GGCC Young Professionals Support Manna Food Center
Gaithersburg, MD – Friday, April 5 – The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) Young Professionals Group helped feed 192 Montgomery County families last night. The Chamber’s Young Professionals Group gathered at the Manna Food Center warehouse and packed 192 boxes with non-perishable food items that would be later distributed to Manna clients. Volunteers are vital to the work done at Manna, and our Young Professionals wanted to help. “We partnered with Manna because we wanted to be involved in with the local community and impact families in need,” said Gary Aughinbaugh, AETEA Information Technology, Inc. Senior Account Manager and GGCC…
GGCC Holds Mixer at Country Casual
Gaithersburg, MD – Friday, March 22 – The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) held a Business Networking After Five (BNAF) on March 21 at Country Casual, located at 7601 Rickenbacker Drive in Gaithersburg. Since 1977, Country Casual has designed and manufactured outdoor teak furniture in the market. Attendees heard Chief Operating Officer Dana Goldstein “We are excited to have Country Casual as a new member of the GGCC. The event gave the chamber members the opportunity to see the quality of the products and services that they provide,” said Ron Dimaranan, GGCC Board Chairman & Director of Business Development for…
GGCC To Hold 10th Annual Wine Tasting
Gaithersburg, MD – Tuesday, March 19 – The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) will hold its 10th Annual Wine Tasting on Thursday, May 23, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Road in Gaithersburg. Last year, over 80 attended and this year the chamber anticipates a larger attendance. “The Chamber’s Wine Tasting event was a huge success. People really love the Kentlands Mansion; it is a great asset in the City of Gaithersburg. We also had great food, great wine, and great people. Not only did people have fun, but they also were able to make business…
GGCC “Grow Your Business” Seminar & Expo Rescheduled
Gaithersburg, MD – Tuesday, March 19 – The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber (GGCC) in partnership with Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union’s Small Business University and the Olney Chamber of Commerce will host its 6th Annual “Grow Your Business” Seminar & Expo on Thursday, April 25 from 7:30 – 11:30 AM at the Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg. The seminar was originally slated for Wednesday, March 6, but was cancelled due to the pending weather alerts. As a business owner, you have plenty of pressures every week to do a hundred different things. But the greatest one is to figure out…
GGCC Holds Mixer at Asbury
Gaithersburg/Germantown, MD – Friday, March 15 – The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) held a Business Networking After Five on March 13 at Asbury Methodist Village, one of Montgomery County’s leading retirement communities, offering apartments and villas, assisted living, and skilled nursing care. This was Asbury’s 8th year in a row sponsoring a Business Networking After Five. “Asbury is a great asset in our community. Not only do they provide a tremendous service, they are a major employer. Having an event at Asbury not only allows them to highlight their wonderful facility, it allows the Chamber to showcase our great…
GGCC Non-Profit Cluster Meeting Held
Gaithersburg, MD – Thursday, March 7 – Recently the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) created a program – the Non-Profit Cluster – to provide support to its non-profit members. The Non-Profit Cluster is network of non-profits, foundations, business partners and individuals dedicated to supporting GGCC’s non-profit members by becoming a resource to each other, a voice for the community and by raising the awareness of the important role and work of our non-profit community. “We are very proud of our non-profit group. It is a great way for the Chamber to give back to the community by providing an opportunity…
GGCC Holds “Affordable Care Act” Seminar
Gaithersburg, MD – Friday, February 15 – The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) hosted a seminar on the Affordable Care Act for its members and the community on February 13. Asbury Methodist Village was the Gold Sponsor and Lifetime Benefits, LLC & LifeWork Strategies, LLC were the Silver Sponsor of the event. Held at the Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg those that attended were able to get a better understanding of what the Affordable Care Act is, the provisions of the act and how they affect them, their business & their employees and what specifically they have to do and when….
Gazette’s Burkinshaw Named to GGCC Board
Gaithersburg, MD – Thursday, February 7 – The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce has named Neil Burkinshaw a director. Burkinshaw is the Gazette’s Director of Advertising for Montgomery County. In January, Burkinshaw of Germantown was named advertising director for Montgomery County, succeeding Trina LaPier. Previously, Burkinshaw was advertising director and publisher with Greater Washington Publishing an affiliate of Washington Post. He also was a manager with Gannett.
GGCC to Hold Seminar on “Affordable HealthCare Act”
Gaithersburg, MD – Wednesday, January 23 – The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) will host a seminar on the Affordable Healthcare Act for its members and the community on February 13. Asbury Methodist Village is the Gold Sponsor and Lifetime Benefits, LLC is the Silver Sponsor of this event. Event details are as follow: “Affordable Healthcare Act” Seminar Presented by Kevin Yang, Chief Information Officer of Maryland Health Benefit Exchange DATE: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 8:00-10:00am ABOUT THE SEMINAR: · What is Obama Care and how does it affect you · Understand the provisions of the act and how they…
Bennigan’s Clarksburg celebrates their Grand Opening
Gaithersburg, MD – Tuesday, January 15 – The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) conducted a “Ribbon Cutting / Grand Opening” Ceremony for Bennigan’s Clarksburg. The restaurant is located at 23315 Frederick Road, Clarksburg. The ceremony was conducted on Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Bennigan’s Clarksburg is a legendary, chef-driven neighborhood pub with crowd pleasing food and drinks. To learn more about Bennigan’s, visit: www.bennigansclarksburg.com. BELOW: Bennigan’s Clarksburg Ribbon Cutting Ceremony conducted by the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce on January 15, 2013. Pictured (l:r) Bennigan’s General Manager Miguel Guardado, Bennigan’s Managing Partner Dan Poudrier, Bennigan’s Clarksburg Owners Dr. Joe & Bette Buffington,…