THE BUZZ would not be possible
without the help, understanding, devotion, and support of the following groups, and/or individuals:
Barbara Schifter who told me a story about her niece who owns
Tribeca Treats in NYC...and how I should think about doing something like that...
Melody & Jody at Hair Times who insisted I ask the
owner of A Cool Dip if the business was for sale....
My husband Doug for supporting me every single step of the way..
My brother Brock Merwin who designed the layout, found and bartered
the counters, gate, wrought iron and more and gave up countless weekends doing the construction solo....
Our good friend Cheryl Rimel, who listened and cheered me on..and
introduced me to Allison McGaw, who became our first pastry chef extraordinaire...
Senator David Brinkley and Mike O'Halloran who got and kept
the ball rolling more than once !
Our landlord, Judy Gloyd for "treating us the way she would
want to be treated" when we hit snag after Murphy's Law snag....
Alena Fowler for doing the stuff nobody else wanted to do like
buffing out the floors, running errands, doing countless spread sheets, brochures and flyers and so much more....
Debbie Metz of Metz Electric & Gene Smith...she is amazing,
an artist with all things electrical..she didn't just come in and give me an estimate..she helped create the warmth and got
me excited about what we could do with the lighting to update the space....she did exactly what she said she was going to
do and then some...
Elizabeth Collier at CustomInk for finding us the coolest Italian
cotton T-shirts for our staff....
The Frederick News Post - They called me once a month to see
how things were going and came out to visit shortly after we opened..Ed Waters did a great story about us and they have been
supportive ever since...
Katie O'Brien and Lizzie Anspach at Twin Ridge Elementary who
liked my idea about hanging the kids art on our walls and made it happen...
My friend Karen Saverino who is a marketing guru and led us
to Marty Cowan who created our logo.....and Keir Knight for dreaming up "Free-Bee's" and more...
My sister Maureen Nichols and her husband Bill, who have been gifting
and eating my sweets for years and were also our first customers !
Our good friends Tom Moore, Todd & Hillary Rimel, Sarah
McGaw, Matthew Newcomer, Billy Fowler for hanging shelves, framing and hanging pictures, doing artwork and chalkwork on our
menu boards, hanging those 100 pound monsters, changing out dozens of florescent lightbulbs, putting together our tables &
chairs and so much more.....
My boys Colt & Aaron who hung out, cleaned up, washed dishes,
scooped ice cream, took out trash, and put up with me working night and day to make our dream a reality...I hope you've learned
that taking a risk and following your dream is it's own reward...
To all of our wonderful and faithful customers...Green Valley,
Monrovia, Urbana, Ijamsville, Kemptown, Mt. Airy, Frederick, Damascus...we appreciate you more than words can say...thanks
for the support and welcoming us into your community...
Wendy Lerner at the Frederick News Post for stopping by so many
times and writing a great review about us in 72 Hours - the Frederick News Post weekend insert
Den Of Antiquity in Mt. Airy, Wms. Sonoma, Valerie Virchow &
Home Goods in Mt. Airy for our funky aprons !
The Dining Diva of Frederick
Judy Harris of Doc Schreiber's - She has sent every one of their
patients to us, including people walking BY the dentist office, sings our praises to all and anyone and is truly a member
of THE BUZZ family ! We LOVE you Judy ( and Wayne and Jessica...)
Pam Giganti of Creative Memories - She orders catering from
us, comes in almost every day and has recently brought us a Creative Memories board to display our Recipe Of The Month, outstanding
lady - We LOVE you Pam !
Joan Maria McIntyre - Our most favorite local AND well connected
cheerleader, who loves us so much she even works with us periodically and literally never lets a moment go by when she isn't
advertising all that we do, including having us sponsor her Friday afternoon radio/tv show - We LOVE you, Joan !
Facebook - The BEST free advertising going which allows
a social & community connection and feedback which are immediate gratification music to our ears....AND we
get to show the "world" our yummy food !
Jasmine Sneed - for asking us to be a part of the Frederick
community and involved in the annual Catoctin Affair...we will make the world a smaller place one scone at a time !
