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Don't Miss this Week's Networking Breakfast
. . .scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26, at Eggspectation (923 Ellsworth Drive). Join us as we honor the Montgomery County Police 3rd District Officer of the Quarter.
To register, click here.
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - Shining Stars of Silver Spring
GSSCC will honor the Shining Stars of Silver Spring at its 2017 Awards & Installation Dinner. GSSCC member companies will be recognized for demonstrating excellence in corporate social responsibility, specifically service to the community during the past year in support of non-profit/community organizations or causes. Nominate a fellow member, or nominate your company by using the form here.
Deadline for nominations is Wednesday, May 31
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Council to Consider Extending Paid Parking to 10 PM in Silver Spring
This week, the Montgomery County
Council's Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy & Environment (T&E) Committee will consider a proposal to extend
paid parking hours in Silver Spring to 10 p.m. weekdays. This work session is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 27. GSSCC is working to defeat this proposal. Members who
want to express their concerns about this proposal should email District 5 Councilmember Tom Hucker before the work session.
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Young Professionals Gather for Professional Head Shots, Happy Hour
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Nichol Bain,
Downtown Silver Spring; Jennilyn McEnroe,
Sunshine Smiles Dental Center;
Jessica Wilson,
CCI Health and Wellness; Andrian Goodum,
Comcast Spotlight;
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Matt Holden,
IBI-Innovative Business Interiors, poses for a professional head shot taken by Adam Lowe,
Adam Lowe Creative at the YPN event last Friday.
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GSSCC to Cut the Ribbon for Guitar Center
Join GSSCC at 10 a.m. this Thursday, April 27, for the official ribbon cutting and grand opening of Guitar Center at Ellsworth Place (8661 Colesville Road, D-105 Level 4). The Center will offer giveaways and special sale items for the grand opening.
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Former Walter Reed Army Hospital to be Mixed-Use Community
GSSCC's Economic Development Committee had a preview last week of the redevelopment plans for the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center property in the District of Columbia, just outside the Silver Spring border. The development team took ownership of the property in November and has scheduled an official ground-breaking for today. "The Parks at Walter Reed" redevelopment plan calls for the preservation of several historic buildings, the addition of mixed-use and mixed-income residential housing, more than 14 acres of green space, support services for seniors and veterans, and will accommodate office, retail, medical and educational uses. A portion of the site will become home to a U.S. Department of State Foreign Mission Center for various chanceries and embassies. And, another parcel has been purchased by Children's National Health System for the creation of a research center. The mixed use development will include 1,409 apartment units, 546 condos, 96 town homes, and 432 affordable residential units. It is expected to have some 185 thousand square feet of office space, plus 122 thousand square feet of space for non-profit use, as well as 236 thousand square feet of retail for a grocery store and other businesses. The newest part of the old hospital will be torn down to make way for housing, but the historic building will be made available for a company to develop into a hotel/conference center. Construction is already underway on an international immersion focused charter school on the property. To view the presentation, click here.
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Get the Most from Your GSSCC Membership
Learn more about how GSSCC works to promote and advocate on behalf of member businesses at the Chamber's free Member Orientation Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3, at Eggspectation (923 Ellsworth Drive). Register
here.
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Mark Your Calendar for Business After Hours
. . .from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10, at Sport Chevrolet & Honda (3271 Automobile Blvd.). GSSCC members attend for free. Click here to register today.
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Not Your Average Joe's will donate 15 percent of any purchase (lunch, dinner or carryout) on Tuesday, April 25, to
Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland in support of Women Build Week. Click
here
for the certificate.
* In connection with Art Hop 2017, Takoma Central (235 Carroll Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012) will be showcasing the talents of both emerging and established visual artists in its apartment community next weekend, April 29 to April 30.
* Congratulations to Comcast on being recognized as "Corporate Champion of the Year" at the 20th Anniversary Interfaith Works Companies Caring Breakfast on April 20.
* Levine Music is looking for singers to join its "Summer: Great American Songbook Chorus. No audition or experience necessary. For information, click here.
* Fitness Together has published its 2017 "Spring Into Spring" guide of fitness tips and advice. Click here to see the guide.
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See your company's news here! GSSCC is pleased to highlight news from our member companies in this section of the weekly e-news. Please submit items via email to info@gsscc.org before close of business each Friday. Include a pdf of news releases or other flyers.
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 Upcoming GSSCC Committee/Group Meetings
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Membership Development Committee Meeting
- 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25
* Major Events Committee Meeting - 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2
* Young Professionals Network Meeting - 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3
* Non-Profit Team Meeting - 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9
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About GSSCC Committee/Team Meetings:
All GSSCC members are welcome to participate in Chamber committees. Members are welcome to attend committee meetings to assess interest in joining a committee. Meetings are typically held in the GSSCC Conference Room. Advance RSVP is required and priority will be given to existing committee members when speakers are scheduled.
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Thank you to our 2016-2017 GSSCC Partners
Corporate Partners - Downtown Silver Spring; Lee Development Group; Montgomery College; Statland & Katz Insurance, Inc.; Washington Adventist Hospital
Business Partners - AFI Silver Theatre; Apex Home Loans; Digital Industry; Discovery Communications; EagleBank; Eggspectation; The Fillmore Silver Spring; Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd.; Linowes & Blocher LLP; M&T Bank; The Tower Companies (The Blairs); United Therapeutics Corp.; Washington Property Company.
Partners - Adam S. Lowe Photography; Atlantech Online; EBA Ernest Bland Associates; IBI - Innovative Business Interiors; My Office Products; Signs By Tomorrow.
Friends- Harvey Maisel/Maisel Hollins Development
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