MEMBER SERVICES, SUPPORT, AND ASSISTANCE. - THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES ITS TRADE BY BEING A CENTRALIZED SOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO USE TO IDENTIFY PROVIDERS OF GOODS OR SERVICES NEEDED BY THE COMMUNITY. THE ASSOCIATION IS ALSO PROMOTED THROUGH LOCAL COMMUNITY AWARENESS ACHIEVED BY VISIBILITY AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO PROVIDES A CENTRALIZED MEETING FACILITY AS WELL AS A REFERENCE LIBRARY FOR MEMBERS WHO NEED A MORE FORMAL SETTING FOR BUSINESS MEETINGS OR NEED A SOURCE FOR TECHNICAL REFERENCES.