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If it's true what they say about April showers, then May flowers are just around the corner - sure to make this a beautiful spring to get out & about in the Washington County area! Hopefully that also means we continue to see your enthusiastic selves at our many upcoming Chamber events!
Be sure to also save the date for our 27th Annual Commerce Cup, brought to you by Spherion! Back again this summer, we'll see you swingin' some clubs Friday, July 14th at Fountain Head Country Club!
Have a great month!
Paul, Donna, Kathyrn, Tim, Fatima, & Rod
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Welcome Our New Members |
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Give a Warm Welcome to Some New Faces in Our Membership!
17301 Valley Mall Rd., Suite 488
Hagerstown, MD
301-582-0414
17622 Garland Groh Blvd.
Hagerstown, MD
301-791-2408
951 Progress Rd.
Chambersburg, PA
717-264-6105
20932 Leiters Mill Rd.
Hagerstown, MD
240-356-0109
13601 Daisy Circle
Hagerstown, MD
240-347-4868
1423 Dual Highway, Suite D
Hagerstown, MD
301-739-1986
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Members Making News
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Find Out What's New with Some of Our Members!
Meritus Health Medical Staff Members Recognized for Service, Leadership, Patient Experience
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About 100 members of Meritus Medical Center
's medical staff were honored for their contributions and achievements during a recent event at Beaver Creek Country Club. Categories of recognition included community service for those who donate personal time to make a difference in this region; leadership for those who demonstrate role model qualities among their colleagues; and patient experience for those recognized by patients, nursing staff and co-workers. Each honoree was given a coin noting his/her achievement category and bearing the hospital's logo.
Community Service recipients for 2017 include: Johny Alencherry, M.D.; Thomas Amalfitano, M.D.; Matthew G. Beckwith, M.D.; Lorraine Bowen, CRNP; Anand Budi, M.D.; Alvara Cabezas, M.D.; Vincent A. Cantone, M.D.; Jill Ciccarelli, M.D.; Frank Collins, M.D.; Daniel Cornell, M.D.; Tania Ruth Crussiah, M.D.; Sandra M. Fowler, M.D.; Todd Harrison, D.P.M.; Shaheen Iqbal, M.D.; Abdul-Malik Jalloh-Jamboria, CRNA; Jeffrey Jones, M.D.; William B. Kerns, M.D.; Jeremy King, CRNA; Mitesh Kothari, M.D.; the Meritus Medical Center's emergency department physicians; John Newby, M.D.; George Newman, M.D.; Verna Raynor, CNM, ANP, D.N.P.; Mark Roemer, D.P.M.; Betsy Rosenthal, D.P.M.; Neil Roy, M.D.; Ralph Salvagno, M.D.; Michael Saylor, M.D.; Gregory Smith, D.P.M.; Ronald Spruill, PA-C; William Su, M.D.; Gelnar Talj, PA-C; and Donald Van Wie, M.D.
Leadership recipients for 2017 include: Ali Akmal, M.D.; Thomas Amalfitano, M.D.; Samina Anwar, M.D.; Gail M. Callaway, M.D.; Vincent A. Cantone, M.D.; Chintamaneni Choudari, M.D.; Frank Collins, M.D.; Daniel Cornell, M.D.; Carlo Cutler, M.D.; Salvatore DiMercurio, M.D.; Payam Fallahi, M.D.; Thomas Gilbert III, D.O.; Jay B. Greenberg, M.D.; Kevin Hackett, M.D.; Brian Holmes, M.D.; Shaheen Iqbal, M.D.; Kiranpreet Khosa, M.D.; Ramakrishna Kosuri, M.D.; Richard Kramer, D.D.S.; Jennifer Kuhn, M.D.; Martin Magram, M.D.; Paul Marinelli, M.D.; Michael J. McCormack, M.D.; Lisa Miller, M.D.; Gary Mire, M.D.; John Newby, M.D.; Andrew Oh, M.D.; Robert Parnes, M.D.; H. Neal Reynolds, M.D.; Neil Roy, M.D.; Naheed Saif, M.D.; Ralph Salvagno, M.D.; Julie Sanicola-Johnson, D.O.; Sanjay Saxena, M.D.; Shahab Siddiqui, M.D.; Gregory Smith, D.P.M.; Angela Stonebraker, M.D.; Matthew Wagner, M.D.; Daniel Weinberg, M.D.; Jeremy Yospin, M.D.; and Kimberly Zuzak, M.D.
Patient experience recipients for 2017 include: Johny Alencherry, M.D.; Mohammed Aziz, M.D.; Richard Bryson, M.D.; John Caruso, M.D.; Frank Collins, M.D.; Pajman Danai, M.D.; Tarek El-Sherif, M.D.; Yahia Foda, M.D.; Kevin Hackett, M.D.; Nadim Hawa, M.D.; Allen Hu, M.D.; Kevin G. Hurtt, M.D.; Jeffrey Jones, M.D.; Jeremy King, CRNA; Elizabeth Konadu, M.D.; Marc Kross, M.D.; Dean Notabartolo, M.D.; Feroz Padder, M.D.; Joseph Reilly, M.D.; Shahab Siddiqui, M.D.; William Su, M.D.; Fady E. Tohme, M.D.; Donald Van Wie, M.D.; Abdul Waheed, M.D.; and David Zamara, M.D.
The medical staff at Meritus Medical Center includes more than 600 physicians and advanced practices professionals.
PHOTO - Pictured are a number of medical staff members recently honored by Meritus Medical Center.
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HCC to Offer Accelerated EMT Course This Summer
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Hagerstown Community College is offering an accelerated Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course this summer. The course will allow each student to become a National Registry-Certified EMT in 15 weeks. Classes begin on May 9th and are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am - 3pm.
The program includes training and course work for EMS-120 Emergency Medical Technician (Part A), EMS-121 Emergency Medical Technician (Part B) and EMS-122 Emergency Medical Technician Practicum.
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Arc of Wash. Co. Gearing Up for Basket Bingo Fundraiser
 
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The Arc of Washington County is putting the finishing touches on their annual Basket Bingo fundraiser with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the financial needs of the people they support day in and day out.
Sunday, May 7th features Longaberger baskets along with Thirty-One Gifts, Tastefully Simple and LuLaRoe. Doors open at 11am at 1000 Florida Ave., Hagerstown with the first game kicking off at 1pm.
For more information, please contact Director of Development Sue Hull at
[email protected] or at 301-733-3550 ext. 2241
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BEACON House, Inc. to Hold Monthly Paint Night Fundraiser Series to Support STEM & Arts Education
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Local non-profit
BEACON (Building Equity in Achievement through Community Outreach Networks) House, Inc. will hold the next installment of its monthly paint night series on Friday, April 28 from 6:30-8:30pm at 22 N. Mulberry Street, Suite 116 in Hagerstown.
BEACON House, Inc. is a Washington County-based non-profit focused on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) education for students from low-income households and minority backgrounds who are special needs or may be exceptional learners under the right circumstances.
BEACON House, Inc. began holding monthly paint nights as a means of raising awareness about the new nonprofit which officially launched in January, 2017. According to Executive Director
Anthony Williams, the purpose of paint night is "to provide a fun and engaging activity for community members that helps us accomplish our mission of increasing STEM education in the four-state area using the arts as a medium."
The event costs just $25 per person including all art supplies. For more information about BEACON House, Inc., or to obtain a list of upcoming activities and events, visit
TheBEACONHouse.net or email
[email protected]
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Neblett Named Youth of the Year for Washington County
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Washington County resident
Tyaisha Neblett was named the 2017 Youth of the Year for the
Boys & Girls Club of Washington County.
Neblett was honored on Thursday, April 20
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Neblett is a senior at Williamsport High School and attends and works at the Noland Village site. She has been a member for about seven years.
"Tyaisha has been a member of the club for a long time and to watch her grow into the person she is today is truly impressive," Noland Village Unit Director Andrew Presnell said. "Tyaisha has worked very hard to get to this point and I know she is very proud and honored to represent the club. I am very proud of her and excited to see what the future holds for her."
As Washington County's Youth of the Year, she will receive a scholarship courtesy of the Step to Success program through the Aarsand Family Foundation. She will then go on to the Boys & Girls Club of Maryland Youth of the Year competition on May 16
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and if she wins that, she'll progress through a regional and national competition.
Tyaisha will attend a 4-year university in the fall. She has currently been accepted to Stevenson University in Maryland and Delaware State University. She hopes to become a Registered Nurse.
In addition to honoring Tyaisha and the five other Youth of the Year candidates, this year's Steak & Burger dinner will feature keynote speaker John Urschel of the Baltimore Ravens.
Tickets to this year's dinner are $60 or $600 for a table. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Development Director E.J. Fuller at 301-733-5422 or
[email protected].
The Boys & Girls Club of Washington County's mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens. The club has been successfully serving the community since 1941 and currently serves approximately 1,000 county children at our seven locations through Washington County.
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HSWC Receives Puerto Rican Dogs Through "Operation Breathing Room"
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The Humane Society of Washington County has received 13 Puerto Rican dogs as a participant in "Operation Breathing Room" - a program run by The Humane Society of the United States that helps to free up space in overcrowded shelters in Puerto Rico so more sustainable solutions to address the problem can be put into place. The island has over 300,000 stray dogs roaming the streets and a 90% euthanasia rate in most shelters.
"I'm so pleased that the HSUS reached out to us and that together, we were able to save these precious lives," state Ellen Taylor, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
A total of about 200 cats and dogs were transferred from Puerto Rico to Fort Lauderdale, FL and from there have been dispersed to various shelters along the east coast.
The dogs arrived at the shelter April 10th and have since undergone health examinations. They will be available for adoption at the HSWC upon completion of spay & neuter surgeries.
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Potomac Edison Offering Small Business Direct Install Program
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Potomac Edison is offering you the opportunity to take advantage of the Small Business Direct Install (SBDI) Program. This program offers incentives to small businesses that can make simple energy efficiency upgrades to their business's equipment.
The program is designed to encourage energy-saving projects involving the installation of newer, more efficient, equipment. The SBDI Program is offered to Maryland small business customers of Potomac Edison with an electrical demand at or below 60kW.
Many of these upgrades are quick, and up to 80 percent of the cost of the material and labor may be covered under the program. These upgrades will save you money and make your building more energy efficient. Examples include: Screw-in LED lamps, LED exit signs, and EC motors for refrigeration.
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Morgan-Keller Construction Honored at ABC Baltimore Excellence in Construction Ceremony
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Morgan-Keller Construction received two ABC (Associated Builders & Contractors) Baltimore Chapter Excellence in Construction Merit Awards on Wednesday, April 12
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at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore, Maryland. Awards were received for the Brandywine Crossing Medical Office Building and Nymeo Federal Credit Union projects.
The Brandywine Crossing Medical Office Building Project in Brandywine, MD involved the construction of a 65,330 SF, three-story medical office building using tilt-up structural concrete wall panels and interior steel column and beam framing. A stainless steel metal panel canopy and eyebrow structure highlights the main building entrance.
Performed by Morgan-Keller's Specialty Contracts Group, the Nymeo Federal Credit Union project in Gaithersburg, MD involved a 1,747 square foot renovation to an existing branch bank to create a fully functioning financial services credit union. The new Credit Union includes a reception area, a custom designed teller pod highlighted by sophisticated millwork features, a waiting area, administrative office, coupon booth, meeting room, IT closet, a modernized ADA accessible restroom, locker area, employee break room, and kitchenette area.
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Sagamore Ventures' Costa to Speak This Friday with LWC
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Leadership Washington County is slated to present Managing Partner of Sagamore Ventures (the venture investment arm of Plank Industries)
Demian Costa
with a presentation titled "Building Community Through Entrepreneurial Investment" this Friday, April 28th at The Herald-Mail Press Room from 7:30-9:00am.
Using examples such as the Port Covington re-development project and the City Garage concept, Costa will share best practices for developing underutilized urban space and maximizing the growth of small businesses through collaboration.
To register, simply visit
HERE.
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Something exciting and/or notable happening within your company? Has someone done something remarkable and you think it should be shared with our extensive list of newsletter recipients? Simply excited about an upcoming event?
We're here to help you get the word out!
Chamber Newsletter!
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Ribbon Cuttings, Grand Openings & More! |
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Did you know that the Chamber can help you & your business get the attention you deserve when you're a new business, celebrating an anniversary, or a seasonal open house?
Hub Labels New Digital Press Kick Off Event
WHEN: April 27th 6:00pm - 9:00pm
WHERE: 18223 Shawley Dr., Hagerstown, MD
Power-Marketing's 25th Anniversary Open House
WHEN: May 10th 3:00pm
WHERE: 1850 Dual Highway #110, Hagerstown, MD
Ellsworth Electric, Inc.'s 90th Anniversary
WHEN: May 10th 4:00pm - 6:30pm
WHERE: 88 West Lee St., Hagerstown, MD
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Chamber Connects News |
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Chamber Connects is a free professional networking group within the Chamber for select members to create opportunities for each other!
Interested in joining a Chamber Connects referral group??
Mark your calendars for April 27th from 11:30am-1pm at Benny's Pub (49 Eastern Blvd., Hagerstown, MD). This lunchtime group is certainly a lively one - with members representing industries from home mortgage to home security systems (and a lot in between!). No obligation - simply come and check it out!
To find out which industries are represented in each group, & much more:
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Upcoming Chamber Events |
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Mixers, Learning Sessions, Signature Events & More!
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The Third Annual "Just Us Girls" Diamond Soiree
Saturday, April 29th, 11:30-4:00pm
Hager Hall Conference & Event Center
Dual Highway, Hagerstown, MD
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"Utilizing Google Drive & Applications in Your Business: Part 1"
Tuesday, May 2nd 11:30am - 1:00pm
Hager Hall Conference & Event Center
Dual Highway, Hagerstown, MD
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Eggs & Issues: Meet Rob Slocum & Boyd Michael
presented by Smith Elliott Kearns & Company, LLC
Tuesday, May 3rd 7:30am - 9:00am
Applause Caterers at Academy Theatre
58 E. Washington St., Hagerstown, MD
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Savvy Managers Book Club:
"The Internet of Us" by Michael Patrick Lynch
May 17th - 12pm - 1pm
Washington County Free Library
100 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown, MD
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Business After Hours
Hosted by Innovative, Inc.
May 18th - 5pm - 7pm
Innovative, Inc. 13332 Pennsylvania Ave., Hagerstown, MD
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GenNext News |
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Have you heard about GenNext? We're a group for 21-40 year old professionals in the Washington County region who are interested in referrals, developmental guest speakers, networking & advocacy! Lean more
HERE!
To join GenNext, please email Tim Luipersbeck at [email protected] to get started at just $30/year! Special events will have a GenNext member / non-member registration fee. It pays to join!
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About Us |
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Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce members include more than 560 organizations, representing over 40,000 local jobs in a wide variety of industries: Retail, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Skilled Trades, Service and Hospitality, Technology, Government, Nonprofit, and Education.
We can't wait for our next opportunity to work with you, and
for you!
Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce
28 W. Washington St., Ste. 200
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce
(301) 739-2015
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