The Middletown Area Business Association will be conducting a special "membership renewal" mixer on Thursday, July 19th at the Backyard Garden Oasis, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. There will be lots of free finger food - courtesy of many of the area's local food merchants - including Store 24 Express, Hardesters Market, Corona's Mexican Market, Greenview Restaurant and more!

We will have a special drawing in addtion to our normal door-prize drawing for all those businesses who join at this mixer. The membership fee in MABA for the coming year is $60.00. This includes inclusion in our annual membership directory and monthly newsletters - plus the opportunity to host or co-host a MABA Mixer.

Thanks to Derek Hall of AtH Computers, we will also have some very interesting virtual guests at this mixer via Skype Internet phone technology. Bob Littell, author of the book, Power Netweaving: 10 Secrets to Successful Relationship Marketing, will be with us. A copy of this book will be available for viewing at this mixer. As a virtual guest, Bob will be available to talk with you at the mixer. Just be sure to drop by the table where you see the laptop computer and Philips flatscreen monitor set up. In addition to Bob Littell, we will also have a representative from KRON 4 TV's Bay Area Backroads talking about their latest venture, Open Road TV. We will also have a representative from The Foundation Center. This organization celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. What does it do? It brings nonprofit organizations and philianthropic organizations together. Yes, the people who need money and the folks who need to give it away get their needs met with help from The Foundation Center.

Attendance at all MABA Mixers is free and open to the general public. But, to receive the greatest benefit, you need to join and become a member. The July 19th mixer is a great opportunity to do just that...and meet some amazing folks in the process.