Members of the Greater Crofton Chamber of Commerce were recently treated to a wonderful holiday mixer courtesy of the Chesapeake Homeowners Network.

Held at the Crofton Country Club, the annual event is always a favorite. With fine food and entertainment, along with fabulous door prizes donated by the Network's members, attendees enjoyed the evening of networking and catching up with colleagues and friends.

The Chesapeake Homeowners Network is a local group of highly qualified professional businesses servicing all homeowners needs. The group is made up of a diverse and varied group of businesses that are commited to providing the highest quality service in the local market. Joe Bowen of Bowen Painting & Remodeling is the president of the group.

"We are always very appreciative of what Joe Bowen and his members do for us," said GCCC Executive Director Judy Wilson. "This event is always a great kickoff to the holiday season."

Captions:

Row 1
a)  Kathy Monsolf of The Washington Post and Alexis Lecouras of Edward Jones enjoy the evening.
b)  Angela Balsamo of Coffee News celebrates the holidays with Cheryl Hokanson of Impressive Promotional Products and Susan Curran, The Insurance Lady.
c)  Angela also enjoys a visit with Denise Singh and her son Bradford of Mrs. Singh's Kindermusicart.
d)  Dan Howard of Howard Heating & Cooling catches up with Brad Seay of Bartlett Tree Experts.

Row 2
a)  Joe Bowen welcomes guests to the annual mixer.
b)  Ed and Gail Bozzella chat with David Haynie of Country Furniture of Gambrills and Glorious Heath of Essex Bank.
c)  Martha Brown of Long & Foster dives in for the meatballs.
d)  Lewis Burroughs of BB&T visits with Craig Chapiat and Wayne Beall of LKC Construction.

Row 3
a)  Tom Callahan takes a chance on a 50/50 raffle ticket.
b)  Marty Horner of Aflac and Chris Engler of Engler Information Technolgies catch up at the mixer.
c)  Entertainment was provided by the Mike & Bobby Show.
d)  Essex Bank members Glorious Heath, Paul Michaud, and Gerry Muccioli celebrate their drawing prize win.

Row 4
a)  Jeff Wall of Fence and Deck Connection names the members of the Chesapeake Homeowners Network.
b)  Mike Steranka of RPS chats with Gary Heldt of Small Business Advisors.
c)  Chamber Executive Director Judy Wilson welcomes Derek Mahoney of Solstice Kitchen and Bath.
d)  Joanna Conti and Alicia Popham of State Farm Insurance check their tickets for a door prize win.

Row 5
a)  Beth Ross of Health Support greets Michelle Cohn of Tails on Trails.
b)  The Shermans of National Carpet get ready to enjoy the food and fun at the Crofton Country Club.
c)  Jerry Walker visits with Butch Bradley and Linda Baldwin of the Pennoyer Group.
d)  Zach Carrubba of Maryland Shower shows off his big win.