DMA Gab-RRRDMA Gab-RRRDMA Gab-RRRDMA Gab-RRRVolume 16 No. 7 DULUTH MERCHANTS ASSOCIATIONDULUTH MERCHANTS ASSOCIATIONDULUTH MERCHANTS ASSOCIATIONDULUTH MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION July 2004July 2004July 2004July 2004

July 13, 2004Meeting

Sponsored by

MaloofChiropractic

Clinic1235 Pleasant Hill Rd.,

Duluth, GA

770/923-1111(1/2 mile east of Club Drive,

next to State Farm)

Dr. Marion Maloof will host theJuly 13th, DMA Meeting at theMaloof Chiropractic Clinic. (SeeDirections Below) This is anannual event for Dr. Maloof andthe staff and they look forwardto the opportunity to introduceDMA’s members to the benefitsof Chiropractic Health and how itcan improve the quality of life!Dr. Maloof has been an activemember of DMA for many yearsand currently is serving as aBoard Member.

Dr. Maloof says that he decidedto become a chiropractor at avery early age. Actually, it washis calling. Without regularchiropractic care, he honestlybelieves that he would not havethe quality of health that heenjoys today. The human bodyis a very complex machine andjust like your automobile, itrequires basic maintenance tokeep it running properly. Many

patients are surprised at the farreaching effects of qualitychiropractic care and thewonderful relief they get whichresults in better health.

Offering a gentle and precisechiropractic adjustment, Dr.Marion Maloof is committed toteaching about the basics ofchiropractic health care and howit can improve your quality oflife. Chiropractic is THE naturalapproach to health care withoutthe use of drugs or surgery. Chiropractors relieve nervepressure by gently removingmisalignments of the spine,which are called subluxa-tions. Without these roadblocks,100 percent of the nerve supplyis able to flow from the brain,down the spinal cord, throughall the spinal nerves, to everyorgan, tissue, and cell in thebody. Chiropractic adjustmentsassure proper nerve function,giving the body optimum healthpotential. Dr. Maloof opened hisclinic in April, 2001 offering adifferent type of chiropractictreatment than the spinalmanipulations that most peopleare familiar with. Dr. Maloofpractices the Atlas Orthogonalmethod of chiropractic. Thetreatment focuses on the firstvertebrae in the neck, at thebrainstem, through which mostof the nerve impulsesconnecting the brain with therest of the body travel. The neckhas always been a focus area of

chiropractic because properbalance and alignment of thisarea affects so much of thebody. The treatments aregentler for patients and aremade with a percussion typeinstrument which releases anenergy wave to align the spine. This energy wave places theatlas in an orthogonal position,(which is a Greek word forlevel), with the patient feelingno discomfort.

Please mark July 13th on yourcalendar for the monthlymeeting of The Duluth Mer-chants Association… Dr. Maloofand Staff look forward towelcoming you and opening thedoor to THE natural approachto health care! See you there.

Maloof Chiropractic Clinic islocated at 1235 Pleasant HillRoad, (on the right if you'reheaded east), one-half mile eastof Club drive next to the StateFarm agency. Feel free to call usat (770) 923-1111. Park at StateFarm or at the Riteway Companyon either side of our clinic.

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from theDesk of the President

Dear DMA Members,

Thanks to Tavern on the Bridgefor their hospitality in hosting theJune meeting. The DMA membersand guests were treated to adelicious buffet and topped ofwith great cold beverages of ourchoice! Now that is hospitality. Iunderstand that each night of theweekday has a special drink…hum, sounds like the perfect spotfor a quick after hours businessmeeting. Take a moment andlook at the special insert to seewhat the weekly offerings are forthe Tavern. And thanks again forhosting DMA.

The Peggy Mitchell MemorialStars & Stripes 5K Run/ Walkwas a great success. We hadover 220 walkers and runners. Iwant to personally thank all thesponsors and volunteers thatmade the race the success it was.If you missed it this year… startyour training for next year now!

And again, I want to personallythank Jennifer Ingalls, HiltonEnterprises, for her time andtalent in bringing the race toge-ther. Jennifer had not beeninvolved in the race before thisyear; however she graciously tookon the major task of coordinatingall the details needed to pull off amajor event. And you know if youhave ever been involved in a taskof this magnitude just how muchtime and energy is needed tomake things happen. This eventis a major fundraiser for the DMA,allowing us to contribute tocommunity causes.

Remember the July meeting willbe held the 2nd Tuesday in July(July 13th) at Maloof Chiropractic

Clinic. I look forward to seeingeveryone there!

Dana WhitePresident, 2004

Duluth Fall FestivalSeptember 25 & 26,

2004The Duluth Fall Festival will behere before we know it. In its22nd year it will be our biggestFestival ever. The Co-Chairs thisyear are John Martin and CrystalHuntzinger. As it has been forthe last 21 years, all of theproceeds go back into DowntownDuluth. This year our money willprimarily go towards our debt onthe Duluth Festival Center, theAmphitheater/Pavilion on theTown Green. People from all overthe area will enjoy this complexfor many years to come. It willbe the location of the AugustMerchants Association meeting,which the Duluth Fall FestivalCommittee will be hosting, alongwith Schwan’s Foods of Norcross.

We really appreciate that theMerchants Association is going tohandle the shuttle service for thefestival again this year. Thathas been a wonderful addition tothe festival. However, to pay thebalance owed on The FestivalCenter, plus do other things forthe Downtown, we need evenmore help. Our only hope toraise enough to pay this debt off,even in several years, is throughour sponsor program. Many ofyou are already sponsors or havebeen in the past, and we allreally appreciate that, but we stillneed more of you, and urge all ofyou to consider it for this year.

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2004Duluth Merchants AssociationOfficers & Board of Directors

OFFICERS

DANA WHITEPresident

DERECK WHITESMITHVice President

Alisa WilliamsSecretary

John MonkTreasurer

BOARD of DIRECTORS

Pam Adams 770-564-0876Laura Heck 770-814-8984

Jennifer Ingalls 678-376-9700Marion Maloof 770-923-1111Albert Marquez 770-623-6069

John Martin 770-476-2775Thom Mash 770-689-2600John Monk 770-495-8900

Sunny Ramsay 404-906-4677Allan Roth 770-497-8776

Dana White 770-476-1659Dereck Whitesmith 678-957-8030

Alisa Williams 770-476-3434Mark Williams. 770-441-0945

Jim Wilson 770-813-8947

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Duluth MerchantsAssociation

Stars & Stripes8th Annual

5K Run/WalkPeggy P. MitchellMemorial Race

What a picture perfect day forthe 8th Annual Peggy P. MitchellMemorial Walk/Run! The skiescleared, volunteers were eagerto receive their assignments(many volunteers were alsosponsors), & over 220 walkersand runners were ready for thestart of the race.

The race started, woundthrough beautiful tree linedstreets & finished at the TowneGreen in Downtown Duluth. Thecourse participants werecheered on by local residentsand supporters. At the finishline cheers range out as eachparticipant crossed the line.

Master Winners were: KirkLarson, (male division-over 40)with an overall time of 18:25and Karen Ward (female divi-sion) with an overall of 23:33.

The Age categories ranged from10 years old through 70+! TheTop-5-Race Winners in thesecategories were: Mike Gerber,Kirk Larson, Jim Pullen, DylanThiery, Kristin Andrews

An awards ceremony was held atthe Amphitheater at 10:00 amwith trophies awarded to the top3 finishers in each age category.

The Proceeds from the 8th

Annual Peggy P. MitchellMemorial Stars & Stripes 5KWalk/Run will be deposited intothe DMA Fund at the CommunityFoundation for Northeast Georgiaand then will be distributed tobenefit local charities.

Roy Mitchell (left)and his daughterKelly (right)prepare to startthe race withMayor ShirleyLasseter (center).

Roy Mitchell presents trophies toMaster Winners Kirk Larson andKaren Ward at the Peggy P. MitchellMemorial 5K Run/Walk ceremonies.

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to our Race Sponsors. As you allknow, to make this happen sponsors were needed, and we want to thankeach one for their contribution to our 8th annual fundraiser:

George Thorndyke-County CommissionerLeticia Radney-Peachtree Bank

Gwinnett Community Bank-John MartinBeckles & Associates, a new DMA Member

Atlanta Flooring-Renee PhillipsHilton Enterprises, Inc.-Steve Hilton

Harold StameyBoyle & Toth Family Medicine

Jim Hall

Sponsors-in-kind:

Rock, Paper, Scissors-Randy SuttAccent Mail-Dennis Keller

ABC Sign Source-Carlos GutayKroger-Deborah Perry & John Mangan

City of Duluth-Mayor Shirley Lassiter, Alisa WilliamsJohn Monk, CPA

Sunny Ramsay~Dan Cook AssociatesAmerican Legion Post 251

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Ann Carol Pence and Roy Mitchell are joined by Roy’sdaughter Kelly as they register runners for the race.

Chuck Raynor and Harold Stamey prepareto keep time and tags for the runners.

Duluth Merchants Association Stars & Stripes 8th Annual5K Run/Walk Peggy P. Mitchell Memorial RaceMay 29, 2004

Susie and Thom Mash with members of Legion Post 251were there bright and early with coffee and donuts.

(Above, left to right):Volunteers Harold Stamey, John Monk, Jim Dugan,and Maxine Garner enjoy a light moment beforethe race.

(Right):Jeff Eastabrooks takes tags from the finishers asthey come in, while Ann Carol Pence and DonnaDaluga cheer on the runners.

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. . . After

Before . . .Anthony Rodriguez and Teresa Lynn were no worsefor wear after the race. Roderick Tate (far right) wasanother DMA member who participated as a runner.

…Roy Mitchell starts the race.

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2004 Farmers' MarketThe market will take place everySaturday except July 3 throughSeptember 18. The market inDuluth will be located on theGravel Lot directly across fromthe Amphitheater in the TownGreen. The hours will be from8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pleasecontact Alisa Williams at 678-475-3512 or email her atawilliams@duluthga.net formore information.

Duluth Suwanee

July 10 July 17, 24, 31

Aug. 7, 14 Aug. 21, 28

Sept. 4, 11 Sept. 18

July 3rd Duluth CelebratesAmerica at Scott Hudgens Parkat 6:30pm

The Aurora Theatre'sAnnie Get Your GunJuly 17, 2004, 7:00 p.m., FREE

presentsHerman's Hermits featuringPeter NooneAugust 21, 2004, 4-9:30 p.m.,FREE, (show time TBA)

Fall Festival Concert: RobertLee Smith and his TAMSSeptember 25, 2004, FREE,7:00 p.m.

Premium tables with gourmetmeals available. Call 770-497-5312 to reserve yours!www.duluthga.net

Movie Under the Starspresents Miracle

Saturday, July 31, 2004

Finding NemoFriday, August 6, 2004

*premium tables availablefor Nemo’s Birthday Party

(food, cake, prizes and fun!)

Monsters Inc. -Halloween on the GreenSaturday, October 23, 2004

*All movies begin at dusk*

The SoutheasternRailway Museum

The Southeastern Railway Muse-um special events for July 2004:

July 3 - "Independence daycelebration" - Ice cream, water-melon, BBQ, & music 11am -2pm as the museum celebratesAmerica's independence.Members of armed services &public safety departments (Fire,police, EMS) admitted free inuniform with paying guest.

For more information, pleasevisit www.srmduluth.org, orcall 770-476-2013.

Fall Festival…continued from page 2

We will have brochures at theJuly and August meetings, andwill tell you more about it there,plus answer any questions thatyou might have. Please lookover the brochure then andconsider helping us by becominga sponsor. There are manybenefits that come with it for youpersonally, it is really goodadvertising for your business,and it certainly helps our town.

If you feel that you cannotcommit to being a sponsor thereare other ways that you can help.We need silent auction items,advertising commitments for thenewspaper inserts, road racerunners, and, of course, wouldlove to have you as a member ofour group of volunteers.

We look forward to seeing you atthe meeting in July, on August3rd at the Festival Center, and,of course, in September at theDuluth Fall Festival.

Kathryn Willis2004 Duluth Fall FestivalSponsor CommitteeKwillis@ParsonsGifts.com770-476-3405www.duluthfallfestival.com

More Fun at the 5K!

Guests enjoy the festivities at“I Scream for the Engines 2003.”

Sunny Ramsay, our newslettereditor, helps out 5K race co-chairJennifer Ingalls and Mayor ShirleyLasseter.

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Special Invitation!

Please join us in aCelebration of Life,Love and Happiness

The Foster Children’s Foundation,Inc. would like to extend aspecial invitation to you and yourfamily to come help us changelives at the

2004 Annual FosterChildren’s Picnic

Sunday, August 223:30 – 6:30 pm

Pickneyville Park Medlock Pavilion

4758 South Old PeachtreeRoad, Norcross

All we ask you to bring is a bigheart. For the Foster Children inour community, this will be aday of food, fun, laughter andcaring. For our invited guests,this will be an opportunity toshare your time, love andexperiences, helping thesefoster children to understandthey too can dream, and thosedreams do come true.

Please RSVP toSuzanne Geske

Executive Director

770-623-6135770-623-3253

For the safety and privacy ofthe children attending, RSVPis required.

Accent Mail WinsAbove and Beyond

Award

On May 26, 2004, the staff atAccent Mail received notice thatit had earned the Above andBeyond award from their clientA Choice Experience, Inc ofClarkesville, GA. A ChoiceExperience, Inc is a non profiteducational corporation dedicatedto exploring human possibility.

The letter accompanying theaward from executive director,Karen Bates, stated:

“Dear Accent Mail Staff:

A Choice Experience, Inc hasbeen a loyal customer of yourssince 2002. We appreciateyour service. You alwaysmake room for our jobs nomatter how small or howurgently we need them.

We would like to take this timeto extend our sincereappreciation for all the timesyou have gone out of your wayto take care of our needs thesepast years and especially forthe professional manner inwhich you’ve handled somechallenging situations.

Thank you for the terrific andconsistent service!!!”

2004-05 Calendar of Events

All Meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. on thefirst Tuesday of each month, exceptwhere otherwise indicated with a *.Locations will vary. **Dates aresubject to change.

*July 13 Maloof ChiropracticAugust 3 Duluth Fall Festival

*September 13 American LegionPost 251

October 5 Atlanta FlooringDesign Centers

November 2 Mario’s DuluthCorner Café

December 7 Aurora TheatreJanuary 4,

2005Gwinnett Chamberof Commerce

February 1 The Sharing Centerfor Women

March 1 GwinnettCommunity Bank

**April 5 Foster Children’sFoundation

May 3 Tavern on the BridgeJune 7 Accent MailJuly 5 The Printing Trade

CompanyAugust 2 Duluth Fall Festival

September 6 Century 21 FindleyReal Estate

October 4 Atlanta FlooringDesign Centers

November 1 Houston &Company CPA

December 6 Aurora Theatre

Anyone interested in hosting a DMAmeeting or providing refreshments,please contact Albert Marquez at770-623-6069.

Dennis and Carol Keller ofAccent Mail. Congratulations!

Rich Daluga and Roy Mitchellat the Annual 5K Run/Walk.

Is Your Company Making News?",

If it is, we want to spotlight you in the DMA Gab-RRR. If you have any significant news about yourbusiness: awards, big wins, new expansions, relocating, please e-mail them to Sunny Ramsay atgabrrr@duluthmerchants.com or fax it to 770-813-9923. It is your newsletter and we rely upon you.

Are you using your association's website to the fullest? Add your web address and a businessdescription to your entry in the online membership directory.Send an email to webmaster@duluthmerchants.com with your updates.

ALL NEWSLETTER ENTRIES must be submitted by the 12th of each month for the next issue.

"Change of Address”

Please e-mail your address changes to Jim Wilson at jwilson@askstaffing.com or call him at770-813-8947.

"Are You Next?"

We want to showcase our DMA members in our meetings. If you would like to host a meeting or if youhave an educational 30 minute presentation that you believe would be of benefit to our members,please call Albert Marquez, 770-623-6069 with your ideas.

"The Network Table Is Available!"

Yes, we want you to invite all of you to bring your literature (in small quantities) about your productsand services to our DMA meetings so fellow members can learn more about you. BUT, FAIR WARNING:at the end of the evening, you must take your literature with you, or it will be thrown away.