a great way to advertise your support of your community as well as extend a hearty welcome to all your customers. Please email the chamber for details.

Visit our online shop! It's a great way to support your community and your chamber!

Thanks for helping us help you!

Sincerely,
Suzan Doidge

Suzan Doidge
Director, Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce

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