Janice Greene & LeeAnn Sharpe hand out free doughnuts to festivals goers in front of the Carefree Corridor Business Group booth. The doughnuts were donated by Sweetheart Gourmet Doughnuts of Anthem.

9th Annual Anthem Days Mar 15-16th
The 9th Annual Anthem Days Festival, March 15-16^th, at the Anthem Community Center was slightly impacted by the Carefree Hwy Old Bridge demolition construction causing delays for up to two hours creating major traffic jams on I-17 the major artery to reach Anthem on Saturday. But kudos to ADOT for completing the construction in record time and having the freeway open by 5pm Saturday. Sunday was a bit windy and cold.  

Still the crowds at Anthem Days were pretty good! CCBG handed out over 1000 plastic bags donated by Jerry Owens of Allstate filled with literature and goodies from all of our members who wished to participate. Kerry Freeman of Freeman Income Tax and LeeAnn Sharpe of Acrazycowgirl.com set up the booth and helped man it all weekend. Eric Twohey of North Valley Magazine, Francis Perkins of Nikken were in the booth much of the day. Authors Susanna Lange & Otto Seigel of Genius Coaching discussed their new book and were on hand for signings. CCBG member Jim Harshman of Natural Wellness Products had the booth next door showing his air filters. Dr. Chen of Chinese Medicine demonstrated acupuncture and Vi Pope of Shaklee Go Green had a booth nearby. TJ Wooton from Midway Chevrolet, Bill Searle of Cholla Productions, Keith & Janice Standefer of Certified Furniture Repair and Distant Peaks Salon, Mike Oller & Monica of Master Printing, Bob Roloff the Arizona Duuude, Tom Kaufmann of DNT Home Repairs, Janice Greene of Panorama News, Sid Hagel of Wild West Gazette and Dr. Lynn Karvanek of Desert Chiropractic were all on hand over the weekend to greet the public.

Sweetheart Gourmet Doughnuts gave Carefree Corridor Business Group 15 dozen donuts to hand out to the crowds, making the CCBG booth a very popular spot.

Bottle openers, key chains and maps proved to be popular items on the CCBG table as festival goers leisurely wandered the booths. Copies of North Valley Magazine and the Wild West Gazette newspaper were big attention grabbers. Panorama Hills Monthly newspaper and the Discovery Map also caught the eye of many folks. Mike Rebb Woodland Woodworks had a sample of his all wood fireplace mantles on display and there was much interest in his HOA approved children’s playhouse pictures.

The Carefree Corridor Business Group offers an informal weekly gathering at 7am -8:30am every Tuesday, before business hours, to meet with local business owners. Meetings last for about 90 minutes and are held at Pioneer Restaurant I-17 and west on Pioneer Road Exit 225. 

You can share your leads and get leads from other members. There are no membership dues, just $25 a month to cover the cost of the continental breakfast provided by Pioneer Restaurant.  The group is limited to one person from each major industry and requires regular participation. Anyone is welcome to drop in on a meeting any Tuesday morning and tell us about your business. Attending three meetings automatically makes you a member. Each week one member presents a 15 minute talk about their product or service. Often talks are very informative and provide a learning tool for others to learn how to sell.

For further information call LeeAnn Sharpe  602-565-5785 or Kerry Freeman 800-925-6924. The website is www.carefreecorridorbusinessgroup.com