UPPER ARLINGTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BUSINESS MONTHLY
March 2012
Issue 45
The Power to Make a Difference
Community Market Day
Many attracted to citywide garage sale Upper Arlington’s Community Market Day will have people in the streets shopping for bargains throughout the day. Local businesses are able to benefit from the additional foot traffic in the city while residents will be able to clear out their garages and make some extra cash. As the chamber strives to add value to the community and join all occupants together, we will gladly welcome the enthusiastic crowd May 12 who will come to visit local b usiness sidewalk sales and residential streets and to do some Saturday shopping. Not only will individuals of the community profit, but some of the local businesses we hope will once again see extra customers walking through their doors. This type of event is a great way to show the rest of Columbus all that UA has to offer. As the chamber strives to improve the quality of life and maintain the vitality of the community, we are thrilled to provide events such as this so others can regularly be reminded of what our great city we have. We are looking for the event to have an even greater turnout this year. Striving to improve upon the community event, we invited members and residents to participate in a focus group held last June. We look their valuable feedback and worked to implement those suggestions this year. We would like to thank all those that participated last year that made this event so successful and look forward to an even more exciting event May 12th. It is important for our chamber to continuously look at ways to promote our community and maintain the success of our thriving business environment. Get added visibility by sponsoring your business through yard signs, billboards, internet and print. The chamber will inform people through multiple media to include extensive email chains, various social networking activities, printed advertising, signage and classified ads. Contact the chamber at www.uachamber.org or call 614-481-5710 for more information.
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Upper Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce president Becky Hajost and chamber board chair Doug Ryan prepare to announce the winners of the awards at the Chamber Community Celebration March 2.
Chamber Community Celebration a success The Chamber Community Celebration was held March 2, at the University Plaza Hotel and offered attendees quite an experience. A mix of music, provided by the Take Five Band, inspired bidding on 75 silent auction items during the business expo and social networking portion of the event. As dinner began, guests were transported in and around Upper Arlington by a virtual train ride and treated to the skit, “The Music Man,” provided by some members of the chamber board and a guest passenger. “Wow, now that is what I call entertainment,” said Becky Hajost, chamber president. “I would like to thank Edie Blough, Rick Dumas, Tony Maccaluso, Doug Ryan, Susan Toothman, Wes Newhouse, guest passenger Michelle Rapp, and our conductor Charlie Groezinger for making this skit a success.” Hajost said she is very grateful to be the Upper Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce president and went on to share with guests why she feels this is an important time of year to share the goals, accomplishments and value of investment. The chamber is committed to providing the connections and resources needed to start, expand and keep business through their shared initiatives and strategic partners that help drive the community and the economy. “I want thank Doug Ryan, our current board chair, and our recent outgoing chair, Don Leach. Both have given selflessly and made and are still making major contributions to our comSee COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, page 2
March 2012 | Upper Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce Business Monthly
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