CE Elrich Details Criteria for Re-Opening
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After County Executive Marc Elrich announced that Montgomery County would continue the stay-at-home restrictions here, he detailed his criteria for re-opening in a meeting with the County Council on Friday. According to Executive Order No. 067-20, the stay-at-home restrictions will be lifted when the County achieves the following:
1) Sustained decreases (rolling average) during a 14-day period of:
- New cases in an environment of increased testing;
- COVID-19 related hospitalization rate;
- COVID-19 related ICU rate;
- COVID-19 related fatalities;
- COVID-19 like and influenza like illnesses presenting to the health care system;
- Percentage of acute bed usage by COVID-19 patients;
- Percentage of ICU bed usage by COVID-19 patients; and
- Percentage of emergency/critical care equipment by COVID-19 patients (e.g. ventilators);
2) A sustained capacity to test 5% of population per month;
3) A sustained decrease in positive tests;
4) Sustained, robust system of contact tracing; and
5) The beginning of a meaningful infrastructure to identify and begin addressing demonstrated COVID-19 related inequities in health outcomes.
Unfortunately, while the Executive provided Council a bit more data than he did during his news conference last week, he has not given business owners any way to predict when they might re-open. And, there is no way for anyone to tell how close the County is to achieving these goals, since the
County's Covid-19 page includes data on only the number of cases. GSSCC will be urging the Executive to add data on these metrics to the county website and to provide regular updates on progress to achieve his targets.
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Montgomery County Procurement Launches PPE Site
In response to concerns raised by GSSCC and other County business organizations about the challenges members faced in sourcing necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), the Montgomery County Department of Procurement has partnered with a local company to give county businesses and nonprofits access to PPEs at competitive prices. The online store linked
here, offers (in large quantities) masks, face shields, and gloves. To order, businesses must provide an Employer Identification Number (EIN) and an address in the County.
Members interested in being a part of the collaboration should send their product availability and capabilities to
contact@mocoppe.com
GSSCC to Launch Marketing Site for Members to Promote PPE
In recent weeks, GSSCC has received promotional emails from a number of members that pivoted their businesses to offer PPEs for sale. In an effort to provide an opportunity for members to market these items to other members and visitors to the Chamber's website, GSSCC will be launching a special page on our site that is linked from the home page. Members interested in marketing their products (masks, shields, gloves, hand sanitizer, and other products needed now and as the County moves toward re-pening) on the page should contact
Julie Pawlikowski
for details.
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Is your business ready to re-open to your employees and customers? Learn from Brian McCabe,
SERVPRO of Chevy Chase and Silver Spring
, how to clean your offices and public spaces to prepare for re-opening, what the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) protocols require, and other tips for making your spaces safe and welcoming for everyone.
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Thursday, May 21
9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
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*New Date!*
Member Mixology
with All Set Restaurant
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Take your cocktail game up a notch with a demonstration by cocktail guru Molly Horn of
All Set Restaurant & Bar as she creates two drinks: Perfect Storm and Crazy for Layla.
Follow along and become a mixology master and enjoy networking with fellow members.
Wednesday, May 27
5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Movie Night with the Young Professionals Network
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Join the GSSCC
Young Professionals Network
for a Movie Night! Pop some popcorn, pour yourself a drink, sit back, and relax with a great movie. But the YPN needs your help picking the movie so vote for your choice
here
. The winning movie will be announce next Monday, May 25.
Thursday, May 28
6 p.m.
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Members Connect@Lunch with Corcoran Caterers
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Thank you to Martha Corcoran,
Corcoran Caterers, for taking us along on a culinary journey. Members enjoyed connecting over the communal experience of creating a meal together. Zoom is currently experiencing issues with downloading recorded content and once the issue is resolved, we will share Martha's cooking demonstration on our YouTube page.
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Continue Supporting Our Silver Spring Businesses
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Many of our member restaurants, fitness studios, hotels, retailers, and other businesses were able to stay open or adapt their services during the past months while some temporarily closed. The Silver Spring community has been faithfully supporting these businesses with online orders, gift card purchases, and donations.
As we begin to focus on reopening efforts, the Chamber urges you to continue your support by visiting the complied
list of businesses
that are open and providing services and gift cards.
If your business is open or newly open but isn’t on the list, please email Courtney at
cjenkins@gsscc.org
so she can add your information.
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* SEEC
has distributed more than 3,000 personal protection equipment items, including masks, for direct support professionals in Maryland. Read the
Montgomery Community Media
article
here
and watch the FOX5DC video
here
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* The Montgomery County Department of Transportation Commuter Services
division, in cooperation with Capital Bikeshare and Lyft Electric Scooters, is extending the essential worker programs to June 30. The programs give essential employers and workers, including those in the healthcare, food service, and food retailer industries, free 30-day Bikeshare and Lyft e-scooter memberships, allowing access to unlimited, 30-minute bike trips and e-scooter trips. Contact
herobikes@Lyft.com
to sign up. Learn more about the Essential Worker Program
here
. Read
here
about the 10 new Capital BikeShare stations recently opened in the White Oak and Fairland areas.
* Improbable Comedy
: Stay at Home Edition is partnering with Try It Out Comedy to present a show featuring Jenny Cavallero, Tali Fastow, Robert Mac, Violet Gray, and Maher Matta on Monday, May 18, at 8 p.m. via Zoom. Two types of tickets are available: Free and Pay-What-You-Can. Registration is required on Eventbrite to get the Zoom link. Read more
here
.
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Upcoming Committee/Network Meetings
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- Economic Development Committee Meeting - 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20. Montgomery County Planning staff will provide an update and overview of the Silver Spring Central Business District Sector Plan. Register here.
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OUR MISSION:
Working to enhance the economic prosperity of greater Silver Spring through robust promotion of our member businesses and unrelenting advocacy on their behalf.
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Thank you to our 2019-2020 GSSCC Partners
Corporate Partners
- Downtown Silver Spring; Lee Development Group; Montgomery College; Joseph W. McCartin Insurance;
Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center
Business Partners
- Andalman & Flynn, AFI Silver Theatre; Apex Home Loans; Atlantech Online; Digital Industry; EagleBank; Eggspectation; Holy Cross Hospital; The Fillmore Silver Spring; Lerch, Early & Brewer Chtd.; Linowes and Blocher, LLP; Revere Bank; The Tower Companies (The Blairs); United Therapeutics Corporation; Washington Property Company.
Partners
- Adam Lowe Creative; Bell Flowers; EBA Ernest Bland Associates; HiTouch Business Services; Image360.
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Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce
8601 Georgia Avenue Suite 203
301-565-3777
info@gsscc.org
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