Towne Lake
Business Association
Member Spotlight
Amandolia and Associates

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Towne Lake Business Association

The Towne Lake Business Association (TLBA) welcomes you to "Towne Lake, the friendliest little town in Georgia." As many families plan for the summer season, we are busy helping members plan their business calendars.

Our annual Entrepreneurial Scholarship contest is in its final stages. We will announce the winners of two $1,000 scholarships at Honors Night at both Etowah and Woodstock High Schools. We will let you know who the winners are in next month's column.

The topic of our April Lunch 'N' Workshop was "Five Ways to Energize Your Business." We want to thank Claude Beaudry of Action International, who led this workshop on how to energize your business and improve profits.

Please take a look at our calendar of upcoming events that are designed to help you increase your bottom line.

Lunch 'N' Learn Workshops (Featherstone's at Towne Lake Hills)

Tuesday, May 18, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Collecting from Your Customers, presented by former Chief Magistrate Judge Charles T. Robertson.

Tuesday, June 15 - Political Candidates Forum described below will be held in lieu of the June Workshop.

All Workshops are held at Feathertone's at Towne Lake Hills.

Please RSVP to (770) 517-8210, ext. 550.

Political Candidates Forum

Tuesday, June 15, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The community is invited to come and hear what all of the candidates for political office have to say. The last Forum was held in 2002 to a packed house.

Location: Towne Lake Community Church

Reservations are required.

Please call (770) 517-8210, ext. 550 to reserve your space or for more information about the TLBA.

Welcome New Members:
Robert Christmas - World of Gymnastics
Elyse H. Lawson - Cherokee Travel

We thank you for supporting our community and our local businesses, and "Keeping Towne Lake Dollars in Cherokee."

Visit us at www.tlba.org.

Al and Dale Amandolia

Co-owner of Amandolia & Associates, Inc., Al Amandolia and his wife Dale, have been in the remodeling business for over 20 years. They offer full service structural repairs and restorations, and home improvements such as basement and attic finishes, converting screen porches to enclosed rooms and room additions.

Al earned his reputation for quality craftsmanship while working full-time for the Cobb County School system. Former happy clients referred their friends to Al. He has continued to build his remodeling business since leaving the school system. He and his wife moved to the Towne Lake area in May 2002. A native Atlantan, Al was born into a remodeling family - his father was a master carpenter and helped build many of Atlanta's most notable sites, including Six Flags Over Georgia.

Al encourages customers to become as educated as possible when interviewing contractors. Several pages of his website provide information on what to ask and look for when interviewing contractors. "I always tell customers, whether they end up selecting me or someone else, to check the contractor's liability insurance coverage and their references. They should also check to see if the contractor belongs to the appropriate trade organizations or the Better Business Bureau, because these organizations have quality standards that must be met for membership." Amandolia & Associates, Inc. is a member of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Better Business Bureau (BBB). They are also members of the Towne Lake Business Association (TLBA) and the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce.

Al and Dale strongly believe in helping children. They helped sponsor "A Day on the Lake" for the children of Calvary Children's Home. The Amandolias recently helped sponsor a charity fishing tournament, which helped raise several thousand dollars for the home.

To contact Amandolia & Associates, Inc., please call (678) 445-9068 or visit www.AmandoliaAndAssociates.com.