MIDDLETOWN – The folks who plan to attend the "Back-to-School" Middletown Area Business Association (MABA) Mixer at the Middletown High School's multi-use room on Thursday, Sept. 20 are in for a real treat.

Not only will a value-added reseller for the the world's largest and oldest digital signage company be dazzling the crowd with a multimedia presentation, but a representative for the Federal Bureau of Investigation will be on hand to talk about InfraGard.

What is InfraGard? InfraGard is an FBI program that began in the Cleveland Field Office in 1996. It was a local effort to gain support from the information technology industry and academia for the FBI’s investigative efforts in the cyber arena.

The program expanded to other FBI field offices, and in 1998 the FBI assigned national program responsibility for InfraGard to the former National Infrastructure Protection Center and to the Cyber Division in 2003. InfraGard and the FBI have developed a relationship of trust and credibility in the exchange of information concerning various terrorism, intelligence, criminal and security matters.

In addition, there will be local MABA-member vendors present – including Fergusson Cutlery, Middletown Florist and Gifts, Star Gardens Nursery and Hidden Valley Community Church, among others.

For those who missed the Hot August MABA Mixer last month at the Langtry Estate Tasting Room there will be information available on The Foundation Center, Open Road TV and the Tri-Counties Bank's e-Cash Program. Information on the town's Christmas in Middletown festivities and MABA itself will also be available.

As with any MABA Mixer, admission is free and open to the general public. Mixers are always held on the third Thursday of the month, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The local of the mixer varies from one month to the next. Food and refreshments will be provided. There will also be a door-prize drawing (with door prizes provided ONLY by MABA members and special guest vendors).

It is requested that all those planning to attend this mixer RSVP. This helps in MABA's planning and execution of the mixer.

To RSVP, simply visit the Web site www.squidoo.com/MABA and click on the link to the Evite invitation. Then, simply follow the online instructions.

If you have any questions about the event, please call Lamar Morgan at 707-709-8605.

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