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Oak Crest Village, the 90-acre retirement community located in Parkville, hosted the September 16th monthly membership meeting of the Overlea Fullerton Business & Professional Association (OFBPA). Pictured are Oak Crest Sales & Marketing Director Lou Maranto and OFBPA President Donna Bethke.


Stop in any one of the business listed below for your FREE copy of the all new
2009 - 2010
Overlea Fullerton Business & Professional
Association's business directory & community guide.

List of pick up places to get your FREE directory with businesses & coupons... and it's all for you.

Beltway Plaza Shopping Center

*Bill Rohrbaugh's Charter Services, Inc.
7694 Belair Road

Charm City Cafe
7612 Belair Road

Chiroplus
7640 Belair Road

*EmbroidMe
7698 Belair Road, Suite 104

Hairport
7628 Belair Road

United Optical
7614 Belair Road

K-Mart Shopping Plaza

*Eastern Savings Bank
7927 Belair Road
Rossville Boulevard Area

*Fullerton Self Storage
7989 Rossville Blvd.

*State Farm Insurance
7850 Rossville Blvd #220

Off Belair Road-Overlea Fullerton

*Melvin's Tire & Auto Service, Inc.
7541 Belair Road

Mc-N-Mc Recovery, LLC
7519 Belair Road

Fun Wok
7400 C Belair Road

*Overlea Fullerton Senior Center
4314 Fullerton Avenue

*Lassahn Funeral Home
7401 Belair Road

*Taylor Park Apartments
35 C Mopec Circle
4300 Cardwell Avenue

Kaye’s Pharnmacy
6913 Belair Road

Overlea Station
6900 Belair Road

Great Occasions at The Overlea
6809 Belair Road

*Slavie Federal Savings Bank
3700 East Northern Parkway

Gardenville Area

* Madison Square Federal Savings Bank
5415 Belair Road

White Marsh Area

*Adecco Employment Services
7939 Honeygo Blvd # 208

Drs. Golden & Matz
7939 Honeygo Blvd # 219


* Indicates OFBPA Business Member
 

2010


President’s Message:  February, 2010

            Got any snow? By now most of us have shoveled (or in my case my hubby) the same spots over and over again and while there is a sense of resignation of having to do it again, the repetitiveness allows our minds to think about other things. This snow has severely affected many businesses on our corridor that remained closed during the worst of the storm only to open and re-closed when the next wave has hit.

            So what do we do to recover from “Snowtopia 2010”? We think, we plan and we look ahead to what we can do to drive customers to our businesses. The OFBPA is launching a new venture for Mother’s Day weekend with an opportunity for all businesses to participate. The planning part is NOW giving everyone time to think, plan, and prepare for our 1st ever Belair Road Corridor Crawl”. That’s right a one day shopping day blitz along the Belair Road corridor stretching from Kenwood Avenue to Rte 43. This day will be on Saturday, May 8th from 9:00 am- 3:00 pm. We are planning entertainment, shuttle bus service and best of all a FREE COUPON BOOK to the community. We know coupons work and bring customers to you business. So for a small fee every business who wants to participate can put a coupon in this booklet ( be smart make your coupon for more that one day, as any left over books will be given to our local community associations and senior centers the following week). Mother’s Day is one of the biggest shopping holidays of the year and we want our customers to.

            So the planning starts now. I know not all businesses are “retail friendly” that can offer a discount or a buy one get one at ½ price, however think of this. If you are not a retail business, can you give a way a free “promo” item to get folks into your place? If you are normally closed on Saturdays, why not hold an open house and do a coupon stating “free xxx” for stopping by our open house”? Open but close early on Saturday, why not get approval for extended hours that day? Our coupon book will be divided into sections to allow folks “to do it all” while in each center. Granted each shopping center/plaza is different, but with a 2 mile stretch, the possibilities are endless!

            We will also offer vendor table space for any business who “is not on the corridor”, but would like to participate as well. All of this is “work in progress” and if you love to plan I need you! We need lots of help to ensure success including a minimum of 2 people per shipping plaza for that day. We need help on the committee to coordinate certain events and help with the coupon book and much more! So mark you calendar and let’s make this the best OFBPA event ever!

 The OFBPA would like to welcome Linover Liquors to the neighborhood. Due to the weather I’ve not had a chance to visit, but will pop in and say hello next week! They are located next to the Blockbuster in the Belair Beltway Shopping Plaza.

             I am looking for some folks that are not on our board (who already do a lot behind the scenes for this organization) who could help with some behind the scenes work for the OFBPA. Most of it is email and possibly a few follow up calls, nothing very hard just keeping some things up to date.

             If you are a member and have NOT received a 2009-2010 OFBPA Business and Community Guide, please contact me ASAP so we can get one to you!

Our monthly meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday, February 24th. We have several guest speakers. We are very pleased to have Steven Connolly from Baltimore County Workforce Development to speak to us on what they do. Their services include recruitment Services, Assistance Upgrading Employee’s Skills (Funding Support) and training people on how to look for work in the 21st Century. They do this with many outreach efforts. Also joining us is Patsy Anderson from the Women’s Expo who’s bringing FREE tickets for all who attend and Brandon K. H. Dickens the Chairman of the North East Youth Council.

 Please log on for all events and for membership forms visit our website at. www.ofbpa.com.or Donna at 410-665-6551            Donna Bethke, President

 

 

Mission Statement: Bringing Business and the Community Together”…..

  • To provide a networking opportunity for all businesses

  • To promote open communication and support to all business and community leaders

  •  To be a resource for information generated from County, City and State levels that have a direct impact on our Business Community 


Board of Directors


President
Avon Products, Inc.
Donna Bethke
410-665-6551(p)
410-882-5194 (f)
410-852-0226 (c)
7406 Brookwood Avenue
Nottingham, MD. 21236
ptavon@comcast.net
www.youravon.com/dbethke

Vice President
Fairdel Inn
Teddie Betkey
410-319-7238
443-310-7541 (c)
tjb1086@@verizon.net
& Welcome Chair
6801 Fairdel Avenue #2
Parkville, MD. 21234
www.fairdelinnbandb.com

Treasurer
Eastern Savings Bank
Darlene Conner
410-661-4412 (p)
410-568-4625 (f)
410-967-3509 (c)
7927 Belair Road
Nottingham, MD. 21236
dconner@easternsavingsbank.com
www.easternsavingsbank.com

Secretary
Visuals Graphic Design
Cathy Kratovil
443-520-7179 (p)
410-319-7832 (c)
6304 Everall Avenue
Baltimore, MD. 21206
cathy@visualsgd.net
www.visualsgd.net

Membership Chair
Adecco Employment Services
Sharon Kozlowski
410-931-4009 (p)
410-931-3647 (f)
7939 Honeygo Blvd # 208
Nottingham, MD. 21236
sharon.kozlowski@adeccona.com
www.adeccousa.com

Directory Chair
Passport Plus, Inc.
Richard Mince
410-256-7447 (p)
410-256-7080 (f)
410-615-6785 (c)
4132 E. Joppa Road # 110
Nottingham, MD. 21236
passportpluscorp@hotmail.com

Ambassador Day Chair
Taylor Park Apartments
Jackie Harroll
410-882-0915 (p)
410-882-0397 (f)
35 C Mopec Circle
Nottingham, MD. 21236
jharroll@tristarmgt.com
www.tristarmgt.com
 
Members at Large
Amica Mutual Insurance Co.
Kim Durham
1-800-682-6422 ext. 41506 (p)
443-285-0542 (f)
443-417-6836 (c)
6711 Columbia Gateway Drive Suite #410
Columbia, MD. 21046
kdurham@amica.com
www.amica.com

EmbroidMe
Peter & Allison Tran

410-663-3636 (p)
410-663-3637 (f)
7698 Belair Road, Suite 104
Nottingham, MD 21236
FullertonMD@embroideme.com
www.embroidme-fullertonMD.com
 

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