Wheaton & Kensington Chamber Commerce
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Breakfast Mixer Wednesday, January 25, 7:30 - 9:00 am Maximize your workforce - Strategies to get the job done and keep costs low Presented by: Kristen Wright, St. Luke's House at the Wheaton Library 11701 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, MD 20902 / 240-777-0678 Enter in the lower level parking lot entrance - Minimizing the cost of expanding your workforce - using tax credits, bonding programs and customizing jobs to get your extra work done while keeping the cost of expansion within your comfort zone. - Strategies for getting the most out of the employees you already have. Many companies are trying to accomplish more while spending less. How can you increase your income-producing activities and employee productivity without the hassles that go along with stretching your resources too thin? Sponsored by: St. Luke's House / 301-493-4200 ~ Continental Breakfast ~ Mix & Network with Other Businesses $5 in advance (option for members only) or $10 at the door Call 301-949-0080 for more information. Jan 25 Mixer-Workforce Flyer Sears Outlet Saving Days Through Wednesday, January 4 Sears Outlet at Westfield Wheaton Mall thanks you for their first year of business with a big Post-Holiday Sale. Orders over the internet also available - go to www.searsoutlet.com and use the "select a store option", then the view store inventory option to see almost everything currently for sale. - Located on the south side of the Westfield Wheaton Mall 11160 Veirs Mill Rd, Wheaton, MD 20902 Sears Outlet at Westfield Wheaton Mall / 301-949-1036 11160 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, MD 20902 Sears Discount Through Jan 4 Flyer Holiday On Duty Since 1999, the Chamber has run a program providing meals for Public Safety personnel during the Thanksgiving, Christmas, + New Year holidays. We provide meals for these Public Safety Personnel: - 4th District of the Montgomery County Police - Wheaton Area - 2nd District Police - Kensington Area - Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad - Kensington Volunteer Fire Dept #5 and #18 For more information, contact: Ellen Riger, Holiday on Duty Chair ExquisiteLadyEl@comcast.net 301-318-7103 - For donations, make checks payable to: Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce reference: Holiday on Duty and mail to: 2401 Blueridge Ave, Suite 101, Wheaton, MD 20902 Holiday On Duty 2011 Flyer Holiday Mixer Thursday, December 8, 6:00 - 7:30 pm Location: Montgomery Housing Partnership's Amherst Square Community Center 11509 Elkin Street, Wheaton, MD 20902 Sponsored by: Montgomery Housing Partnership - Celebrate the season and join us for the kick off of the 13th Annual Angels for Children Holiday Toy Drive. - Pick up a Drop-off Box for Toys to place at your business. ~ Refreshments and Wine will be served ~ Please bring a new unwrapped toy for the Toy Drive $15 in advance, $20 at the door ($5.00 from each admission will go to the Toy Drive) Call 301-949-0080 for more information. - Take a 1-hour Building Dreams Tour in Wheaton at the Pembridge Square, Amherst Square and Amherst Gardens Apts. MHP Tour Flyer Wheaton Macy's Private VIP Shopping Event Thursday, December 1, from 7:30 - 9:30 am Invite-only Event! at Westfield Wheaton Macy’s Personal shoppers, an EXTRA 25% off* purchases Cosmetics and Fragrance industry experts to offer exclusive bonuses! *Some exclusions apply. ~ Door prizes and complimentary breakfast will be provided ~ Westfield Wheaton Macy’s / 240-880-4200 11160 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, MD 20902 Enter through the West entrance, nearest to Starbucks To RSVP, please email wheaton@westfield.com Angels for Children Toy Drive - 13th Anniversary Donations of toys are delivered to local children for Christmas by Santa and his helpers. This Toy Drive has provided toys for the less fortunate children in the Wheaton area for the past twelve years. Without your support, this tremendous project would not be possible. - For volunteer information, contact: Lesia Bullock, Communications Manager, Montgomery Housing Partnership 301-622-2400 x38 LBullock@mhpartners.org - For monetary donations, make checks payable to: Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce reference: Angels for Children and mail to: 2401 Blueridge Ave, Suite 101, Wheaton, MD 20902 Angels for Children 2011 Flyer The Chamber and GreenWheaton present Another fabulous GREEN DRINKS Networking Happy Hour Thursday, November 17, from 5:00 - 8:00 pm - This FREE event will be at The Limerick Pub 11301 Elkin Street, Wheaton, MD 20902 / 301-946-3232 Click here for map Featuring $3 drafts, house wine and well drinks ~ Cash Bar and 50 cent wings; half-price Limerick chips Eat, drink and be ‘green’ with other members of the community, who want to thrive in environmentally Sustainable Communities. ~ Pick up Raffle Tickets to win a dinner for two at the Limerick Pub ~ *FOOD DRIVE FOR THE HOLIDAYS* Bring a can of food, get a free raffle ticket and help those in the community! Food will be donated to MidCounty United Ministries-MUM. - For information, contact Wendy Howard of WH Consulting or Beth Chaisson of GreenWheaton GreenWheaton, Inc. is a Maryland non-profit dedicated to engaging the community in education and outreach that promotes Wheaton, Maryland as a model sustainable community. Breakfast Mixer Wednesday, November 16, 7:30 - 9:00 am Cloud Computing and E-commerce for Small Businesses with Dr. Daniel Salcedo, Founder & CEO of OpenEntry.com Location: Brookside Gardens Visitors Center Auditorium 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, MD 20902 / 301-962-1400 Cloud computing is where major corporations offer free or low cost services that used to run on personal computers. This is good for small business owners who understand how to make the most of this opportunity to build and manage to their own online e-commerce catalog. But e-commerce can be tricky and expensive, so many small businesses have not taken advantage of its power. Dan will explain these concepts and also relate his experience with OpenEntry.com e-commerce initiatives with business networks in 44 countries. He will also demonstrate implementations here in Wheaton/Kensington and discuss how WK Chamber members can create their own free e-commerce catalogs. ~ Continental Breakfast ~ Mix & Network with Other Businesses $5 in advance (option for members only) or $10 at the door Call 301-949-0080 for more information. Breakfast Mixer Wednesday, October 26, 7:30 - 9:00 am Redeveloping Wheaton Properties Featuring Presentations by: - Patriot Realty Co. will speak about the Safeway site, a proposed mixed-use, 486-unit high rise atop a renovated Safeway and underground parking garage at Georgia Avenue and Reedie Drive. - Washington Property Co. will discuss redevelopment plans for the proposed 221 multi-family residential units, at the First Baptist Church of Wheaton site at 10914 Georgia Avenue. - Held at Streams of Hope Church (formerly First Baptist Church of Wheaton) 10914 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, MD 20902 / 301-949-6585 Fellowship Hall (Lower level) / Parking in the rear of the building Sponsored by Streams of Hope Church ~ Continental Breakfast ~ Mix & Network with Other Businesses $5 in advance (option for members only) or $10 at the door Call 301-949-0080 for more information. Breakfast Mixer Wednesday, September 28, 7:30 - 9:00 am An Introduction to the New Director of the Mid-County Service Center, Ana Lopez van Balen - And with Bruce Adams, Director of the Office of Community Partnerships, speaking about the World of Montgomery Festival in Wheaton on Sunday, October 16 at the new Panera Bread in Westfield Wheaton Mall (upper level, across from the Hallmark Store) 11160 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, MD 20902 / 301-942-0986 - Ana Lopez van Balen, who has been a non-profit and community leader, begins as Director on September 12. The Mid-County Services Center is the principal liason between the county and the businesses, communities and neighborhood organizations within the entire middle area of Montgomery County. The former Director Natalie Cantor retired in June after 16 years. ~ Continental Breakfast ~ Mix & Network with Other Businesses $5 in advance (option for members only) or $10 at the door Call 301-949-0080 for more information. There is no August Mixer - we take a break! Lunch Mixer and Workshop Wednesday, July 27, 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm Optimizing Your Local Online Presence This workshop will give an overview of how online directories and customer reviews impact your business’ web presence, and the role they play in local online searches. Presented and co-sponsored by: Patch.com The Patch.com website and service can be a very useful and free resource for business owners in connecting with local customers. Let us help you get the most out of Patch, providing value and helping you grow within the community. Location: Crossway Community Center 3015 Upton Drive, Kensington, MD 20895 / 301-929-2505 - To get there, turn north on East Avenue, off of University Blvd. by the McDonald's, make an immediate left onto Upton Drive. Continue on Upton Drive until it ends. Come up the stairs in the middle of the building and enter through the canopied doors. MapQuest directions Small and medium-sized business owners look for ways to build their brand within the community and connect with local customers. In some ways it is easy these days - with the vast choices in social media and the capabilities of local search. But in other ways it is harder than ever to sort through so many online elements and manage your business’ brand across the web, while trying to best connect with local customers. It is critical to take control of various elements of your local online presence, and we will show how businesses have successfully promoted their brand within the community, using examples from the Patch platform. Sponsored by: Wheaton Little Caesars Pizza 2567 Ennalls Avenue / 301-933-4590 ~ Mix & Network with Other Businesses ~ Cost is $10 ~ includes Little Caesars Pizza w/Crazy Bread Lunch Call 301-949-0080 for more information. Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce and GreenWheaton present The 2nd Annual GREEN DRINKS Networking Happy Hour Thursday, July 14, from 5:00 - 8:00 pm at the The Royal Mile Pub 2407 Price Avenue, Wheaton, MD 20902 / 301-946-4511 Click for directions - No entrance fee ~ Cash Bar with donations to GREEN Wheaton Walk the walk and start “greening” Wheaton one step at a time. Eat, drink and be ‘green’ with other members of the community, who want to thrive in environmentally Sustainable Communities right where they live now, not sometime in the distant future. Come for a chance to win a complimentary tour and tasting for eight and a bottle of wine at the Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard. GreenWheaton, Inc. is a Maryland non-profit dedicated to engaging the community in education and outreach that promotes Wheaton, Maryland as a model sustainable community. For information, contact Wendy Howard of WH Consulting or Beth Chaisson of GreenWheaton The 2012 Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce Community Guide and Membership Directory is currently being prepared. Now is your chance to advertise and promote your organization in this upcoming edition. - The deadline for submitting an ad has been extended to August 12, 2011. With over 5,000 copies distributed in new home-owner packages, libraries, member businesses, financial institutions, local government centers and Brookside Gardens, this is a great marketing opportunity! - We have many requests for additional copies of the Community Guide throughout the year. For more information e-mail Vicky Surles or call 301-949-0080 Download WK Chamber 2012 Community Guide Ad Rates Breakfast Mixer Wednesday, June 22, 7:30 - 9:00 am Introduction of Rapid Transit in Montgomery County A Presentation by: Marc Elrich, Montgomery County Council, At-Large Location: Brookside Gardens Visitors Center Auditorium 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, MD 20902 / 301-962-1400 County Councilmember Marc Elrich is part of a Transit Task Force, appointed by County Executive Ike Leggett, tasked with the mission of making a countywide Bus Rapid Transit system a reality. A countywide rapid transit system would address our congested roads and reduce pollution. - A proposed 120-mile system would take people from where they live to where they work, study and play. The transit vehicles would travel in their own dedicated guideways in existing right-of-way and not get stuck in traffic. - Transit that uses guideways is relatively inexpensive to build, and use minimal paving because the center areas can be grass and used to handle stormwater. ~ Continental Breakfast ~ Mix & Network with Other Businesses $5 in advance (option for members only) or $10 at the door Call 301-949-0080 for more information. Breakfast Mixer Wednesday, May 25, 7:30 - 9:00 am Montgomery County's Changing Demographics: Meeting the Needs of the Growing Number of Seniors A Presentation by: Patrick Lacefield, Director of the Office of Public Information at the Wheaton Library 11701 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, MD 20902 / 240-777-0678 Enter in the lower level parking lot entrance - May is “Older Americans Month” and the County theme this year is “Older Americans: Connecting the Community,” paying homage to the many ways in which seniors bring inspiration and continuity to the fabric of Montgomery County (more than 170,000 residents aged 60 and above). - The number of seniors (those over 65) in the County increased by 86% from 1980 (49,700) to 2000 (92,500) and is projected to grow an additional 65% from 2000 to 2020 (152,648). - This talk will focus on Seniors and their families - the challenges and opportunities ahead. Also with discussion about young people, immigrants, and wealth distribution in the county. Sponsored by: Vista Management Company ~ Continental Breakfast ~ Mix & Network with Other Businesses $5 in advance (option for members only) or $10 at the door Call 301-949-0080 for more information. TASTE OF WHEATON Sunday, May 15, from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Location: Reedie Drive and Grandview Ave. in downtown Wheaton. - Take the Metro to the Wheaton Station, or free parking is available at the public parking garages at Westfield Wheaton Mall and the county's Ennalls Avenue garage. - This all day festival features food, children's attractions, rides and live performances by: - Electrokoustic Band (Jazz) / Appaloosa Band (Top 40 Classic Rock) - JCJ Band (Salsa/Latin) / Secret Society (Top 40 R&B/Funk) - Rocknoceros (Music for kids) / RTTs (Music for kids) - Blue Sky Puppet Theatre / Face painting, caricatures by D's Magic - County/nonprofit, Arts, and local business exhibit booths - Admission and children's rides are free food samples at prices ranging from $1 to $5 For information, call 240-777-8106 / Taste of Wheaton webpage Our 27th Annual Community Awards Banquet Wednesday, April 13, 2010 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm at the Hollywood East Café 11160 Veirs Mill Road, #136, Wheaton, MD 20902 / 240-290-9988 $35 in advance, $45 at the door: Dressy Business / Cocktail Attire - Celebrate the connection and goodwill between citizens, businesses, schools, and public safety workers in the Wheaton & Kensington community. Help us give thanks to those receiving these well-deserved annual awards. The Chamber is honoring the Chuck Levin Family this year. This is a celebration of the family that has contributed to Wheaton for so many years, and gave us Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center The Awards: - The Mid-County Citizen's Advisory Board Citizen of the Year: Janet Yu - The Mid-County CAB Civic Association of the Year: Green Wheaton - The 2nd Dist. Police Public Safety Officer of the Year: Special Assignment Team: Sergeant William Hill, PO3 John Wigmore, PO3 Curtis Jacobs, PO3 Phillip Chapin, PO3 Ryan Mungra, PO3 John Jesuitas, PO1 Vincent Sylvester - The 4th Dist. Police Public Safety Officer of the Year: Officer Sharif Hidayat - The Wheaton Vol. Rescue Squad Public Safety Award: 4/4/10 Response Team M742B: Jason Buc, Matt Riffe, Roger Marks; RS742B, Kris Hoxha, Tommy Wyble, Matthew Jorge; C742D: Steve Sobolewski - The Kensington Vol. Fire Dept. Public Safety Award: Medic Unit 705, along with a crew of EMTs: Captain Stephen Cox, Firefighter Kristen Bert, Lieutenant Ronald Dowdy, Jr., Master Firefighter Walker Dunbar, Firefighter Josh Miller, Firefighter Jeremy Flete, Firefighter Intern Elizabeth Muir-Brown and EMT Steven Black - Einstein HS Teacher of the Year Award: Delmer Padgett - Einstein HS ESOL Student of the Year Award: Joany Lopez-Cruz - Kennedy HS Teacher of the Year Award: Tim Rodman - Kennedy HS ESOL Student of the Year Award: Stefany Rivera - Kennedy HS Student Community Service of the Year: James Moy - Wheaton HS Teacher of the Year Award: Ms. Tamara Battle - Wheaton HS ESOL Student of the Year Award: Victor Guevara - Wheaton HS Student Community Service of the Year: Fidelia Zelaya - The Chamber Member of the Year Award: James J. Onder - The Outstanding Chamber Service Award: Wendy K. Howard Our 2011 Community Awards Sponsors: Community Champion The Gazette; Greenhill Capital Corporation Student Community Service Awards Kensington Volunteer Fire Dept; Westfield Wheaton Shopping Center Community Hero - Sponsor of Public Safety Award B.F. Saul Company; Crossway Community; Hollywood East Cafe PEPCO; The Tenants of Wheaton Shopping Center Community Partners EllenOriginals; Fitzgerald Auto Mall-Wheaton Get Focused Jazz Camp; Kaiser Permanente Kensington House Apts/Vista Management Co. Lindsay Ford of Wheaton; Sandy Spring Bank Community Supporters Ewing, Hines & Associates; International House of Pancakes Jerry Thompson & Associates; The Litle Bitts Shop; SPC Financial, Inc. Community Advocates Academy of Professional Barbers/Stylists; Evergreen Montessori School; Inwood House; Letterforms Typography & Graphic Design; Logan's Automotive; Montgomery College; Sign-A-Rama Silver Spring; St. Luke's House, Inc.; Streams of Hope Church; Wheaton Studio of Dance See photos/order prints of the event by Colella Photography at http://colellaphoto.com/WKawards11 Call 301-949-0080 for more information. Evening Mixer Wednesday, March 23, from 5:30 - 7:00 pm Come for an introduction to the new Irish Pub in town! Featuring lively Irish folk music, a 20 foot long bar, a cozy fireplace and a great darts area. This FREE event will be at: The Limerick Pub 11301 Elkin Street, Wheaton, MD 20902 301-946-3232 Click here for map Featuring Authentic Pub Appetizers ~ Cash Bar ~ No entrance fee ~ Mix & Network with Other Businesses RSVP to: Vicky Surles 301-949-0080 for more information. Breakfast Mixer Wednesday, February 23, from 8:00 - 9:30 am Westfield Wheaton 20-Year Vision & the Wheaton Sector Plan Westfield hired Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn, a local architect and planning group to develop a vision for the center's integration with the Wheaton CBD (Central Business District) and the vision set forth in the Wheaton Sector Plan. This short presentation will get the juices flowing on what could be. A presentation by: Jim Agliata, VP of Development, Westfield Wheaton Location: The Westfield North Office Building 2730 University Blvd, 10th Floor, Wheaton, MD 20902 Breakfast sponsored by: Westfield Wheaton Limited seating, sign up early! ~ Continental Breakfast ~ Mix & Network with Other Businesses $5 in advance (option for members only) or $10 at the door Call 301-949-0080 for more information. Networking Happy Hour Thursday, February 10, from 5:00 - 8:00 pm Looking for more networking opportunities? We've teamed up with Women Business Owners of Montgomery County for a chance to meet up and do business. This FREE event will be at: Hollywood East Cafe / 240-290-9988 11160 Viers Mill Road #136, Wheaton, MD 20902 Located inside the Westfield Wheaton Mall (near door #12) Click here for directions Light Hors d'oeuvres will be served and Drink specials will be offered Questions? Contact Chamber coordinator: Wendy Howard 301-651-3257 of WH Consulting or Program Chair-WBO MC: Naomi Abrams 301-933-9675 of Worksite Health and Safety Consultants  Chamber Board Meetings are the second Tuesday of the month from 12 - 1:30 pm. Members are invited to attend, call 301-949-0080. Chamber Mixers are usually on the fourth Wednesday of the month and combine networking, a speaker presentation, and refreshments. Members |
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