Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce
Business Monthly
July 2013
Issue 37
Don’t miss Business After Hours at the Franklin County Fair! A fun filled evening with family, friends and other chamber members will take place Tuesday, July 16 at the Franklin County Fair! The Franklin County Agricultural Society invites members of all the chambers of commerce in Franklin County to come and experience the fair and connect with others in our area. From 5 to 7 p.m., visit the Hospitality Tent on the fairgrounds where you can sample complimentary fair food and drinks. Ride tickets and wristbands can also be purchased. Chamber of Commerce members have one complimentary ticket and can purchase a discounted admission ticket for other family members and friends at $4 each. Bring as many people as you
Hollyfest Scholarship Foundation announces 2013 award winners Seven Hilliard graduates of 2013 received special recognition by the Hollyfest Scholarship Foundation sponsored by the Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce. Hilliard Bradley winners were Devin Baith for the $8,000 scholarship and Joshua Guy for the $2,000 scholarship. Devin will be attending the University of Akron and Joshua will attend the University of Illinois. The recipients of Hilliard Darby were Stephanie Hoagland who will go to OSU for the $8,000 scholarship and Alan Liu who will go to the University of Miami for
the $2,000 scholarship. Sean Driscoll, a Hilliard Davidson graduate, was awarded the $8,000 scholarship and Shannon Joyce, also of Hilliard Davidson, was awarded the $2,000 scholarship. Sean will be attending OSU and Shannon will be attending the University of Cincinnati. Tolles Career & Technical Center winner was Dan-Thanh Tran for the $1,000 scholarship. Congratulations and best wishes to all of these scholarship recipients!
The Nixon family enjoyed the Chamber event last year. would like! If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Ashlea DeChant (Hull) at
hullashlea@aol.com or (614) 530-0908.
Evening entertainment on July 16 5 p.m. Senior Fair Pork Cooking Judging in the Edwards Building 5:30 p.m. Junior Fair Scrapbook Page Contest in the Activities Tent 6 p.m. Junior Fair Musical Freestyle Horse Performance in the Bob Evans Horse Area 6 p.m. Senior Fair Jersey Dairy Cattle Show in the Burke Building 7 p.m. Johnny Scarecrow (Magic) in the Entertainment Tent 8:30 p.m. New Hollow Concert – Free Grandstand seating
Ribbon Cutting: aprons-n-easels
AnnMarie Shepard and Elisa Morris cut the ribbon at their new business located at 5512 Hilliard Rome Road in the Hilliard Rome Office Park.
The Boling Group covers your risks an invaluable service to our clients. Many homeowners today are finding Greg Brogan themselves unable to stay with their current insurance company or taking significant rate increases due to poor claims management. Education and providing the correct information to our clients is key to avoiding these issues. Being an Independent Agency with access to over 14 carriers allows
Greg a variety of options in finding the best fit of coverages and rates. His expertise and experience in life insurance ensures that the clients will be well versed in their options when choosing the correct product to meet their needs. Please take a look at our website www.BolingGroup.com to find out more about Greg Brogan and the Boling Insurance Group. You can also contact him directly at Greg@norminsurance. com or at the office (614) 488-3722.
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Taste of Hilliard & Business EXPO vendor spaces filling up fast Do you want to showcase your business to the Hilliard community? Be one of the vendors at the Taste of Hilliard & Business Expo on Wednesday, August 14 at the Makoy Center! Our booths are already half gone so don’t delay to reserve your booth. Last year we had around 1,200 community members attend and the feedback was outstanding. We look forward to another great community event and you can be part of its success. You can register on our website at www.hilliardchamber.org. We are excited to have the following restaurants and meeting facilities participate and provide ‘tastes’ for the event: Ange’s Pizza, Applebee’s, Average Joe’s Pub & Grill, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Crumbz Cakery, Culver’s, Domino’s Pizza, Flyers Pizza & Subs, Heritage Golf Club, Jet’s Pizza, Kitamu
Presenting sponsor:
Have you renewed your chamber membership?
Gold sponsors: Silver sponsors: Camp Bow Wow Hilliard, Domino’s Pizza, National Church Residences at Mill Run, Sam’s Club, Susan E. Thomas CPA, Ltd.
Moo Moo Express Car Wash Mike Kolb 1944 Hilliard Rome Road Hilliard, OH 43026 (614) 751-9274 www.moomoocarwash.com Moo Moo Car Wash is an exciting, economical and fun way to clean your vehicle! With state-of-the-art equipment, FREE vacuums and the lowest cost, you can’t go wrong! Crumbz Cakery Karyn Wilson 2604 Hilliard Rome Rd. Hilliard, OH 43026 (614) 527-8629 www.crumbzcakery.com Crumbz Cakery is a family-owned bakery that specializes in birthday and specialty cakes, cupcakes, cookies, brownies and donuts. Aprons ~n~ Easels, Inc. AnnMarie Shepard 5512 Hilliard Rome Office Park Hilliard, OH 43026 (614) 529-6060 www.apronsneasels.com We are a social art party studio for
children and adults; a place to relax, share a good time and discover your inner artist. Global Touch Marketing Katie Wenzel 973 Palmer Rd. Grandview, OH 43212 (614) 679-0694 www.globaltouchmarketing.com We are pleased to provide Mobile Apps, Mobile Marketing, and Voice Broadcasting. Text GTM to 72727 to find how going mobile makes your business grow. Lily Relax Massage Yulian Feng 5060 Cemetery Road Hilliard OH 43026 (614) 921-8181 www.lilyrelaxmassage.com We offer Asian/Chinese massage; provide a great service in a nice and cozy atmosphere. Goodwill Columbus Tim Salvato 3608 Main Street Hilliard, OH 43026 (614) 777-5811 www.goodwillcolumbus.org Donated household goods help Goodwill Columbus to build independence, quality of life and work opportunities for individuals with
disabilities and other barriers in central Ohio. Ares Sportswear Chris Toy 3704 Lacon Rd. Hilliard, OH 43026 (614) 767-1950 www.areswear.com Ares Sportswear is a custom screen printing and embroidery company that specializes in serving the high school sports market nationwide. Elements Art Studio Kaitlyn Withem 3994 Main Street Hilliard, OH 43026 (614) 314-7797 www.elementsartstudio.net Elements Art Studio offers art classes and camps for children ages 5 to 14 years and adult painting classes. The Cheese House Derrick Yoder 9870 U.S. Route 425 Plain City, OH 43064 (614) 873-4574 www.shopthecheesehouse.com Specializes in high quality deli meats and hormone-free cuts of beef, buffalo, pork and chicken. We carry a large variety of cheeses, bulk and organic foods, baked goods, ice cream and fudge.
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We appreciate your continued support of the Chamber’s work on behalf of the business community. We appreciate you being a chamber member and look forward to another great year! Thank you to the following members who have re-invested as of press time: The Old Bag of Nails, Two Men and a Truck, Jet’s Pizza, Cheeseburger in Paradise, FMS Group of Tim Hortons, Camp Bow Wow Hilliard, Courtyard by Marriott Columbus West, Latona Chiropractic & Rehab Center, LLC and Applebee’s
Max & Erma’s grand re-opening
New MEmbers Lardiere McNair, LLC Chris Lardiere 3956 Brown Park Drive, Ste. B Hilliard, OH 43026 (614) 534-1355
Volunteers needed for Taste of Hilliard & Business Expo— August 14 The Taste of Hilliard & Business Expo is a huge event and would not be possible without the help of volunteers. Volunteers are needed to assist with parking, set-up, admissions, and other duties. Volunteers can arrive in shifts that will be between the hours of 2 and 7:30 p.m. Please reply to the newsletter email via info@hilliardchamber.org, or call 876-7666 to confirm that you are able to help out!
Platinum sponsors:
Coffee, Makoy Center, Max & Erma’s, Mayfair Village Nursing Center; Mill Run Gardens & Care Center, Nasty’s Sports Bar & Grill; Old Bag of Nails; Raising Cane’s’ Rusty Bucket-Dublin, Sam’s Club, Schmidt’s, Tequila Mike’s, Texas Roadhouse, The Cheese House. The public is invited to attend for $12 cash admission per person from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Makoy Center, 5462 Center Street on Wednesday, August 14.
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7157 Hayden Run Rd., Hilliard 614-777-6600 • www.BuckGardens.com
Come join your fellow members to see the totally redone Max & Erma’s on Thursday, July 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. for appetizers, raffles, cash bar and more! The restaurant was recently closed for an entire remodeling project. The American Red Cross will have the bloodmobile there as well. We ask that you RSVP to the Chamber office (614) 876-7666 and tell us how many will be attending with you.
Upcoming China trip info night We had 50 people come to our first information night to learn more about the March 22-30, 2014 trip that we are sponsoring to China. We have many people now signed up to go and see the cities of Beijing, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Shanghai! We will be having another information session Thursday, July 18 and Tuesday, August 20 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The cost for the trip is $2,400 for members and $2,600 for nonmembers, based on double occupancy. Please contact the chamber for more information at (614) 876-7666 or email info@hilliardchamber.org to make your reservation for the information night.
Introducing our new post-hospital rehabilitation addition to the Hilliard Community. Please call to tour our new addition and Experience Mill Run. 3399 Mill Run Dr., Hilliard
614-527-3000
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